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GAMES

Leko,P (2722) - Anand,V (2766) [C89] 6th Cap d´Agde Festival (Group B) Cap d´Agde, FRA (3), 25.10.2003

1.e4 e5
2.Nf3 Nc6
3.Bb5 a6
4.Ba4 Nf6
5.0-0 Be7
6.Re1 b5
7.Bb3 0-0
8.c3 d5
9.exd5 Nxd5
10.Nxe5 Nxe5
11.Rxe5 c6
12.Re1 Bd6
13.g3 Bf5
14.d4 Qd7
15.Be3 Rae8
16.Nd2 Bg4
17.Qc2 Bf5
18.Qc1 h5
19.Nf3 Bg4
20.Nh4 Re6
21.Bd1 f5
22.Bxg4 hxg4
23.Bg5 f4
24.Qd2 Rfe8
25.Rxe6 Qxe6
26.gxf4 Qe2
27.f5 Qe4
28.Rf1 Bf4
29.Bxf4 Nxf4
30.f3 gxf3
31.Nxf3 Rf8
32.Qe1 Qxf5
33.Kh1 Qh3
34.Qf2 Nh5
35.Kg1 Rf4
36.Qe3 Qg4+
37.Kh1 Ng3+
38.hxg3 Qh3+
39.Kg1 Qxg3+
40.Kh1 Rh4+
41.Nxh4 Qxe3
42.Ng2 Qe2
43.Rf5 Qxb2
44.Rc5 Qxa2
45.Rxc6 a5
        0-1
 

Ponomariov,R (2718) - Bareev,E (2739) [C10] 6th Cap d´Agde Festival (Group A) Cap d´Agde, FRA (3), 25.10.2003

1.e4 e6
2.d4 d5
3.Nc3 dxe4
4.Nxe4 Nd7
5.Nf3 Ngf6
6.Bg5 h6
7.Nxf6+ Nxf6
8.Bh4 c5
9.Ne5 a6
10.dxc5 Qa5+
11.c3 Qxc5
12.Bg3 Bd6
13.Ng4 Bxg3
14.Nxf6+ gxf6
15.hxg3 Bd7
16.Rh4 Rd8
17.Qd4 Qxd4
18.Rxd4 Bc6
19.Rad1 Rxd4
20.Rxd4 Ke7
21.Be2 e5
22.Rh4 f5
23.Bf3 e4
24.Be2 Kf6
25.Kd2 Kg5
26.Ke3 h5
27.c4 Bd7
28.Rh1 Be6
29.b3 a5
30.Rd1 Rh6
31.Rd8 h4
32.gxh4+ Rxh4
33.g3 Rh3
34.Rb8 f4+
35.Kxe4 f5+
36.Ke5 fxg3
37.f4+ Kg6
38.Kxe6 1-0
 

Anand,V (2766) - Polgar,J (2722) [B90]
6th Cap d´Agde Festival (Group B) Cap d´Agde, FRA (4), 25.10.2003

1.e4 c5
2.Nf3 d6
3.d4 cxd4
4.Nxd4 Nf6
5.Nc3 a6
6.f3 Qb6
7.g4 Nc6
8.Nb3 e6
9.Qe2 Qc7
10.Be3 b5
11.0-0-0 Nd7
12.Qf2 b4
13.Ne2 Bb7
14.Ned4 Nxd4
15.Nxd4 d5
16.exd5 Bxd5
17.Kb1 Bc5
18.h4 0-0
19.Be2 Rfc8
20.Rd2 Bxd4
21.Bxd4 Bxa2+
22.Kc1 Bb3
23.Kd1 Bxc2+
24.Ke1 Ba4
25.Be3 Ne5
26.Qh2 Nc4
27.Qxc7 Rxc7
28.Bxc4 Rxc4
29.Kf2 Rac8
30.Kg3 Rc2
31.g5 e5
32.h5 f5
33.gxf6 gxf6
34.Rd6 Kf7
35.Rd2 f5
36.f4 Rxd2
37.Bxd2 Rc2
38.Rh2 Rxb2
39.fxe5 b3
        0-1
 

