Round six
Levon Aronian has been the star of the tournament so far, enjoying a second-wind in his career the likes of which have his colleagues in a deep state of envy. Not only has he won a slew of major tournaments, including the recent World Cup, but his actual play and preparation have been peerless, yielding him scalps of every top player in the world, including the World Champion.
Results
Levon Aronian nearly pulled it off against Peter Svidler | Photo: Valerij Belobeev
In round six, he faced Peter Svidler with white, and as he had notched wins in all his previous whites, it made sense to expect a repeat performance here. In fact, it came very close as he once again showed top preparation and built a significant edge against the many-times Russian champion.
Levon Aronian ½-½ Peter Svidler
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1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.f3 c5 4.d5 Bg7 5.e4 d6 6.Nc3 e6 7.Nge2 exd5 8.cxd5 a6 9.a4 Nbd7 10.Ng3 Nh5 11.Nxh5 gxh5 12.Bd3N 12.Be2 Bd4 13.Bf4 Rg8 14.g3 Ne5 15.Qd2 Bh3 16.Bxe5 dxe5 12...0-0 13.0-0 f5 14.exf5 Ne5 15.Bc2 Bxf5 16.Bxf5 Rxf5 17.Ne4 c4 18.Qc2 Qb6+? 18...b5 19.Kh1± Rff8 20.Ng5? 20.Bg5± 20...Nd3= 21.Ne6 Rae8 22.Nxg7 Nf2+ 23.Kg1 Nd3+ 24.Kh1 Nf2+ ½–½
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| Aronian,L | 2801 | Svidler,P | 2763 | ½–½ | 2017 | E80 | FIDE Grand Prix Palma 2017 | 6 |
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The topic of this 60 minute video clip is the major idea of the 8.h3 0-0 9.Bd3 line. It has not won much love among defenders of the Benoni - White players are coming dangerously close to realising the dream of squeezing the opponent.
The most dramatic result was that by Evgeny Tomashevsky and Teimour Radjabov. Tomashevsky had not been the most ambitious player in Palma de Mallorca thus far, showing a slight aversion to confrontations or long fights. However, Teimour Radjabov, who had been hot and cold (mostly hot with black and his King’s Indian) had been having an uneven event. Declining the offer to face Radjabov’s King’s Indian (understandably), Tomashevsky veered the helm to 1.e4 waters and a Classical Pirc was the result. It was a balanced game until move 20 or so, when a repetition was visible on the board. The Azeri player declined, preferring to fight on, but was not rewarded for his tenacity and went under.
Evgeny Tomashevsky 1-0 Teimour Radjabov (annotations by GM Elshan Moradiabadi)
