1. Shulman, Yuri GM 2606 - 7 - New US Champion
2. Onischuk, Alexander GM 2664 - 6½
3. Kudrin, Sergey GM 2549 - 6
Women's Tournament: Zatonskih, Anna IM over Krush, Irina IM on tiebreaks.
After two Game/15 games and two Game/5 games were split, a remarkable Armageddon game determined the result of this grueling finale. The rules called for one player to name the times (with black having draw odds) and the other to chose which color she wanted. Krush had white with 6 minutes, while Zatonskih had 4½ minutes and the draw odds. A tense game ensued and both players entered severe time trouble. But Anna’s draw odds were a big advantage here – she could blitz out moves hardly thinking (just moving the piece nearest to the clock), while Irina actually had to do something with her moves since she had to win. Krush lost on time with 0:01 left on Anna’s clock! It doesn’t get any closer than that.
ETA (6/1/08): Whining by Irina Krush at http://main.uschess.org/content/view/8475/456/. She claims that Anna Zatonskih cheated.
My opponent, seeing herself on the verge of losing on time, began playing moves before I had completed mine. She made her moves before I hit my clock, and as soon as I pressed the clock, it was punched back at me. [...] People have pointed out that I should have registered my protest during the game, or immediately after. Unfortunately, while I was certainly in disbelief as I watched my opponent complete 3 moves with her last remaining second and saw myself lose on time despite starting out with a large time lead, during the game and immediately after, I had no clear grasp of how she had accomplished this. [...] I’d also like to address my reaction at the end of this game, when I knocked a piece off to the side of the board before walking out of the room. This may seem like poor behavior to some, but I believe that my reaction was nothing compared to the aggression leveled at me by my opponent during the end of this game. Knocking off a piece and storming away had no power or intention to take away anything my opponent had been working for during this tournament. When my opponent moved on my time, however innocuous that may appear to be, I believe that she was committing one of the worst transgressions possible: depriving me, through unfair means, of the just rewards of my labor.
This last paragraph is idiotic nonsense. If she didn't think that her opponent was cheating until well after the game ended, why did she throw a piece then? And even if you are going to file a protest, there is still no need for a professional to throw a piece anyway. Leave that sort of behavior to the amateurs.
Friday, May 23, 2008
Sunday, May 18, 2008
An amazing website
http://www.worldchesslinks.net/
Too much information even to scratch the surface here, but I've poked around the site a little bit and aside from the amazingly huge number of links
Too much information even to scratch the surface here, but I've poked around the site a little bit and aside from the amazingly huge number of links
- Opening Theory, with links to content broken up by ECO code
- Grandmaster websites
There's also a great deal of original content:
- Historic Tournaments, including cross-tables and games
- World Chess Championship, including all games back to 1834
Remaining Major Events in 2008
Mexico City (June 21 – July 6) - A new event that will be part of the Grand Slam series; format and participants not announced yet as far as I know.
ETA (6/21): Apparently this tournament is not happening after all. Chess version of vaporware, I guess.
Dortmund 2008 (June 28 - July 6)
1. Vladimir Kramnik (RUS 2788)
2. Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (AZE 2752)
3. Peter Leko (HUN 2741)
4. Vassily Ivanchuk (UKR 2740)
5. Loek Van Wely (NED 2676)
6. Ian Nepomniachtchi (RUS 2634)
7. Arkadij Naiditsch (GER 2623)
8. Jan Gustafsson (GER 2603)
Grand Prix Tournament in Sochi (July 30 – August 15)
Bilbao (September 2-13) - which will feature the winners of Corus (Aronian, Carlsen), Linares (Anand) and Sofia (Ivanchuk). ETA (8/17): Additional participants are Topalov and Radjabov. Format is a double round robin.
Most important of all is the Anand-Kramnik world championship match (October 14 - November 2)
And of course there's the Olympiad (November 12-25).
And finally the Grand Prix tournament in Qatar (December 13-29)
ETA (11/24): Qatar dropped out; this event will be held in Elista; ChessBase reports that some of the players may drop out. As usual, FIDE has fubared the whole thing.
ETA (6/21): Apparently this tournament is not happening after all. Chess version of vaporware, I guess.
Dortmund 2008 (June 28 - July 6)
1. Vladimir Kramnik (RUS 2788)
2. Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (AZE 2752)
3. Peter Leko (HUN 2741)
4. Vassily Ivanchuk (UKR 2740)
5. Loek Van Wely (NED 2676)
6. Ian Nepomniachtchi (RUS 2634)
7. Arkadij Naiditsch (GER 2623)
8. Jan Gustafsson (GER 2603)
Grand Prix Tournament in Sochi (July 30 – August 15)
Bilbao (September 2-13) - which will feature the winners of Corus (Aronian, Carlsen), Linares (Anand) and Sofia (Ivanchuk). ETA (8/17): Additional participants are Topalov and Radjabov. Format is a double round robin.
Most important of all is the Anand-Kramnik world championship match (October 14 - November 2)
And of course there's the Olympiad (November 12-25).
And finally the Grand Prix tournament in Qatar (December 13-29)
ETA (11/24): Qatar dropped out; this event will be held in Elista; ChessBase reports that some of the players may drop out. As usual, FIDE has fubared the whole thing.
Sofia Round 10
Ivanchuk wins M-Tel with +6=4 score, 1.5 points ahead of Topalov!
Cheparinov,I (2696) - Ivanchuk,V (2740) [B48]1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e6 5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be3 a6 7.Qd2 Nf6 8.0-0-0 Bb4 9.f3 Ne5 10.Nb3 b5 11.Bd4 Be7 12.Qf2 d6 13.g4 0-0 14.g5 Nfd7 15.Rg1 Bb7 16.Kb1 Rfc8 17.Rg3 b4 18.Na4 Bd8 19.Nc1 Bc6 20.b3 Bxa4 21.bxa4 Nc6 22.Be3 Qb8 23.Rh3 Nb6 24.Qh4 h6 25.Qg3 Nxa4 26.Rxd6 hxg5 27.Bd3 Bf6 28.e5 Bxe5 29.Rh8+ Kxh8 30.Qh3+ Kg8 31.Qh7+ Kf8 32.Rd7 Nc3+ 33.Ka1 Nb5+ 0-1
The other two games are in progress.
I'm no grandmaster but Aronian-Bu has simplified to a R+N vs R+B ending which is probably drawn.
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 g6 5.Nf3 Bg7 6.h3 0-0 7.Bd3 c5 8.0-0 Nc6 9.Re1 Nb4 10.dxc5 Nxd3 11.Qxd3 Bf5 12.Qe2 dxc4 13.e4 Be6 14.Ng5 Qd3 15.Qxd3 cxd3 16.Nxe6 fxe6 17.Be3 Nd7 18.Rad1 Rfc8 19.Na4 b5 20.cxb6 axb6 21.Rxd3 Ne5 22.Ra3 b5 23.Nc5 Nc4 24.Rxa8 Rxa8 25.Nxe6 Bxb2 26.Nc7 Rxa2 27.Nxb5 Ra5 28.Nc7 Nxe3 29.fxe3 Ra4 30.Rb1 Bf6 31.Kf2 Rxe4 32.Kf3 Ra4 33.Nd5 Kf7 34.g4 Be5 35.Rb7 Bd6 36.Nc3 Ra5 37.Ne4 Ke6 38.h4 h5 39.g5 Be5 40.Rb6+ Kf7 41.Rb1 Ra3 42.Rd1 Bc7 43.Rb1 Be5 44.Rd1 Bc7 45.Rb1 1/2-1/2
Topalov-Radjabov appears to have some life still left in it.
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e5 5.Nb5 d6 6.N1c3 a6 7.Na3 b5 8.Nd5 Nf6 9.c4 b4 10.Nxf6+ Qxf6 11.Nc2 Qg6 12.Ne3 Be7 13.g3 Nd4 14.Bg2 Bb7 15.Nf5 Qxf5 16.exf5 Bxg2 17.Rg1 Bf3 18.Qd3 d5 19.cxd5 Rc8 20.Be3 Nc2+ 21.Kf1 e4 22.Qxa6 0-0 23.Rb1 Nxe3+ 24.fxe3 Rc2 25.h4 Rd8 26.Qb7 Kf8 27.a4 Rd2 28.Rc1 R2xd5 29.Rc8 Rd1+ 30.Kf2 R1d2+ 31.Ke1 Rd1+ 32.Kf2 R1d2+ 33.Ke1 Rd1+ 34.Kf2 R1d2+ 1/2-1/2
ETA - remaining moves
Cheparinov,I (2696) - Ivanchuk,V (2740) [B48]1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e6 5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be3 a6 7.Qd2 Nf6 8.0-0-0 Bb4 9.f3 Ne5 10.Nb3 b5 11.Bd4 Be7 12.Qf2 d6 13.g4 0-0 14.g5 Nfd7 15.Rg1 Bb7 16.Kb1 Rfc8 17.Rg3 b4 18.Na4 Bd8 19.Nc1 Bc6 20.b3 Bxa4 21.bxa4 Nc6 22.Be3 Qb8 23.Rh3 Nb6 24.Qh4 h6 25.Qg3 Nxa4 26.Rxd6 hxg5 27.Bd3 Bf6 28.e5 Bxe5 29.Rh8+ Kxh8 30.Qh3+ Kg8 31.Qh7+ Kf8 32.Rd7 Nc3+ 33.Ka1 Nb5+ 0-1
The other two games are in progress.
I'm no grandmaster but Aronian-Bu has simplified to a R+N vs R+B ending which is probably drawn.
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 g6 5.Nf3 Bg7 6.h3 0-0 7.Bd3 c5 8.0-0 Nc6 9.Re1 Nb4 10.dxc5 Nxd3 11.Qxd3 Bf5 12.Qe2 dxc4 13.e4 Be6 14.Ng5 Qd3 15.Qxd3 cxd3 16.Nxe6 fxe6 17.Be3 Nd7 18.Rad1 Rfc8 19.Na4 b5 20.cxb6 axb6 21.Rxd3 Ne5 22.Ra3 b5 23.Nc5 Nc4 24.Rxa8 Rxa8 25.Nxe6 Bxb2 26.Nc7 Rxa2 27.Nxb5 Ra5 28.Nc7 Nxe3 29.fxe3 Ra4 30.Rb1 Bf6 31.Kf2 Rxe4 32.Kf3 Ra4 33.Nd5 Kf7 34.g4 Be5 35.Rb7 Bd6 36.Nc3 Ra5 37.Ne4 Ke6 38.h4 h5 39.g5 Be5 40.Rb6+ Kf7 41.Rb1 Ra3 42.Rd1 Bc7 43.Rb1 Be5 44.Rd1 Bc7 45.Rb1 1/2-1/2
Topalov-Radjabov appears to have some life still left in it.
