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Jack Rabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-27-10 11:32 PM Original message |
The JR Chess Report (February 27): Topa Takes Linares; Upsets in Reykjavik; Baden Baden Falls in BL |
Edited on Sat Feb-27-10 11:34 PM by Jack Rabbit
Topalov Wins Linares
Former FIDE world champion Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria won the 27th Torneo Internacional de la Ciudad de Linares Wednesday with 6½ points out of ten rounds in capital of the state of Jaén in the Andalucía region of Spain. Topalov defeated World Cup champion Boris Gelfand of Israel in the final round to finish a half point ahead of the defend tournament champion from 2009, Alexander Grischuk. Grischuk took down Topalov in 56 moves on Tuesday to set up the final round dramatics. Grischuk, the reigning Russian national champion, drew his final game against Paco Vallejo, the reigning Spanish national champion. Armenia's Levon Aronian defeated Vugar Gashimov of Azerbaijan to take third place with 5½ points. It was Aronian's only decisive game against nine draws. Many observers were disappointed with this year's Linares, which featured only six players and ten rounds, instead of the usual format of eight palyers going 14 rounds. Reykjavik Open Begins: Ukrainian GM Baklan in Front after 5 Rounds The Reykjavik Open began Wednesday with 104 players. Top seed Vladimir Baklan of Ukraine is leading after today's double round schedule with 4½ points in five rounds after defeating Icelandic IM Thorbjorn Bromann in 50 moves. Bromann won the right to play on the top board after upsetting Bosnian GM Ivan Sokolov in the fourth round, which was played this morning. Bromann's defeat of Sokolov was the second major upset in Reykjavik this week. In yesterday's third round, Indian IM Dronavalli Harika, the former world girls' champion, took down form US national champion Yuri Shulman in 47 moves. The tournament continues tomorrow with one round a day until Wednesday. Some top games are broadcast live at the official website of the Iclandic Chess Federation. The games begin at 3:30 pm in Reykjavik, which is a reasonable 7:30 am PST. Bundesliga Rd 10: Bremen Upsets Baden Baden In Bundesliga action today in Heidelburg, the team from Bremen scored a 5-3 upset win in a match with league powerhouse Baden Baden, which hit a major snag while looking for its fifth consecutive Bundeliga title. Baden Baden continues to lead the world's most prestigious chess league by virtue of superior individual scores, but is now tied in match points with 18 each with Bremen and Solingen, which defeated Wattenscheid in Solingen today by a score of 5-3. Six of the eight games in Baden Baden-Bremen match were drawn. On board six, Bremen's Alexander Areshcheko of Ukraine set back British GM Mickey Adams of Baden Baden in 51 moves while Israeli GM Michael Roiz, playing for Bremen, took down Germany's top player, Arkadij Naiditsch, in 41 moves. Reigning world champion Vishy Anand broke training for his April title match against Veselin Topalov to play for the Baden Baden team this weekend. Action continues tomorrow when Baden Baden faces Hamburg and Bremen meets the home team in Heidelburg, while in Solingen the host team plays against the Emsdetten eight. Calendar European Individual Championships, Rijeka (Croatia) 5-19 March. Melody Amber Rapid/Blindfold Tournament, Nice. 12-25 March. Aronian, Carlsen, Domínguez, Gelfand, Gashimov, Ivanchuk, Karjakin, Kramnik, Morozevich, Ponomariov, Smeets and Svidler. Bundesliga 0910, Rounds 12-13, Emsdetten, Katernberg, Munich, König Tegel (Berlin). 