Tata Steel Chess R8 today: Nakamura versus Carlsen
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Official Chess Report from the official website www.tatasteelchess.com.
Hello Everyone,
The Tata Steel Chess 2011 Tournament is poised at an interesting point. Take a look at the standings after Roun 7 and you would know why the Nakamura-Carlsen match is the one to watch all the more! In Round 7, Magnus Carlsen and Viswanathan Anand had settled for a quick draw while Nakamura had gone all out to beat Smeets to take the Group A lead going into Round 8.
Standings - Group A
1. H. Nakamura 5½
2. V. Anand 5
3. L. Aronian, V. Kramnik 4½
5. M. Carlsen, I. Nepomniachtchi M. Vachier-Lagrave 4
8. R. Ponomariov 3½
9. A. Giri, W. Hao 3
11. E. l'Ami 2½
12. A. Grischuk, J. Smeets 2
14. A. Shirov 1½
Group B
1. Z. Efimenko, L. McShane, W. So 5
4. G. Sargissian 4½
5. R. Wojtaszek 4
6. L. Chao, L. Liem, D. Navara, V. Tkachiev 3½
10. L. Fressinet 3
11. S. Ganguly 2½
12. J. Hammer, F. Nijboer, W. Spoelman 2
Group C
1. I. Nyzhnyk
D. Vocaturo 5½
3. K. Lahno 5
4. M. Bluvshtein
M. Kazhgaleyev 4
6. I. Ivanisevic
T. Sachdev
D. Swiercz
M. van der Werf 3½
10. R. van Kampen 3
11. B. Bok
S. Siebrecht 2½
13. J.W. de Jong
R. Pruijssers 1½
Here is the nice Nakamura-Smeets game that gave the former the lead in the tournament. You can run the moves in our pgnplayer or simply watch in flash below.
PGN: 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 dxc4 6. e4 b5 7. e5 h6 8. Bh4 g5 9. Nxg5 hxg5 10. Bxg5 Nbd7 11. g3 Bb7 12. Bg2 Qb6 13. exf6 c5 14. d5 O-O-O 15. O-O b4 16. Na4 Qb5 17. a3 exd5 18. axb4 cxb4 19. Bf4 Bh6 20. Qd2 Bxf4 21. Qxf4 Bc6 22. Qd4 Kb8 23. Rfe1 Rhe8 24. Re7 Qa5 25. Rxf7 Bxa4 26. Bxd5 Qc5 27. Qf4+ Ne5 28. Be4 Rd7 29. Rg7 Bb5 30. Rxd7 Bxd7 31. Bg6 Rf8 32. Re1 Qd6 33. Qxe5 Rxf6 34. Qxd6+ Rxd6 35. Bf7 Rd2 36. Bxc4 Rxb2 37. h4 Bg4 38. Kg2 a5 39. Re5 Rc2 40. Rb5+ Kc7 41. Bd5 Rd2 42. Bf7 Bd7 43. Rxa5 Bc6+ 44. Kf1 Bf3 45. Ra1 Kd6 46. Bb3 Rd3 47. Rb1 Kc5 48. Ke1 Kb5 49. Bd1 Bxd1 50. Rxd1 Rc3 51. h5 b3 52. Kd2 Rc8 53. Rc1 Rf8 54. f4 Kb4 55. Rh1 Ka3 56. Ke3 b2 57. g4 Rc8 58. Rb1 Ka2 59. Rxb2+ Kxb2 60. h6 Kc3 61. g5 1-0
From Alexandra Kosteniuk's
www.chessblog.com
Also see her personal blog at
www.chessqueen.com
Official Chess Report from the official website www.tatasteelchess.com.
Hello Everyone,
The Tata Steel Chess 2011 Tournament is poised at an interesting point. Take a look at the standings after Roun 7 and you would know why the Nakamura-Carlsen match is the one to watch all the more! In Round 7, Magnus Carlsen and Viswanathan Anand had settled for a quick draw while Nakamura had gone all out to beat Smeets to take the Group A lead going into Round 8.
Standings - Group A
1. H. Nakamura 5½
2. V. Anand 5
3. L. Aronian, V. Kramnik 4½
5. M. Carlsen, I. Nepomniachtchi M. Vachier-Lagrave 4
8. R. Ponomariov 3½
9. A. Giri, W. Hao 3
11. E. l'Ami 2½
12. A. Grischuk, J. Smeets 2
14. A. Shirov 1½
Group B
1. Z. Efimenko, L. McShane, W. So 5
4. G. Sargissian 4½
5. R. Wojtaszek 4
6. L. Chao, L. Liem, D. Navara, V. Tkachiev 3½
10. L. Fressinet 3
11. S. Ganguly 2½
12. J. Hammer, F. Nijboer, W. Spoelman 2
Group C
1. I. Nyzhnyk
D. Vocaturo 5½
3. K. Lahno 5
4. M. Bluvshtein
M. Kazhgaleyev 4
6. I. Ivanisevic
T. Sachdev
D. Swiercz
M. van der Werf 3½
10. R. van Kampen 3
11. B. Bok
S. Siebrecht 2½
13. J.W. de Jong
R. Pruijssers 1½
Here is the nice Nakamura-Smeets game that gave the former the lead in the tournament. You can run the moves in our pgnplayer or simply watch in flash below.
PGN: 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 dxc4 6. e4 b5 7. e5 h6 8. Bh4 g5 9. Nxg5 hxg5 10. Bxg5 Nbd7 11. g3 Bb7 12. Bg2 Qb6 13. exf6 c5 14. d5 O-O-O 15. O-O b4 16. Na4 Qb5 17. a3 exd5 18. axb4 cxb4 19. Bf4 Bh6 20. Qd2 Bxf4 21. Qxf4 Bc6 22. Qd4 Kb8 23. Rfe1 Rhe8 24. Re7 Qa5 25. Rxf7 Bxa4 26. Bxd5 Qc5 27. Qf4+ Ne5 28. Be4 Rd7 29. Rg7 Bb5 30. Rxd7 Bxd7 31. Bg6 Rf8 32. Re1 Qd6 33. Qxe5 Rxf6 34. Qxd6+ Rxd6 35. Bf7 Rd2 36. Bxc4 Rxb2 37. h4 Bg4 38. Kg2 a5 39. Re5 Rc2 40. Rb5+ Kc7 41. Bd5 Rd2 42. Bf7 Bd7 43. Rxa5 Bc6+ 44. Kf1 Bf3 45. Ra1 Kd6 46. Bb3 Rd3 47. Rb1 Kc5 48. Ke1 Kb5 49. Bd1 Bxd1 50. Rxd1 Rc3 51. h5 b3 52. Kd2 Rc8 53. Rc1 Rf8 54. f4 Kb4 55. Rh1 Ka3 56. Ke3 b2 57. g4 Rc8 58. Rb1 Ka2 59. Rxb2+ Kxb2 60. h6 Kc3 61. g5 1-0
From Alexandra Kosteniuk's
www.chessblog.com
Also see her personal blog at
www.chessqueen.com
Labels: chess blog, tata steel chess
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1 Comments:
At January 23, 2011 at 7:52 AM ,
Anonymous said...
Fantaastic game.
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