Superbet Poland: Rapport inflicts a first loss on Anand

by Carlos Alberto Colodro
5/22/2022 – Vishy Anand won the rapid section of the Superbet tournament in Warsaw, despite losing his round-9 encounter against Richard Rapport. The latter goes into the 18 rounds of blitz in sole second place, after winning twice and losing once on Saturday. Jan-Krzysztof Duda stands in third place, a point further back. | Photo: Lennart Ootes

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A full-point lead for Anand

After winning five games in a row to kick off the tournament and drawing Jan-Krzysztof Duda in Friday’s last round, Vishy Anand continued his fantastic run in Warsaw with a win over underdog David Gavrilescu. The ‘Tiger from Madras’ drew the ever-dangerous Fabiano Caruana in the next round and then suffered his first loss of the event, as he was taken down by Richard Rapport.

Rapport finished day 1 with a fifty-percent score, but has since grabbed five wins and a loss to go into the blitz in sole second place. Moreover, the Hungarian could have easily obtained yet another perfect 6/6 on Saturday, as he failed to convert a winning position against Wesley So in round 8 — he lost that position, in fact. Rapport, an unapologetically creative player, only drew once in the nine rounds of rapid.

Standing in third place is Duda. The local hero drew Kirill Shevchenko and then finished the rapid with two straight wins to go into the final two days of action two points behind the leader. The 24-year-old is currently the fourth-highest rated rapid player in the world.

Superbet Poland, Ukraine

All for Ukraine | Photo: Lennart Ootes

Rapport would have caught up with the leader had he made the most of his chances in his game against So. The Hungarian had the black pieces and a clear material advantage, but he first needed to deal with his opponent’s dangerous initiative.

So vs. Rapport - Round 8

The only move that kept Black’s advantage here was the retreating 43...Bd7, when White cannot get anything from the fact that the bishop is now pinned. Rapport, however, played 43...Qe6, and not only lost his advantage but also found himself in a losing position.

So found the strong 44.Qg5 — albeit 44.Rh7+ was even better — and after 44...Qe5 continued with 45.Qd8, which is the best move in the position.

Rapport had nothing better than 45...Qg7, giving up the queen. He had a dead-lost position, though, as he resigned four moves later.

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1.d4 3 Nf6 2 2.c4 3 g6 3 3.Nc3 2 Bg7 2 4.e4 0 d6 1 5.Nf3 4 0-0 2 6.Be2 1 e5 2 7.0-0 3 Na6 2 8.Be3 4 c6 2 9.d5 5 Ng4 4 10.Bg5 3 f6 1 11.Bd2 0 f5 6 E94: King's Indian: Classical: 6 Be2 e5 7 0-0: Various Black 7th moves. 12.a3!? 2:18
Leaves trodden paths. 12...f4N 56 Predecessor: 12...Nf6 13.b4 c5 14.Rb1 h6 15.Nh4 Nxe4 16.Nxe4 Qxh4 17.Nxd6 Rd8 18.Nxc8 Raxc8 19.Qa4 0-1 (44) Shen, Y (2413)-Huang,Q (2465) Khanty-Mansiysk 2012 13.dxc6 2:41 bxc6 2 White is slightly better. 14.b4 1 Nc7 0 15.Rc1 1:12 Kh8 34 16.Rc2 1:56 Nh6 1:01 17.Bc1 29 Nf7 1:21 18.Rd2 8 Qe7 1:10 19.Qa4 55 Bd7 0 20.Rfd1 15 Rfd8 41 21.Qa5 4:25 Ne6 24 22.a4 3 22.Bb2= 22...g5 54 23.h3 9 h5 34 23...Nd4! 24.Nxd4 exd4 25.Rxd4 Bxd4 26.Rxd4 Qe5 27.Qxe5+ dxe5 24.Nh2= 0 Nd4 4 25.Bxh5 26 Nb3 7 26.Qa6 3 Rdb8 1:11 Strongly threatening ...Rb6. 27.Rb2 1:20 27.c5!= keeps the balance. 27...Rxb4 1:31 28.c5 1 Nxc5 9 29.Qe2 2 a5 1:42 29...Nxa4?! 30.Nxa4 Rxa4 31.Bxf7 Qxf7 32.Rb7= 30.Bg6 1:58 Nh6 0 Much worse is 30...Nxa4?! 31.Qh5+ Kg8 32.Nxa4 Rxa4 33.Bd2= 33.Rb7 Nd8 30...Be6 31.Qh5+ Kg8 32.Qh7+ Kf8 31.Qh5 0 Nb3 1:05 Against Rbd2 31...Nxa4 32.Nxa4 Rxa4 33.Rb7± Black should play 31...Kg8 32.Rbd2 Rc4 32.Rb1 17 Nd4 35 33.Ba3 2 Rc4 13 33...Rbb8 keeps the upper hand. 34.Ne2!± 10 Rxa4 29 34...Be8! 35.Nxd4 exd4 35.Nxd4 1:43 exd4 3 35...Rxa3? 36.Ndf3 Kg8 37.Nxg5+- 36.Bb2 11 White is more active. 36.Rd3! 36...c5 3:01 37.Nf3 0 g4 18 38.Ng5 2:55 Rf8 44 Against Nf7+ 39.Nh7 5 39.Bc1 39...gxh3! 3:20 aiming for ...Bg4. 40.Nxf8 32
40.f3 is a better defense. 40...Bg4!-+ 9 41.Qd5 6 Bxf8 6 Black should try 41...Bxd1-+ 42.Rxd1 Bxf8 43.gxh3 Qe5 42.Bxd4+? 1:21 cxd4 2 43.Rb7 11 Qe6 9 Inferior is 43...Bxd1 44.Rxe7 Bxe7 45.gxh3 43...Bd7-+ 44.gxh3 Qe6 44.Qg5? 2 44.Rh7+ Kg8
45.Qg5!
44...Qe5? 1:07
44...Qg8 45.Rdb1 Rb4 46.R1xb4 axb4 45.Qd8!+- 45 Qg7 14 45...h2+ 46.Kxh2 46.Rxg7 0 Kxg7 1
47.Rc1! 4 White wants to mate with Qg5. d3 25 47...Be6 48.Qg5 48.Be8 50 48.Qg5 Ra1 49.Rxa1 Bd7 50.Bf5+ Kf7 51.Bxd7 d2 52.Qxf4+ Ke7 53.Bxh3 48...Nf7 3:20 49.Qc7 6 Weighted Error Value: White=0.44/Black=0.48 49.Rc7 Ra1+ 50.Kh2 Bh5 51.Qg5+ Kh8 52.Rxf7 Bxf7 53.Bxf7 Rh1+ 54.Kxh1 hxg2+ 55.Kg1 Kh7 56.Qg8+ Kh6 57.Qg6#
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So,W2766Rapport,R27761–02022Superbet Rapid Poland 20228.2

