2/3/2015 – It came down to the wire, the last seconds of the game. David Howell was defending tenaciously the entire game against Hikaru Nakamura, but a last minute blunder... went unpunished! In a series of mistakes late in the game Howell finally held the draw against the tournament leader. Board two was a crazy duel between Yu Yangyi and Hou Yifan. Nakamura keeps his half point lead.
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After 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 Nc6!?, Black takes the initiative, luring White into overextending their central pawns, only to dismantle them with precise counterplay. The Tango is not just an opening – it’s a weapon, designed for players who want to win as Black
62...Rh1After a long, fighting game, we have re ached this position. Only one move preserves the draw.63.Kb2?Right idea! Wrong execution...63.Rd3+!Ke464.Rc3!Again, absolutely forced.64.Rb3h465.Kb2Kf4 doesn't allow White to check on c2.63...h464.Rd4Ke3??Gifting the game right back64...Kg3!65.Rd3+Kf2!66.Rd2+66.Rd4h3-+66...Ke367.Rc2Rf1!-+65.Rc4Now Black is too late to a void the checks as he cannot move the rook from the h-file (it must defend the h4 pawn). The rest is easy for Howell.h366.Rc3+Kd467.Rg3Rh2+68.Ka1Rh1+½–½
Board two was a crazy fight between two Chinese stars:
Hou Yifan is still having a great event, keeping herself on the top boards
Yu Yangyi will face Nakamura with black tomorrow
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1.e4c52.Nf3d63.d4cxd44.Nxd4Nf65.Nc3e66.Be3Nc67.f4Be78.Qf3Qc79.0-0-0a610.g4Nd711.g5b512.Bd3Nc513.Kb1Bb714.h4Rc815.h5Nxd416.Bxd4b417.Ne2e5It's always difficult to describe exactly what is happening in a Sicilian. Black's last move is strategically desirable, but it is risky as it opens the f-file for the White queen.18.Bxc518.fxe5dxe519.g6exd419...hxg620.hxg6Rxh121.gxf7+Kd722.Qxh1exd423.Nxd4∞is not pretty either, but maybe still unclear afterQe520.Qxf7+Kd721.Nxd4is not for us mortals to analyze, but it does look bad for Black.18...Qxc519.g6!hxg620.hxg6Rxh121.Rxh1Bf6!Very tenacious from Hou Yifan. This is probably the best way to try to hold this difficult position.22.Qg4Ke723.gxf7Rf824.f5a5!It's amazing how Black's slow counterattack is actually sufficient in this position. White is not only unable to prevent the push a4-a3, but he is also unable to create real threats on the kingside.25.Ng3a426.Nh5a327.Qg1Yu Yangyi exchanges queens before things actually go wrong.Rxf727...Qxg1+28.Rxg1d5was probably more exact, and actually Gave Black some winning chances.28.Qxc5dxc529.bxa3bxa330.c4Kd830...Rf8to bring the rook around was far more natural. 31.Kc2Bc632.Nxf6gxf633.Kb3Rg7Black will lose the a-pawn for sure, but her counterplay compensates it fully.34.Rh3Rg435.Re3Kc736.Kxa3Kb637.Kb3Ka538.a3Rh439.Kb2White is completely tied down to e4, so the came is clearly a draw.½–½
These two draws opened the doors for several people to put pressure on the leader by reaching 6.0/7. Two important victories in boards three and four were in favor of Daniel Naroditsky (over Baskaran Adhiban) and Axel Bachmann (over Dennis Wagner). There's still four rounds left, and anything can happen in Gibraltar.
Only half a point behind: Daniel Naroditsky
17-year old Dennis Wagner lost to Axel Bachmann from Paraguay
Alex Lenderman from USA
On board nine Pentala Harirkrishna defeated Anna Muzychuk
Richard Rapport is back in action with 5.5/7
Kayden Troff has had some problems this tournament, with only 4.0/7
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