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e5 5.Nb5 d6 6.N1c3 a6 7.Na3 b5 8.Nd5 Nf6 9.c4 b4 10.Nxf6+ Qxf6 11.Nc2 Qg6 12.Ne3 Be7 13.g3 Nd4 14.Bg2 Bb7 15.Nf5 Qxf5 16.exf5 Bxg2 17.Rg1 Bf3 18.Qd3 d5 19.cxd5 Rc8 20.Be3 Nc2+ 21.Kf1 e4 22.Qxa6 0-0 23.Rb1 Nxe3+ 24.fxe3 Rc2 25.h4 Rd8 26.Qb7 Kf8 27.a4 Rd2 28.Rc1 R2xd5 29.Rc8 Rd1+ 30.Kf2 R1d2+ 31.Ke1 Rd1+ 32.Kf2 R1d2+ 33.Ke1 Rd1+ 34.Kf2 R1d2+ 1/2-1/2
ETA - remaining moves
Saturday, May 17, 2008
Sofia Round 9
Bu Xiangzhi (2708) - Topalov,V (2767) [D23]
1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 c6 4.Qc2 dxc4 5.Qxc4 Bf5 6.g3 Nbd7 7.Bg2 e6 8.0-0 Be7 9.Nc3 0-0 10.Re1 h6 11.e4 Bh7 12.Bf4 Rc8 13.Qe2 Re8 14.Rad1 b5 15.a3 a5 16.Ne5 Nxe5 17.Bxe5 Qb6 18.a4 Nd7 19.Bf4 b4 20.Nb1 Nf6 21.Be5 c5 22.Nd2 cxd4 23.Nb3 Qc6 24.Qb5 Qxb5 25.axb5 a4 26.Nxd4 Ng4 27.Bf4 g5 28.Bf3 Nxf2 29.Kxf2 gxf4 30.Nc6 fxg3+ 31.Kxg3 Bf8 32.Rd7 Bg6 33.e5 Bc5 34.Rc1 Be3 35.Rc4 a3 36.bxa3 bxa3 37.Ra4 Bc5 38.Ra6 a2 39.Rxa2 Kg7 40.Ra6 Rb8 41.Nxb8 Rxb8 42.Bc6 h5 43.Ra8 Rb6 44.Rdd8 h4+ 45.Kf4 Bh7 46.Be4 Be7 47.Rdb8 1-0
Standings:
Ivanchuk - 7
Topalov - 6
Radjabov - 5
1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 c6 4.Qc2 dxc4 5.Qxc4 Bf5 6.g3 Nbd7 7.Bg2 e6 8.0-0 Be7 9.Nc3 0-0 10.Re1 h6 11.e4 Bh7 12.Bf4 Rc8 13.Qe2 Re8 14.Rad1 b5 15.a3 a5 16.Ne5 Nxe5 17.Bxe5 Qb6 18.a4 Nd7 19.Bf4 b4 20.Nb1 Nf6 21.Be5 c5 22.Nd2 cxd4 23.Nb3 Qc6 24.Qb5 Qxb5 25.axb5 a4 26.Nxd4 Ng4 27.Bf4 g5 28.Bf3 Nxf2 29.Kxf2 gxf4 30.Nc6 fxg3+ 31.Kxg3 Bf8 32.Rd7 Bg6 33.e5 Bc5 34.Rc1 Be3 35.Rc4 a3 36.bxa3 bxa3 37.Ra4 Bc5 38.Ra6 a2 39.Rxa2 Kg7 40.Ra6 Rb8 41.Nxb8 Rxb8 42.Bc6 h5 43.Ra8 Rb6 44.Rdd8 h4+ 45.Kf4 Bh7 46.Be4 Be7 47.Rdb8 1-0
Standings:
Ivanchuk - 7
Topalov - 6
Radjabov - 5
Dominguez (no relation) wins Capablanca Memorial
Lenier Dominguez Perez, Cuba's highest rated GM at 2695, won with an undefeated 6/9, a half point ahead of Amonatov and Khenkin, both also undefeated at 5.5/9. (Of course, Ivanchuk, the winner of the last three events was not there this year.)
Friday, May 16, 2008
Complete History of the Capablanca Memorial Tournament
1962 Miguel Najdorf (Argentina)
1963 Viktor Korchnoi (Soviet Union)
1964 Vasily Smyslov (Soviet Union), Wolfgang Uhlmann (East Germany)
1965 Vasily Smyslov (Soviet Union)
1967 Bent Larsen (Denmark)
1968 Ratmir Kholmov (Soviet Union)
1969 Alexey Suetin (Soviet Union), Viktor Korchnoi (Soviet Union)
1971 Vlastimil Hort (Czechoslovakia)
1972 Anatoly Lein (Soviet Union)
1973 Vasily Smyslov (Soviet Union)
1974 Ulf Andersson (Sweden)
1975 Ulf Andersson (Sweden)
1976 Boris Gulko (Soviet Union)
1977 Oleg Romanishin (Soviet Union), Guillermo García González (Cuba)
1979 Evgeny Sveshnikov (Soviet Union)
1980 Alonso Zapata (Colombia), Lubomir Ftacnik (Czechoslovakia)
1981 Vitaly Tseshkovsky (Soviet Union)
1983 Lev Psakhis (Soviet Union)
1984 Jesus Nogueiras (Cuba)
1985 Borislav Ivkov (Yugoslavia)
1986 Carlos García Palermo (Argentina), Julio Granda Zúñiga (Peru)
1987 Carlos García Palermo (Argentina), Denis Verduga (Mexico)
1988 Zurab Azmaiparashvili (Soviet Union)
1989 Amador Rodriguez (Cuba)
1990 Adelkis Remón (Cuba)
1991 Valeriy Neverov (Soviet Union)
1992 Henry Urday Cáceres (Peru)
1993 Mark Hebden (England)
1994 Loek van Wely (Netherlands), Tony Miles (England), Alonso Zapata (Colombia)
1995 Tony Miles (England)
1996 Tony Miles (England)
1997 Peter Leko (Hungary)
1998 Robert Hübner (Germany), Ivan Morovic (Chile), Yaacov Zilberman (Israel)
1999 Tony Miles (England)
2000 Alexander Volzhin (Russia)
2001 Francisco Vallejo Pons (Spain)
2002 Lázaro Bruzón (Cuba)
2003 Julio Granda Zúñiga (Peru)
2004 Lenier Domínguez (Cuba)
2005 Vassily Ivanchuk (Ukraine)
2006 Vassily Ivanchuk (Ukraine)
2007 Vassily Ivanchuk (Ukraine)
1963 Viktor Korchnoi (Soviet Union)
1964 Vasily Smyslov (Soviet Union), Wolfgang Uhlmann (East Germany)
1965 Vasily Smyslov (Soviet Union)
1967 Bent Larsen (Denmark)
1968 Ratmir Kholmov (Soviet Union)
1969 Alexey Suetin (Soviet Union), Viktor Korchnoi (Soviet Union)
1971 Vlastimil Hort (Czechoslovakia)
1972 Anatoly Lein (Soviet Union)
1973 Vasily Smyslov (Soviet Union)
1974 Ulf Andersson (Sweden)
1975 Ulf Andersson (Sweden)
1976 Boris Gulko (Soviet Union)
1977 Oleg Romanishin (Soviet Union), Guillermo García González (Cuba)
1979 Evgeny Sveshnikov (Soviet Union)
1980 Alonso Zapata (Colombia), Lubomir Ftacnik (Czechoslovakia)
1981 Vitaly Tseshkovsky (Soviet Union)
1983 Lev Psakhis (Soviet Union)
1984 Jesus Nogueiras (Cuba)
1985 Borislav Ivkov (Yugoslavia)
1986 Carlos García Palermo (Argentina), Julio Granda Zúñiga (Peru)
1987 Carlos García Palermo (Argentina), Denis Verduga (Mexico)
1988 Zurab Azmaiparashvili (Soviet Union)
1989 Amador Rodriguez (Cuba)
1990 Adelkis Remón (Cuba)
1991 Valeriy Neverov (Soviet Union)
1992 Henry Urday Cáceres (Peru)
1993 Mark Hebden (England)
1994 Loek van Wely (Netherlands), Tony Miles (England), Alonso Zapata (Colombia)
1995 Tony Miles (England)
1996 Tony Miles (England)
1997 Peter Leko (Hungary)
1998 Robert Hübner (Germany), Ivan Morovic (Chile), Yaacov Zilberman (Israel)
1999 Tony Miles (England)
2000 Alexander Volzhin (Russia)
2001 Francisco Vallejo Pons (Spain)
2002 Lázaro Bruzón (Cuba)
2003 Julio Granda Zúñiga (Peru)
2004 Lenier Domínguez (Cuba)
2005 Vassily Ivanchuk (Ukraine)
2006 Vassily Ivanchuk (Ukraine)
2007 Vassily Ivanchuk (Ukraine)
Sofia Round 8
Aronian,L (2763) - Radjabov,T (2751) [E97]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.Nf3 0-0 5.e4 d6 6.Be2 e5 7.0-0 Nc6 8.d5 Ne7 9.b4 Nh5 10.Re1 a5 11.bxa5 Rxa5 12.Nd2 Nf4 13.Bf1 c5 14.a4 Ra6 15.Ra3 Nh5 16.Nb5 Nf6 17.Bb2 Ne8 18.Nf3 h6 19.g3 f5 20.exf5 Nxf5 21.Nd2 Nf6 22.Bd3 Rf7 23.Bc2 Bd7 24.Qb1 Rf8 25.Rf3 h5 26.Ne4 Nxe4 27.Rxe4 Ra8 28.Re1 Rc8 29.Bc1 Ra8 30.Bd2 b6 31.Be3 e4 32.Rf4 Nxe3 33.fxe3 Bh6 34.Nxd6 Bxf4 35.gxf4 Qh4 36.Re2 Bg4 37.Rg2 g5 38.f5 Bxf5 39.Rg3 Bh3 40.Bxe4 Rf1+ 41.Qxf1 Bxf1 42.Bf5 g4 43.Be6+ Kh7 44.Bf5+ Kh8 0-1
Topalov,V (2767) - Cheparinov,I (2696) [D90]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.Bd2 Nb6 6.Nf3 Bg7 7.e3 0-0 8.Rc1 N8d7 9.a4 a5 10.e4 e5 11.d5 c6 12.Bg5 Bf6 13.Be3 Qe7 14.d6 Qe6 15.b3 Bg7 16.h4 f5 17.Ng5 Qf6 18.b4 f4 19.Bxb6 Nxb6 20.bxa5 Nd7 21.a6 Kh8 22.Nb1 Bh6 23.Nf3 bxa6 24.Rxc6 Bb7 25.Rc7 Bxe4 26.Rxd7 Qf5 27.Rc7 Bxb1 28.Ng5 Bg7 29.Bc4 Bc2 30.Qd5 h6 31.Rf7 Qc8 32.Rxg7 1-0
Standings:
Ivanchuk - 6.5
