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ROMGAZ and the Chess Club Society "Elisabeta Polihroniade”
of Bucharest are staging a double round robin tournament with six top GMs:
the world's second highest ranked player, Magnus Carlsen of Norway, who
at the age of 20 has an Elo rating of 2815. Ukrainian GM Vassily Ivanchuk,
currently the world's number five, rated 2776; Sergey Karjakin, former child
prodigy and youngest GM of all time, now playing for Russia, rated 2776;
top US grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura, clear winner of this year's Wijk aan
Zee tournament; Teimour Radjabov, at 2744 one of Azerbaijan's top GMs, and
Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu, the best Romanian player, currently rated 2659.
The competition is taking place from June 11th to 22nd 2011 in Medias, Romania. |
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Round four results
Round 4: Tuesday, June 14, 15:30h |
Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu |
½-½ |
Teimour Radjabov |
Sergey Karjakin |
½-½ |
Magnus Carlsen |
Hikaru Nakamura |
½-½ |
Vassily Ivanchuk |
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Commentary by GM Dorian Rogozenco
The fourth round of the Kings' Tournament brought three draws: for the first
time there were no decisive games. The reason for it partly became clear at
the press conference, where both Karjakin and Radjabov admitted that they are
still feeling the tiredness after being in Kazan, where the Candidates matches
were played (Radjabov as a player, Karjakin as Kramnik's second).

Today Karjakin achieved nothing against Carlsen's Caro-Kann. Moreover, at some
point the Russian had to forget about his initial ambitions and play for a draw
in an endgame with a pawn down. He succeeded it thanks to the activity of his
pieces.

Former boy
prodigy and youngest GM in history, Sergey Karjakin

Former boy prodigy
and third youngest GM in history, Magnus Carlsen

Teimour Radjabov against Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu implemented the bold Schliemann
Gambit – a sharp opening variation, which the Azerbaijani GM plays from
time to time. He had no problems to achieve equality with black and could even
try to fight for advantage at some point.
Nakamura-Ivanchuk saw the Nimzo-Indian, where the Ukrainian chose a rare variation
with Black, allowing Nakamura to achieve a promising position. However, with
a timely pawn sac Ivanchuk traded queens and entered a rook endgame which he
led very confidently to a draw.

