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Corus, Wijk aan Zee 2007. Round 11 26th January 2007. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Corus A Wijk aan Zee NED (NED), 13-28 i 2007 cat. XIX (2718)
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1. Topalov, Veselin g BUL 2783 * = 0 . . 1 1 = = = = 1 1 1 7.5 2839
2. Aronian, Levon g ARM 2744 = * = 1 = = 1 = 1 = . = = . 7.0 2822
3. Svidler, Peter g RUS 2728 1 = * = = 0 = = . 1 1 . 1 = 7.0 2825
4. Radjabov, Teimour g AZE 2729 . 0 = * = = = 1 = . 1 1 = 1 7.0 2819
5. Kramnik, Vladimir g RUS 2766 . = = = * 1 = = = = = . = 1 6.5 2775
6. Anand, Viswanathan g IND 2779 0 = 1 = 0 * = . 1 1 . 1 = = 6.5 2781
7. Ponomariov, Ruslan g UKR 2723 0 0 = = = = * . 1 . = = 1 = 5.5 2723
8. Navara, David g CZE 2719 = = = 0 = . . * 0 = = 1 1 0 5.0 2675
9. Karjakin, Sergey g UKR 2678 = 0 . = = 0 0 1 * = = = . 1 5.0 2687
10. Motylev, Alexander g RUS 2647 = = 0 . = 0 . = = * = = = = 4.5 2657
11. Tiviakov, Sergei g NED 2667 = . 0 0 = . = = = = * = = = 4.5 2649
12. Van Wely, Loek g NED 2683 0 = . 0 . 0 = 0 = = = * = 1 4.0 2613
13. Carlsen, Magnus g NOR 2690 0 = 0 = = = 0 0 . = = = * . 3.5 2591
14. Shirov, Alexei g ESP 2715 0 . = 0 0 = = 1 0 = = 0 . * 3.5 2585
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Round 11 (January 26, 2007)
Aronian, Levon - Karjakin, Sergey 1-0 47 E05 Catalan
Svidler, Peter - Topalov, Veselin 1-0 48 B90 Sicilian Najdorf Variation
Kramnik, Vladimir - Radjabov, Teimour 1/2 28 E93 King's Indian Classical
Anand, Viswanathan - Shirov, Alexei 1/2 30 C43 Petroff's Defence
Ponomariov, Ruslan - Tiviakov, Sergei 1/2 27 B35 Sicilian Defence
Navara, David - Motylev, Alexander 1/2 42 D18 Slav Defence
Carlsen, Magnus - Van Wely, Loek 1/2 109 B90 Sicilian Najdorf Variation
Mark Crowther comments:  Peter Svidler played the leader Veselin Topalov in round 11. Photo © Michiel Abeln. Veselin Topalov came within a few accurate moves of a 1.5 point lead with only two rounds to go but instead he allowed his opponent Peter Svidler at first back into the game and then eventually a winning position in an extrodinary turn around in round 11. This leaves Topalov half a point clear of Levon Aronian, Peter Svidler and Teimour Radjabov (who he plays in the final round) and leaves open a theoretical possibility for Viswanathan Anand and Ruslan Ponomariov. Svidler gave a press conference afterwards. Notes below by Michiel Abeln based on it. Svidler,P (2728) - Topalov,V (2783) [B90] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 e5 7.Nb3 Be6 8.Qd2 Nbd7 9.0-0-0 [9.f4 b5 10.0-0-0 Be7 11.h3 Rc8 12.Bd3 exf4 13.Bxf4 Ne5 14.Kb1 0-0 15.g4 Nfd7 16.Nd4 Nb6 17.Rhe1 Bf6 18.g5 Nec4 19.Bxc4 Nxc4 20.Qc1 Bxd4 21.Rxd4 Qb6 22.Rd3 Rfe8 23.Be3 Qa5 24.Nd5 Bxd5 25.exd5 Re5 26.Bf2 b4 27.Rxe5 Nxe5 28.Rd4 Qb5 29.Qd1 a5 30.b3 Rc3 1/2-1/2 Svidler,P-Ponomariov,R/Wijk aan Zee NED 2007; 9.f3 b5 10.a4 b4 11.Nd5 Bxd5 12.exd5 Nb6 13.Bxb6 Qxb6 14.a5 Qb7 15.Bc4 Be7 16.Ra4 Rb8 17.Qd3 Ra8 18.Qd2 Rb8 19.Nc1 Bd8 20.b3 0-0 21.Na2 e4 22.Nxb4 Re8 23.Kd1 e3 24.Qc3 e2+ 25.Bxe2 Nxd5 26.Nxd5 Qxd5+ 27.Bd3 Bf6 28.Qc4 Qg5 29.Qg4 Qe3 30.Qf5 g6 31.Qf4 Bc3 32.Qxe3 Rxe3 33.Re4 Re8 34.Rxe3 Rxe3 35.Bxa6 Bxa5 36.Kc1 Kf8 37.Kb2 d5 38.Ka3 Bc3 39.b4 Ke7 40.Ka4 Kd6 41.Rb1 Re1 42.Rxe1 Bxe1 43.Kb3 f5 44.c3 h5 45.Bb5 g5 46.Kc2 f4 47.Kd3 h4 1/2-1/2 Shirov,A-Ponomariov,R/Wijk aan Zee NED 2007] 9...Be7 [9...b5 10.f3 Be7 11.g4 0-0 12.g5 b4 13.Ne2 Ne8 14.h4 a5 15.Kb1 Nb6 16.Ng3 a4 17.Nc1 d5 18.Bxb6 Qxb6 19.exd5 Rd8 20.Bc4 Nc7 21.dxe6 Rxd2 22.exf7+ Kh8 23.Rxd2 Nb5 24.Bxb5 Qxb5 25.Nf5 Rxf7 26.Nxe7 Rxe7 27.Rd8+ Re8 28.Rhd1 Rg8 29.b3 a3 30.R1d5 Qf1 31.Rxg8+ Kxg8 32.Rxe5 Qxf3 33.Rc5 Qh1 34.Rc4 Qe1 35.Rf4 h5 36.gxh6 gxh6 37.Rg4+ Kf7 38.Rf4+ Kg6 39.Rg4+ Kf5 40.Rc4 h5 41.Rc5+ Kg4 42.Rc4+ Kf3 43.Rd4 Qe5 44.c3 Qh2 45.Rd3+ Ke4 46.Rd4+ Kf5 47.Nd3 Qd2 48.Rd5+ Kf6 49.c4 Qd1+ 50.Nc1 Qg4 51.Rd2 Qxh4 52.Nd3 Qd4 53.Kc2 h4 54.Nxb4 Qb2+ 55.Kd1 Qb1+ 56.Ke2 Qe4+ 57.Kd1 h3 58.Nd3 Qh1+ 59.Ke2 h2 60.Nf2 Qg2 61.Ke3 Ke7 62.Rd5 h1Q 63.Nxh1 Qxa2 0-1 Karjakin,S-Anand,V/Wijk aan Zee NED 2007] 10.f3 h5 Svidler forgot that this move can be played so late. It is more often played on move 7 or 8. 11.Kb1 maybe not the most precise 11...Qc7 12.Bd3 b5 compared to the ´normal´situation where white would continue now with h3, Svidler has lost a tempo and he no longer found this plan attractive. 13.Bg5 Nb6 14.f4 Rb8 15.Rhe1 Nc4 16.Bxc4 [The alternative 16.Qc1 b4 17.Ne2 was probably a better option (The normal move is 17.Nd5 Nxd5 18.exd5 Bxg5 and now white is supposed to sac a pawn for a great attack, but here 19.dxe6 fails to 19...Bxf4) ; 16.Qf2 Ng4 17.Qg3 (17.Qg1 is better but looks awful) 17...h4 18.Qf3 Nxh2 19.Qf2 Ng4 and white is just a pawn down in the same position as a few moves earlier] 16...bxc4 17.Nc1 Qb7 18.b3 exf4 forced, black cannot allow f5 19.Bxf4 [The other capture 19.Qxf4 would only be good if white could get a knight to d4, which is impossible here with the threats against b3] 19...0-0 20.Bxd6 The only serious move in the position, all other moves, like for example e5, lead to an inferior position. 