Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2011 R10 - Anand, Nakamura back in joint lead

Chess blog for latest news and trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2011


Hi everybody,


Round 10 at the Tata Steel Super-GM Chess Tournament 2011 in Wijk aan Zee is going to be remembered for several reasons - 

• Vishy Anand beating Alexeis Shirov and Hikaru Nakamura beating Maxime Vachier-Lagrave to get back into joint lead
• Overnight joint leader Vladimir Kramnik slipping back a bit with Jan Smeets holding him to a draw
• Overnight joint leader Magnus Carlsen showing how to best lose a complicated game to Russian Men's Champion Ian Nepomniachtchi.

First, the video from Round 10 and then the standings and results of Round 10. You can also access the official tournament website at www.tatasteelchess.com.

Standings of grandmaster group A after Round 10


1. V. Anand, H. Nakamura 7
3. L. Aronian, V. Kramnik 6½
5. M. Carlsen, I. Nepomniachtchi, M. Vachier-Lagrave 5½
8. A. Giri, R. Ponomariov, Wang Hao 5
11. J. Smeets 3½
12. E. l'Ami 3
13. A. Grischuk, A. Shirov 2½


Standings of grandmaster group B after Round 10


1. Z. Efimenko, W. So 6½
3. L. McShane, D. Navara, G. Sargissian, V. Tkachiev 6
7. L. Liem, R. Wojtaszek 5½
9. Li Chao 5
10. S. Ganguly 4
11. L. Fressinet, J. Hammer 3½
13. F. Nijboer, W. Spoelman 3


Standings of grandmaster group C after Round 10


1. D. Vocaturo 7½
2. K. Lahno 6½
3. I. Ivanisevic, I. Nyzhnyk 6
5. M. Kazhgaleyev 5½
6. M. Bluvshtein, B. Bok, T. Sachdev, D. Swiercz 5
10. S. Siebrecht 4½
11. R. van Kampen  4
12. R. Pruijssers, M. van der Werf 3½
14. J.W. de Jong 3

Here is also Vladimir Kramnik's game against Erwin Erwin l’Ami from Round 9 that won the daily “Piet Zwart” prize of 500 Euros. Enjoy!

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