Thursday, August 28, 2008
Ivanchuk wins Tal Memorial
Morozevich, Gelfand, Ponomariov, Kramink tie for 2nd a full point behind at +1.
Thursday, August 14, 2008
Sochi Round 13 - Aronian wins
Aronian (2737) - Grischuk (2728) [D47]
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5 8.Bd3 Bb7 9.0-0 b4 10.Ne4 Nxe4 11.Bxe4 Bd6 12.a3 bxa3 13.b3 Nf6 14.Nd2 Qc7 15.Bf3 Bxh2+ 16.Kh1 Bd6 17.Nc4 Be7 18.Bxa3 0-0 19.Bc5 Rfd8 20.b4 Bxc5 21.bxc5 a5 22.Re1 Ba6 23.Nb6 Rab8 24.Rxa5 Bb5 25.Qa1 Nd5 26.Ra7 Rb7 27.Rxb7 Qxb7 28.Qa5 Qe7 29.Ra1 Qg5 30.Nxd5 exd5 31.Qc7 g6 32.Ra7 Qf6 33.Bg4 Re8 34.Kg1 Kg7 35.Bd7 Re7 36.Qd8 h5 37.Ra8 Kh6 38.Rc8 Kh7 39.Bxc6 Bxc6 40.Rxc6 Qxc6 41.Qxe7 Kg7 42.Kh2 1-0
Karjakin (2727) - Radjabov (2744) [B78]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.f3 0-0 8.Qd2 Nc6 9.Bc4 Bd7 10.0-0-0 Rc8 11.Bb3 Ne5 12.Kb1 a6 13.h4 h5 14.g4 hxg4 15.h5 Nxh5 16.Rdg1 Qa5 17.Bh6 Bf6 18.fxg4 Bxg4 19.Bxf8 Kxf8 20.Qe3 Rxc3 21.Qxc3 Qxc3 22.bxc3 e6 23.Bc4 Nxc4 24.Rxg4 Be5 25.Rg2 b5 26.Rf2 Kg8 27.a4 bxa4 28.Ka2 Nf6 29.Re2 d5 30.exd5 Nxd5 31.Rh3 Bxd4 32.cxd4 Nf4 33.Reh2 Nxh3 34.Rxh3 g5 35.Rg3 f6 36.Rc3 Nd2 37.Rd3 Ne4 38.c4 Kf7 39.c5 g4 40.c6 Ke7 41.d5 exd5 42.c7 Kd7 43.Rxd5+ Kxc7 44.Rf5 g3 45.Rf4 Kd7 46.Kb2 Ke6 47.Rxe4+ Kf5 48.Re1 Kg4 49.Kc2 g2 50.Kd2 Kg3 51.Ke2 a3 52.Ra1 a2 0-1
Gashimov (2717) - Svidler (2738) [C92]
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 0-0 9.h3 Re8 10.d4 Bb7 11.a4 Qd7 12.Nbd2 Bf8 13.Bc2 exd4 14.cxd4 Nb4 15.Bb1 g6 16.Ra3 bxa4 17.Rxa4 a5 18.Ra3 Bg7 19.e5 dxe5 20.dxe5 Nfd5 21.Ne4 Qb5 22.Bd2 Nb6 23.Nc3 Qd7 24.Be4 Bxe4 25.Rxe4 Nc6 26.Qe2 Nxe5 27.Nxe5 Rxe5 28.Rxe5 Bxe5 29.Qxe5 Qxd2 30.Ne4 Nd7 31.Nxd2 Nxe5 32.Rc3 Ra7 33.Nb3 Nd7 34.Rd3 Nb6 35.Nd4 c5 36.Nc6 Ra8 37.Rb3 Nc4 38.Rb5 a4 39.Ne7+ Kg7 40.Nd5 Rc8 41.Nc3 a3 42.bxa3 Nxa3 43.Rb7 c4 44.Ra7 Nc2 45.Rd7 Nb4 46.Rd4 Nd3 47.g3 Kf6 48.Kf1 Ke5 49.Rd5+ Ke6 50.Rd4 f5 51.f4 Nc1 52.Rd5 Nb3 53.g4 Rf8 54.Re5+ Kd6 55.Kf2 fxg4 56.Re4 gxh3 57.Rxc4 g5 58.Kg3 h2 59.Kxh2 Rxf4 60.Rxf4 gxf4 61.Ne4+ Ke5 62.Ng5 h5 63.Kh3 Nc5 64.Kh4 Ne6 65.Nh3 Ng7 66.Kg5 f3 67.Kg6 h4 68.Kg5 Ke4 69.Kxh4 Ke3 70.Kg4 Ne6 71.Kg3 Nd4 72.Kh2 Ne2 73.Kh1 Nf4 74.Nxf4 Kxf4 75.Kg1 Ke3 0-1
Navara (2646) - Kamsky (2723) [D87]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Bc4 c5 8.Ne2 0-0 9.0-0 Nc6 10.Be3 Na5 11.Bd3 b6 12.Qd2 e5 13.dxe5 Be6 14.Rad1 Nc4 15.Bxc4 Bxc4 16.f4 Qe7 17.Qc2 Rad8 18.Rfe1 h5 19.Nc1 Qe6 20.Rd2 Bb5 21.Nb3 Qc4 22.Bf2 g5 23.Bg3 gxf4 24.Bxf4 Qe6 25.Rd6 Rxd6 26.exd6 Qf6 27.Qf2 Qxc3 28.e5 Re8 29.Nd2 Bc6 30.h3 Qd3 31.Re3 Qd4 32.Nf1 h4 33.Nh2 Bxe5 34.Rxe5 Qa1+ 35.Qf1 Qd4+ 36.Be3 Qxe5 37.Ng4 Qc3 38.Nh6+ Kh8 39.Nxf7+ Kg7 40.Bh6+ Kg6 0-1
Jakovenko (2709) - Cheparinov (2687) [C67]
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.0-0 Nxe4 5.d4 Nd6 6.Bxc6 dxc6 7.dxe5 Nf5 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8 9.Nc3 Ne7 10.h3 Ng6 11.Ne4 h6 12.b3 c5 13.Bb2 Be6 14.Nfd2 h5 15.Ng5 Be7 16.Nxe6+ fxe6 17.g3 h4 18.Kg2 Kd7 19.Rae1 Rad8 20.Nf3 Ke8 21.Rd1 a5 22.a4 Rd5 23.c4 Rd8 24.Bc1 Rf8 25.Rfe1 Rf7 26.Rxd8+ Bxd8 27.Re4 hxg3 28.fxg3 Rd7 29.h4 Rd3 30.Re3 Rd7 31.h5 Ne7 32.g4 Nc6 33.g5 Ne7 34.Re2 Nf5 35.Rd2 Rf7 36.Rd3 Rf8 37.Kh3 c6 38.Kg4 Bc7 39.Be3 b6 40.g6 Bd8 41.Bf4 Bc7 42.Nd2 Nh6+ 43.Bxh6 gxh6 44.Rd6 Bxd6 45.exd6 e5 46.Ne4 Rf4+ 47.Kg3 Rf1 48.Kg2 Rf4 49.Nf6+ Rxf6 50.d7+ 1-0
Final Results at Sochi:
1. Aronian
2. Radjabov
3-4. Wang, Kamsky
5-7. Svidler, Jakovenko, Karjakin
8-9. Ivanchuk, Gashimov
10-11. Grischuk, Cheparinov
12. Gelfand
13-14. Navara, AlModiahki
Grand Prix Points after two tournaments:
Wang = 273.33 (2)
Gashimov = 218.33 (2)
Radjabov = 210 (2)
Aronian = 180 (1)
Kamsky = 180 (2)
Svidler = 175 (2)
Carlsen = 153.33 (1)
Karjakin, Grischuk = 150 (2)
Memadyarov = 105 (1)
Jakovenko = 90 (1)
Adams = 85 (1)
Cheparinov = 80 (2)
Ivanchuk = 65 (1)
Navara = 50 (2)
Gelfand = 30 (1)
Bacrot, Inarkiev, AlModiahki = 15 (1)
Pelletier, Leko = 0 (0)
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5 8.Bd3 Bb7 9.0-0 b4 10.Ne4 Nxe4 11.Bxe4 Bd6 12.a3 bxa3 13.b3 Nf6 14.Nd2 Qc7 15.Bf3 Bxh2+ 16.Kh1 Bd6 17.Nc4 Be7 18.Bxa3 0-0 19.Bc5 Rfd8 20.b4 Bxc5 21.bxc5 a5 22.Re1 Ba6 23.Nb6 Rab8 24.Rxa5 Bb5 25.Qa1 Nd5 26.Ra7 Rb7 27.Rxb7 Qxb7 28.Qa5 Qe7 29.Ra1 Qg5 30.Nxd5 exd5 31.Qc7 g6 32.Ra7 Qf6 33.Bg4 Re8 34.Kg1 Kg7 35.Bd7 Re7 36.Qd8 h5 37.Ra8 Kh6 38.Rc8 Kh7 39.Bxc6 Bxc6 40.Rxc6 Qxc6 41.Qxe7 Kg7 42.Kh2 1-0
Karjakin (2727) - Radjabov (2744) [B78]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.f3 0-0 8.Qd2 Nc6 9.Bc4 Bd7 10.0-0-0 Rc8 11.Bb3 Ne5 12.Kb1 a6 13.h4 h5 14.g4 hxg4 15.h5 Nxh5 16.Rdg1 Qa5 17.Bh6 Bf6 18.fxg4 Bxg4 19.Bxf8 Kxf8 20.Qe3 Rxc3 21.Qxc3 Qxc3 22.bxc3 e6 23.Bc4 Nxc4 24.Rxg4 Be5 25.Rg2 b5 26.Rf2 Kg8 27.a4 bxa4 28.Ka2 Nf6 29.Re2 d5 30.exd5 Nxd5 31.Rh3 Bxd4 32.cxd4 Nf4 33.Reh2 Nxh3 34.Rxh3 g5 35.Rg3 f6 36.Rc3 Nd2 37.Rd3 Ne4 38.c4 Kf7 39.c5 g4 40.c6 Ke7 41.d5 exd5 42.c7 Kd7 43.Rxd5+ Kxc7 44.Rf5 g3 45.Rf4 Kd7 46.Kb2 Ke6 47.Rxe4+ Kf5 48.Re1 Kg4 49.Kc2 g2 50.Kd2 Kg3 51.Ke2 a3 52.Ra1 a2 0-1
