Scandinavian and brilliancy at Tata Steel Chess India Blitz

by Sagar Shah
11/26/2019 – The blitz event is much more intense than the rapid. You have to play nine games in four and a half hours. It was fairly obvious that the players were quite tired, thus they made a lot of errors. However, you could also see a lot of brilliant moves being played. Magnus Carlsen once again set the tone with a 6½/9 performance. He is now the overall leader by a gap of five points over the nearest contender. For Indian fans the main goal would be to see Vishy Anand qualifying for the Grand Chess Tour Finals to be held from November 28th in London. In this report we bring you some of the best and most interesting games, selected tactical positions and mating attacks!

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Brilliancy in Blitz

Imagine this situation. You are facing Levon Aronian. You have the white pieces. You have one minute 23 seconds on the clock and it is your move. 

 
Carlsen - Aronian, Round 7
Position after 33...Rxf2

Time is ticking down and it's your move. White to play. What would you do?

Did you decide to make a queen? Or you did you figure out that it was a mistake? Well, if you did the latter then you are as good as Magnus Carlsen! It was Magnus who had the white pieces against Levon Aronian and he decided to play...

 
Position after 34.Rc2

...the brilliant move 34.c2!!

Now it is easy to dismiss this move as ordinary because White wanted Black to take the rook and then, after a8=♕, the queen defends the pawn on g2. However, the real genius lies in finding out why the direct a8=♕ doesn't work. If Black starts giving perpetual checks, then the white king can simply run over to the c1-square. There would be no perpetuals, right? Well, Magnus had seen through Levon's trap. And this he did within 30 seconds! If White makes a direct queen (without ♖c2) then Black takes 34...♜xg2+ 35.♔f1 ♜bf2+! 36.♔e1 ♜e2+! 37.♔d1 and now comes the move which is quite difficult to see.

 
Analysis
Position after 37...Ref2

What a powerful move this is! Black threatens mate both from f1 and g1 and White has to play 38.♔e1 in order to stop the mate. Moves like 38.♕a5 or 38.♕e8 with the idea of ♕e1 do not work as after 38...♜f1+ 39.♕e1 ♜xe1 40.♔xe1 ♜g1+ skewers the rook and wins it.

 
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38...Qb5 39.Rxg7+ Nxg7 40.Rxg7+ Kh8       40...Kxg7 41.Qe7+ Kh6 41...Kh8 42.Ng6+ Kg8 43.Qf7# 42.Qf6+ Kh7 43.Qg6+ Kh8 44.Nf7# 41.Rh7+ 1–0
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Timofeev,A2661Lugovoi,A25561–02005B67RUS-ch sf 58th2

What is most impressive is how Magnus Carlsen managed to find all of this within 30 seconds! | Photo: Amruta Mokal

 
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1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e5 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.d3 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.e4 Nb6 7.Be2 Be7 8.Be3 0-0 9.0-0 Be6 10.a4 a6 11.a5 Nd7 12.d4 exd4 13.Nxd4 Nxd4 14.Bxd4 Nc5 15.Be3 Qxd1 16.Rfxd1 Rfd8 17.Nd5 Bxd5 18.exd5 Nd7 19.Bf4 Bd6 20.Bxd6 cxd6 21.Rac1 Nf6 22.Rc7 Rab8 23.Bf3 b6 24.b4 bxa5 25.bxa5 Rb5 26.Ra1 Nxd5 27.Bxd5 Rxd5 28.Ra7 g6 29.h3 Rb8 30.Rxa6 Kg7 31.Rc6 Rb2 32.a6 Rdd2 33.a7 Rxf2 34.Rc2‼ Magnus played this after 30 seconds of thought. 34.a8Q It is quite easy to think that this move wins! If Black keeps checking, White will run his king to c1 where there would be no checks and with an extra queen, White would win the game! However, there is a small catch. Magnus had 1 minute 23 seconds left on his clock. He thought for 30 seconds and found the best move. Rxg2+ 35.Kf1 Rbf2+! 36.Ke1 Re2+! 37.Kd1 Ref2‼ A move that is quite easy to miss. 38.Ke1 38.Qa5? Rf1+ 39.Qe1 Rxe1+ 40.Kxe1 Rg1+-+ 38.Qe8? Rd2+ 38...Rf1+ 39.Qe1 Rxe1+ 40.Kxe1 Rg1+-+ 39.Kc1 Rdf2 38...Re2+ 39.Kd1 Ref2= What a nice variation! 34...Rbxc2 35.a8Q White will have some technical work that requires to be done to win this position, but he is definitely on track. h5 36.Qe4 Rce2 37.Qd4+ Rf6 38.Rf1 Re5 39.Rxf6 Kxf6 40.Qxd6+ Re6 41.Qf8 Re5 42.Kf2 Rf5+ 43.Ke3 Re5+ 44.Kd4 Re2 45.g4 hxg4 46.hxg4 Rg2 47.Qh8+ Ke7 48.Qh3 Rd2+ 49.Ke5 Re2+ 50.Kf4 Re6 51.Kg5 Re5+ 52.Kh6 g5 53.Kg7 Re6 54.Qa3+ Ke8 55.Qa8+ Ke7 56.Qb7+ A tremendous win for Magnus. 1–0
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Carlsen,M2870Aronian,L27721–02019A28Tata Steel India Blitz7

Sagar Shah explains in this video why he thinks Magnus is a genius


Standings after Round 9 of Blitz

Rk.NameRtg.Nt.Pts.n
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
TBPerf.
1
GM

