The Corus Chess Tournament 2006 is being held from 13-29 January 2006 in Wijk
aan Zee, Holland. The venue is the De Moriaan Community Centre (Dorpsduinen
4, 1949 EG Wijk aan Zee) and the nearby bar de Zon. Commentary is available
in the Corus Chess Pavilion, on the Village Green in Wijk aan Zee.
Round three
Grandmaster
Group A |
Grandmaster
Group B |
Grandmaster
Group C |
| Round 3 – Monday 16.1.2006 |
| Mamedyarov |
½-½ |
I. Sokolov |
S. Tiviakov |
½-½ |
L. van Wely |
V. Topalov |
1-0 |
E. Bacrot |
B. Gelfand |
1-0 |
M. Adams |
S. Karjakin |
1-0 |
G. Kamsky |
L. Aronian |
½-½ |
P. Leko |
V. Ivanchuk |
0-1 |
V. Anand |
|
|
| Round 3 – Monday 16.1.2006 |
| A. Naiditsch |
1-0 |
K. Humpy |
| G. Vescovi |
½-½ |
A. Beliavsky |
| D. Navara |
1-0 |
D.Stellwagen |
| M. Carlsen |
½-½ |
B. Jobava |
| Z. Almasi |
1-0 |
J. Smeets |
| A. Motylev |
½-½ |
E. L’Ami |
| I. Cheparinov |
1-0 |
K. Lahno |
|
|
| Round 3 – Monday 16.1.2006 |
| S. Atalik |
1-0 |
L. Shilong |
| J. Werle |
½-½ |
M. Bensdorp |
| H. Jonkman |
½-½ |
K. Atalik |
| C. Marcelin |
1-0 |
K. Bischoff |
| J.v.d. Wiel |
½-½ |
Y. Visser |
| A. Adly |
1-0 |
K.v.d. Weide |
| P. Hopman |
1-0 |
Y. Afek |
|
|
Grandmaster Group A
Grandmaster Group B
Grandmaster Group C
Yasser's video tour of the tournament venue
Today the trusty Playchess commentator Yasser Seirawan took us on a video tour
of the tournament venue in Wijk aan Zee, showing us the different facilities,
the players' area, the press room, the playing hall and the start of the round.
Our thanks to Yasser and Jeroen van den Belt for these great impressions from
Wijk for the third-round Playchess coverage. As a special treat we provide those
who missed it with the opportunity to replay the report. Just click on the
above picture, sit back and enjoy! Note that the replay of this large video
clip may be switch off during game transmission if we run into bandwidth problems.
The playing hall, with the Open just beginning
Round three brought four decided games, of which we have picked out two from
Group A for comments. In Groups B and C Akardij Naiditsch and Suat Atalik are
both leading with 3/3. Magnus Carlsen conceded his first draw, the Dutch GMs
Stellwagen and Smeets have zero points each.
Ivanchuk,V (2729) - Anand,V (2792) [A34]
Corus A Wijk aan Zee NED (3), 16.01.2006
1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.Nc3 Nc6 4.e3 e5 5.Be2 d5 6.d4 exd4 7.exd4 Be6 8.Be3
dxc4 9.Qa4 cxd4 10.Nxd4 Bd7 11.Qxc4 Rc8 12.0-0 Bd6 13.Nxc6 Rxc6 14.Qh4 0-0
Anand is in a bit of trouble after this opening, Garry Kasparov told us on
the Playchess server. 15.Bxa7. "He's gone crazy!"
was the comment, when this move was played. For some strange reason we thought
of 1972 and Reykjavik... 15...b6 16.Rad1 Bc5 17.b4 Be7 18.Qd4 Rd6 19.Qc4
Be6 20.Qa6 Nd5 21.Nxd5 Bxd5?!
Although the bishop on a7 is hanging on by a thread White can solve the problem
with 22.Bxb6 Rxb6 23.Rxd5 Rxa6 24.Rxd8 Rxa2 (24...Rxd8 25.Bxa6 Bxb4) 25.Rxf8+
Kxf8 26.Rc1 Bxb4 and draw. However Ivanchuk now blunders with 22.Rfe1?