Gashimov (2717) - Svidler (2738) [C92]
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 0-0 9.h3 Re8 10.d4 Bb7 11.a4 Qd7 12.Nbd2 Bf8 13.Bc2 exd4 14.cxd4 Nb4 15.Bb1 g6 16.Ra3 bxa4 17.Rxa4 a5 18.Ra3 Bg7 19.e5 dxe5 20.dxe5 Nfd5 21.Ne4 Qb5 22.Bd2 Nb6 23.Nc3 Qd7 24.Be4 Bxe4 25.Rxe4 Nc6 26.Qe2 Nxe5 27.Nxe5 Rxe5 28.Rxe5 Bxe5 29.Qxe5 Qxd2 30.Ne4 Nd7 31.Nxd2 Nxe5 32.Rc3 Ra7 33.Nb3 Nd7 34.Rd3 Nb6 35.Nd4 c5 36.Nc6 Ra8 37.Rb3 Nc4 38.Rb5 a4 39.Ne7+ Kg7 40.Nd5 Rc8 41.Nc3 a3 42.bxa3 Nxa3 43.Rb7 c4 44.Ra7 Nc2 45.Rd7 Nb4 46.Rd4 Nd3 47.g3 Kf6 48.Kf1 Ke5 49.Rd5+ Ke6 50.Rd4 f5 51.f4 Nc1 52.Rd5 Nb3 53.g4 Rf8 54.Re5+ Kd6 55.Kf2 fxg4 56.Re4 gxh3 57.Rxc4 g5 58.Kg3 h2 59.Kxh2 Rxf4 60.Rxf4 gxf4 61.Ne4+ Ke5 62.Ng5 h5 63.Kh3 Nc5 64.Kh4 Ne6 65.Nh3 Ng7 66.Kg5 f3 67.Kg6 h4 68.Kg5 Ke4 69.Kxh4 Ke3 70.Kg4 Ne6 71.Kg3 Nd4 72.Kh2 Ne2 73.Kh1 Nf4 74.Nxf4 Kxf4 75.Kg1 Ke3 0-1
Navara (2646) - Kamsky (2723) [D87]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Bc4 c5 8.Ne2 0-0 9.0-0 Nc6 10.Be3 Na5 11.Bd3 b6 12.Qd2 e5 13.dxe5 Be6 14.Rad1 Nc4 15.Bxc4 Bxc4 16.f4 Qe7 17.Qc2 Rad8 18.Rfe1 h5 19.Nc1 Qe6 20.Rd2 Bb5 21.Nb3 Qc4 22.Bf2 g5 23.Bg3 gxf4 24.Bxf4 Qe6 25.Rd6 Rxd6 26.exd6 Qf6 27.Qf2 Qxc3 28.e5 Re8 29.Nd2 Bc6 30.h3 Qd3 31.Re3 Qd4 32.Nf1 h4 33.Nh2 Bxe5 34.Rxe5 Qa1+ 35.Qf1 Qd4+ 36.Be3 Qxe5 37.Ng4 Qc3 38.Nh6+ Kh8 39.Nxf7+ Kg7 40.Bh6+ Kg6 0-1
Jakovenko (2709) - Cheparinov (2687) [C67]
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.0-0 Nxe4 5.d4 Nd6 6.Bxc6 dxc6 7.dxe5 Nf5 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8 9.Nc3 Ne7 10.h3 Ng6 11.Ne4 h6 12.b3 c5 13.Bb2 Be6 14.Nfd2 h5 15.Ng5 Be7 16.Nxe6+ fxe6 17.g3 h4 18.Kg2 Kd7 19.Rae1 Rad8 20.Nf3 Ke8 21.Rd1 a5 22.a4 Rd5 23.c4 Rd8 24.Bc1 Rf8 25.Rfe1 Rf7 26.Rxd8+ Bxd8 27.Re4 hxg3 28.fxg3 Rd7 29.h4 Rd3 30.Re3 Rd7 31.h5 Ne7 32.g4 Nc6 33.g5 Ne7 34.Re2 Nf5 35.Rd2 Rf7 36.Rd3 Rf8 37.Kh3 c6 38.Kg4 Bc7 39.Be3 b6 40.g6 Bd8 41.Bf4 Bc7 42.Nd2 Nh6+ 43.Bxh6 gxh6 44.Rd6 Bxd6 45.exd6 e5 46.Ne4 Rf4+ 47.Kg3 Rf1 48.Kg2 Rf4 49.Nf6+ Rxf6 50.d7+ 1-0
Final Results at Sochi:
1. Aronian
2. Radjabov
3-4. Wang, Kamsky
5-7. Svidler, Jakovenko, Karjakin
8-9. Ivanchuk, Gashimov
10-11. Grischuk, Cheparinov
12. Gelfand
13-14. Navara, AlModiahki
Grand Prix Points after two tournaments:
Wang = 273.33 (2)
Gashimov = 218.33 (2)
Radjabov = 210 (2)
Aronian = 180 (1)
Kamsky = 180 (2)
Svidler = 175 (2)
Carlsen = 153.33 (1)
Karjakin, Grischuk = 150 (2)
Memadyarov = 105 (1)
Jakovenko = 90 (1)
Adams = 85 (1)
Cheparinov = 80 (2)
Ivanchuk = 65 (1)
Navara = 50 (2)
Gelfand = 30 (1)
Bacrot, Inarkiev, AlModiahki = 15 (1)
Pelletier, Leko = 0 (0)
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Sochi Round 12
Svidler (2738) - Jakovenko (2709) [D37]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bf4 0-0 6.e3 Nbd7 7.Qc2 c5 8.dxc5 Nxc5 9.Be2 dxc4 10.Bxc4 Bd7 11.0-0 Qb6 12.Rfd1 Rfd8 13.Be2 Be8 14.Nd2 Nd5 15.Nc4 Nb4 16.Nxb6 Nxc2 17.Nxa8 Nxa1 18.Rxd8 Bxd8 19.Bd6 Na4 20.Nd1 Bf6 21.b3 Nc3 22.Nxc3 Bxc3 23.Bf3 Bc6 24.Bxc6 bxc6 25.Bc5 a6 26.Nc7 a5 27.Na6 Nc2 28.Nb8 Nb4 29.Bxb4 axb4 30.Nxc6 Kf8 31.Kf1 e5 32.e4 Ke8 33.Ke2 Kd7 34.Na5 Bd4 35.f3 Bb6 36.Nc4 Bc7 37.Ne3 Kc6 38.Nf5 g6 39.Nh6 f6 40.Kd3 Kc5 41.Nf7 Bb6 42.h4 Kb5 43.h5 Bc5 44.hxg6 hxg6 45.Nh8 g5 46.Nf7 Bb6 47.Nd6+ Kc5 48.Nf5 Kb5 49.g3 Bc5 50.Kd2 Bf8 51.Ke2 Bc5 52.Kf1 Kc6 53.Kg2 Kd7 54.Kh3 Ke6 55.Kg4 Kf7 56.Kh5 Bf8 57.g4 Be7 58.Kh6 Bc5 59.Kh7 Bf8 60.Kh8 Bc5 61.Nh6+ Kg6 62.Nf5 Kf7 63.Kh7 Bf8 64.Ne3 Bc5 65.Nc4 Bf8 66.Na5 Bd6 67.Nc6 Bc5 68.Nd8+ Ke7 69.Nb7 Bb6 70.Kg7 Ke6 71.Kf8 Kd7 72.Kf7 Kc7 73.Kxf6 Kxb7 74.Kxg5 Kc6 75.Kf6 Kd6 76.g5 Bd8+ 77.Kf5 Bb6 78.Kg6 Bd8 79.Kh6 Ke7 80.Kg7 1-0
Standings:
Aronian at +3
Wang, Karjakin, Radjabov at +2
Kamsky, Gashimov at +1
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bf4 0-0 6.e3 Nbd7 7.Qc2 c5 8.dxc5 Nxc5 9.Be2 dxc4 10.Bxc4 Bd7 11.0-0 Qb6 12.Rfd1 Rfd8 13.Be2 Be8 14.Nd2 Nd5 15.Nc4 Nb4 16.Nxb6 Nxc2 17.Nxa8 Nxa1 18.Rxd8 Bxd8 19.Bd6 Na4 20.Nd1 Bf6 21.b3 Nc3 22.Nxc3 Bxc3 23.Bf3 Bc6 24.Bxc6 bxc6 25.Bc5 a6 26.Nc7 a5 27.Na6 Nc2 28.Nb8 Nb4 29.Bxb4 axb4 30.Nxc6 Kf8 31.Kf1 e5 32.e4 Ke8 33.Ke2 Kd7 34.Na5 Bd4 35.f3 Bb6 36.Nc4 Bc7 37.Ne3 Kc6 38.Nf5 g6 39.Nh6 f6 40.Kd3 Kc5 41.Nf7 Bb6 42.h4 Kb5 43.h5 Bc5 44.hxg6 hxg6 45.Nh8 g5 46.Nf7 Bb6 47.Nd6+ Kc5 48.Nf5 Kb5 49.g3 Bc5 50.Kd2 Bf8 51.Ke2 Bc5 52.Kf1 Kc6 53.Kg2 Kd7 54.Kh3 Ke6 55.Kg4 Kf7 56.Kh5 Bf8 57.g4 Be7 58.Kh6 Bc5 59.Kh7 Bf8 60.Kh8 Bc5 61.Nh6+ Kg6 62.Nf5 Kf7 63.Kh7 Bf8 64.Ne3 Bc5 65.Nc4 Bf8 66.Na5 Bd6 67.Nc6 Bc5 68.Nd8+ Ke7 69.Nb7 Bb6 70.Kg7 Ke6 71.Kf8 Kd7 72.Kf7 Kc7 73.Kxf6 Kxb7 74.Kxg5 Kc6 75.Kf6 Kd6 76.g5 Bd8+ 77.Kf5 Bb6 78.Kg6 Bd8 79.Kh6 Ke7 80.Kg7 1-0
Standings:
Aronian at +3
Wang, Karjakin, Radjabov at +2
Kamsky, Gashimov at +1
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Sochi Round 11
