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The fourth and final stage of the 2014-2015 Grand Prix Series. This tournament is specially important as it will determine the winner and runner up of this year, both of which will automatically qualify for the 2015 Candidates Tournament - the winner of that will challenge Magnus Carlsen to the World Championship Match! The tournament is taking place in Khanty-Mansiysk, Ugra, Russia from May 13 to May 27.
Round 09 – May 24 2015, 15:00h | ||||
Jakovenko, Dmitry | 2738 |
½-½ |
Gelfand, Boris | 2744 |
Karjakin, Sergey | 2753 |
½-½ |
Caruana, Fabiano | 2803 |
Nakamura, Hikaru | 2799 |
½-½ |
Grischuk, Alexander | 2780 |
Giri, Anish | 2776 |
1-0 |
Jobava, Baadur | 2699 |
Dominguez, Leinier | 2734 |
½-½ |
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | 2754 |
Svidler, Peter | 2734 |
0-1 |
Tomashevsky, Evgeny | 2749 |
Jakovenko, Dmitry ½-½ Gelfand, Boris
A wild game. Gelfand very mistakenly avoided a repetition early in the game, landing in a completely hopeless position. Jakovenko had his choices on how to continue, and settled for getting four pawns for a piece and a crushing attack. The final part of the game, however, was handled poorly:
Gelfand was in the same situation as Jakovenko...
They needed to win to keep some realistic chances of making the Candidates. Now it looks very difficult.
[Event "KM FIDE GP 2015"] [Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"] [Date "2015.05.24"] [Round "9"] [White "Jakovenko, D."] [Black "Gelfand, B."] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B90"] [WhiteElo "2738"] [BlackElo "2744"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "3q2kr/3n2p1/8/3PnQ1p/2R5/6PP/PP3PB1/6K1 w - - 0 36"] [PlyCount "35"] [EventDate "2015.05.13"] [SourceDate "2015.02.07"] 36. d6 Rh6 37. Re4 (37. Bd5+ Kh8 38. Ra4 $1 {Threatening Ra8 winning the queen. } Nb6 $8 (38... Rf6 39. Qxh5+ Rh6 40. Qf5 {and now Rf6 is not available due to Rh4.}) 39. Re4 $1 Nxd5 (39... Nbd7 40. Rxe5 Nxe5 41. Qxe5 {with a dominating position, and extra material to boot.}) 40. Rxe5 Nf6 {is too many pawns, and Black's position is bad.} 41. Qd3 $1 $18) 37... h4 38. Rxh4 Rxh4 39. gxh4 Qxh4 40. Bd5+ Kh8 41. Kh1 Qh6 42. f4 g6 43. Qe6 Qf8 $1 {an important resource, for now not losing immediately.} 44. Bb3 $2 (44. fxe5 Qf1+ 45. Kh2 Qf2+ 46. Bg2 Qf4+ $11) (44. h4 $1 {preventing Black's next move.}) 44... g5 $1 45. f5 Nd3 $4 {a miscalculation.} (45... Kg7 $14) 46. Qxd7 Qa8+ 47. Kg1 Nf4 48. Kf2 {there is no perpetual here.} g4 49. hxg4 $4 (49. Kg3 $1 gxh3 50. Qe7 $1 {and Black soon runs out of checks.}) 49... Qg2+ 50. Ke3 Nd5+ $1 {now it is a perpetual.} 51. Kd4 (51. Bxd5 Qd2+ {with a stalemate trick.}) 51... Qf2+ {The knight cannot be taken because of stalemate tricks, but Black isn't giving him a choice.} 52. Kxd5 Qd4+ 53. Kxd4 1/2-1/2
Karjakin, Sergey ½-½ Caruana, Fabiano
One of those variations in which White wants to torture Black forever with a minimal edge. And yet, the contrary happened. Somehow Karjakin misplayed the position and reached a dead drawn endgame... until he put his bishop on b4, allowed Caruana to push his a-pawn with tempo and suddenly things were not so easy.
Karjakin and Caruana played for many, many hours
At the end Karjakin salvaged the game, but it was after many hours of being ground down, and he was very close to losing if he didn't find the exact moves in the late bishop endgame.
Getting ready for a long day at the office
Nakamura, Hikaru ½-½ Grischuk, Alexander
The Grunfeld rears its ugly head yet again, this time with another side variation: the 7.Qa4+ line. Nakamura obtained very little from the opening, Grischuk played a solid game and after many trades all over the board the game was agreed drawn.