1
GM
2776
½


3
GM
2870
½

4
GM
2801
½


6
GM
2772
1

7
GM
2757
½

8
GM
2760
½

9
GM
2722
½

10
GM
2776
½

11
GM
2731
1

12
GM
2870
½

13
GM
2801
½


15
GM
2772
1

16
GM
2757
½

17
GM
2760
½

18
GM
2722
1

Ø 2774
12/18
2741
12.0
18
97.75
2899
2
GM
GM
2870

1
GM
2722
1

2
GM
2776
½

3
GM
2741
½


5
GM
2801
0


7
GM
2772
1

8
GM
2757
1

9
GM
2760
½

10
GM
2722
½

11
GM
2776
½

12
GM
2741
½

13
GM
2731
1

14
GM
2801
0


16
GM
2772
1

17
GM
2757
1

18
GM
2760
½

Ø 2759
12/18
2870
12.0
18
95.75
2884
3
GM
GM
2801

1
GM
2760
½

2
GM
2722
0

3
GM
2776
½

4
GM
2741
½

5
GM
2870
1



8
GM
2772
0

9
GM
2757
½

10
GM
2760
½

11
GM
2722
½

12
GM
2776
½

13
GM
2741
½

14
GM
2870
1

15
GM
2731
0


17
GM
2772
1

18
GM
2757
½

Ø 2767
10/18
2801
10.0
18
92.75
2810
4
GM

1
GM
2757
1

2
GM
2760
½

3
GM
2722
1

4
GM
2776
1

5
GM
2741
½

6
GM
2870
0

7
GM
2801
½


9
GM
2772
1

10
GM
2757
1

11
GM
2760
½

12
GM
2722
½

13
GM
2776
½

14
GM
2741
0

15
GM
2870
½

16
GM
2801
0

17
GM
2731
1

18
GM
2772
½

Ø 2770
10/18
2773
10.0
18
82.00
2813
5
GM
GM
2760

1
GM
2801
½


3
GM
2772
½

4
GM
2757
0

5
GM
2731
½

6
GM
2722
½

7
GM
2776
1

8
GM
2741
½

9
GM
2870
½

10
GM
2801
½


12
GM
2772
1

13
GM
2757
0

14
GM
2731
1

15
GM
2722
½

16
GM
2776
½

17
GM
2741
½

18
GM
2870
½

Ø 2771
9.5/18
2760
9.5
18
82.50
2792
6
GM
GM
2776

1
GM
2741
½

2
GM
2870
½

3
GM
2801
½


5
GM
2772
1

6
GM
2757
½

7
GM
2760
0

8
GM
2722
½

9
GM
2731
½

10
GM
2741
½

11
GM
2870
½

12
GM
2801
½


14
GM
2772
½

15
GM
2757
1

16
GM
2760
½

17
GM
2722
1

18
GM
2731
½

Ø 2770
9.5/18
2776
9.5
18
81.00
2791
7
GM
GM
2722

1
GM
2870
0

2
GM
2801
1


4
GM
2772
½

5
GM
2757
½

6
GM
2760
½

7
GM
2731
½

8
GM
2776
½

9
GM
2741
½

10
GM
2870
½

11
GM
2801
½


13
GM
2772
1

14
GM
2757
1

15
GM
2760
½

16
GM
2731
½

17
GM
2776
0

18
GM
2741
0

Ø 2776
8.5/18
2722
8.5
18
70.75
2755
8
GM
GM
2757


2
GM
2772
1

3
GM
2731
½

4
GM
2760
1

5
GM
2722
½

6
GM
2776
½

7
GM
2741
½

8
GM
2870
0

9
GM
2801
½


11
GM
2772
½

12
GM
2731
1

13
GM
2760
1

14
GM
2722
0

15
GM
2776
0

16
GM
2741
½

17
GM
2870
0

18
GM
2801
½

Ø 2772
8/18
2757
8.0
18
65.75
2729
9
GM

1
GM
2772
1

2
GM
2741
0

3
GM
2757
½

4
GM
2870
0

5
GM
2760
½

6
GM
2801
0

7
GM
2722
½


9
GM
2776
½

10
GM
2772
½

11
GM
2741
0

12
GM
2757
0

13
GM
2870
0

14
GM
2760
0

15
GM
2801
1

16
GM
2722
½


18
GM
2776
½

Ø 2775
6.5/18
2731
6.5
18
52.75
2673
10
GM
GM
2772


2
GM
2757
0

3
GM
2760
½

4
GM
2722
½

5
GM
2776
0

6
GM
2741
0

7
GM
2870
0

8
GM
2801
1


10
GM
2731
½

11
GM
2757
½

12
GM
2760
0

13
GM
2722
0

14
GM
2776
½

15
GM
2741
0

16
GM
2870
0

17
GM
2801
0


Ø 2770
4/18
2772
4.0
18
36.00
2550
TBs: Sonneborn-Berger

After the rapid section, Magnus already had a four-point lead over the field. This, he increased to five points after the first nine rounds of blitz. With wins over Vidit, Harikrishna, Nepomniachtchi, Aronian and Anand, Magnus gained 28 Elo points.

Carlsen climbs to #2 in the Blitz Live ratings list

Carlsen started the tournament as the fourth seed behind Nakamura, Nepomniachtchi and Ding Liren. After the first day, he gained 28.4 Elo taking him to world no. 2, just 12 Elo points short of Hikaru Nakamura. If Carlsen manages to become world no.1, he will become the world no.1 in all three formats — classical, rapid and blitz!

The only player who could beat Carlsen was Ding Liren | Photo: Amruta Mokal

This was Carlsen's first defeat in a tournament game on Indian soil! 

 
Carlsen - Ding, Round 5
Position after 19.f3

White has a very solid position and Magnus has just played 19.f3. What should Black do here?

Ding Liren thought for some time. He wanted to do something active with 19...♚g7 followed by 20...h5. But he realized that it would weaken his own king. Hence, he came up with the ingenious plan of running with his king to the queenside!

 
Position after 19...Kf7

Ding Liren's choice was 19...♚f7, so that he could now play ♚e8-d7-c8, Yes, it is time-consuming and risky, but if he manages to do that, he will have a nice position.

Carlsen tried hard to stop Black's plan. He even threw quite a bit of material to get to Black's king. However, all the attempts were unsuccessful. Ding gobbled up the material, launched his own counter-attack and checkmated Carlsen's king! A game which made Ding Liren feel good about his trip to India!