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1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.Nf3 e6 5.Be2 Ne7 6.0-0 c5 7.c4 7...Nbc6 8.dxc5 8.Na3 8...d4 9.Bd3 Bxd3 10.Qxd3 Ng6 11.Qe4 Bxc5 12.a3 12.Nbd2 Qc7 12...0-0 13.Nb3 Qb6 13.Nb3 Be7 14.Re1 Rd8 15.Bd2 0-0 16.h4 h5 17.Rad1 a6 18.Nc1 b5 19.cxb5 axb5 20.Nd3 Rd5 21.Rc1 Rc8 22.g4 hxg4 23.Qxg4 Kh8 24.Kh1 Qb7 25.Rg1 Bf8 26.Qh5+ Kg8 27.Ng5 Be7 28.Qh7+ Kf8 29.Nxe6+ Ke8 30.Nxg7+ Kd7 31.e6+ Kd6 32.exf7 Nce5 33.Rxg6+ 12...a5 13.Nbd2 13...Bb6! 13...Qb6 14.Rb1 a4 14...Bc7 15.Nb3 15.b4 axb3 16.Rxb3 16.Nxb3 Ra4! 16...0-0 17.c5 17.h4!? 17...Bxc5 18.Rxb7 Qd5! 19.Qxd5 exd5 20.Nb3! 20.Rb5 Ra5 21.Rxa5 Nxa5 22.Bb2 Nf4 20...Bxa3 21.Bxa3 Rxa3 22.Nbxd4 Ngxe5 22...Nxd4 23.Nxd4 Nxe5 24.Rb5 Rd8 25.f4 Ng6 26.Nc6 Rc8 27.f5 Rxc6 28.fxg6 hxg6 29.Rxd5 Ra2 30.Rg5 23.Nxc6 Nxc6 24.Rc7 24...Rc3 25.Re1! 25.Ne5 Nd4! 26.Rxc3 Ne2+ 27.Kh1 Nxc3 25...Rc4 26.Rd7 Nb4 27.g3 h6 28.Ree7 Nc6 29.Re1 Rc5 30.Kg2 Nb4 31.Ree7 Nc6 32.Re1 Rb8 33.h4 Rc8 34.Rb1 d4 35.Nxd4 ½–½ - Start an analysis engine:
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Karjakin,S | - | Carlsen,M | - | ½–½ | 2011 | B12 | 5th Kings Tournament | 4 |
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1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 Nc6 5.Bd3 e5 6.Nge2 d5 7.cxd5 Nxd5 8.e4 8.0-0 0-0 9.e4 Nb6 8...Nb6 8...Nxc3 9.bxc3 Bd6 10.0-0 9.d5 Ne7 10.0-0 0-0 11.Bg5 11...Kh8 11...a6 12.Ng3 h6 13.Be3 Nd7 14.Rc1 11...c6 12.dxc6 bxc6 12.a3 12.Qb3 Bd6 12...Bc5 13.Nb5! a6 14.Rac1 Bxf2+ 15.Rxf2 axb5 16.Bxb5 13.Nb5 h6 13...c6 14.dxc6 bxc6 15.Nxd6 Qxd6 16.Rfd1 14.Be3 f5 15.f3 f4 16.Bf2 g5 17.a4!? 17.Rac1 12...Bd6 13.Nb5 h6 13...f6 14.Be3 c6 15.dxc6 Nxc6 16.Qb3 Be6 14.Be3 c6 15.dxc6 Nxc6 16.Nxd6 16.Qb3 Be6 16...Qxd6 17.Qc2 Rd8 18.Rad1 Be6 19.Bb5 Qe7 20.Qc3 f6 20...Rdc8 21.Bc5 Qg5 22.b4 a6 23.Be3 Qf6 21.Bxc6 bxc6 22.Bxb6 axb6 23.Qxc6 Rdc8 24.Qd6 24.Qxb6 Rab8 25.Qd6 25.Qa5 Rxb2 26.Ng3 Ra2= 25...Qxd6 26.Rxd6 Rxb2 27.Rxe6 Rxe2 24...Qxd6 25.Rxd6 Bc4 26.Rd2 b5 27.f3 b4 28.axb4 Bxe2 29.Rxe2 Rab8 30.b3 Rxb4 31.Rb1 h5 32.Kf2 h4 33.Rbb2 Kh7 34.Re3 Kg6 35.Rd3 Kg5 36.Ke3 g6 37.Ra2 Rcb8 38.Ra3 38...f5 39.exf5 gxf5 40.Kd2 Kf4 41.Kc3 R4b7 42.Ra4+ e4 43.fxe4 Rxb3+ 44.Kc4 Rxd3 45.Kxd3 Rd8+ 46.Ke2 fxe4 47.g3+ hxg3 48.hxg3+ Kxg3 49.Rxe4 ½–½ - Start an analysis engine:
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Nakamura,H | - | Ivanchuk,V | - | ½–½ | 2011 | E40 | 5th Kings Tournament | 4 |
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1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 f5 4.d3 4.Nc3 fxe4 5.Nxe4 d5 6.Nxe5 dxe4 7.Nxc6 Qg5 8.Qe2 Nf6 9.f4 Qxf4 10.Ne5+ c6 11.d4 Qh4+ 12.g3 Qh3 13.Bc4 Be6 14.Bg5 0-0-0 15.0-0-0 Bd6 16.Rhf1 Rhe8 17.Bxf6 gxf6 18.Rxf6 Bxe5 19.Rxe6 Rxe6 20.Bxe6+ Qxe6 21.dxe5 Qh6+ 22.Rd2 Rxd2 23.Qxd2 e3 24.Qe2 Qg5 25.Kd1 Kc7 26.Qd3 Qh5+ 27.Kc1 Qh6 28.Kd1 Qh5+ 29.Ke1 Qxh2 30.Qd6+ Kc8 31.Qf8+ Kc7 32.Qe7+ Kc8 4...fxe4 5.dxe4 Nf6 6.0-0 Bc5 6...Nxe4 7.Re1 d5 8.Nxe5 7.Qd3 7...Nd4 7...d6 8.Qc4 Qe7 9.Nc3 Bd7 10.Nd5 Nxd5 11.exd5 Nd4 12.Bxd7+ 12.Nxd4 Bxd4 13.Bxd7+ Qxd7 14.a4 a6 15.Be3 Bxe3 16.fxe3 0-0-0 17.Rf2 Rdf8 12...Qxd7 13.Nxe5 Qf5 14.Nd3 0-0-0 15.a4 Rhe8 16.Kh1 g5 17.Be3 Nf3 18.Nxc5 dxc5 19.Rfd1 Re4 20.Qf1 Nd4 21.Qd3 Qe5 22.Bxg5 Re8 23.Bd2 Rh4 24.h3 Qxd5 25.c4 Qc6 26.Qg3 Nf5 27.Qd3 Nd4 28.Qg3 Nf5 29.Qd3 Nd4 30.Qg3 Nf5 8.Nxd4 Bxd4 9.Nd2 a6 10.Ba4 10.Bc4 Qe7 11.Nf3 Ba7 12.Nh4 d6 13.Bg5 Be6 14.Nf5 Bxf5 15.exf5 0-0-0 16.Be6+ Kb8 17.c4 h6 18.Be3 Bxe3 19.fxe3 Nh7 20.Rad1 Ng5 21.Bd5 c6 22.Be4 Rd7 10...Qe7 11.Nf3 Bb6 12.Bg5 0-0 13.Bxf6 13.Bb3+ Kh8 14.Nh4 d6 13...gxf6 13...Qxf6 14.Qd5+ Kh8 15.Qxe5 Qxe5 16.Nxe5 Bd4 17.Nxd7 Bxd7 18.Bxd7 14.Nh4 d6 15.Kh1 Kh8 16.f4 Bg4 17.c3 17.h3 Be6 18.Bb3 Rad8 18...Bd7 19.Rad1 c6 17...Rad8 18.Bb3 c6 19.Qg3 Qg7 19...Bc8 20.f5 Qg7 21.Qh3 20.fxe5 20...fxe5 20...dxe5 21.h3 Be2 22.Qxg7+ Kxg7 23.Rfe1 Rd2 24.Nf5+ Kg6 25.Ng3 Bd3 26.Rad1 Rxd1 27.Rxd1 Rd8 28.Be6 Kg5 29.Bc8 Rxc8 30.Rxd3 Rd8 31.Rxd8 Bxd8 32.Ne2 f5 33.exf5 Kxf5 34.Kg1 Ke4 21.h3 Bc8 22.Qxg7+ Kxg7 23.g4 Be3 24.Nf5+ Bxf5 25.Rxf5 Rxf5 26.gxf5 d5 27.Rd1 d4 28.cxd4 Bxd4 29.Be6 Kf6 30.Kg2 Re8 30...b5 31.b3 c5 32.Kf3= 31.b3 Re7 ½–½ - Start an analysis engine:
