11/22/2023 – Balanced, well-played games were seen on all five boards in the first round of the Sinquefield Cup. Leinier Dominguez was the one closest to getting a win on Tuesday, as he put pressure on top seed Fabiano Caruana with the black pieces. In the fight for the Candidates spots still up for grabs, a crucial encounter will be seen in round 2, when Alireza Firouzja will have the white pieces against Anish Giri. | Photo: Crystal Fuller
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Five draws
The last elite (individual) tournament in the chess circuit before the Sinquefield Cup was the FIDE Grand Swiss, a massive event which saw players fighting to get two spots in the 2024 Candidates. Since it was not a closed tournament, the grandmasters had to adapt their strategies according to their situation in the standings and, of course, who was their opponent.
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Round 1 of the Sinquefield Cup was a perfect example of this phenomenon, with players showing deep theoretical knowledge, which led to a few quiet draws and a couple of tense struggles with one side trying to make the most of a small positional edge.
In the end, all five games ended drawn. The one player who got to put pressure on his opponent for an extended amount of time was Leinier Dominguez, who had the black pieces against rating favourite Fabiano Caruana.In the fight for the Candidates spots still up for grabs, a crucial encounter will be seen in the second round, when Alireza Firouzja will play white against Anish Giri.
Leinier Dominguez facing Fabiano Caruana | Photo: Lennart Ootes
GCT 10th Sinquefield Cup 2023 Saint Louis21.11.2023[Mueller,Karsten]
1.e4e52.Nf3Nc63.Bb5Nf64.0-0Nxe45.d4Nd66.Bxc6dxc67.dxe5Nf58.Qxd8+Kxd89.h3Ke810.Nc3a511.Rd1a412.Bf4h613.b3b514.g4Bb4?!14...Ne7is favored by the engines.15.Bd2?!
In the end this is too slow.15.Ne4creates more pressure, e.g.Ne716.Nd4h517.Bg517.f3!?17...Bd717...hxg4?18.a3Ba519.Bxe7Kxe720.Nxc6++-18.c3Ba519.Bf6with strong pressure.15...Ne716.Nxb5cxb517.Bxb4Nc618.Bc5h5!A strong undermining, which also helps Black's attack.19.Nd4Nxd420.Rxd4hxg421.Rad1Bb7!22.Rd722.Rxg4?Rxh3-+22...Bf3!
Duda forces Giri to force a draw.22...Rxh3?23.Re7+Kf824.Rxc7+Kg825.Rxb7+-23.Re7+Kf824.Rd8+!A spectacular way to force a draw.Against24.Red7+?Black defends withKg825.Rd8+Kh726.Rxa8Rxa8and Black can play on.24...Rxd825.Rd7+Ke8Now25...Kg826.Rxd8+Kh727.Rxh8+Kxh828.bxa4bxa429.h4Kh7is a clear draw.30.Kh2=26.Re7+Kf827.Rd7+Ke828.Re7+Kf829.Rd7+½–½
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