21-22 March. Philadelphia Open 31 March-4 April. This replaces the Foxwoods Open after the Foxwoods Resort announced expected room rate hikes. Russian Team Championships, Dagomys 1-12 April. Bundesliga 0910, Rounds 14-15 (season finale), Erfurt, Eppingen, Bremen, Baden Baden. 10-11 April. Women's Grand Prix, Nalchik 23 April-6 May. Anand-Topalov Match for the World Title, Sofia 23 April-10 May. Grand Prix, Astrakhan (Russia) 9-25 May. US Championship, St. Louis 13-25 May. Chicago Open 27-31 May. Women's Grand Prix, Jermuk 23 June-6 July. World Open, Valley Forge, Pennsylvania 29 June-5 July. Women's Grand Prix, Ulan Bator (Mongolia) 29 July-12 August. World Junior Championships, Chotowa Czarna (Poland) 2-17 August. Chess Olympiad, Khanty Mansiysk 19 September-4 October. European Club Cup, Plovdiv 16-24 October. Women's Grand Prix, Vina del Mar (Chile) 27 October-9 November. World Youth Championships, Halidiki (Greece) 19-31 October. FIDE Women's Knock Out (Women's World Championship), Turkey 2-25 December. |
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Jack Rabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-27-10 11:33 PM Response to Original message |
1. This Week's Games |
Your humble hare acknowledges the assistance of Fritz 6.0 on analysis. Diagrams on the Jack Rabbit Chess Report are made with Chess Mérida, a true type font that can be downloaded free here. !""""""""# $tMvWlVmT% $OoOoOoOo% $ + + + +% $+ + + + % $ + + + +% $+ + + + % $pPpPpPpP% $RnBqKbNr% /(((((((() WHITE White to move (This position is a theoretical draw) I would like to thank my impressive and loyal staff: Buccaneer, Spitfire, Swashbuckler, Pancho and Robin Hood. |
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Jack Rabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-27-10 11:36 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. 27th Torneo Internacional de Ajedrez, Linares |
Edited on Sat Feb-27-10 11:37 PM by Jack Rabbit
Linares native Andrés Segovia (click on the photo for more) |
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Jack Rabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-27-10 11:38 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. Topalov - Grischuk, Round 5 |
Most observers felt that the Linares Tournament was a disappointment this years compared to years past, but the two games between the tournament champion and the runner up, in which they traded wins, were a pair of gems.
Veselin Topalov Veselin Topalov - Alexander Grischuk 27th Torneo de la Ciudad de Linares, Round 5 Linares, 18 February 2010 Open Sicilian Game: Adams Opening 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 Ng4 7.Bc1
7...Nf6 8.h3 Nc6
9.g4 Qb6
10.Nde2
10...e6 11.Bg2 Be7 12.b3!?
12...h6
13.Qd2 g5!?
14.Ba3!
14...Ne5
15.0-0-0
15...Qxf2 16.Bxd6 Bxd6 17.Qxd6 Nfd7 18.Nd4
18...Qf6 19.Qa3
19...Qe7 20.Qb2 0-0 !""""""""# $t+v+ Tl+% $+o+mWo+ % $o+ +o+ O% $+ + M O % $ + Np+p+% $+pN + +p% $pQp+ +b+% $+ Kr+ +r% /(((((((() WHITE: Veselin Topalov Position after 20...0-0 21.Nf5?
21...exf5 22.Nd5
22...Qc5 23.exf5 a5 24.h4
24...gxh4 25.Rxh4 Ra6 26.Kb1
26...Qf2 27.Ne7+ Kg7
28.Rh2
28...f6?!
29.g5?
!""""""""# $ +v+ T +% $+o+mN L % $t+ + O O% $O + MpP % $ + + + +% $+o+ + + % $oQo+ WvR% $+k+r+ + % /(((((((() WHITE: Veselin Topalov Position after 29.g4g5 29...fxg5!
30.Nxc8 Raf6 31.Ne7
31...R8f7 32.Nd5 Nf3!?
!""""""""# $ + + + +% $+o+m+tL % $ + + T O% $O +n+pO % $ + + + +% $+p+ +m+ % $pQp+ WbR% $+k+r+ + % /(((((((() WHITE: Veselin Topalov Position after 32...Ne5f3 33.Bxf3!!
33...Qxh2 34.Nxf6 Nxf6
35.a4 Qf4 36.Bd5
36...Rd7 37.Re1
!""""""""# $ + + + +% $+o+r+ L % $ + + M O% $O +b+pO % $p+ + W +% $+p+ + + % $ Qp+ + +% $+k+ R + % /(((((((() WHITE: Veselin Topalov Position after 37.Rd1e1 37...Qxf5!
