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Jack Rabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-08-10 08:39 PM Original message |
The JR Chess Report (May 8): Title Match still tied with two games to play |
Title Match Tied with Two Rounds Remaining
Reigning world champion Viswanathan Anand of India, affectionately called Vishy by the chess world, and challenger Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria are deadlocked after 10 rounds in their match for the world chess championship in the Bulgaian capital of Sofia. Only two games remain for the players to determine the winner of the match and avoid a rapid and blitz playoff Thursday if the 12 regulation games end in a 6-6 tie. Vishy had a bad week after scoring an impressive win in the fourth round on Aril 28. After a sloppy draw in round 6, in which Anand had the worst of it for most of the game, and another, more impressive draw in round seven, Vishy was on the virge of drawing round 8 when he blundered on the 54th move and lost the game almost immediately. Games 9 and 10 were both drawn after Anand blew winning chances in both games. The eleventh round will be played tomorrow with Topalov playing White and round 12 takes place Tuesday. Although the 40-year-old champion appears to be tired according to reports coming out of Sofia, Anand would have to be considered the favorite in a any rapid and blitz playoff as many consider him to be the greatest speed chess player of all time. Games will be broadcast live on the Official match website. All games begin at 3 pm Eastern European Summer Time (5 am PDT). Tanya Kosintseva Wins Nalchik GP Russian grandmaster Tatiana Kosintseva scored a runaway winin the third leg of the 2009-10 FIDE Women's Grand Prix that completed yesterday in Nalchik, the capital of the Russian Republic of Kabardino-Balkar. Tatiana Anatolyevna scored 9 points out of a possible 11, winning 7 games and drawing 4. Sixteen-year-old Chinese grandmast Hou Yifan, who won the Kuala Lumpur Open last month, was second with 7½ points while GM Nana Dzagnidze of Georgia and reigning European women's champion Pia Cramling of Sweden tied for third with 7 points each. In winning the tournament, Tatiana Anatolyevna defeated her three closest rivals in head-to-head competition. 40th SK Bosna Begins as an Open Tournament The 40th International Tournament sponsored by the Bosna Chess Club in Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia, began Wedneday in the historical city. This year, instead of the usual elite GM tournament and a "B" tournament for norm-hunting IMs, there is one open tournament. The top seeds are Chinese grandmaster Wang Hao, Ukrainian GM Zahar Efimenko and Russian GM Artyom Timofeev. The top rated Bosnian player is grandmaster Ivan Sokolov, who doubles as tournament director. The top ranked woman in the tournament is Nadezhda Kosintseva, sister Tatiana Kosintseva. After four rounds, young Hungarian GM David Berczes and grandmaster Dmitry Svetushkin of Moldova are tied for first place with perfect scores. The two play each other in tomorrow's fifth round. Other tournaments starting this week: Grand Prix, Sixth Leg, Astrakhan (Russia) 9-25 May. US Championship, St. Louis 13-25 May. Calendar Chicago Open 27-31 May. Karpov International Tournament, Poikovsky 31 May-14 June. Bacrot, Bologan, Jakovenko, Motylev, Onischuk, Rianzantsev, Rublevsky, Shirov, Ivan Sokolov, Sutivsky, Svidler and Wang Hao. 45th Capablanca Memorial Tournament, Havana 9-22 June. Alekseev, Bruzón, Domínguez, Ivanchuk, Nepomniachtchi and Short. Kings Tournament, Banza 14-24 June. Carlsen, Gelfand, Nisipeanu, Ponomariov, Radjabov and Wang Yue. Women's Grand Prix, Jermuk 23 June-6 July. World Open, Valley Forge, Pennsylvania 29 June-5 July. Sparkassen Chess Meeting, Dortmund 15-25 July. Kramnik, Le Quang Liem, Leko, Mamedyarov, Naiditsch and Ponomariov. Women's Grand Prix, Ulan Bator (Mongolia) 29 July-12 August. World Junior Championships, Chotowa Czarna (Poland) 2-17 August. Mainz Chess Classic 6-8 August. The world economic crisis reduces the festival to three days in 2010, with the rapid open and simultaneous exhibitions by Vishy Anand and Alexandra Kosteniuk being the only featured events. Chess Olympiad, Khanty Mansiysk 19 September-4 October. Pan-American Women's Championship, São Paulo 10-21 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 May-08-10 08:41 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 May-08-10 08:42 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Match for the World Title, Sofia |
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Jack Rabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-08-10 08:43 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. Anand - Topalov, Round 6 |
World Champion Vishy Anand, Chief Arbiter Panaqiotis Nikolopoulos and Challenger Veselin Topalov at the start of Round 6 Let the game begin, come out fighting and may the best man Win Vishy Anand - Veselin Topalov Match for the World Title, Round 6 Sofia, 1 May 2010 Open Queen's Gambit: Catalan Opening 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.g3 dxc4 5.Bg2
5...a6 6.Ne5 c5 7.Na3 cxd4 8.Naxc4 Bc5 9.0-0 0-0
10.Bg5!?