20...Bxd6 21.Qxd6 Rfc8 22.Nd5 Nxd5 23.exd5 Bf5 24.Rd2 Bg6 so far Topalov has played excellently, although Svidler felt he should be able to hold white´s position if he had not made the following serious error 25.Re7?! based on the misperception that with the white queen on d6, there is no way for black´s queen to join the attack 25...Qb5 26.Rc7 Qa5 completely missed by Svidler 27.Rxc8+ Rxc8 28.Re2 [28.Qd7 Rd8 29.Qe7 Qxd2 30.Qxd8+ Kh7-+; 28.Qf4 c3 29.Re2 Qxd5; 28.b4 Qa3 29.Re2 Kh7 with the deadly threat of 30...,c3 31.Nd3, Re8! 32. Rxe8, Bxd3 mating] 28...cxb3 29.axb3 Qc3 30.Qg3 Bxc2+ 31.Ka2
31...Bb1+? [31...Qc5 is probably the cleanest way to win; 31...Qxg3 32.hxg3 is also a much better endgame for black] 32.Kxb1 Qxc1+ 33.Ka2 Rc5? [33...Rc2+ 34.Rxc2 Qxc2+ 35.Ka3 Qc5+ 36.b4 Qxd5 and Svidler felt he had reasonable drawing chances here, maybe even Qf3 is possible.] 34.Qb8+ Kh7 35.Qb4? Now Rc2 makes a draw 35...f5 36.Qd2 Qxd2+?! both Qf1 and Kg6 were better options 37.Rxd2 and the tables have turned, white is clearly better 37...Kg6 38.b4 Rc8 39.Kb3 Kf7 40.Ra2 Ra8 41.h4 taking out all counterplay on the kingside, impossible for black now to create a passed pawn and therefore white can concentrate on the queenside 41...f4 42.Re2
42...Kf6? a last mistake, now the white king enters and it´s all over. [42...Rc8 would have given more resistance, but in the end black is still lost. 43.Re4 Kf6 44.Rxf4+ Ke5 45.Rf7 g6 46.Ra7] 43.Kc4 Rc8+ 44.Kd4 Rb8 45.d6!! Accurate to the end, this wins by force. 45...Rxb4+ 46.Kc5 Rb1 47.Rd2 Rb8 48.d7 1-0 The press conference is online at: http://www.chessvibes.com/?p=524&lp_lang_view=en and below. Svidler was obviously pretty excited. Part 1 Part 2 Part 3  Viswanathan Anand was held by Alexei Shirov in round 11. Photo © Michiel Abeln. The Petroff has proved a difficult nut to crack for white for some time. Shirov played it as black against Anand in round 11. The followed a previous game between them from Mallorca 2004 until Shirov's new 16...Rfd8. The big problem for white is that pieces and pawns continue to be exchanged and  Levon Aronian against Sergey Karjakin in round 11. Photo © Michiel Abeln. There seemed very little in the game between Levon Aronian and Sergey Karjakin at move 30. However by move 40 through a series of inaccuracies Karjakin's position had fallen apart and Aronian finished things off quickly. Notes by Michiel Abeln based on the press conference given by Aronian. (which you can see at: http://www.chessvibes.com/?p=523&lp_lang_view=en) Aronian,L (2744) - Karjakin,Sergey (2678) [E05] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Nf3 