38.Bc4 Qf2!?
39.Qe5! Qd4 40.Qf5 Qg4 41.Qxa5
41...Rd1+ 42.Rxd1 Qxd1+ 43.Kb2 Qd6!?
44.Qa7 Qe5+
45.Ka2 Qe4
!""""""""# $ + + + +% $Qo+ + L % $ + + M O% $+ + + O % $p+b+w+ +% $+p+ + + % $k+p+ + +% $+ + + + % /(((((((() WHITE: Veselin Topalov Position after 45...Qe5e4 46.Bd3
46...Qc6 47.a5 Nd5 48.Qd4+ Nf6 49.Qe5
49...Kf8 50.c4 g4 51.Bf5 Kf7 52.Qb8 Ne8?!
53.Qf4
53...Qc5 54.Bxg4+ Nf6?
!""""""""# $ + + + +% $+o+ +l+ % $ + + M O% $P W + + % $ +o+ Qv+% $+o+ + + % $k+ + + +% $+ + + + % /(((((((() WHITE: Veselin Topalov Position after 54...Ne8f6 55.Qf5!
55...Qd4
56.Bf3 Qf2+ 57.Ka3 Kg7 58.Ka4
58...b6
59.axb6 Qxb6 60.c5 Qa7+ 61.Kb5 Qb8+
!""""""""# $ W + + +% $+ + + L % $ + + M P% $+kP +q+ % $ + + + +% $+p+ +v+ % $ + + + +% $+ + + + % /(((((((() WHITE: Veselin Topalov Position after 61...Qa7b8+ 62.Kc4!
62...Qg8+ 63.Kc3 Qe8 64.b4 Qe1+
65.Kc4 Qf1+ 66.Kb3 Qb5 67.Bd1 Qc6
68.Bc2 Kf7 69.Bd3 1-0
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Jack Rabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-27-10 11:39 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. Grischuk - Topalov, Round 9 |
Alexander Grischuk Alexander Grischuk - Veselin Topalov 27th Torneo de la Ciudad de Linares, Round 9 Linares, 23 February 2010 East India Game: Queen's Indian Defense (Catalan Opening) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6
5.b3 5...Bb4+
6.Bd2 Be7
7.Nc3
7...0-0
8.Rc1
8...Ba3
9.Rc2 Nc6 10.Bg5
10...h6 11.Bxf6 Qxf6 12.Bg2 d5 13.0-0!?
13...dxc4 !""""""""# $t+ + Tk+% $O O +oO % $vOm+oW O% $+ + + + % $ +oP + +% $VpN +nP % $p+r+pPvP% $+ +q+rK % /(((((((() WHITE: Alexander Grischuk Position after 13...dc4:p
14.bxc4 Rad8 15.Rd2
15...Bb4 16.Qb3 Bxc3
17.Qxc3 Na5 18.c5 Nc4 19.Rc2 bxc5 20.Qb3
20...cxd4
21.Rxc4
21...Rb8 22.Qc2 Bxc4 23.Qxc4 e5!?
!""""""""# $ T + Tl+% $O O +oO % $ + + W O% $+ + O + % $ +qO + +% $+ + +nP % $p+ +pPbP% $+ + +rK % /(((((((() WHITE: Alexander Grischuk Position after 23...e6e5 24.Qxc7!
24...Rfe8 25.Qxa7
25...Rb2 26.Re1 g6?!
27.a4 Rd8 28.Qa5 e4 29.Nd2 e3 30.fxe3 d3?
!""""""""# $ + T +l+% $+ + +o+ % $ + + WoO% $Q + + + % $p+ + + +% $+ +oP P % $ T Np+vP% $+ + R K % /(((((((() WHITE: Alexander Grischuk Position after 30...d4d3 31.Ne4!