 
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1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Bxc6 All that Magnus wants in blitz is a fresh position to play! dxc6 7.d3 Nd7 8.Nbd2 0-0 9.a4 a5 10.b3 f6 11.Nh4 Nc5 12.Nf5 Ne6 13.Nc4 b6 14.Nxe7+ Qxe7 15.Ne3 g6 16.Bb2 c5 17.Qd2 Bb7 18.Rae1 Rad8 19.f3 Here Ding Liren thought for quite some time. He wanted to do something and moves like ...Kg7 followed by ...h5 came to his mind. However, later he thought - what if I get my king to c8. My king would be safe there and Black would get a nice position. And hence the next move! Kf7! A brilliant concept. Ding revealed that he had studied this idea previously. 20.Qf2 Ke8 21.Qh4 Kd7 Magnus starts to get a bit nervous. He doesn't want to allow the king to go to c8. And hence begins a series of desperate moves. 22.f4!? 22.Nd5 Qf7= 22...Nxf4 23.Rxf4?! 23.g3 Ne6 24.Rf2∞ 23...exf4 24.Ng4 g5 25.Qh6 Qe6 25...f5 26.Bf6 Qd6 27.Qxh7+ Kc8 28.Qxf5+ Kb8 29.Qxg5∞ 26.Nxf6+ Kc8 27.Qxg5 f3! Here Magnus began to feel not so confident about his position. 28.Rf1 Rg8! 29.Nxg8 Rxg8 30.Qe5? 30.Qf6! Qxf6 31.Bxf6 Rxg2+ 32.Kh1 Rxc2 33.Rxf3 Rd2 30...Rxg2+ 31.Kh1 Qg6! 32.h4 Bc6 32...f2-+ 33.Qf4 Rxc2 34.Rg1 Rg2 35.Qe3 Qg3 A very pretty game by Ding Liren and an excellent concept of the king walk. 0–1
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Carlsen,M2870Ding Liren28010–12019C85Tata Steel India Blitz5

Ding Liren explains his win over Carlsen and also shows a glimpse of his super complicated game against Ian Nepomniachtchi

Being Vishy is not easy! | Photo: Amruta Mokal

A lot is at stake for Anand, who has a realistic chance of making it to the Grand Chess Tour Finals to be held in London. A sixth place or above finish will seal the deal for Vishy. Hence it is quite important that he keeps up his momentum. Vishy scored 4½/9 and is currently in fifth place. 

 
Aronian - Anand, Round 2
Position after 22.Ne5

The knight has just moved to e5. How did Anand take advantage of this mistake?

Vishy simply took on e5, then took on d2 and then on f2 winning a pawn and getting a completely better position.

 
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1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d4 exd4 6.e5 d5 7.Bb5 Ne4 8.cxd4 Bb6 9.Nc3 0-0 10.Be3 Bg4 11.h3 Bh5 12.Qc2 Nxc3 13.bxc3 f6 14.exf6 Qxf6 15.Be2 Bg6 16.Qd2 Rae8 17.0-0 Qd6 18.Rfe1 a6 19.Nh2 Na5 20.Ng4 Nc4 21.Bxc4 dxc4 22.Ne5?! Aronian makes a tactical blunder. Rxe5! Before the knight could cement itself, the rook takes it off. 23.dxe5 Qxd2 24.Bxd2 Bxf2+ 25.Kh2 Bxe1 26.Rxe1 Rf2 Black is a pawn up and in control. 27.Be3 Rxa2 28.e6 Be4 29.Kg3 Rxg2+ 30.Kf4 Bd3 30...Bc6-+ 31.Ba7 Re2 32.Rxe2 Bxe2 This opposite coloured bishop endgame is not as trivial as it looks. 33.Bb8 c5 33...c6 34.Bd6 a5 35.Ke5 Bd3 36.Bc5 h5 37.h4 a4 38.Ba3 b6 39.Bc1 c5 was a better way to continue. 34.Ba7 Kf8 35.Bxc5+ Ke8 36.Bb6 Ke7 37.Ke5 g5 38.Bc5+ Ke8 39.Kf5 Bf1 40.Kg4 a5 41.Bb6 a4 42.Bc5 b6 43.Bb4 Bg2 44.Bd6 h6 45.Bb4 Bf1 46.Ba3 Be2+ 47.Kf5 Bd3+ 48.Kg4 Bg6 49.h4 gxh4 50.Kxh4 Kd8 51.Bd6 Kc8 52.Kg4 Kb7 53.Kf4 Kc6 54.Ba3 Kd5 55.e7 h5 56.Bb4 Be8 57.Kf5 b5 58.Kf4 h4 59.Kg4 Ke4 60.Kxh4 Kd3 61.Kg5 Kc2 0–1
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Aronian,L2772Anand,V27570–12019C53Tata Steel India Blitz2

The entire game between Anand and Aronian

Vishy has a 2:0 score against Aronian, with wins in both rapid and blitz | Photo: Amruta Mokal

For Aronian it was a day in which things just didn't go right. He scored just two points out of nine games. Here's a typical example of how he completely misplayed better positions.

 
Giri - Aronian, Round 5
Position after 34.Nxb4

Black has two ways to try and win the b4-knight. One of them is ♜b2 and the other is ♜b5. Which would you choose?

34...♜b2 is the winning move. The point is simple — the rook on d5 blocks the queen's path to the f3-square. After ...♜b2, Black wins the knight and quite easily the game. However, Levon played 34...b5 and this just showed how rusty he was. Giri played 35.f3+ and then picked up the rook on a2. A heartbreak.