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Nisipeanu,L | - | Radjabov,T | - | ½–½ | 2011 | C63 | 5th Kings Tournament | 4 |
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Schedule and results
Round 1: Saturday, June 11, 15:30h |
Vassily Ivanchuk |
1-0 |
Teimour Radjabov |
Magnus Carlsen |
1-0 |
Hikaru Nakamura |
Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu |
½-½ |
Sergey Karjakin |
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Round 2: Sunday, June 12, 15:30h |
Teimour Radjabov |
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Sergey Karjakin |
Hikaru Nakamura |
1-0 |
Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu |
Vassily Ivanchuk |
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Magnus Carlsen |
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Round 3: Monday, June 13, 15:30h |
Magnus Carlsen |
½-½ |
Teimour Radjabov |
Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu |
1-0 |
Vassily Ivanchuk |
Sergey Karjakin |
½-½ |
Hikaru Nakamura |
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Round 4: Tuesday, June 14, 15:30h |
Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu |
½-½ |
Teimour Radjabov |
Sergey Karjakin |
½-½ |
Magnus Carlsen |
Hikaru Nakamura |
½-½ |
Vassily Ivanchuk |
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Round 5: Wednesday, June 15, 15:30h |
Teimour Radjabov |
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Hikaru Nakamura |
Vassily Ivanchuk |
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Sergey Karjakin |
Magnus Carlsen |
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Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu |
Games – Report |
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Round 6: Friday, June 17, 15:30h |
Teimour Radjabov |
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Vassily Ivanchuk |
Hikaru Nakamura |
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Magnus Carlsen |
Sergey Karjakin |
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Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu |
Games – Report |
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Round 7: Saturday, June 18, 15:30h |
Sergey Karjakin |
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Teimour Radjabov |
Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu |
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Hikaru Nakamura |
Magnus Carlsen |
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Vassily Ivanchuk |
Games – Report |
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Round 8: Sunday, June 19, 15:30h |
Teimour Radjabov |
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Magnus Carlsen |
Vassily Ivanchuk |
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Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu |
Hikaru Nakamura |
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Sergey Karjakin |
Games – Report |
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Round 9: Monday, June 20, 15:30h |
Hikaru Nakamura |
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Teimour Radjabov |
Sergey Karjakin |
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Vassily Ivanchuk |
Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu |
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Magnus Carlsen |
Games – Report |
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Round 10: Tuesday, June 21, 13:30h |
Teimour Radjabov |
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Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu |
Magnus Carlsen |
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Sergey Karjakin |
Vassily Ivanchuk |
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Hikaru Nakamura |
Games – Report |
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