Shirov,A (2737) - Leko,P (2722) [B33] 6th Cap d´Agde Festival (Group B) Cap d´Agde, FRA (4), 25.10.2003

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.Bxf6 gxf6
10.Nd5 f5
11.Bd3 Be6
12.0-0 Bxd5
13.exd5 Ne7
14.Qh5 e4
15.Be2 Bg7
16.c3 b4
17.Nc4 bxc3
18.bxc3 0-0
19.Rad1 f4
20.f3 e3
21.g3 Ng6
22.Qf5 Rc8
23.gxf4 Re8
24.Rb1 Bh6
25.Rb7 Rc7
26.Rfb1 Bxf4
27.Rxc7 Qxc7
28.Qf6 Rb8
29.Rxb8+ Qxb8
30.Bd3 Qe8
31.Kf1 Qa4
32.Be2 Qxa2
33.Qd4 Qb1+
34.Qd1 Qf5
35.Qd4 Qh3+
36.Ke1 Qxh2
37.Kd1 h5
         0-1
 

Kramnik,V (2777) - Gelfand,B (2703) [B92]
6th Cap d´Agde Festival (Group A) Cap d´Agde, FRA (4), 25.10.2003

1.e4 c5
2.Nf3 d6
3.d4 cxd4
4.Nxd4 Nf6
5.Nc3 a6
6.Be2 e5
7.Nb3 Be7
8.Bg5 Nbd7
9.a4 b6
10.Bc4 Bb7
11.Qe2 0-0
12.0-0 Qc7
13.Rfd1 h6
14.Bxf6 Nxf6
15.Nd5 Nxd5
16.Bxd5 Bxd5
17.Rxd5 b5
18.c3 Qc4
19.Qc2 Rfb8
20.Nd2 Qc6
21.a5 Rc8
22.Qd3 Rab8
23.g3 Qb7
24.Nf1 Rc4
25.b3 Rc6
26.Ne3 g6
27.h4 h5
28.Qd2 Bf8
29.Nc2 Rc5
30.Nb4 Rbc8
31.Rd3 Kh7
32.Nd5 Bh6
33.Qd1 Rf8
34.Nf6+ Kg7
35.Qf3 b4
36.cxb4 Qxb4
37.Nd7 f5
38.Nxf8 Kxf8
39.Rxd6 1-0
 

Svidler,P (2723) - Karpov,A (2693) [C49]
6th Cap d´Agde Festival (Group B) Cap d´Agde, FRA (5), 25.10.2003

1.e4 e5
2.Nf3 Nf6
3.Nc3 Nc6
4.Bb5 Bb4
5.0-0 0-0
6.d3 Bxc3
7.bxc3 d6
8.Bg5 Qe7
9.Re1 Nd8
10.d4 Ne6
11.Bc1 c5
12.Bf1 Rd8
13.g3 Rb8
14.a4 Nf8
15.Nh4 Bg4
16.f3 Bd7
17.Ng2 Qe8
18.Bg5 Qe6
19.Ne3 h6
20.Bc4 Qh3
21.Bxf6 gxf6
22.f4 cxd4
23.f5 dxe3
24.Bf1 Bxf5
25.Bxh3 Bxh3
26.Qh5 Be6
27.Qxh6 d5
28.Rxe3 dxe4
29.Qxf6 Nh7
30.Qh6 Rbc8
31.Rxe4 Rxc3
32.Rxe5 Rc6
33.Rg5+ 1-0
 

Kramnik,V (2777) - Polgar,J (2722) [E12] 6th Cap d´Agde Festival (quarterfinals) Cap d'Adge, FRA (8.1), 27.10.2003