Topalov - 6
Radjabov - 4.5
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.Nf3 0-0 5.e4 d6 6.Be2 e5 7.0-0 Nc6 8.d5 Ne7 9.b4 Nh5 10.Re1 a5 11.bxa5 Rxa5 12.Nd2 Nf4 13.Bf1 c5 14.a4 Ra6 15.Ra3 Nh5 16.Nb5 Nf6 17.Bb2 Ne8 18.Nf3 h6 19.g3 f5 20.exf5 Nxf5 21.Nd2 Nf6 22.Bd3 Rf7 23.Bc2 Bd7 24.Qb1 Rf8 25.Rf3 h5 26.Ne4 Nxe4 27.Rxe4 Ra8 28.Re1 Rc8 29.Bc1 Ra8 30.Bd2 b6 31.Be3 e4 32.Rf4 Nxe3 33.fxe3 Bh6 34.Nxd6 Bxf4 35.gxf4 Qh4 36.Re2 Bg4 37.Rg2 g5 38.f5 Bxf5 39.Rg3 Bh3 40.Bxe4 Rf1+ 41.Qxf1 Bxf1 42.Bf5 g4 43.Be6+ Kh7 44.Bf5+ Kh8 0-1
Topalov,V (2767) - Cheparinov,I (2696) [D90]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.Bd2 Nb6 6.Nf3 Bg7 7.e3 0-0 8.Rc1 N8d7 9.a4 a5 10.e4 e5 11.d5 c6 12.Bg5 Bf6 13.Be3 Qe7 14.d6 Qe6 15.b3 Bg7 16.h4 f5 17.Ng5 Qf6 18.b4 f4 19.Bxb6 Nxb6 20.bxa5 Nd7 21.a6 Kh8 22.Nb1 Bh6 23.Nf3 bxa6 24.Rxc6 Bb7 25.Rc7 Bxe4 26.Rxd7 Qf5 27.Rc7 Bxb1 28.Ng5 Bg7 29.Bc4 Bc2 30.Qd5 h6 31.Rf7 Qc8 32.Rxg7 1-0
Standings:
Ivanchuk - 6.5
Topalov - 6
Radjabov - 4.5
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Sofia Round 7
Radjabov-Bu
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 5. Nf3 b5 6. c5 g6 7. Ne5 Bg7 8. Be2 O-O9. O-O Nfd7 10. f4 a5 11. a3 f6 12. Nf3 f5 13. Bd2 Nf6 14. Be1 Kh8 15. Bh4 Be616. Ne5 Qc7 17. Qe1 Nbd7 18. Bg5 Nxe5 19. fxe5 Ne4 20. Nxe4 fxe4 21. Qh4 Rxf1+22. Rxf1 Re8 23. Bg4 Qd7 24. Rf7 Bxg4 25. Bf6 exf6 26. Rxd7 Bxd7 27. exf6 a428. fxg7+ Kxg7 29. Kf2 h6 30. Ke1 Re6 31. Qg3 Be8 32. Kd2 g5 33. Kc3 Kf8 34.Kb4 Bf7 35. Ka5 Kg7 36. Kb6 Kf8 37. Kc7 Kg7 38. Kd7 Kf8 39. Qf2 Rg6 40. Qf5 h541. g3 1-0
Standings:
Ivanchuk - 6
Topalov - 5
Radjabov, Cheparinov - 3.5
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 5. Nf3 b5 6. c5 g6 7. Ne5 Bg7 8. Be2 O-O9. O-O Nfd7 10. f4 a5 11. a3 f6 12. Nf3 f5 13. Bd2 Nf6 14. Be1 Kh8 15. Bh4 Be616. Ne5 Qc7 17. Qe1 Nbd7 18. Bg5 Nxe5 19. fxe5 Ne4 20. Nxe4 fxe4 21. Qh4 Rxf1+22. Rxf1 Re8 23. Bg4 Qd7 24. Rf7 Bxg4 25. Bf6 exf6 26. Rxd7 Bxd7 27. exf6 a428. fxg7+ Kxg7 29. Kf2 h6 30. Ke1 Re6 31. Qg3 Be8 32. Kd2 g5 33. Kc3 Kf8 34.Kb4 Bf7 35. Ka5 Kg7 36. Kb6 Kf8 37. Kc7 Kg7 38. Kd7 Kf8 39. Qf2 Rg6 40. Qf5 h541. g3 1-0
Standings:
Ivanchuk - 6
Topalov - 5
Radjabov, Cheparinov - 3.5
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Sofia Round 6 - Ivanchuk human after all, draws
Bu Xiangzhi (2708) - Cheparinov,I (2696) [D45]
1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 c6 4.e3 Nf6 5.b3 Nbd7 6.Bb2 Bd6 7.Nf3 0-0 8.Be2 Ne4 9.Nd2 f5 10.0-0 Qh4 11.f4 Nxd2 12.Qxd2 Nf6 13.a4 Rf7 14.a5 g5 15.g3 Qh3 16.Bf3 gxf4 17.exf4 Bd7 18.Na4 Ne4 19.Bxe4 fxe4 20.Nc5 Be8 21.Ba3 Qf5 22.a6 b6 23.Nb7 Bxa3 24.Rxa3 Rg7 25.Nd6 Qf6 26.f5 Bh5 27.fxe6 Bf3 28.cxd5 cxd5 29.Nf7 h5 30.Ne5 h4 31.Nxf3 hxg3 32.b4 Rf8 33.h3 g2 34.Re1 exf3 35.Qf2 Qf5 36.Kh2 Qf4+ 37.Kg1 Qf5 38.Kh2 Qf4+ 39.Kg1 Rg3 40.e7 Rxh3 41.exf8Q+ Kxf8 42.Rxf3 Rxf3 43.Re2 Kf7 44.b5 Kf6 0-1
Topalov,V (2767) - Aronian,L (2763) [D47]
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5 8.Bd3 Bd6 9.0-0 0-0 10.a3 Bb7 11.h3 e5 12.Qc2 Re8 13.Bd2 Qe7 14.Ng5 h6 15.Nge4 Bc7 16.Rfe1 Bb6 17.Ng3 Rad8 18.Rad1 Qf8 19.Nce2 a6 20.b4 h5 21.Bc3 h4 22.Ne4 Nd5 23.Nc5 Nxc5 24.dxc5 Bc7 25.Bb2 Bc8 26.Bh7+ Kh8 27.Bf5 Bxf5 28.Qxf5 Qe7 29.Nc3 Nxc3 30.Bxc3 Kg8 31.Qe4 Qe6 32.Qxh4 Qb3 33.Rc1 Qxa3 34.Qe4 a5 35.Qxc6 axb4 36.Bxb4 Qxb4 37.Qxc7 Rc8 38.Qa7 Re6 39.Red1 Qe4 40.Qd7 Rec6 41.Qb7 b4 42.Rd7 Qf5 43.Rd5 Rg6 44.Kf1 b3 45.Qxb3 Qg5 46.g3 Qf5 47.Kg2 Rf6 48.Rd2 Qf3+ 49.Kh2 Rd6 50.Qa2 Rxd2 51.Qxd2 Rc6 52.Kg1 Rh6 53.Qd1 Qc6 54.h4 Rf6 55.Qg4 g6 56.h5 Kg7 57.e4 Kh6 58.hxg6 fxg6 59.Kg2 Kg7 60.Qe2 Rf7 61.Rc4 g5 62.Qh5 Qf6 63.Rc2 Qd8 64.c6 Qd3 65.Qxg5+ Kf8 66.Qh6+ Kg8 67.Rd2 Qxe4+ 68.Kh2 Rf8 69.c7 Qf5 70.f3 1-0
Ivanchuk,V (2740) - Radjabov,T (2751) [B33]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6 8.Na3 b5 9.Bxf6 gxf6 10.Nd5 Bg7 11.Bd3 Ne7 12.Nxe7 Qxe7 13.c3 f5 14.Nc2 0-0 15.0-0 Rb8 16.exf5 e4 17.Be2 Bxf5 18.Nb4 Qg5 19.f4 exf3 20.Bxf3 Rbe8 21.Nc6 Be5 22.Nxe5 dxe5 23.Qc1 Qxc1 24.Raxc1 Be6 25.Rfe1 f6 26.Rcd1 Rd8 27.Bb7 a5 28.Bc6 b4 29.cxb4 axb4 30.a4 Rxd1 31.Rxd1 Rc8 32.Be4 f5 33.Bd5 Bxd5 34.Rxd5 Rc2 35.b3 Rc3 36.Rxe5 Rxb3 37.Rxf5 Ra3 38.a5 b3 39.Rb5 Kg7 40.h3 b2 41.Rxb2 Rxa5 1/2-1/2
Standings:
Ivanchuk - 5.5
Topalov - 4.5
Cheparinov - 3 (amazing that +0 is good enough for third place)
1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 c6 4.e3 Nf6 5.b3 Nbd7 6.Bb2 Bd6 7.Nf3 0-0 8.Be2 Ne4 9.Nd2 f5 10.0-0 Qh4 11.f4 Nxd2 12.Qxd2 Nf6 13.a4 Rf7 14.a5 g5 15.g3 Qh3 16.Bf3 gxf4 17.exf4 Bd7 18.Na4 Ne4 19.Bxe4 fxe4 20.Nc5 Be8 21.Ba3 Qf5 22.a6 b6 23.Nb7 Bxa3 24.Rxa3 Rg7 25.Nd6 Qf6 26.f5 Bh5 27.fxe6 Bf3 28.cxd5 cxd5 29.Nf7 h5 30.Ne5 h4 31.Nxf3 hxg3 32.b4 Rf8 33.h3 g2 34.Re1 exf3 35.Qf2 Qf5 36.Kh2 Qf4+ 37.Kg1 Qf5 38.Kh2 Qf4+ 39.Kg1 Rg3 40.e7 Rxh3 41.exf8Q+ Kxf8 42.Rxf3 Rxf3 43.Re2 Kf7 44.b5 Kf6 0-1
Topalov,V (2767) - Aronian,L (2763) [D47]
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5 8.Bd3 Bd6 9.0-0 0-0 10.a3 Bb7 11.h3 e5 12.Qc2 Re8 13.Bd2 Qe7 14.Ng5 h6 15.Nge4 Bc7 16.Rfe1 Bb6 17.Ng3 Rad8 18.Rad1 Qf8 19.Nce2 a6 20.b4 h5 21.Bc3 h4 22.Ne4 Nd5 23.Nc5 Nxc5 24.dxc5 Bc7 25.Bb2 Bc8 26.Bh7+ Kh8 27.Bf5 Bxf5 28.Qxf5 Qe7 29.Nc3 Nxc3 30.Bxc3 Kg8 31.Qe4 Qe6 32.Qxh4 Qb3 33.Rc1 Qxa3 34.Qe4 a5 35.Qxc6 axb4 36.Bxb4 Qxb4 37.Qxc7 Rc8 38.Qa7 Re6 39.Red1 Qe4 40.Qd7 Rec6 41.Qb7 b4 42.Rd7 Qf5 43.Rd5 Rg6 44.Kf1 b3 45.Qxb3 Qg5 46.g3 Qf5 47.Kg2 Rf6 48.Rd2 Qf3+ 49.Kh2 Rd6 50.Qa2 Rxd2 51.Qxd2 Rc6 52.Kg1 Rh6 53.Qd1 Qc6 54.h4 Rf6 55.Qg4 g6 56.h5 Kg7 57.e4 Kh6 58.hxg6 fxg6 59.Kg2 Kg7 60.Qe2 Rf7 61.Rc4 g5 62.Qh5 Qf6 63.Rc2 Qd8 64.c6 Qd3 65.Qxg5+ Kf8 66.Qh6+ Kg8 67.Rd2 Qxe4+ 68.Kh2 Rf8 69.c7 Qf5 70.f3 1-0
Ivanchuk,V (2740) - Radjabov,T (2751) [B33]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6 8.Na3 b5 9.Bxf6 gxf6 10.Nd5 Bg7 11.Bd3 Ne7 12.Nxe7 Qxe7 13.c3 f5 14.Nc2 0-0 15.0-0 Rb8 16.exf5 e4 17.Be2 Bxf5 18.Nb4 Qg5 19.f4 exf3 20.Bxf3 Rbe8 21.Nc6 Be5 22.Nxe5 dxe5 23.Qc1 Qxc1 24.Raxc1 Be6 25.Rfe1 f6 26.Rcd1 Rd8 27.Bb7 a5 28.Bc6 b4 29.cxb4 axb4 30.a4 Rxd1 31.Rxd1 Rc8 32.Be4 f5 33.Bd5 Bxd5 34.Rxd5 Rc2 35.b3 Rc3 36.Rxe5 Rxb3 37.Rxf5 Ra3 38.a5 b3 39.Rb5 Kg7 40.h3 b2 41.Rxb2 Rxa5 1/2-1/2
Standings:
Ivanchuk - 5.5
Topalov - 4.5
Cheparinov - 3 (amazing that +0 is good enough for third place)
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
US Championship Begins Today
How sad what has happened to US professional chess?
