Sunday, May 22, 2011

Baby Pooped There Was Black Particales

Chess League Vallecaucana: Pan American Youth Chess 2011 Capablanca Chess Memorial


More than 500 chess players in the Pan American Chess Cali


By: Farid Barbosa / President Vallecaucana Chess League.


least 500 chess players from 30 countries will come to Cali to participate in the Pan-American Youth to be held between 2 and 9 July at the Coliseo Evangelista Mora.

Brazil went ahead and confirmed its participation, while other nations such as Canada, USA, Mexico, Guatemala, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados, Ecuador, Peru, Argentina, Chile, Uruguay and Bolivia announces the arrival of the best boards for engagement Continental.

The championship will be contested in sub categories. 8 / Sub.10 / Sub. 12 / Sub.14 / Sub.16 and Sub. 18 ; given to the absolute and female champions in all categories, rights of participation in the World Youth to be held in Caldas Novas - Brazil from 17 to 27 November this year.

Champions also acquire FIDE Master title at the tournament Absolute and Women's FIDE Master in the women's tournament, the Champions Categories Under 16 and Under 18 acquire a Standard International Master of 9 games in the tournament Absolute and standard in the Women's International Master.

Saturday, May 21, 2011

Carolina Student Guide Ap Bio Lab 5

2011 Candidates Duel

Quang Vietnamese leader in solo Capablanca




victory over host

Lázaro Bruzón in 47 moves of a Slav defense ratified the Asian undefeated, who leads a three-fan unit. One , Ukrainian Vassily Ivanchuk , defeated white figures another member of this triad, Russian Dmitry

Andreikin

after 50 moves of a King's Indian defense. The other guard alt pointer, David Navara of Czech

lost to the Cuban

Domínguez, who cheered his followers especially the use of an India de Rey latest additions to its repertoire. Leinier

amounted to 3.5 and stripes, only ahead of

Bruzón , owner just 1.5. The Premier Group, Peru's Emilio Cordova

fast negotiated with local boards

Omar Almeida and head up to 5.5 points, level with Canadian Mark Bluvshtein winner before the Cuban

Ermes Espinosa.

Solitaire at the top of the Open I spent the Cuban Lazaro Luis Agüero with 6.5 units completed the initial the armistice with Germany's Thomas Luthe. Source: Radio Habana Cuba

Friday, May 20, 2011

Will Tv Prices Drop Before Christmas



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".
Kf8 25.Rc3 Ke7 27.a4 26.b5 28.a5 Kd8 29.b6 TD6

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)


2011 in Kazan

Country Elo P1 R1 R4 Lightning Everything. Perf

P2
P3 P4
P5 P6
R2 R3
Boris Gelfand
ISR
2733 ½








0.5


Alexander Grischuk

RUS
2747 ½








0.5



Candidate Challenges

All games of the 2011 Candidate Challenges Normal

Source: www.chessbase.com


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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.

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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.

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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

Thursday, May 19, 2011

Shea Butter Shampoos In India

Capablanca Chess Memorial Tournament


Three cakes in the oven

Navara

alkaline
Nzo atop the Vietnamese GM Le Quang Liem and Dmitry Andreikin world junior champion, who had negotiated tables in the first table. Meanwhile, Bruzón sank deeper in the basement in one of the worst tournament of his career.
The victory of the Grand Master (GM) Czech David Navara (2702) on the Cuban GM Lázaro Bruzón (2693) has warmed over the group Elite Capablanca Chess Memorial, located in the hotel Habana Riviera. It was a nice game, which exceeded five hours and ended with the triumph of the black pieces in 82 moves.
So Navara reached at the top to the Vietnamese GM Le Quang Liem (2687) and world junior champion Dmitry Andreikin (2687), who had negotiated tables in the first table. Meanwhile, Bruzón sank deeper in the basement in one of the worst tournament of his career. For its part, GM Güines Leinier Domínguez (2726) made peace in 39 moves with the sun Ukrainian Vassily Ivanchuk (2776). Neither has been "fine" in the Capablanca and many of us expected this result. Today
Navara-Leinier play, Ivanchuk, and Le Quang Liem Andreikin-Bruzón.
In the first round, stopped the Russian Andreikin Ivanchuk with black pieces and Le Quang Liem did the same against Bruzón. Eye, because history can repeat itself.

up the standings as follows: 1-3. Andreikin, Le Quang Liem and Navara (4.5 points), 4. Ivanchuk (3.5), 5. Leinier (2.5), 6. Bruzón (1.5).