1.d4 Nf6
2.c4 e6
3.Nf3 b6
4.a3 Bb7
5.Nc3 d5
6.Qc2 c5
7.cxd5 exd5
8.e4 cxd4
9.Bb5+ Nbd7
10.e5 dxc3
11.exf6 Qc7
12.Qe2+ Kd8
13.fxg7 Bxg7
14.0-0 Re8
15.Bg5+ f6
16.Be3 a6
17.Bxd7 Kxd7
18.Nd4 Re4
19.bxc3 Qe5
20.Rfb1 b5
21.a4 Bh6
22.axb5 a5
23.Qf3 Bxe3
24.fxe3 Rg8
25.Qh3+ Reg4
26.Rxa5 Kd6
27.Ra2 Bc8
28.Qf3 Rh4
29.g3 Re4
30.b6 Rxe3
31.b7 Re1+
32.Rxe1 Qxe1+
33.Kg2 Bxb7
34.Qxf6+ Kc5
35.Re2 Qb1
36.Ne6+ Kb5
37.Qf7 Ka5
38.Qc7+ 1-0

 

 

 

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Volume 2  Issue 44                                                         November 2nd, 2003

In This Issue

Bits and Pieces With
IM Andrew Martin:
New Directions

The King's Gambit for the Creative Aggressor!

Chess Informant 87

New At Chessville

The Mad Aussie's
Chess Trivia

Pablo's Chess News

Position of the Week

New On The Net

 

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BASHING THE SICILIAN
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www.badbishop.com

from the editor...American GM Maurice Ashley for the third consecutive year has been signed by AmericInn Lodging System as the Spokesperson for their chain of hotels.  Outside of Garry Kasparov (Pepsi, and others), I can't think of a single chess player doing non-chess endorsements of this kind, especially in the US.

Says Ashley, "I do not know of another major corporate sponsor for children's chess in the US (particularly as the title sponsor of an event) so I think that is another cool aspect to this."  I find it awesome that Ashley is able to generate this kind of support from a major corporate sponsor.  This is the sort of chess promotion we need to see more of.  Congratulations Maurice, and thanks for all your work!

Tell me and I'll forget.
Show me and I may remember.
Involve me and I'll understand.
- Unknown

Position of the Week








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Bits and Pieces

with
International
Master
Andrew Martin

(11/2)  Tired of the same old opening lines?  Your repertoire playing a bit outdated these days?  Thinking about a change?  Respected opening analyst, author and columnist IM Andrew Martin's latest column for Chessville uses the Verosov Opening to illustrate the basic principles involved in learning new openings:  November 2003 - New Directions, The Verosov.

(11/2)  Problem of the Week: Tactical training with our weekly puzzle.

(11/1)  The Kennedy Kids Something to Do With the Polgars by Jon, as retold by Rick Kennedy.  "I was finishing off a chess game with my best buddy Sean, when my sister wandered into the family room.  Mary Elizabeth.  "Who's winning?" she wanted to know.  Then she pointed, "What's that dinosaur doing on the board??"

(11/1)  Morrigan Queens GambitStrange Chess News from the JAX Chess Newsletter.  "The Druids say great heroes are only conceived by a darkness that hovers like a plague over the land.  Some suggest a writer and chess player Jonathan Swift, conceived during the worst black plague episode in Europe's history (born 1667 - died 1745) was a true druid hero..."

(10/31)  New additions to the MyChessSite downloads page:

  • Annotated Game:  C65 Ruy Lopez - Berlin Defence as seen in the game Cao Sang - Almasi, C. from the 2003 Heviz Hungarian Chess Championships.  This is a 97 kb zipped pdf file.

  • Poikovsky 4th Karpov Int Tournament 2003:  Get all 45 games in ChessBase format in this 7 kb zipped file.  Svidler, Lautier, Pelletier, Lputian, Onischuk, Bologon, Vescovi, etc.

(10/29)  ReviewChess Informant 87, Reviewed by Prof. Nagesh Havanur.  "The Informant has had a great influence on the development of modern chess.  First published in September 1966, it heralded an information revolution with its new classification of openings and use of universal symbols for analysis...Over the years it has been an indispensable companion to tournament players and a source of pleasure to numerous chess fans...The present volume offers..."