 
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1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.g3 Be7 5.Bg2 0-0 6.0-0 dxc4 7.Qc2 a6 8.Qxc4 b5 9.Qc2 Bb7 10.Bd2 Be4 11.Qc1 Nc6 12.Be3 b4 13.Nbd2 Bd5 14.Bg5 Nxd4 15.Nxd4 Bxg2 16.Nxe6 fxe6 17.Kxg2 Qd5+ 18.Nf3 c5 19.Qc2 c4 20.Rad1 Qb5 21.Rd4 Rac8 22.Rh4 c3 23.Bxf6 Bxf6 24.Qxh7+ Kf7 25.Rh5 Qxe2 26.Re1 Qxe1 27.Nxe1 cxb2 28.Nd3 Rh8 29.Qe4 Rxh5 30.Qb7+ Be7 31.Nxb2 Rc2 32.Nd3 Rxa2 33.g4 Rd5 34.Nxb4 Here Black has two way to wins the b4 knight. Rb2 or Rb5. What would you choose? One wins and one loses! Rb5? Aronian unfortunately chooses the wrong rook. 34...Rb2! is just winning for Black. 35.Qxa6 Rxb4 36.Qe2 Rf4-+ 35.Qf3+! Levon simply missed that White had this check in the position. Kg8 36.Nxa2 1–0
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Giri,A2776Aronian,L27721–02019E06Tata Steel India Blitz5

For Anish Giri things were not the best either. He scored 4.0/9, drew many of his games and even lost one of his battles — against Wesley So — from a completely winning position.

 
Giri - So, Round 7
Position after 50.Bc7

White has an extra pawn and also the bishop pair. It was here that Anish lost on time.

 
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1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.g3 Bb4+ 5.Bd2 Be7 6.Bg2 Nbd7 7.0-0 0-0 8.Qc2 c6 9.Bf4 b6 10.cxd5 cxd5 11.Rc1 Bb7 12.Bc7 Qe8 13.Qb3 Rc8 14.Na3 Ba6 15.Nb5 Bxb5 16.Qxb5 Nc5 17.Qxe8 Rfxe8 18.Bf4 Na4 19.Rxc8 Rxc8 20.Rc1 Rxc1+ 21.Bxc1 Nd7 22.Ne1 b5 23.Nd3 f5 24.Bd2 Nab6 25.b3 Nb8 26.Ne5 N6d7 27.Nxd7 Nxd7 28.Bf4 Kf7 29.e3 Nf6 30.Bf1 Ne4 31.Bxb5 Nc3 32.a4 g5 33.Bc7 Bb4 34.Bd3 a5 35.g4 Kg6 36.Kg2 h5 37.gxf5+ exf5 38.Bb5 h4 39.Be8+ Kh6 40.Bd8 Ne4 41.Bc6 h3+ 42.Kg1 Nc3 43.Bd7 Kg6 44.Be8+ Kh6 45.Bd7 Kg6 46.Be6 g4 47.Bd7 Ne4 48.Be8+ Kh6 49.Bf7 Nc3 50.Bc7 The final position is completely better for Giri. He not only has an extra pawn, but also the bishop pair. But unfortunately, in his bid to find a win, he used up all his time and lost the game. 0–1
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Giri,A2776So,W27600–12019E10Tata Steel India Blitz7

Nepomniachtchi showcased his blitz skills at the event by scoring four wins over Giri, Vidit, Anand and Aronian | Photo: Amruta Mokal

 
Vidit - Nepomniachtchi, Round 3
Position after 30...Kh8

White to play and win!

Vidit could have very easily won this game with 31.♘g6+, and based on Black's reply either take on f4 or take the pawn on a7 with the queen. However, Vidit was a bit impatient and immediately went ahead with 31.xa7.

 
Position after 31.Qxa7

It's time for Black to reach White's king! There isn't much time left!

First came 31...d1+, and after 32.g2 Nepomniachtchi found that the only way to deliver checkmate is by first sacrificing his knight with 32...e3+ and then 33...xb2+. A very pretty checkmating pattern!

 
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1.Nf3 c5 2.c4 Nc6 3.Nc3 g6 4.e3 Nf6 5.d4 cxd4 6.exd4 d5 7.cxd5 Nxd5 8.Qb3 e6 9.Bb5 Bg7 10.Bxc6+ bxc6 11.0-0 0-0 12.Re1 Qd6 13.Ne4 Qc7 14.Bd2 Rb8 15.Qa3 f6 16.Rac1 g5 17.h3 h5 18.Ba5 Qd7 19.Nc5 Qf7 20.Re4 Qg6 21.Rce1 g4 22.hxg4 hxg4 23.Nh4 Qh5 24.g3 f5 25.Re5 Bxe5 26.Rxe5 Qh6 27.Nd3 Ba6 28.Bd2 Qxd2 29.Qxa6 f4? 30.Rg5+! The black king is in huge trouble now. Moving the king to f7 leads to Ne5+. Moving the king to h7 is met with Qxa7. Kh8 31.Qxa7? Vidit not only throws away the win, but also lands up in a forced mate. 31.Ng6+! The winning move. Kh7 31...Kg8 32.Ngxf4+ Kf7 33.Qxa7++- 32.Qxa7+ Kh6 33.Ngxf4 Kxg5 34.Qg7+ Kf5 35.Qg6# 31...Qd1+! 32.Kg2 32.Kh2 fxg3+-+ 32...Ne3+! Nepo finds the win. 32...f3+ 33.Kh2+- 33.fxe3 Rxb2+ 34.Nxb2 f3+ 35.Nxf3 35.Kh2 Qe2+ 36.Kh1 Qf1+ 37.Kh2 Qh3+ 38.Kg1 f2# 35...Qxf3+ 35...Qxf3+ 36.Kh2 Qe2+ 37.Kh1 Rf1# 0–1
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Vidit,S2722Nepomniachtchi,I27730–12019A04Tata Steel India Blitz3

Vidit checks the player's name | Photo: Amruta Mokal

It seems as if that table belongs to Vishy Anand | Photo: Amruta Mokal

As far as cumulative points (nine rounds of rapid and nine rounds of blitz) are concerned GM Vidit Gujrathi is still on the last spot with 10.0/27. However, he was able to score his first win in the Grand Chess Tour. It came from a fine piece of opening preparation.