Rg6 23.g3 Bxb4 24.Bc4 Bxe1 25.Bxd5 Qe7
26.a4? 26.Bxb6 Bxf2+ 27.Kxf2 Qb4 28.Qa5 Qxb6+ 29.Qxb6 Rxb6
would have made it harder for White. 26...Rf6 27.f4 Qe3+ 28.Kh1 Bxg3
0-1. [Click to replay]
Akardij Naiditsch moving towards a third victory, with Vassily Ivanchuk in the
background contemplating the consequences of his "suicidal" 15.Bxa7
against Vishy Anand in the background.
Topalov,V (2801) - Bacrot,E (2717) [C42]
Corus A Wijk aan Zee NED (3), 16.01.2006
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.Nc3 Nxc3 6.dxc3 Be7 7.Bf4 0-0
8.Qd2 Nd7 9.0-0-0 Nc5 10.h4 Bf6 11.Ng5 h6 12.Bd3 Nxd3+ 13.Qxd3 g6 14.Nf3 h5
15.Rde1 Bf5 16.Qd2 Re8 17.Bg5 Bxg5 18.Nxg5 Qf6 19.f3 Re5 20.Rxe5 dxe5 21.Rd1
Qc6 22.b3 Re8 23.Kb2 e4 24.fxe4 Bxe4 25.Qf4 Bf5 26.Rd2 Qc5 27.Nf3 Bg4 28.a4
Bxf3 29.Qxf3 c6 30.Rd7 Re7 31.Qd3 Rxd7 32.Qxd7 Qb6 33.b4
33...c5?? "Suicidal", said Kasparov when this move
was played, "33...a5 would probably hold. 34.a5 Qc6 35.Qxc6 bxc6
and after this the French GM's position simply collapses. 36.Kb3 Kf8
37.Kc4 Ke7 38.Kxc5 Kd7 39.c4 f6 40.b5 g5 41.b6 axb6+ 42.Kxb6 Kc8 43.Kxc6 gxh4
44.c5 1-0. [Click
to replay]
A Winter morning beach front of Wijk aan Zee
This is quite obviously where Stanley Kubrick picked up one of his ideas
On the beach a stately raven, of the saintly days of yore...
Schedule, results and reports
Grandmaster
Group A |
Grandmaster
Group B |
Grandmaster
Group C |
| Round 1 – Saturday 14.1.2006 |
| L. van Wely |
½-½ |
I. Sokolov |
Mamedyarov |
½-½ |
E. Bacrot |
S. Tiviakov |
½-½ |
M. Adams |
V. Topalov |
1-0 |
G. Kamsky |
B. Gelfand |
½-½ |
P. Leko |
S. Karjakin |
0-1 |
V. Anand |
L. Aronian |
0-1 |
V. Ivanchuk |
|
|
| Round 1 – Saturday 14.1.2006 |
| A. Beliavsky |
½-½ |
K. Humpy |
| A. Naiditsch |
1-0 |
D.Stellwagen |
| G. Vescovi |
1-0 |
B. Jobava |
| D. Navara |
1-0 |
J. Smeets |
| M. Carlsen |
1-0 |
E. L’Ami |
| Z. Almasi |
1-0 |
K. Lahno |
| A. Motylev |
1-0 |
I. Cheparinov |
|
|
| Round 1 – Saturday 14.1.2006 |
| M. Bensdorp |
1-0 |
L. Shilong |
| S. Atalik |
1-0 |
K. Atalik |
| J. Werle |
½-½ |
K. Bischoff |
| H. Jonkman |
1-0 |
Y. Visser |
| C. Marcelin |
½-½ |
K.v.d. Weide |
| J.v.d. Wiel |
1-0 |
Y. Afek |
| A. Adly |
0-1 |
P. Hopman |
|
|
| Round 2 – Sunday 15.1.2006 |
| I. Sokolov |
0-1 |
V. Ivanchuk |
V. Anand |
½-½ |
L. Aronian |
P. Leko |
½-½ |
S. Karjakin |
G. Kamsky |
1-0 |
B. Gelfand |
M. Adams |
1-0 |
V. Topalov |
E. Bacrot |
1-0 |
S. Tiviakov |
L. van Wely |
½-½ |
Mamedyarov |
|
|