The Premier Group was alone in the GM tip Peruvian Emilio Córdova (2561), who beat Pinar del Rio GM Fidel Corrales (2586). There were also some airy two in the rear: the runner Cuba, Isam Ortiz (2569), and the Mexican GM Manuel Leon Hoyos (2562). Now

Córdova has five units. His bodyguards are the Canadian GM Mark Bluvshtein (2589) and Cuban GM Aramis Alvarez (2538), both with 4.5.

was 3.5 points in Corrales, who shares the floor with the monarch Yuniesky Quesada (2626). Then a quartet with three units: Ortiz, Leon Hoyos, GM Vocaturo Italian Daniele (2540) and FIDE Master Creole Ermes Espinosa (2467).

capital

GM Omar Almeida (2555), who has two losses in line, close the table with just two points.

Finally, I sent the open group with six stripes Cuban International Master Luis Lázaro Agüero (2420), followed by a half step by his counterpart Camilo Gómez (2516).

Indeed, in the Open II there are two leaders with six points. These are Cubans Kevel Oliva Castañeda (2265) and Jorge Núñez Asencio (2248). Yanira

great teacher is

The Matanzas Yanira Vigoa Apecheche (2279), Pan American champion in 2010, has just officially become the seventh Grand Master of Cuba. Six months after his victory in the tournament, held in Sao Paulo, Brazil, the International Chess Federation (FIDE) has confirmed its title.

also be endorsed International Master title for Pinar del Rio Zenia Corrales (2182) and the FIDE Master for capital's young Greisy Lamb (2116).

Source: www.juventudrebelde.cu

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

How Long Does Pleurecy Last

XLVI International

Capablanca Memorial 2011: Le Quang Liem and lead Andreikin

After six rounds in the International Tournament XLVI Capablanca in Memoriam 2011, Le Quang Liem and lead Dmitry Andreikin, with 4 points. In the fourth round, the top seed, Vassily Ivanchuk, suffered a defeat of a mystery, while GM Le Quang Liem survived a long GM David Navara attack in the same round, which ended in a draw to the exotic. Let's review what happened and take a closer look at the Elite group classification

The Capablanca in Memoriam XLVI 2011 is being held between 10 and 21 May in Havana, Cuba.
The main event is the Elite group, a strong closed-ifs tournament players, double round of league system, with Vassily Ivanchuk, Leinier Dominguez Perez, David Navara, Lazaro Bruzon, Dmitry Andreikin and Le Quang Liem. In parallel Premier tournaments are played, Open Open A and B. The time control is 90 minutes for the first 40 moves and then 30 minutes for the rest of the game, with an increment of 30 seconds per move. Ivanchuk, V (2776) - Bruzon Batista, L (2693) [C45] Capablanca Memorial Elite Havana CUB (4),

The defeat of world number five and prinicpal tournament favorite, Vassily Ivanchuk, against the Cuban GM Lázaro Bruzón Batista, was sensational, but also a little miestriosa. Here's the game:

14.05.2011 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3

Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Bc5 5.Ae3 Qf6 8.0-0 0-0 6.c3 Bb6 Cge7 7.Ac4 9.Ca3 Qg6 10.Dd2 Qxe4 11.Tfe1 Qg6 12.Ad3 13.Cxc6 Qh5 d5 Cxc6 14.Axb6 Nxb6 15.Cb5 16.Cc7 17.Cxd5 TB8 Be6 20.h3 b5 18.Ae4 Tbd8 19.Tad1 22.De3 Qh4 Kh8 21.a3 Bb3 a6 23.Cf4 24.Txd8 Dxd8 25.Axc6 27.Txe8 Re8 + bxc6 26.Dc5 28.Cd3 Dxe8 29.De5 Qd8 30 a5 . Nc5 a4 h6 31.Rh2 32.Ce4 f6 35.f3 Qc7 33.Df4 Ad5 34.Cd6 37.Cf5 Qe7 Kg8 36.Rg3 Qd7 38.h4 Be6 41.g4 Kh8 40.Rf2 39.Cd4 Ad5 42.h5 Kg8 Qd8 44.Ch4 43.Cf5 Be6 Kh8 45.De3 Qd6 + Kg8 47.Rg2 Bd7 46.Cg6 48.Rh3 49.De4 Be6 50.Rg2 Kf7 51.Rg3 Qd6 + Dd2 + DD1 53.Dd4 52.Df4


for 28 moves, Ivanchuk has been trying to win with queen and knight versus queen and bishop. You have reached the first control of time now playing with an increment of 30 seconds per move. Official sources said suddenly 0-1, a victory for Bruzón, but the position is clear tables.

