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ROMGAZ and the Chess Club Society "Elisabeta Polihroniade” of Bucharest are staging a double round robin tournament with six of the world's top GMs: the young Teimour Radjabov (Azerbaidjan, Elo 2756, ranking 5th in the world), the experienced Vassily Ivanchuk (Ukraine, Elo 2746, 12th in the world), Alexei Shirov (Spain, Elo 2745, 13th), Boris Gelfand (Israel, Elo 2733, 15th), Gata Kamsky (USA, Elo 2720, 24th), as well as the best ever rated Romanian chess player Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu (Elo 2675, 55th in the world), 2005 European Champion. The competition is taking place from June 14th to 25th 2009 in Bazna, Romania.
Round 4: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 |
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Vassily Ivanchuk |
½-½ |
Teimour Radjabov |
Boris Gelfand |
½-½ |
Gata Kamsky |
Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu |
½-½ |
Alexei Shirov |
Nisipeanu and Shirov played a popular variation of the Ruy Lopez. Already on move nine the Romanian Grandmaster surprised everyone with a novelty. After the game Shirov said the following: “I felt that 9.Bd5 is a typical novelty a la Nisipeanu – he doesn’t necessary aim for an opening advantage, but forces me to consume my time and play very accurately. I also realized that with precise play Black should hold equality and it is very likely that after massive exchanges the game will end in a draw. And this is what happened in the game”. Indeed, once again Shirov showed high class by neutralizing opponent’s initiative. The players agreed to a draw in an equal pawn endgame.
Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu vs Alexei Shirov
Ivanchuk produced a strong novelty against Radjabov and soon achieved a very promising endgame. Black couldn’t develop his bishop and therefore Radjabov’s position looked extremely dangerous. The Ukrainian had many attractive options, but apparently he missed his best winning chances on move 22. Later on things were more complicated for White, especially due to the fact that Ivanchuk was in a big time trouble. In the end Radjabov succeeded to create enough counterplay for a draw.
Teimour Radjabov vs Vassily Ivanchuk
Gelfand-Kamsky was another important theoretical game. Gelfand prepared a rare plan in a very fashionable line of the Gruenfeld Defense and achieved an advantage. Kamsky said after the game that he mixed up something in the opening. However, in the critical moment Gelfand exchanged queens instead of continuing the attack, after which Kamsky held the endgame without difficulties. The draw was agreed on move 37.
Boris Gelfand vs Gata Kamsky
Nisipeanu,Liviu Dieter - Shirov,Alexei [C78]
Kings' Tournament Bazna ROM (4), 17.06.2009
Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 b5 6.Bb3 Bc5 7.a4 Rb8 8.axb5 axb5
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Draw. [Click to replay]
Alexei Shirov
Ivanchuk,Vassily - Radjabov,Teimour [B45]
Kings' Tournament Bazna ROM (4), 17.06.2009
Vassily Ivanchuk
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3. With such a move order Ivanchuk avoids the Sveshnikov Sicilian, where his opponent is one of the best specialists in the world. 3...e6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 Nf6 6.Nxc6 This is the most principled move. 6...bxc6 7.e5 Nd5 8.Ne4 Qc7 Designed to provoke the advance f2-f4 and thus weaken the diagonal a7-g1. 9.f4 Qb6 10.c4 Ne3 This move was played by Radjabov only once in 2005. As Teimour confessed after the game, he was expecting that it will come as a surprise for Ivanchuk. Well, the Ukrainian turned out to be extremely well prepared... The main alternative is 10...Bb4+ (which Radjabov successfully played in 2007). 11.Qd3 Nf5 This move Radjabov never played before. [11...Bb4+ 12.Bd2 0-0 13.Rc1 Nxf1 1/2-1/2 Guseinov,G (2573)-Radjabov,T (2673)/Warsaw 2005]
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29...Rh8! 30.Rxf7+ Kg6 31.hxg5 Rxh2. Again in this tournament the defense is on top. White loses the g-pawn and Black is out of danger now. 32.Rf8 Rh4+ 33.Ke3 Kxg5 34.Rg8+ Kf6 35.Rf8+ Kg5 36.Rg8+ Kf6 37.Rf8+ draw. [Click to replay]
Teimour Radjabov
Gelfand,Boris - Kamsky,Gata [D86]
Kings' Tournament Bazna ROM (4), 17.06.2009
Boris Gelfand
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Bc4 c5 8.Ne2 Nc6 9.Be3 0-0 10.0-0 Na5 11.Bd3 b6 12.Qd2 e5
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The critical position. White is much better, but he has to find the right way to break through. 28.Qxf6? Throws away the advantage. Correct was 28.Rxf6! Nxe4 29.Bxe4 Rxe4 30.Qxe4 Qxf6 31.Nh5! (31.Ne6 Qe7) 31...Qd6 32.Nf6+ Kg7 33.Qh4 (even stronger than 33.Kh1 Bxd5 34.Ne8+ Rxe8 35.Qxe8 Bxa2 36.Qa4) White has a large advantage. Few variations: 33...Bg8 (33...h6 34.Ne4 Qxd5 35.Qf6+ Kf8 36.Kh1 with multiple threats) 34.Ne4 Qxd5 35.Qe7+ Kh6 36.Nf2 and again Black will soon have to give up material in order to defend against mate. 28...Qxf6 29.Rxf6 Nxe4 30.Re6 Bxe6. The only defense for Black, but it is sufficient to hold the balance. 31.Nxe6 Rxe6 32.dxe6 Nc5 33.Rf7 Nxe6 34.Rxa7 Nc5. Now Black equalized completely thanks to his strong knight on c5. 35.Ra3 Kg7 36.Kf1 Rd2 37.Rc3 draw. [Click to replay]
Gata Kamsky
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