ACP World Rapid Odessa

(1) Gelfand,B (2733) - Svidler,P (2726) [A15] 3rd ACP World Rapid Cup Odessa UKR (4.1), 24.05.2009 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.g3 d5 4.d4 dxc4 5.Qa4+ Bd7 6.Qxc4 cxd4 7.Bg2 Bc6 8.0-0 e6 9.Nxd4 Bxg2 10.Kxg2 Nbd7 11.Qb5 Bc5 12.Nb3 Bb6 13.Nc3 a6 14.Qd3 0-0 15.Bf4 Bc7 16.Bg5 h6 17.Bxf6 Nxf6 18.Qf3 Rb8 19.Rac1 Qe7 20.Ne4 Be5 21.Nxf6+ Bxf6 22.Rc2 Rbc8 23.Rfc1 Rxc2 24.Rxc2 Rd8 25.Qe4 b6 26.Nc1 Qd7 27.Nd3 Rc8 28.Ne5 Bxe5 29.Rxc8+ Qxc8 30.Qxe5 1/2-1/2

(2) Svidler,P (2726) - Gelfand,B (2733) [A29] 3rd ACP World Rapid Cup Odessa UKR (4.2), 24.05.2009 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.g3 Nd4 5.Bg2 Nxf3+ 6.Bxf3 Bb4 7.Qb3 Bc5 8.0-0 0-0 9.d3 h6 10.Rd1 c6 11.e3 Bb6 12.d4 exd4 13.exd4 d5 14.cxd5 cxd5 15.Bf4 Be6 16.Na4 Bc7 17.Be5 Ne4 18.Qxb7 Bxe5 19.dxe5 Qa5 20.b3 Rab8 21.Qe7 Rfe8 22.Qa3 Nc3 23.Rd3 d4 24.Qc5 Rb5 25.Qxd4 Nxa4 26.Bc6 Rb4 27.Qe3 Nc5 28.Bxe8 Nxd3 29.Qxd3 Qxe5 30.Rc1 Rd4 31.Qb5 Qxb5 32.Bxb5 Rd2 33.Bc4 Rxa2 34.Bxe6 fxe6 35.Rc7 Kf8 36.b4 1/2-1/2

(3) Gelfand,B (2733) - Svidler,P (2726) [A32] 3rd ACP World Rapid Cup Odessa UKR (4.3), 24.05.2009 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e6 5.g3 a6 6.Bg2 Qc7 7.Nc3 Qxc4 8.0-0 Nc6 9.Nb3 d5 10.Bf4 Bb4 11.Rc1 Bxc3 12.Bd6 Ne4 13.Nd2 Qd4 14.Nxe4 Qxd1 15.Rfxd1 Bxb2 16.Rc2 Bd4 17.Nc5 f5 18.e4?! [18.Rb1 looks promising.] 18...fxe4 19.Nxe4 Bd7? [19...dxe4 is good for Black: 20.Bxe4 (20.Rxc6 bxc6 21.Rxd4 Bb7 22.Rxe4-/+ ) 20...e5 21.Rxc6 bxc6 22.Bxc6+ Kf7 23.Bxa8 Rd8 24.Bxe5 Bxf2+ 25.Kxf2 Rxd1 ; 19...e5 with winning ambitions is also playable for Black] 20.Bc5 Be5 21.f4 dxe4 22.fxe5 Nxe5 23.Rd6 Nd3 [23...Nf3+ 24.Bxf3 exf3 25.Rcd2 Bc6 (25...0-0-0 26.Bb6 f2+ 27.Rxf2 (27.Kxf2 Rdf8+ ) 27...Rdf8 28.Rc2+ Bc6 29.Rxe6 ) 26.Rxe6+ Kf7 27.Re7+ Kf6 ] 24.Ba3 Rc8 25.Rxc8+ Bxc8 26.Bxe4 Ne5 27.Rd1 b5? [27...Nc4 ] 28.Bb2 Ng6 29.Bxg7 Rg8 30.Bb2 Nf8 31.Kf2 Rg5 32.Rc1 Bd7 33.Bf6 Rh5 34.h4 b4 35.Bg5 h6 36.Bf3 Rxg5 37.hxg5 hxg5 38.Rc5 Ke7 39.Be2 Kd6 40.Rxg5 Bc6 41.Ra5 Nd7 42.Bxa6 Nc5 43.g4 Bd5 44.Be2 b3 45.axb3 Nxb3 46.Ra7 Nd4 47.Bd3 e5 48.Ke3 Ne6 49.Bf5 Nd4 50.Be4 Be6 51.g5 Nf5+ 52.Kf3 Nd4+ 53.Kg3 Nf5+ 54.Kf2 1-0

(4) Svidler,P (2726) - Gelfand,B (2733) [A28] 3rd ACP World Rapid Cup Odessa UKR (4.4), 24.05.2009 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.e3 Bb4 5.Qc2 Bxc3 6.Qxc3 Qe7 7.a3 d5 8.cxd5 Nxd5 9.Qb3 Nb6 10.d3 0-0 11.Be2 a5 12.Bd2 a4 13.Qc2 Be6 14.Rc1 Bb3 15.Qc5 Qd6 16.0-0 Nd7 17.Qxd6 cxd6 18.Bc3 Nc5 19.d4 exd4 20.Nxd4 Nxd4 21.Bxd4 Ne6 22.Bc3 d5 23.f3 Rfd8 24.Rf2 d4 25.exd4 Nxd4 26.Bf1 Rac8 27.Rd2 f6 28.Kf2 Kf7 29.Re1 Nc6 30.Rxd8 Rxd8 31.Re4 Ne5 32.Bb5 Bc2 33.Rh4 h6 34.Ke3 Ra8 35.Rd4 Bb3 36.f4 Ng4+ 37.Kf3 h5 38.h3 Nh6 39.Rd7+ Kg8 40.Kf2 b6 41.Rb7 Rd8 42.Rxb6 Nf5 43.Ra6 Nd6 44.Bxa4 Ne4+ 45.Ke3 Bc4 46.Rc6 Bd5 47.Ba5 Ra8 48.b4 Ng3 49.Rc2 h4 50.Bb5 Kh7 51.Bd3+ Kh6 52.Kf2 Re8 53.b5 Nh1+ 54.Kg1 Re3 55.Bc4 Rxa3 56.Bxd5 [56.Kxh1 simply wins, e.g. 56...Bxc4 57.Rxc4 Ra1+ 58.Kh2 Rxa5 59.Rb4 ] 56...Ra1+ [56...Ra1+ 57.Kh2 Ng3 and White cannot prevent ...Rh1 mate.] 0-1