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Corus, Wijk aan Zee 2007. Round 13 28th January 2007. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Corus A Wijk aan Zee NED (NED), 13-28 i 2007 cat. XIX (2718)
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1. Aronian, Levon g ARM 2744 * = 1 = = = = 1 1 = 1 = = = 8.5 2825
2. Topalov, Veselin g BUL 2783 = * = = 1 0 = = 1 = = 1 1 1 8.5 2822
3. Radjabov, Teimour g AZE 2729 0 = * = = = 1 = = 1 1 1 = 1 8.5 2827
4. Kramnik, Vladimir g RUS 2766 = = = * 1 = = = = = = 1 = 1 8.0 2801
5. Anand, Viswanathan g IND 2779 = 0 = 0 * 1 = 1 = 1 = 1 = = 7.5 2770
6. Svidler, Peter g RUS 2728 = 1 = = 0 * = 0 = 1 1 0 1 = 7.0 2746
7. Navara, David g CZE 2719 = = 0 = = = * 0 1 = = 1 1 0 6.5 2717
8. Karjakin, Sergey g UKR 2678 0 = = = 0 1 1 * 0 = = = = 1 6.5 2721
9. Ponomariov, Ruslan g UKR 2723 0 0 = = = = 0 1 * = = = 1 = 6.0 2688
10. Motylev, Alexander g RUS 2647 = = 0 = 0 0 = = = * = = = = 5.0 2636
11. Tiviakov, Sergei g NED 2667 0 = 0 = = 0 = = = = * = = = 5.0 2634
12. Van Wely, Loek g NED 2683 = 0 0 0 0 1 0 = = = = * = 1 5.0 2633
13. Carlsen, Magnus g NOR 2690 = 0 = = = 0 0 = 0 = = = * = 4.5 2610
14. Shirov, Alexei g ESP 2715 = 0 0 0 = = 1 0 = = = 0 = * 4.5 2608
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Round 13 (January 28, 2007)
Aronian, Levon - Tiviakov, Sergei 1-0 43 E06 Catalan
Radjabov, Teimour - Topalov, Veselin 1/2 26 E08 Catalan
Kramnik, Vladimir - Van Wely, Loek 1-0 40 D46 Semi-Slav Defence
Anand, Viswanathan - Navara, David 1/2 27 C88 Ruy Lopez Closed
Svidler, Peter - Karjakin, Sergey 0-1 32 B90 Sicilian Najdorf Variation
Ponomariov, Ruslan - Motylev, Alexander 1/2 49 D47 Queens Gambit Meran
Carlsen, Magnus - Shirov, Alexei 1/2 60 C90 Ruy Lopez
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Corus B Wijk aan Zee NED (NED), 13-28 i 2007 cat. XIV (2600)
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1. Eljanov, Pavel g UKR 2675 * 0 1 = 1 0 = = 1 = 1 1 1 1 9.0 2735
2. Sargissian, Gabriel g ARM 2658 1 * = 1 = = 1 1 0 = = 1 0 = 8.0 2682
3. Bu Xiangzhi g CHN 2644 0 = * = 1 1 = 1 = 1 = = = = 8.0 2684
4. Jakovenko, Dmitry g RUS 2691 = 0 = * 1 0 = = 1 1 = 1 = 1 8.0 2680
5. Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime g FRA 2573 0 = 0 0 * 1 1 1 = = 1 1 1 = 8.0 2689
6. L'Ami, Erwin g NED 2594 1 = 0 1 0 * = = 1 = = 0 1 1 7.5 2657
7. Stellwagen, Daniel g NED 2585 = 0 = = 0 = * = = 1 = = 1 1 7.0 2630