 
Ding - Vidit, Round 2
Position after 9...Be6

Vidit played 8....e6 instantly, which meant he was still in his preparation. Ding Liren thought for a while here, around one and a half minutes. By blitz standards, it was quite a lot! But he was trying to calculate the possibilities after the move d5. When your opponent plays ♝e6 quickly, you usually do not want to play d5, because he is probably well prepared in the main lines. But Ding is a player with huge self-confidence. He went ahead and played it anyway! It was not the best move. Vidit played well and converted the better position into a full point.

 
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1.c4 c5 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.Nc3 Nc6 5.Nf3 d6 6.0-0 Rb8 7.e3 Nf6 8.d4 0-0 9.b3 Be6!? Vidit played this move instantly which meant that he was still in his preparation. Ding Liren thought for a while here. Around one and a half minutes. By blitz standards it was quite a lot! But he was trying to calculate the possibilities after the move d5. When your opponent plays Be6 quickly, you usually do not want to play d5 because it would mean he is well prepared. But Ding is player with huge self-confidence. He went ahead and played it anyway! 10.d5?! As expected, this turns out to be an error. Vidit is well prepared for it. Nxd5 11.cxd5 Bxc3 12.dxe6 Bxa1 13.exf7+ Rxf7 14.Ng5 The only move that tries to take advantage of the lost material. Rf5! 14...Bf6 was also possible. 15.Nxf7 Kxf7 Black with an extra pawn surely is better here as White has insufficient compensation. 15.Bd5+ Kh8 16.Ne6 16.Nf7+ Rxf7 17.Bxf7 Qd7 16...Qd7 17.e4 Rf6 18.Bg5 Bd4 18...Rxe6! 19.Bxe6 19.Qxa1+ Nd4 19...Qxe6 20.Qxa1+ Nd4-+ 19.Bxf6+ exf6 20.Qf3 20.b4! 20...Be5 21.Kg2 Re8 22.Nf4 Nd4 Vidit is in driver's seat and went on to win his first game of the event. 23.Qe3 Bxf4 24.Qxf4 Kg7 25.h4 h5 26.Rd1 Re5 27.b4 b6 28.bxc5 dxc5 29.Rd3 Qe7 30.a4 f5 31.Re3 Qf6 32.Bc4 fxe4 33.Rxe4 Qxf4 34.Rxf4 Nf5 35.Kf3 Nd6 36.Bd3 Re6 37.g4 hxg4+ 38.Rxg4 Nf7 39.Kg3 Ne5 40.Re4 Kf6 41.Bb5 Rd6 42.f4 Nc6 43.Kg4 Ne7 44.Bc4 Nf5 45.Re8 Rd4 46.Re6+ Kg7 47.Bb5 Rd1 48.Re8 Rg1+ 49.Kf3 Nxh4+ 50.Kf2 Rg4 51.Re7+ Kf6 52.Rxa7 Rxf4+ 53.Ke3 Kg5 54.Ra6 Rf6 55.a5 Nf5+ 56.Kd2 bxa5 57.Rxa5 Nd4 58.Bc4 Rf5 59.Ke3 Re5+ 60.Kf2 Kf4 61.Ra8 g5 62.Rf8+ Rf5 63.Rg8 Kg4+ 64.Kg2 Re5 65.Kf2 Nf5 66.Bd3 Nd6 67.Be2+ Kf4 68.Rf8+ Rf5 69.Rg8 Ne4+ 70.Kg2 Ke3 71.Bc4 Rf2+ 72.Kh3 Rc2 73.Be6 Rc3 74.Rf8 Kd4+ 75.Kg4 Rg3+ 76.Kh5 Rg1 77.Bf5 Ng3+ 78.Kg6 Nxf5 79.Rxf5 c4 0–1
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Ding Liren2801Vidit,S27220–12019A37Tata Steel India Blitz2

 
Vidit - Anand, Round 5
Position after 46.h6

An important position to keep in mind. Black moved his rook back to a8 and just stood there, moving his king from h8 to g8. The position is a theoretical draw. 