10...h6 11.Bxf6 Qxf6 12.Nd3
12...Ba7 13.Qa4
13...Nc6 14.Rac1!?
14...e5
15.Bxc6
!""""""""# $t+v+ Tl+% $Vo+ +oO % $o+b+ W O% $+ + O + % $q+nO + +% $+ +n+ P % $pP +pP P% $+ R +rK % /(((((((() WHITE: Vishy Anand Position after 15.Bg2c6:N 15...b5!
16.Qc2 Qxc6 17.Ncxe5
17...Qe4 18.Qc6 Bb7 19.Qxe4 Bxe4 20.Rc2
20...Rfe8 21.Rfc1 f6 22.Nd7
22...Bf5 23.N7c5 Bb6!?
""""""""# $t+ +t+l+% $+ + + O % $oV + O O% $+oM +v+ % $ + O + +% $+ +n+ P % $pPr+pP P% $+ R + K % /(((((((() WHITE: Vishy Anand Position after 23...Ba7b6 24.Nb7
24...Bd7 25.Nf4 Rab8 26.Nd6 Re5 27.Nc8
27...Ba5
28.Nd3 Re8 29.Na7 Bb6 30.Nc6 Rb7 31.Ncb4 a5 32.Nd5 a4
!""""""""# $ + +t+l+% $+t+v+ O % $ V + O O% $+o+n+ + % $o+ O + +% $+ +n+ P % $pPr+pP P% $+ R + K % /(((((((() WHITE: Vishy Anand Position after 32...a5a4 33.Nxb6 Rxb6 34.Nc5 Bf5
35.Rd2 Rc6 36.b4 axb3 37.axb3
37...b4!?
!""""""""# $ + +t+l+% $+ + + O % $ +t+ O O% $+ N +v+ % $ O O + +% $+p+ + P % $ + RpP P% $+ R + K % /(((((((() WHITE: Vishy Anand Position after 37...b4b4 38.Rxd4!
38...Rxe2
39.Rxb4 Bh3 40.Rbc4 Rd6 41.Re4?!
41...Rb2 42.Ree1!?
!""""""""# $ + + +l+% $+ + + O % $ + T O O% $+ N + + % $ + + + +% $+p+ + Pv% $ T + P P% $+ R R K % /(((((((() WHITE: Vishy Anand Position after 42.Re4e1 42...Rdd2!
43.Ne4 Rd4 44.Nc5 Rdd2 45.Ne4 Rd3
46.Rb1 Rdxb3 47.Nd2
47...Rb4 48.f3 g5 49.Rxb2 Rxb2 50.Rd1
50...Kf7 51.Kf2 h5 52.Ke3 Rc2 53.Ra1 Kg6
54.Ra6 Bf5 55.Rd6 Rc3+
56.Kf2 Rc2 57.Ke3 Rc3+ 58.Kf2 Rc2 ½-½
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Jack Rabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-08-10 08:45 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. Anand - Topalov, Round 7 |
Topalov and Anand in Action Vishy Anand - Veselin Topalov Match for the World Title, Round 7 Sofia, 3 May 2010 Orthodox Queen's Gambit: Catalan Opening 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.g3 Bb4+
5.Bd2 Be7 6.Bg2 0-0 7.0-0 c6 8.Bf4 dxc4
9.Ne5 b5
10.Nxc6 Nxc6 11.Bxc6 Bd7!?
12.Bxa8
12...Qxa8 13.f3
13...Nd5 14.Bd2 e5 15.e4!