First Prize: $8,000 + a Caribbean Gambit Chess Cruise
$8K? Are they kidding? No wonder so many top players have refused to participate!
First Prize: $8,000 + a Caribbean Gambit Chess Cruise
$8K? Are they kidding? No wonder so many top players have refused to participate!
Monday, May 12, 2008
Sofia Round 5
Ivanchuk goes 5/5 in exhibition (3540 performance rating!); Topalov leading actual tournament players at 3.5/5
Topalov,V (2767) - Bu Xiangzhi (2708) [D19]
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.a4 Bf5 6.e3 e6 7.Bxc4 Bb4 8.0-0 0-0 9.Qe2 Ne4 10.Ne5 Nd7 11.Nxd7 Qxd7 12.Na2 Be7 13.f3 Nf6 14.e4 Bg6 15.Be3 Qc7 16.Nc1 a5 17.Nd3 Nd7 18.Rac1 Rfe8 19.g3 Bd6 20.Nf4 e5 21.Nxg6 hxg6 22.f4 exd4 23.Bxd4 b6 24.f5 g5 25.Qh5 Nf6 26.Bxf6 gxf6 27.Qg6+ Kf8 28.Qxf6 Be5 29.Qxg5 Qe7 30.f6 Bd4+ 31.Rf2 1-0
Aronian,L (2763) - Ivanchuk,V (2740) [D12]
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 Bf5 5.Nc3 e6 6.Nh4 Bg6 7.Nxg6 hxg6 8.a3 Nbd7 9.g3 Be7 10.b3 e5 11.cxd5 Nxd5 12.Nxd5 Qa5+ 13.Nc3 Qxc3+ 14.Bd2 Qb2 15.d5 cxd5 16.Bb5 a6 17.Bxd7+ Kxd7 18.0-0 e4 19.Bc3 Qxc3 20.Qxd5+ Ke8 21.Rac1 Qd3 22.Qxb7 Rd8 23.Rfd1 Qxd1+ 24.Rxd1 Rxd1+ 25.Kg2 a5 26.g4 Kf8 27.Qxe4 g5 28.Qf5 Bd8 29.Qc5+ Kg8 30.Qe5 g6 31.b4 axb4 32.axb4 Kh7 33.b5 Rf8 34.Qc5 Kg8 35.b6 Rb1 36.f4 Rb2+ 37.Kg3 gxf4+ 38.exf4 Bxb6 39.Qc3 Rb1 40.f5 Rg1+ 41.Kh3 Re8 42.Qf6 Bf2 43.Qg7+ Kxg7 44.f6+ Kf8 0-1
Standings:
Ivanchuk - 5
Topalov - 3.5
Radjabov, Cheparinov - 2
Topalov,V (2767) - Bu Xiangzhi (2708) [D19]
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.a4 Bf5 6.e3 e6 7.Bxc4 Bb4 8.0-0 0-0 9.Qe2 Ne4 10.Ne5 Nd7 11.Nxd7 Qxd7 12.Na2 Be7 13.f3 Nf6 14.e4 Bg6 15.Be3 Qc7 16.Nc1 a5 17.Nd3 Nd7 18.Rac1 Rfe8 19.g3 Bd6 20.Nf4 e5 21.Nxg6 hxg6 22.f4 exd4 23.Bxd4 b6 24.f5 g5 25.Qh5 Nf6 26.Bxf6 gxf6 27.Qg6+ Kf8 28.Qxf6 Be5 29.Qxg5 Qe7 30.f6 Bd4+ 31.Rf2 1-0
Aronian,L (2763) - Ivanchuk,V (2740) [D12]
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 Bf5 5.Nc3 e6 6.Nh4 Bg6 7.Nxg6 hxg6 8.a3 Nbd7 9.g3 Be7 10.b3 e5 11.cxd5 Nxd5 12.Nxd5 Qa5+ 13.Nc3 Qxc3+ 14.Bd2 Qb2 15.d5 cxd5 16.Bb5 a6 17.Bxd7+ Kxd7 18.0-0 e4 19.Bc3 Qxc3 20.Qxd5+ Ke8 21.Rac1 Qd3 22.Qxb7 Rd8 23.Rfd1 Qxd1+ 24.Rxd1 Rxd1+ 25.Kg2 a5 26.g4 Kf8 27.Qxe4 g5 28.Qf5 Bd8 29.Qc5+ Kg8 30.Qe5 g6 31.b4 axb4 32.axb4 Kh7 33.b5 Rf8 34.Qc5 Kg8 35.b6 Rb1 36.f4 Rb2+ 37.Kg3 gxf4+ 38.exf4 Bxb6 39.Qc3 Rb1 40.f5 Rg1+ 41.Kh3 Re8 42.Qf6 Bf2 43.Qg7+ Kxg7 44.f6+ Kf8 0-1
Standings:
Ivanchuk - 5
Topalov - 3.5
Radjabov, Cheparinov - 2
Sunday, May 11, 2008
Sofia Round 4 - Ivanchuk Four for Four!
Ivanchuk,V (2740) - Cheparinov,I (2696) [E99]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 0-0 6.Be2 e5 7.0-0 Nc6 8.d5 Ne7 9.Ne1 Nd7 10.Nd3 f5 11.Bd2 Nf6 12.f3 f4 13.c5 g5 14.Rc1 Ng6 15.cxd6 cxd6 16.Nb5 Rf7 17.Qc2 Ne8 18.Nf2 h5 19.a4 Bf8 20.h3 Rg7 21.Qb3 Nh4 22.Rc2 g4 23.fxg4 Nf6 24.Be1 hxg4 25.hxg4 Nh5 26.Nh1 f3 27.Bxf3 Nf4 28.Ng3 Bxg4 29.Bxg4 Rxg4 30.Nc7 Rc8 31.Ne6 Rxc2 32.Qxc2 Qb6+ 33.Kh1 Nhxg2 34.Nf5 Qa6 35.Rg1 Qd3 36.Qxd3 Nxd3 37.Bh4 Rxe4 38.Rxg2+ Kf7 39.Nxd6+ Bxd6 40.Ng5+ 1-0
Standings:
Ivanchuk - 4
Topalov - 2.5
Radjabov, Aronian, Cheparinov - 1.5
Bu - 1
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 0-0 6.Be2 e5 7.0-0 Nc6 8.d5 Ne7 9.Ne1 Nd7 10.Nd3 f5 11.Bd2 Nf6 12.f3 f4 13.c5 g5 14.Rc1 Ng6 15.cxd6 cxd6 16.Nb5 Rf7 17.Qc2 Ne8 18.Nf2 h5 19.a4 Bf8 20.h3 Rg7 21.Qb3 Nh4 22.Rc2 g4 23.fxg4 Nf6 24.Be1 hxg4 25.hxg4 Nh5 26.Nh1 f3 27.Bxf3 Nf4 28.Ng3 Bxg4 29.Bxg4 Rxg4 30.Nc7 Rc8 31.Ne6 Rxc2 32.Qxc2 Qb6+ 33.Kh1 Nhxg2 34.Nf5 Qa6 35.Rg1 Qd3 36.Qxd3 Nxd3 37.Bh4 Rxe4 38.Rxg2+ Kf7 39.Nxd6+ Bxd6 40.Ng5+ 1-0
Standings:
Ivanchuk - 4
Topalov - 2.5
Radjabov, Aronian, Cheparinov - 1.5
Bu - 1
Saturday, May 10, 2008
Sofia Round 3 - Third Victory for Ivanchuk
Ivanchuk,V (2740) - Bu Xiangzhi (2708) [A11]
1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 d5 4.e3 a6 5.Qc2 b5 6.b3 Bg4 7.Ne5 Bh5 8.cxb5 cxb5 9.Bxb5+ axb5 10.Nxb5 e6 11.Nc7+ Ke7 12.Nxa8 Nfd7 13.Ba3+ Kf6 14.Bb2 Nxe5 15.f4 Nbd7 16.Nc7 Bg6 17.Bxe5+ Nxe5 18.fxe5+ Kxe5 19.Qc3+ Kf5 20.0-0+ Kg5 21.a4 Kh6 22.Rf3 Bf5 23.Raf1 Bd6 24.Nb5 Bb8 25.Nd4 Be4 26.Rh3+ Kg6 27.d3 Bf5 28.Rhf3 Be5 29.Qe1 Bxd4 30.Rg3+ Kh6 31.exd4 g6 32.Rgf3 1-0
Cheparinov,I (2696) - Topalov,V (2767) [C11]
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.f4 c5 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.Be3 a6 8.Ne2 Be7 9.c3 0-0 10.g3 cxd4 11.Nexd4 Nc5 12.Bg2 Bd7 13.0-0 Rc8 14.Kh1 Ne4 15.Nxc6 bxc6 16.c4 a5 17.Qc2 g6 18.Rad1 Nc5 19.Nd4 Qc7 20.g4 Rfd8 21.Qf2 Be8 22.f5 Qxe5 23.fxe6 Nxe6 24.Nxe6 Qxe6 25.Rde1 Qxg4 26.Bd4 Qh4 27.Rxe7 Qxe7 28.Re1 Qg5 29.Re5 Qc1+ 30.Re1 Qg5 31.Re5 f5 32.h4 Qg4 33.Kh2 dxc4 34.Bh3 Qd1 35.Re1 Rxd4 36.Rxd1 Rxd1 37.Bf1 Bf7 38.Be2 0-1
Standings:
Ivanchuk - 3
Topalov - 2
Cheparinov - 1.5
1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 d5 4.e3 a6 5.Qc2 b5 6.b3 Bg4 7.Ne5 Bh5 8.cxb5 cxb5 9.Bxb5+ axb5 10.Nxb5 e6 11.Nc7+ Ke7 12.Nxa8 Nfd7 13.Ba3+ Kf6 14.Bb2 Nxe5 15.f4 Nbd7 16.Nc7 Bg6 17.Bxe5+ Nxe5 18.fxe5+ Kxe5 19.Qc3+ Kf5 20.0-0+ Kg5 21.a4 Kh6 22.Rf3 Bf5 23.Raf1 Bd6 24.Nb5 Bb8 25.Nd4 Be4 26.Rh3+ Kg6 27.d3 Bf5 28.Rhf3 Be5 29.Qe1 Bxd4 30.Rg3+ Kh6 31.exd4 g6 32.Rgf3 1-0
Cheparinov,I (2696) - Topalov,V (2767) [C11]