8. Bologan, Viktor g MDA 2658 = 0 0 = 0 = = * 1 1 = 1 = 1 7.0 2624
9. Smeets, Jan g NED 2538 0 1 = 0 = 0 = 0 * = 1 1 1 0 6.0 2576
10. Nijboer, Friso g NED 2638 = = 0 0 = = 0 0 = * 1 = 1 = 5.5 2540
11. Atalik, Suat g TUR 2586 0 = = = 0 = = = 0 0 * = 0 1 4.5 2491
12. Werle, Jan g NED 2566 0 0 = 0 0 1 = 0 0 = = * 1 = 4.5 2493
13. Kosintseva, Tatiana m RUS 2474 0 1 = = 0 0 0 = 0 0 1 0 * = 4.0 2469
14. Georgiev, Vladimir g MKD 2525 0 = = 0 = 0 0 0 1 = 0 = = * 4.0 2465
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Corus C Wijk aan Zee NED (NED), 13-28 i 2007 cat. X (2486)
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1. Krasenkow, Michal g POL 2651 * 0 1 = 1 1 = 1 1 1 1 1 = 1 10.5 2724
2. Nepomniachtchi, Ian m RUS 2587 1 * = = = = 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 10.0 2689
3. Berg, Emanuel g SWE 2586 0 = * 1 = 1 = 1 1 1 = 0 = = 8.0 2565
4. Negi, Parimarjan g IND 2538 = = 0 * 1 1 1 0 = 0 = 1 = 1 7.5 2539
5. Hou Yifan wf CHN 2509 0 = = 0 * 1 1 = = 1 = 1 = 0 7.0 2513
6. Spoelman, Wouter m NED 2414 0 = 0 0 0 * = 1 = 1 1 1 = 1 7.0 2520
7. Van der Wiel, John g NED 2511 = 0 = 0 0 = * 1 = = = 1 = = 6.0 2455
8. Bosboom, Manuel m NED 2375 0 0 0 1 = 0 0 * 1 0 1 = 1 1 6.0 2465
9. Van Haastert, Edwin m NED 2391 0 0 0 = = = = 0 * = = 1 1 1 6.0 2464
10. Kosintseva, Nadezhda m RUS 2496 0 1 0 1 0 0 = 1 = * = 0 1 0 5.5 2428
11. Peng Zhaoqin g NED 2431 0 0 = = = 0 = 0 = = * 1 = 1 5.5 2433
12. Jonkman, Harmen g NED 2425 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 = 0 1 0 * 1 1 4.5 2381
13. Brynell, Stellan g SWE 2501 = 0 = = = = = 0 0 0 = 0 * = 4.0 2344
14. Willemze, Thomas m NED 2393 0 0 = 0 1 0 = 0 0 1 0 0 = * 3.5 2318
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Mark Crowther comments: The 2007 edition of the Corus tournament in Wijk aan Zee finished in a three way tie between Levon Aronian, Veselin Topalov and Teimour Radjabov.  Veselin Topalov had black against Teimour Radjabov. Photo © Michiel Abeln. Radjabov and Topalov followed a key game from the Kramnik - Topalov World title match in Elista where Topalov had blundered. Radjabov had the possiblilty of an exchange sacrifice which may have led to favourable play for him, instead he allowed a repetition and a share of first place. Radjabov,T (2729) - Topalov,V (2783) [E08] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.g3 Bb4+ 5.Bd2 Be7 6.Bg2 0-0 7.0-0 c6 8.Bf4 Nbd7 9.Qc2 