 
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1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+ 4.Bd2 Qe7 5.g3 Nc6 6.Nc3 Bxc3 7.Bxc3 Ne4 8.Rc1 d6 9.d5 Nxc3 10.Rxc3 Nd8 11.Bg2 e5 12.c5 0-0 13.cxd6 cxd6 14.0-0 f5 15.Qb3 Nf7 16.Rfc1 Qf6 17.Rc7 e4 18.Nd2 Qd4 19.Nc4 Qxd5 20.Rd1 Qe6 21.Nxd6 Qxb3 22.axb3 Nxd6 23.Rxd6 Rf7 24.Rd8+ Rf8 25.Rxf8+ Kxf8 26.f3 e3 27.f4 Be6 28.Rc3 Rd8 29.Rxe3 Kf7 30.Bxb7 Rd2 31.b4 31.Bc6 Rxb2 32.Ba4± 31...Rxb2 32.Ra3 Rxb4 33.Rxa7 Kf6 34.Bf3 Rd4 35.Kf2 Rd7 36.Ra6 Ke7 37.g4! g6 37...fxg4 38.Rxe6+ Kxe6 39.Bxg4++- 38.g5 Kf7 39.h4 Bd5 40.Bxd5+ Rxd5 41.Ra7+ Kg8 42.Re7 Rd4 43.Kf3 Ra4 44.h5 Ra3+ 45.e3 Ra1 46.h6 The most tempting move in the position turns out to be a draw. It is interesting to note that in this endgame, the pawn ending is drawn. Hence Black can just put his rook on the last rank and wait endlessly. 46.hxg6 hxg6 47.Ke2 Kf8 48.Rb7 Kg8 49.Kd3 Ra3+ 50.Kd4 Ra4+ 51.Ke5 Ra5+ 52.Kf6 Ra6+= 46...Ra8 47.Ke2 Rd8 48.Ke1 Kh8 49.Ke2 Kg8 50.Rc7 Kh8 51.Rc4 Kg8 52.Rd4 Re8 53.Rd7 Kh8 54.Kd3 Kg8 55.Kd4 Kh8 56.Rd5 Kg8 57.Kd3 Kh8 58.Kc4 Kg8 59.Re5 Rd8 60.Re7 Kh8 61.Kc5 Kg8 62.Kc6 Kh8 63.Kc7 Ra8 64.Kd7 Kg8 65.Ke6 Once you realize that the rook exchange doesn't work, you no longer have a winning plan. 65.Re8+ Rxe8 66.Kxe8 Kh8 67.Ke7 67.Kf7 A nice stalemate. 67...Kg8 68.Ke6 Kh8 69.Kd5 Kg8 70.e4 fxe4 71.Kxe4 Kf7 72.f5 gxf5+ 73.Kxf5= 65...Ra6+ 66.Kd5 Ra5+ 67.Kc6 Ra8 68.Rd7 Kh8 69.Kb7 Re8 70.Kc7 Kg8 71.Kd6 Kh8 72.Kd5 Kg8 73.Kd4 Re4+ 74.Kd3 Re8 75.Ke2 Kh8 76.Rb7 Kg8 77.Kd3 Kh8 78.Kd4 Kg8 79.Kd5 Kh8 80.Kd4 Kg8 81.Kd3 Kh8 82.Rd7 Kg8 83.Rd4 Kh8 84.e4 fxe4+ 85.Rxe4 Rxe4 86.Kxe4 Kg8 87.Kd5 Kh8 88.Kd6 Kg8 89.Ke7 Kh8 90.Ke6 Kg8 91.Ke5 Kh8 92.Ke4 Kg8 93.Ke5 Kf7 94.Kd6 Kf8 95.Kc6 Kf7 96.Kd7 Kf8 97.Ke6 Kg8 98.Ke7 Kh8 99.Kf6 Kg8 100.Ke6 Kh8 101.f5 gxf5 102.Kxf5 Kg8 103.Ke6 Kh8 104.Kf6 Kg8 105.Ke7 Kh8 106.Kf7 A nice defensive effort by Anand. ½–½
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Vidit,S2722Anand,V2757½–½2019E11Tata Steel India Blitz5

Carlsen's Scandinavian

The Scandinavian is not considered to be a very sound opening at the highest level. But Magnus isn't perturbed about the reputation of the opening when he wants to try out something. He just plays what he likes and has the belief in himself that he can outplay his opponents.

The entry of a champion! | Photo: Amruta Mokal

Vishy Anand enters with Aruna by his side | Photo: Amruta Mokal

The most awaited game of the day begins | Photo: Amruta Mokal 

 
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1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qd6 4.Nf3 Nf6 5.d4 c6 6.Bd3 Bg4 7.Ne4 Nxe4 8.Bxe4 Nd7 9.c3 Nf6 10.Bc2 10.Bd3 Qd5 11.Be2 10...Qd5 11.h3 11.Bf4 11...Bxf3 12.Qxf3 Qxf3 13.gxf3 Black shouldn't have too many problems to equalize from this position. e6 14.Bg5 Nd5 15.Be4 Bd6 16.Ke2 Kd7 17.Be3 g6 18.Rad1 b5 19.Rc1 a5 20.c4 bxc4 21.Rxc4 Rhb8 22.Rb1 Rb4 23.Rxb4 axb4 24.Ra1 Nxe3!? This move came as a surprise. Why is Black trying to straighten White's structure? 25.fxe3 Ra5 26.f4 c5 27.dxc5 Bxc5 28.a3 Anand gives up a pawn to ease the pressure, but Magnus doesn't relent. 28.Rd1+ Bd6 29.Bb1 Rh5 30.Rh1 e5 28...bxa3 29.bxa3 Bxa3 30.Kf3 Ke7 31.Bd3 Kf6 32.Ra2 e5 33.Bc4 exf4 34.exf4 Rc5 35.Rc2 Rc7 36.Bb3 Rd7 37.Rc3 Bb4 38.Rc6+ Kg7 39.Bc4 f5 40.Be2 Ra7 41.Ba6 Kh6 42.Rb6 Bc5 43.Rc6 Bg1 44.Kg2 Bd4 45.Kg3 Re7 46.Rc4 Re3+ 47.Kg2 Bf6 48.Bb7 Bh4 49.Bf3 Rb3 50.Bd1 Rg3+ 51.Kh2 Rd3 52.Ba4 Rd2+ 53.Kg1 Bg3 54.Bc6 Kh5 55.Bg2 Kh4 56.Ra4 Bf2+ 57.Kh2 Be3 An excellent endgame by Magnus. 0–1
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Anand,V2757Carlsen,M28700–12019B01Tata Steel India Blitz8
 
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1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qd6 4.d4 Nf6 5.Nf3 c6 6.Bc4 Bg4 7.Be3 e6 8.h3 Bh5 9.g4 Bg6 10.Qe2 Nbd7 11.0-0-0 Be7 12.Ne5 Nxe5 13.dxe5 Qxe5 14.f4 Qc7 15.Rhf1 b5 16.Bb3 b4 17.Na4 0-0 18.h4 Be4 19.g5 Nd5 20.Bd4 Bf5 Black has saved all his pieces. And now there are a lot of weakesses in White's camp. 21.h5 Nxf4 22.Qe3 Bxg5 23.Kb1 Rfd8 24.Be5 Rxd1+ 25.Rxd1 Nd5! 26.Qd4 Qe7 27.Bxg7 Rd8 28.h6 28.Ka1 Be3-+ 28...Nc3+ 29.bxc3 Rxd4 30.Rxd4 Bf6 Nepo has had enough. 0–1
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Nepomniachtchi,I2773Carlsen,M28700–12019B01Tata Steel India Blitz6

As you could see, the opening phase didn't really matter to Magnus. He is ready to try out new things so that he understands what are the things he has to improve as a player.