(10/28)  Review The King's Gambit for the Creative Aggressor! by Thomas Johansson, reviewed by Tom Codispoti.  "When I first saw the title of this book, I thought to myself: “Wow, now there is a book written for the likes of me!”  You see, I have always fancied myself a swashbuckling, take no prisoners, kill-or-be-killed type of player."  Read Codispoti's thoughtful and extremely thorough review of Johansson's classic work on this fascinatingly rich opening system.


New Directions

Bits and Pieces

with
International
Master
Andrew Martin


1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Bg5









 

We are all pushed for time these days.  Life runs at a frenetic pace.  With limited time available, what is the best way to get on top of chess theory, to study new opening lines and to master them?   There's a clear procedure which helps.

The first thing to do is to get to know the opening via the use of complete games.  After all, the opening leads to the middlegame and onwards to the ending, so collect and then play through at reasonable speed a typical series of recent games.  I prefer books but most of you will use a database these days which will be more efficient in terms of time.  John Nunn thought fifty about right but I think 20-30 is enough for the average player.  Get to know the typical plans, ideas, tricks and traps, the pawn structure wrinkles, the basic philosophy of the variation.  Make some notes...

Respected opening analyst, author and columnist IM Andrew Martin's latest column for Chessville uses the Verosov Opening to illustrate the basic principles involved in learning new openings:  November 2003.
 

The King's Gambit
for the Creative Aggressor!
By Thomas Johansson

Reviewed by Tom Codispoti

When I first saw the title of this book, I thought to myself: “Wow, now there is a book written for the likes of me!”  You see, I have always fancied myself a swashbuckling, take no prisoners, kill-or-be-killed type of player.  Although my skills are nowhere near good enough to actually flourish in this tactical style, the simple truth is that I just enjoy such games more than the “slow death” of positional games.  Needless to say, a book written for ‘creative aggressors’ piqued my interest.

When the book arrived in the mail, I was pleasantly surprised to find that it is a hardbound book.  Truly a rarity among chess books these days.  The book is 8” high and 5 ¾” wide.  The cover color is a bright yellow, which won’t win any artistic awards, but it certainly makes it easier to spot amongst the clutter of my desk.

The scope of the material on the book certainly looks wide enough. Johansson covers all of the major lines in both the accepted and declined variations along with several counter-gambits.  Here is a brief summary of some of his recommendations...

This is a good example of what Johansson offers – honest commentary and aggressive lines designed to get your opponent out of book, force him to think on his own, and struggle on defense while you use the initiative to drive home an attack.

Read Tom Codispoti's thoughtful and extremely thorough review of Johansson's classic work on this fascinatingly rich opening system.
 

Chess Informant 87
Reviewed by Prof. Nagesh Havanur

The Informant has had a great influence on the development of modern chess.  First published in September 1966, it heralded an information revolution with its new classification of openings and use of universal symbols for analysis.  Petrosian rightly described the younger generation of chess players as the children of the Informant.  The publication did face a crisis when Yugoslavia was engulfed by the flames of fratricidal war.  However, it survived thanks to the indefatigable spirit and selfless dedication of its team.  Over the years it has been an indispensable companion to tournament players and a source of pleasure to numerous chess fans.

The present volume offers a selection of 493 annotated games and fragments from events held between 1st February, 2003 and 31st May, 2003.  The players include the elite of the chess world like Kasparov, Kramnik, Anand, Shirov, Leko and several other GMs  who have annotated their own games.  The games themselves are chosen from a wide range of events like Linares, Reykjavik, Budapest and Melody Amber tournaments.

The volume reflects the current form of the GMs and offers subtle pointers to the future.  Ponomariov’s poor form in Linares makes one wonder how he is going to fare in a match with Kasparov.  In contrast Leko has demonstrated that he can compete on even terms with the likes of Kramnik, Anand, and Kasparov.  But it is the rising star of Rajdabov that deserves attention.  For this volume Kasparov has chosen to annotate his celebrated loss to the new prodigy from Baku.  Rajdabov’s achievement is all the more praiseworthy for the sheer coolness and courage with which he sacrificed a piece against Kasparov and won.