a5 10.Rd1 Nh5 11.Bc1 b5 [11...b6 12.Nbd2 Ba6 13.e4 Nhf6 14.e5 Ne8] 12.cxd5 [12.c5 f5 Gives Black a reasonable Stonewall Dutch where White has no automatic play on the queenside now it is blocked 13.Nc3 g5 14.a3 Bf6 15.Qd2 h6 16.h4 g4 17.Qxh6 gxf3 18.Qxh5 fxg2 19.Qg6+ IM Malcolm Pein and Mark Crowther: '1/2-1/2 Rahman,Z (2542)-Ghaem Maghami,E (2500)/Doha 2003/CBM 94' 19...Kh8 20.Qh6+ Kg8 21.Qg6+ 1/2-1/2 Rahman,Z (2542)-Ghaem Maghami,E (2500)/Doha 2003/CBM 94] 12...cxd5 13.e4 [13.Ne5 was interesting 13...Bb7 14.Nc6 Bxc6 15.Qxc6 Rb8 16.e4] 13...dxe4 [13...Nhf6 14.Ng5!? (14.e5 Ne4 15.Ne1! is just good) 14...dxe4 15.Bxe4 (15.Nxh7!?) 15...Nxe4 16.Qxe4 Bxg5 17.Qxa8 Qc7 18.Bxg5 Bb7 19.Qa7 Ra8 20.Bf4 Qc8 21.Rc1 Qxc1+ 22.Bxc1 Rxa7] 14.Qxe4 Rb8 15.Qe2 Nhf6 16.Bf4 Rb6 17.Ne5 Nd5 [17...Bb7 18.Bxb7 Rxb7 19.Nc6 Qe8 20.Nxa5] 18.Bxd5 exd5 19.Nc3 Nxe5 [19...Nf6 etc 1-0 Kramnik,V (2743)-Topalov,V (2813)/Elista RUS 2006/The Week in Chess 622 (43)] 20.dxe5 d4 21.Be3 dxe3
22.Qxe3 Heading for the draw and a certain share of first place. [22.Rxd8 exf2+ 23.Qxf2 was critical but Topalov thought he had sufficient compensation, its was part of his preparation for the Kramnik match and in fact he thought it might be easier to play for black.] 22...Bg5 23.Qc5 Be7 24.Qe3 Bg5 25.Qc5 Be7 26.Qe3 A draw by repetition. 1/2-1/2 Press conference by the two winners: http://www.chessvibes.com/?p=529&lp_lang_view=en This draw allowed Levon Aronian to catch the pair by beating Sergei Tiviakov. Tiviakov has played incredibly solidly throughout the event but went for a nebulous rook sacrifice for which he probably had enough compensation but couldn't follow through properly. In the end he was a rook down. Aronian,L (2744) - Tiviakov,S (2667) [E06] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Bb7 5.Bg2 Be7 6.0-0 c6 Tiviakov's pet line. 7.Nc3 d5 8.Nd2 0-0 [8...Na6] 9.e4 dxc4 10.Nxc4 Ba6 11.b3 b5 12.Ne3 b4 13.Ne2 Bxe2 14.Qxe2 Qxd4 Aronian thinks that white should be close to a big advantage with precise play. 15.Bb2 Qb6 16.Nc4 Qb5 [16...Qc5 17.Bxf6 Bxf6 18.e5 Be7 19.Rad1 a5 20.Rd2 a4 1/2-1/2 Kappler,J (2240)-Abravanel,C (2270)/Epinal 1986/EXT 1997] 17.Bxf6 Bxf6 [17...gxf6! 1/2-1/2 Smyslov,V-Guimard,C/Groningen 1946/MCL/[ChessBase] (39)] 18.e5 Be7 19.Rad1 [19.Rfd1 a5 20.Rd2 Ra7 21.Rad1 Rc7 22.Rd4 Na6 23.Be4 Nc5 24.Bc2 f5 25.exf6 Bxf6 26.Qh5 Nd3 27.Qxb5 cxb5 28.R4xd3 bxc4 29.bxc4 Rxc4 30.Bb3 Re4 31.Rd6 Re8 32.Ra6 Bc3 1/2-1/2 Nika,K (2035)-Maric,A (2345)/Thessaloniki 1988/EXT 1997; 19.Be4] 19...a5 20.Be4 Ra7 21.h4 [21.f4; 21.Qf3 Qc5] 21...Nd7 22.h5!? Aronian just blundered the pawn on e5 but the sacrifice turns out fine. 22...Nxe5 23.Qe3
