A Fiery Italian Game!! — Lu Shanglei vs Hong Mingren

Featured is a sharp chess game between Lu Shanglei and 15-year-old Hong Mingren from Round 1 of the 2026 Chinese Chess League, Division A. Arising out of the Italian Game, Classical variation, we reach a new position after 9...Qe7. Play quickly sharpens after 11.Nf1, and we soon reach an opposite-side castling game in which each queen is committed to attacking the enemy king. An aesthetic defensive combination is executed in this one, worthy of a double exclamation mark. Image of Lu Shanglei by Lennart Ootes lennartootes.com I'm a self-taught National Master in chess out of Pennsylvania, USA who was introduced to the game by my father in 1988 at the age of 8. The purpose of this channel is to share my knowledge of chess to help others improve their game. I enjoy continuing to improve my understanding of this great game, albeit slowly. Consider subscribing here on YouTube for frequent content, and/or connecting via any or all the below social medias. Your support is greatly appreciated. Take care, bye. :) ★ LICHESS.ORG https://lichess.org/@/Chess-Network ★ CHESS.COM https://www.chess.com/member/chessnet... (affiliate link) ★ TWITCH   / chessnetwork   ★ TWITTER   / chessnetwork   ★ FACEBOOK   / chessnetwork   ★ PATREON   / chessnetwork   ★ DONATE https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr... PGN 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 Nc6 4. Nf3 Bc5 5. c3 a5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 d6 8. Nbd2 Ba7 9. h3 Qe7 10. Qe2 Bd7 11. Nf1 g5 12. Bg3 Nh5 13. Ne3 Bxe3 14. Qxe3 Nxg3 15. fxg3 f5 16. exf5 Bxf5 17. O-O Rf8 18. Bd5 Bd7 19. h4 O-O-O 20. hxg5 Qg7 21. Rae1 Ne7 22. Bb3 Nf5 23. gxh6 Qxg3 24. Qa7 c6 25. h7 Nh6 26. d4 Bh3 27. Re2 d5 28. dxe5 Ng4 29. e6 Rde8 30. e7 Rxe7 31. Qa8+ Kc7 32. Qxf8 Rxe2 33. Qd8+ Kxd8 34. h8=Q+ Kc7 35. Qxh3 Qf4 36. Nd4 Re1 37. Ne6+