""""""""# $w+ + Tl+% $O +vVoOo% $ + + + +% $+o+nO + % $ +oPp+ +% $+ + +pP % $pP B + P% $Rn+q+rK % /(((((((() WHITE: Vishy Anand Position after 15.e2e4 15...Bh3!?
16.exd5 Bxf1 17.Qxf1 exd4 18.a4
18...Qxd5 19.axb5 Qxb5 20.Rxa7 Re8 21.Kh1!?
""""""""# $ + +t+l+% $R + VoOo% $ + + + +% $+w+ + + % $ +oO + +% $+ + +pP % $ P B + P% $+n+ +q+k% /(((((((() WHITE: Vishy Anand Position after 21...Kg1h1 21...Bf8!
22.Rc7 d3 23.Bc3 Bd6 24.Ra7 h6 25.Nd2
25...Bb4 26.Ra1!
26...Bxc3 27.bxc3 Re2 28.Rd1 Qa4 29.Ne4
29...Qc2 30.Rc1 Rxh2+
31.Kg1 Rg2+ 32.Qxg2 Qxc1+ 33.Qf1 Qe3+
34.Qf2 Qc1+ 35.Qf1 Qe3+
36.Kg2 f5 37.Nf2 Kh7
38.Qb1 Qe6 39.Qb5 g5 40.g4 fxg4 41.fxg4 """"""""# $ + + + +% $+ + + +l% $ + +w+ O% $+q+ + O % $ +o+ +p+% $+ Po+ + % $ + + Nk+% $+ + + + % /(((((((() WHITE: Vishy Anand Position after 41.fg4:p
41...Kg6 42.Qb7 d2 43.Qb1+!
43...Kg7 44.Kf1 Qe7
45.Kg2
45...Qe6 46.Qd1
46...Qe3 47.Qf3 Qe6 48.Qb7+
48...Kg6 49.Qb1+ Kg7 50.Qd1
50...Qe3 51.Qc2 Qe2 52.Qa4 Kg8
BLACK !""""""""# $ + + + +% $+ +l+ + % $ + + + +% $+ + + O % $ +q+ +p+% $+ P + + % $ + + +k+% $+ +w+ + % /(((((((() WHITE Position after 61.Qg8c4:p 53.Qd7 Kf8 54.Qd5 Kg7
BLACK !""""""""# $ + + + +% $+ +l+ + % $ + + + O% $+ + + O % $ +q+ +p+% $+ P + K % $ + + + +% $+ +w+ + % /(((((((() WHITE Position after 58.Qd5c4:p 55.Kg3 Qe3+ 56.Qf3 Qe5+ 57.Kg2 Qe6 58.Qd1 ½-½
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Jack Rabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-08-10 08:46 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. Topalov - Anand, Round 8 |
Veselin Topalov Veselin Topalov - Vishy Anand Match for the World Title, Round 8 Sofia, 4 May 2010 Slav Queen's Gambit: Karlsbad Opening 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.a4 Bf5 6.Ne5 e6 7.f3
7...c5
8.e4 Bg6
9.Be3
9...cxd4 10.Qxd4 Qxd4 11.Bxd4 Nfd7 12.Nxd7 Nxd7 13.Bxc4 Rc8 14.Bb5
14...a6 15.Bxd7+ Kxd7 16.Ke2
16...f6 17.Rhd1 Ke8
18.a5!?
18...Be7
19.Bb6!
19...Rf8 20.Rac1 f5!? !""""""""# $ +t+lT +% $+o+ V Oo% $oB +o+v+% $P + +o+ % $ + +p+ +% $+ N +p+ % $ P +k+pP% $+ Rr+ + % /(((((((() WHITE: Veselin Topalov Position after 20...f6f5
21.e5
21...Bg5
22.Be3
22...f4
23.Ne4!
23...Rxc1 24.Nd6+ Kd7 25.Bxc1
!""""""""# $ + + T +% $+o+l+ Oo% $o+ No+v+% $P + P V % $ + + O +% $+ + +p+ % $ P +k+pP% $+ Br+ + % /(((((((() WHITE: Veselin Topalov Position after 25.Be3c1:R 25...Kc6 26.Bd2 Be7 27.Rc1+ Kd7 28.Bc3 Bxd6
29.Rd1!
