9/23/2012 – The round was one more marked by near misses than big wins. Topalov neutralized a spectacular opening sacrifice uncorked by Kasimdzhanov, while Grischuk built a winning position against Wang Hao, only to miss the money shot. Nakamura also narrowly missed Leko, but the game of the day was Mamedyarov's impressive miniature against Giri. Full video reports plus GM analysis.
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in Simpson’s-in-the-Strand, London. The games start at 14:00h local time
(= 15:00h CEST, 17:00h Moscow, 09:00 a.m. New York). The tournament has a prize
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Round three report
By GM Alejandro Ramirez
Round 3 on 2012/09/23
at 14:00
Nakamura Hikaru
2783
½-½
Leko Peter
2737
Topalov Veselin
2752
½-½
Kasimdzhanov Rustam
2684
Dominguez Perez Leinier
2725
½-½
Gelfand Boris
2738
Wang Hao
2742
½-½
Grischuk Alexander
2754
Mamedyarov Shakhriyar
2729
1-0
Giri Anish
2730
Ivanchuk Vassily
2769
½-½
Adams Michael
2722
Game of the day: Shakhriyar Mamedyarov vs Anish Giri (see below)
Topalov-Kasimdzhanov: Kasimdzhanov uncorks a beautiful novelty
with 12… c5!! This piece sacrifice gives him dangerous possibilities
on the kingside while at the same time giving him pressure on a pinned knight
on the c-file. A must see game for every fan of the semi-slav. Unfortunately
for the rest of the chess fans, Topalov finds an adequate defense and the game
peters out into a lifeless draw.
Ivanchuk-Adams Ivanchuk’s less than testing variation
against the Nimzo-Indian allows Mickey to go up a pawn, but with a bad pawn
structure. The English player promptly returns this pawn to easily hold
a completely drawn rook endgame. Draw.
Dominguez-Gelfand: Gelfand relies on the Sveshnikov again,
which I had dubbed the new Petroff. Maybe I was correct? Draw.
Wang Hao-Grischuk: After Grischuk outplays his opponent and
shows better preparation from the opening, it seems everything is en route for
him to get a point with the Black pieces. I can’t say that it was
Wang Hao’s tenacity that saved him, more likely luck, when Grischuk completely
misses a killing blow on move 27. After that, his position, though better,
starts slipping away move by move and eventually the game finishes in a draw.
Nakamura-Leko: The American puts on pressure throughout the entire
game, and enters a superior rook endgame. A long battle ensues, and White’s
position keeps getting better and better. Eventually, in a very simplified
endgame that is still very complex, Hikaru is unable to deliver the finishing
blow. Leko shows great endgame mastery and saves a valuable half point.
Draw.
Mamedyarov-Giri
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Some annotators
feel that a game of the day shouldn't be a one sided affair, where a simple
mistake in the opening leads to disaster. I am not one of those annotators.1.d4d52.c4c63.Nf3Nf64.Qb3Not the most topical treatment of the Slav
defense, but this move has given Black headaches in the past. Recently, Giri
himself tried it against Aronian, but was swiftly crushed. e64...dxc45.Qxc4Bg4is considered to be ok for Black, last time I checked.5.Bg55.g3was Giri-Aronian from the Olympiad, a game worth checking out.5...h66.Bh4dxc47.Qxc4b58.Qc2Bb79.Nbd2Nbd710.e4 Not the most common
plan, as White usually plays more solidly with e3. Black has tried Qb6 on a
few occasions in this position.Rc8?If losing a tempo in the opening is
a no-no. Losing a tempo in the opening against Mamedyarov is a *big* no no.
It's not easy at first to understand why this is a tempo loss, but the fact
is that making c5 stronger does nothing if White sacrifices a pawn on d5 anyway.
What I'm saying basically is that a6 had to be played immediately, and then
c5.10...a611.Be2c512.d512.dxc5Bxc513.0-0Rc812...Bd6and
clearly Bd6 is more useful than Rc8.10...Qb6!?11.Be2a612.0-0c513.d5exd5?Way too happy. Black is busted after this.13...Qb614.dxe6Qxe6is no one's dream, but Black is holding on in an uncomfortable position.
He might have to shed a pawn to finish development.14...fxe615.e5+-with a decisive threat with Qg6 checkmate if the knight moves!14.e5g515.Bg3Ne416.Nxe4dxe417.Nd2Notice how useless Black's Rc8 move was.
If White regains the pawn on e4 without any resistance, he will be much better
positionally. He has all the targets, a strong e6 break potentially, better
development and a solid pawn structure. Black would be nothing but weaknesses
and discoordinated pieces. Giri tries to muddle the waters and it blows up in
his face really quickly.h518.Nxe4Rh6Covering the e6 square.18...h4loses to any move a grandmaster would consider.19.e6!+-19.Rad1+-19.Bg4+-19.Rad1Be7Any move wins here, but Mamedyarov is exact.20.Bxh5!Rxh521.e6!And it's all over. Once Black loses his knight he will
be totally lost and with even material. Giri decided he didn't want more agony.21.e6fxe621...Bc622.exd7+Bxd723.Rd5with the deadly threat of Rad1,
which is unstoppable.22.Nd6+Kf823.Qg6with no real way of defending
f7.1–0
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