Challenges The Final Candidate 1: draw after a hard-fought game
has started the last phase of the Candidate Challenges , that will determine who will challenge Anand for the world title year Next, Grischuk and Gelfand. In the first game of the finals played a Queen's Gambit declined, playing with white Alexander Grischuk, Boris Gelfand with black. After 1.de4, Boris defended the Queen's Gambit. In the variant with 5.Af4, Grischuk reached a slight lead. In the end, Boris Gelfand neutralized position, playing very careful. On move 49 the game ended in a draw. The final of the Candidates' Dueling is a total of 6 games at a slow pace (and possible tiebreak and then in the case of a tie). The first game of the final
| The first game of the final
|
the press taking pictures before the start of the game Grischuk Alexander (2747) - Gelfand, Boris (2733) [D37] WCh Candidates
2011 - Finals Kazan, Russia (3.1), 19.05.2011
[Ramirez, Alejandro]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3 . Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 0-0 5.Af4 6.Tc1 then not the most common. 6 ... c5 8.e3 Nc6 9.a3 7.dxc5 Bxc5 10.exd4 Nxd4 11.b4 d4 Nxf3 + 12.Dxf3 Bd4 e5 13.Cb5 14.Ag5
14 ... Re8. This is the first independent movement of the game. Gelfand spent half an hour thinking, but just was not the most precise movement. 14 ... e4 h6 15.Dg3? (15 ... Nh5! 16.Dh4 Bf6 = is more or less the same and with many possibilities) 16.Td1 hxg5 17.Txd4 + / - was Nielsen - Beliavsky (2004). At the time, the player of the white pieces won. 15.Axf6 e4. This is the question qui Re8. Of course, Gelfand does not want to stay with weak pawns. In any case, after a long exchange of pieces, White seems to get a small but annoying advantage.
16.Axd8 exf3 + 17.Rd2 + Rxd8 18.Cxd4 Rxd4 White has two interesting alternatives to hand. Grischuk spent over half an hour, spinning. Although he played in the game was the most natural movement, it is possible that another option would have been stronger. 19.Rc3
. Th4 20.Axg2 fxg2 21.Thd1 19.Re3 Be6 23.Rf3 Re8 22.Axb7! and it seems that Black uncoordinated. In any case, the difference with the other line is tiny. 19 ... fxg2 20.Axg2
It is raising the curtain of fog, and after many exchanges of parts, is Obviously, White can only be an advantage. With its dominance of pawns on the queenside, White has more problems a chance to create a passed pawn. Besides his strong bishop on g2 is putting much pressure on the b7 pawn, which is temporarily locking up the black pieces. Gelfand has to play very careful during the movements to not get into a desperate position. 20 ... Kg4 !
Black in a hurry to get his bishop. 21.Thd1 
22.Axb7 Rxc4 + Be6 23.Rb2 Rd8 Txc1 24.Txc1. Black has played the most accurate way possible, but still far from safe. Grischuk is about to create a powerful passed pawn on the queenside. The plan is simple: push the two pawns to a5 and b5, respectively, after sacrificing to b6, to open the way to the pawn "a".
29 ... Bc8! Just in time. Any other move would have led to a desperate situation. 29 ... axb6? Rc7 30.a6 Kd8 31.Ta1 32.Ag2 and pawn "a" would cost at least a part to play for Black. 
30.Axc8. 30.Ag2? does not work because the bishop on c8 now controlling 30 ... a6 and black axb6 simply have an extra pawn.]
Rxc8 30 ... Rb8 31.Rb4 + 33.Tc8 32.bxa7 Ra8 + + + RA6 34.Tc7 Rxa7 35.Txf7. White has managed to win a pawn and has a passed pawn on the queenside. But it also has its price. The main problem is that white women have exchanged too many laborers and those who remain on the board are either weak (f2, h2) or are blocked "a5). The only hope for White is to create a passed pawn on the side King, moving in time to the king to that side, but Gelfand shows an impeccable defensive technique. 36.h3 35 ... TG6 Tg2 tg3 37.f4 38.f5
38 ... h5! The easiest. Black pawn push the "h" as a red herring. TG4 39.h4 + 40.Rc5 
Txh4 41.Txg7 Rf4
42.Tg6 + 42.Tg5 Tf2 44.Rd5 h4 45.Re6 43.Th5 h2 h3 46. f6 is similar to what happened in the game really, except that White still have the a5 pawn. This is useless and the game remains a draw. Rxa5 43.Tg5 
42 ... h4 46.f6 h2 44.Th5 45.Rd6 h3 47.Re6 + Kb6 Tf2. In this position, the tower is strong enough to prevent the further advance white. 48.f7
Te2 + 49.Rf6 signed And because Black tables will continue to give checkmate the white king, whose only safe place is f8, which blocked his own pawn. Tables. The results (final, first game)
Country
| Elo | P1 | P2 | P3 P4 | | P5 P6 | | R1 | R2 R3 | | R4 | Lightning | Everything. | Perf | Boris Gelfand ISR | | 2733 | ½ | | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.5 |
|
| Alexander Grischuk |
RUS | | 2747 | ½ | | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.5 |
|
| |
| Candidate Challenges | 2011 in Kazan
All games of the 2011 Candidate Challenges Source: www.chessbase.com -
Pan American Youth Festival 2011
|
Normal
0
FOR STAKEHOLDERS IN THE 2011 PAN AMERICAN YOUTH
·
organization tournament reminded that the deadline for entries for stas
sports official is on June 3, 2011. v \\: * {behavior: url (# default # VML);} o \\: * {behavior: url (# default # VML);} w \\: * {behavior: url (# default # VML);}. shape {behavior: url (# default # VML);}
The tournament organizers are informed is vital that the sending of the official list of attendees, as according to the order of arrival of the lists from each participating country will be the selection of hotels for each delegation.
The tournament organizers reported that a seminar was delivered arbitration during the event, supported by FIDE, in which the rule will FIDE arbiter. The seminar will be taught by Mexican International Referee JOSE MARTINEZ.
The Colombian Federation of chess and the organization of the Pan American chess tournament 2011, reiterates the following invitation: the participation of 12 athletes extras of a league, the Chairman may be entitled to transportation (air or ground), accommodation and food during the event and attend a training course for sports administrators to be held during the tournament.
Tournament Organization reminded that our tour operator FLAMINGO TRAVEL agency is willing to work with hotel and airline reservations, they can communicate by e-mail :
juliohernandez@viajesflamingo.com
, with copy to:
panamericanodeajedrez2011@gmail.com ·
organization the tournament will have for all athletes and guests a shuttle service from each hotel to the venue of the powers
(Coliseo Evangelista Mora) ·
The organization Tournament reports that the penalty for not staying in the official tournament hotels will be charged to all attendees.
·
The tournament organizers are informed that all chosen as official hotels are high class and are located near the venue of the tournament (Coliseo Evangelista Mora), are also reiterates that each hotel will transport all those attending the tournament according to the schedule of the competitions.
IS THE GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENT IN WHICH 18 COUNTRIES HAVE ALREADY CONFIRMED
By Raúl Rodríguez 
Havana, May 19 (Prensa Latina Latina) The Vietnamese Le Quang Liem 