| Round 2 – Sunday 15.1.2006 |
| K. Humpy |
1-0 |
I. Cheparinov |
| K. Lahno |
½-½ |
A. Motylev |
| E. L’Ami |
½-½ |
Z. Almasi |
| J. Smeets |
0-1 |
M. Carlsen |
| B. Jobava |
½-½ |
D. Navara |
| D.Stellwagen |
0-1 |
G. Vescovi |
| A. Beliavsky |
0-1 |
A. Naiditsch |
|
|
| Round 2 – Sunday 15.1.2006 |
| L. Shilong |
1-0 |
P. Hopman |
| Y. Afek |
½-½ |
A. Adly |
| K.v.d. Weide |
½-½ |
J.v.d. Wiel |
| Y. Visser |
1-0 |
C. Marcelin |
| K. Bischoff |
1-0 |
H. Jonkman |
| K. Atalik |
0-1 |
J. Werle |
| M. Bensdorp |
0-1 |
S. Atalik |
|
|
| Round 3 – Monday 16.1.2006 |
| Mamedyarov |
½-½ |
I. Sokolov |
S. Tiviakov |
½-½ |
L. van Wely |
V. Topalov |
1-0 |
E. Bacrot |
B. Gelfand |
1-0 |
M. Adams |
S. Karjakin |
1-0 |
G. Kamsky |
L. Aronian |
½-½ |
P. Leko |
V. Ivanchuk |
0-1 |
V. Anand |
|
|
| Round 3 – Monday 16.1.2006 |
| A. Naiditsch |
1-0 |
K. Humpy |
| G. Vescovi |
½-½ |
A. Beliavsky |
| D. Navara |
1-0 |
D.Stellwagen |
| M. Carlsen |
½-½ |
B. Jobava |
| Z. Almasi |
1-0 |
J. Smeets |
| A. Motylev |
½-½ |
E. L’Ami |
| I. Cheparinov |
1-0 |
K. Lahno |
|
|
| Round 3 – Monday 16.1.2006 |
| S. Atalik |
1-0 |
L. Shilong |
| J. Werle |
½-½ |
M. Bensdorp |
| H. Jonkman |
½-½ |
K. Atalik |
| C. Marcelin |
1-0 |
K. Bischoff |
| J.v.d. Wiel |
½-½ |
Y. Visser |
| A. Adly |
1-0 |
K.v.d. Weide |
| P. Hopman |
1-0 |
Y. Afek |
|
|
| Round 4 – Tuesday 17.1.2006 |
I. Sokolov |
|
V. Anand |
P. Leko |
|
V. Ivanchuk |
G. Kamsky |
|
L. Aronian |
M. Adams |
|
S. Karjakin |
E. Bacrot |
|
B. Gelfand |
L. van Wely |
|
V. Topalov |
Mamedyarov |
|
S. Tiviakov |
Report
– Games |
|
| Round 4 – Tuesday 17.1.2006 |
| K. Humpy |
|
K. Lahno |
| E. L’Ami |
|
I. Cheparinov |
| J. Smeets |
|
A. Motylev |
| B. Jobava |
|
Z. Almasi |
| D.Stellwagen |
|
M. Carlsen |
| A. Beliavsky |
|
D. Navara |
| A. Naiditsch |
|
G. Vescovi |
Games |
|
| Round 4 – Tuesday 17.1.2006 |
| L. Shilong |
|
Y. Afek |
| K.v.d. Weide |
|
P. Hopman |
| Y. Visser |
|
A. Adly |
| K. Bischoff |
|
J.v.d. Wiel |
| K. Atalik |
|
C. Marcelin |
| M. Bensdorp |
|
H. Jonkman |
| S. Atalik |
|
J. Werle |
Games |
|
| Wednesday
18.1.2006 – Free day |
| Round 5 – Thursday 19.1.2006 |
S. Tiviakov |
|
I. Sokolov |
V. Topalov |
|
Mamedyarov |
B. Gelfand |
|
L. van Wely |
S. Karjakin |
|
E. Bacrot |
L. Aronian |
|
M. Adams |
V. Ivanchuk |
|
G. Kamsky |
V. Anand |
|
P. Leko |
Report
– Games |
|
| Round 5 – Thursday 19.1.2006 |
| G. Vescovi |
|
K. Humpy |
| D. Navara |
|
A. Naiditsch |
| M. Carlsen |
