Tuesday, May 17, 2011
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| | May 2011
| Dueling Candidates: Grischuk and Gelfand are the finalists ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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.
, 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
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
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
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?
Boris Gelfand made the fatal move 16.a3? y. ..
... immediately realized their mistake ... Gata Kamsky of course is the correct answer
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.
Nc5 21.b4 axb4 22.axb4 20.Cb5 Nxb4 23.Tb1Black has a queen for a rook and a knight. Kamsky knows how to play well and take home the ham.
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. ]
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
Kamsky, Gata (2732) - Gelfand, Boris (2733) [B32] WCh Candidates 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!"
- 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.Taa1Qxd5 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
and our module tells us it is mate in 13. - 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 0-1. [ Click here to play the game ...
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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. Click here to play the game ... ]
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
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