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1.d4 d6 2.e4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.Be2 0-0 6.0-0 c6 6...Nc6 7.d5 7.h3 e5 8.Be3 Re8 9.Bb5 exd4 10.Nxd4 Bd7 11.Nxc6 bxc6 12.Bd3 d5 13.exd5 Nxd5 14.Nxd5 cxd5 15.c3 Rb8 16.Qd2 a5 17.Bg5 Qc8 18.Rfe1 Qb7 19.Rxe8+ Rxe8 20.Bf1 c5 21.Re1 Rxe1 22.Qxe1 h6 23.Bc1 a4 24.Qe7 Qc6 25.Qd8+ Kh7 26.c4 d4 27.b3 Bf5 28.Qe7 axb3 29.axb3 Be6 30.Qa7 Qd6 31.Bd3 Qe5 32.Bd2 Bf5 33.Bf1 Be6 34.Bd3 Qh5 35.Qa1 Bf5 36.Bf1 Bc2 37.b4 cxb4 38.Bxb4 Be4 39.Qe1 Qf5 40.Bd2 h5 41.f3 Bc6 42.Qe7 Qc2 43.Bf4 Qf5 44.Qg5 Qe6 45.Bd3 Kg8 46.Qd8+ Kh7 47.Qg5 f5 48.Kh2 Qf6 49.Qg3 Qe7 50.Qf2 Bf6 51.Qc2 h4 52.Qf2 Kg7 53.Bd2 Be5+ 54.Kg1 Qa3 55.Qe2 Qd6 56.Bg5 Bf6 57.Bxf6+ Kxf6 58.Kf1 Qf4 59.Qf2 Ke5 60.Qe1+ Qe3 61.Qa5+ Ke6 62.Qa3 Kf7 63.c5 Kf6 64.Qb3 Kg5 65.Bc2 Kf4 66.Qxe3+ Kxe3 67.Ke1 d3 68.Bb3 d2+ 69.Kd1 Bb5 70.Kc2 f4 71.Kc3 g5 72.Kb4 Be8 73.Ka5 Kf2 7...Nb8 8.Re1 e5 9.dxe6 Bxe6 10.Bf4 h6 11.Nd4 Bd7 12.Qd2 Kh7 13.e5 dxe5 14.Bxe5 Ne4 15.Nxe4 Bxe5 16.Nf3 Bg7 17.Rad1 Qc8 18.Bc4 Be8 19.Neg5+ hxg5 20.Nxg5+ Kg8 21.Qf4 Nd7 22.Rxd7 Bxd7 23.Bxf7+ 7.a4 Nbd7 7...b6 8.h3 Bb7 9.e5 Ne8 10.Bf4 Nd7 11.Re1 c5 12.exd6 Nxd6 13.dxc5 Nxc5 14.Be5 a5 15.Bxg7 Kxg7 16.Qd4+ Kg8 17.Rad1 Qc7 18.Qe5 Rac8 19.Nd4 Rfd8 20.Bf3 Bxf3 21.Nxf3 e6 22.Rd4 Ne8 23.Qxc7 Nxc7 24.Red1 Rxd4 25.Rxd4 Kf8 26.Ne5 Ke7 27.Nc6+ Ke8 28.Nb5 Nxb5 29.axb5 Nb7 30.c4 Nd8 31.Ne5 Rc7 32.f4 f6 33.Ng4 Ke7 34.Nxf6 Kxf6 35.Rxd8 Rxc4 36.Rf8+ Ke7 37.Rb8 Rxf4 38.Rxb6 Rb4 39.Rb7+ Kd6 40.Rxh7 Rxb2 41.Ra7 Rxb5 42.Ra6+ Kc5 43.h4 Kb4 44.Rxe6 a4 45.Rxg6 a3 46.Ra6 Ra5 47.Rb6+ Ka4 48.Rb1 a2 49.Ra1 Kb3 50.Kf2 Kb2 51.Rh1 Rc5 8.a5 Qc7 9.Be3 e5 10.h3 10.dxe5 dxe5 11.h3 Rd8 12.Qb1! Nf8 13.Qa2 Be6 14.Qa3 h6∞ 10...exd4 11.Bxd4 Re8 12.Bc4 Nf8 12...Nxe4?? 13.Nxe4 Rxe4 14.Bxf7+ 12...Ne5 13.Nxe5 dxe5 14.Be3 Be6 15.Qe2 Bf8 16.Bxe6 Rxe6 17.Qc4 13.Re1 Be6 14.Bf1! N8d7 15.Ng5 a6 16.Qd2 c5 17.Be3 Ne5 18.Bf4 18.Nxe6 fxe6 19.Bg5 18...Rad8 19.Nxe6 fxe6 20.Na4 Nf7 20...Nh5 21.Bh2 Nc6 22.Rad1 Be5 23.Bxe5 Nxe5 24.Nb6 21.Rad1 Nh5 22.Be3 Nf6 23.Bf4 Qc6?! 24.Nc3 Kh8 25.b3 h6?! 26.Bd3 g5 27.Bh2 Nd7 28.Ne2 Nfe5 28...Nde5 29.f4 c4! 29.f4! gxf4 30.Nxf4 Bf6? 31.Kh1 31.Be2 Nf8 32.Nd3 Kh7 33.Rf1 Bg7 34.Nxe5 31...Kh7 32.Rf1 Bg5 33.Qe2 33.Be2 Nf6 34.Qe1!+- Nfd7 35.Bh5 Re7 36.h4 Bf6 37.Qg3+- 33...Nf6 34.Nh5 Rf8 35.Bxe5 dxe5 36.Nxf6+ Bxf6 37.Bc4 Qe8 38.Qg4 Rxd1 39.Rxd1 Rg8 39...h5 40.Qxe6 Qxe6 41.Bxe6 Rd8 42.Bd5 h4 40.Qxe6 Qxe6 41.Bxe6 Rd8 42.Bd5 Kg7 43.g3 Rd7 44.h4 Bd8 45.Ra1 Kf6 46.Kg2 Kg6 47.Kf3 Rg7 48.c3 h5 49.Ra2 Kf6 50.Kg2 Kg6 51.Kf2 Kf6 52.Kf3 Kg6 53.b4! cxb4 54.cxb4 Kh6 55.Rc2 Be7 56.Rb2 Bd8 57.Rb3 b6?? 58.b5! 58.b5 bxa5 58...axb5 59.a6 Ra7 60.Bb7 Be7 61.Rxb5 Bc5 62.g4+- 59.b6+- 1–0 - Start an analysis engine:
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| Tomashevsky,E | - | Radjabov,T | - | 1–0 | 2017 | B08 | FIDE Grand Prix 2017 | 6 |
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The resulting positions are usually dynamic or double-edged and offer fairly balanced chances. The better tactician may win, but do not be dissappointed if the game ends in a spectacular and logical draw!