|
A. Beliavsky |
| Z. Almasi |
|
D.Stellwagen |
| A. Motylev |
|
B. Jobava |
| I. Cheparinov |
|
J. Smeets |
| K. Lahno |
|
E. L’Ami |
Games |
|
| Round 5 – Thursday 19.1.2006 |
| J. Werle |
|
L. Shilong |
| H. Jonkman |
|
S. Atalik |
| C. Marcelin |
|
M. Bensdorp |
| J.v.d. Wiel |
|
K. Atalik |
| A. Adly |
|
K. Bischoff |
| P. Hopman |
|
Y. Visser |
| Y. Afek |
|
K.v.d. Weide |
Games |
|
| Round 6 – Friday 20.1.2006 |
I. Sokolov |
|
P. Leko |
G. Kamsky |
|
V. Anand |
M. Adams |
|
V. Ivanchuk |
E. Bacrot |
|
L. Aronian |
L. van Wely |
|
S. Karjakin |
Mamedyarov |
|
B. Gelfand |
S. Tiviakov |
|
V. Topalov |
Report
– Games |
|
| Round 6 – Friday 20.1.2006 |
| K. Humpy |
|
E. L’Ami |
| J. Smeets |
|
K. Lahno |
| B. Jobava |
|
I. Cheparinov |
| D.Stellwagen |
|
A. Motylev |
| A. Beliavsky |
|
Z. Almasi |
| A. Naiditsch |
|
M. Carlsen |
| G. Vescovi |
|
D. Navara |
Games |
|
| Round 6 – Friday 20.1.2006 |
| L. Shilong |
|
K.v.d. Weide |
| Y. Visser |
|
Y. Afek |
| K. Bischoff |
|
P. Hopman |
| K. Atalik |
|
A. Adly |
| M. Bensdorp |
|
J.v.d. Wiel |
| S. Atalik |
|
C. Marcelin |
| J. Werle |
|
H. Jonkman |
Games |
|
| Round 7 – 21.1.2006 |
V. Topalov |
|
I. Sokolov |
B. Gelfand |
|
S. Tiviakov |
S. Karjakin |
|
Mamedyarov |
L. Aronian |
|
L. van Wely |
V. Ivanchuk |
|
E. Bacrot |
V. Anand |
|
M. Adams |
P. Leko |
|
G. Kamsky |
Report
– Games |
|
| Round 7 – 21.1.2006 |
| D. Navara |
|
K. Humpy |
| M. Carlsen |
|
G. Vescovi |
| Z. Almasi |
|
A. Naiditsch |
| A. Motylev |
|
A. Beliavsky |
| I. Cheparinov |
|
D.Stellwagen |
| K. Lahno |
|
B. Jobava |
| E. L’Ami |
|
J. Smeets |
Games |
|
| Round 7 – 21.1.2006 |
| H. Jonkman |
|
L. Shilong |
| C. Marcelin |
|
J. Werle |
| J.v.d. Wiel |
|
S. Atalik |
| A. Adly |
|
M. Bensdorp |
| P. Hopman |
|
K. Atalik |
| Y. Afek |
|
K. Bischoff |
| K.v.d. Weide |
|
Y. Visser |
Games |
|
| Round 8 – Sunday 22.1.2006 |
I. Sokolov |
|
G. Kamsky |
M. Adams |
|
P. Leko |
E. Bacrot |
|
V. Anand |
L. van Wely |
|
V. Ivanchuk |
Mamedyarov |
|
L. Aronian |
S. Tiviakov |
|
S. Karjakin |
V. Topalov |
|
B. Gelfand |
Report
– Games |
|
| Round 8 – Sunday 22.1.2006 |
| K. Humpy |
|
J. Smeets |
| B. Jobava |
|
E. L’Ami |
| D.Stellwagen |
|
K. Lahno |
| A. Beliavsky |
|
I. Cheparinov |
| A. Naiditsch |
|
A. Motylev |
| G. Vescovi |
|
Z. Almasi |
| D. Navara |
|
M. Carlsen |
Games |
|
| Round 8 – Sunday 22.1.2006 |
| L. Shilong |
|
Y. Visser |
| K. Bischoff |
|
K.v.d. Weide |
| K. Atalik |
|
Y. Afek |