29...Bf5 30.h4!?
30...g6?!
31.Rxd6+ Kc8 32.Bd2 Rd8 33.Bxf4 Rxd6 34.exd6 Kd7 !""""""""# $ + + + +% $+o+l+ +b% $o+ Po+b+% $P + +v+ % $ + + B P% $+ + +p+ % $ P +l+p+% $+ + + + % /(((((((() WHITE: Veselin Topalov Position after 34...Kc8d7
35.Ke3 Bc2 36.Kd4 Ke8!?
37.Ke5 Kf7
38.Be3?!
38...Ba4 39.Kf4
39...Bb5 40.Bc5 Kf6 41.Bd4+ Kf7 !""""""""# $ + + + +% $+o+ +l+o% $o+ Po+o+% $Pv+ + + % $ + B K P% $+ + +p+ % $ P + +p+% $+ + + + % /(((((((() WHITE: Veselin Topalov Position after 41...Kf6f7
42.Kg5 Bc6
43.Kh6 Kg8 44.h5 Be8
45.Kg5 Kf7 46.Kh6 Kg8 47.Bc5 gxh5
48.Kg5 Kg7!
49.Bd4+
49...Kf7!
50.Be5
50...h4
51.Kxh4 Kg6!?
52.Kg4 Bb5 53.Kf4 Kf7 54.Kg5 !""""""""# $ + + + +% $+o+ +l+o% $o+ Po+ +% $Pv+ B K % $ + + + +% $+ + +p+ % $ P + +p+% $+ + + + % /(((((((() WHITE: Veselin Topalov Position after 54.Kg4g5 54...Bc6??
55.Kh6! Kg8 56.g4 1-0
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Auggie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-08-10 08:59 PM Response to Reply #2 |
9. Beautiful |
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Jack Rabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-08-10 09:49 PM Response to Reply #9 |
14. How do you like the one of Sarajevo |
I've been using that one for years.
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Auggie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-09-10 11:47 AM Response to Reply #14 |
17. +1 |
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Jack Rabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-08-10 08:48 PM Response to Reply #1 |
6. FIDE Women's Grand Prix, Third Leg, Nalchik |
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Jack Rabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-08-10 08:50 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. T. Kosintseva - Dzagnidze, Round 5 |
Tatiana Kosintseva Tatiana Kosintseva - Nana Dzagnidze Women's Grand Prix, Third Leg, Round 5 Nalchik, 30 April 2010 Closed Caro-Kann Game: Short Opening 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.Nf3 e6 5.Be2 Ne7
6.0-0
6...Nd7 7.Nbd2
7...Ng6
8.Nb3 h5!?
9.Be3
9...Be7 10.Ne1
10...h4 11.f4 Nb6
12.Nd2 c5!?
""""""""# $t+ Wl+ T% $Oo+ VoO % $ M +o+m+% $+ OoP + % $ + P P O% $+ + B + % $pPpNb+pP% $R +qNrK % /(((((((() WHITE: Tatiana Kosintseva Position after 12...c6c5 13.dxc5!
13...d4 14.Bf2 Nd5 15.Bxd4
15...Ndxf4 16.c3
16...Qc7 17.b4 f6
18.Nc4
18...fxe5 19.Nxe5 0-0-0 20.Nxg6 Bxg6 21.Bg4 Kb8
22.Nf3 Bf6 23.Qe1 Rd5
24.Bxf6 gxf6 25.Nd4 Re5
""""""""# $ L + + T% $OoW + + % $ + +oOv+% $+ P T + % $ P N MbP% $+ P + + % $p+ + +pP% $R + QrK % /(((((((() WHITE: Tatiana Kosintseva Position after 25...Rd5e5 26.Qf2!?
26...Re4 27.Nxe6
27...Nxe6 28.Qxf6 Rxg4 29.Qxh8+ Qc8 30.Qe5+ Ka8 31.Rad1!?
31...Be4 32.Rd2 Qg8
33.Rff2!
33...Nf4 34.Qxf4 Rxf4 35.Rxf4 a5?