Naturally, Radjabov’s willingness to fight on was admirable, but his loss could not come at a worse time. He most likely needs at least +2 to make the Candidates, and after his loss now is at -1. That means that three wins are needed, and even then it may need a prayer too.
Two more decisive games were signed in round six: Gelfand’s loss to Inarkiev, and Riazantsev’s loss to Rapport. It has not been a good event for the great Israeli player, and this game was no exception. On the other hand. The game between Riazantsev and Richard Rapport was exactly what one expected of them: a bare-knuckled brawl that swung both ways before finally favoring Rapport for good.
Riazantsev was unable to keep pace with Rapport when all hell broke loose on the board | Photo: Valerij Belobeev
Alexander Riazantsev 0-1 Richard Rapport (annotations by GM Elshan Moradiabadi)
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1.d4 e6 2.c4 f5 3.g3 Nf6 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nf3 d5 6.0-0 Ne4!? 7.Nc3 7.Ne5 Nd7 8.Nxd7 Bxd7 9.cxd5 exd5 10.Qb3 Bc6 11.Nd2 a5 12.Nf3 Bd6 13.Bf4 Bxf4 14.gxf4 Qd6 15.Qe3 0-0 16.Ne5 a4 17.Rac1 Bb5 18.Rc2 c6 19.Qh3 Qe7 20.Re1 a3 21.b3 Rf6 22.Bxe4 fxe4 23.e3 Rh6 24.Qg3 Rf8 25.Kh1 Rf5 26.Rg1 Rfh5 27.f3 exf3 28.Rf2 Be2 29.Qg4 g6 30.f5 Qh4 31.Qxh4 Rxh4 32.Ng4 R6h5 33.Nf6+ Kg7 34.Nxh5+ Rxh5 35.fxg6 hxg6 36.Rc1 Kf6 37.Rc2 Ke6 38.Kg1 Rg5+ 39.Kh1 Rh5 40.Kg1 g5 41.b4 g4 42.Rc3 Kf5 43.Rxa3 Rh8 44.Rc3 Ra8 45.a3 Ke4 46.Rb3 Rg8 47.a4 g3 48.hxg3 Rxg3+ 49.Kh2 Rg8 50.a5 Rf8 51.Kg3 Rh8 52.Rxe2 Rg8+ 53.Kf2 Rg2+ 54.Kf1 fxe2+ 55.Ke1 Rh2 56.Ra3 Kf3 57.e4+ Kxe4 58.a6 bxa6 59.Kd2 Kxd4 60.Rxa6 Rh6 61.Kxe2 Kc4 62.Rb6 d4 63.Rb8 d3+ 7...c6 8.Nd2 8.Ne5 Nd7 9.Nxd7 Bxd7 10.Nxe4 fxe4 11.f3 11.Bf4 0-0 12.e3 b5 13.c5 a5 14.f3 exf3 15.Bxf3 Be8 16.e4 Bg6 17.e5 Be4 18.Bh5 Qc7 19.Qd2 a4 20.Be3 Bf5 21.h4 Bh3 22.Rxf8+ Rxf8 23.Kh2 Bf5 24.Rf1 Qd8 25.Bg5 Bxg5 26.Qxg5 Qxg5 27.hxg5 a3 28.bxa3 Ra8 29.Rf2 g6 30.Bd1 Rxa3 31.g4 Bb1 32.Bb3 Kg7 33.Rf6 Bxa2 34.Bxa2 Rxa2+ 35.Kg3 Ra6 36.Rxe6 Kf7 37.Rf6+ Ke7 38.Kf4 b4 39.Ke3 Ra3+ 40.Kd2 Rg3 41.Rxc6 Rxg4 42.Kd3 Rxg5 43.Rc7+ Ke6 44.Rc6+ Ke7 45.Rc7+ Ke6 46.Rc6+ 11...exf3 12.Rxf3 dxc4 13.Qc2 Bf6 14.Qxc4 Qb6 15.Be3 Qxb2 16.Rff1 Qa3 17.Bd2 b5 18.Qc1 Bxd4+ 19.e3 Bb2 20.Qe1 Bxa1 21.Qxa1 Rf8 22.Rc1 Qd3 23.Bb4 Rf6 24.Kh1 Rd8 25.Qe5 Kf7 26.Qh5+ Kg8 27.Rd1 Qc2 28.Be7 Be8 29.Rxd8 8...Nd6!? 9.b3 Nd7 10.a4 h5 11.b4 h4 12.b5 hxg3 13.hxg3 Nf6 14.Qb3 Bd7 15.a5 a6 16.bxc6 bxc6 17.Ba3 Rb8 18.Qc2 Nfe4 19.Ncxe4 fxe4 20.Rfb1 Rxb1+ 21.Qxb1 21...e3? 21...0-0 22.Qb6 Qe8 23.e3 Bc8 22.Qg6+ Nf7 23.Bxe7 Qxe7 23...exf2+ 24.Kxf2 Qxe7 25.Qxg7 Rf8 26.Ke1± 24.fxe3 0-0 25.Qd3? 25.Rf1 Qa3 26.Qd3 Qxa5 27.e4 Nh6 28.Nf3 Ng4 29.e5± 25...Qg5 26.e4 dxc4! 