31...Qe7 32.exd3
32...Rxd3 33.Qa8+ Kg7 34.Qc6 f5 35.Nf2
35...Rdd2 36.Qc3+ Kh7 37.Rf1 Rbc2
38.Qb3
38...Rb2 39.Qc3 Rbc2 40.Qb3 Rb2 41.Qc4 h5
42.Qf4 Re2 43.Bf3 Rec2
44.Nd3 Ra2
!""""""""# $ + + + +% $+ + W +l% $ + + +o+% $+ + +o+o% $p+ + Q +% $+ +nPbP % $t+t+ + P% $+ + +rK % /(((((((() WHITE: Alexander Grischuk Position after 44...Rb2a2 45.Nb4!!
45...Rxa4 46.Nxc2 Rxf4 47.gxf4
47...Kh6 48.Rb1 Qe6 49.Re1 Qa2 50.Nd4 h4
51.Be2 g5 52.fxg5+ Kxg5 53.Rf1 Kg6
54.Rxf5 Qb1+ 55.Rf1 Qe4 56.Kf2 1-0
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Jack Rabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-27-10 11:41 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. Topalov - Gelfand, Round 10 |
Topalov won the tournament by defeating Gelfand in the last round.
Veselin Topalov and Boris Gelfand at the start of the present game Veselin Topalov - Boris Gelfand 27th Torneo de la Ciudad de Linares, Round 5 Linares, 18 February 2010 Epine Dorsal: Horseman Defense (Janisch Opening) (Petroff Defense) 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6
3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.Nc3!?
5...Nxc3 6.dxc3 Be7 7.Be3
7...0-0
8.Qd2 Nd7 9.0-0-0 Re8 10.h4 c6
11.h5 h6!?
12.Kb1
12...Nf6 13.Bd3 Bf8
14.Rdg1 Ng4 15.Bf4 Qf6 16.Nh2 Nxh2
17.Rxh2 Bf5!?
18.Bxf5 Qxf5 19.g4!
19...Qe4 20.g5 hxg5 21.Bxg5 Qe2?
!""""""""# $t+ +tVl+% $Oo+ +oO % $ +oO + +% $+ + + Bp% $ + + + +% $+ P + + % $pPpQwP R% $+k+ + R % /(((((((() WHITE: Veselin Topalov Position after 21...Qe4e2 22.Qxe2 Rxe2 23.Be3!
23...Rxe3 24.fxe3 Re8
25.Rh3!
25...Re6 26.c4 Be7 27.Rf3 Re5 28.Rgf1!?
!""""""""# $ + + +l+% $Oo+ VoO % $ +oO + +% $+ + T +p% $ +p+ + +% $+ + Pr+ % $pPp+ + +% $+k+ +r+ % /(((((((() WHITE: Veselin Topalov Position after 28.Rg1f1 28...Rxh5!
29.Rxf7 Re5
30.R7f3 Bf6 31.c3!?
31...Re4 32.Rxf6!?
32...gxf6 33.Rxf6 !""""""""# $ + + +l+% $Oo+ + + % $ +oO R +% $+ + + + % $ +p+t+ +% $+ P P + % $pP + + +% $+k+ + + % /(((((((() WHITE: Veselin Topalov Position after 33.Rf1f6:p 33...Rxe3!
34.Rxd6 Kf7 35.Kc2
35...Re2+ 36.Kb3 Ke7
37.Rd4 c5 38.Rd3 b6 39.Ka3 Rc2 40.Rd5
40...a5 41.Rd3 Rh2 42.b3 Rc2 43.Ka4!?
43...Rxa2+
44.Kb5 Rb2
45.Kxb6 a4
!""""""""# $ + + + +% $+ + L + % $ K + + +% $+ O + + % $o+p+ + +% $+pPr+ + % $ T + + +% $+ + + + % /(((((((() WHITE: Veselin Topalov Position after 45...a5a4 46.Kxc5!
46...Rxb3 47.Kc6 a3 48.c5 Ke8?
!""""""""# $ + +l+ +% $+ + + + % $ +k+ + +% $+ P + + % $ + + + +% $OtPr+ + % $ + + + +% $+ + + + % /(((((((() WHITE: Veselin Topalov Position after 48...Ke7e8 49.Rh3!