Jakovenko (2709) - Gashimov (2717) [A61]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 c5 4.d5 d6 5.Nc3 exd5 6.cxd5 g6 7.h3 Bg7 8.e4 0-0 9.Bd3 a6 10.a4 Re8 11.0-0 Nbd7 12.Re1 b6 13.Bf4 Qc7 14.Qd2 Bb7 15.Bc4 Nh5 16.Bh2 h6 17.Rad1 Kh7 18.Qc2 Re7 19.Be2 Kg8 20.Nd2 Nhf6 21.Nc4 Ne8 22.f4 Bd4+ 23.Kh1 Rd8 24.Bf3 Qb8 25.Ne2 Bg7 26.Nc3 b5 27.axb5 axb5 28.Nxb5 Bxd5 29.exd5 Rxe1+ 30.Rxe1 Qxb5 31.f5 Qb4 32.Rf1 g5 33.Nxd6 Nxd6 34.Bxd6 Be5 35.Bxe5 Nxe5 36.Qe2 Nxf3 37.Rxf3 c4 38.f6 Rxd5 39.Re3 Rd8 40.Re8+ Rxe8 41.Qxe8+ Qf8 42.Qxf8+ Kxf8 43.Kg1 Ke8 44.Kf2 Kd7 45.Ke3 Ke6 46.Kd4 Kxf6 47.Kxc4 Ke6 48.b4 f5 49.b5 g4 50.hxg4 fxg4 51.Kd4 Kd6 52.Ke4 1-0
Aronian (2737) - Gelfand (2720) [E15]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.b3 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Be7 7.Bg2 c6 8.Bc3 d5 9.Ne5 Nfd7 10.Nxd7 Nxd7 11.Nd2 0-0 12.0-0 Rc8 13.e4 c5 14.exd5 exd5 15.dxc5 dxc4 16.cxb6 Nxb6 17.Re1 cxb3 18.Qxb3 Nd7 19.Nf3 Bc4 20.Qb2 Bf6 21.Bxf6 Nxf6 22.Ne5 Bd5 23.Rad1 Qa5 24.Bxd5 Nxd5 25.Nd7 Rfd8 26.Qe5 1-0
Karjakin (2727) - Cheparinov (2687) [B12]
1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.Nf3 e6 5.Be2 Nd7 6.0-0 h6 7.Nbd2 Ne7 8.Nb3 Nc8 9.Be3 Be7 10.Nfd2 0-0 11.f4 Ncb6 12.a4 a5 13.c3 f6 14.exf6 Nxf6 15.Nc5 Bxc5 16.dxc5 Nbd7 17.b4 Ne4 18.Nxe4 Bxe4 19.Qe1 Qe7 20.Qg3 Bf5 21.Bd4 Nf6 22.Qe3 Ne4 23.Rfb1 g5 24.Rf1 Kh7 25.bxa5 Bg6 26.Be5 gxf4 27.Bxf4 Qxc5 28.Qxc5 Nxc5 29.Be5 Rf5 30.Rxf5 Bxf5 31.Rf1 Nxa4 32.g4 Rg8 33.Rf4 Nc5 34.Rb4 h5 35.h3 hxg4 36.hxg4 Bd3 37.Bxd3+ Nxd3 38.Rxb7+ Kh6 39.Bg7+ Kg5 40.Bd4 e5 41.Bb6 Ra8 42.Ra7 Rb8 43.Rg7+ Kf4 44.g5 Kf5 45.Rc7 c5 46.Rc6 d4 47.cxd4 cxd4 48.a6 Nb4 49.Rf6+ Kxg5 50.a7 Ra8 51.Rd6 d3 52.Kf2 Rc8 53.Rd8 Rc2+ 54.Kg3 1-0
AlModiahki (2556) - Svidler (2738) [B12]
1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.dxc5 Nc6 5.Nf3 Bg4 6.Nbd2 e6 7.h3 Bh5 8.Nb3 Bxc5 9.Nxc5 Qa5+ 10.c3 Qxc5 11.Be3 Qa5 12.Qb3 Nge7 13.Nd4 Rb8 14.f4 0-0 15.Bd3 Bg6 16.Bxg6 hxg6 17.0-0 b5 18.Nxc6 Nxc6 19.Bc5 Rfc8 20.Bd6 Rb7 21.Kh2 Qb6 22.a4 Na5 23.Qxb5 Qd8 24.Qe2 Nc4 25.Ba3 Rb3 26.Qd1 Qb6 27.a5 Qb5 28.Bb4 Rxb2 29.Qd4 Nd2 30.Rf2 Nb3 31.Rxb2 Nxd4 32.cxd4 Rc4 33.Rab1 Qa4 34.Bc5 Qxa5 35.Rb8+ Kh7 36.R8b7 Qd2 37.Rxf7 Rc2 38.Rg1 a5 39.Kh1 a4 40.Re7 Qe3 41.Rxe6 a3 42.Ra6 a2 0-1
Standings:
Aronian at +3
Wang, Karjakin, Radjabov at +2
Kamsky, Gashimov, Jakovenko at +1
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 c5 4.d5 d6 5.Nc3 exd5 6.cxd5 g6 7.h3 Bg7 8.e4 0-0 9.Bd3 a6 10.a4 Re8 11.0-0 Nbd7 12.Re1 b6 13.Bf4 Qc7 14.Qd2 Bb7 15.Bc4 Nh5 16.Bh2 h6 17.Rad1 Kh7 18.Qc2 Re7 19.Be2 Kg8 20.Nd2 Nhf6 21.Nc4 Ne8 22.f4 Bd4+ 23.Kh1 Rd8 24.Bf3 Qb8 25.Ne2 Bg7 26.Nc3 b5 27.axb5 axb5 28.Nxb5 Bxd5 29.exd5 Rxe1+ 30.Rxe1 Qxb5 31.f5 Qb4 32.Rf1 g5 33.Nxd6 Nxd6 34.Bxd6 Be5 35.Bxe5 Nxe5 36.Qe2 Nxf3 37.Rxf3 c4 38.f6 Rxd5 39.Re3 Rd8 40.Re8+ Rxe8 41.Qxe8+ Qf8 42.Qxf8+ Kxf8 43.Kg1 Ke8 44.Kf2 Kd7 45.Ke3 Ke6 46.Kd4 Kxf6 47.Kxc4 Ke6 48.b4 f5 49.b5 g4 50.hxg4 fxg4 51.Kd4 Kd6 52.Ke4 1-0
Aronian (2737) - Gelfand (2720) [E15]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.b3 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Be7 7.Bg2 c6 8.Bc3 d5 9.Ne5 Nfd7 10.Nxd7 Nxd7 11.Nd2 0-0 12.0-0 Rc8 13.e4 c5 14.exd5 exd5 15.dxc5 dxc4 16.cxb6 Nxb6 17.Re1 cxb3 18.Qxb3 Nd7 19.Nf3 Bc4 20.Qb2 Bf6 21.Bxf6 Nxf6 22.Ne5 Bd5 23.Rad1 Qa5 24.Bxd5 Nxd5 25.Nd7 Rfd8 26.Qe5 1-0
Karjakin (2727) - Cheparinov (2687) [B12]
1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.Nf3 e6 5.Be2 Nd7 6.0-0 h6 7.Nbd2 Ne7 8.Nb3 Nc8 9.Be3 Be7 10.Nfd2 0-0 11.f4 Ncb6 12.a4 a5 13.c3 f6 14.exf6 Nxf6 15.Nc5 Bxc5 16.dxc5 Nbd7 17.b4 Ne4 18.Nxe4 Bxe4 19.Qe1 Qe7 20.Qg3 Bf5 21.Bd4 Nf6 22.Qe3 Ne4 23.Rfb1 g5 24.Rf1 Kh7 25.bxa5 Bg6 26.Be5 gxf4 27.Bxf4 Qxc5 28.Qxc5 Nxc5 29.Be5 Rf5 30.Rxf5 Bxf5 31.Rf1 Nxa4 32.g4 Rg8 33.Rf4 Nc5 34.Rb4 h5 35.h3 hxg4 36.hxg4 Bd3 37.Bxd3+ Nxd3 38.Rxb7+ Kh6 39.Bg7+ Kg5 40.Bd4 e5 41.Bb6 Ra8 42.Ra7 Rb8 43.Rg7+ Kf4 44.g5 Kf5 45.Rc7 c5 46.Rc6 d4 47.cxd4 cxd4 48.a6 Nb4 49.Rf6+ Kxg5 50.a7 Ra8 51.Rd6 d3 52.Kf2 Rc8 53.Rd8 Rc2+ 54.Kg3 1-0
AlModiahki (2556) - Svidler (2738) [B12]
1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.dxc5 Nc6 5.Nf3 Bg4 6.Nbd2 e6 7.h3 Bh5 8.Nb3 Bxc5 9.Nxc5 Qa5+ 10.c3 Qxc5 11.Be3 Qa5 12.Qb3 Nge7 13.Nd4 Rb8 14.f4 0-0 15.Bd3 Bg6 16.Bxg6 hxg6 17.0-0 b5 18.Nxc6 Nxc6 19.Bc5 Rfc8 20.Bd6 Rb7 21.Kh2 Qb6 22.a4 Na5 23.Qxb5 Qd8 24.Qe2 Nc4 25.Ba3 Rb3 26.Qd1 Qb6 27.a5 Qb5 28.Bb4 Rxb2 29.Qd4 Nd2 30.Rf2 Nb3 31.Rxb2 Nxd4 32.cxd4 Rc4 33.Rab1 Qa4 34.Bc5 Qxa5 35.Rb8+ Kh7 36.R8b7 Qd2 37.Rxf7 Rc2 38.Rg1 a5 39.Kh1 a4 40.Re7 Qe3 41.Rxe6 a3 42.Ra6 a2 0-1
Standings:
Aronian at +3
Wang, Karjakin, Radjabov at +2
Kamsky, Gashimov, Jakovenko at +1
Monday, August 11, 2008
Sochi Round 10 - Some Excitement At Last
Cheparinov-Aronian