27.Nxc4 c5! 28.Qe3 28.d5 Bb5 29.dxe6 Bxc4 30.exf7+ Bxf7 31.Qxa6 c4 32.Qc6 Qe5 33.Rf1 33.Rd1 Qxa5 33...Qxa5 34.Bh3 Qe5 35.Kg2 g6 28...Qxe3+ 29.Nxe3 cxd4 30.Nc2 e5 31.e3 Rc8 32.Nb4 dxe3 33.Bf1! Rb8 34.Nxa6 Rb2 35.Nc5?? 35.Bc4 Bg4 36.Rf1 e2 37.Re1 Kf8 38.Nc5 Nd6 38...Ng5?? 39.a6 Nf3+ 40.Kf2 Nxe1 41.a7 39.Bd5 Rb5 40.Nd3 Rxa5 41.Nxe5 Bh5 42.g4 Be8 43.Rxe2 Nxe4= 35...Ng5! 36.Bg2 Bh3 37.Bxh3 Nf3+ 37...Nf3+ 38.Kh1 38.Kf1 Rf2# 38...Rh2# 0–1 - Start an analysis engine:
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| Riazantsev,A | - | Rapport,R | - | 0–1 | 2017 | A92 | FIDE Grand Prix 2017 | 6 |
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Many times when a top player blunders, it is routinely described by the esoteric term „chess blindness.“ In the series What Grandmasters Don‘t See, chess trainer and world-class commentator Maurice Ashley strips away the myth, and for the first time explains why the root of these mistakes is more often based on the psychology of human learning.
In Volume 1 of the series, Ashley coins a new term Protected Squares, and shows how many errors occur on squares that seem invulnerable because they are clearly guarded by pawns.
Anish Giri and Dmitri Jakovenko played a strange draw, which went for 36 moves yet left all 16 pawns still on the board | Photo: Valerij Belobeev
Levon Aronian leads the event with 4.0/6, but no fewer than nine players stand at 3½/6. There are three rounds to go, and nothing is even remotely decided. The final curve before the sprint to the end lies ahead, and bloody chess is on the menu. Heads will roll, count on it.
Standings after six rounds
| 1 |
1 |
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GM |
Aronian Levon |
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2801 |
4,0 |
| 2 |
2 |
|
GM |
Vachier-Lagrave Maxime |
|
2796 |
3,5 |
| |
3 |
|
GM |
Nakamura Hikaru |
|
2780 |
3,5 |
| |
4 |
|
GM |
Ding Liren |
|
2774 |
3,5 |
| |
5 |
|
GM |
Svidler Peter |
|
2763 |
3,5 |
| |
9 |
|
GM |
Harikrishna P. |
|
2738 |
3,5 |
| |
10 |
|
GM |
Jakovenko Dmitry |
|
2721 |
3,5 |
| |
14 |
|
GM |
Tomashevsky Evgeny |
|
2702 |
3,5 |
| |
15 |
|
GM |
Rapport Richard |
|
2692 |
3,5 |
| 10 |
6 |
|
GM |
Giri Anish |
|
2762 |
3,0 |
| |
16 |
|
GM |
Inarkiev Ernesto |
|
2683 |
3,0 |
| 12 |
7 |
|
GM |
Li Chao B |
|
2741 |
2,5 |
| |
8 |
|
GM |
Radjabov Teimour |
|
2741 |
2,5 |
| |
12 |
|
GM |
Eljanov Pavel |
|
2707 |
2,5 |
| |
13 |
|
GM |
Vallejo Pons Francisco |
|
2705 |
2,5 |
| |
17 |
|
GM |
Riazantsev Alexander |
|
2651 |
2,5 |
| 17 |
18 |
|
GM |
Hammer Jon Ludvig |
|
2629 |
2,0 |
| 18 |
11 |
|
GM |
Gelfand Boris |
|
2719 |
1,5 |
All Round 6 games
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