The following is a very entertaining game that requires many diagrams. Reprodúzcanla (after download games in PGN format in the bottom of the page) and discuss them with a good chess engine.

Navara, D (2702) - Le Quang Liem (2687) [B90] Capablanca Memorial Elite Havana CUB (4), 14.05.2011

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 e5 9.f3 Nbd7 8.Qd2 7.Cb3 Be6 10.0-0-0 Be7 11.h3 h5 b4 Qc7 12.Rb1 b5 13.Ad3 14.Cd5 Bxd5 15.exd5 Nxd5 Be6 16.Bg5 a5 17.The1 18.Axe7 20.fxe5 Rxe7 Nf6 19.f4 a4 dxe5 21.Dg5


22.Txe5 axb3 23.Txe6 + Rxe6?
(23 ... Kf8 25.Ra1 b3 24.Te2 bxa2 + 26.cxb3 nearly matched)
24.De3 + Kd7 25.cxb3 DA7

26.Aa6 27.Df3 + + Kc6 28.Td6 Kb6 29.Dc6 + Rb8 + Rc7

30.Td4 31.Dxd5 Nd5 + RA7 33.De7 32.De5 Qb6 + Rxa6 34.Td6 35.Txb6 + Txb6 Rab8 36. g6 Qxf7

White has come out with a clear advantage, which the Czech GM seeks to become a victory for 27 movements: 38.Dd5 Kb7 37.Dc4 + + + RA7 RA6 39.Dd3 40. a4 Thb8 41.Dd4 43.Dc5 RA6 RA7 RA6 42.Dc4 + 45.Rd3 TB8 T8b7 44.Rc2 + RA7 46.Dc4 Ra6 47.Re4 Ra8 48.Rf4 + TB7 49.Dc5 51.Rh6 Rb8 50.Rg5 Ra8 52.g4 hxg4 53.hxg4 54.Dd5 Rb8 56.g5 Ra8 55.Dd8 + RA7 + TB8 57.Dd4 58.Dd5 Ra8 59.a5 + TB7 TB8 RA7 60.Dd8 61.Dd4 + TB7 63.Dc8 62.Dd7 Ra8 + RA7

David Navara is tired of that but instead of shaking hands, as is usual if a player wants to offer a draw (if it is allowed), but instead of them do in their own way a bit twisted. "You imagine how?

The tournament poster on the wall

Leinier Dominguez Perez in the first round



Well, they we say, how David Navara drew their game against Le Quang Liem, played

64.Da8 + Rxa8 stalemate!

Classification Elite group after 6 rounds

Capablanca Memorial 2011

The Elite group games in PGN Tuesday "itching" in Capablanca Memorial

luislopez@juventudrebelde.cu Leinier Dominguez and Lazaro Bruzon lost and have fallen short of expectations. The Premier Group was crossfire and the five items had a winner

In the lobby of

h otel

Habana Riviera, venue, we discuss the game.

Photo: Santos Cabrera
Kaloian The defeats of the Grand Masters (GM) Leinier Domínguez (2726) and Lázaro Bruzón (2693) were the talk on Tuesday at Memorial Capablanca chess. Without doubt, both have fallen short of expectations in this tournament. Leinier fell with black in 45 moves against Vietnamese GM Le Quang Liem (2687), a leader of the tournament. It is the second failure of GM Güines in the event, something quite rare for a player of his class. Imagine Leinier not lost in the Capablanca since 2006 and has now been beaten twice, just off smaller rivals Elo. According to statistical data Laporte Carlos Martinez, the last time he had given to a player with less than 2700 was in October 2008 when the Russian succumbed Dreev (2657) in the club tournament in Spain. adding everything, Leinier had almost a year and a half without losing before this Capablanca. His last hangman was the Norwegian Magnus Carlsen in January 2010. What do you think? Maybe he is going account some inactivity in recent times, besides the pressure to want to win and remove the specter of the tables that desperate fans. Let's take a vote of confidence.