49...a2 50.Rh8+ Ke7 51.Ra8 Rb2 52.Kc7 Rc2
53.c6 Rb2 54.c4 Rc2 55.Ra6 Rb2 56.c5 Ke6 57.Ra5 Rc2
58.Kb7 Rb2+ 59.Kc8 Ke7 60.c7 Ke8
!""""""""# $ +k+l+ +% $+ P + + % $ + + + +% $R P + + % $ + + + +% $+ + + + % $oT + + +% $+ + + + % /(((((((() WHITE: Veselin Topalov Position after 60...Ke7e8 61.Rxa2!!
61...Rxa2 62.Kb7 1-0
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Jack Rabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-27-10 11:42 PM Response to Reply #2 |
6. Grischuk - Gashimov, Round 8 |
Alexander Grischuk Alexander Grischuk - Vugar Gashimov 27th Torneo de la Ciudad de Linares, Round 8 Linares, 21 February 2010 West India Game: Tal-Indian Defense (Catalan Opening) (Modern Benoni) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 c5 4.d5 d6 5.Nc3 exd5 6.cxd5 g6 7.g3 Bg7 8.Bg2 0-0 9.0-0 Re8 10.Bf4 Na6 11.Re1 Bg4
12.Qb3!?
12...Nh5
13.Bg5 Qd7 14.Nd2!?
!""""""""# $ t +t+l+% $Oo+w+oVo% $m+ O +o+% $+ Op+ Bm% $ + + +v+% $+qM + P % $pP MpPbP% $R + R K % /(((((((() WHITE: Alexander Grischuk Position after 14.Nf3d2 14...h6!
15.Be3 Bf5!?
16.Nc4!
16...Nb4 17.Rac1 Rab8 18.a4 b6
19.Nb5 Bf8 20.Bd2 a6 21.Nbxd6!?
21...b5?
!""""""""# $ T +tVl+% $+ +w+o+ % $o+ N +oO% $+oOp+v+m% $pMn+ + +% $+q+ + P % $ P BpPbP% $+ R R K % /(((((((() WHITE: Alexander Grischuk Position after 21...b6b5 22.Nxe8!
22...bxc4 23.Qxc4 Rxe8 24.Bxb4 cxb4 25.e4
25...Bg4 26.e5 Qf5
27.e6 fxe6 28.dxe6 Be7
!""""""""# $ + +t+l+% $+ + V + % $o+ +p+oO% $+ + +w+m% $pOq+ +v+% $+ + + P % $ P + PbP% $+ R R k % /(((((((() WHITE: Alexander Grischuk Position after 28...Bf8e7 29.f3!
29...Bh3 30.g4!
30...Qg5 31.Bxh3 Nf4 32.Bf1 Rf8 33.Qc7 h5
34.Qe5 Qh4 35.Re4 Nh3+
36.Bxh3 Qxh3 37.Qg3
37...hxg4 38.Qxh3 gxh3 39.Kf2 Rd8 40.Ke2 1-0
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Jack Rabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-27-10 11:43 PM Response to Reply #2 |
7. Vallejo - Gashimov, Round 5 |
Vugar Gashimov Paco Vallejo - Vugar Gashimov 27th Torneo de la Ciudad de Linares, Round 5 Linares, 18 February 2010 West India Game: Tal-Indian Defense (Main Line) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 c5 4.d5 d6 5.Nc3 exd5 6.cxd5 g6 7.Bf4
7...a6
8.a4 Bg7 9.h3
9...0-0 10.e3 Ne8
11.Be2 Nd7 12.0-0 Qe7 13.Qb3
13...Rb8
14.Nd2 f5 15.Nc4 g5
16.Bh2 f4
17.exf4?!
!""""""""# $ Tv+mTl+% $+o+mW Vo% $o+ O + +% $+ Op+ O % $p+n+ P +% $+qN + +p% $ P +bPpB% $R + +rK % /(((((((() WHITE: Paco Vallejo Position after 17.ef4:p 17...gxf4!
18.Rfe1 Ne5 19.Ne4!?
