
The ACP Golden Classic International Chess Tournament is being held in Bergamo, Italy, from 12 to 20 July 2014, as the main event for 2014 in the agenda of the Association of Chess Professionals (ACP). The tournament is a seven-player round robin. The rate of play is 150 minutes for the first 40 moves, followed by 60 minutes for the next 16 moves, followed by 15 minutes to finish the game with an increment of 30 seconds per move in the last period. The ACP Golden Classic brings back the long forgotten tradition of adjourned games. If a game is not finished at the end of the first playing session (five hours), the arbiter will ask the player whose turn it is to move to adjourn the game and ‘seal’ his move. This does not apply to the last round.
Round six
Firday, July 18, 2014 |
So, Wesley |
1-0
|
Jobava, Baadur |
Almasi, Zoltan |
Adj.
|
Brunello, Sabino |
Vocaturo, Daniele |
0-1
|
Sutovsky, Emil |

This sixth round was opened by the local authorities of Bergamo, including sports councils and
university rectors, who made the inaugural moves on the three boards
After five rounds at the ACP Golden Classic, two players headed the standings of the tournament. The Phillipine Wesley So had scored 3.0/4 and was the sole leader. He was trailed by Jobava Baadur, who had 2.5/4, including a winning adjourned position against Zoltan Almasi. In the sixth round they faced each other and both were acutely aware that the result of this game will almost certainly decide the tournament.

The start of the game of the tournament
1.e4 | 1,185,008 | 54% | 2421 | --- |
1.d4 | 959,510 | 55% | 2434 | --- |
1.Nf3 | 286,503 | 56% | 2441 | --- |
1.c4 | 184,834 | 56% | 2442 | --- |
1.g3 | 19,892 | 56% | 2427 | --- |
1.b3 | 14,600 | 54% | 2428 | --- |
1.f4 | 5,954 | 48% | 2377 | --- |
1.Nc3 | 3,911 | 50% | 2384 | --- |
1.b4 | 1,791 | 48% | 2379 | --- |
1.a3 | 1,250 | 54% | 2406 | --- |
1.e3 | 1,081 | 49% | 2409 | --- |
1.d3 | 969 | 50% | 2378 | --- |
1.g4 | 670 | 46% | 2361 | --- |
1.h4 | 466 | 54% | 2382 | --- |
1.c3 | 439 | 51% | 2425 | --- |
1.h3 | 289 | 56% | 2420 | --- |
1.a4 | 118 | 60% | 2461 | --- |
1.f3 | 100 | 47% | 2427 | --- |
1.Nh3 | 93 | 66% | 2506 | --- |
1.Na3 | 47 | 62% | 2476 | --- |
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1.d4 e6 2.c4 b6 3.e4 Bb7 4.Bd3 Bb4+ 5.Kf1 Be7 6.Nc3 d6 7.Nf3 Nf6 8.g3 0-0 9.Kg2 Nbd7 10.Qe2 c5 11.d5 Re8 12.Rd1 Bf8 13.dxe6 fxe6 14.Bc2 a6 15.Bf4 Qc7 16.Rd2 Ne5 17.Rad1 Bc6 18.Bxe5 dxe5 19.Ba4 Bxa4 20.Nxa4 b5? 20...Be7 21.Nc3 h6 21.cxb5 axb5 22.Qxb5 c4? 23.Rc2 Rec8 24.b3 Qb8 25.Qxb8 Raxb8 26.bxc4 Nxe4 27.Nxe5 Rb4 28.Nb2 Nc5 29.f4 Be7 30.Nbd3 Ra4 31.Nxc5 Rxc5 32.Rb1 Rc8 33.c5 g5 34.c6 Bd6 35.Nd7 gxf4 36.Nb6 f3+ 37.Kf2 1–0
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So,W | 2744 | Jobava,B | 2713 | 1–0 | 2014 | A40 | ACP Golden Classic 2014 | 6.3 |
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Wesley So points out a move in the post-mortem with Baadur
Wesley So comments on his win against Jobava Baadur in round six
Vocaturo has not been playing the star tournament of his career, and round six further evidenced that.

Daniele Vocaturo made a mistake at the decisive moment and lost his against Sutovsky. "The
position should be slightly better for Black but from the practical point of view I had some chances".

Emil Sutovsky moved into second place after his win, and Baadur's loss
The game between Zoltan Almasi and Sabino Brunello was adjourned. In a Berlin, Almasi sucessfully anticipated Brunello's preparation and sidestepped it with the quiet 4.d3. Almasi: "I tried to survive. I think Sabino could improve before move 40, but I am clearly worse anyway. I hope to survive."

Sabino Brunello has been the best of the Italians
Replay all games of the round
1.d4 e6 2.c4 b6 3.e4 Bb7 4.Bd3 Bb4+ 5.Kf1 Be7 6.Nc3 d6 7.Nf3 Nf6 8.g3 0-0 9.Kg2 Nbd7 10.Qe2 c5 11.d5 Re8 12.Rd1 Bf8 13.dxe6 fxe6 14.Bc2 a6 15.Bf4 Qc7 16.Rd2 Ne5 17.Rad1 Bc6 18.Bxe5 dxe5 19.Ba4 Bxa4 20.Nxa4 b5 21.cxb5 axb5 22.Qxb5 c4 23.Rc2 Rec8 24.b3 Qb8 25.Qxb8 Raxb8 26.bxc4 Nxe4 27.Nxe5 Rb4 28.Nb2 Nc5 29.f4 Be7 30.Nbd3 Ra4 31.Nxc5 Rxc5 32.Rb1 Rc8 33.c5 g5 34.c6 Bd6 35.Nd7 gxf4 36.Nb6 f3+ 37.Kf2 1–0
- Start an analysis engine:
- Try maximizing the board:
- Use the four cursor keys to replay the game. Make moves to analyse yourself.
- Press Ctrl-B to rotate the board.
- Drag the split bars between window panes.
- Download&Clip PGN/GIF/FEN/QR Codes. Share the game.
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So,W | 2744 | Jobava,B | 2713 | 1–0 | 2014 | A40 | ACP Golden Classic 2014 | 6.3 |
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Standings after six rounds

NB: Please note that due to rest days and adjourned games, the players have not all played the same number of games.
Information provided by David Kaufmann,
photos by Lennart Ootes, Antonio Milesi, and David Kaufman for the official tournament site