Meanwhile, Bruzón gave white pieces on Tuesday in front of the world junior champion Dmitry Andreikin (2687), who had already defeated in the first round. GM may need more blanks pear top-level tournaments, which is very important to control anxiety. It takes time playing against inferior opponents and that can not lose sight.

Le Quang Liem and now Andreikin were alone at the top of the Elite Group in Capablanca, as the Czech GM David Navara (2702) gave half a unit against Ukrainian Vassily Ivanchuk Genius (2776). Indeed, the two leaders clash today in the first table and the Russian take the white pieces.

The remaining items will be the seventh time Leinier-Ivanchuk and Bruzón-Navara.

up the standings as follows:

1-2.

Andreikin and Le Quang Liem (4 points), 3

. Navara (3.5), 4

. Ivanchuk (3), 5

. Leinier (2), 6

. Bruzón (1.5). The Premier Group was crossfire and the five items had a winner. To make matters worse, in the first four tables won the black pieces. Let : Canadian GM Mark Bluvshtein (2589) exceeded the Mexican GM Manuel Leon Hoyos (2562), the Italian Daniele Vocaturo GM (2540) defeated International Master Isam Ortiz (2569), Peru's Emilio Cordova GM (2561) beat FIDE Master Ermes Espinosa (2467) and GM Aramis Alvarez (2538) defeated the national champion Yuniesky Quesada (2626). Indeed, Aramis has a streak of three straight victories. Entered the group at the last minute to replace GM Holden Hernández and you see what you have given up. Finally, Pinar del Rio GM Fidel Corrales (2586) was the only won with white pieces against capital GM Omar Almeida (2555).

After all "itching" positions were as follows: 1-3

. Cordova, Bluvshtein and Aramis (4 points), 4

. Corrales (3.5), 5-6

. Vocaturo Quesada (3), 7

. Espinosa (2.5), 8-10

. Ortiz, Almeida and Leon Hoyos (2). Source: www.juventudrebelde.cu

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Does The Sun Help Acne Scars

in Cartago (Valle) 2011

SIMULTANEOUS LARGE CHESS!



you like to play against the best players Colombia??

Then we invite you to participate in the BIG CHESS SIMULTANEOUS with 3 of the best exponents of the country ...

SERGIO BARRIENTOS GM (2490)

ALDER ESCOBAR MI (2470)
RIOS CRISTIAN MI (2409)
will be next
SUNDAY 22 MAY
at 9:00 a.m.
the "Plaza de Bolivar in the city CARTHAGE (Valle)

Enjoy a delightful afternoon of chess, I hope! Source: http://ajedrezpereirano.blogspot.com

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Dueling Candidates: Grischuk and Gelfand are the finalists

May 2011

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Yesterday duels fought tiebreaker in the semifinals of the Candidate Challenges
, with clashes and Grischuk vs Gelfand vs Kramnik. Kamsky. Grischuk, in his games with white pieces, resigned almost entirely to the fight and offered a draw on move 14 (in the fourth game of speed chess, even on the move 8) Kramnik in their white games was more ambitious and the third was stroking the victory. After four draws, the match went on to blitz phase. The ash of the day (or perhaps the entire tournament) appeared to be Boris Gelfand. Once again let out a good option to win. In the next game lost and had to win with black in the fourth round to force the tiebreaker. Gelfand and Grischuk won their first games with black. After changing colors, and Kramnik tried Kamksy match, but failed. Therefore, Gelfand and Grischuk are those who will contest the finals beginning Thursday.

Indeed no one could have predicted that Gelfand and Grischuk were players who come to the final, to take into account those who had been the other competitors (Aronian, Kramnik, Topalov ...) But the two big "G" s (Gelfand and Grischuk) have shown that they deserve.

