Ukraines lead in Second Aerosvit tournament
Results
Round 8: Tuesday, June 26 |
L. Dominguez |
½:½ |
D. Jakovenko |
A. Shirov |
½:½ |
A. Onischuk |
P. Svidler |
½:½ |
K. Sasikiran |
S. Karjakin |
½:½ |
LD. Nisipeanu |
S. Rublevsky |
0:1 |
V. Ivanchuk |
L. van Wely |
1:0 |
P. Eljanov |
|
Round 9: Wednesday, June 27 |
V. Ivanchuk |
½:½ |
L. Dominguez |
D. Jakovenko |
0:1 |
A. Shirov |
A. Onischuk |
½:½ |
P. Svidler |
K. Sasikiran |
½:½ |
S. Karjakin |
LD. Nisipeanu |
½:½ |
L. van Wely |
P. Eljanov |
½:½ |
S. Rublevsky |
|
Round 8
-
Dominguez-Jakovenko: The first 24 moves in the Sicilian
Sveshnikov were made in about 15 minutes. Jakovenko experienced certain
problems, but managed to hold after the long defence. 1/2-1/2.
-
Shirov-Onischuk: A known line of the Catalan Opening,
in which Black solved his main strategic problem, getting rid of the weakness
on c6. But after that Onischuk 'forgot' to regain the pawn, probably underestimating
25.a3!. White was clearly better but Onischuk held. 1/2-1/2.
-
Svidler-Sasikiran: One of the main lines of Breyer System
of the Ruy Lopez Defence. Black developed a certain initiative, but in the
time trouble Sasikiran performed unsuccessfully and missed a good chance:
35...Nxg3!. After that White was better, but Black managed to save half
a point. 1/2-1/2.
-
Karjakin-Nisipeanu: An interesting line of the Sicilian
Scheveningen, where 12.Kb1 seems to be new. The opponents agreed for a draw
after 18 moves, when Black's position was somewhat more promising. 1/2-1/2.
-
Rublevsky-Ivanchuk: The Fischer Attack in the Sicilian
Najdorf, with Ivanchuk opting for a relatively rare line with 7...Be7. After
series of strong moves (20...f5!, 22...a4, 24...f4!) Ivanchuk was clearly
better and managed to win this grueling 66-move game. 0-1.
-
Van Wely-Eljanov: Ragozin Defence, which is nowadays often
used by Levon Aronian. An acute position emerged with opposite castelling
and each side hoping to attack the enemy's king. On move 53 Van Wely sacrificed
an exchange, which proved to be enough for a victory. 1-0.
Round nine
-
Ivanchuk-Dominguez: A relatively calm variation of the
Sicilian Najdorf. After a complex struggle Ivanchuk sacrificed a queen for
a rook and knight (on move 28) and obtained a decent positional compensation.
Ivanchuk had some chances for a victory, had to agree to a draw after a
136-move marathon. 1/2-1/2.
-
Jakovenko-Shirov: A Sicilian Sveshnikov, repeating a line
which first occurred in Topalov-Leko, Linares 2005. Jakovenko deviated on
move 26 to reach a complex position with the opposite coloured bishops.
On move 36 Jakovenko avoided the repetition and gradually he got a worse
position. Shirov preserved his extra pawn and won in the endgame, his third
win with black. 0-1.
-
Onischuk-Svidler: Svidler used the Gruenfeld Defence,
Onischuk opted for a pawn sacrifice which lately was used by White quite
successfully, and preserved compensation in the complex position. After
move 26, however, only Black could fight for a win, but Onischuk defended
successfully. 1/2-1/2.
