Nanjing Chess Tournament begins: Carlsen leads, all draws in Round 2

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Hello Everyone,

The Nanjing Super Chess Tournament in China is keeping fans glued to their screens (and analysis boards). The second round ended with all games drawn leaving Carlsen in the lead with his first round win. But they were all fighting draws. Here are the Round 2 games. Enjoy.

Round 2 results:

Anand, Viswanathan - Carlsen, Magnus ½-½

Wang Yue - Gashimov, Vugar ½-½

Bacrot, Etienne - Topalov, Veselin ½-½

Standings after 2 rounds:

1. Carlsen, Magnus g NOR 2826 1½

2. Anand, Viswanathan g IND 2800 1

3. Wang Yue g CHN 2732 1

4. Gashimov, Vugar g AZE 2719 1

5. Topalov, Veselin g BUL 2803 1

6. Bacrot, Etienne g FRA 2716 ½

You can run the moves in our pgnplayer or watch in flash below.

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. a4 Bf8 14. Bd3 c6 15. b4 Nb6 16. axb5 axb5 17. Rxa8 Qxa8 18. Nb3 Nc4 19. dxe5 Nxe5 20. Nxe5 Rxe5 21. f3 Re8 22. Be3 Bc8 23. Bf2 Be6 24. Nd4 Bd7 25. Qd2 Qb8 26. Bf1 h6 27. Ra1 Qb7 28. Ra5 d5 29. exd5 Nxd5 30. Nb3 Be6 31. Nc5 Bxc5 32. Bxc5 Rd8 33. Ra1 Qb8 34. Rd1 Qg3 35. Bf2 Qe5 36. c4 bxc4 37. Bxc4 Rd7 38. Bxd5 Rxd5 39. Qe1 Qxe1+ 40. Rxe1 Rd2 41. Bc5 Kh7 42. Rf1 Bc4 43. Rf2 Rxf2 44. Kxf2 1/2-1/2

PGN: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 b6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 g5 7. Bg3 Ne4 8. Qc2 Bb7 9. e3 Bxc3+ 10. bxc3 d6 11. Bd3 f5 12. d5 Na6 13. Nd4 Nac5 14. O-O Qe7 15. f3 Nxd3 16. Qxd3 Nc5 17. Qc2 O-O 18. dxe6 Qh7 19. e4 f4 20. Bf2 Rae8 21. a4 g4 22. fxg4 Bxe4 23. Qd2 Qg6 24. h3 h5 25. Bh4 Nxe6 26. Nxe6 Qxe6 27. Rxf4 Rxf4 28. Qxf4 hxg4 29. Re1 Qg6 30. hxg4 Bc6 31. Rxe8+ Bxe8 32. Bd8 Qb1+ 33. Qf1 Qxf1+ 34. Kxf1 Bxa4 35. Bxc7 Bb3 36. Bxd6 Bxc4+ 1/2-1/2

PGN: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. e3 Ne4 6. Qc2 Bb7 7. Bd3 f5 8. O-O Bxc3 9. bxc3 O-O 10. Nd2 Qh4 11. f3 Ng5 12. f4 Nf7 13. e4 Nh6 14. Nf3 Qh5 15. Ba3 Re8 16. Rae1 fxe4 17. Rxe4 Ng4 18. d5 Na6 19. h3 Nf6 20. Re5 Qh6 21. Ng5 exd5 22. cxd5 Nc5 23. Bxc5 bxc5 24. Qb3 Rxe5 25. fxe5 Bxd5 26. Bc4 c6 27. exf6 Qxg5 28. Bxd5+ cxd5 29. f7+ Kf8 30. Qb7 Rd8 31. Qxa7 Qe7 32. a4 Qd6 33. Kh1 Qc6 34. Rb1 Kxf7 35. Rb6 Ra8 36. Rxc6 Rxa7 37. Rxc5 Ke6 38. a5 Kd6 39. Rb5 Kc6 40. Rb8 g6 41. Kg1 Rxa5 42. Rh8 Kb5 43. Rxh7 Kc4 44. Rxd7 Kxc3 45. h4 d4 46. Kf2 Ra2+ 47. Kf3 d3 48. g4 Rh2 49. Kf4 Rxh4 50. Kg5 Rh3 51. Kxg6 d2 52. Rxd2 Kxd2 53. g5 Ke3 54. Kf6 Rf3+ 55. Ke6 Kf4 56. g6 Kg5 57. g7 Rf6+ 58. Ke7 Rg6 59. Kf7 Rxg7+ 60. Kxg7 1/2-1/2

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