Kramnik, Vladimir (2785) - Grishuk, Alexander (2747) [A04] WCh Candidates

- Rapids Kazan RUS (2.5), 16.05.2011 1.Nf3


c5 2.c4 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.g3 e5 Bb4 + 7.C1c3 6.Cb5 a6 d6 8.Ag2 9.Ca3 0-0 11.0-0 Bxc3 + 10.bxc3 12.Cc2 h6 e6 Qc7 13.Ce3 14.Aa3 Tfd8 15.Ab4 16.Tb1 e4 Rac8 17.Da4 18.Aa3 Ne5 19.c5 a5 20.c4 dxc5 Ceg4 21.Cxg4 Axg4 22.Dc2 Qd2 Qd7 23.Ab2 24.Dxd2 TXD2 25.Axf6 gxf6 26.Axe4 Axe2 27.Tfc1 TCD8 28.Axb7 TxA2 29.Ad5 TD7 30 . TB5 32.Ta5 Rc7 31.Tcb1 a4 Kg7 33.Kg2 Bd3 f5 34.Tb8 35.Tba8 36.Rf3 Be4 + Ac2 + 38.Re3 Rc2 fxe4 37.Axe4 39.Txa4 Re7 40.Td8 Tables.

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Gelfand, Boris (2733) - Kamsky, Gata (2732) [A10] WCh Candidates

- Rapids Kazan RUS (2.5), 16.05.2011 1.c4


Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Nc3 d5 + d7 4.Da4 5.Db3 a6 7.g3 b5 dxc4 6.Dxc4 8.Db3 9.Ag2 c4 c5 11.b3 Nc6 10.Dd1 cxb3 12.axb3 Bg7 14.0-0 0-0 13.d4 Qb6 Rc8 15.Ab2 16.Ce5 Tfd8 Txd7 17.Cxd7 e6 18.e3 Nxe4 19.Tc1 Tdc7 20.Ce4 21.Axe4 22.Dd2 a5 a4 Na5 24.Aa3 bxa4 23.bxa4 25.Ac5 DB5 26.Tb1 CB3 27.Da2 28.Ac2 TB8 Bf8 29. TC3 30.Tb2 Kxf8 Axf8 31.Ta1 Qc4 32.Ad1 TB4 33.Tab1 Kg7 34.Tc2 DD3 35.Txc3 Dxc3 h6 37.h4 f6 38.Rh2 36.Ac2 39.Axb3 Txb3 40.Dxa4 g5 + Rg6 Txb1 41.Dd7 42.g4 gxh4 Tables.

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grinning Boris Gelfand

Grischuk, Alexander (2747) - Kramnik, Vladimir (2785) [D37] WCh Candidates
- Rapids Kazan (RUS 2.6),

16.05.2011 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 6.e3 Nbd7 7.c5 0-0 5.Af4 Ch5 Nxf4 9.exf4 c6 8.b4 b6 10.Ad3 13.g3 Qc7 12.a3 a5 11.0-0 Ba6 14.Axa6 Tables.
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Kamsky, Gata (2732) - Gelfand, Boris (2733) [B90] WCh

Candidates - Rapids Kazan RUS (2.6), 16.05.2011 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3

d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 e5 Be7 7.Cf3 8.Ac4 9.0-0-0 0 Be6 Nc6 10.Ab3 11.De2 12.Tfd1 Na5 Qc7 13.Ag5 14.Axf6 Rac8 16.axb3 Qc6 Bxf6 15.Tac1 Cxb3 17.Cd5 Ad8 18.c4 f5 20.h3 Qe8 21.Tc3 xf5 19.exf5 Qg6 AH4 22.Ch2 23.Cf3 24.Rh2 Kh8 25.b4 Be6 Ad8 26.Te3 Qf7 28.Rh1 b5 27.b3 Bf5 Qb7 29.Te4 30.Te3 Be6 31.Te4 Tables.
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Gelfand, Boris (2733) - Kamsky, Gata (2732) [A10] WCh Candidates

- Rapids Kazan RUS (2.7), 16.05.2011 1.c4 g6

2. Nf3 Nf6 3.Nc3 Nxd5 5.g3 d5 4.cxd5 6.Ag2 Bg7 7.0-0 0-0 9.d3 c5 8.Da4 Nb4 Bd7 Nd7 12.Tc1 11.Ae3 10.Dd1 Bc6 Rc8 13.Db3 14.Tfd1 e6 16.a3 a5 15.Ag5 Qe8?



Can you see the combination? Just stared at the board (black play and win) and do not look below.

Boris Gelfand made the fatal move 16.a3? y. ..