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bg4 5. h3 Bxf3 6. Qxf3 e6 7. Bd3 Nbd7 8. O-O Bd6 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Bd2 Re8 11. Qd1 dxc4 12. Bxc4 Qe7 13. Qc2 e5 14. Rae1 Rad8 15. Bb3 Bb8 16. Ne2 Qd6 17. g3 Nb6 18. Qf5 Nbd5 19. Qf3 e4 20. Qg2 h5 21. Nf4 g6 22. Rc1 Nh7 23. Ba5 b6 24. Bd2 Ng5 25. Bd1 h4 26. gxh4 Nxf4 27. exf4 Ne6 28. h5 Nxd4 29. Be3 c5 30. Bxd4 cxd4 31. Ba4 Re7 32. Rc6 Qxf4 33. hxg6 f5 34. Rfc1 d3 35. Rc8 Kg7 36. R1c4 Rxc8 37. Rxc8 Rc7 38. Rxc7+ Bxc7 39. Bd7 a6 40. h4 b5 41. Qh3 d2 0-1
Gelfand-Ivanchuk
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. Re1 d6 8. e4 a6 9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Qc7 11. Be3 O-O 12. Rc1 Re8 13. f4 Bf8 14. f5 h6 15. Rf1 Nbd7 16. fxe6 fxe6 17. Bh3 Qc5 18. b4 Qxc4 19. Nd5 Qxa2 20. Rf2 Qxf2+ 21. Bxf2 exd5 22. Bxd7 Nxd7 23. Rc7 Bc8 24. Nf5 Ne5 25. Qh5 Re6 26. Bd4 Rf6 27. Bxe5 dxe5 28. Nxh6+ gxh6 29. Qxe5 Rd6 30. Qh5 Bd7 31. e5 Be8 32. Qf3 Rdd8 33. Qf5 Bg7 34. Qg4 Bf7 35. e6 Rf8 36. Rxf7 Rxf7 37. exf7+ Kxf7 38. Qd7+ 1-0
Gashimov-AlModiahki
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bc4 Qb6 7. Nde2 e6 8. Bb3 Be7 9. Be3 Qc7 10. Qd2 a6 11. O-O-O Ng4 12. f4 Nxe3 13. Qxe3 O-O 14. Rhf1 b5 15. f5 b4 16. Na4 Na5 17. Ng3 Nxb3+ 18. axb3 Kh8 19. Nh5 exf5 20. exf5 Bb7 21. f6 gxf6 22. Rde1 Rfe8 23. Nb6 Rab8 24. Qh6 Rg8 25. Nxf6 Rg7 26. Nbd5 Qa5 27. Nxe7 Qa1+ 28. Kd2 Qxb2 29. g4 Qc3+ 30. Kd1 Bf3+ 31. Rxf3 Qxf3+ 32. Kc1 Qc3 33. Re3 Qa1+ 34. Kd2 Qd4+ 35. Ke2 Qc5 36. Nf5 Qxc2+ 37. Kf3 Qd1+ 38. Kf2 Qc2+ 39. Re2 Qc5+ 40. Kf1 1-0
Radjabov-Navara
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. f4 Bb4 8. Bd3 d6 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. O-O e5 11. h3 exf4 12. Bxf4 O-O 13. e5 Bxc3 14. bxc3 dxe5 15. Bxe5 Nd5 16. Qh5 f5 17. Rae1 Qe8 18. Qh4 Qd8 19. Qd4 Qd7 20. c4 Nf6 21. Bd6 Ne8 22. c5 Nxd6 23. cxd6 Qa7 24. Qxa7 Rxa7 25. Re7 1-0
Svidler-Karjakin
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qc2 c5 6. d5 exd5 7. cxd5 Bb7 8. Bg2 Nxd5 9. O-O Be7 10. Qe4 Na6 11. Nh4 g6 12. Qe5 f6 13. Qe4 Qc8 14. Rd1 Nac7 15. Nxg6 hxg6 16. Qxg6+ Kd8 17. a3 b5 18. e4 Nb6 19. Nc3 Ne6 20. b4 cxb4 21. Nd5 Nf8 22. Qg7 Rh7 23. Qg8 Nxd5 24. exd5 d6 25. axb4 Qf5 26. Be3 a6 27. Rac1 Rc8 28. Bb6+ Ke8 29. h4 Qg6 30. Qxg6+ Nxg6 31. Rxc8+ Bxc8 32. Rc1 Bf5 33. Ra1 Rg7 34. Kh2 Bc8 35. Rc1 Bb7 36. f4 Bd8 37. Bd4 Kf7 0-1
Standings:
Wang, Gashimov, Aronian and Radjabov at +2
Cheparinov, Kamsky and Karjakin at +1
Grischuk, Ivanchuk and Jakovenko are even at 5/10
Three rounds to go!
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bg4 5. h3 Bxf3 6. Qxf3 e6 7. Bd3 Nbd7 8. O-O Bd6 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Bd2 Re8 11. Qd1 dxc4 12. Bxc4 Qe7 13. Qc2 e5 14. Rae1 Rad8 15. Bb3 Bb8 16. Ne2 Qd6 17. g3 Nb6 18. Qf5 Nbd5 19. Qf3 e4 20. Qg2 h5 21. Nf4 g6 22. Rc1 Nh7 23. Ba5 b6 24. Bd2 Ng5 25. Bd1 h4 26. gxh4 Nxf4 27. exf4 Ne6 28. h5 Nxd4 29. Be3 c5 30. Bxd4 cxd4 31. Ba4 Re7 32. Rc6 Qxf4 33. hxg6 f5 34. Rfc1 d3 35. Rc8 Kg7 36. R1c4 Rxc8 37. Rxc8 Rc7 38. Rxc7+ Bxc7 39. Bd7 a6 40. h4 b5 41. Qh3 d2 0-1
Gelfand-Ivanchuk
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. Re1 d6 8. e4 a6 9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Qc7 11. Be3 O-O 12. Rc1 Re8 13. f4 Bf8 14. f5 h6 15. Rf1 Nbd7 16. fxe6 fxe6 17. Bh3 Qc5 18. b4 Qxc4 19. Nd5 Qxa2 20. Rf2 Qxf2+ 21. Bxf2 exd5 22. Bxd7 Nxd7 23. Rc7 Bc8 24. Nf5 Ne5 25. Qh5 Re6 26. Bd4 Rf6 27. Bxe5 dxe5 28. Nxh6+ gxh6 29. Qxe5 Rd6 30. Qh5 Bd7 31. e5 Be8 32. Qf3 Rdd8 33. Qf5 Bg7 34. Qg4 Bf7 35. e6 Rf8 36. Rxf7 Rxf7 37. exf7+ Kxf7 38. Qd7+ 1-0
Gashimov-AlModiahki
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bc4 Qb6 7. Nde2 e6 8. Bb3 Be7 9. Be3 Qc7 10. Qd2 a6 11. O-O-O Ng4 12. f4 Nxe3 13. Qxe3 O-O 14. Rhf1 b5 15. f5 b4 16. Na4 Na5 17. Ng3 Nxb3+ 18. axb3 Kh8 19. Nh5 exf5 20. exf5 Bb7 21. f6 gxf6 22. Rde1 Rfe8 23. Nb6 Rab8 24. Qh6 Rg8 25. Nxf6 Rg7 26. Nbd5 Qa5 27. Nxe7 Qa1+ 28. Kd2 Qxb2 29. g4 Qc3+ 30. Kd1 Bf3+ 31. Rxf3 Qxf3+ 32. Kc1 Qc3 33. Re3 Qa1+ 34. Kd2 Qd4+ 35. Ke2 Qc5 36. Nf5 Qxc2+ 37. Kf3 Qd1+ 38. Kf2 Qc2+ 39. Re2 Qc5+ 40. Kf1 1-0
Radjabov-Navara
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. f4 Bb4 8. Bd3 d6 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. O-O e5 11. h3 exf4 12. Bxf4 O-O 13. e5 Bxc3 14. bxc3 dxe5 15. Bxe5 Nd5 16. Qh5 f5 17. Rae1 Qe8 18. Qh4 Qd8 19. Qd4 Qd7 20. c4 Nf6 21. Bd6 Ne8 22. c5 Nxd6 23. cxd6 Qa7 24. Qxa7 Rxa7 25. Re7 1-0
Svidler-Karjakin
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qc2 c5 6. d5 exd5 7. cxd5 Bb7 8. Bg2 Nxd5 9. O-O Be7 10. Qe4 Na6 11. Nh4 g6 12. Qe5 f6 13. Qe4 Qc8 14. Rd1 Nac7 15. Nxg6 hxg6 16. Qxg6+ Kd8 17. a3 b5 18. e4 Nb6 19. Nc3 Ne6 20. b4 cxb4 21. Nd5 Nf8 22. Qg7 Rh7 23. Qg8 Nxd5 24. exd5 d6 25. axb4 Qf5 26. Be3 a6 27. Rac1 Rc8 28. Bb6+ Ke8 29. h4 Qg6 30. Qxg6+ Nxg6 31. Rxc8+ Bxc8 32. Rc1 Bf5 33. Ra1 Rg7 34. Kh2 Bc8 35. Rc1 Bb7 36. f4 Bd8 37. Bd4 Kf7 0-1
Standings:
Wang, Gashimov, Aronian and Radjabov at +2
Cheparinov, Kamsky and Karjakin at +1
Grischuk, Ivanchuk and Jakovenko are even at 5/10
Three rounds to go!
