Reggio Emilia Chess Tournament R2: Nigel Short leads with perfect score

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Hello Everyone,

The update from the 53rd Torneo di Capodanno in Reggio Emilia, Italy, after two rounds, is that British Grandmaster Nigel Short leads with a perfect score. Check the official website here and also see www.chessdom.com for some great analysis.

Find nice photos of the

British Grandmaster Nigel Short at www.chesspics.com.

Round 2 results

• Nigel Short - Alexander Morozevich 1-0
• David Navara - Fabiano Caruana 1-0
• Vassily Ivanchuk - Francisco Vallejo Pons 1/2-1/2
• Vugar Gashimov - Sergei Movsesian 1/2-1/2
• Michele Godena - Alexander Onischuk 1/2-1/2

However, David Navarra and Alexander Morozevich would play their game on the rest day for the others - January 1, 2011.

Standings after Round 2

1. Short, Nigel g ENG 2680 2
2. Vallejo Pons, Francisco g ESP 2698 1½
3. Navara, David g CZE 2708 1 + 1 game
4. Ivanchuk, Vassily g UKR 2764 1
5. Movsesian, Sergei g SVK 2721 1
6. Onischuk, Alexander g USA 2683 1
7. Gashimov, Vugar g AZE 2733 ½
8. Caruana, Fabiano g ITA 2709 ½
9. Godena, Michele g ITA 2549 ½
10. Morozevich, Alexander g RUS 2700 0 + 1 game

Here are two interesting games that you can view in our flashplayer below or run the moves through our pgnplayer.

PGN: 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. dxc5 Nc6 7. a3 Bxc5 8. Qg4 O-O 9. Bd3 Qe7 10. Bd2 f6 11. Qh4 h6 12. exf6 Nxf6 13. O-O-O e5 14. fxe5 Nxe5 15. Nf3 Nxd3+ 16. cxd3 b5 17. Rhe1 Qb7 18. Be3 Bxe3+ 19. Rxe3 a5 20. Rde1 b4 21. Re7 Qb6 22. axb4 axb4 23. Nd1 Bg4 24. Kd2 b3 25. Ke2 Ra4 26. Qg3 Nh5 27. Qe5 Rf5 28. Qc3 Bxf3+ 29. gxf3 d4 30. Re8+ Kh7 31. Qc8 Nf4+ 32. Kf1 Qb5 33. Nf2 Nxd3 34. Rh8+ Kg6 35. Qe6+ Kh5 36. Rb8 Qe5 37. Rxe5 Ra1+ 38. Re1 Rxe1+ 39. Qxe1 Nxe1 40. Kxe1 Rxf3 41. Rd8 Re3+ 42. Kf1 Rc3 43. bxc3 dxc3 44. Nd3 1-0

PGN: 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 O-O 12. Nc2 Rb8 13. Be2 Bg5 14. O-O Be6 15. Ncb4 Qc8 16. Qd3 Nxb4 17. Nxb4 a5 18. Nd5 Qd7 19. Rad1 Rfc8 20. Qg3 Qd8 21. a3 h6 22. Bg4 Rc5 23. Bxe6 fxe6 24. Ne3 Qe7 25. Rd3 Rf8 26. f3 Bh4 27. Qg6 Rf6 28. Qh5 Rf8 29. Rfd1 Rc6 30. g3 Bg5 31. Nc2 Qd7 32. h4 Bd8 33. Kg2 Qe7 34. Qg4 Bb6 35. h5 Kh8 36. Kh3 Rf7 37. Ne1 a4 38. Ng2 Bc7 39. f4 Rc4 40. Nh4 Kh7 41. fxe5 dxe5 42. Rd7 Qe8 43. Qg6+ Kg8 44. R1d3 Rc6 45. Rxf7 Qxf7 46. Qxf7+ Kxf7 47. Rd7+ Kf6 48. Ng6 Bd6 49. Kg4 Rb6 50. Nh8 Be7 51. Rd3 Bc5 52. Rf3+ Ke7 53. Rf7+ Ke8 54. Rxg7 Be3 55. Rg8+ Ke7 56. Ng6+ Kf6 57. Rf8+ Kg7 58. Rf3 Bc1 59. Rf2 Rd6 60. Rc2 Rd1 61. Nxe5 Re1 62. Nc6 Rxe4+ 63. Kf3 Re1 64. Nd4 e5 65. Nxb5 e4+ 66. Kg4 e3 67. c4 Bd2 68. c5 Rd1 69. Nd4 Ba5 70. Nf5+ 1-0

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