... immediately realized their mistake ... Gata Kamsky of course is the correct answer

16 ... c4!
The queen is trapped. 17.Dxc4
(17.dxc4 makes it even worse: 17 ... Nc5 and the lady is still missing)

17 ... Nc6 19.dxc4 Rxc4 18.Axf3 Bxf3. Black has a queen for a rook and a knight. Kamsky knows how to play well and take home the ham.

Nc5 21.b4 axb4 22.axb4 20.Cb5 Nxb4 23.Tb1

23 ... Cba6 24.Cd6 DA4 25.Cxb7 Cxb7 26.Axb7 Qxc4 27.Af3 h6 CC2 29.Tbc1 Nb4 28.Ae3 30.Aa7 31.Ab6 DA4 Nd4 Bf6 34.Tc7 33.Td3 32.Axd4 Bxd4 Rd8 0-1.

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Kramnik, Vladimir (2785) - Grischuk, Alexander (2747) [A04] WCh Candidates

- Rapids Kazan RUS (2.7), 16.05.2011 1.Nf3 c5


2 . c4 Nf6 4.e3 Nc6 3.Nc3 e5 5.d4 e4 g6 6.Ce5 7.Tb1 8.Ae2 h5 Qe7 9.b3 cxd4 d6 11.Cxc6 bxc6 10.exd4 12.Ag5 14.Axh6 Bh6 13.0-0 Bf5 15.Dc1 Txh6 Rh8 17.b4 Kf8 16.Df4 18.Tb3 h4 19.h3 Kg7 20.b5 c5 Tae8 21.De3



Alexander Grischuk with a portrait of his opponent, smiling behind him, on the wall

21 ... Rd8 22.a4 d5 23.cxd5 Nxd5 26.a5 24.Cxd5 Txd5 25.dxc5 dxc5 28 Dxe3 27.fxe3 TB8 . Tc1 e6 a6 29.Tcb1 30.Tb4 axb5 31.Txb5 Tbxb5 32.Axb5 Td2 33.Ta1 Ad5 Kf6 34.a6 Tb2 35.Af1 36.Ta5 Td2 37.Tc5 38.Ta5 Ke6 40.Rh2 Kd6 39.Ac4 Rd1 + 41.Axf7 aa8 TD3 43.Tb5 Bb7 42.a7 Rc7 44.Ta5 AA8 45.Te5 Kb6 46.Te7 g5 48.Rg1 Ra3 47.Ag6 Txe3 49.Axe4 Bxe4 50.Txe4 Rxa7 53 g4 51.Rf2 52.Te5 Kb6 . hxg4 tg3 54.Te4 RC5 55.g5 Re5 Txg5 56.Txh4 RD5 57.Tf4 58.Tf8 Ke6 59.Tf3 61.Tf8 Re5 Re5 62.Rg1 Ke6 60.Tf7 Rf5 63.Txf5 Kf4 64.Rf1 + 65.Rf2 Rxf5 Kg4 Tables.
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Grischuk, Alexander (2747) - Kramnik, Vladimir (2785) [D37] WCh Candidates

- Rapids Kazan RUS (2.8),


16.05.2011 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 Be7 4.Nc3 0-0 6.e3 Nbd7 7.c5 5.Af4 8.Ad3 Ch5. Tables.

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Boris Gelfand check out what happens in the other table ...

... and make a shake with head of the table just signed the other two movements after only 8

At this point, more or less, was when Garry Kasparov called Frederic Friedel, the editor of the English web ChessBase for Asked if we will also cover

Nakamura-Ponomariov match in St. Louis . By collecting the grumpy tone in the voice of Kasparov, Frederic is quick to answer: "Man of course. I'll be dying to see also some items of real combat, high-level, right?" - "Yes," replied, "and especially eager to see games that last more than 8 moves!"

Kamsky, Gata (2732) - Gelfand, Boris (2733) [B32] WCh Candidates

- Rapids Kazan RUS (2.8), 16.05.2011 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Qb6 5.Cb3 Nf6 8.0-0 Be7 7.Ad3 6.Cc3 e6 d6 9.a4 0-0 11.f4 Qc7 10.Ae3 12.Df3 b6 14.c3 Bb7 13.Cb5 Qb8 15.f5 e5 a6 16

. Ca3 18.Af2 d4 d5 Qd8 17.Cd2 19.De2 20.Cb3 Nd7 Re8 21.Rh1 Axa3 22.Txa3 Nc5 Na5 23.Ac4 24.Cxa5 bxa5