Saturday, August 09, 2008
Sochi Round 9
Wang-Radjabov
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 c5 7. dxc5 dxc5 8. Qxd8 Rxd8 9. Bxc5 Nc6 10. Nge2 b6 11. Ba3 Bb7 12. Rd1 a5 13. Nc1 Nb4 14. Bd3 Bh6 15. Nd5 Nfxd5 16. cxd5 e6 17. Bxb4 axb4 18. dxe6 Bxc1 19. e7 Rdc8 20. e8=Q+ Rxe8 21. Rxc1 f5 22. Rc7 Bd5 23. O-O fxe4 24. fxe4 Bxa2 25. Ra1 Bd5 26. Rxa8 Bxa8 27. Bb5 Re5 28. Bc4+ Kf8 29. Rc8+ Re8 30. Rxe8+ Kxe8 31. e5 Ke7 32. Kf2 Bc6 33. g3 g5 34. Ke3 h6 35. Kd4 Bd7 36. Bd5 Bb5 37. Bf3 Be8 38. Bg2 Ba4 39. Bd5 Bb5 40. Bg8 Kf8 41. Bc4 Ba4 42. Bd5 Bb5 43. Bf3 Ke7 44. Bg4 Bf1 45. Kd5 Bb5 46. Bf5 Be8 47. Kc4 b3 48. Kxb3 Bb5 49. Kc3 Be2 50. Kd4 Bb5 51. Kd5 Ba4 52. b4 Bb5 53. Bg4 Ba4 54. Bc8 Kd8 55. Ba6 Kd7 56. e6+ Ke7 57. Bc8 Bb5 58. Bd7 Be2 59. Kc6 b5 60. Kb6 Bc4 61. Bxb5 Bxe6 62. Kc7 1-0
Standings:
Cheparinov and Wang at +2
Gashimov, Radjabov, Kamsky, Aronian at +1
Ivanchuk, Grischuk, Jakovenko, Karjakin at 0
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 c5 7. dxc5 dxc5 8. Qxd8 Rxd8 9. Bxc5 Nc6 10. Nge2 b6 11. Ba3 Bb7 12. Rd1 a5 13. Nc1 Nb4 14. Bd3 Bh6 15. Nd5 Nfxd5 16. cxd5 e6 17. Bxb4 axb4 18. dxe6 Bxc1 19. e7 Rdc8 20. e8=Q+ Rxe8 21. Rxc1 f5 22. Rc7 Bd5 23. O-O fxe4 24. fxe4 Bxa2 25. Ra1 Bd5 26. Rxa8 Bxa8 27. Bb5 Re5 28. Bc4+ Kf8 29. Rc8+ Re8 30. Rxe8+ Kxe8 31. e5 Ke7 32. Kf2 Bc6 33. g3 g5 34. Ke3 h6 35. Kd4 Bd7 36. Bd5 Bb5 37. Bf3 Be8 38. Bg2 Ba4 39. Bd5 Bb5 40. Bg8 Kf8 41. Bc4 Ba4 42. Bd5 Bb5 43. Bf3 Ke7 44. Bg4 Bf1 45. Kd5 Bb5 46. Bf5 Be8 47. Kc4 b3 48. Kxb3 Bb5 49. Kc3 Be2 50. Kd4 Bb5 51. Kd5 Ba4 52. b4 Bb5 53. Bg4 Ba4 54. Bc8 Kd8 55. Ba6 Kd7 56. e6+ Ke7 57. Bc8 Bb5 58. Bd7 Be2 59. Kc6 b5 60. Kb6 Bc4 61. Bxb5 Bxe6 62. Kc7 1-0
Standings:
Cheparinov and Wang at +2
Gashimov, Radjabov, Kamsky, Aronian at +1
Ivanchuk, Grischuk, Jakovenko, Karjakin at 0
Friday, August 08, 2008
Sochi Round 8
Svidler-Ivanchuk
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 O-O 6. Bg5 d6 7. Nbd2 h6 8. Bh4 g5 9. Bg3 Nh5 10. Bxc6 bxc6 11. d4 exd4 12. Nxd4 Nxg3 13. hxg3 Qf6 14. N2b3 Bb6 15. Qf3 Qxf3 16. gxf3 Kg7 17. g4 d5 18. Nf5+ Bxf5 19. gxf5 Rfe8 20. Nd2 Rad8 21. Rd1 dxe4 22. fxe4 Rd5 23. Ke2 Rxf5 24. Rh2 Rf4 25. f3 f5 0-1
Gelfand-Wang
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 Nbd7 7. Nxc4 Nb6 8. Ne5 a5 9. g3 e6 10. Bg2 Bb4 11. O-O O-O 12. e3 h6 13. Qe2 Bh7 14. Rd1 Nfd7 15. Nd3 Qe7 16. e4 e5 17. Nxe5 Nxe5 18. dxe5 Bc5 19. Be3 Bxe3 20. Qxe3 Nc4 21. Qe2 Nxe5 22. f4 Nd7 23. Rd4 Rfd8 24. Rad1 Nc5 25. Qe3 Rxd4 26. Rxd4 Nb3 27. Rd1 Re8 28. e5 Qc5 29. Qxc5 Nxc5 30. Bf1 Kf8 31. Kf2 Ke7 32. Ke3 f6 33. exf6+ Kxf6+ 34. Kf2 Bc2 35. Rc1 Bb3 36. Nd5+ Bxd5 37. Rxc5 Re4 38. Bg2 Rc4 39. Rxc4 Bxc4 40. Ke3 Bb3 41. Kd4 Bxa4 42. Kc5 Bb3 43. Be4 a4 44. h4 Bd1 45. Kd6 h5 46. Bd3 Bf3 47. Kc5 b5 48. Bc2 Ke6 49. Bg6 Kd7 50. Bc2 Kc7 51. b3 a3 52. Bb1 Be4 53. Ba2 Kd7 54. Kb4 Ke6 0-1
Kamsky-AlModiahki
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. Re1 e5 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. d3 Ne7 8. a3 a5 9. Be3 b6 10. Nbd2 a4 11. Qb1 Qc7 12. b3 O-O 13. bxa4 Rxa4 14. Qb3 Ra6 15. a4 Be6 16. Qc3 h6 17. Nb3 Bxb3 18. cxb3 Rd8 19. a5 Rxa5 20. Rxa5 bxa5 21. Bxc5 Nc8 22. h4 Nd6 23. Rc1 Nb5 24. Qc4 Rb8 25. Be3 Nd4 26. Bxd4 exd4 27. g3 Qb6 28. Nd2 Qb5 29. Kf1 Rd8 30. Ra1 Bf8 31. Qxb5 cxb5 32. Rxa5 Bb4 33. Ra2 Bxd2 34. Rxd2 Rc8 35. Ke2 Rc3 36. e5 f6 37. exf6 Kf7 38. Kf3 Kxf6 39. Ke4 Rxb3 40. Kxd4 b4 41. Kc4 Rb1 42. Re2 h5 43. d4 Kf5 44. Re3 Rd1 45. d5 Rd2 46. f4 Kf6 47. Rb3 Rd1 48. Rxb4 Rc1+ 49. Kd4 Rd1+ 50. Kc5 Rd3 51. Rd4 Rc3+ 52. Kb4 1-0
Standings:
Cheparinov and Radjabov at +2
Gashimov, Wang, Kamsky, Aronian at +1
Ivanchuk, Grischuk, Jakovenko, Karjakin at 0
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 O-O 6. Bg5 d6 7. Nbd2 h6 8. Bh4 g5 9. Bg3 Nh5 10. Bxc6 bxc6 11. d4 exd4 12. Nxd4 Nxg3 13. hxg3 Qf6 14. N2b3 Bb6 15. Qf3 Qxf3 16. gxf3 Kg7 17. g4 d5 18. Nf5+ Bxf5 19. gxf5 Rfe8 20. Nd2 Rad8 21. Rd1 dxe4 22. fxe4 Rd5 23. Ke2 Rxf5 24. Rh2 Rf4 25. f3 f5 0-1
Gelfand-Wang
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 Nbd7 7. Nxc4 Nb6 8. Ne5 a5 9. g3 e6 10. Bg2 Bb4 11. O-O O-O 12. e3 h6 13. Qe2 Bh7 14. Rd1 Nfd7 15. Nd3 Qe7 16. e4 e5 17. Nxe5 Nxe5 18. dxe5 Bc5 19. Be3 Bxe3 20. Qxe3 Nc4 21. Qe2 Nxe5 22. f4 Nd7 23. Rd4 Rfd8 24. Rad1 Nc5 25. Qe3 Rxd4 26. Rxd4 Nb3 27. Rd1 Re8 28. e5 Qc5 29. Qxc5 Nxc5 30. Bf1 Kf8 31. Kf2 Ke7 32. Ke3 f6 33. exf6+ Kxf6+ 34. Kf2 Bc2 35. Rc1 Bb3 36. Nd5+ Bxd5 37. Rxc5 Re4 38. Bg2 Rc4 39. Rxc4 Bxc4 40. Ke3 Bb3 41. Kd4 Bxa4 42. Kc5 Bb3 43. Be4 a4 44. h4 Bd1 45. Kd6 h5 46. Bd3 Bf3 47. Kc5 b5 48. Bc2 Ke6 49. Bg6 Kd7 50. Bc2 Kc7 51. b3 a3 52. Bb1 Be4 53. Ba2 Kd7 54. Kb4 Ke6 0-1
Kamsky-AlModiahki
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. Re1 e5 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. d3 Ne7 8. a3 a5 9. Be3 b6 10. Nbd2 a4 11. Qb1 Qc7 12. b3 O-O 13. bxa4 Rxa4 14. Qb3 Ra6 15. a4 Be6 16. Qc3 h6 17. Nb3 Bxb3 18. cxb3 Rd8 19. a5 Rxa5 20. Rxa5 bxa5 21. Bxc5 Nc8 22. h4 Nd6 23. Rc1 Nb5 24. Qc4 Rb8 25. Be3 Nd4 26. Bxd4 exd4 27. g3 Qb6 28. Nd2 Qb5 29. Kf1 Rd8 30. Ra1 Bf8 31. Qxb5 cxb5 32. Rxa5 Bb4 33. Ra2 Bxd2 34. Rxd2 Rc8 35. Ke2 Rc3 36. e5 f6 37. exf6 Kf7 38. Kf3 Kxf6 39. Ke4 Rxb3 40. Kxd4 b4 41. Kc4 Rb1 42. Re2 h5 43. d4 Kf5 44. Re3 Rd1 45. d5 Rd2 46. f4 Kf6 47. Rb3 Rd1 48. Rxb4 Rc1+ 49. Kd4 Rd1+ 50. Kc5 Rd3 51. Rd4 Rc3+ 52. Kb4 1-0