The reviewer’s lot is hardly to be envied if he has to pick and choose just one game from the rich collection of games presented in this volume...

Read all of the Professor's thoughts on Chess Informant 87
 

The Mad Aussie's Chess Trivia
From Graham Clayton

Championship Double:  Vladimir Mikenas achieved the unusual double of being both a chief arbiter and a player in the USSR Championship.  He was the arbiter for the 32nd USSR championship, played at Kiev in 1964/65, and then played in the 33rd championship in Tallinn in 1965.

Career Double:  Actor Humphrey Bogart was a life-long chess player.  Prior to becoming a movie star in Hollywood, he was a "hustler" in New York in the 1930's, taking on all comers for 50 cents or $1 a game.  In the 1940's, Bogart became a director of both the United States Chess Federation and the Californian State Chess Association.

Submit your trivia to the Mad Aussie!
 

Pablo's Chess News

Pablo's Chess News  Chessville coverage of:

  • 2nd Milk Tournament (October 29 - November 3 / Selfoss, ICELAND)  Malakhov, Sokolov & Nikolic in 1st place (2.5/3) / Games available

  • Curacao International Chess Tournament (October 24 - November 3)  Round 7: Boris Gulko, Julio Granda & A. Greenfeld lead (5.5/7)

  • 7th International Open of Corsica (October 31 - November 3 / Corsica, FRANCE)  Semifinals: Grischuk - Anand & Topalov - Shirov / Games available

  • 6th Cap d´Agde Festival (October 24 - 30 / Cap d´Agde, FRANCE)  Viswanathand won the FIDE World Rapid Chess Championship  All the games available

Final (October 30th)
Kramnik, V - Anand, V     0.5-0.5
Anand, V - Kramnik, V     1-0

Anand,V (2666) - Kramnik,V (2777) [B33]
6th Cap d´Agde Festival (final) Cap d'Adge, FRA (10.2), 30.10.2003

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.Bxf6 gxf6 10.Nd5 f5 11.Bd3 Be6 12.c3 Bg7 13.Qh5 0-0 14.0-0 f4 15.Rfd1 Rb8 16.Nc2 Qd7 17.h3 a5 18.Na3 b4 19.Nb5 bxc3 20.bxc3 Ne7 21.Ndc7 Rbc8 22.Nxe6 fxe6 23.a4 Kh8 24.Bc2 Rc6 25.Rd2 Nc8 26.Rad1 Qe7 27.Bb3 Rf6 28.c4 Rh6 29.Qf3 Bf8 30.c5 Rxc5 31.Nxd6 Nxd6 32.Rxd6 Qxd6 33.Rxd6 Bxd6 34.Qd3 Rc6 35.Qb5 Rc1+ 36.Kh2 Rf6 37.Qe8+ Bf8 38.Bxe6 f3 39.g4 Rf1 40.Kg3 Rg1+ 41.Kh4 Kg7 42.g5 Rf4+ 43.Kh5 Rg2 44.Bf5 Rxf5 45.exf5 Rxf2 46.Qxe5+ 1-0

  • 3rd Bangkok Chess Club Open (October 22 - 26, BANGKOK)  GM Antonio Rogelio won the tournament (7.5/9)

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Jon Levitt's Chess Pages
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The Campbell Report
    The Campbell Report column for Sept-Oct 2003

The Chess Cafe
     Review: Simple Chess by Michael Stean
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New York Post: Final Round Showdown Lasts Just Eight Minutes

The Telegraph Chess Club
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Tigerchess - New Grandmaster Growl