There is no reason for Nakamura to risk much in the next two games
Giri, Anish 1-0 Jobava, Baadur
Not the hardest game for Giri:
[Event "KM FIDE GP 2015"] [Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"] [Date "2015.05.24"] [Round "9"] [White "Giri, A."] [Black "Jobava, Ba"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C10"] [WhiteElo "2776"] [BlackElo "2699"] [PlyCount "49"] [EventDate "2015.05.13"] [SourceDate "2015.02.07"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. e5 {Jobava had already used this Nc6 line previously in the tournament, though it is definitely not main stream theory.} Bd7 5. Nf3 a6 6. a3 {somehow it feels that the insertion of both prophylactic moves, a3 and a6, favors White.} f6 7. Bd3 fxe5 8. dxe5 Bc5 9. O-O Nge7 10. Ne2 O-O 11. Nf4 {This is all very standard: the White knight goes to f4 where it pressures e6 and prevents exchange sacrifices on f3.} h6 $6 {Weakening the light squares around the king seems very counterintuitive. Jobava might have been worried about potential sacrifices on h7.} (11... Nf5 $1 $13 12. g4 $2 { Doesn't work since the knight does not have to return to e7.} Nh4 $17) 12. c4 { A normal break: here Black never has the option of taking on c4, since it would expose the e6 pawn too much.} Nd4 $1 {An important resource. This eliminates some key pieces for White and activates the bishop.} 13. Nxd4 Bxd4 14. cxd5 Nxd5 15. Nxd5 exd5 16. Bc2 {White's position is slightly preferable: the weaknesses on the light squares will soon start to be felt.} c5 17. Be3 Qb6 $1 (17... Bxe3 18. Qxd5+ Kh8 19. fxe3 {is unplayable for Black.}) 18. Bxd4 cxd4 19. Qd3 Rf5 $2 {This move, however, is just bizarre. Why not use the bishop?} ( 19... Bf5 20. Qb3 Qxb3 21. Bxb3 Rad8 {and White has an edge, but it's hard to convert. Black's pawn that is coming to d3 is annoying and ties up White's pieces. Black has very good hopes of drawing.}) 20. f4 {Now Jobava's pieces just look awkward.} Bb5 21. Qxf5 d3+ {Trickery, but it is insufficient.} 22. Rf2 Rf8 23. Bxd3 $1 (23. Qh3 $2 dxc2 {is not nearly as clear. Black has some threats in this position as compensation for his missing exchange.}) 23... Rxf5 24. Bxf5 Qe3 $2 {Blundering a pawn in a difficult situation.} 25. Be6+ {Now the material difference is too much when Giri grabs on d5. He will eventually managed to consolidate his rooks and make progress. Still, perhaps it's a bit early to resign.} 1-0
A much needed easy win for Giri
Dominguez, Leinier ½-½ Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime
A heavily theoretical Najdorf in which Dominguez was the first to deviate from previously played games. The computers claim that he has a very small advantage in the final position, which finished with a three-fold repetition, but that seems difficult to believe, not to mention it is a very complicated variation. The Cuban went for the safe route and forced the draw.
A solid draw in a sharp variation
Svidler, Peter 0-1 Tomashevsky, Evgeny
A hard game to understand. Svidler's actions on the kingside never amounted to anything, and Tomashevsky precisely countered the attack while maintaining pressure of his own on the queenside. Black was able to win a pawn, which he cashed in for a strong attack on the queenside and pressure on the second rank. After some mistakes in time pressure Svidler's position was decimated, and he resigned in a hopeless endgame of queen and three pawns vs. two rooks and pawn.
If Tomashevsky finishes strong with his next two games and Nakamura doesn't, he might still qualify!
Current Grand Prix Standings:
Caruana - 370
Nakamura - 347
Tomashevsky - 287
Gelfand - 250
Jakovenko - 250
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Round 01 – May 14 2015, 15:00h | ||||
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | 2754 |
½-½ |
Gelfand, Boris | 2744 |
Jobava, Baadur | 2699 |
0-1 |
Tomashevsky, Evgeny | 2749 |
Grischuk, Alexander | 2780 |
½-½ |
Svidler, Peter | 2734 |
Caruana, Fabiano | 2803 |
½-½ |
Dominguez, Leinier | 2734 |
Jakovenko, Dmitry | 2738 |
1-0 |
Giri, Anish | 2776 |
Karjakin, Sergey | 2753 |
½-½ |
Nakamura, Hikaru | 2799 |
Round 02 – May 15 2015, 15:00h | ||||