""""""""# $l+ + +w+% $+o+ + + % $ + + + +% $O P + + % $ P +vR O% $+ P + + % $p+ R +pP% $+ + + K % /(((((((() WHITE: Tatiana Kosintseva Position after 35...a6a5 36.Rxe4
36...h3 37.Re3 Qg5 38.Rde2 hxg2 39.Rg3 Qd5 """"""""# $l+ + + +% $+o+ + + % $ + + + +% $o Pw+ + % $ P + + +% $+ P + R % $p+ +r+oP% $+ + + K % /(((((((() WHITE: Tatiana Kosintseva Position after 39...Qg5d5 40.Rf2!
40...axb4 41.cxb4 Qd4 42.a3 Ka7
43.Kxg2
43...Qd5+ 44.Rgf3 Ka6
45.h4
45...Kb5 46.Kg3 Ka4 47.Rf5 Qe4 48.R2f3 Qe1+ 49.Kg4 Qg1+
50.Kh5 Qg8 51.Rf7 Qh8+ 52.Kg4 Qg8+ 53.Kh3 Qg1
54.h5 Qg5 55.R7f5 Qc1 56.Kh4 Qh1+ 57.Kg5 Qg1+ 58.Kh6
58...b5 59.R3f4 Qc1 60.Kh7 Kxa3
""""""""# $ + + + +% $+ + + +k% $ + + + +% $+oP +r+p% $ P + R +% $L + + + % $ + + + +% $+ W + + % /(((((((() WHITE: Tatiana Kosintseva Position after 60...Ka4a3:p 61.h6
61...Kb3
62.Kg6 Qg1+ 63.Rg5 Qe3
""""""""# $ + + + +% $+ + + + % $ + + +kP% $+oP + R % $ P + R +% $+l+ W + % $ + + + +% $+ + + + % /(((((((() WHITE: Tatiana Kosintseva Position after 63...Qg1e3 64.h7
64...Qe6+ 65.Rf6 Qe4+
66.Rgf5 Qg2+ 67.Kh6
67...Qh3+ 68.Kg7 Qg4+ 69.Rg6 Qxf5 70.h8Q """"""""# $ + + + Q% $+ + + K % $ + + +r+% $+oP +w+ % $ P + + +% $+l+ + + % $ + + + +% $+ + + + % /(((((((() WHITE: Tatiana Kosintseva Position after 70.h7h8Q 70...Qd7+
71.Kg8 Qc8+ 72.Kh7 Qh3+ 73.Rh6 Qf5+ 74.Kg7 Qd7+ 75.Kf6 Qd4+ 76.Ke7 Qe4+ 77.Kd6 Qf4+ 78.Kc6 Qe4+ 79.Kb6 1-0
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Jack Rabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-08-10 08:51 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. Danielian - Hou Yifan, Round 6 |
Edited on Sat May-08-10 08:51 PM by Jack Rabbit
Hou Yifan Elina Danielian - Hou Yifan Women's Grand Prix, Third Leg, Round 6 Nalchik, 2 May 2010 Orthodox Queen's Gambit: Nimzo-Ragozin Defense 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5 4.d4 Bb4
5.cxd5 exd5 6.Qa4+
6...Nc6 7.Bg5 h6 8.Bxf6 Qxf6 9.e3 0-0 10.Be2 Be6 11.0-0 a6 12.Rfc1
12...Bd6 13.Qd1 Rad8!?
14.Rab1
14...g5 15.a3 Qg7 16.b4 Ne7 17.Na4
17...f5!?
18.Nc5!
18...Bc8
19.Nd2
""""""""# $ +vT Tl+% $+oO M W % $o+ V + O% $+ No+oO % $ P P + +% $P + P + % $ + NbPpP% $+rRq+ K % /(((((((() WHITE: Elina Danielian Position after 19.Nf3d2 19...f4!
20.Bg4 Nf5 21.Nf1!?
21...b6!
22.Na4
22...Rde8 23.Rc3
23...Kh8 24.Rbc1?
24...Bd7!
25.Be2
$""""""""# $ + +tT L% $+ Ov+ W % $oO V + P% $+ +o+mP % $nP P P +% $P R P + % $ + +vPpP% $+ Rq+nK % /(((((((() WHITE: Elina Danielian Position after 25.Bg4e2 25...fxe3!