| M. Bensdorp |
|
P. Hopman |
| S. Atalik |
|
A. Adly |
| J. Werle |
|
J.v.d. Wiel |
| H. Jonkman |
|
C. Marcelin |
Games |
|
| Monday
23.1.2006 – Free day |
| Round 9 – Tuesday 24.1.2006 |
B. Gelfand |
|
I. Sokolov |
S. Karjakin |
|
V. Topalov |
L. Aronian |
|
S. Tiviakov |
V. Ivanchuk |
|
Mamedyarov |
V. Anand |
|
L. van Wely |
P. Leko |
|
E. Bacrot |
G. Kamsky |
|
M. Adams |
Report
– Games |
|
| Round 9 – Tuesday 24.1.2006 |
| M. Carlsen |
|
K. Humpy |
| Z. Almasi |
|
D. Navara |
| A. Motylev |
|
G. Vescovi |
| I. Cheparinov |
|
A. Naiditsch |
| K. Lahno |
|
A. Beliavsky |
| E. L’Ami |
|
D.Stellwagen |
| J. Smeets |
|
B. Jobava |
Games |
|
| Round 9 – Tuesday 24.1.2006 |
| C. Marcelin |
|
L. Shilong |
| J.v.d. Wiel |
|
H. Jonkman |
| A. Adly |
|
J. Werle |
| P. Hopman |
|
S. Atalik |
| Y. Afek |
|
M. Bensdorp |
| K.v.d. Weide |
|
K. Atalik |
| Y. Visser |
|
K. Bischoff |
Games |
|
| Round 10 – Wed. 25.1.2006 |
I. Sokolov |
|
M. Adams |
E. Bacrot |
|
G. Kamsky |
L. van Wely |
|
P. Leko |
Mamedyarov |
|
V. Anand |
S. Tiviakov |
|
V. Ivanchuk |
V. Topalov |
|
L. Aronian |
B. Gelfand |
|
S. Karjakin |
Report
– Games |
|
| Round 10 – Wed. 25.1.2006 |
| K. Humpy |
|
B. Jobava |
| D.Stellwagen |
|
J. Smeets |
| A. Beliavsky |
|
E. L’Ami |
| A. Naiditsch |
|
K. Lahno |
| G. Vescovi |
|
I. Cheparinov |
| D. Navara |
|
A. Motylev |
| M. Carlsen |
|
Z. Almasi |
Games |
|
| Round 10 – Wed. 25.1.2006 |
| L. Shilong |
|
K. Bischoff |
| K. Atalik |
|
Y. Visser |
| M. Bensdorp |
|
K.v.d. Weide |
| S. Atalik |
|
Y. Afek |
| J. Werle |
|
P. Hopman |
| H. Jonkman |
|
A. Adly |
| C. Marcelin |
|
J.v.d. Wiel |
Games |
|
| Thursday
26.1.2006 – Free day |
| Round 11 – Friday 27.1.2006 |
S. Karjakin |
|
I. Sokolov |
L. Aronian |
|
B. Gelfand |
V. Ivanchuk |
|
V. Topalov |
V. Anand |
|
S. Tiviakov |
P. Leko |
|
Mamedyarov |
G. Kamsky |
|
L. van Wely |
M. Adams |
|
E. Bacrot |
Report
– Games |
|
| Round 11 – Friday 27.1.2006 |
| Z. Almasi |
|
K. Humpy |
| A. Motylev |
|
M. Carlsen |
| I. Cheparinov |
|
D. Navara |
| K. Lahno |
|
G. Vescovi |
| E. L’Ami |
|
A. Naiditsch |
| J. Smeets |
|
A. Beliavsky |
| B. Jobava |
|
D.Stellwagen |
Games |
|
| Round 11 – Friday 27.1.2006 |
| J.v.d. Wiel |
|
L. Shilong |
| A. Adly |
|
C. Marcelin |
| P. Hopman |
|
H. Jonkman |
| Y. Afek |
|
J. Werle |
| K.v.d. Weide |
|
S. Atalik |
| Y. Visser |
|
M. Bensdorp |
| K. Bischoff |
|
K. Atalik |
Games |
|
| Round 12 – Saturday 28.1.2006 |
I. Sokolov |
|
