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Corus, Wijk aan Zee 2006. Round 9 24th January 2006. Brief comments by Mark Crowther -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Corus A Wijk aan Zee NED (NED), 14-29 i 2006 cat. XIX (2716)
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1. Anand, Viswanathan g IND 2792 * . = . 1 1 1 = . 1 . 1 = 0 6.5 2869
2. Topalov, Veselin g BUL 2801 . * 0 = 1 . . . = 1 = 1 1 1 6.5 2855
3. Adams, Michael g ENG 2707 = 1 * 0 = 1 = = = . . . . 1 5.5 2808
4. Gelfand, Boris g ISR 2723 . = 1 * . . = . = = = 1 1 0 5.5 2787
5. Karjakin, Sergey g UKR 2660 0 0 = . * . = . = = 1 1 . 1 5.0 2761
6. Ivanchuk, Vassily g UKR 2729 0 . 0 . . * = 1 . = = = 1 1 5.0 2758
7. Leko, Peter g HUN 2740 0 . = = = = * = . . . = = 1 4.5 2717
8. Aronian, Levon g ARM 2752 = . = . . 0 = * = 0 1 = . 1 4.5 2710
9. Tiviakov, Sergei g NED 2669 . = = = = . . = * = = 0 = . 4.0 2668
10. Van Wely, Loek g NED 2647 0 0 . = = = . 1 = * = . = . 4.0 2681
11. Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar g AZE 2709 . = . = 0 = . 0 = = * = = . 3.5 2629
12. Bacrot, Etienne g FRA 2717 0 0 . 0 0 = = = 1 . = * . . 3.0 2605
13. Sokolov, Ivan g NED 2689 = 0 . 0 . 0 = . = = = . * = 3.0 2596
14. Kamsky, Gata g USA 2686 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 . . . . = * 2.5 2566
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Round 9 (January 24, 2006)
Anand, Viswanathan - Van Wely, Loek 1-0 42 B33 Sicilian Sveshnikov
Gelfand, Boris - Sokolov, Ivan 1-0 31 D45 Anti-Meran Variations
Karjakin, Sergey - Topalov, Veselin 0-1 50 B33 Sicilian Sveshnikov
Ivanchuk, Vassily - Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar 1/2 27 C76 Ruy Lopez Modern Steinitz
Leko, Peter - Bacrot, Etienne 1/2 49 C42 Petroff's Defence
Aronian, Levon - Tiviakov, Sergei 1/2 52 E09 Catalan
Kamsky, Gata - Adams, Michael 0-1 40 E17 Queens IndianRound 9 saw both leaders continue with their winning form.  Karjakin against Topalov Round 9. Photo © Mark Crowther Game of the day was Veselin Topalov defeat of 3rd placed Sergey Karjakin with the black pieces. Karjakin came to the game with ambition wanting to fight. Probably he should have been more conservative as Topalov was at least equal. Karjakin started to drift with 29.h3 and then two moves later blundered away a pawn. Topalov achieved a crushing advantage but then blew most of it with a rather simple miscalculation. Fortunately he spotted this and with the precise 40. ...Kg8 was back on track to win. Karjakin,Sergey - Topalov,V [B33] Corus Wijk aan Zee (9), 2006 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 Bg5 12.Nc2 0-0 13.a4 bxa4 14.Rxa4 a5 15.Bc4 Rb8 16.Ra2 Kh8 17.Nce3 Bxe3 [17...Ne7 18.0-0 Nxd5 19.Nxd5 f5 1/2-1/2 Kosteniuk,A-Dvoirys,S/Kazan RUS 2005/The Week in Chess 565] 18.Nxe3 Ne7 [18...f5 19.exf5 Bxf5 20.Nxf5 Rxf5 21.Qd5 Qb6 22.0-0 Rbf8 23.b3 Qc7 24.Rd1 Qb6 25.Rdd2 R5f6 26.Rdb2 Qb7 27.Bb5 Rc8 28.Bxc6 Rxc6 29.Rxa5 Rf8 30.h3 Qb6 31.Rba2 Rxc3 32.Ra8 Rcc8 33.Rxc8 Rxc8 34.Ra8 Qc7 35.g3 h6 36.Rxc8+ Qxc8 37.Qxd6 Qxh3 38.Qxe5 Qg4 39.Qe1 Qf5 40.b4 Kh7 41.Qc1 1-0 Sergin,M-Ackermann,J/Bad Zwesten GER 2006/The Week in Chess 584] 19.b3!? An interesting new move but Black has enough counterchances according to Topalov. [19.0-0 f5 20.exf5 Nxf5 21.Nxf5 Bxf5 22.Qd2 Qb6 23.b3 Rbc8 24.Rfa1 Rc5 25.Bd5 Rb8 26.h3 h6 27.Ra3 Qc7 28.c4 Qb6 29.Kh2 Kh7 30.Rxa5 Rxa5 31.Rxa5 Qxb3 32.Ra6 Rd8 33.c5 dxc5 34.Bxb3 Rxd2 35.f3 e4 36.fxe4 Bxe4 37.Ra2 Rxa2 38.Bxa2 Bd3 39.Kg3 c4 40.Kf3 Kg6 41.Ke3 Kg5 42.g3 h5 0-1 Karatorossian,D-Hera,I/Budapest HUN 1997] 19...f5 20.exf5 Nxf5 21.Nd5 Bb7 22.0-0 Rc8 23.Qd3 Nh4!? [23...Rc5 24.b4 axb4 25.cxb4 Rc8 26.Ba6 Bxa6 27.Rxa6 Nd4] 24.Rd1 h6! A very good move improving black's position but white's is not so easy to improve. 