Gelfand, Boris | 2744 |
½-½ |
Nakamura, Hikaru | 2799 |
Giri, Anish | 2776 |
½-½ |
Karjakin, Sergey | 2753 |
Dominguez, Leinier | 2734 |
1-0 |
Jakovenko, Dmitry | 2738 |
Svidler, Peter | 2734 |
½-½ |
Caruana, Fabiano | 2803 |
Tomashevsky, Evgeny | 2749 |
½-½ |
Grischuk, Alexander | 2780 |
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | 2754 |
½-½ |
Jobava, Baadur | 2699 |
Round 03 – May 16 2015, 15:00h | ||||
Jobava, Baadur | 2699 |
½-½ |
Gelfand, Boris | 2744 |
Grischuk, Alexander | 2780 |
½-½ |
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | 2754 |
Caruana, Fabiano | 2803 |
1-0 |
Tomashevsky, Evgeny | 2749 |
Jakovenko, Dmitry | 2738 |
0-1 |
Svidler, Peter | 2734 |
Karjakin, Sergey | 2753 |
½-½ |
Dominguez, Leinier | 2734 |
Nakamura, Hikaru | 2799 |
½-½ |
Giri, Anish | 2776 |
Round 04 – May 17 2015, 15:00h | ||||
Gelfand, Boris | 2744 |
½-½ |
Giri, Anish | 2776 |
Dominguez, Leinier | 2734 |
½-½ |
Nakamura, Hikaru | 2799 |
Svidler, Peter | 2734 |
½-½ |
Karjakin, Sergey | 2753 |
Tomashevsky, Evgeny | 2749 |
½-½ |
Jakovenko, Dmitry | 2738 |
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | 2754 |
0-1 |
Caruana, Fabiano | 2803 |
Jobava, Baadur | 2699 |
½-½ |
Grischuk, Alexander | 2780 |
Round 05 – May 19 2015, 15:00h | ||||
Grischuk, Alexander | 2780 |
½-½ |
Gelfand, Boris | 2744 |
Caruana, Fabiano | 2803 |
½-½ |
Jobava, Baadur | 2699 |
Jakovenko, Dmitry | 2738 |
1-0 |
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | 2754 |
Karjakin, Sergey | 2753 |
1-0 |
Tomashevsky, Evgeny | 2749 |
Nakamura, Hikaru | 2799 |
½-½ |
Svidler, Peter | 2734 |
Giri, Anish | 2776 |
½-½ |
Dominguez, Leinier | 2734 |
Round 06 – May 20 2015, 15:00h | ||||
Gelfand, Boris | 2744 |
½-½ |
Dominguez, Leinier | 2734 |
Svidler, Peter | 2734 |
1-0 |
Giri, Anish | 2776 |
Tomashevsky, Evgeny | 2749 |
½-½ |
Nakamura, Hikaru | 2799 |
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | 2754 |
0-1 |
Karjakin, Sergey | 2753 |
Jobava, Baadur | 2699 |
½-½ |
Jakovenko, Dmitry | 2738 |
Grischuk, Alexander | 2780 |
0-1 |
Caruana, Fabiano | 2803 |
Round 07 – May 21 2015, 15:00h | ||||
Caruana, Fabiano | 2803 |
½-½ |
Gelfand, Boris | 2744 |
Jakovenko, Dmitry | 2738 |
½-½ |
Grischuk, Alexander | 2780 |
Karjakin, Sergey | 2753 |
½-½ |
Jobava, Baadur | 2699 |
Nakamura, Hikaru | 2799 |
1-0 |
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | 2754 |
Giri, Anish | 2776 |
1-0 |
Tomashevsky, Evgeny | 2749 |
Dominguez, Leinier | 2734 |
1-0 |
Svidler, Peter | 2734 |
Round 08 – May 22 2015, 15:00h | ||||
Gelfand, Boris | 2744 |
1-0 |
Svidler, Peter | 2734 |
Tomashevsky, Evgeny | 2749 |
½-½ |
Dominguez, Leinier | 2734 |
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | 2754 |
½-½ |
Giri, Anish | 2776 |
Jobava, Baadur | 2699 |
0-1 |
Nakamura, Hikaru | 2799 |
Grischuk, Alexander | 2780 |
1-0 |
Karjakin, Sergey | 2753 |
Caruana, Fabiano | 2803 |
0-1 |
Jakovenko, Dmitry | 2738 |
Round 09 – May 24 2015, 15:00h | ||||
Jakovenko, Dmitry | 2738 |
½-½ |
Gelfand, Boris | 2744 |
Karjakin, Sergey | 2753 |
½-½ |
Caruana, Fabiano | 2803 |
Nakamura, Hikaru | 2799 |
½-½ |
Grischuk, Alexander | 2780 |
Giri, Anish | 2776 |
1-0 |
Jobava, Baadur | 2699 |
Dominguez, Leinier | 2734 |
½-½ |
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | 2754 |
Svidler, Peter | 2734 |
0-1 |
Tomashevsky, Evgeny | 2749 |
Round 10 – May 25 2015, 15:00h | ||||
Gelfand, Boris | 2744 | Tomashevsky, Evgeny | 2749 | |
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | 2754 | Svidler, Peter | 2734 | |
Jobava, Baadur | 2699 | Dominguez, Leinier | 2734 | |
Grischuk, Alexander | 2780 | Giri, Anish | 2776 | |
Caruana, Fabiano | 2803 | Nakamura, Hikaru | 2799 | |
Jakovenko, Dmitry | 2738 | Karjakin, Sergey | 2753 | |
Round 11 – May 26 2015, 15:00h | ||||
Karjakin, Sergey | 2753 | Gelfand, Boris | 2744 | |
Nakamura, Hikaru | 2799 | Jakovenko, Dmitry | 2738 | |
Giri, Anish | 2776 | Caruana, Fabiano | 2803 | |
Dominguez, Leinier | 2734 | Grischuk, Alexander | 2780 | |
Svidler, Peter | 2734 | Jobava, Baadur | 2699 | |
Tomashevsky, Evgeny | 2749 | Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | 2754 |
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