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.f4 c5 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.Be3 a6 8.Ne2 Be7 9.c3 0-0 10.g3 cxd4 11.Nexd4 Nc5 12.Bg2 Bd7 13.0-0 Rc8 14.Kh1 Ne4 15.Nxc6 bxc6 16.c4 a5 17.Qc2 g6 18.Rad1 Nc5 19.Nd4 Qc7 20.g4 Rfd8 21.Qf2 Be8 22.f5 Qxe5 23.fxe6 Nxe6 24.Nxe6 Qxe6 25.Rde1 Qxg4 26.Bd4 Qh4 27.Rxe7 Qxe7 28.Re1 Qg5 29.Re5 Qc1+ 30.Re1 Qg5 31.Re5 f5 32.h4 Qg4 33.Kh2 dxc4 34.Bh3 Qd1 35.Re1 Rxd4 36.Rxd1 Rxd1 37.Bf1 Bf7 38.Be2 0-1
Standings:
Ivanchuk - 3
Topalov - 2
Cheparinov - 1.5
Friday, May 09, 2008
Sofia Round 2
Topalov,V (2767) - Ivanchuk,V (2740) [C11]
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.f4 c5 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.Be3 a6 8.a3 cxd4 9.Nxd4 Bc5 10.Be2 0-0 11.Qd2 Qc7 12.Bf3 Nxd4 13.Bxd4 Nb6 14.Ne2 Bxd4 15.Qxd4 Bd7 16.b3 Bb5 17.Nc3 Rfc8 18.Nxb5 axb5 19.Be2 Nd7 20.Ra2 Nb8 21.0-0 Nc6 22.Qd2 Qb6+ 23.Kh1 Qa5 24.Qxa5 Rxa5 25.Raa1 Rca8 26.Rad1 Rxa3 27.Bxb5 Nb4 28.c4 R8a5 29.f5 exf5 30.g4 Rxb3 31.gxf5 Re3 32.Rb1 Nd3 {Things are looking better for White, who might be slightly better. Unfortunately his super-aggressive continuation does not really work.} 33.e6? d4 34.Be8 Nc5? {Better is 34...Kf8 – both players are in time trouble.} 35.Bxf7+ Kf8 36.f6 gxf6 37.Rxf6 Ke7 38.Rh6 d3 39.Rxh7 d2 {Black is now clearly better, but White can still fight and hope to hold the draw. Unfortunately on the last move before the time control Topalov falters.} 40.Rg1? {This allows a forced win.} 41...Re1 41.Bh5+ Kxe6 42.Rhg7 Ne4 43.R7g6+ Ke5 0-1
Standings:
Ivanchuk - 2
Cheparinov - 1.5
Topalov - 1
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.f4 c5 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.Be3 a6 8.a3 cxd4 9.Nxd4 Bc5 10.Be2 0-0 11.Qd2 Qc7 12.Bf3 Nxd4 13.Bxd4 Nb6 14.Ne2 Bxd4 15.Qxd4 Bd7 16.b3 Bb5 17.Nc3 Rfc8 18.Nxb5 axb5 19.Be2 Nd7 20.Ra2 Nb8 21.0-0 Nc6 22.Qd2 Qb6+ 23.Kh1 Qa5 24.Qxa5 Rxa5 25.Raa1 Rca8 26.Rad1 Rxa3 27.Bxb5 Nb4 28.c4 R8a5 29.f5 exf5 30.g4 Rxb3 31.gxf5 Re3 32.Rb1 Nd3 {Things are looking better for White, who might be slightly better. Unfortunately his super-aggressive continuation does not really work.} 33.e6? d4 34.Be8 Nc5? {Better is 34...Kf8 – both players are in time trouble.} 35.Bxf7+ Kf8 36.f6 gxf6 37.Rxf6 Ke7 38.Rh6 d3 39.Rxh7 d2 {Black is now clearly better, but White can still fight and hope to hold the draw. Unfortunately on the last move before the time control Topalov falters.} 40.Rg1? {This allows a forced win.} 41...Re1 41.Bh5+ Kxe6 42.Rhg7 Ne4 43.R7g6+ Ke5 0-1
Standings:
Ivanchuk - 2
Cheparinov - 1.5
Topalov - 1
Thursday, May 08, 2008
Sofia Round 1 - Three Decisive Games
Radjabov,T (2751) - Ivanchuk,V (2740) [E15]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.b3 Bb7 6.Bg2 Bb4+ 7.Bd2 a5 8.0-0 0-0 9.Qc2 d6 10.Nc3 Nbd7 11.Rfe1 Bxc3 12.Bxc3 Be4 13.Qb2 Re8 14.Bh3 Bb7 15.Nd2 e5 16.Rad1 h6 17.f3 exd4 18.Bxd4 Ne5 19.Nf1 Nh5 20.Bxe5 Rxe5 21.e4 Qf6 22.Ne3 Qxf3 23.Bg2 Qf6 24.Ng4 Qe7 25.Nxe5 dxe5 26.Qf2 Bc6 27.a4 Qc5 28.Qxc5 bxc5 29.Re3 Kf8 30.Red3 Ke7 31.Rd5 Bxd5 32.Rxd5 Nf6 33.Rxc5 Kd6 34.Rb5 Ra7 35.h4 Nd7 36.Rd5+ Ke7 37.Bh3 c6 38.Rxd7+ Rxd7 39.Bxd7 Kxd7 40.c5 h5 41.Kf2 g6 42.Ke2 f5 43.exf5 gxf5 44.Kd3 Ke6 45.Kc4 f4 46.gxf4 exf4 47.Kd4 Kf5 48.Kd3 f3 0-1
Aronian,L (2763) - Topalov,V (2767) [E00]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 c5 4.Nf3 cxd4 5.Nxd4 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Be7 7.Bg2 Nc6 8.Bc3 0-0 9.0-0 d5 10.Nd2 Bd7 11.cxd5 Nxd5 12.Bxd5 exd5 13.Qb3 Bf6 14.N2f3 Bg4 15.Rfd1 Rb8 16.Qa4 Bxf3 17.exf3 Bxd4 18.Bxd4 Qd7 19.b4 b6 20.Rac1 Rbc8 21.Bb2 Rfd8 22.Rc2 Ne7 23.Rxc8 Nxc8 24.b5 Ne7 25.Qb3 Nf5 26.a4 h5 27.h3 Qe6 28.Kg2 Qe2 29.g4 Nh4+ 30.Kg3 Ng6 31.gxh5 Ne7 32.Kg2 Nf5 33.Bd4 Qe7 34.Qd3 Qg5+ 35.Kh2 Re8 36.Bb2 Re3 37.fxe3 Qg3+ 38.Kh1 Qxf3+ 39.Kg1 Nxe3 40.Rd2 Qg3+ 41.Kh1 Qxh3+ 42.Kg1 Qg3+ 43.Kh1 Qe1+ 44.Kh2 Qxd2+ 45.Qxd2 Nf1+ 46.Kg2 Nxd2 47.Be5 Ne4 48.Kf3 Nc5 49.Ke3 Nxa4 50.Kd4 Nc5 51.Kxd5 a6 52.bxa6 Nxa6 53.Kc6 Nc5 54.Bc7 Kh7 55.Bxb6 Ne4 56.Be3 Nf6 57.Kd6 Nxh5 58.Ke5 Kg6 59.Bd2 f5 60.Be1 Kg5 0-1
Cheparinov,I (2696) - Bu Xiangzhi (2708) [B90]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 e5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.f3 Be6 9.Qd2 0-0 10.0-0-0 a5 11.Qe1 Qc7 12.Bb5 Nbd7 13.Qf2 Rfc8 14.Kb1 Bc4 15.g4 Bxb5 16.Nxb5 Qc6 17.a4 Ne8 18.Rd3 Qc4 19.Nc3 Nc7 20.Bb6 Nxb6 21.Qxb6 Qb4 22.Qxb4 axb4 23.Nd5 Nxd5 24.Rxd5 Rxa4 25.Rb5 Ra7 26.Rxb4 g6 27.Rd1 f5 28.gxf5 gxf5 29.Rd5 fxe4 30.fxe4 Kf7 31.c3 h5 32.Na5 Rc7 33.Nc4 Ke6 34.Ne3 Bd8 35.Nf5 Rd7 36.c4 b6 37.Rb3 Ra4 38.Rbd3 Be7 39.b3 Ra8 40.Rg3 Bf8 41.Kb2 h4 42.Rg6+ Kf7 43.Rg4 Rda7 44.Rxh4 Ra1 45.Rh7+ Ke6 46.Rh8 Re1 47.Ng3 Kf7 48.Rh7+ Ke6 49.Rb7 Rea1 50.Nf5 R8a2+ 51.Kc3 Rc1+ 52.Kb4 Rb2 53.Rb8 Rcb1 54.Rd3 Kf7 55.Rf3 1-0
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.b3 Bb7 6.Bg2 Bb4+ 7.Bd2 a5 8.0-0 0-0 9.Qc2 d6 10.Nc3 Nbd7 11.Rfe1 Bxc3 12.Bxc3 Be4 13.Qb2 Re8 14.Bh3 Bb7 15.Nd2 e5 16.Rad1 h6 17.f3 exd4 18.Bxd4 Ne5 19.Nf1 Nh5 20.Bxe5 Rxe5 21.e4 Qf6 22.Ne3 Qxf3 23.Bg2 Qf6 24.Ng4 Qe7 25.Nxe5 dxe5 26.Qf2 Bc6 27.a4 Qc5 28.Qxc5 bxc5 29.Re3 Kf8 30.Red3 Ke7 31.Rd5 Bxd5 32.Rxd5 Nf6 33.Rxc5 Kd6 34.Rb5 Ra7 35.h4 Nd7 36.Rd5+ Ke7 37.Bh3 c6 38.Rxd7+ Rxd7 39.Bxd7 Kxd7 40.c5 h5 41.Kf2 g6 42.Ke2 f5 43.exf5 gxf5 44.Kd3 Ke6 45.Kc4 f4 46.gxf4 exf4 47.Kd4 Kf5 48.Kd3 f3 0-1