Boris Gelfand was

to win this last game of speed chess, with black, to stay in the competition. But now it Kamsky who is offered the chance to seal the facts: tactical strike 25.Axf7 26.Dc4 + Ad5 + Kxf7 (26 ... Kf8 27.Dxc5 +) 27.exd5 should be sufficient to ensure the U.S. GM at least the tables and thus advance to the final. But the man plays 25.Dh5?
and that will give the initiative back to Gelfand.
25 ... Ne4 Qc7 27.exd5 Bxd5 26.Ad5 28.Ag1.
Things go from bad to worse for Gata Kamsky. 28 ... Qc4 29.Taa1

Qxd5 30.Tad1 d3 Nf6 31.Df3 Rad8 32.Tfe1 33.Dxd5 Txd5 36.c5 e4 34.c4 TD7 35.Ab6 Rc8 37.h3 h5 38.Rg1 h4 39.Axa5 Txc5 gxf6 42.b3 40.Ac3 41.Axf6 Rc4 43.Rf2 Rd5 44.Re3 TB4 Txf5 45.Tc1 Tg5 46.Tc4 Rxg2 48.c5 Rxc4 47.bxc4

and is over Gelfand manage to win so elegant Te2 + 48 ... Kf8 50.Rxe2 dxe2 49.Txe2 0-1.
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Kramnik, Vladimir (2785) - Grischuk, Alexander (2747) [A04] WCh Candidates

- Blitz Kazan RUS (2.9), 16.05.2011 1.Nf3 c5 2


. c4 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.e4 g6 7.Ae2 8.Ae3 Bg7 9.0-0 0-0 Nxd4 Bd7 10.Dd2 11.Axd4 13.Tfe1 a4 a5 12.Ad3 Bc6 14. Nd5 Nd7 15.Axg7 Kxg7 16.Te3 h5 e5 17.Th3 18.Ce3 Rh8 19.Tg3 20.Td1 h4 Nc5 Bc6 21.Th3 Bxe4 22.Af1 23.Cd5 24.Dxd5 Bxd5 26.b4 Qf6 axb3 25.Te3 Ra6 TB6 27.axb3 28.h3 Qxd6 Txb3 29.Txb3 Cxb3 30.Dxd6 31.Txd6 32.Td5 Rc8 + Ke7 34.Tb6 33.Td6 Kf6 35.g3 Nc5 36.fxg3 hxg3 Rc6 38.Rf2 b6 39.Re3 f5 37.Tb5 TD6 41.Ae2 g5 40.h4 Kf6 43.Rf3 TH6 Rxg5 42.hxg5 + 45.Rg2 Nd4 44.Tb1 CE6 46.Ad1 Rc6 47.Tb5 cxb5 0 -1.

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Vladimir Kramnik lost his first blitz game against Alexander Grischuk

Kamsky, Gata (2732) - Gelfand, Boris (2733) [A45] WCh Candidates

- Blitz Kazan RUS (2.9), 16.05.2011 1.d4 Nf6

2.Af4 3.e3 c5 5.Nf3 e6 4.c3 b6 b7 6.Cbd2 7.Ad3 Be7 9.a3 cxd4 Nc6 8.cxd4 Ch5 10.Ag3 11.Ce5 0-0 Qd7 g6 12.Cxc6 dxc6 13.Ae4 14.Cc4 15.Ce5 c5 17.0-0 Qc8 16.Axb7 Dxb7 Tfd8 Qxf3 18.Df3 19.Cxf3 20.hxg3 Bf6 Cxg3 21.dxc5 bxc5 22.Tab1 Rab8 23.Tfc1 Rxb2 24.Txb2 Axb2 25.Txc5 26.Rh2 Rd1 + Kf8 28.a4 exd5 Td5 27.Txd5 29.Ce1 Ke7 30. Ac3 Kd6 31.g4 Nd3 33.Rf3 32.Rg3 Kc6 Kb6 34.Cf4 Ra5 35.Cxd5 Bg7 38.Re4 a5 36.Ce7 Rxa4 37.Cc6 RB5 39.Cxa5 40.Rd5 g5 Rxa5 41.Rd6 f6 42.Re7 Ac3 RB5 43.f4 44.Rf7 45.Rg7 RC4 RD3 46.Rh6 gxf4 47.exf4 RE4 49.g5 f5 48.g3 Rf3 50.Rxh7 Rxg3
and our module tells us it is mate in 13.