25.Qg3 [25.Rad2 a4 26.bxa4 Qg5 is good for black.] 25...Nf5 26.Qg4 [26.Qd3 Offering a repetition was a possibility.] 26...Rc5 27.Rad2 Bc8 With threats to the white queen. 28.Qe4 Bb7 29.h3?! Again turning down a repetition possibility. Although probably Topalov would have avoided it anyway. 29...Nh4 And the black knight is back at h5 again. 30.Bd3 Rf5!?  [30...Nf5] 31.Bb1? Just dropping c3. [31.c4!] 31...Rxc3! 32.Qg4?! [32.Qxf5 Nxf5 33.Nxc3; 32.Nxc3 Bxe4 33.Nxe4] 32...h5! 33.Qe2? A final error that shoud finish things. 33...Qg5! 34.f4 Rxf4 35.Kh1 Nxg2 36.Qxg2  36. ...Rg3? [36...Qh4! just wins.] 37.Nxf4 Bxg2+ [37...exf4 38.Qxb7 with the d2 rook covering the mates so Topalov has to start again.] 38.Nxg2 Rxh3+ 39.Kg1 Rg3 40.Rf2 Topalov said he was quite lucky he still had winning chances here. 40...Kg8! The only move that keeps the win. 41.Rxd6 h4 [41...Rxg2+] 42.Rc6 Qg4 43.Bf5? Rxg2+ 44.Rxg2 Qxf5 45.Rcg6 Qf7 Black is now winning. 46.R6g4 Qf6 47.Kh2 Kf7 48.Kh3 e4 49.Rg5 e3 50.Kxh4 g6 0-1  Viswanathan Anand was ruthless against Loek van Wely. Van Wely chose a variation which has produced a lot of success for white. Anand smoothly exploited his chances winning in 42 moves. Anand,V - Van Wely,L [B33] Corus Wijk aan Zee (9), 2006 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 Bg5 12.Nc2 Rb8 13.a4 bxa4 14.Ncb4 Bd7 15.Bxa6 Nxb4 16.cxb4 0-0 17.0-0 Bc6 18.Rxa4 This exchange sacrifice gives white a "risk free position" Anand is quoted on the official site. 18...Bxa4 19.Qxa4 Qe8N Van Wely's novelty. It is unlikely to find many supporters. [19...g6 20.Qc6 Bd2 21.b5 Ba5 22.Bb7 f6 23.b4 Bb6 24.Nxb6 Rf7 25.Rd1 Rfxb7 26.Rxd6 Qxd6 27.Qxd6 Rxb6 28.Qd5+ Kf8 29.h4 R8b7 30.g4 Rxb5 31.Qd6+ Kg7 32.g5 fxg5 33.hxg5 h6 34.Qf6+ Kh7 35.gxh6 Rxb4 36.Qxe5 Rf7 37.Kg2 Rb6 38.Qd4 Rbf6 39.e5 Rxf2+ 40.Qxf2 Rxf2+ 1/2-1/2 Barua,D-Lalic,B/Ubeda ESP 1998] 20.Qxe8 Rfxe8 21.b5 f5 22.b6 [22.h4!? Bxh4 (22...Bh6 and the bishop is no longer covering e7.) 23.Rc1] 22...fxe4 23.h4 Bd2 24.b7 Kf7 25.Rd1 Bh6 26.Nb4 Ke7 27.Nd5+ Kf7 28.g4 Bf4 29.Re1 g5 [29...Red8 30.Rxe4 Rd7 31.Rb4] 30.Re2!  White wants to penetrate down the c-file but taking on e4 would allow more counterchances later. 30...Red8 31.Nb4! d5 [31...Rd7 32.Nc6 Rdxb7 33.Bxb7 Rxb7 34.Nd8+ is the point.] 32.Nc6 Rg8 33.Nxb8 Rxb8 34.h5! The final point. Preserving the h-pawn means white will win the ending. 34...Ke7 35.Kf1 d4 36.Rc2 e3 37.fxe3 dxe3 38.Rc7+ Kf6 39.Rxh7 e4 40.Bc4 Rd8 41.Rf7+ Ke5 42.Rd7 1-0  Kamsky - Adams Round 9. Photo © Mark Crowther Gata Kamsky's trials in the event continued. His openings, which ten years ago were very good are now hopelessly outdated and inadequate for an event of this standard. Here after only ten moves Michael Adams black had an almost decisive advantage. Kamsky struggled on in a very depressing position but he couldn't recover.  Vassily Ivanchuk. Photo © Mark Crowther Shakhriyar Mamedyarov came up with the very interesting 13. ...f5 in the Steinitz Deferred Ruy Lopez. Vassily Ivanchuk couldn't find a way to exploit it and he had to agree to a repetition on move 27. Ivan Sokolov was doing absolutely fine for a long time with black against Boris Gelfand. Then he suddenly weakened at first having to give up a piece for attacking ideas and then blundering his entire position away a couple of moves later.  Peter Leko at the start of round 9. Photo © Mark Crowther Peter Leko against Etienne Bacrot was a Petroff Defence. Leko won a pawn but black's activity in a well understood position guaranteed sufficient to draw. Levon Aronian against Sergey Tiviakov was a closed Catalan with a lot of manoevering. White was on top but never looked like winning. |
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