Chess Siberia
     Best Players And Games Of Month  Vote for the best player and best game of OCTOBER 2003!  Darcy Lima is the best player of September 2003.  Svidler, P - Volkov, S, Russian Championship, Krasnoyarsk 2003 is the best game of September.
     The review 5 numbers of the newspaper "64" for September, 1937

The News: Cerebral Malaria Kills Egypt's Chess Champ

Chandler Cornered - Geoff Chandler
     The Fortress that Comitted Suicide

The Straights Times: Body Exhibits Here

Mechanics' Institute Chess Room
     IM John Donaldson's Newsletter #163, 10/29/2003:  1) Governor's Cup; 2) Western States Open; 3) Yasser Seirawan to talk at MI; 4) Ralston Memorial; 5) Fall Tuesday Night Marathon

Chathurangam: Chess In India
    GM Barua wins Tata International Open, Jamshedpur

Chessnews Weekly
    GM Khalifman Interview (begins on front page, continued on link there); plus Game commented by IM N. Vlassov

Seagaard Chess Reviews
     Play the Najdorf: Scheveningen style

World Chess Network
     Larry Evans On Chess: A CHESS VILLAGE

RusBase Part Three - New Material From 1990

GM Square
     Chess Auctions: Next Auction November 13-15

Annotated Games

Jonathan Berry (Globe and Mail): Grischuk-Sutovsky, European Team Championship 2003

Robert Byrne (NY Times): Polgar-Sokolov, Essent 2003

Lubomir Kavalek (Washington Post)
     Pelletier- Mamedyarov, European Team Championship 2003

The Telegraph Chess Club
     Nigel Short: Trent-Gajewski, World Youth Ch., 2003

David Sands (Washington Times): Kramnik-Polgar, Cap d'Agde 2003; Loukachouk-Shpagin, St. Petersburg 2003

World Chess Rating
     Shipov on the Best Games in the Preliminary Cap d'Agde Rounds

Chess Siberia
     Svidler-Volkov, Russian Championship 2003 (Notes by Boris Schipkov)

Chessnews Weekly
     IM N. Vlassov: Shirov-Atalik, Bulgaria 2003
     Hoogeveen 2003: Sokolov-Polgar; Polgar-Aronian; Aronian-Sokolov
     GM Bologan: Ivanchuk-Bologan, Denmark 2003

Puzzles & Problems

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Position of the Week: Solution








Baird-Hanham
New York 1893

Many ways to win, of course, but kudos to you if you gave thought to under-promoting, the quickest way to win.

The game concluded 35.e8=N+ Resigns as its mate next move.

 

 

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The best initial move for white is 1.P-K4. – Franklin K. Young

After 1.e2-e4 White's game is in its last throes! – Julius Breyer

Best by test. – Bobby Fischer (on 1.e4)

Black's reply to 1.e4 with 1…e5 leaves him always trying to get into the game. – Howard Staunton

After white's reply to 1.e4 e5 with 2.f4 the game is in its last throes. – Howard Staunton

The best possible reply to the move of 1 e4. – Howard Staunton (on 1…c5)

Chess is 99 percent tactics. – Richard Teichmann

Chess isn't 99% tactics, it's just that tactics takes up 99% of your time. – Dan Heisman

Chess is 99 percent calculation. – Andrew Soltis

The greatest mistake in chess is to overestimate your opponent. – Siegbert Tarrasch

There is really only one mistake in chess - underestimating your opponent. All else is either bad luck or weakness. – Saviely Tartakower

I'd rather have a pawn than a finger. – Reuben Fine

It all depends: which pawn and which finger? – Roman Dzindzichashvili

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GAMES

Topalov,V (2735) - Svidler,P (2723) [C84] 6th Cap d´Agde Festival (quarterfinals) Cap d'Adge, FRA (8.2), 28.10.2003