26.fxe3 Qf6
27.Nb2
27...Nxe3 28.Nxe3 Qf2+ 29.Kh1 Rxe3 30.Rxe3 Qxe3 31.Qc2
31...Rf2 32.Nd1 Qf4 0-1
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Jack Rabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-08-10 09:09 PM Response to Reply #6 |
10. Cramling - Kovanova, Round 7 |
Pia Cramling Pia Cramling - Baira Kovanova Women's Grand Prix, Third Leg, Round 7 Nalchik, 3 May 2010 English Game: Nimzo-English Defense 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 0-0 5.a3
5...Bxc3 6.Qxc3 b6 7.g3
7...Bb7 8.Bg2 d6
9.0-0 Nbd7 10.b4 c5 11.Bb2 Qe7
12.d3 Rfc8
13.Qd2!?
13...Rc7!?
14.e4
14...d5
15.exd5
15...exd5 16.Qf4 Qd8 17.Nh4!?
17...d4
18.Bxb7 Rxb7 19.Nf5
19...Nf8 20.Rfe1 Ne6 21.Qf3 Rd7 22.Bc1!?
22...Rc8
23.Bd2 Ne8 24.a4 Nd6 25.b5 Qc7!?
""""""""# $ +t+ +l+% $O Qt+oOo% $ O Mm+ +% $+pO +n+ % $p+pO + +% $+ +p+qP % $ + B P P% $R + R K % /(((((((() WHITE: Pia Cramling Position after 25...Qd8c7 26.a5!
26...Nxf5 27.Qxf5 Re8
28.axb6!
28...axb6 29.Ra6 Rde7 30.Rea1
30...h6 31.h4
31...Nf8 32.Qd5 Re2?
""""""""# $ + +tMl+% $+ W +oO % $rO + + O% $+pOq+ + % $ +pO + P% $+ +p+ P % $ + BtP +% $R + + K % /(((((((() WHITE: Pia Cramling Position after 32...Re7e2 33.Ra7!
33...Qe5 34.Qxf7+ Kh7
35.Bf4 Re1+ 36.Kg2 1-0
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Jack Rabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-08-10 09:10 PM Response to Reply #6 |
11. Yildiz - Zhu Chen, Round 7 |
Pia Cramling Pia Cramling - Baira Kovanova Women's Grand Prix, Third Leg, Round 7 Nalchik, 3 May 2010 English Game: Nimzo-English Defense 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 0-0 5.a3
5...Bxc3 6.Qxc3 b6 7.g3
7...Bb7 8.Bg2 d6
9.0-0 Nbd7 10.b4 c5 11.Bb2 Qe7
12.d3 Rfc8
13.Qd2!?
13...Rc7!?
14.e4
14...d5
15.exd5
15...exd5 16.Qf4 Qd8 17.Nh4!?
17...d4
18.Bxb7 Rxb7 19.Nf5
19...Nf8 20.Rfe1 Ne6 21.Qf3 Rd7 22.Bc1!?
22...Rc8
23.Bd2 Ne8 24.a4 Nd6 25.b5 Qc7!?
""""""""# $ +t+ +l+% $O Qt+oOo% $ O Mm+ +% $+pO +n+ % $p+pO + +% $+ +p+qP % $ + B P P% $R + R K % /(((((((() WHITE: Pia Cramling Position after 25...Qd8c7 26.a5!
26...Nxf5 27.Qxf5 Re8
28.axb6!
28...axb6 29.Ra6 Rde7 30.Rea1
30...h6 31.h4
31...Nf8 32.Qd5 Re2?
""""""""# $ + +tMl+% $+ W +oO % $rO + + O% $+pOq+ + % $ +pO + P% $+ +p+ P % $ + BtP +% $R + + K % /(((((((() WHITE: Pia Cramling Position after 32...Re7e2 33.Ra7!
33...Qe5 34.Qxf7+ Kh7
35.Bf4 Re1+ 36.Kg2 1-0
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Jack Rabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-09-10 01:33 AM Response to Reply #11 |
16. Ooops, here's the Yildiz-Zhu Chen game |
Zhu Chen Betul Yildiz - Zhu Chen Women's Grand Prix, Third Leg, Round 7 Nalchik, 3 May 2010 Epine Dorsal: Rat Defense (Lion Variation) (Philidor Defense) 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e5 4.Nf3
4...Nbd7
5.Bc4 Be7
6.0-0 0-0 7.Re1 c6 8.a4 a5
9.h3 Nb6
10.Bf1
10...exd4
11.Qxd4
11...d5
12.Bf4 Bb4 13.e5 Nfd7 14.Bg5 Be7 15.Bxe7
15...Qxe7 16.Qe3
16...Re8 17.b3!?