-
Nisipeanu-van Wely: A line of the Najdorf System in which
Nisipeanu deviated from Fischer-Najdorf, Leipzig 1960, with 10.h4 (instead
of Fischer's 10.Qd2). The queenless ending looked somewhat more pleasant
for White, but eventually the game ended in a draw. 1/2-1/2.
-
Eljanov-Rublevsky: A calm line of the Chebanenko Slav
in which Eljanov's 16.Qb2 caused Rublevsky to think for almost 50 minutes.
He decided to sacrifice a knight and after 21...Rxc4 it was Eljanov's turn
for a long think. Rublevsky was forced to go for a somewhat worse ending,
but Eljanov did not played very well and gradually lost the important h2
pawn. 1/2-1/2.
- Sasikiran,K (2690) - Karjakin,Sergey (2686) [D43]
Aerosvit Foros UKR (9), 27.06.2007
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bxf6 Qxf6 7.e3 Nd7 8.Qc2
g6 9.cxd5 exd5 10.Bd3 Bg7 11.h4 0-0 12.h5 g5 13.Ne2 Qe7 14.Ng3 Nf6 15.Bf5
Ne4 16.Bxe4 dxe4 17.Nxe4 Bf5 18.Nfd2 Rae8 19.f3 Bh7 20.g4 f5 21.gxf5 Bxf5
22.Rg1 g4
In a bad position White decides to sacrifice an exchange: 23.Rxg4
Bxg4 24.fxg4 Qh4+ 25.Ke2 Qxg4+ 26.Kd3 Re7 27.Qd1 Qf5 28.a4 Kh8 29.Rc1 Rfe8
30.Qh1 Qd5 31.Qg2 b6? 32.Qg6 Rf8 33.Rxc6 Ref7 34.Rc1 Qd7 35.b3 Re7 36.Rc6
Qh3 37.Rd6 Rg8 38.Rf6 Rd8 39.Rf3 Qh4?
40.Qf5? Sasikiran missed a forced win: 40.Nd6 Rxe3+ 41.Rxe3
Qxd4+ 42.Kc2! Qxd6 43.Re8+. 40...Re5 41.Rh3 Qe7 42.Qg4 b5 43.axb5
Rxb5 44.Rg3 Rf8 45.Qg6 Rb6 46.Qg4 Rd8 47.Ke2 Ra6 48.Nc4 Ra2+ 49.Kd3 Qf7
50.Rf3 Qe7 51.Qg6 Qb7 52.Ned2 Ra6 53.Qe4 Qd7 54.Rf4 Ra1 55.Qf5 Qb7 56.Qg6
Ra6 57.Qe4 Qb5 58.Rf5 Qd7 59.Nf3 Rb8 60.Nfe5
60...Ra2. Spectacular but unsound. 61.Kc3 Qe8
62.Ng6+ Kg8 63.Ne7+ Kh8. White is completely winning, e.g. after
64.Qe6 Kh7 65.Rf7 Ra6 66.Rxg7+ Kxg7 67.Nf5+ Kh8 68.Qxa6. 64.Ng6+?
Kg8 65.Qxe8+ Rxe8. Now Sasikiran is always better, but he managed
not to win in this crazy game. 66.Rf3 a5 67.Nge5 Rh2 68.Rf5 Ra2
69.Nd3 Ra8 70.Nc5 Rh2 71.Na4 Bf8 72.Kd3 Bb4 73.Nc5 Rh1 74.Nb6 Rd1+ 75.Kc4
Rd8 76.Nbd7 Bxc5 77.Nxc5 Rc1+ 78.Kb5 Rb8+ 79.Ka6 Rc3 80.Re5 Kf7 81.Rf5+
Ke7 82.Re5+ Kf7 83.Re4 Rc1 84.Rf4+ Ke7 85.Rg4 Kf7 86.Rf4+ Ke7 87.Rg4 Kf7
88.Rg6 Rc3 89.Rxh6 Rxe3 90.Rb6 Rd8 91.Rb7+ Re7 92.Rxe7+ Kxe7 93.Kxa5 Rxd4
1/2-1/2.
Notes based on GM Mikhail Golubev
Standings after nine rounds

Picture gallery

Vassily Ivanchuk vs Pavel Eljanov in round seven (1-0)

Sergey Karjakin vs Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu in round eight (draw)

Sergey Karjakin vs Loek van Wely in round seven (1-0)

Krishnan Sasikiran vs Sergei Rublevsky in round five (0-1).
Sasi always plays with a "tilka", a Hindu caste-mark on his forehead.

Alexander Onischuk vs Pavel Eljanov in round five (draw)

Top seed Peter Svidler (center, behind the hands)

Peter Svidler vs Lenier Dominguez Perez, Cuba, in round three (draw)

Checking the latest news: Vassily Ivanchuk in the press room

FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov and a fan at the Aerosvit in Foros

Players at the opening ceremony: Sasikiran, van Wely, Rublevsky, Shirov, Nisipeanu,
Ivanchuk, Jakovenko
Pictures by Anatoly Javorsky and the official web site