1.e4 e5
2.Nf3 Nc6
3.Bb5 a6
4.Ba4 Nf6
5.0-0 b5
6.Bb3 Bb7
7.d3 Be7
8.a4 0-0
9.Re1 h6
10.c3 b4
11.Nbd2 d5
12.exd5 Nxd5
13.Ne4 Kh8
14.d4 exd4
15.cxd4 Nf6
16.Ng3 Bd6
17.Ne5 Bxe5
18.dxe5 Qxd1
19.Bxd1 Nd5
20.f4 f5
21.Bd2 Nd4
22.Ne2 Ne6
23.Rc1 a5
24.Bb3 Rad8
25.Kf2 c5
26.Be3 Nxe3
27.Kxe3 Bd5
28.Bxd5 Rxd5
29.Red1 Rfd8
30.Rxd5 Rxd5
31.h4 h5
32.Ng3 g6
33.Nf1 Rd4
34.g3 c4
35.Ke2 Re4+
36.Ne3 c3
37.bxc3 b3
38.c4 Nc5
39.Rd1 Nxa4
40.Rd8+ Kg7
41.Kd2 Nc5
42.Rc8 Rd4+
43.Kc1 Nd3+
44.Kb1 Re4
45.Rc7+ Kf8
46.Rc8+ Kf7
          0-1
 

Anand,V (2766) - Svidler,P (2723) [B42]
6th Cap d´Agde Festival (semifinals) Cap d'Adge, FRA (9.4), 29.10.2003

1.e4 c5
2.Nf3 e6
3.d4 cxd4
4.Nxd4 a6
5.Bd3 Bc5
6.Nb3 Ba7
7.0-0 Nc6
8.Nc3 Nf6
9.Qe2 d6
10.Be3 b5
11.Bxa7 Rxa7
12.Qe3 0-0
13.Rfd1 Rd7
14.h3 Bb7
15.a4 b4
16.Ne2 Qc7
17.a5 Rc8
18.Ned4 Ne5
19.Qe2 Nc4
20.Rdc1 e5
21.Nf5 d5
22.exd5 Bxd5
23.Nd2 Nxd2
24.Qxd2 Ne4
25.Qxb4 Nc5
26.Bf1 Be6
27.Ne3 Rd4
28.Qb6 Qxb6
29.axb6 Rb4
30.Bxa6 Nxa6
31.Rxa6 Rxb2
32.c4 h5
33.c5 Rb5
34.c6 1-0
 

XiniX - Ruffian [B73/03]
23rd Dutch CC Leiden NED (10), 26.10.2003

1.e4 c5
2.Nc3 Nc6
3.Nf3 g6
4.d3 Bg7
5.Bd2 Nf6
6.Be2 d5
7.0-0 0-0
8.Bf4 dxe4
9.dxe4 Qb6
10.Nb5 Rd8
11.Qc1 Ne8
12.Nd2 a6
13.Nc3 Be6
14.Re1 Rd7
15.Nd1 Rad8
16.c3 Ne5
17.Be3 Qc7
18.f4 Ng4
19.Bxg4 Bxg4
20.Nf2 Be6
21.Nf3 Qa5
22.Ng5 Bc4
23.b3 h6
24.Nf3 Bd3
25.Ne5 Bxe5
26.fxe5 h5
27.c4 Nc7
28.Bd2 Qb6
29.Bc3 Qe6
30.Qh6 b6
31.Rad1 b5
32.Nh3 g5
33.Qxh5 b4
34.Nxg5 Qg6
35.Qxg6+ fxg6
36.e6 Nxe6
37.Nxe6 bxc3
38.Rc1 c2
39.Nxc5 Rd4
40.Nxd3 Rxd3
41.Rxc2 Rd2
42.Rec1 R2d4
43.Re1 Rd2
44.Re2 Rxe2
45.Rxe2 Kg7
46.Rc2 Kf6
47.c5 Ke6
48.Kf2 Rf8+
49.Kg3 Ke5
50.Rc4 Rc8
51.c6 Kd6
        1-0
 