23...Ng4?! A brave rook sacrifice, which is probably unsound. [23...Bc5 24.Bxh7+ Kxh7 25.Qe4+ Kg8 26.Nxe5 Be7 27.Kg2] 24.Qxa7 Qxh5 25.Kg2 Bc5 26.Qxa5 Qh2+ 27.Kf3 Bxf2 [27...Nxf2 28.Qxc5 Nxd1 29.Rxd1 f5] 28.Rd8 [28.Bxh7+ is great also for white.] 28...Qxg3+ 29.Ke2 Bc5 30.Rxf8+ Bxf8 31.Qa7 Qh2+ 32.Kd1 f6 Objectively black is just losing. 33.Qd7 Nf2+ 34.Ke1 Nxe4 35.Qxe6+ Kh8 36.Qxe4 Qxa2 37.Qe8 Kg8 38.Rf3 [38.Ne5? was nearly played by Aronian.] 38...Qb1+ 39.Kf2 c5 40.Qe6+ Kh8 41.Ne5 h6 42.Nd7 Qc2+ 43.Qe2 1-0 Press conference with Aronian: http://www.chessvibes.com/?p=530&lp_lang_view=en Part 2 Vladimir Kramnik demolished Loek van Wely in the final round on the white side of a semi-slav. Kramnik set up a stonewall attack and van Wely seemed to be in big trouble early. Then Kramnik opened up the position for a comfortable winning attack against the King. This win took Kramnik to within half a point of the leadersKramnik,V (2766) - Van Wely,L (2683) [D46] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Bd3 Nbd7 6.b3 b6 7.0-0 Bb7 8.Bb2 Be7 9.Nc3 0-0 10.Qc2 Rc8 11.Rad1 Qc7 12.Ne5 h6 [12...Rfd8 13.f4 Nf8 14.Qe2 c5 15.f5 Ba6 16.Kh1 Bd6 17.fxe6 fxe6 18.cxd5 Bxd3 19.Nxd3 exd5 20.dxc5 Bxc5 21.Nxc5 Qxc5 22.Nb5 Ne4 23.a4 Qc2 24.Rde1 Qxb3 25.Nd4 Qxa4 26.Nf5 Rc7 27.Ra1 Qe8 28.Bxg7 Rxg7 29.Nxg7 Kxg7 30.Rxa7+ Kg8 31.Qb2 Qg6 32.Qe5 Ne6 33.Rb7 N4c5 34.Rb8 1/2-1/2 Florean,A (2450)-Aliev,R (2295)/Calicut IND 1998; 12...g6 13.e4 dxe4 14.Nxe4 Nxe5 15.dxe5 Nxe4 16.Bxe4 Rfd8 17.Qc3 Rxd1 18.Rxd1 Rd8 19.Rxd8+ Qxd8 20.Qd3 Qxd3 21.Bxd3 c5 22.f3 Kg7 23.Kf2 h5 24.Bc1 Bd8 25.g4 hxg4 26.fxg4 Bh4+ 27.Ke2 f6 28.Bf4 f5 29.g5 Kf7 30.a3 a5 31.Be3 Bc6 32.Kd2 Bb7 33.Bc2 Bc6 34.Bd1 Be4 35.Ke2 Bc6 36.Bf4 Be4 37.Kd2 Bf2 38.Be3 Bxe3+ 39.Kxe3 Bc6 40.h4 Be4 41.h5 gxh5 42.Bxh5+ Kg7 43.Be8 Bc2 44.Ba4 Bd1 45.Kf4 Bh5 46.Kg3 Bf7 47.Kh4 Kh7 48.Bc6 Kg7 49.Bf3 Be8 1/2-1/2 Mitkov,M (2370)-Georgievski,V (2255)/Struga 1993] 13.Qe2 Rfd8 14.f4 c5 15.cxd5 Nxd5 16.Nb5 Qb8 17.Nxd7