Be7 5.Bg2 0-0 6.0-0 dxc4 7.Qc2 a6 8.Qxc4 b5 9.Qc2 Bb7 10.Bd2 Ra7 11.Rc1 Be4 12.Qb3 Nc6 13.e3 Qa8 14.Qd1 Nb8 15.Ba5 Bd6 [15...Rc8 16.a3 Bd6 17.Nbd2 Bd5 18.Qf1 Nbd7 19.b4 e5 20.dxe5 Bxe5 21.Nxe5 Nxe5 22.f3 Nc4 23.Nxc4 Bxc4 24.Qf2 Re8 25.e4 c6 26.Rd1 Rd7 27.Rxd7 Nxd7 28.Rd1 Qb7 29.Rd6 f6 30.f4 Re6 31.Rd2 Re7 32.Qd4 Nf8 33.Qd8 Rd7 34.Rxd7 Qxd7 35.Qxd7 Nxd7 36.e5 fxe5 37.Bxc6 Nf6 38.Bb7 exf4 39.gxf4 Nd5 40.Kf2 Nxf4 41.Ke3 g5 42.Bxa6 Kf7 43.a4 Ke7 44.Bxb5 Bxb5 45.axb5 Kd7 46.Ke4 Ne2 47.Bb6 g4 48.Bf2 Nc3+ 49.Kf5 Nxb5 50.Kxg4 Ke6 51.Kg5 Kf7 52.Kf5 Ke7 53.Bc5+ 1-0 Kramnik,V-Anand,V/Wijk aan Zee NED 2007] 16.a3 [16.Nbd2] 16...Nbd7 17.Nbd2 Bd5 18.Qf1 [18.b4 doesn't make sense here] 18...c5 19.dxc5 Bxc5 20.Rc2 Qb7 21.Rac1 Bb6 22.Bxb6 Qxb6 23.Nd4 Ne5 24.Bxd5 Nxd5 25.N4f3 The advantage of this knight move over the d-knight is that no long variations after black's Nc4 need to be calculated [The alternative 25.Nc6 Nxc6 26.Rxc6 Qb7 is less attractive because after Ne7 black wins a tempo and can organize his pieces better than in the game.] 25...Nxf3+ 26.Nxf3 Rd8 White has gained the advantage, the c-file is more dangerous than black's chances along the d-file and exchanges make black's queenside more vulnerable. 27.Qd3 Ne7 Aronian considered Raa8 or just Rad7 to be more precise, now white gets nice centralization 28.Qe4 Rad7 29.Kg2 [29.Ne5 Rd1+ 30.Rxd1 Rxd1+ 31.Kg2 Rd8] 29...f6 [29...Qb7 30.Qxb7 Rxb7 31.Rc7 Rdb8 32.Rxb7 Rxb7 33.Rd1 with a favoruable endgame for white] 30.h4 to create more pressure 30...e5 31.h5 Qb7 32.Qg4 Kf7 33.Rc5 [33.e4 with the idea of Nh4 is an alternative] 33...Rc8
Aronian considered this to be a mistake, but not clear what black should have played [33...Qb6 34.Qb4 with the idea of a4 and Nd5 fails to Qe4] 34.Rxc8 Nxc8 35.Qf5 g6 36.Qg4 Maybe Karjakin missed that this move is possible, because now the rook will penetrate via the h-file 36...Ne7 37.hxg6+ hxg6 38.Rh1 f5 39.Rh7+ Ke6 40.Qg5 Qe4 41.Qh6 f4 42.Qf8 [42.Qg7 is a faster way to win, because the knight cannot move] 42...Nc6 43.Qc8 Ne7 44.Qe8 Kd6 45.Qf8 Qd5 46.e4 Qe6 47.Ng5 1-0  Vladimir Kramnik was no doubt looking for a win against second placed Tiemour Radjabov in round 11 but the game ended in an early draw. Photo © http://www.chessvibes.com/ Vladimir Kramnik made absolutely no progress against Teimour Radjabov's King's Indian and perhaps even stood slightly worse when the draw was agreed. I wonder if Radjabov's use of the KID will lead to its wider adoption by leading players amongst whom it seemed to have fallen out of favour. Notes based