Ruffian - The King [D45]
23rd Dutch CC Leiden NED (3), 18.10.2003

1.d4 c6
2.c4 d5
3.Nc3 Nf6
4.e3 e6
5.Nf3 Nbd7
 6.Be2 Bd6
7.Qc2 0-0
8.0-0 Qe7
9.a3 e5
10.cxd5 cxd5
11.Nb5 e4
12.Ne1 Nb8
13.Bd2 Nc6
14.Rc1 Bb8
15.Qb3 a6
16.Nc3 Rd8
17.g3 Bh3
18.Ng2 Ba7
19.Na4 Qd7
20.Nc5 Bxc5
21.Rxc5 Bg4
22.Bxg4 Nxg4
23.Rfc1 Nf6
24.Qd1 Rdc8
25.Nf4 b6
26.R5c3 Ne7
27.Qb3 Rxc3
28.Rxc3 Rb8
29.Kg2 a5
30.Rc1 Qd8
31.Qb5 Ne8
32.b4 Nd6
33.Qe2 Ra8
34.bxa5 bxa5
35.Rc5 Nb7
36.Rc2 Qd7
37.Kg1 Nd6
38.Rc5 Qa4
39.Rc7 Ng6
40.Nxd5 Qxa3
41.Rc6 Rd8
42.Qa6 Ne8
43.Rc8 Rxd5
44.Qc6 Rg5
45.Qxe8+ Nf8
46.Bc1 Qb4
47.Rb8 Qd6
48.Rd8 Qb4
49.Bd2 Qa3
50.d5 h6
51.Be1 h5
52.d6 Kh7
53.Qxf8 Kg6
54.d7 Qd3
55.Qh8 1-0
 

Bologan,V (2673) - De Firmian,N (2553) [B90]
2nd Milk Tournament Selfoss ISL (2), 30.10.2003

1.e4 c5
2.Nf3 d6
3.d4 cxd4
4.Nxd4 Nf6
5.Nc3 a6
6.f3 e5
7.Nb3 Be6
8.Be3 Nbd7
9.g4 Nb6
10.g5 Nh5
11.Qd2 Rc8
12.0-0-0 Be7
13.Kb1 0-0
14.Rg1 Qc7
15.Qf2 Nc4
16.Bxc4 Qxc4
17.f4 Nxf4
18.Bxf4 exf4
19.Qxf4 a5
20.Rd4 Qc6
21.Qd2 Qb6
22.Na4 Qc7
23.Nc3 Qb6
24.Re1 Bxb3
25.axb3 Bxg5
26.Qd3 Rc6
27.Nd5 Qd8
28.Rf1 Re8
29.Qf3 f6
30.Qg3 Kh8
31.c4 Re5
32.Qd3 Qe8
33.Nc3 Re6
34.Nb5 Qe7
35.Ka2 b6
36.Rd5 Rxe4
37.Rxg5 a4
38.bxa4 Rcxc4
39.Rgg1 Rxa4+
40.Kb1 Re3
41.Rc1 g6
42.Qd5 Ra5
43.Rc8+ Kg7
44.Rg8+ 1-0
 

De Firmian,N (2553) - Sokolov,I (2695) [C72]
2nd Milk Tournament Selfoss ISL (1), 29.10.2003

1.e4 e5
2.Nf3 Nc6
3.Bb5 a6
4.Ba4 d6
5.0-0 Bg4
6.h3 h5
7.d4 b5
8.Bb3 Nxd4
9.hxg4 Nxb3
10.axb3 hxg4
11.Ng5 Qd7
12.c4 Rb8
13.Qd5 c6
14.Qxf7+ Qxf7
15.Nxf7 Kxf7
16.Rxa6 Nf6
17.Re1 bxc4
18.bxc4 d5
19.Rxc6 Bb4
20.Rd1 d4
21.Rc7+ Kg6
22.f3 g3
23.Nd2 Bxd2
24.Bxd2 Rh2
25.Be1 Rxb2
26.Bd2 Nh5
27.c5 Nf4
28.Bxf4 exf4
29.c6 Rbxg2+
30.Kf1 Rc2
31.Kg1 Rh5
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