What would players do without their support team? Ye Xiaoping (Ding Liren's mother) and Lotis Key (Wesley's foster mother) | Photo: Amruta Mokal


Combined standings - Rapid and Blitz


The London Finals

Starting from 28th of November 2019 the Grand Chess Tour Finals will take place in London. Four players qualify for the finals. At stake there will be US $350,000. Magnus Carlsen has already qualified for the finals and so has Ding Liren. The other two players in with a chance are Levon Aronian and Vishy Anand. Levon has already qualified because no matter how he performs, even if he finishes last, he gets one point. That will take him to 37.5, which is ahead of MVL who is on 36.8. Vishy Anand is on 32 Grand Chess Tour points. Anand needs to get five or more GCT points to qualify for the finals.

These are the current Grand Chess Tour standings (without Tata Steel Chess India points)

The points that the players will receive for different placings

For Anand 6th place works fine, as it will give him five points and take him ahead of MVL. This would be a phenomenal achievement by Anand, as he would finish ahead of players like MVL, Nepomniachtchi, Caruana, Karjakin and many more. The last day of the Tata Steel India Grand Chess Tour Blitz promises to be an exciting one. Be sure not to miss any action. The round starts one hour before the usual time of each. Instead of 2 p.m. it will begin at 1 p.m. local time.