Aronian,L (2763) - Topalov,V (2767) [E00]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 c5 4.Nf3 cxd4 5.Nxd4 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Be7 7.Bg2 Nc6 8.Bc3 0-0 9.0-0 d5 10.Nd2 Bd7 11.cxd5 Nxd5 12.Bxd5 exd5 13.Qb3 Bf6 14.N2f3 Bg4 15.Rfd1 Rb8 16.Qa4 Bxf3 17.exf3 Bxd4 18.Bxd4 Qd7 19.b4 b6 20.Rac1 Rbc8 21.Bb2 Rfd8 22.Rc2 Ne7 23.Rxc8 Nxc8 24.b5 Ne7 25.Qb3 Nf5 26.a4 h5 27.h3 Qe6 28.Kg2 Qe2 29.g4 Nh4+ 30.Kg3 Ng6 31.gxh5 Ne7 32.Kg2 Nf5 33.Bd4 Qe7 34.Qd3 Qg5+ 35.Kh2 Re8 36.Bb2 Re3 37.fxe3 Qg3+ 38.Kh1 Qxf3+ 39.Kg1 Nxe3 40.Rd2 Qg3+ 41.Kh1 Qxh3+ 42.Kg1 Qg3+ 43.Kh1 Qe1+ 44.Kh2 Qxd2+ 45.Qxd2 Nf1+ 46.Kg2 Nxd2 47.Be5 Ne4 48.Kf3 Nc5 49.Ke3 Nxa4 50.Kd4 Nc5 51.Kxd5 a6 52.bxa6 Nxa6 53.Kc6 Nc5 54.Bc7 Kh7 55.Bxb6 Ne4 56.Be3 Nf6 57.Kd6 Nxh5 58.Ke5 Kg6 59.Bd2 f5 60.Be1 Kg5 0-1
Cheparinov,I (2696) - Bu Xiangzhi (2708) [B90]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 e5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.f3 Be6 9.Qd2 0-0 10.0-0-0 a5 11.Qe1 Qc7 12.Bb5 Nbd7 13.Qf2 Rfc8 14.Kb1 Bc4 15.g4 Bxb5 16.Nxb5 Qc6 17.a4 Ne8 18.Rd3 Qc4 19.Nc3 Nc7 20.Bb6 Nxb6 21.Qxb6 Qb4 22.Qxb4 axb4 23.Nd5 Nxd5 24.Rxd5 Rxa4 25.Rb5 Ra7 26.Rxb4 g6 27.Rd1 f5 28.gxf5 gxf5 29.Rd5 fxe4 30.fxe4 Kf7 31.c3 h5 32.Na5 Rc7 33.Nc4 Ke6 34.Ne3 Bd8 35.Nf5 Rd7 36.c4 b6 37.Rb3 Ra4 38.Rbd3 Be7 39.b3 Ra8 40.Rg3 Bf8 41.Kb2 h4 42.Rg6+ Kf7 43.Rg4 Rda7 44.Rxh4 Ra1 45.Rh7+ Ke6 46.Rh8 Re1 47.Ng3 Kf7 48.Rh7+ Ke6 49.Rb7 Rea1 50.Nf5 R8a2+ 51.Kc3 Rc1+ 52.Kb4 Rb2 53.Rb8 Rcb1 54.Rd3 Kf7 55.Rf3 1-0
2007 Chess Oscar
World Champion Anand was selected by 130 experts. In second place was Vladimir Kramnik, and third was Gata Kamsky. This is Anand's fifth Chess Oscar – more than any other non-Russian player.
Monday, May 05, 2008
Baku Round 13 (Final) - Gashimov, Wang, Carlsen Win at +3
Bacrot,E (2705) - Carlsen,M (2765) [E21]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Nf3 b6 5.Bg5 Bb7 6.Nd2 h6 7.Bh4 Nc6 8.a3 Bxc3 9.bxc3 Qe7 10.e3 g5 11.Bg3 d6 12.h4 0-0-0 13.Be2 Nd7 14.Nb3 f5 15.Qc2 Rhf8 16.f3 e5 17.hxg5 hxg5 18.0-0-0 Rde8 19.Bd3 Qf7 20.Rh6 Ba6 21.Nd2 exd4 22.exd4 Na5 23.Rdh1 Re7 24.Qa4 Re3 25.Rh7 Qe8 26.Qc2 Nf6 27.R7h6 Kb7 28.Bf2 Rxd3 29.Qxd3 Nd5 30.Re1 Qa4 31.Qc2 Qxa3+ 32.Qb2 Qxb2+ 33.Kxb2 Nxc4+ 34.Nxc4 Bxc4 35.Be3 g4 36.fxg4 fxg4 37.Rg6 a5 38.Rxg4 a4 39.Rg3 a3+ 40.Kxa3 Ra8+ 41.Kb2 Ra2+ 42.Kc1 Nxc3 43.Bd2 Ne2+ 44.Rxe2 Bxe2 45.Rg7 Ra4 46.Bc3 b5 47.g4 Bf3 48.g5 b4 49.Bb2 Ra5 50.Kc2 Bd5 51.Re7 Bc4 52.Bc1 Rf5 53.Bd2 Rf2 54.g6 Rg2 55.g7 Kc6 56.Re8 Bf7 57.Rb8 b3+ 58.Kc3 Rxg7 59.Kb2 Bc4 60.Kc3 Kd5 61.Rb7 Rg3+ 62.Kb2 Kxd4 0-1
Svidler,P (2746) - Inarkiev,E (2684) [E63]
1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4 Bg7 4.g3 0-0 5.Bg2 d6 6.0-0 Nc6 7.Nc3 a6 8.Re1 Rb8 9.Rb1 Re8 10.d5 Na5 11.Qd3 c5 12.e4 Nd7 13.b3 e5 14.a3 Qc7 15.Be3 b5 16.cxb5 Nxb3 17.a4 Nd4 18.Nd2 axb5 19.Nxb5 Nxb5 20.axb5 Nb6 21.Bf1 Bd7 22.Ra1 Rb7 23.Reb1 Reb8 24.Ra6 Qd8 25.Qa3 Nc8 26.Ra8 Bf8 27.Rxb8 Rxb8 28.Qa6 Nb6 29.Nc4 Nxc4 30.Bxc4 Ra8 31.Qb7 f6 32.b6 Rb8 33.Qa7 Ra8 34.Qb7 Rb8 35.Qa7 Ra8 36.Bxc5 dxc5 37.d6+ Kh8 38.Qc7 Rb8 39.b7 Be7 40.Qxc5 Bf8 41.Qc7 Bb5 42.Qxd8 Rxd8 43.Rxb5 Bxd6 44.Rd5 1-0
Navara,D (2672) - Cheparinov,I (2696) [D12]
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 Bf5 5.Nc3 e6 6.Nh4 Be4 7.f3 Bg6 8.Qb3 Qc7 9.Bd2 Be7 10.Be2 Bh5 11.0-0-0 dxc4 12.Qxc4 a6 13.g4 b5 14.Qd3 Bg6 15.Nxg6 hxg6 16.f4 c5 17.dxc5 Qxc5 18.Kb1 Nc6 19.Ne4 Qb6 20.Nxf6+ gxf6 21.h4 Rd8 22.Qc3 Bb4 23.Qxf6 Bxd2 24.h5 Qxe3 25.hxg6 Qe4+ 26.Ka1 Rf8 27.gxf7+ Kd7 28.Rxd2+ Kc7 29.Rxd8 Qxh1+ 30.Rd1 Qe4 31.Bd3 Qf3 32.Rc1 Qxd3 33.Qe7+ 1-0
Final Standings:
Overall Grand Prix Standings after this first tournament:
Gashimov, Wang, Carlsen = 153.33
Memadyarov, Grischuk = 105
Adams, Svidler = 85
Radjabov, Kamsky, Karjakin = 60
Cheparinov, Navara = 35
Bacrot, Inarkiev = 15
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Nf3 b6 5.Bg5 Bb7 6.Nd2 h6 7.Bh4 Nc6 8.a3 Bxc3 9.bxc3 Qe7 10.e3 g5 11.Bg3 d6 12.h4 0-0-0 13.Be2 Nd7 14.Nb3 f5 15.Qc2 Rhf8 16.f3 e5 17.hxg5 hxg5 18.0-0-0 Rde8 19.Bd3 Qf7 20.Rh6 Ba6 21.Nd2 exd4 22.exd4 Na5 23.Rdh1 Re7 24.Qa4 Re3 25.Rh7 Qe8 26.Qc2 Nf6 27.R7h6 Kb7 28.Bf2 Rxd3 29.Qxd3 Nd5 30.Re1 Qa4 31.Qc2 Qxa3+ 32.Qb2 Qxb2+ 33.Kxb2 Nxc4+ 34.Nxc4 Bxc4 35.Be3 g4 36.fxg4 fxg4 37.Rg6 a5 38.Rxg4 a4 39.Rg3 a3+ 40.Kxa3 Ra8+ 41.Kb2 Ra2+ 42.Kc1 Nxc3 43.Bd2 Ne2+ 44.Rxe2 Bxe2 45.Rg7 Ra4 46.Bc3 b5 47.g4 Bf3 48.g5 b4 49.Bb2 Ra5 50.Kc2 Bd5 51.Re7 Bc4 52.Bc1 Rf5 53.Bd2 Rf2 54.g6 Rg2 55.g7 Kc6 56.Re8 Bf7 57.Rb8 b3+ 58.Kc3 Rxg7 59.Kb2 Bc4 60.Kc3 Kd5 61.Rb7 Rg3+ 62.Kb2 Kxd4 0-1
Svidler,P (2746) - Inarkiev,E (2684) [E63]
1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4 Bg7 4.g3 0-0 5.Bg2 d6 6.0-0 Nc6 7.Nc3 a6 8.Re1 Rb8 9.Rb1 Re8 10.d5 Na5 11.Qd3 c5 12.e4 Nd7 13.b3 e5 14.a3 Qc7 15.Be3 b5 16.cxb5 Nxb3 17.a4 Nd4 18.Nd2 axb5 19.Nxb5 Nxb5 20.axb5 Nb6 21.Bf1 Bd7 22.Ra1 Rb7 23.Reb1 Reb8 24.Ra6 Qd8 25.Qa3 Nc8 26.Ra8 Bf8 27.Rxb8 Rxb8 28.Qa6 Nb6 29.Nc4 Nxc4 30.Bxc4 Ra8 31.Qb7 f6 32.b6 Rb8 33.Qa7 Ra8 34.Qb7 Rb8 35.Qa7 Ra8 36.Bxc5 dxc5 37.d6+ Kh8 38.Qc7 Rb8 39.b7 Be7 40.Qxc5 Bf8 41.Qc7 Bb5 42.Qxd8 Rxd8 43.Rxb5 Bxd6 44.Rd5 1-0
Navara,D (2672) - Cheparinov,I (2696) [D12]