I rather think black may already be in big trouble. Kramnik plays a very straightforward plan and black doesn't seem to have an answer. 17...Rxd7 18.f5 Bg5 19.fxe6 fxe6 [19...Bxe3+ 20.Kh1 fxe6 21.dxc5 Re7 22.Nd6] 20.Qg4 Re7 [20...Rc6 21.dxc5 bxc5 22.Qe4 Nf6 23.Qg6 may be better.] 21.Qe4 Nf6 22.Qg6 Kh8 [22...Rf7 23.dxc5 Kf8 24.Nd6 Qc7 25.Bc4 Bd5 26.Bxf6 Rxf6 27.Qh7 is completely winning.; 22...Rf8 23.dxc5 Kh8 24.Nd6] 23.dxc5 With the introduction of the bishop into the attack black is lost. 23...Rxc5 24.Rxf6 gxf6 25.Bxf6+ Bxf6 26.Qxf6+ Rg7 27.Qxh6+ White is just crushing. 27...Kg8 28.Qxe6+ Kh8 29.Qh6+ Kg8 30.e4 a6 31.Nd6 b5 32.Qe6+ Kh8 33.Nf7+ Kg8 34.Ng5+ Kh8 35.Qh6+ Kg8 36.Qe6+ Kh8 37.Qh6+ Kg8 38.Ne6 Rh7 39.Qg6+ Kh8 40.e5 Black has had enough. [40.Qf6+ Kg8 41.e5 also wins.] 1-0 Viswanathan Anand couldn't break through against David Navara's Ruy Lopez and the game was agreed drawn in 27 moves.Peter Svidler's up and down tournament finished on a down when his improvement to theory seemed to be not very good and certainly by move 19 he was already in extremely serious trouble. He never looked like saving the game after that. Svidler,P (2728) - Karjakin,Sergey (2678) [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 Be7 10.f3 b5 11.g4 b4 12.Nd5 Bxd5 13.exd5 Nb6 14.Na5 Nbxd5 15.Nc6 Qc7 16.Nxb4N [16.Nxe7 Nxe3 17.Qxe3 Kxe7 18.h4 Rhc8 19.Rh2 Qc5 20.Qd3 a5 21.Bh3 Rc7 22.g5 Ne8 23.Qxh7 a4 24.g6 f6 25.Qg8 b3 26.Rhd2 Qc4 27.Qxc4 Rxc4 28.a3 Rxh4 1/2-1/2 Van der Weide,K (2463)-Borovikov,V (2578)/Senden GER 2006] 16...Nxb4 17.Qxb4 0-0 18.g5 Rfc8
19.Qa4?! Svidler played a novelty with 16.Nxb4 but already his position looks shakey and the next sequence of moves looks pretty much the best for white but leads to a lost position. [19.Qc4 was a possible alternative.] 19...Rab8 20.Bd3 Nd7 21.Qe4 g6 22.Bxa6 Rb4 23.Qd3 Rcb8 24.b3 Nc5 25.Bxc5 Qxc5 26.Qd5 Qa7 27.Bc4 Bxg5+ 28.Kb2 Ra4 29.a3 Ra5 30.Qe4 Be3 31.c3 There really aren't any good choices for white but this ends things at least. 31...Rxa3 32.Ra1 Ra8 0-1 The final two games to finish were Ponomariov against Motylev and the basement battle Carlsen against Shirov. Both games finished in draws after well balanced play although Carlsen at least was disappointed not to win his game. Pavel Eljanov. Photo © Michiel Abeln. Pavel Eljanov took clear first in a hotly contested B group and qualifies for the A group. Michal Krasenkow overtook Ian Nepomniachtchi in the C Group. 16 year old Nepomniachtchi who had led throughout but who went down to a terrible loss in the final round, his only one of the event. |
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