on the player's post mortem by Michiel Abeln. Kramnik,V (2766) - Radjabov,T (2729) [E93] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 0-0 6.Be2 e5 7.Be3 Ng4 8.Bg5 f6 9.Bh4 g5 10.Bg3 Nh6 11.d5 Nd7 12.Nd2 f5 13.exf5 Nf6 14.Bd3 [14.Nde4 Nxe4 15.Nxe4 Bxf5 16.Bd3 g4 17.0-0 Kh8 (17...Qe8 18.c5 Qg6 19.Re1 Nf7 20.Bh4 Rae8 21.Rc1 dxc5 22.Rxc5 Nd6 23.Qa4 Bxe4 24.Bxe4 Qh6 25.Bg3 Qd2 26.Rcc1 Re7 27.h4 Qxb2 28.Qd1 Qxa2 29.h5 Nxe4 30.Rxe4 Qa6 31.Qb3 Kh8 32.Rce1 Qb6 33.Rb4 Qc5 34.Rxb7 Ref7 35.Rb5 Qd6 36.Qc4 Rf5 37.Qxg4 Qh6 38.Rb8 Rxf2 39.Rxf8+ Rxf8 40.Rxe5 Qd6 41.Rf5 Qe7 42.Rxf8+ Bxf8 43.Bf2 h6 44.Qd4+ Kg8 45.Qc4 Qf7 46.Bxa7 Bg7 47.Be3 Kh8 48.Bd4 Bxd4+ 49.Qxd4+ Kh7 50.Qe5 Qg7 51.Qf5+ Kh8 52.Kh2 Qe7 53.Kh3 Qd6 54.Qf7 Qe5 55.g3 Qe4 56.Qf1 Kh7 57.Qd1 Qe5 58.Qf3 Kg7 59.Qg4+ Kh8 60.Qg6 Qxd5 61.Qxh6+ Kg8 62.Qg6+ Kh8 63.Qf6+ Kh7 64.Kh4 Qe4+ 65.g4 Qe1+ 66.Kg5 Qd2+ 67.Qf4 Qd8+ 68.Kf5 Qf8+ 69.Ke4 Qb4+ 70.Kf3 Qc3+ 71.Qe3 Qf6+ 72.Kg3 Qd6+ 73.Kh4 c5 74.g5 Qh2+ 75.Kg4 Qg2+ 76.Kf5 Qd5+ 77.Kf6 Qd6+ 78.Qe6 Qd4+ 79.Ke7 1-0 Aronian,L-Radjabov,T/Morelia/Linares MEX/ESP 2006/The Week in Chess 589) 18.Re1 Ng8 19.f3 gxf3 20.Qxf3 Nh6 21.Qe2 Bg6 22.Bf2 Nf5 23.Rf1 1/2-1/2 Onischuk,A-Radjabov,T/Mallorca 2004/CBM 104 no vc] 14...Nxf5 15.Nde4 Bh6 16.0-0 Kh8 17.c5 g4 18.Nxf6 Qxf6 19.Nb5 Qe7 [probably better was 19...Rf7 20.cxd6 cxd6 21.Qe2 Re7] 20.Qe2
20...Bg7 [After the natural 20...a6? white has a nice trick 21.cxd6 (21.Bxf5 Rxf5 (21...Bxf5 22.cxd6 cxd6 23.Nxd6+-) 22.Nc3) 21...cxd6 22.Nxd6! Nxg3 23.fxg3 Qxd6 24.Qe4 Qd7 25.Qxe5+ Kg8 26.Bc4 b5 27.Bb3 Qg7 28.Rxf8+ Kxf8 29.Rf1++-] 21.cxd6 cxd6 22.Qxg4 Nxg3 23.Qxg3 Bd7 24.Nc7 [24.Nc3 Bh6 (24...Rf6 25.Ne4 Rh6) 25.Be4 Bf4 26.Qd3 Rf6 27.g3 Rg8©] 24...Rac8 25.Ne6 Bxe6 26.dxe6 d5 27.Rad1 Qxe6 28.Bb1 Rcd8 1/2-1/2  Magnus Carlsen at the start of round 11. Photo © Michiel Abeln. Magnus Carlsen eventually held a draw against Loek van Wely after bailing into the miserable but drawn Rook and Bishop vs Rook ending.  David Navara at the start of round 11. Photo © Michiel Abeln. David Navara didn't get much out of the opening against Alexander Motylev and when he allowed a dangerous piece sacrifice 17...Nxe4 black was the only one with winning chances. Navara managed to see his way through the problems and see the game to a draw on move 42. Ruslan Ponomariov didn't get a thing against Tiviakov's Accelerated Dragon straight out of the opening. In fact it was black who looked slightly better but, presumably on Ponomariov's offer, the game was agreed drawn in 27. |
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