7/27/2015 – Two of the three leaders faced each other, and it was Wojtaszek that came out on top in that game with a strong positional grind against MVL. Navara only managed a draw against Eljanov in a complicated position which dissolved into a drawn endgame. Catching him in second place is now Adams, who took a long time to convert an extra piece against now last place Rapport.
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The traditional Biel/Bienne Chess Festival is going strong in Switzerland. The festival includes a series of events, but the crown jewel is the Grandmaster Tournament, with an average rating of 2720.
Draw offers are forbidden for the first 40 moves and If two (or more) players share first place, the winner will be determined according to the results of a tiebreak played on July 31st (in the morning).
Round Seven
Round 07 - July 26, 2015
Adams, Michael
2740
1-0
Rapport, Richard
2671
Wojtaszek, Radoslaw
2733
1-0
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime
2731
Navara, David
2724
½-½
Eljanov, Pavel
2723
Round 7 report by Rustam Kasimdzhanov
Play of the day by Rustam Kasimdzhanov
Adams, Michael 1-0 Rapport, Richard
It is very uncommon that you see a grandmaster have so much trouble winning up a piece:
A long, but unsuccessful, defense today for Rapport
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1.e4
1,166,623
54%
2421
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1.d4
947,298
55%
2434
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1.Nf3
281,602
56%
2441
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1.c4
182,102
56%
2442
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1.g3
19,702
56%
2427
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1.b3
14,265
54%
2427
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1.f4
5,897
48%
2377
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1.Nc3
3,801
51%
2384
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1.b4
1,756
48%
2380
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1.a3
1,206
54%
2404
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1.e3
1,068
48%
2408
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1.d3
954
50%
2378
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1.g4
664
46%
2360
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1.h4
446
53%
2374
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1.c3
433
51%
2426
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1.h3
280
56%
2418
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1.a4
110
60%
2466
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1.f3
92
46%
2436
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1.Nh3
89
66%
2508
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1.Na3
42
62%
2482
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1.e4e62.d4d53.Nd2Be74.Ngf3Nf65.Bd3c56.e5Nfd77.c3Nc68.0-0h59.Qe2a510.dxc5Qc711.Bb5a412.b4axb313.Nxb3Nxc514.Nxc5Bxc515.c40-016.Bf4dxc417.Bxc4Be718.Rac1Ra319.Rfe1Rd820.Bb3Ra521.Ng5g622.Qe3Bb423.Re2Ba324.Rc3Bb425.Rc1Ba326.Rc3Bb427.Rc4Rad528.h4b529.Rc1Rd330.Qe4After much maneuvering, Rapport finds himself in a difficult situation. He is less active than his opponent, who has some threats down the c-file and potentially some ideas with sacrifices on the kingside.R3d431.Qf3!Bb731...Rc4is not something anyone wants to play, but was maybe objectively better.32.Qg3?32.Rec2!Seems to already put impossible problems for Black:Rc832...Ba333.Rxc6Bxc134.Rxc7Bxf335.Bxc1!Doesn't work for Black.33.Nxe6fxe634.Bxe6+Kg735.Bxc8Qxc836.Rxc6simply wins.32...Ba333.Rc3White's position is very strong nonetheless.Bf834.Nxe6!fxe635.Qxg6+Qg736.Bxe6+?!36.Qxe6+Kh837.Rg3is