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The «Zurich Chess Challenge 2014» will be the first encounter between the newly crowned World Champion, Norway’s Magnus Carlsen, and the former title holder, India’s Viswanathan Anand after their recent match in Chennai. From Wednesday, 29 January to Tuesday, 4 February 2014, they will compete in the 3rd Zurich Chess Challenge along with four other great chess stars: Levon Aronian (Armenia), Hikaru Nakamura (USA), Fabiano Caruana (Italy) and Boris Gelfand (Israel).
| Round 5 – February 03, 15:00h | ||||
| Carlsen, Magnus | 2872 |
½-½
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Anand, Vishy | 2773 |
| Caruana, Fabiano | 2782 |
1-0
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Aronian, Levon | 2812 |
| Nakamura, Hikaru | 2789 |
½-½
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Gelfand, Boris | 2777 |
Gelfand had no problems in the classical game and demolished in the rapid
Nakamura obtained absolutely nothing against Gelfand in a typical anti-Sveshnikov. With the draw being pacted before move 40 the players had to play a rapid game which proved to be entertaining. Nakamura's strange opening was duly punished and Gelfand's light squared domination was very strong. The American despaired and an unnecessary sacrifice in a difficult to play position lost him the game, which didn't count for any real result.
[Event "Zurich CC 2014 - Rapid"] [Site "Zurich"] [Date "2014.02.03"] [Round "5"] [White "Gelfand, Boris"] [Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A46"] [WhiteElo "2777"] [Annotator "Robot 3"] [PlyCount "110"] [EventDate "2014.??.??"] [EventCountry "SUI"] [TimeControl "900+10"] 1. d4 {0} Nf6 {0} 2. Nf3 {0} h6 {3} 3. c4 {0} g5 {1} 4. Nc3 {10} d6 {17} 5. g3 {12} Bg7 {90} 6. Bg2 {1} O-O {1} 7. O-O {14} Nc6 {9} 8. d5 {52} Na5 {1} 9. b3 { 42} e5 {108} 10. e4 {155} Bg4 {89} 11. Qd3 {236} b6 {26} 12. h4 {19} Nh7 {16} 13. hxg5 {37} hxg5 {1} 14. Nh2 {80} Bd7 {11} 15. Qe2 {13} f5 {36} 16. exf5 {5} Bxf5 {1} 17. Ne4 {104} Nb7 {5} 18. Be3 {5} Nc5 {64} 19. Bxc5 {1} bxc5 {2} 20. Bf3 {47} Nf6 {83} 21. Ng4 {4} Qd7 {79} 22. Nexf6+ {10} Bxf6 {2} 23. Nh6+ {2} Kg7 {1} 24. Nxf5+ {1} Qxf5 {2} 25. Kg2 {14} Rh8 {67} 26. Rh1 {2} Qg6 {40} 27. Be4 {15} Qf7 {1} 28. Qg4 {13} Be7 {12} 29. f3 {34} Raf8 {12} 30. Rxh8 {7} Rxh8 {1} 31. Rh1 {2} Rxh1 {59} 32. Kxh1 {0} Qf8 {15} 33. Kg2 {25} Qd8 {9} 34. Qh5 { 31} Bf6 {4} 35. Qh7+ {31} Kf8 {2} 36. Qf5 {4} a5 {73} 37. Kf1 {28} Kg7 {25} 38. Ke2 {10} Qe7 {97} 39. Kd3 {17} Qd8 {0} 40. Kc2 {1} Kf8 {47} 41. Kb2 {8} Kf7 {1} 42. Qh7+ {46} Kf8 {5} 43. Qh6+ {12} Ke7 {16} 44. Qh3 {26} Kf8 {7} 45. Qe6 {9} Kg7 {20} 46. g4 {39} a4 {45} 47. bxa4 {18} Qb8+ {0} 48. Kc2 {4} Qb4 {1} 49. Qd7+ {5} Kf8 {1} 50. Qb5 {28} Qe1 {17} 51. a5 {12} Qa1 {92} 52. Kb3 {41} Qd1+ { 46} 53. Bc2 {36} Qxf3+ {38} 54. Ka4 {1} Qc3 {1} 55. Bb3 {9} c6 {22} 1-0
Anand and Carlsen played a short game. The World Champion proposed a solid Berlin Wall game and Anand was simply unable to obtain even the slightest of advantages. With nothing going for him and with no desire to push the issue he allowed simplifcations to an opposite colored bishop that any amateur could defend. The players unspokenly agreed to play util move 40 so no rapid game was necessary.