!""""""""# $t+v+t+l+% $+o+mWoOo% $ Mo+ + +% $O +oP + % $p+ + + +% $+pN Qn+p% $ +p+ Pp+% $R + RbK % /(((((((() WHITE: Betil Yildiz Position after 17.b2b3 17...Qc5!
18.Qxc5!?
18...Nxc5
19.Nd4 Bd7
20.Rad1 Re7 21.f4 Rae8 22.Kf2 g6
23.g3
23...Na8 24.Bg2 Nc7 25.Nf3 h5 26.Nh2!?
26...N7a6!?
27.g4?
27...hxg4 28.hxg4 !""""""""# $ + +t+l+% $+o+ +o+ % $m+o+ +o+% $O MoP + % $p+ + Pp+% $+pN + + % $ +p+ KbN% $+ +rR + % /(((((((() WHITE: Betil Yildiz Position after 28.hg4:p 28...Nb4!
29.Re2 g5 30.Kg3
30...gxf4+ 31.Kxf4 f6 32.Nf3 fxe5+
33.Nxe5 Bxg4 34.Kxg4 Rxe5 35.Rxe5
35...Rxe5 36.Kf4
36...Re7 37.Rd2 Re1 38.Ne2 Kf7 39.Ke5
39...Ke7 40.Kd4
40...Kd6 41.Ke3 !""""""""# $ + + + +% $+o+ + + % $ +oL + +% $O No+ + % $pN + + +% $+p+ K + % $ +pRn+b+% $+ + T + % /(((((((() WHITE: Betil Yildiz Position after 41.Kc4e3 41...Kc7!?
42.Kf2
42...Ra1 43.Ke3 Kb6!?
44.Kd4 Re1 45.Ke3!
45...Ne6 46.Bh3 Ng5 47.Bg2 Kc5 48.Kf2
48...Rb1 49.Nd4 Nf7 50.Ne2?
50...Nd6!
51.Ke3 Re1
52.Kf2 Ra1 53.Ke3
!""""""""# $ + + + +% $+o+ + + % $ +oM + +% $O Lo+ + % $pM + + +% $+o+ K + % $ +pRn+b+% $T + + + % /(((((((() WHITE: Betil Yildiz Position after 53.Kf2e3 53...Rxa4!!
54.c3
54...Ra3 55.cxb4+ Kxb4 56.Rc2 Rxb3+ 57.Kd4
57...Nf5+ 58.Ke5 Ne3 0-1
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Jack Rabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-08-10 09:12 PM Response to Reply #1 |
12. SK Bosna Open Tournament, Sarajevo |
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Jack Rabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-08-10 09:14 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. Lejlic - Wang Hao, Round 1 |
Edited on Sat May-08-10 09:48 PM by Jack Rabbit
Wang Hao Samir Lejlic - Wang Hao 40th SK Bosna International Open Tournament, Round 1 Sarajevo, 5 May 2010 Closed Sicilian Game: Saragossa Opening (Alapin Variation) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.c3
3...Nf6 4.Bd3 Nc6 5.Bc2 Bg4 6.h3 Bxf3
7.Qxf3 g6 8.d3 Bg7 9.0-0 0-0 10.Re1!?
10...b5
11.Qd1 Rc8 12.Nd2 Nd7 13.Nf1
13...b4 14.Bd2 Qa5 15.Ne3 Nb6 16.cxb4
16...cxb4 17.Qb1!?
!""""""""# $ +t+ Tl+% $O + OoVo% $ MmO +o+% $W + + + % $ O +p+ +% $+ +pN +p% $pPbB Pp+% $Rq+ R K % /(((((((() WHITE: Samir Lejlic Position after 17.Qd1b1 17...Qe5!
18.Bc1 Nd4 19.Bb3 a5
20.Ng4
20...Qh5 21.Bd1 Qb5 22.Bh6
22...Bxh6 23.Nxh6+ Kg7 24.Ng4 Rc7 25.b3?