completely crushing.Rxf438.Rxg7Bxg739.Qg6 material is roughly equal, but Black is simply getting mated.36...Kh837.Qxh5+Qh738.Qxh7+Kxh739.Bf5+Kh840.Be4b4Time trouble is over. White has a bunch of pawns for the piece. He isn't quite winning, but its close.41.Rc1Rd1+42.Re1Rxc143.Rxc1Nd444.Bxb7Ne2+45.Kh2Nxf446.g3Ng646...Ne6!The knight on g6 is not well placed.47.f4Rd2+48.Kh3Rxa249.Rc8!Rf2?!This move fails tactically but this was already awful.49...Kg750.h550.h5!Nxf4+51.gxf4Rxf452.Kg3Black is paralyzed. He will soon lose the bishop.Rf553.Kg4Rxe554.Rxf8+Kg755.Rf3Rc556.Ba6Rc657.Bb5Rc558.Ba6Rc659.Bb5Rc560.Be8Rc4+61.Kg5Rc5+62.Kg4Rc4+ The endgame is winning, but Adams takes a long, long time to do so.63.Kf5Kh664.Re3Rc5+65.Kf6Rc866.Ke7Rb867.Rb3Kg568.Bg6Kh669.Kd6Rb6+70.Kc7Rb571.Kc6Rb872.Bf7Rf873.Bg6Rb874.Kc5Rb775.Kd4Rb876.Kd3Rd8+77.Kc2Rb878.Kb2Rb779.Re3Kg780.Kb3Kh681.Re5Rb882.Be8Rb783.Re6+Kg784.Bg6Rb885.Be4Kh886.Re7Rb587.Bg6Rb688.Bd3Rb889.Rd7Rb690.Rd5Kg791.Bb5Kh692.Kxb4Rb893.Kc3Rb694.Kd4Re695.Bd3Re196.Ra5Re797.Be4Rg798.Bf3Re799.Ra6+Kg7100.Be4Kh8101.Ra5Kg7102.Ke3Rf7103.Bg6Rf6104.Ke4Rf8105.Ra6Rf6106.Ra7+Kh8107.Bf5Rf8108.Kf4Rb8109.Kg5Rg8+110.Bg6Rg7111.Ra5Rg8112.Ra4Rg7113.Kf6Rg8114.Ra7Rg7115.Bf7Kh7116.Ra8Kh6117.Rb8Rh7118.Bg6Rg71–0
Adams' technique was far from ideal, but it was good enough at the end
Wojtaszek, Radoslaw 1-0 Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime
A very clean game from Wojtaszek. MVL was never able to get any activity:
The new leader thanks to this game: Wojtaszek
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1.d4Nf62.c4g63.Nc3d54.Bf4Bg75.e30-06.Rc1Be6Super solid. This move is largely replacing 6...c5 as the main line.7.c5c68.Bd3Bg49.Nge29.Qc2Wang Yue-Carlsen, 2009.9...Re810.f3Bc811.0-0Nbd7 Black's only plan is e5. Luckily for him, it's impossible to avoid.12.Bg5e513.b4Nf814.Bh4Bh615.f4Black's problems aren't over quite yet. He managed to break on e5 but White is trying to punish Black for his lack of space anyway.e415...g5!?Is a very inhuman move:16.fxg516.fxe5gxh417.Rxf6Bxe3+18.Kh1Bg4!∞16...Ng417.Rf6!With a wild position.15...exd416.exd4seemed much more logical to me, at least keeping the e-file open and the e4 post for the knight, potentially.16.Bc2Bg717.b5Bd718.Ba4Qc819.h3Nh520.Rb1f520...Bxh321.bxc6!Qg421...bxc622.gxh3Qxh323.Bxc6doesn't quite work.22.Rf2+-21.Qb3Bf622.Bxf6Nxf623.bxc6bxc624.Qb7Without a doubt White is much better, the only question is how much progress can he make. Wojtaszek slowly inches in, first bringing in some knights.Ne625.Nc1Rb826.Qxc826.Qxa7Ra827.Qb7Qxb728.Rxb7Ra6perhaps gives Black a little counterplay, but it does seem like an extra pawn.26...Rexc827.Nb3Nc728.Na5±Black's position is simply terrible. c6 is too weak.Nb529.Ne229.Bxb5cxb530.Rb3±29...Na3MVL decides to give up his pawn in order to get counterplay.30.Rxb8Rxb831.Bxc6Bxc631...Rb232.Bxd7Rxe233.c6Rc2is very unpleasant, but it was probably Black's best try.32.Nxc6Rb233.Nc3Rc234.Ne7+Kf735.Ncxd5Nc436.Rb1Nh5?Black's position is very difficult, but this accelerates defeat.37.Nc6Nd238.Ncb438.Ne5+Kf839.Rb8+Kg740.Rb7+Kg841.c6and Black has no real threats, despite the aggressive look of his pieces.38...Nxb139.Nxc2Ke640.Nc7+Kd741.Nd5Ke642.Ndb4Nf643.d5+Kd743...Nxd544.Nd4+and the king cannot defend the knight.44.d6Nc345.Nd4Nfd546.Na61–0
Navara, David ½-½ Eljanov, Pavel
A sort of hedgehog resulted in Black heavily committing on the kingside. This was not a bad idea, and even though Black had to give up a pawn on the queenside, he had enough compensation for it. White decided to give back the pawn and reach a drawn endgame.
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