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 Bf5 5.Nc3 e6 6.Nh4 Be4 7.f3 Bg6 8.Qb3 Qc7 9.Bd2 Be7 10.Be2 Bh5 11.0-0-0 dxc4 12.Qxc4 a6 13.g4 b5 14.Qd3 Bg6 15.Nxg6 hxg6 16.f4 c5 17.dxc5 Qxc5 18.Kb1 Nc6 19.Ne4 Qb6 20.Nxf6+ gxf6 21.h4 Rd8 22.Qc3 Bb4 23.Qxf6 Bxd2 24.h5 Qxe3 25.hxg6 Qe4+ 26.Ka1 Rf8 27.gxf7+ Kd7 28.Rxd2+ Kc7 29.Rxd8 Qxh1+ 30.Rd1 Qe4 31.Bd3 Qf3 32.Rc1 Qxd3 33.Qe7+ 1-0
Final Standings:
Overall Grand Prix Standings after this first tournament:
Gashimov, Wang, Carlsen = 153.33
Memadyarov, Grischuk = 105
Adams, Svidler = 85
Radjabov, Kamsky, Karjakin = 60
Cheparinov, Navara = 35
Bacrot, Inarkiev = 15
Sunday, May 04, 2008
Baku Round 12 - Five Decisive Games
Carlsen,M (2765) - Adams,Mi (2729) [E37]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 d5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 Ne4 7.Qc2 c5 8.dxc5 Nc6 9.cxd5 exd5 10.e3 Qa5+ 11.b4 Nxb4 12.axb4 Qxa1 13.Bb5+ Kf8 14.Ne2 a6 15.Bd3 Bd7 16.f3 Ba4 17.Qb2 Qxb2 18.Bxb2 Ng5 19.Nd4 Bd7 20.Kf2 f6 21.Ra1 Ke7 22.Bc2 Rhd8 23.h4 Nf7 24.Bxh7 Rh8 25.Bc2 Rxh4 26.Bb3 Rh5 27.Ne2 Bc6 28.Nf4 Rg5 29.b5 Bxb5 30.Nxd5+ Kf8 31.Nc7 Rd8 32.Ne6+ Ke8 33.Bd4 Bd7 34.Nxd8 Nxd8 35.Rh1 Ke7 36.e4 Ne6 37.Be3 Re5 38.Rh7 Kf8 39.Bc2 Bc6 40.f4 Bxe4 41.Rh8+ Ke7 42.Rb8 Nd8 43.fxe5 Bxc2 44.exf6+ gxf6 45.Bd4 f5 46.Be3 Kd7 47.Bg5 Ne6 48.Rxb7+ Kc8 49.Rb2 Be4 50.Be7 Nf4 51.Ra2 Kd7 52.Bd6 Nxg2 53.Rxa6 f4 54.Ra4 Bc6 55.Ra7+ Ke6 56.Ra6 Kd5 1-0
Radjabov,T (2751) - Navara,D (2672) [B46]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2 d6 7.0-0 Nf6 8.Be3 Be7 9.f4 0-0 10.a4 Bd7 11.Nb3 Na5 12.Nd2 Be8 13.Bd3 d5 14.e5 d4 15.exf6 Bxf6 16.Nde4 Be7 17.f5 exf5 18.Rxf5 dxe3 19.Nd5 Nc6 20.Nef6+ Bxf6 21.Nxf6+ Kh8 22.Qh5 h6 23.Raf1 Nb4 24.Rg5 e2 25.Bxe2 Qd2 26.Rg3 Nxc2 27.Bd3 Ne3 28.Qg5 Qxg2+ 29.Rxg2 hxg5 30.Rxg5 g6 31.Rf3 Kg7 32.h4 Rd8 33.Nh5+ Kh6 34.Nf4 Nf5 35.Bxf5 gxf5 36.Rxf5 Rg8+ 37.Kf2 Rg4 38.Rh5+ Kg7 39.Rg5+ Rxg5 40.hxg5 Rd2+ 41.Kg3 Rxb2 42.a5 Rb5 43.Kh4 Rxa5 44.Nh5+ Kg8 45.Nf6+ Kf8 46.Kh5 Ra1 47.Rh3 Bc6 0-1
Gashimov,V (2679) - Grischuk,A (2716) [C72]
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 d6 5.0-0 Bg4 6.h3 h5 7.d4 b5 8.Bb3 Nxd4 9.hxg4 Nxb3 10.axb3 hxg4 11.Ng5 Qd7 12.Qd3 Rb8 13.Rxa6 f6 14.Nc3 fxg5 15.Bxg5 Be7 16.f4 gxf3 17.Qxf3 Nf6 18.Nd5 Nxd5 19.Qf7+ Kd8 20.Qxg7 Kc8 21.Qxh8+ Kb7 22.Qh7 Qg4 23.exd5 Qd4+ 24.Kh1 Bxg5 25.Rfa1 Be3 26.Ra7+ Qxa7 27.Rxa7+ Bxa7 28.g4 Rf8 29.g5 Rf2 30.Qe4 Rf1+ 31.Kh2 Rf4 32.Qxf4 exf4 33.c3 1-0
Mamedyarov,S (2752) - Bacrot,E (2705) [D15]
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 a6 5.c5 Nbd7 6.Bf4 Nh5 7.Qd2 b6 8.e4 bxc5 9.exd5 cxd4 10.Qxd4 c5 11.Qd2 Nxf4 12.Qxf4 g6 13.Ne5 Nxe5 14.Qxe5 Rg8 15.Bc4 Bg7 16.Qe2 Bd4 17.0-0 Kf8 18.Rfe1 Rb8 19.Rad1 Rb6 20.Rd3 Bf5 21.Rd2 Qd6 22.Qf3 Kg7 23.Rde2 Qf6 24.Nd1 Re8 25.b3 Bd7 26.Qg3 Rd6 27.Re4 h6 28.h4 Kf8 29.Rf4 Qg7 30.Rfe4 Qf6 31.Ne3 h5 32.Nc2 Bf5 33.Rf4 Bc3 34.Re2 Qg7 35.Ne3 Bd7 36.Re4 f5 37.Rxe7 Qxe7 38.Ng4 f4 39.Qxc3 Qg7 40.Ne5 Bg4 41.Re1 Kg8 42.a4 Qf6 43.a5 Kg7 44.g3 fxg3 45.Qxg3 Bc8 46.Kh2 Rf8 47.Nd3 Bg4 48.Kg1 Rc8 49.Re5 Bf3 50.Kh2 Rcd8 51.Rg5 Rf8 52.Nxc5 Qa1 53.Qe5+ Qxe5+ 54.Rxe5 Rf5 55.Rxf5 gxf5 56.b4 Rg6 57.Ne6+ Kf6 58.Ng5 Bd1 59.Bxa6 Ke5 60.Bb7 Be2 61.Nf7+ Kf6 62.Ng5 Ke5 63.Bc6 Bc4 64.f4+ Kxf4 65.b5 Ke5 66.b6 Bxd5 67.Bxd5 Kxd5 68.b7 Rg8 69.a6 Kc6 70.Ne6 Kb6 71.Nc5 Rd8 72.Nd7+ Kc7 73.b8Q+ 1-0
Kamsky,G (2726) - Svidler,P (2746) [B96]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Qc7 8.Bxf6 gxf6 9.Qh5 Qc5 10.Qxc5 dxc5 11.Nb3 Bd6 12.g3 Ke7 13.Bg2 Ra7 14.0-0-0 Rd8 15.a4 b6 16.Nd2 Rad7 17.Nc4 Bc7 18.Rxd7+ Bxd7 19.Re1 Be8 20.Na3 Kf8 21.Bf1 Bc6 22.b3 Bb7 23.Rd1 Rd4 24.Bd3 Nc6 25.Ne2 Rd8 26.c3 Ke7 27.Bc2 Rb8 28.Bd3 Na7 29.c4 Nc6 30.Nc2 h5 31.h4 Rg8 32.Kd2 Nd4 33.Ncxd4 cxd4 34.b4 e5 35.c5 bxc5 36.Rc1 f5 37.exf5 e4 38.Bc4 d3 39.Nc3 Rxg3 40.Nxe4 Bxf4+ 0-1
Standings:
Gashimov, Wang - 7.5
Carlsen, Memadyarov, Grischuk - 7
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 d5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 Ne4 7.Qc2 c5 8.dxc5 Nc6 9.cxd5 exd5 10.e3 Qa5+ 11.b4 Nxb4 12.axb4 Qxa1 13.Bb5+ Kf8 14.Ne2 a6 15.Bd3 Bd7 16.f3 Ba4 17.Qb2 Qxb2 18.Bxb2 Ng5 19.Nd4 Bd7 20.Kf2 f6 21.Ra1 Ke7 22.Bc2 Rhd8 23.h4 Nf7 24.Bxh7 Rh8 25.Bc2 Rxh4 26.Bb3 Rh5 27.Ne2 Bc6 28.Nf4 Rg5 29.b5 Bxb5 30.Nxd5+ Kf8 31.Nc7 Rd8 32.Ne6+ Ke8 33.Bd4 Bd7 34.Nxd8 Nxd8 35.Rh1 Ke7 36.e4 Ne6 37.Be3 Re5 38.Rh7 Kf8 39.Bc2 Bc6 40.f4 Bxe4 41.Rh8+ Ke7 42.Rb8 Nd8 43.fxe5 Bxc2 44.exf6+ gxf6 45.Bd4 f5 46.Be3 Kd7 47.Bg5 Ne6 48.Rxb7+ Kc8 49.Rb2 Be4 50.Be7 Nf4 51.Ra2 Kd7 52.Bd6 Nxg2 53.Rxa6 f4 54.Ra4 Bc6 55.Ra7+ Ke6 56.Ra6 Kd5 1-0
Radjabov,T (2751) - Navara,D (2672) [B46]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2 d6 7.0-0 Nf6 8.Be3 Be7 9.f4 0-0 10.a4 Bd7 11.Nb3 Na5 12.Nd2 Be8 13.Bd3 d5 14.e5 d4 15.exf6 Bxf6 16.Nde4 Be7 17.f5 exf5 18.Rxf5 dxe3 19.Nd5 Nc6 20.Nef6+ Bxf6 21.Nxf6+ Kh8 22.Qh5 h6 23.Raf1 Nb4 24.Rg5 e2 25.Bxe2 Qd2 26.Rg3 Nxc2 27.Bd3 Ne3 28.Qg5 Qxg2+ 29.Rxg2 hxg5 30.Rxg5 g6 31.Rf3 Kg7 32.h4 Rd8 33.Nh5+ Kh6 34.Nf4 Nf5 35.Bxf5 gxf5 36.Rxf5 Rg8+ 37.Kf2 Rg4 38.Rh5+ Kg7 39.Rg5+ Rxg5 40.hxg5 Rd2+ 41.Kg3 Rxb2 42.a5 Rb5 43.Kh4 Rxa5 44.Nh5+ Kg8 45.Nf6+ Kf8 46.Kh5 Ra1 47.Rh3 Bc6 0-1
Gashimov,V (2679) - Grischuk,A (2716) [C72]