Standings:
Cheparinov and Radjabov at +2
Gashimov, Wang, Kamsky, Aronian at +1
Ivanchuk, Grischuk, Jakovenko, Karjakin at 0
Thursday, August 07, 2008
Sochi Round 7
Karjakin-AlModiahki
1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 Nc6 4. Nc3 Na5 5. Nge2 Nxc4 6. dxc4 d6 7. O-O Be7 8. a4 O-O 9. a5 Be6 10. b3 c6 11. f4 exf4 12. Nxf4 Nd7 13. Bb2 Ne5 14. h3 g5 15. Nfe2 g4 16. hxg4 Bxg4 17. Qd4 f6 18. Ng3 Rf7 19. Nd1 Rg7 20. Ne3 Rg6 21. Nxg4 Rxg4 22. Nf5 Bf8 23. Qe3 Qe8 24. Rf4 Rxf4 25. Qxf4 Qh5 26. Rf1 Re8 27. Bd4 a6 28. Qg3+ Qg6 29. Qh3 Nf7 30. Rf4 Ng5 31. Qd3 Re6 32. Ng3 Bh6 33. Rg4 Bf8 34. Rh4 Be7 35. Bc3 Kf7 36. Kf2 Ke8 37. Kf1 Kd7 38. b4 Ke8 39. b5 Kf7 40. Kg1 Kg8 41. Kh2 Kf7 42. Bd2 Bf8 43. Bc1 Re8 44. Nf5 Kg8 45. bxc6 bxc6 46. c5 Nxe4 47. Rxe4 Qxf5 48. Rxe8 Qh5+ 49. Kg3 Qxe8 50. cxd6 Qe1+ 51. Kf3 Qxc1 52. d7 Be7 53. d8=Q+ Bxd8 54. Qxd8+ Kg7 55. Qd7+ Kg6 56. Qe8+ Kg7 57. Qd7+ Kg6 58. Qd3+ Kg5 59. Ke2 Qg1 60. Qg3+ Kh6 61. Qf4+ Kg6 62. Qe4+ Kg7 63. Qxc6 Qb1 64. Qd7+ Kg8 65. Qd3 Kg7 66. Qg3+ Kf8 67. Qd6+ Kg7 68. Kd2 Qb5 69. Qc7+ Kg6 70. g3 h5 71. c4 Qb3 72. c5 Qb2+ 73. Kd3 Qb1+ 74. Kd4 Qd1+ 75. Kc4 Qe2+ 76. Kd5 Qf3+ 77. Ke6 Qb3+ 78. Kd7 Qd5+ 79. Qd6 Qb7+ 80. Kd8 Qa8+ 81. Kc7 Qa7+ 82. Kc6 Kg5 83. Qc7 Qa8+ 84. Kb6 Kg4 85. c6 Qg8 86. Qb7 Kxg3 87. c7 Qe6+ 88. Ka7 Qe3+ 89. Ka8 1-0
Standings:
Cheparinov, Radjabov at +2
Gashimov, Aronian at +1
Seven players at 50%
1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 Nc6 4. Nc3 Na5 5. Nge2 Nxc4 6. dxc4 d6 7. O-O Be7 8. a4 O-O 9. a5 Be6 10. b3 c6 11. f4 exf4 12. Nxf4 Nd7 13. Bb2 Ne5 14. h3 g5 15. Nfe2 g4 16. hxg4 Bxg4 17. Qd4 f6 18. Ng3 Rf7 19. Nd1 Rg7 20. Ne3 Rg6 21. Nxg4 Rxg4 22. Nf5 Bf8 23. Qe3 Qe8 24. Rf4 Rxf4 25. Qxf4 Qh5 26. Rf1 Re8 27. Bd4 a6 28. Qg3+ Qg6 29. Qh3 Nf7 30. Rf4 Ng5 31. Qd3 Re6 32. Ng3 Bh6 33. Rg4 Bf8 34. Rh4 Be7 35. Bc3 Kf7 36. Kf2 Ke8 37. Kf1 Kd7 38. b4 Ke8 39. b5 Kf7 40. Kg1 Kg8 41. Kh2 Kf7 42. Bd2 Bf8 43. Bc1 Re8 44. Nf5 Kg8 45. bxc6 bxc6 46. c5 Nxe4 47. Rxe4 Qxf5 48. Rxe8 Qh5+ 49. Kg3 Qxe8 50. cxd6 Qe1+ 51. Kf3 Qxc1 52. d7 Be7 53. d8=Q+ Bxd8 54. Qxd8+ Kg7 55. Qd7+ Kg6 56. Qe8+ Kg7 57. Qd7+ Kg6 58. Qd3+ Kg5 59. Ke2 Qg1 60. Qg3+ Kh6 61. Qf4+ Kg6 62. Qe4+ Kg7 63. Qxc6 Qb1 64. Qd7+ Kg8 65. Qd3 Kg7 66. Qg3+ Kf8 67. Qd6+ Kg7 68. Kd2 Qb5 69. Qc7+ Kg6 70. g3 h5 71. c4 Qb3 72. c5 Qb2+ 73. Kd3 Qb1+ 74. Kd4 Qd1+ 75. Kc4 Qe2+ 76. Kd5 Qf3+ 77. Ke6 Qb3+ 78. Kd7 Qd5+ 79. Qd6 Qb7+ 80. Kd8 Qa8+ 81. Kc7 Qa7+ 82. Kc6 Kg5 83. Qc7 Qa8+ 84. Kb6 Kg4 85. c6 Qg8 86. Qb7 Kxg3 87. c7 Qe6+ 88. Ka7 Qe3+ 89. Ka8 1-0
Standings:
Cheparinov, Radjabov at +2
Gashimov, Aronian at +1
Seven players at 50%
Wednesday, August 06, 2008
Sochi Round 6
Cheparinov (2687) - Grischuk (2728) [D12]
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 Bf5 5.Nc3 e6 6.Nh4 Bg6 7.Qb3 Qc7 8.Nxg6 hxg6 9.Bd2 Nbd7 10.cxd5 exd5 11.0-0-0 a5 12.f3 a4 13.Qc2 a3 14.b3 Bb4 15.Kb1 Qb6 16.g4 0-0 17.h4 Rfe8 18.Rc1 Qa5 19.Bd3 Nf8 20.h5 g5 21.Bf5 Rad8 22.Qd3 b6 23.Rc2 c5 24.Rd1 Re7 25.Bc1 Rc7 26.Ne2 Re7 27.Ng1 Rde8 28.Nh3 cxd4 29.exd4 Re1 30.Nf2 N6h7 31.Rxe1 Bxe1 32.Re2 Rxe2 33.Qxe2 Bxf2 34.Qxf2 g6 35.hxg6 fxg6 36.Bd3 Ne6 37.Bxg6 Nhf8 38.Bf5 Qb4 39.Qe3 Kf7 40.Qe5 Qxd4 41.Qb8 Qd1 42.Qxb6 Nd4 43.Qc7+ Ke8 44.Qc3 Nxf5 45.gxf5 d4 46.Qc2 Qf1 47.Qe4+ Kf7 48.Kc2 Nh7 49.Qd5+ Kg7 50.Qd7+ Kg8 51.Qe6+ Kh8 52.Qe8+ Kg7 53.Qg6+ Kh8 54.f6 d3+ 55.Kb1 1-0
Gelfand (2720) - Radjabov (2744) [E97]
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.b4 Nh5 10.Re1 f5 11.Ng5 Nf6 12.f3 Kh8 13.Be3 Bh6 14.Nf7+ Rxf7 15.Bxh6 f4 16.Bg5 Neg8 17.g4 h6 18.Bh4 g5 19.Bf2 h5 20.h3 Rh7 21.c5 Ne7 22.Kg2 Ng6 23.Rh1 Bd7 24.b5 dxc5 25.Bxc5 Kg7 26.d6 hxg4 27.hxg4 Rxh1 28.Kxh1 Qh8+ 29.Kg2 Nh4+ 30.Kg1 c6 31.bxc6 bxc6 32.Kf2 Be6 33.Rb1 Kg6 34.Ke1 Rd8 35.Kd2 Rd7 36.Qa4 Qc8 37.Kc2 Ne8 38.Rd1 Ng2 39.Ba6 Qa8 40.Bc4 Ng7 41.Nd5 cxd5 42.exd5 Qe8 43.dxe6 Nxe6 44.Bxa7 Kf6 45.Bb5 Qc8+ 46.Kb2 Rb7 47.d7 Qc6 48.Ka1 Rxb5 49.Qa3 Rd5 0-1
AlModiahki (2556) - Aronian (2737) [C67]
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.0-0 Nxe4 5.Re1 Nd6 6.Nxe5 Be7 7.Bf1 Nf5 8.c3 0-0 9.d4 Nxe5 10.Rxe5 g6 11.Nd2 d5 12.Nf3 c6 13.Re1 Bd6 14.Bg5 f6 15.Bd2 Ng7 16.Bd3 Be6 17.Bh6 Qd7 18.Nh4 Rae8 19.Qc2 Bf7 20.g3 b6 21.a4 Rxe1+ 22.Rxe1 c5 23.Qd1 Re8 24.Rxe8+ Qxe8 25.Ng2 cxd4 26.cxd4 Ne6 27.Bb5 Qd8 28.Ne3 f5 29.Bc6 Qf6 30.Nxd5 Qxd4 31.Qxd4 Nxd4 32.Nf6+ Kh8 33.Bd5 Bxd5 34.Nxd5 Nb3 35.Nc3 Be5 36.Be3 Kg7 37.Kf1 Kf6 38.Ke2 g5 39.f3 f4 40.gxf4 gxf4 41.Bf2 Bd4 42.Nb5 Bxf2 43.Kxf2 a5 44.Nc7 Ke5 45.Na8 Nc5 46.Nxb6 Nd3+ 47.Ke2 Nxb2 48.h4 Kd6 49.h5 Kc6 50.Nc8 Nxa4 51.Ne7+ Kc5 52.Ng6 Nc3+ 53.Kd3 Nd5 54.Nf8 a4 55.Nxh7 a3 56.Kc2 Kc4 57.Ng5 Ne3+ 58.Kc1 Kb3 59.Ne4 a2 60.Nd2+ Ka3 61.Nb1+ Kb4 62.Kb2 axb1Q+ 63.Kxb1 Nf5 64.Kb2 Nh6 0-1
Gashimov (2717) - Navara (2646) [C99]
