AeroSvit R4: Three black wins in round four

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6/20/2006 – Veteran Vassily Ivanchuk defeated the tournament leader Shakhriyar Mamedyarov to put the Azerbaijani and join him in second place. Grischuk beat Harikrishna and Rublevsky the Romanian Dieter Nisipeanu. Bologan drew his game and remains in the lead. Report.

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The Aerosvit International GM tournament is taking place in from June 16 to 29, 2006, in Foros/Yalta, the southern-most part of the Crimean peninsula of Ukraine. It is a category 18 event with 12 GMs rated 2600 or higher. Time controls are 120 minutes for the entire game, with an increment of 30 sec. per move. In case of a tie the final places are determined by the result of the direct encounter; then Sonneborn-Berger; and finally the number of won games.

Round four report by GM Mikhail Golubev

Round 4 – Tues. June 20, 15:00h
Nisipeanu
0-1
Rublevsky
Volokitin
½:½
Bologan
Ponomariov
½:½
Shirov
Karjakin
½:½
Areshchenko
Mamedyarov
0-1
Ivanchuk
Harikrishna
0-1
Grischuk
Games

Nisipeanu – Rublevsky 0-1
The Sicilian Taimanov has transformed into a rare subline of the Scheveningen. On the 13th move Nisipeanu deviated from the game Anand-Polugaevsky, Reggio Emilia 1991 and played 13.Bd3 (instead of 13.Bf2). This move was somewhat dubious: after 13...d5! Black had a good game. Still, after 17.b4! (instead of 17.Qh5?), what was suggested by Rublevsky, White probably could get an acceptable position. When Nisipeanu played 17.Qh5? he, possibly, missed that after 17...exf5 18.Rxf5 dxe3 does not work for White 19.Qh5 g6 20.Qh6 because of 20...f6! (but not 20...gxf5?? 21.Nf6+! and White wins).


Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu of Romania vs Sergei Rublevsky of Russia

Volokitin – Bologan 0.5-0.5
In the Advance Variation of the Caro-Kann Defence, Bologan played the rare line with 5...Ne7 6.0-0 c5 7.c4 dxc4 (instead of 7...Nbc6) - what, as it seems, somehow surprised his opponent. Bologan played this line as White back in 1992, against Adianto at the Manila Olympiad. (Note that the move 8.Na3, made by Bologan against Adianto, and also by Volokitin, was assessed as dubious by Bologan in the INFORMATOR). On the 12th move Volokitin, finally, deviated from the game Bologan-Adianto, and played 12.b3. White obtained the advantage. In the time trouble Volokitin spoiled good winning chances. (Thus, instead of 35.Bxd5 deserved attention 35.Bc8 followed by d6-d7).


Andrei Volokitin (Ukraine, 2660) vs Viorel Bologan, (Moldova, 2666)

Ponomariov – Shirov 0.5-0.5
In the Slav Defence, Ponomariov opted for a solid 4.e3 (avoiding the Botvinnik Variation, which occurred in his game with Shirov in Wijk aan Zee, 2003). Later White sacrificed the c4 pawn, in accordance with the theory. On the 11th move Shirov deviated from his rapid game versus Sasikiran and played 11...Bb4 (instead of 11...Be7). After 12.a3, Shirov’s move 12...Ba5!? was, probably, new. (Earlier Black tried 12...Be7 a couple of times.) After the Ponomariov’s 15th move the draw was agreed. In Ruslan’s opinion, Black solved his opening problems and was not worse.

Karjakin – Areshchenko 0.5-0.5
A side line of the Sicilian with 2.Ne2. After 9.d5 White is slightly better. 9...Nb4 appears to be new, but the position after 9.d5 was previously tested only in a few games. In the further manoeuvres Karjakin has "managed" to spoil three tempis (11.Qb3?!; 15.Qd3?!). After that and until the end of the game White was slightly worse. After 32 moves Areshchenko was somewhat short of time and proposed a draw.