19...b5!
20.axb5 Rxb5 21.Qd1 Rb4
22.Rc1!?
!""""""""# $ +v+mTl+% $+ + W Vo% $o+ O + +% $+ OpM + % $ Tn+nO +% $+ + + +p% $ P +bPpB% $+ RqR K % /(((((((() WHITE: Paco Vallejo Position after 22.Ra1c1 22...Nxc4!
23.Rxc4
23...Bxb2 24.Rxb4 cxb4
25.Qc2 Bg7
26.Qxc8 Qxe4 27.Qe6+ Qxe6 28.dxe6 Bc3!
29.Rd1 a5 30.Bb5 Nc7!?
31.Bd7?
!""""""""# $ + + Tl+% $+ Mb+ +o% $ + Op+ +% $O + + + % $ O + O +% $+ V + +p% $ + + PpB% $+ +r+ K % /(((((((() WHITE: Paco Vallejo Position after 31.Bb5d7 31...Rf6!
32.Rxd6 b3 33.Rb6
33...b2 34.g4 Bb4 35.Rb8+ Rf8 0-1
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Jack Rabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-27-10 11:45 PM Response to Reply #1 |
8. Reykjavik Open |
Reykjavik |
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Jack Rabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-27-10 11:51 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. Gunnarsson - Baklan, Round 2 |
Ukrainian GM Vladimir Baklan finds himself the top seed in this year's Reykjavik Open. His greatest accomplishment to date is winning the 2005 open tournament in Hoogeveen, Holland.
Vladimir Baklan Jon Viktor Gunnarsson - Vladimir Baklan International Open, Round 2 Reykjavik, 25 February 2010 English Game: Catalan Four Knights' Opening 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.c4 0-0 5.0-0 d6
6.Nc3 Nc6 7.d3 7...e5 8.Rb1 Re8 9.Bg5
9...h6 10.Bxf6 Bxf6 11.b4 Bg7!?
12.b5
12...Ne7 13.Nd2 e4 14.Qc2 e3 15.fxe3 Nf5
16.Nd1 Nxe3 17.Nxe3 Rxe3 18.Ne4!?
!""""""""# $t+vW +l+% $OoO +oV % $ + O +oO% $+p+ + + % $ +p+n+ +% $+ +pT P % $p+q+p+bP% $+r+ +rK % /(((((((() WHITE: Jon Viktor Gunnarsson Position after 18.Nd2e4 18...Qe7!
19.Rf3 Rxf3 20.Bxf3
20...a6 21.a4!?
21...axb5 22.axb5 Qe5
23.Qd2 Be6 24.Nf2 d5 25.cxd5
25...Bxd5 26.Bxd5 Qxd5 27.Qf4
27...Ra2 28.e3 Re2
29.e4? !""""""""# $ + + +l+% $+oO +oV % $ + + +oO% $+p+w+ + % $ + +pQ +% $+ +p+ P % $ + +tN P% $+r+ + K % /(((((((() WHITE: Jon Viktor Gunnarsson Position after 29.e3e4 29...Qa2! 30.Rf1 Bd4 31.Kg2 31...Qb2 32.h4 h5 0-1 |
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Jack Rabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-27-10 11:54 PM Response to Reply #8 |
10. Shulman - Harika, Round 3 |
Dronavalli Harika Yuri Shulman - Dronavalli Harika International Open, Round 3 Reykjavik, 26 February 2010 West India Game: Tal-Indian Defense (Modern Benoni) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 0-0
5.Bg5 d6 6.Qd2 c5
7.d5 e6 8.Bd3
8...exd5 9.cxd5
9...a6 10.a4 Nbd7
11.Nf3 Qc7!?
12.0-0
12...Ng4 13.Be2 Nde5 14.Nxe5 Bxe5
15.h3!?
!""""""""# $t+v+ Tl+% $+ + +o+o% $ + O +o+% $+ OpV B % $p+ +p+m+% $+ M + +p% $ P QvPp+% $R + +rK % /(((((((() WHITE: Yuri Shulman Position after 15.h2h3 15...Nf6!
