Nanjing Chess Tournament: Bacrot beats Anand, Carlsen leads

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Hello Everyone,

Magnus Carlsen continues to lead at the Nanjing Super Chess Tournament in China after drawing with Vugar Gashimov in the fourth round on Saturday. However, Viswanathan Anand slipped to the third spot with a loss to Etienne Bacrot. Topalov and Wang Yue also drew their game.

You can watch these fantastic games in flash below or simply pick the moves to run through the pgnplayer. Enjoy. You've surely got some learning to do with these games.

PGN: 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 e6 7. f3 Bb4 8. e4 Bxe4 9. fxe4 Nxe4 10. Bd2 Qxd4 11. Nxe4 Qxe4 12. Qe2 Bxd2 13. Kxd2 Qd5 14. Kc3 O-O 15. Qe3 b5 16. Be2 Nd7 17. Nxd7 Qxd7 18. Rhd1 Qe7 19. Kc2 a5 20. Bf3 Rac8 21. Qe5 g6 22. axb5 cxb5 23. Qxb5 Rc5 24. Qd7 Qg5 25. Qd4 Rfc8 26. Ra3 Rb5 27. Rd2 Rb4 28. Kd1 Rcb8 29. Ke2 Qb5 30. Ke1 Rxb2 31. Rxb2 Qxb2 32. Qxb2 Rxb2 33. Rxa5 c3 34. Rc5 Rb1 35. Ke2 Rc1 36. Kd3 Kg7 37. Rxc3 Rxc3 38. Kxc3 f5 39. Kd4 Kf6 40. Bd1 h5 41. Bf3 h4 42. Be2 g5 43. Ba6 g4 44. Bb7 e5 45. Kd5 f4 46. Ke4 1-0

PGN: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Bc2 Re8 13. Nf1 Bf8 14. Bg5 h6 15. Bh4 Be7 16. Ng3 g6 17. Qd2 Kg7 18. Rad1 Nh7 19. Bxe7 Qxe7 20. dxe5 Nxe5 21. Nd4 Qg5 22. Ngf5+ gxf5 23. f4 Nc4 24. fxg5 Nxd2 25. Nxf5+ Kf8 26. Rxd2 hxg5 27. e5 Nf6 28. Rf1 Rxe5 29. Nxd6 Rd8 30. Rxf6 cxd6 31. Bb3 Rd7 32. Kf2 d5 33. Rf3 Kg7 34. Rfd3 Rd6 35. Bd1 Bc8 36. Bf3 Be6 37. Rd4 Kf6 38. a4 bxa4 39. Rxa4 Rb6 40. Be2 Bc8 41. Ra2 Bb7 42. Ra4 Re4 43. Ra3 Re5 44. b4 Rc6 45. Rd4 Kg7 46. Bf3 Rf6 47. Rd3 Rf4 48. Ra5 Rc4 49. Rc5 Rxc5 50. bxc5 Re6 51. Rd2 Re7 52. Rb2 Bc8 53. Bxd5 Re5 54. c4 Be6 55. c6 Bxd5 56. cxd5 Rxd5 57. Rc2 Rd8 58. c7 Rc8 59. Ke3 Kf6 60. g3 a5 61. Kd4 Ke6 62. h4 gxh4 63. gxh4 a4 64. h5 a3 65. h6 a2 66. Rxa2 Rxc7 67. Ra6+ Kf5 68. h7 Rc8 69. Rh6 Rh8 70. Rh1 Kg6 71. Ke5 Re8+ 72. Kf4 Kg7 73. Kf5 Rh8 74. Rg1+ Kf8 75. Rh1 Kg7 1/2-1/2

PGN: 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 Nbd7 7. Nxc4 Nb6 8. Ne5 a5 9. e3 Nbd7 10. Bd3 Bxd3 11. Nxd3 Qb6 12. Ra3 e6 13. Rb3 Bb4 14. O-O c5 15. dxc5 Nxc5 16. Nxc5 Qxc5 17. Na2 O-O 18. Rd3 Rac8 19. Nxb4 Qxb4 20. b3 Qc5 21. Bb2 Qc2 22. Bxf6 Qxd1 23. Rfxd1 gxf6 24. Rd7 b5 25. Ra7 Rc3 26. Rxa5 Rb8 27. Ra7 Rxb3 28. a5 Ra3 29. g4 b4 30. a6 b3 31. Rb7 Ra8 32. Rdd7 b2 33. Rxb2 R3xa6 34. Rbb7 Rf8 35. Kg2 1/2-1/2

Standings after 4 rounds:

1. Carlsen, Magnus g NOR 2826 3

2. Bacrot, Etienne g FRA 2716 2½

3. Anand, Viswanathan g IND 2800 2

4. Gashimov, Vugar g AZE 2719 1½

5. Topalov, Veselin g BUL 2803 1½

6. Wang Yue g CHN 2732 1½

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