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Meanwhile, Kamsky is rendered in the first blitz game

Grischuk, Alexander (2747) - Kramnik, Vladimir (2785) [B06] WCh Candidates - Blitz Kazan RUS (2.10), 16.05.2011 1.e4

3.Nc3 g6 2.d4 Bg7 5.h4 h5 b5 a6 4.Ae3 6.Ch3 7.Cg5 Bb7 9.a4 c6 d6 Nd7 8.Ad3 12.c4 e5 10.Ce2 Cgf6 13.cxb5 11.axb5 axb5 cxb5 14.Txa8 Dxa8 15.dxe5 dxe5 Bc6 16.0-0 0-0 18.f3 17.Db3 Qb7 19.Tc1 CB8 20.Cc3 21.Axb5 Cxg5 CH7 23.Ac4 22.hxg5 Rd8 25.Rd1 Qc7 24.Cd5 Qd7 + Qe8 26.Cf6 28.Td6 Bxf6 27.gxf6 Nd7 Bd7 30.b3 Rc8 29.Dd3 Nf8 31.Ah6 Be6 33.bxc4 Bxc4 32.Axf8 Dxf8 34. Kh7 35.c6 c5 DH6 36.Dd2 Dxd2 37.Txd2 Txc6 38.Td7 Txf6 39.Te7 40.Txe5 Kh6 41.Rh2 g5 43.Rg3 Rg6 42.Ta5 TD6 44.Tb5 Rc6 Re1 f6 46.Rh2 45.Ta5 Tc1 47.Tb5 g4 48 . Rg3 gxf3 49.gxf3 NT3 50.Tf5 Tables.
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Gelfand, Boris (2733) - Kamsky, Gata (2732) [A04] WCh Candidates - Blitz Kazan RUS (2.10), 16.05.2011 1.Nf3 f5 2.g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 g6 5.d4 Bg7 4.0-0 0-0 6.b3 d6 8.c4 e6 h6 7.Ab2 9.Cbd2 10.Dc2 g5 11.e4 Nc6 13.e5 f3 f4 g4 12.Ch4 14.Axf3 gxf3 15. exf6 Qxf6 16.Cdxf3 Ad7 17.Tae1 18.Te3 Bh5 Be8 19.Tfe1 Tae8 20.Ac3 CD8 e5 21.d5 Qd8 22.Tf1 Nf7 23.Cd2 24.Cg6 Axg6 25.Dxg6 26.Ce4 Ng5 Nd4 27.Rg2 Nf3 + Nf5 Kh8 28.Ad2 29.Td3 30.Tf3 31.Dh5 Qd7 Kg8 33.g4 b5 Nd4 32.Rh1 34.Txf8 + Txf8 35.Axh6 37.Dg6 bxc4 36.bxc4 Nf3 + Ch4 38.Dxg7 39.Axg7 Dxg7 Kxg7 40.Cg5 TB8 42.Cxc7 41.Ce6 + Rg6 43 Rc8 . CB5 Rxc4 44.Cxd6 e4 46.Rg2 Rc2 45.Cf5 Nf3 Nd7 48.d6 Ne5 47.Td1 49.Td4 TxA2 50.Txe4 Td2 52.Te6 a5 51.h4 Nf6 53.g5 + + Re5 55.h5 Rxf5 54.Txf6 a4 56.h6 1-0.

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Photos: Russian Chess Federation Translation: Nadja Wittmann, ChessBase


The results (semifinals, after the playoffs)


Candidate Challenges 2011 in Kazan


Country Elo P1 P2 P3 P4 R1 R2 R3 R4 Blitz Tot. Remaining RUS

Vladimir Kramnik RUS
2785
½ ½ ½
½
½ ½
½
½
0.5
4.5
Alexander Grischuk

2747 ½
½
½
½
½
½ ½ ½
1.5
5.5



Country Elo P1 P2 Blitz Tot. Remaining ISR

P3 P4
R1 R2
R3 R4
Boris Gelfand
2733 ½
½
½
½
½
½
0
1
1.5
6.0
Gata Kamsky

USA
2732 ½
½
½
½
½
½
1
0
0.5
4.0



All games of the 2011 Candidate Challenges

Source: www.chessbase.com