16.Bd3
16...c4!
17.Bc2
17...Nd7 18.f4 Bg7 19.e5?!
19...dxe5 20.f5
20...b5!?
21.d6!?
21...Qb6+
22.Be3?!
22...Bh6 23.Rae1
23...Bb7 24.Kh1 Bxe3 25.Rxe3 Qd4
26.Qf2
!""""""""# $t+ + Tl+% $+v+m+o+o% $o+ P +o+% $+o+ Op+ % $p+oW + +% $+ N R +p% $ Pb+ Qp+% $+ + +r+k% /(((((((() WHITE: Yuri Shulman Position after 26.Qd2f2 26...b4! 26...b4
27.Ne2?!
27...Qxd6!
28.Rd1 Qe7 29.Ng3 Rad8 30.Be4
30...Bxe4 31.Nxe4 Nf6 32.Rde1 Nxe4?!
33.Rxe4 Qf6 34.Rxe5
34...Rd1!?
35.Rxd1 Qxe5 36.f6?
!""""""""# $ + + Tl+% $+ + +o+o% $o+ + Po+% $+ + W + % $pOo+ + +% $+ + + +p% $ P + Qp+% $+ +p+ +k% /(((((((() WHITE: Yuri Shulman Position after 36.f5f6 36...c3!
37.bxc3 bxc3 38.Qb6
38...c2!
39.Rc1 Qe2 40.Qd4 h5 41.Kh2 Rc8 42.a5
42...Qc4 43.Qd2 Qc3 44.Qg5 Kh7 45.Qf4 Qc7 46.g3 Qxa5 47.Qd6 Rd8 0-1
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Jack Rabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-10 03:05 PM Response to Original message |
11. Update (Tuesday) |
Gupta, Stefansson tied in Reyjavik after 8
Former world junior champion Abhijeet Gupta of India and Iceland's Hannes Stefansson are tied for first place in the Reykjavik Open with 6½ points each with one round remaining. Both GMs entered the day tied for second place with 5½ points each along with verteran grandmaster Igor Nataf of France and 15-year-old Ukrainian IM Ilya Nyzhnyk, with Bosinan GM Ivan Sokolov in first place. Gupta, playing white, defeated Sokolov in 42 moves while Hannes, playing Black, went 72 moves before reaching the Lucena position, forcing Nataf to resign. Nyzhnyk, playing Black, lost his game today against Aloyzas Kveinys of Lithuania. Hannes and Gupta will play tomorrow in the final round on the top board with first prize on the line. It appears that Hannes will play White, but the official pairings have not been posted as not all games in today's round are complete. Magnus remains Número Uno The official FIDE March ratings list was posted yesterday with 19-year-old Nowegian GM Magnus Carlsen remaining the world's top rated player with an Elo score of 2813 followed by Bulgaria's Veselin Topalov at 2805. The FIDE ratings do not include the recently completed category 21 tournament in Linares, which was won by Topalov and unofficially put the former FIDE champion at 2812. Topalov will play for the world title in a match against reigning champion Vishy Anand of India beginning April 23 in Sofia. |
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12. Update (Wednesday): Reykjavik Open ends in 4-way tie |
The 2010 Reykjavik Open concluded today in a four-way for first place among former world junior champion Abhijeet Gupta (India), Yuriy Kuzubov (Ukraine), Ivan Sokolov (Bosnia) and Hannes Stefansson (Iceland) at 7 points each out of a possible nine. It appears Sokolov will be named the official tournament champion based on superior tie break scores. Gupta and Stefansson entered the final round tied for first place at 6½ points apiece out of eight, but played each other to a short draw. Meanwhile, Sokolov defeated American IM Alex Linderman to move up while Kuzubov took down Lithuanian GM Aloyzas Kveinys. Two other players with a chance to share in first place, veteran Russian GM Alexey Dreev and former US champion Yuri Shulman, battled to a draw and ended a half point behind the leaders. Indian IM and former world girls' champion Dronavalli Harika had the highest score among women competitors with 6 points. |
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