Anand didn't have any chances to fight today
But he was rewarded for having the best novelty of the year due to his
c6-c5 against Aronian in Wijk Aan Zee last in January 2013
The fight of the day was bewteen Caruana and Aronian. With a well prepared novelty Caruana obtained a pleasant position that quickly turned into a pawn, but with many technical complications for its conversion. With a little aid of his opponent and accurate moves the Italian won a nice game:
The beginning of what was a very long game
Daniel King shows the game Caruana vs Aronian
[Event "Zurich Chess Challenge 2014"] [Site "Zurich SUI"] [Date "2014.02.03"] [Round "5.2"] [White "Caruana, Fabiano"] [Black "Aronian, Levon"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C89"] [WhiteElo "2782"] [BlackElo "2812"] [Annotator "Ramirez Alvarez,Alejandro"] [PlyCount "131"] [EventDate "2014.01.30"] [SourceDate "2014.01.04"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d3 Bd6 13. Re1 Bf5 14. Qf3 Qh4 15. g3 Qh3 16. Be3 {An idea that is already a few years old.} (16. Bxd5 {is the theoretical main line, but Black has proved ways to equalize here.}) 16... Bxd3 17. Nd2 Qf5 18. Bd4 {Caruana's novelty. White retains some pressure due to the fact that Black's structure is still somewhat vulnerable and White's development is more coordinated.} (18. Qxf5 Bxf5 19. Bd4 Rfd8 20. a4 Bf8 {and the game was eventually drawn in Ivanchuk-Aronian, 2008}) 18... Rfe8 19. a4 h6 20. Kg2 Kf8 $6 (20... Bf8 {just puts the bishop in a slightly safer square and allows a future b5 in some lines, which we will see is not possible with the bishop on d6.}) 21. Rxe8+ Rxe8 22. axb5 axb5 23. Qxf5 Bxf5 24. Bxd5 $5 (24. Ra6 {also gave White a minimal amount of initiative. Here Black would like to reply something alone the lines of b4/c5 but he can't because of the bishop on d6 and the knight on d5.}) 24... cxd5 25. Ra6 {The structure is shattered and only White can hope for the advantage, but it shuldn't be too serious yet.} Be7 $6 {Misassessing the situation} (25... Be5 $1 {Was important.} 26. Bxe5 (26. Nb3 Bc2 27. Bxe5 Bxb3 $11 {should not be worrisome for Black.}) 26... Rxe5 { allows Black's rook to penetrate onto e1 or e2 with sufficient counterplay for equality.}) 26. Nf1 b4 27. Ne3 Bd3 28. Ra5 bxc3 29. bxc3 {Black loses the e4 pawn by force now. He needs to activate as soon as possible to obtain counterplay.} Bd8 $6 {Natural looking, but since the pawn is lost regardless it was better to simply gift it right away.} (29... Rb8 30. Nxd5 Bd8 31. Rc5 Be4+ 32. Kh3 Rb2 {with real activity.}) 30. Ra8 f6 31. f3 Be7 32. Ra7 $1 {A very good move. With the rook on the 7th rank it is easier to create threats.} Bd6 (32... Rd8 33. Bb6 Re8 34. Nxd5 Bd6 {was still preferable to the gaim continuation. Letting the knight remain solidly around the king eases White's consolidation.}) 33. Rd7 Ba3 34. Rxd5 Kg8 {Black is down a pawn but he has real hopes of holding thanks to his pair of bishops. Ideally he would like to exchange his dark squared bishop for the knight to obtain an opposite colored bishops position.} (34... Bc1 35. Bc5+ {didn't work just yet.}) 35. h4 Bc1 36. Ng4 Bc4 37. Rc5 Be6 38. Nf2 Ra8 39. g4 Ra2 (39... Rc8 $5 40. Rxc8+ (40. Ra5 Bf4 {is also not easy as now Black controls c4.}) 40... Bxc8 {since this endgame is not easy for White at all due to the pair of bishops it was possible that this was Black's best hope of holding.}) 40. Kg3 Ra6 $6 41. Rc7 Bd2 $2 {The start of a strange and bad plan. Aronian spent a lot of time on this move which makes it even more bizarre.} 42. Ne4 Be1+ 43. Bf2 Bxf2+ 44. Kxf2 {With the darksquared bishops off the board it is much easier for White to make progress as he doesn't have to worry about his knight being exchange unfavorably.} Ra2+ (44... f5 $5 45. Nc5 Rd6 46. Nxe6 Rxe6 47. gxf5 Re5 48. f6 gxf6 49. c4 {is not pleasant at all but maybe it can be held? More analysis is needed.}) 45. Kg3 Rc2 46. Kf4 Ra2 47. h5 {Fixing the structure on the kingside. White is not winning yet but it looks uglier and uglier for Black.} Ra5 48. Nc5 Bd5 49. Rc8+ Kf7 $4 {The final mistake} (49... Kh7 50. Nd7 {was unpleasant of course but Black isn't dead yet after} g5+ 51. hxg6+ Kxg6 $16) 50. c4 $1 {Nice tactics} Ba8 (50... Bxc4 51. Nb7 Ra4 52. Nd6+ Ke6 53. Rxc4 $18) 51. Rc7+ Kg8 52. Ne6 {The kingside cannot be held together and the rest is a simple mop up.} Ra3 53. Rxg7+ Kh8 54. Kf5 Bxf3 55. Rg6 Be2 56. Rxh6+ Kg8 57. Rg6+ Kh8 58. Rxf6 Rf3+ 59. Nf4 Bxc4 60. Kg5 Kg8 61. Kh6 Ra3 62. g5 Ra7 63. g6 Rc7 64. Nh3 Rc8 65. Ng5 Rd8 66. Nh7 1-0
And Aronian's resignation ages after everyone else was done
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The event is a six player round robin, with a rate of play of 40 moves in 120 minutes, then 20 moves in 60 minutes and the rest of game in 15 minutes, with an increment of 30 seconds per move starting after move 61. Special rule: in case of a draw before move 40, an additional rapid game will be played (which does not count for the overall result).