E. Bacrot |
L. van Wely |
|
M. Adams |
Mamedyarov |
|
G. Kamsky |
S. Tiviakov |
|
P. Leko |
V. Topalov |
|
V. Anand |
B. Gelfand |
|
V. Ivanchuk |
S. Karjakin |
|
L. Aronian |
Report
– Games |
|
| Round 12 – Saturday 28.1.2006 |
| K. Humpy |
|
D.Stellwagen |
| A. Beliavsky |
|
B. Jobava |
| A. Naiditsch |
|
J. Smeets |
| G. Vescovi |
|
E. L’Ami |
| D. Navara |
|
K. Lahno |
| M. Carlsen |
|
I. Cheparinov |
| Z. Almasi |
|
A. Motylev |
Games |
|
| Round 12 – Saturday 28.1.2006 |
| L. Shilong |
|
K. Atalik |
| M. Bensdorp |
|
K. Bischoff |
| S. Atalik |
|
Y. Visser |
| J. Werle |
|
K.v.d. Weide |
| H. Jonkman |
|
Y. Afek |
| C. Marcelin |
|
P. Hopman |
| J.v.d. Wiel |
|
A. Adly |
Games |
|
| Round 13 – Sunday 29.1.2006 |
L. Aronian |
|
I. Sokolov |
V. Ivanchuk |
|
S. Karjakin |
V. Anand |
|
B. Gelfand |
P. Leko |
|
V. Topalov |
G. Kamsky |
|
S. Tiviakov |
M. Adams |
|
Mamedyarov |
E. Bacrot |
|
L. van Wely |
Report
– Games |
|
| Round 13 – Sunday 29.1.2006 |
| A. Motylev |
|
K. Humpy |
| I. Cheparinov |
|
Z. Almasi |
| K. Lahno |
|
M. Carlsen |
| E. L’Ami |
|
D. Navara |
| J. Smeets |
|
G. Vescovi |
| B. Jobava |
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A. Naiditsch |
| D.Stellwagen |
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A. Beliavsky |
Games |
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| Round 13 – Sunday 29.1.2006 |
| A. Adly |
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L. Shilong |
| P. Hopman |
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J.v.d. Wiel |
| Y. Afek |
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C. Marcelin |
| K.v.d. Weide |
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H. Jonkman |
| Y. Visser |
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J. Werle |
| K. Bischoff |
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S. Atalik |
| K. Atalik |
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M. Bensdorp |
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When and how to watch
The games of the Corus
Chess Tournament start at 13:30h Central European Time, which is GMT +
1h, or 7:30 a.m. New York and 15:30 Moscow (you can check for other locations
here).
There is live coverage
on the official web site (links at the bottom of the page) and on Playchess.com,
where audio and video commentary will be provided by GM Yasser
Seiravan, live from Wijk aan Zee. Don't miss it!
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