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 0-0 9.h3 Na5 10.Bc2 c5 11.d4 Qc7 12.Nbd2 cxd4 13.cxd4 Rd8 14.d5 Bd7 15.Nf1 Rdc8 16.Ne3 Bd8 17.Nh2 Nc4 18.Bd3 Qa7 19.Neg4 Nxg4 20.hxg4 Bb6 21.Qe2 Bd4 22.Rb1 a5 23.b3 Nb6 24.Bd2 b4 25.Rf1 Rc7 26.Kh1 Nc8 27.g3 Bc3 28.f4 a4 29.Be3 Bd4 30.Bxd4 Qxd4 31.Nf3 Qb6 32.fxe5 Bxg4 33.exd6 Nxd6 34.e5 Nf5 35.Bxf5 Bxf5 36.Rbd1 axb3 37.axb3 Rc2 38.Rd2 Raa2 39.Rfd1 Rxd2 40.Rxd2 Ra1+ 41.Kg2 Qh6 42.e6 fxe6 43.dxe6 Bxe6 44.Rd8+ Kf7 45.Ne5+ Ke7 46.Nc6+ Kf7 47.Qf3+ Qf6 48.Qh5+ g6 49.Qxh7+ Qg7 50.Ne5+ Kf6 51.Qh4+ g5 52.Qd4 Bh3+ 53.Kf3 Rf1+ 54.Ke2 Qe7 55.Rf8+ Ke6 56.Rh8 Bg2 57.Qe3 Kf5 58.g4+ Kf6 59.Rf8+ Qxf8 60.Nd7+ Kg6 61.Nxf8+ Rxf8 62.Qe6+ Rf6 63.Qg8+ Kh6 64.Qh8+ Kg6 65.Qh5+ Kg7 66.Qxg5+ Kf7 67.Kd3 Rg6 68.Qf5+ Kg7 69.Qe5+ Kf7 70.Qf4+ 1-0
Standings
Radjabov, Cheparinov = +2
Gashimov, Aronian = +1
Six players even at 3/6
Monday, August 04, 2008
Sochi Round 5
Radjabov-Cheparinov
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 dxc4 7. e4 g5 8. Bg3 b5 9. Ne5 Bb7 10. h4 g4 11. Nxg4 Nbd7 12. Nxf6+ Qxf6 13. Be2 O-O-O 14. e5 Qf5 15. a4 b4 16. Bxc4 Nc5 17. Ne2 Rg8 18. O-O Be7 19. Qc1 Ne4 20. Ba6 Kb8 21. Bxb7 Kxb7 22. a5 Rc8 23. a6+ Kb8 24. Qxh6 Ng5 25. d5 Rg6 26. Qxg6 Qxg6 27. d6 Bd8 28. hxg5 Bb6 29. Rfd1 Qxg5 30. Rac1 Qg4 31. d7 Rd8 32. Kf1 Kc7 33. Rd6 Rxd7 34. Rcxc6+ Kd8 35. f3 Qh5 36. Rxb6 Qh1+ 37. Ng1 Rxd6 38. exd6 1-0
Standings:
Radjabov, Cheparinov, Grischuk in lead with 3/5
NINE players on their heels with 2.5/5
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 dxc4 7. e4 g5 8. Bg3 b5 9. Ne5 Bb7 10. h4 g4 11. Nxg4 Nbd7 12. Nxf6+ Qxf6 13. Be2 O-O-O 14. e5 Qf5 15. a4 b4 16. Bxc4 Nc5 17. Ne2 Rg8 18. O-O Be7 19. Qc1 Ne4 20. Ba6 Kb8 21. Bxb7 Kxb7 22. a5 Rc8 23. a6+ Kb8 24. Qxh6 Ng5 25. d5 Rg6 26. Qxg6 Qxg6 27. d6 Bd8 28. hxg5 Bb6 29. Rfd1 Qxg5 30. Rac1 Qg4 31. d7 Rd8 32. Kf1 Kc7 33. Rd6 Rxd7 34. Rcxc6+ Kd8 35. f3 Qh5 36. Rxb6 Qh1+ 37. Ng1 Rxd6 38. exd6 1-0
Standings:
Radjabov, Cheparinov, Grischuk in lead with 3/5
NINE players on their heels with 2.5/5
Sunday, August 03, 2008
Sochi Round 4
Svidler-Radjabov
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2 Nc6 9. O-O-O d5 10. Qe1 e5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. exd5 Nxd5 13. Bc4 Be6 14. Ne4 Qc7 15. Bc5 Rfd8 16. g4 Nf4 17. Qc3 Rd4 18. Bxd4 exd4 19. Qb4 d3 20. Bxe6 Ne2+ 21. Kb1 Rb8 22. Bxf7+ Kh8 23. Qxb8+ Qxb8 24. c3 Nxc3+ 25. Nxc3 Bxc3 26. Bb3 Bf6 27. Rxd3 Qe5 28. Rd2 Qe3 29. Rhd1 Qxf3 30. Rd7 Qe4+ 31. Bc2 Qb4 32. Bb3 Qe4+ 33. Ka1 Qg2 34. R1d2 Qxg4 35. a3 a5 36. Rb7 a4 37. Rdd7 Qg1+ 38. Bd1 Qxh2 39. Rdc7 Bd8 40. Rc8 Qd2 41. Bc2 1-0
AlModiahki-Navara
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 Nc6 4. Nc3 Nd4 5. Nxd4 cxd4 6. Ne2 Nf6 7. d3 d5 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Nxd4 Qb6 10. Nc2 dxe4 11. Be2 Bd6 12. O-O O-O 13. Na3 Be6 14. Nc4 Bxc4 15. dxc4 Bc5 16. Qc2 Rad8 17. a3 Bd4 18. Rb1 Rfe8 19. b4 e3 20. fxe3 Bxe3+ 21. Kh1 Ne4 22. Bxe3 Qxe3 23. Bf3 Rd2 24. Bxe4 Rxc2 25. Bxc2 Qxa3 26. c5 Re7 27. Bb3 Qxb4 28. Bd5 Qa5 29. Bxb7 g6 30. Rfc1 Re5 31. c6 Rc5 32. h3 Kf8 33. Ra1 Qb4 34. c7 Rxc7 35. Rxc7 a5 36. Bf3 Qb6 37. Rc8+ Kg7 38. Ra8 h5 39. R8xa5 Qd4 40. Rd1 Qe3 41. Ra4 Kh6 42. h4 Qe5 43. Re4 Qg3 44. Kg1 f5 45. Rc4 Kg7 46. Kf1 Kh6 47. Rdd4 Kg7 48. Rc6 1-0
Standings:
Cheparinov - 3/4
Grischuk - 2.5/4
Ten (!) players at 2/4
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2 Nc6 9. O-O-O d5 10. Qe1 e5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. exd5 Nxd5 13. Bc4 Be6 14. Ne4 Qc7 15. Bc5 Rfd8 16. g4 Nf4 17. Qc3 Rd4 18. Bxd4 exd4 19. Qb4 d3 20. Bxe6 Ne2+ 21. Kb1 Rb8 22. Bxf7+ Kh8 23. Qxb8+ Qxb8 24. c3 Nxc3+ 25. Nxc3 Bxc3 26. Bb3 Bf6 27. Rxd3 Qe5 28. Rd2 Qe3 29. Rhd1 Qxf3 30. Rd7 Qe4+ 31. Bc2 Qb4 32. Bb3 Qe4+ 33. Ka1 Qg2 34. R1d2 Qxg4 35. a3 a5 36. Rb7 a4 37. Rdd7 Qg1+ 38. Bd1 Qxh2 39. Rdc7 Bd8 40. Rc8 Qd2 41. Bc2 1-0
AlModiahki-Navara
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 Nc6 4. Nc3 Nd4 5. Nxd4 cxd4 6. Ne2 Nf6 7. d3 d5 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Nxd4 Qb6 10. Nc2 dxe4 11. Be2 Bd6 12. O-O O-O 13. Na3 Be6 14. Nc4 Bxc4 15. dxc4 Bc5 16. Qc2 Rad8 17. a3 Bd4 18. Rb1 Rfe8 19. b4 e3 20. fxe3 Bxe3+ 21. Kh1 Ne4 22. Bxe3 Qxe3 23. Bf3 Rd2 24. Bxe4 Rxc2 25. Bxc2 Qxa3 26. c5 Re7 27. Bb3 Qxb4 28. Bd5 Qa5 29. Bxb7 g6 30. Rfc1 Re5 31. c6 Rc5 32. h3 Kf8 33. Ra1 Qb4 34. c7 Rxc7 35. Rxc7 a5 36. Bf3 Qb6 37. Rc8+ Kg7 38. Ra8 h5 39. R8xa5 Qd4 40. Rd1 Qe3 41. Ra4 Kh6 42. h4 Qe5 43. Re4 Qg3 44. Kg1 f5 45. Rc4 Kg7 46. Kf1 Kh6 47. Rdd4 Kg7 48. Rc6 1-0
Standings:
Cheparinov - 3/4
Grischuk - 2.5/4
Ten (!) players at 2/4
Saturday, August 02, 2008
Sochi Round 3
Cheparinov-Kamsky
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 c5 8. Ne2 Nc6 9. Be3 O-O 10. O-O Na5 11. Bd3 b6 12. Qd2 e5 13. Bh6 cxd4 14. cxd4 exd4 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. f4 f6 17. Rac1 Bg4 18. Ng3 Bd7 19. h4 Rc8 20. Rxc8 Bxc8 21. h5 Qe7 22. Qe2 Bd7 23. Rc1 Rc8 24. Re1 Rc3 25. e5 f5 26. hxg6 hxg6 27. Qd2 Nc4 28. Bxc4 Rxc4 29. Qd3 Qc5 30. e6 Bb5 31. Nh5+ Kh6 32. Qh3 d3+ 33. Kh2 gxh5 34. Qh4 Be8 35. Re5 Qf8 36. Qg5+ Kh7 37. Rxf5 Qg7 38. Qd8 Rc2 39. Rg5 Qc7 40. Qxd3+ Kh6 41. Qf5 1-0
Ivanchuk-Aronian