| Wed. | January 29: | 19:00 Opening Ceremony & Blitz |
| Thu. | January 30: | 15:00 Round 1 |
| Fri. | January 31: | 15:00 Round 2 |
| Sat. | February 01: | 15:00 Round 3 |
| Sun. | February 02: | 15:00 Round 4 |
| Mon. | February 03: | 15:00 Round 5 |
| Tue. | February 04: | 13:00 Rapid Tournament 19:00 Closing Ceremony |
The winner will be the one who scores the most points between the classical tournament and the rapid.
| Date | English | German | |
| 30.01.2014 | Round 1 | Daniel King | Klaus Bischoff |
| 31.01.2014 | Round 2 | Daniel King | Oliver Reeh |
| 01.02.2014 | Round 3 | Alejandro Ramirez | Klaus Bischoff |
| 02.02.2014 | Round 4 | Daniel King | Klaus Bischoff |
| 03.02.2014 | Round 5 | Alejandro Ramirez | Klaus Bischoff |
| Round 1 – January 30, 15:00h | ||||
| Carlsen, Magnus | 2872 |
1-0
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Gelfand, Boris | 2777 |
| Aronian, Levon | 2812 |
1-0
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Anand, Vishy | 2773 |
| Nakamura, Hikaru | 2789 |
½-½
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Caruana, Fabiano | 2782 |
| Round 2 – January 31, 15:00h | ||||
| Carlsen, Magnus | 2872 |
½-½
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Aronian, Levon | 2812 |
| Gelfand, Boris | 2777 |
½-½
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Caruana, Fabiano | 2782 |
| Anand, Vishy | 2773 |
0-1
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Nakamura, Hikaru | 2789 |
| Round 3 – February 01, 15:00h | ||||
| Caruana, Fabiano | 2782 |
½-½
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Anand, Vishy | 2773 |
| Aronian, Levon | 2812 |
½-½
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Gelfand, Boris | 2777 |
| Nakamura, Hikaru | 2789 |
0-1
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Carlsen, Magnus | 2872 |
| Round 4 – February 02, 15:00h | ||||
| Gelfand, Boris | 2777 |
0-1
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Anand, Vishy | 2773 |
| Carlsen, Magnus | 2872 |
1-0
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Caruana, Fabiano | 2782 |
| Aronian, Levon | 2812 |
1-0
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Nakamura, Hikaru | 2789 |
| Round 5 – February 03, 15:00h | ||||
| Carlsen, Magnus | 2872 |
½-½
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Anand, Vishy | 2773 |
| Caruana, Fabiano | 2782 |
1-0
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Aronian, Levon | 2812 |
| Nakamura, Hikaru | 2789 |
½-½
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Gelfand, Boris | 2777 |
| Round 1 | ||||
| Gelfand, Boris | 2777 | Carlsen, Magnus | 2872 | |
| Anand, Vishy | 2773 | Aronian, Levon | 2812 | |
| Caruana, Fabiano | 2782 | Nakamura, Hikaru | 2789 | |
| Round 2 | ||||
| Aronian, Levon | 2812 | Carlsen, Magnus | 2872 | |
| Caruana, Fabiano | 2782 | Gelfand, Boris | 2777 | |
| Nakamura, Hikaru | 2789 | Anand, Vishy | 2773 | |
| Round 3 | ||||
| Anand, Vishy | 2773 | Caruana, Fabiano | 2782 | |
| Gelfand, Boris | 2777 | Aronian, Levon | 2812 | |
| Carlsen, Magnus | 2872 | Nakamura, Hikaru | 2789 | |
| Round 4 | ||||
| Anand, Vishy | 2773 | Gelfand, Boris | 2777 | |
| Caruana, Fabiano | 2782 | Carlsen, Magnus | 2872 | |
| Nakamura, Hikaru | 2789 | Aronian, Levon | 2812 | |
| Round 5 | ||||
| Carlsen, Magnus | 2872 | Anand, Vishy | 2773 | |
| Caruana, Fabiano | 2782 | Aronian, Levon | 2812 | |
| Nakamura, Hikaru | 2789 | Gelfand, Boris | 2777 | |
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