Mamedyarov – Ivanchuk 0-1
In the Anti-Meran Mamedyarov made a rare move 10.Ne4 (instead of the usual 10.Re1). The position after 13...Nxe5 seems to be approximately equal. But the move 14.Nd4?! was not so good: after 14...c5! Black grabbed the initiative. Ivanchuk played very energetically; he won the pawn, and later the game. The transfer of the king to h4 is very impressive. It is really difficult to say with confidence where White has made his final mistake.


Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, (Azerbaijan, 2699) vs Vassily Ivanchuk (Ukraine, 2731)

Harikrishna – Grischuk 0-1
The Nimzo-Indian Defence. ? line with 4.Nf3 0-0 5.g3 (instead of the most common 5.Bg5) 5...b6 is rare; it can also arise via the Queen’s Indian move order. Gradually, Black got a good play. White's performance in this game, generally, can be called uninspiring. His last chance, possibly, was 17.Ne7+!? Ke7 18.Bg2, as suggested by Grischuk.


Pentala Harikrishna of India vs Alexander Grischuk of Russia

Notes from the official web site

Current standings


Schedule and results

Round 1 – Sat. June 17, 15:00h
Nisipeanu
½:½
Harikrishna
Volokitin
1-0
Ponomariov
Bologan
1-0
Karjakin
Rublevsky
0-1
Mamedyarov
Shirov
½:½
Grischuk
Areshchenko
½:½
Ivanchuk
Games
Round 2 – Sun. June 18, 15:00h
Nisipeanu
½:½
Volokitin
Ponomariov
½:½
Bologan
Karjakin
½:½
Rublevsky
Mamedyarov
½:½
Shirov
Grischuk
½:½
Areshchenko
Harikrishna
½:½
Ivanchuk
Games
Round 3 – Mon. June 19, 15:00h
Bologan
1-0
Nisipeanu
Volokitin
½:½
Harikrishna
Rublevsky
1-0
Ponomariov
Shirov
1-0
Karjakin
Areshchenko
0-1
Mamedyarov
Ivanchuk
½:½
Grischuk
Games
Round 4 – Tues. June 20, 15:00h
Nisipeanu
0-1
Rublevsky
Volokitin
½:½
Bologan
Ponomariov
½:½
Shirov
Karjakin
½:½
Areshchenko
Mamedyarov
0-1
Ivanchuk
Harikrishna
0-1
Grischuk
Games
Round 5 – Wed. June 21, 15:00h
Shirov
  Nisipeanu
Rublevsky
  Volokitin
Bologan
  Harikrishna
Areshchenko
  Ponomariov
Ivanchuk
  Karjakin
Grischuk
  Mamedyarov
Games
Round 6 – Thurs. June 22, 15:00h
Nisipeanu
  Areshchenko
Volokitin
  Shirov
Bologan
  Rublevsky
Ponomariov
  Ivanchuk
Karjakin
  Grischuk
Harikrishna
  Mamedyarov
Games
Friday June 23
 
Rest day
Round 7– Sat. June 24, 15:00h
Ivanchuk
  Nisipeanu
Areshchenko
  Volokitin
Shirov
  Bologan
Rublevsky
  Harikrishna
Grischuk
  Ponomariov
Mamedyarov
  Karjakin
Games
Round 8 – Sun. June 25, 15:00h
Nisipeanu
  Grischuk
Volokitin
  Ivanchuk
Bologan
  Areshchenko
Rublevsky
  Shirov
Ponomariov
  Mamedyarov
Harikrishna
  Karjakin
Games
Round 9 – Mon. June 26, 15:00h
Mamedyarov
  Nisipeanu
Grischuk
  Volokitin
Ivanchuk
  Bologan
Areshchenko
  Rublevsky
Shirov
  Harikrishna
Karjakin
  Ponomariov
Games
Round 10 – Tues. June 27, 15:00h
Nisipeanu
  Karjakin
Volokitin
  Mamedyarov
Bologan
  Grischuk
Rublevsky
  Ivanchuk
Shirov
  Areshchenko
Harikrishna
  Ponomariov
Games
Round 11 – Wed. June 28, 15:00h
Ponomariov
  Nisipeanu
Karjakin
  Volokitin
Mamedyarov
  Bologan
Grischuk
  Rublevsky
Ivanchuk
  Shirov
Areshchenko
  Harikrishna
Games

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