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Ding Liren vs Wei Yi · 2015 · move 29.
Which knight move gives check and clears f7 for the rook on e7?
Ding and Wei Yi reach an unusual material balance in their 2015 World Cup game. A knight forks both rooks, but Black creates central counterplay instead of retreating passively. Later a checking knight move clears the seventh rank for a rook, and an advanced h-pawn becomes the focus of the ending.
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