Tata Steel Chess Super-GM R3 video: Giri explains win over Carlsen

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Hi Everybody,

Talk of the third round at Tata Steel Chess Super-GM Group A and all anyone can say is the Carlsen-Giri game. So, here is the press conference video (thanks to www.chessvibes.com) of Giri explaining his game against Carlsen. Enjoy.




Also, the news of the third round was that Hikaru Nakamura leads the A Group with a win over Alexei Shirov. In the B Group Luke McShane from England won this third game. In another game, Ruslan Ponomariov beat Jan Smeets with a rare line of the Winawer. You can also check the official website here for more details.

Here are some nice games from Round 3. 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 b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. c3 d6 8. a4 Rb8 9. d4 Bb6 10. axb5 axb5 11. Na3 O-O 12. Nxb5 Bg4 13. d5 Ne7 14. Bc2 Qd7 15. Na3 Nexd5 16. h3 Bh5 17. exd5 e4 18. Bg5 Bxf3 19. Qd2 e3 20. Bxe3 Bxe3 21. fxe3 Be4 22. Rxf6 Bxc2 23. Rf4 Bg6 24. Nc4 Ra8 25. Na5 Rfe8 26. Ra3 Be4 27. c4 g5 28. Rf1 g4 29. h4 Qe7 30. Qf2 Bg6 31. b4 h5 32. Rc3 Qe5 33. Rb3 Qe4 34. Rc3 Qe5 35. Rfc1 Be4 36. Qf4 g3 37. Qxe5 Rxe5 38. Ra3 Kg7 39. Rf1 Ree8 40. Rfa1 Re5 41. Nb3 Rxa3 42. Rxa3 Bxd5 43. Nd2 Be6 44. e4 Bg4 45. Rxg3 f5 46. Re3 Re8 47. Kf2 Ra8 48. exf5 Ra2 49. Rd3 Bxf5 50. Rd5 Be6 51. Rg5+ Kh6 52. Ke3 Ra3+ 53. Kd4 Ra1 54. g3 Rd1 55. Kc3 Rg1 56. b5 Rc1+ 57. Kd3 Bf7 58. Nb3 Rd1+ 59. Ke2 Rb1 60. Nd4 Bxc4+ 61. Kd2 d5 62. Nf5+ Kh7 63. Rxh5+ Kg6 64. Rg5+ Kf6 65. Ne3 Rb2+ 66. Kd1 Be2+ 67. Kc1 Rxb5 68. Kd2 Rb2+ 69. Kc3 Rb5 70. Nxd5+ Kf7 71. Re5 Bg4 72. Re7+ Kf8 73. Re4 Bf5 74. Nxc7 Rc5+ 75. Rc4 Re5 76. Rf4 Ke7 77. Kd4 Ra5 78. Nd5+ Ke6 79. Nc3 Ra8 80. g4 Bh7 81. Ke3 Rc8 82. Ne2 Ke5 83. Ra4 Rb8 84. Nd4 Rb1 85. Ra5+ Kf6 86. Kf4 Rf1+ 87. Nf3 Bc2 88. Kg3 Rb1 89. Ra6+ Kg7 90. Nd4 Bd3 91. Rd6 Kf7 92. Kf4 Ra1 93. h5 1-0






PGN: 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Qc7 7. Qg4 f5 8. Qg3 Nc6 9. Nf3 cxd4 10. cxd4 Nge7 11. Bd2 O-O 12. Bd3 Bd7 13. O-O Be8 14. c4 dxc4 15. Bxc4 Nxd4 16. Nxd4 Qxc4 17. Bb4 Rf7 18. Qc3 Qxc3 19. Bxc3 Nd5 20. Bd2 Bd7 21. Rfc1 Rff8 22. a4 a5 23. Rcb1 b6 24. Ne2 Rfc8 25. Nf4 Nxf4 26. Bxf4 Rc4 27. Be3 Bxa4 28. Rxb6 Bc6 29. f3 a4 30. Rc1 Bd5 31. Rxc4 Bxc4 32. Rb7 a3 33. Ra7 Rxa7 34. Bxa7 f4 35. g3 g5 36. Kg2 Bd5 37. Kf2 Kf7 38. gxf4 gxf4 39. Ke2 a2 40. Bd4 Ke8 0-1





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