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Nepomniachtchi - Carlsen

Ding beats Magnus

Vidit - Carlsen


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1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 0-0 7.e3 Ne4 8.Bxe7 Qxe7 9.Rc1 c6 10.Bd3 Nxc3 11.Rxc3 dxc4 12.Bxc4 Nd7 13.0-0 e5 14.Bb3 e4 15.Nd2 Nf6 15...c5 16.Qc2 cxd4 17.exd4 Nf6 18.Rc7 Qd8 19.Qc5 b6 20.Qe7 Bd7 21.Qxd8 Raxd8 22.Re1 Bf5 23.Rxa7 Rxd4 ½-½ (35) Stojanovic,M (2591)-Miladinovic,I (2566) Valjevo 2011 16.Rc5 Nd7 17.Rc3 Nf6N D56: Queen's Gambit Declined: Lasker Defence Predecessor: 17...Kh7 18.Nxe4 g6 19.Qf3 f5 20.Nc5 Nf6 21.Rfc1 Qd6 22.Qg3 Qe7 23.Qe5 Rf7 24.Qxe7 Rxe7 25.h3 1-0 (32) Araujo,V (2005)-Macedo,A (1884) Natal 2017 18.Rc5 18.Qb1= 18...Nd7 ½–½
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Giri,A2776Nakamura,H2741½–½2019D56Tata Steel GCT Blitz 20191
Aronian,L2772Harikrishna,P27310–12019C78Tata Steel GCT Blitz 20191
So,W2760Ding,L2801½–½2019C47Tata Steel GCT Blitz 20191
Anand,V2757Nepomniachtchi,I27730–12019B53Tata Steel GCT Blitz 20191
Vidit,S2722Carlsen,M28700–12019E04Tata Steel GCT Blitz 20191
Carlsen,M2870Giri,A2776½–½2019B52Tata Steel GCT Blitz 20192
Ding,L2801Vidit,S27220–12019E65Tata Steel GCT Blitz 20192
Nepomniachtchi,I2773So,W2760½–½2019C65Tata Steel GCT Blitz 20192
Aronian,L2772Anand,V27570–12019C54Tata Steel GCT Blitz 20192
Harikrishna,P2731Nakamura,H27410–12019C79Tata Steel GCT Blitz 20192
Giri,A2776Ding,L2801½–½2019C77Tata Steel GCT Blitz 20193
So,W2760Aronian,L2772½–½2019D02Tata Steel GCT Blitz 20193
Anand,V2757Harikrishna,P2731½–½2019C78Tata Steel GCT Blitz 20193
Nakamura,H2741Carlsen,M2870½–½2019D30Tata Steel GCT Blitz 20193
Vidit,S2722Nepomniachtchi,I27730–12019A35Tata Steel GCT Blitz 20193
Ding,L2801Nakamura,H2741½–½2019A29Tata Steel GCT Blitz 20194
Nepomniachtchi,I2773Giri,A27761–02019A28Tata Steel GCT Blitz 20194
Aronian,L2772Vidit,S2722½–½2019C80Tata Steel GCT Blitz 20194
Anand,V2757So,W27601–02019C65Tata Steel GCT Blitz 20194
Harikrishna,P2731Carlsen,M28700–12019E51Tata Steel GCT Blitz 20194
Carlsen,M2870Ding,L28010–12019C85Tata Steel GCT Blitz 20195
Giri,A2776Aronian,L27721–02019E05Tata Steel GCT Blitz 20195
So,W2760Harikrishna,P2731½–½2019A30Tata Steel GCT Blitz 20195
Nakamura,H2741Nepomniachtchi,I2773½–½2019A45Tata Steel GCT Blitz 20195
Vidit,S2722Anand,V2757½–½2019E11Tata Steel GCT Blitz 20195
Nepomniachtchi,I2773Carlsen,M28700–12019B01Tata Steel GCT Blitz 20196
Aronian,L2772Nakamura,H27410–12019C54Tata Steel GCT Blitz 20196
So,W2760Vidit,S2722½–½2019E05Tata Steel GCT Blitz 20196
Anand,V2757Giri,A2776½–½2019C65Tata Steel GCT Blitz 20196
Harikrishna,P2731Ding,L28010–12019C92Tata Steel GCT Blitz 20196
Carlsen,M2870Aronian,L27721–02019A28Tata Steel GCT Blitz 20197
Ding,L2801Nepomniachtchi,I2773½–½2019A35Tata Steel GCT Blitz 20197
Giri,A2776So,W27600–12019E08Tata Steel GCT Blitz 20197
Nakamura,H2741Anand,V2757½–½2019C65Tata Steel GCT Blitz 20197
Vidit,S2722Harikrishna,P2731½–½2019D22Tata Steel GCT Blitz 20197
Aronian,L2772Ding,L28011–02019C59Tata Steel GCT Blitz 20198
So,W2760Nakamura,H2741½–½2019D37Tata Steel GCT Blitz 20198
Anand,V2757Carlsen,M28700–12019B01Tata Steel GCT Blitz 20198
Harikrishna,P2731Nepomniachtchi,I27731–02019A48Tata Steel GCT Blitz 20198
Vidit,S2722Giri,A2776½–½2019D74Tata Steel GCT Blitz 20198
Carlsen,M2870So,W2760½–½2019E20Tata Steel GCT Blitz 20199
Ding,L2801Anand,V2757½–½2019E35Tata Steel GCT Blitz 20199
Giri,A2776Harikrishna,P2731½–½2019E05Tata Steel GCT Blitz 20199
Nepomniachtchi,I2773Aronian,L27721–02019A28Tata Steel GCT Blitz 20199
Nakamura,H2741Vidit,S2722½–½2019D01Tata Steel GCT Blitz 20199
Carlsen,M2870Vidit,S2722½–½2019Tata Steel GCT Blitz 201910
Ding,L2801So,W2760½–½2019D37Tata Steel GCT Blitz 201910
Nepomniachtchi,I2773Anand,V27571–02019A23Tata Steel GCT Blitz 201910
Nakamura,H2741Giri,A2776½–½2019D12Tata Steel GCT Blitz 201910
Harikrishna,P2731Aronian,L2772½–½2019E05Tata Steel GCT Blitz 201910
Giri,A2776Carlsen,M2870½–½2019D46Tata Steel GCT Blitz 201911
So,W2760Nepomniachtchi,I2773½–½2019D85Tata Steel GCT Blitz 201911
Anand,V2757Aronian,L2772½–½2019C65Tata Steel GCT Blitz 201911
Nakamura,H2741Harikrishna,P27311–02019C47Tata Steel GCT Blitz 201911
Vidit,S2722Ding,L2801½–½2019D75Tata Steel GCT Blitz 201911
Carlsen,M2870Nakamura,H2741½–½2019C67Tata Steel GCT Blitz 201912
Ding,L2801Giri,A2776½–½2019D38Tata Steel GCT Blitz 201912
Nepomniachtchi,I2773Vidit,S2722½–½2019C50Tata Steel GCT Blitz 201912
Aronian,L2772So,W27600–12019A29Tata Steel GCT Blitz 201912
Harikrishna,P2731Anand,V27570–12019E04Tata Steel GCT Blitz 201912
Carlsen,M2870Harikrishna,P27311–02019D42Tata Steel GCT Blitz 201913
Giri,A2776Nepomniachtchi,I2773½–½2019A35Tata Steel GCT Blitz 201913
So,W2760Anand,V27570–12019B51Tata Steel GCT Blitz 201913
Nakamura,H2741Ding,L2801½–½2019E36Tata Steel GCT Blitz 201913
Vidit,S2722Aronian,L27721–02019A31Tata Steel GCT Blitz 201913
Ding,L2801Carlsen,M28701–02019A90Tata Steel GCT Blitz 201914
Nepomniachtchi,I2773Nakamura,H27410–12019C54Tata Steel GCT Blitz 201914
Aronian,L2772Giri,A2776½–½2019A29Tata Steel GCT Blitz 201914
Anand,V2757Vidit,S27220–12019C65Tata Steel GCT Blitz 201914
Harikrishna,P2731So,W27600–12019E04Tata Steel GCT Blitz 201914
Carlsen,M2870Nepomniachtchi,I2773½–½2019Tata Steel GCT Blitz 201915
Ding,L2801Harikrishna,P27310–12019D20Tata Steel GCT Blitz 201915
Giri,A2776Anand,V27571–02019A20Tata Steel GCT Blitz 201915
Nakamura,H2741Aronian,L27721–02019E39Tata Steel GCT Blitz 201915
Vidit,S2722So,W2760½–½2019A13Tata Steel GCT Blitz 201915
Nepomniachtchi,I2773Ding,L28010–12019A28Tata Steel GCT Blitz 201916
Aronian,L2772Carlsen,M28700–12019A36Tata Steel GCT Blitz 201916
So,W2760Giri,A2776½–½2019D45Tata Steel GCT Blitz 201916
Anand,V2757Nakamura,H2741½–½2019C54Tata Steel GCT Blitz 201916
Harikrishna,P2731Vidit,S2722½–½2019E01Tata Steel GCT Blitz 201916
Carlsen,M2870Anand,V27571–02019D02Tata Steel GCT Blitz 201917
Ding,L2801Aronian,L27721–02019A56Tata Steel GCT Blitz 201917
Giri,A2776Vidit,S27221–02019E05Tata Steel GCT Blitz 201917
Nepomniachtchi,I2773Harikrishna,P27311–02019A18Tata Steel GCT Blitz 201917
Nakamura,H2741So,W2760½–½2019E36Tata Steel GCT Blitz 201917
Aronian,L2772Nepomniachtchi,I2773½–½2019Tata Steel GCT Blitz 201918
So,W2760Carlsen,M2870½–½2019E90Tata Steel GCT Blitz 201918
Anand,V2757Ding,L2801½–½2019C92Tata Steel GCT Blitz 201918
Harikrishna,P2731Giri,A2776½–½2019D38Tata Steel GCT Blitz 201918
Vidit,S2722Nakamura,H27410–12019D37Tata Steel GCT Blitz 201918

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Sagar is an International Master from India with two GM norms. He loves to cover chess tournaments, as that helps him understand and improve at the game he loves so much. He is the co-founder and CEO of ChessBase India, the biggest chess news portal in the country. His YouTube channel has over a million subscribers, and to date close to a billion views. ChessBase India is the sole distributor of ChessBase products in India and seven adjoining countries, where the software is available at a 60% discount. compared to International prices.

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