Wesley So

Wesley So | Photo: Lennart Ootes

Despite having secured first place in the rapid with a round to spare, Anand did not shy away from entering complications against his closest chaser in Saturday’s final round. The Indian played sharply with black out of a Petroff Defence and found himself in an inferior position by the time the late middlegame phase was reached.

Anand defended resourcefully, though, and actually managed to equalize. A blunder on move 35 abruptly put an end to the game.

Much like Rapport in the game against So, Anand tried to force a queen swap while trying to relieve the pressure — 35...Qd6 lost immediately to 36.Qxf7+, as after 36...Kxf7 White will get a new queen soon. The Indian resigned after the queen captured the rook on f7.

Interestingly, after the forced sequence 37.fxg7+ Kg8 38.Rxf8+ Qxf8 39.gxf8Q+ Kxf8, Black cannot even try to keep fighting with his passer on the d-file due to a skewer along the a3-f8 diagonal.

40.Bb4 is the lethal blow here.

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1.e4 0 e5 1 2.Nf3 3 Nf6 2 3.Nc3 3 Nc6 4 4.a4 2 d6 41 5.d4 20 exd4 4 6.Nxd4 1 C47: Scotch Four Knights and Four Knights with 4 g3. Be7 2
7.Be2N 20 Predecessor: 7.Nxc6 bxc6 8.Be2 0-0 9.0-0 a5 10.Be3 d5 11.e5 Nd7 12.f4 Re8 13.Bf2 1-0 (35) Van Woerden,H-Rasmussen,P ICCF corr 1994 7...0-0 11 8.0-0 3 The position is equal. Re8 10 9.a5 57 Nb4 23 10.f4 1:22 10.Bc4 10...c5 1:21 11.Nb3 0 Bf8 3:38 12.Bf3 21 d5 40 13.e5 2:11 13.exd5 c4 14.Nd4 Bc5 13...Bf5! 26 14.Rf2 4 14.exf6? Bxc2 15.Qd2 Bxb3 16.fxg7 Bxg7-+ 14...d4! 3:41 15.Na4 36 15.exf6 dxc3 16.bxc3 Nxc2 17.Rxc2 Qxd1+ 18.Bxd1 Re1+ 19.Kf2 Rxd1 15...Nd7 39 15...d3 16.c4 16.exf6 Nxc2 17.Bd2 Nxa1 16.Bxb7? Ng4-+ 16.Nbxc5 Nxc2 17.Rb1 Rc8-+ 16...Nc2 16.Bxb7 0 Rb8 6 17.a6 2 d3 2:57 18.c4 3:03 Nb6 2:25 19.Na5 3:59 Nxa4 0 20.Qxa4 1:02 Bd7 4:18 21.Qd1 2 Re6 33 22.Bd2 1:18 Nxa6 1:21 23.Bd5 3 23.Rf3± 23...Reb6 19 23...Rxb2 24.Bxe6 Bxe6 24.Bc3± 25 White is more active. Nb4 0 25.f5 2:03 25.Bxb4± Rxb4 26.Qxd3 25...Nxd5 0 25...Ra6!= 26.cxd5 2 aiming for Nc4. Bb5 1 Prevents Nc4. 27.Qf3 39 Threatens to win with f6. c4 8 28.Kh1 26 f6 30