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 d6 5.0-0 Bg4 6.h3 h5 7.d4 b5 8.Bb3 Nxd4 9.hxg4 Nxb3 10.axb3 hxg4 11.Ng5 Qd7 12.Qd3 Rb8 13.Rxa6 f6 14.Nc3 fxg5 15.Bxg5 Be7 16.f4 gxf3 17.Qxf3 Nf6 18.Nd5 Nxd5 19.Qf7+ Kd8 20.Qxg7 Kc8 21.Qxh8+ Kb7 22.Qh7 Qg4 23.exd5 Qd4+ 24.Kh1 Bxg5 25.Rfa1 Be3 26.Ra7+ Qxa7 27.Rxa7+ Bxa7 28.g4 Rf8 29.g5 Rf2 30.Qe4 Rf1+ 31.Kh2 Rf4 32.Qxf4 exf4 33.c3 1-0
Mamedyarov,S (2752) - Bacrot,E (2705) [D15]
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 a6 5.c5 Nbd7 6.Bf4 Nh5 7.Qd2 b6 8.e4 bxc5 9.exd5 cxd4 10.Qxd4 c5 11.Qd2 Nxf4 12.Qxf4 g6 13.Ne5 Nxe5 14.Qxe5 Rg8 15.Bc4 Bg7 16.Qe2 Bd4 17.0-0 Kf8 18.Rfe1 Rb8 19.Rad1 Rb6 20.Rd3 Bf5 21.Rd2 Qd6 22.Qf3 Kg7 23.Rde2 Qf6 24.Nd1 Re8 25.b3 Bd7 26.Qg3 Rd6 27.Re4 h6 28.h4 Kf8 29.Rf4 Qg7 30.Rfe4 Qf6 31.Ne3 h5 32.Nc2 Bf5 33.Rf4 Bc3 34.Re2 Qg7 35.Ne3 Bd7 36.Re4 f5 37.Rxe7 Qxe7 38.Ng4 f4 39.Qxc3 Qg7 40.Ne5 Bg4 41.Re1 Kg8 42.a4 Qf6 43.a5 Kg7 44.g3 fxg3 45.Qxg3 Bc8 46.Kh2 Rf8 47.Nd3 Bg4 48.Kg1 Rc8 49.Re5 Bf3 50.Kh2 Rcd8 51.Rg5 Rf8 52.Nxc5 Qa1 53.Qe5+ Qxe5+ 54.Rxe5 Rf5 55.Rxf5 gxf5 56.b4 Rg6 57.Ne6+ Kf6 58.Ng5 Bd1 59.Bxa6 Ke5 60.Bb7 Be2 61.Nf7+ Kf6 62.Ng5 Ke5 63.Bc6 Bc4 64.f4+ Kxf4 65.b5 Ke5 66.b6 Bxd5 67.Bxd5 Kxd5 68.b7 Rg8 69.a6 Kc6 70.Ne6 Kb6 71.Nc5 Rd8 72.Nd7+ Kc7 73.b8Q+ 1-0
Kamsky,G (2726) - Svidler,P (2746) [B96]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Qc7 8.Bxf6 gxf6 9.Qh5 Qc5 10.Qxc5 dxc5 11.Nb3 Bd6 12.g3 Ke7 13.Bg2 Ra7 14.0-0-0 Rd8 15.a4 b6 16.Nd2 Rad7 17.Nc4 Bc7 18.Rxd7+ Bxd7 19.Re1 Be8 20.Na3 Kf8 21.Bf1 Bc6 22.b3 Bb7 23.Rd1 Rd4 24.Bd3 Nc6 25.Ne2 Rd8 26.c3 Ke7 27.Bc2 Rb8 28.Bd3 Na7 29.c4 Nc6 30.Nc2 h5 31.h4 Rg8 32.Kd2 Nd4 33.Ncxd4 cxd4 34.b4 e5 35.c5 bxc5 36.Rc1 f5 37.exf5 e4 38.Bc4 d3 39.Nc3 Rxg3 40.Nxe4 Bxf4+ 0-1
Standings:
Gashimov, Wang - 7.5
Carlsen, Memadyarov, Grischuk - 7
Saturday, May 03, 2008
Baku Round 11
Wang Yue (2689) - Svidler,P (2746) [D80]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Bg5 Ne4 5.Bh4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 dxc4 7.Qa4+ Qd7 8.Qxc4 b6 9.Bg3 Nc6 10.Nf3 Bg7 11.e3 0-0 12.Be2 Bb7 13.0-0 Na5 14.Qb4 Rac8 15.Ne5 Qd6 16.Rfd1 Rfd8 17.Qa4 c5 18.e4 Bxe5 19.Bxe5 Qc6 20.Qxc6 Nxc6 21.Bg4 Ra8 22.Bc7 cxd4 23.Bxd8 Rxd8 24.Be2 e5 25.Rac1 Kf8 26.f3 a6 27.Kf2 Ke7 28.Bc4 Rd7 29.Bd5 dxc3 30.Bxc6 Rxd1 31.Rxd1 Bxc6 32.Rc1 Bd7 33.Rxc3 Kd6 34.Rd3+ Kc6 35.g4 Be6 36.a3 g5 37.Ke3 Kc7 38.Rd1 b5 39.h4 h6 40.Rh1 Kd6 41.hxg5 hxg5 42.Rh5 f6 43.Rh6 Ke7 44.Rh7+ Bf7 45.Rh8 a5 46.Ra8 a4 47.Ra7+ Ke8 48.Rc7 1-0
Bacrot,E (2705) - Inarkiev,E (2684) [C69]
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Bxc6 dxc6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Nxe5 Qd4 7.Nf3 Qxe4 8.d3 Qg4 9.Nc3 Be6 10.Re1 h6 11.h3 Qh5 12.Re5 g5 13.Ne2 Qg6 14.Ned4 Bd7 15.Qe2 f6 16.Ne6 Kf7 17.d4 Bd6 18.Nc5 fxe5 19.Nxd7 Qf5 20.Ndxe5+ Kg7 21.Nc4 Rf8 22.Nxd6 cxd6 23.Qe7+ 0-1
Standings:
Wang, Grischuk - 7
Gashimov - 6.5
Carlsen, Memadyarov, Adams - 6
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Bg5 Ne4 5.Bh4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 dxc4 7.Qa4+ Qd7 8.Qxc4 b6 9.Bg3 Nc6 10.Nf3 Bg7 11.e3 0-0 12.Be2 Bb7 13.0-0 Na5 14.Qb4 Rac8 15.Ne5 Qd6 16.Rfd1 Rfd8 17.Qa4 c5 18.e4 Bxe5 19.Bxe5 Qc6 20.Qxc6 Nxc6 21.Bg4 Ra8 22.Bc7 cxd4 23.Bxd8 Rxd8 24.Be2 e5 25.Rac1 Kf8 26.f3 a6 27.Kf2 Ke7 28.Bc4 Rd7 29.Bd5 dxc3 30.Bxc6 Rxd1 31.Rxd1 Bxc6 32.Rc1 Bd7 33.Rxc3 Kd6 34.Rd3+ Kc6 35.g4 Be6 36.a3 g5 37.Ke3 Kc7 38.Rd1 b5 39.h4 h6 40.Rh1 Kd6 41.hxg5 hxg5 42.Rh5 f6 43.Rh6 Ke7 44.Rh7+ Bf7 45.Rh8 a5 46.Ra8 a4 47.Ra7+ Ke8 48.Rc7 1-0
Bacrot,E (2705) - Inarkiev,E (2684) [C69]
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Bxc6 dxc6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Nxe5 Qd4 7.Nf3 Qxe4 8.d3 Qg4 9.Nc3 Be6 10.Re1 h6 11.h3 Qh5 12.Re5 g5 13.Ne2 Qg6 14.Ned4 Bd7 15.Qe2 f6 16.Ne6 Kf7 17.d4 Bd6 18.Nc5 fxe5 19.Nxd7 Qf5 20.Ndxe5+ Kg7 21.Nc4 Rf8 22.Nxd6 cxd6 23.Qe7+ 0-1
Standings:
Wang, Grischuk - 7
Gashimov - 6.5
Carlsen, Memadyarov, Adams - 6
Friday, May 02, 2008
Baku Round 10
Radjabov,T (2751) - Cheparinov,I (2696) [B10]
1.e4 c6 2.d3 d5 3.Nd2 g6 4.Ngf3 Bg7 5.g3 e5 6.Bg2 Ne7 7.0-0 0-0 8.b4 a5 9.bxa5 Qxa5 10.Bb2 d4 11.Nb3 Qc7 12.c3 dxc3 13.Bxc3 c5 14.Nfd2 b5 15.Qc2 Na6 16.Rfc1 Be6 17.Nf1 Nc6 18.Ne3 c4 19.dxc4 bxc4 20.Nd5 cxb3 21.Nxc7 bxc2 22.Nxa8 Nd4 23.Nb6 Rb8 24.Ba5 Bh6 25.Bf1 Bxc1 26.Rxc1 Nc6 27.Rxc2 Nxa5 28.Nd5 Nb4 29.Rc5 Nbc6 30.a4 Kg7 31.Kg2 Rb7 32.h4 Ra7 33.Nc3 Bd7 34.Bb5 Nb3 35.Rd5 Nbd4 36.f4 exf4 37.gxf4 Nxb5 38.axb5 Ne7 39.Rc5 Rb7 40.h5 Nc8 41.hxg6 hxg6 42.Kg3 Na7 43.f5 Nxb5 0-1
Standings:
Grischuk - 6.5
Wang, Gashimov - 6
Memadyarov, Carlsen, Adams - 5.5
1.e4 c6 2.d3 d5 3.Nd2 g6 4.Ngf3 Bg7 5.g3 e5 6.Bg2 Ne7 7.0-0 0-0 8.b4 a5 9.bxa5 Qxa5 10.Bb2 d4 11.Nb3 Qc7 12.c3 dxc3 13.Bxc3 c5 14.Nfd2 b5 15.Qc2 Na6 16.Rfc1 Be6 17.Nf1 Nc6 18.Ne3 c4 19.dxc4 bxc4 20.Nd5 cxb3 21.Nxc7 bxc2 22.Nxa8 Nd4 23.Nb6 Rb8 24.Ba5 Bh6 25.Bf1 Bxc1 26.Rxc1 Nc6 27.Rxc2 Nxa5 28.Nd5 Nb4 29.Rc5 Nbc6 30.a4 Kg7 31.Kg2 Rb7 32.h4 Ra7 33.Nc3 Bd7 34.Bb5 Nb3 35.Rd5 Nbd4 36.f4 exf4 37.gxf4 Nxb5 38.axb5 Ne7 39.Rc5 Rb7 40.h5 Nc8 41.hxg6 hxg6 42.Kg3 Na7 43.f5 Nxb5 0-1
Standings:
Grischuk - 6.5
Wang, Gashimov - 6
Memadyarov, Carlsen, Adams - 5.5
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