Nice chess games from Cap d'Agde Chess Tourney

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Here is another set of nice games from the ongoing Cap d'Agde Chess Tournament in scenic France. Enjoy. You can run the moves in our pgnplayer or watch in flash below.

Vassily Ivanchuk

PGN: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. Nc3 Ne4 7. Qc2 Nxc3 8. bxc3 d6 9. O-O Nd7 10. a4 a5 11. Rd1 Qc8 12. d5 e5 13. Bh3 Qd8 14. e4 Bc8 15. Be3 Nf6 16. Bxc8 Qxc8 17. Bg5 Nh5 18. Bxe7 Kxe7 19. Qe2 g6 20. c5 bxc5 21. Nd2 Nf6 22. Nc4 Qa6 23. Qd3 Nd7 24. Rab1 Rhb8 25. Rxb8 Rxb8 26. Nxe5 Qxd3 27. Nc6 Ke8 28. Rxd3 Rb1 29. Kg2 Ra1 30. Nxa5 Rxa4 31. Nc6 Rxe4 32. Kf3 Nf6 33. h3 h5 34. h4 Kd7 35. Nb8 Kc8 36. Nc6 Ra4 37. Kg2 Kd7 38. Nb8 Ke8 39. Nc6 Ra2 40. c4 Ng4 41. Rf3 f5 42. Kg1 Rc2 43. Rf4 Ne5 44. Na5 Rc1 45. Kh2 Kd7 46. g4 hxg4 47. h5 Nf3 48. Rxf3 gxf3 49. hxg6 Ke7 50. Kg3 Kf6 0-1

Hikaru Nakamura

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 a5 10. d4 a4 11. Bc2 Bd7 12. Nbd2 Re8 13. Nf1 Bf8 14. Ng3 h6 15. Bd2 Qc8 16. Bd3 Qb7 17. Qc2 g6 18. b4 Bg7 19. a3 Rac8 20. Rac1 Kh7 21. Be3 Ng8 22. Qe2 Rb8 23. h4 Kh8 24. dxe5 Bg4 25. exd6 cxd6 26. Qd1 Qe7 27. h5 gxh5 28. Nf5 Qf6 29. Nxg7 Qxg7 30. Be2 Ne5 31. Nxe5 dxe5 32. Bxg4 hxg4 33. c4 bxc4 34. Rxc4 g3 35. Qh5 gxf2+ 36. Bxf2 Nf6 37. Qf3 Re6 38. Rec1 Qg6 39. Qf5 Kg7 40. Rd1 Ng4 41. Rd7 Nxf2 42. Qxg6+ Rxg6 43. Kxf2 Rbb6 44. Rc3 Rbd6 45. Rxd6 Rxd6 46. b5 Rd2+ 47. Kg1 Rb2 48. Rc4 Rxb5 49. Rxa4 Rb2 50. Kf1 Kg6 51. Rb4 Ra2 52. Rb3 Kg5 53. Rf3 f6 54. Rf5+ Kg6 55. Rf3 h5 56. Rg3+ Kh6 57. Rf3 Kg5 58. Rf5+ Kg6 59. Rf3 Rc2 60. Rg3+ Kf7 61. Rh3 Kg6 62. Rg3+ Kh6 63. Rf3 Kg5 64. Rg3+ Kh6 65. Rf3 Kg7 66. Rg3+ Kf7 67. Rh3 Rc4 68. Re3 h4 69. Kf2 Kg6 70. Kf3 Kg5 71. Rb3 Rc1 72. Rb8 Rc3+ 73. Kf2 Rxa3 74. Rh8 Kg4 75. Rh6 Ra2+ 76. Kg1 Kg5 77. Rh8 Ra4 78. Rg8+ Kf4 79. Rh8 Rxe4 80. Rxh4+ Kf5 81. Rh8 Rf4 82. Ra8 Rb4 83. Ra6 Rb2 84. Kh2 Kg5 85. Re6 Rb5 86. Kg3 f5 87. Re8 Rb3+ 88. Kf2 Kf4 89. Ra8 Rb4 90. Ra2 e4 91. Ra3 Rb2+ 92. Kf1 e3 93. Ra8 Rf2+ 94. Kg1 Rd2 95. Kf1 Ke4 96. Ra4+ Rd4 97. Ra2 f4 98. Ke2 Rb4 99. Rc2 Rb1 100. Rc4+ Kf5 101. Rc8 Rb2+ 102. Kf1 Rf2+ 103. Kg1 Ke4 104. Ra8 Rb2 105. Kf1 Kd3 106. Rd8+ Kc3 107. Rd7 Rf2+ 108. Kg1 Rd2 109. Re7 Rd1+ 110. Kh2 Kd2 111. Rd7+ Ke1 112. Rf7 e2 113. Rxf4 Kd2 0-1

Anatoly Karpov

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 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. a3 h6 13. d5 Nb8 14. Nf1 c6 15. dxc6 Bxc6 16. Ng3 Nbd7 17. Bc2 d5 18. exd5 Bxd5 19. Nf5 Qc7 20. Nh2 Qc6 21. Ne3 Be6 22. Nhg4 Rad8 23. Nf5 Bd5 24. Qd3 Kh8 25. Qg3 Nxg4 26. hxg4 Nc5 27. Bg5 Rc8 28. Be3 Na4 29. Rab1 Ba2 30. Ra1 Bd5 31. Bxa4 bxa4 32. Rad1 Bb3 33. Rd2 f6 34. Qh4 Kg8 35. f3 Red8 36. Ree2 Bc4 37. Rf2 Qb7 38. Bxh6 gxh6 39. Qxf6 Qf7 40. Nxh6+ Bxh6 41. Rxd8+ Rxd8 42. Qxd8+ Kh7 43. g5 Bg7 44. g3 Qe6 45. Rh2+ Kg6 46. Rd2 Qh3 47. Qd6+ Be6 48. Rg2 Kxg5 49. f4+ Kg6 50. Rf2 Bf6 51. fxe5 Bg5 52. Qd3+ Kg7 53. Qf3 Be7 54. Qb7 Bd7 55. Qd5 Be6 56. Qb7 Bd7 57. Qa7 Bg5 58. Qd4 Be6 59. Rh2 Qxg3+ 60. Rg2 Qe1+ 61. Kh2 Kh6 62. c4 Qf1 63. Kg3 Qe1+ 64. Kh2 Be3 0-1

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