Biel Chess Festival

Start position

(1) Vachier Lagrave,M (2703) - Morozevich,A (2751) [B90] GM Biel SUI (3), 21.07.2009 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 e5 7.Nf3 Nc6 8.Bc4 Be6 9.Nd5 Rc8 10.Nxf6+ Qxf6 11.Bxe6 Qxe6 12.0-0 Be7 13.Nd2 d5 14.exd5 Qxd5 15.Qg4 0-0 16.Bh6 Bf6 17.Ne4 Qe6 18.Qxe6 fxe6 19.Be3 Nb4 20.c3 Nd5 21.Rfe1 Rc6 22.a4 Rfc8 23.g3 Be7 24.Kg2 Nf6 25.Ng5 Rd8 26.Nf3 Rd5 27.Rac1 e4 28.Nd4 Rcd6 29.h3 Kf7 30.Nb3 Rc6 31.Nd2 h6 32.Re2 b5 33.axb5 axb5 34.Nb3 e5 35.Ra1 b4 36.cxb4 Bxb4 37.Ra7+ Rd7 38.Rxd7+ Nxd7 39.Nc1 Nf6 40.Na2 Bd6 41.Nc3 1/2-1/2

Start position

(2) Gelfand,B (2755) - Alekseev,Evgeny (2714) [D38] GM Biel SUI (3), 21.07.2009 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Bb4 5.Bg5 Nbd7 6.cxd5 exd5 7.Qa4 c5 8.dxc5 Bxc3+ 9.bxc3 0-0 10.Qb4 h6 11.Bh4 Re8 12.e3 a5 13.Qa3 Qe7 14.Bb5 g5 15.Bg3 Nxc5 16.0-0 Nce4 17.Qb2 Bd7 18.Bd3 Rac8 19.Qxb7 Nxg3 20.hxg3 Rxc3 21.Bb5 Bxb5 22.Qxb5 Qb4 23.a4 Rb8 24.Qe2 Qc4 25.Qd1 Qd3 26.Qe1 Rb2 27.Rd1 1/2-1/2

Start position

(3) Ivanchuk,V (2703) - Caruana,F (2670) [C48] GM Biel SUI (3), 21.07.2009 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bb5 Nd4 5.Ba4 c6 6.Nxe5 d5 7.d3 Bd6 8.Nf3 Bg4 9.Be3 Nxf3+ 10.gxf3 Bh5 11.exd5 0-0 12.dxc6 bxc6 13.Rg1 Nd5 14.Nxd5 cxd5 15.Rg5 d4 16.Rxh5 dxe3 17.fxe3 g6 18.Rh3 Qb6 19.Kf2 Qxb2 20.d4 Rac8 21.Bb3 Rxc2+ 22.Qxc2 Qxa1 23.f4 Qh1 24.Qc4 a5 25.Qf1 Qxf1+ 26.Kxf1 Kg7 27.f5 gxf5 28.Bc2 Rc8 29.Bxf5 Rc1+ 30.Ke2 h6 31.Be4 a4 32.Rh4 a3 33.Rg4+ Kf6 34.h3 Bc7 35.Bd5 Rc2+ 36.Kd3 Rf2 37.Rg8 Bd6 38.Ra8 Kg7 39.Ra6 Bb4 40.Ra7 Bf8 41.e4 h5 42.Ke3 Rf6 43.e5 Rf5 44.Ke4 Rf2 45.Ke3 Rf5 46.Ke4 Rf2 47.e6 Kg6 48.Ke3 Rf1 49.Ke2 1-0