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bg4 5. h3 Bxf3 6. Qxf3 e6 7. Bd3 Nbd7 8. O-O Bd6 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Bd2 Re8 11. Qd1 dxc4 12. Bxc4 a6 13. Qc2 c5 14. dxc5 Nxc5 15. Rfd1 Rc8 16. Be1 Qe7 17. Rac1 Rc7 18. Be2 Rec8 19. Qb1 h6 20. Bf3 g6 21. Ne2 Rb8 22. Nf4 Ncd7 23. Rxc7 Bxc7 24. Qc2 Ne5 25. Be2 Nc6 26. Bxa6 Bxf4 27. exf4 Nb4 28. Bxb4 Qxb4 29. a3 Qf8 30. Be2 Rc8 31. Qb3 Rc7 32. Bf3 Qc8 33. g3 Kg7 34. Qb4 h5 35. h4 Rc4 36. Qxb7 Qc5 37. b4 Qf5 38. Qe7 Ne4 39. Qa7 e5 40. Qa6 Rc3 41. Qe2 Nf6 42. fxe5 Rxf3 43. exf6+ Kh7 44. Qe7 1-0
Cheparinov in sole lead at 2.5/3
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 c5 8. Ne2 Nc6 9. Be3 O-O 10. O-O Na5 11. Bd3 b6 12. Qd2 e5 13. Bh6 cxd4 14. cxd4 exd4 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. f4 f6 17. Rac1 Bg4 18. Ng3 Bd7 19. h4 Rc8 20. Rxc8 Bxc8 21. h5 Qe7 22. Qe2 Bd7 23. Rc1 Rc8 24. Re1 Rc3 25. e5 f5 26. hxg6 hxg6 27. Qd2 Nc4 28. Bxc4 Rxc4 29. Qd3 Qc5 30. e6 Bb5 31. Nh5+ Kh6 32. Qh3 d3+ 33. Kh2 gxh5 34. Qh4 Be8 35. Re5 Qf8 36. Qg5+ Kh7 37. Rxf5 Qg7 38. Qd8 Rc2 39. Rg5 Qc7 40. Qxd3+ Kh6 41. Qf5 1-0
Ivanchuk-Aronian
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bg4 5. h3 Bxf3 6. Qxf3 e6 7. Bd3 Nbd7 8. O-O Bd6 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Bd2 Re8 11. Qd1 dxc4 12. Bxc4 a6 13. Qc2 c5 14. dxc5 Nxc5 15. Rfd1 Rc8 16. Be1 Qe7 17. Rac1 Rc7 18. Be2 Rec8 19. Qb1 h6 20. Bf3 g6 21. Ne2 Rb8 22. Nf4 Ncd7 23. Rxc7 Bxc7 24. Qc2 Ne5 25. Be2 Nc6 26. Bxa6 Bxf4 27. exf4 Nb4 28. Bxb4 Qxb4 29. a3 Qf8 30. Be2 Rc8 31. Qb3 Rc7 32. Bf3 Qc8 33. g3 Kg7 34. Qb4 h5 35. h4 Rc4 36. Qxb7 Qc5 37. b4 Qf5 38. Qe7 Ne4 39. Qa7 e5 40. Qa6 Rc3 41. Qe2 Nf6 42. fxe5 Rxf3 43. exf6+ Kh7 44. Qe7 1-0
Cheparinov in sole lead at 2.5/3
Friday, August 01, 2008
Sochi Round 2
Standings:
Kamsky, Cheparinov and Aronian join Radjabov and Grischuk in lead at 1½/2.
Games:
Svidler-Cheparinov
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5
8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 Ne7 10. h3 Ng6 11. Ne4 h6 12. Bd2 Bd7 13. Rad1 Kc8 14.
Rfe1 c5 15. Ng3 b6 16. Nh5 Kb7 17. Bc3 Be6 18. g4 Ne7 19. Nf4 g5 20. Nxe6 fxe6
21. Nd2 Rd8 22. Ne4 Rxd1 23. Rxd1 Nd5 24. Bd2 Bg7 25. h4 gxh4 26. f4 Rf8 27.
Rf1 Nb4 28. Bxb4 cxb4 29. g5 hxg5 30. fxg5 Rxf1+ 31. Kxf1 Bxe5 32. b3 Kc6 33.
Kg2 Kd5 34. Nf2 Bd4 35. g6 Bg7 36. Nd3 Ke4 37. Nxb4 Kf5 38. Nc6 a5 39. Kh3 Bf6
0-1
Aronian-Navara
1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 a6 6. b3 Bb4 7. Bd2 O-O 8. Bd3
Nbd7 9. O-O Qe7 10. Ne5 Nxe5 11. dxe5 Nd7 12. f4 f6 13. Qc2 h6 14. a3 Bc5 15.
b4 Ba7 16. exf6 Nxf6 17. c5 b6 18. cxb6 Bxb6 19. Na4 Ba7 20. Rae1 e5 21. fxe5
Qxe5 22. Nc5 Qe7 23. h3 Bxc5 24. Qxc5 Qxc5 25. bxc5 Be6 26. Bc3 Rab8 27. Rb1
Nd7 28. Rxf8+ Rxf8 29. Bd4 Rb8 30. Rxb8+ Nxb8 31. Kf2 Kf7 32. Ke1 g6 33. Kd2
Bf5 34. Bf1 Ke6 35. Kc3 Bb1 36. Kb4 g5 37. g4 Ke7 38. Bg7 1-0
Kamsky-Ivanchuk
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. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c4 b4 12. Nc2 a5 13. Be2 O-O 14. O-O Bg5
15. Qd3 Rb8 16. Rad1 g6 17. b3 Be6 18. Bf3 Rb7 19. Qe2 Ne7 20. Nxe7+ Qxe7 21.
Rd3 h5 22. Rfd1 Rd8 23. Ne3 Bxe3 24. Qxe3 Rdd7 25. Qh6 Qf8 26. Qxf8+ Kxf8 27.
Rxd6 Rbc7 28. h4 Ke7 29. Ra6 Rc5 30. Kf1 Rxd1+ 31. Bxd1 Kd7 32. Ra7+ Kc6 33.
Ke2 Kb6 34. Re7 Rc7 35. Rxc7 Kxc7 36. g3 Kd6 37. Ke3 f6 38. f4 Bf7 39. f5 g5
40. g4 hxg4 41. hxg5 fxg5 42. Bxg4 a4 43. f6 a3 44. Bf5 Kc5 45. Kf3 Bh5+ 46.
Kg3 Kd6 47. Bc8 1-0
Kamsky, Cheparinov and Aronian join Radjabov and Grischuk in lead at 1½/2.
Games:
Svidler-Cheparinov
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5
8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 Ne7 10. h3 Ng6 11. Ne4 h6 12. Bd2 Bd7 13. Rad1 Kc8 14.
Rfe1 c5 15. Ng3 b6 16. Nh5 Kb7 17. Bc3 Be6 18. g4 Ne7 19. Nf4 g5 20. Nxe6 fxe6
21. Nd2 Rd8 22. Ne4 Rxd1 23. Rxd1 Nd5 24. Bd2 Bg7 25. h4 gxh4 26. f4 Rf8 27.
Rf1 Nb4 28. Bxb4 cxb4 29. g5 hxg5 30. fxg5 Rxf1+ 31. Kxf1 Bxe5 32. b3 Kc6 33.
Kg2 Kd5 34. Nf2 Bd4 35. g6 Bg7 36. Nd3 Ke4 37. Nxb4 Kf5 38. Nc6 a5 39. Kh3 Bf6
0-1
Aronian-Navara
1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 a6 6. b3 Bb4 7. Bd2 O-O 8. Bd3
Nbd7 9. O-O Qe7 10. Ne5 Nxe5 11. dxe5 Nd7 12. f4 f6 13. Qc2 h6 14. a3 Bc5 15.
b4 Ba7 16. exf6 Nxf6 17. c5 b6 18. cxb6 Bxb6 19. Na4 Ba7 20. Rae1 e5 21. fxe5
Qxe5 22. Nc5 Qe7 23. h3 Bxc5 24. Qxc5 Qxc5 25. bxc5 Be6 26. Bc3 Rab8 27. Rb1
Nd7 28. Rxf8+ Rxf8 29. Bd4 Rb8 30. Rxb8+ Nxb8 31. Kf2 Kf7 32. Ke1 g6 33. Kd2
Bf5 34. Bf1 Ke6 35. Kc3 Bb1 36. Kb4 g5 37. g4 Ke7 38. Bg7 1-0
Kamsky-Ivanchuk
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. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c4 b4 12. Nc2 a5 13. Be2 O-O 14. O-O Bg5
15. Qd3 Rb8 16. Rad1 g6 17. b3 Be6 18. Bf3 Rb7 19. Qe2 Ne7 20. Nxe7+ Qxe7 21.
Rd3 h5 22. Rfd1 Rd8 23. Ne3 Bxe3 24. Qxe3 Rdd7 25. Qh6 Qf8 26. Qxf8+ Kxf8 27.
Rxd6 Rbc7 28. h4 Ke7 29. Ra6 Rc5 30. Kf1 Rxd1+ 31. Bxd1 Kd7 32. Ra7+ Kc6 33.
Ke2 Kb6 34. Re7 Rc7 35. Rxc7 Kxc7 36. g3 Kd6 37. Ke3 f6 38. f4 Bf7 39. f5 g5
40. g4 hxg4 41. hxg5 fxg5 42. Bxg4 a4 43. f6 a3 44. Bf5 Kc5 45. Kf3 Bh5+ 46.
Kg3 Kd6 47. Bc8 1-0
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