!""""""""# $ + + T +% $+ T OoLo% $ M O +o+% $ow+ + + % $ O Mp+n+% $+p+p+ +p% $p+ + Pp+% $Rq+bR K % /(((((((() WHITE: Samir Lejlic Position after 25.b2b3 25...Rc3!
26.Qb2
26...h5
27.Ne3
27...e6!?
28.Be2!
28...Qe5 29.Qd2 Rfc8 30.Rab1?
30...Qc5
31.Nc4 Rc2!
32.Qe3
32...Rxa2 33.Bd1
33...Nxc4 34.dxc4 h4 35.Qf4 g5 36.Qc1
36...Nxb3 0-1
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Jack Rabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 11:48 AM Response to Reply #1 |
19. Update (Tuesday): VISHY WINS WITH BLACK, RETAINS TITLE |
Reigning world champion Vishy Anand of India has just defeated challenger Veselin Topalov of Bulgaia in 56 moves Black in the twelfth and final game of their world championship match in the Bulgarian capital of Sophia and thus retains his title. Anand, who won the title in a tournament in Mexico City in 2007, has defended his title for the second time. He also defeated former champion Vladimir Kramnik in a match held in Bonn, the Cold War capital of West Germany, in 2008. The final score of the match is Anand 6½, Topalov 5½. Anand won 3 games, Topalov scored 2 wins and seven game went to the cat. (I have to say that because Poncho, a member of my impressive and loyal staff, is sitting in front of the monitor telling me I better.) Today's win by Anand was the only Black victory of the match. For Topalov, this is the second loss in a world championship match. He also lost to Kramnik in 2006 in the famous reunification match, when Topalov held the FIDE version of the world championship and Kramnik, by virtue having won a match from the great Garry Kasparov in 2000, held what FIDE condescendingly called the "Classical" world championship. |
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Jack Rabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-08-10 10:04 PM Response to Original message |
15. Andor Lilienthal, World's Oldest GM, Dies at 99 |
Edited on Sat May-08-10 10:12 PM by Jack Rabbit
Hungarian grandmaster Andor Lilienthal, who was one of the world's top players in the 1930s, died today in Budapest just three days after his 99th birthday.
At the time of his death he was the world's oldest grandmaster. In his career, Lilienthal scored victories over six world champions: Dr. Lasker, Capablanca, Dr. Alekhine Dr. Euwe, Botvinnik and Smyslov. His most famous game is his win over Capablanca in the 1934-35 Hastings Christmas Tournament. Andor Lilienthal as a young man Andor Lilienthal - José Capablanca Christmas Tournament, Round 5 Hastings, January 1935 East India Game: Nimzo-Indian Defense (Sämisch Opening) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.a3 Bxc3+ 5.bxc3 b6
6.f3 d5 7.Bg5 h6
8.Bh4 Ba6 9.e4!
9...Bxc4
10.Bxc4 dxc4 11.Qa4+ Qd7 12.Qxc4 Qc6!?
13.Qd3
13...Nbd7 14.Ne2 Rd8!?
15.0-0 a5 16.Qc2 Qc4 17.f4
17...Rc8 18.f5
18...e5!?
19.dxe5 Qxe4?
!""""""""# $ +t+l+ T% $+ Om+oO % $ O + M O% $O + Pp+ % $ + +w+ B% $P P + + % $ +q+n+pP% $R + +rK % /(((((((() WHITE: Andor Lilienthal Position after 19...Qc4e4:p 20.exf6!!
20...Qxc2
21.fxg7 Rg8 22.Nd4 Qe4
23.Rae1!
23...Nc5
24.Rxe4+ Nxe4 25.Re1 Rxg7
26.Rxe4+ Kd7 1-0
Andor Lilienthal Born 5 May 1911; died 8 May 2010 (Photo taken in 2006) |
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Jack Rabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-09-10 12:47 PM Response to Original message |
18. Update (Sunday): Vishy and Topa draw in Round 11 |
Reigning world champion Vishy Anand and challenger Veselin Topalov drew the eleventh game of their world title match just seconds ago in Sofia. The match is still deadlocked at 5½ points apiece. The twelfth and last game of the match is scheduled for 3 pm Eastern European Summer Time (5 am PDT) Tuesday. If that game ends in a draw, there will a playoff of rapid and blitz games on Thursday. |
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