29.exf6 27 29.Nc6!± Bxc6 30.dxc6 29...Rxf6 31 30.Nc6 31 White has the initiative. Bxc6 4 31.dxc6 1 Rf7 0 32.Ra4 46 Rb5! 44 Weaker is 32...Bc5 33.Rf1± 33.f6 1:26 33.Rxc4!? Rbxf5 34.Qxf5 Rxf5 35.Rxf5 33...Rc5 14 33...Bc5? 34.Rf1 g6 35.Rxc4+- 34.Qg4 20 h5? 25
34...Rxc6= 35.fxg7 35.Rxc4 h5 35...Rxf2 36.gxf8N+ 36.gxf8B+ Rg6= 36.gxf8Q+ Kxf8 37.Bb4+ Rd6+- 36...Kxf8 37.Bb4+ Rd6 35.Qe6? 18 35.Qg6!+- White threatens fxg7! and mate. Qc7 36.Ra6 35...Qd6? 6
35...Qd5= 36.Qxd5 Rxd5 36.Qxf7+‼ 3 Weighted Error Value: White=0.36/Black=0.48
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Rapport,R2776Anand,V27511–02022Superbet Rapid Poland 20229.4

Richard Rapport, Vishy Anand

A smiling handshake — Richard Rapport and Vishy Anand | Photo: Lennart Ootes


Final standings - Rapid (2 pts for a win, 1 pt for a draw)

Rk.NameRtg.Nt.Pts.n
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
TBPerf.
1
2751
14.0
9
52.50
2928
2
2776
13.0
9
49.00
2871
3
2750
12.0
9
47.50
2833
4
2766
11.0
9
48.50
2786
5
2765
10.0
9
35.00
2749
6
2786
9.0
9
36.00
2704
7
2696
7.0
9
24.50
2634
8
2644
7.0
9
23.50
2640
9
2671
5.0
9
15.50
2551
10
2518
2.0
9
9.00
2383
TBs: Sonneborn-Berger

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1.d4 7 Nf6 10 2.c4 2 c6 7 3.Nf3 18 d5 2 4.e3 2 Bf5 15 5.Nc3 3 e6 3 6.Nh4 3 Be4 10 7.f3 5 Bg6 3 8.Qb3 5 Qc7 9 9.cxd5 5 D12: Slav Defence: 3 Nf3 Nf6 4 e3 Bf5. Nxd5 50 9...cxd5= 10.Bd2 10.Nxg6 hxg6 11.Bd3 Nc6= 10...Nc6 10.e4 18 Nxc3 11 11.bxc3 3 White is slightly better. Be7 7 12.Nxg6 4 hxg6 3 13.g3 2 Nd7 33
14.Be3N 40 Predecessor: 14.Kf2 e5 15.Be3 c5 16.dxe5 Nxe5 17.Qb5+ Nc6 18.Rb1 0-0-0 19.Bc4 Bd6 20.Kg2 1-0 (52) So,W (2772)-Liang,A (2587) chess24.com INT 2021 14...0-0 59 15.Be2 55 c5 58 16.Kf2 18 e5 30 17.Rac1 33 Rac8 24 18.Rhd1 10 White is more active. c4 2:30 19.Qb2 25 a6 1:08 20.a4 16 Prevents b5. Rb8 31 21.dxe5 53 b5 3:15 22.f4 1:56 Nc5 18 23.Bxc5 1:19 Qxc5+ 1:03 24.Kf3 1 bxa4 46 25.Qa2 1 a3 36 26.Qxc4 54 Qb6 1:41 Much less strong is 26...Rb2 27.Qxc5 Bxc5 28.Bc4± 26...Qc8= 27.Rb1! 4:42 Qxb1 44 28.Rxb1 2 Rxb1 2 29.Qxa6 33 White should play 29.Kg4± 29...Rb3 21 30.Bc4 1:27 Rxc3+ 2 31.Kg4 2 With the idea Bd5. Rd8 52 31...Rxc4!= keeps the balance. 32.Qxc4 Ra8 32.Kh3 6:32 Better is 32.Bd5± 32...Rxc4!= 3:22 The position is equal. 33.Qxc4 3       Endgame KQ-KRB Rd2 2 34.e6 46 f5 57 35.exf5 3:56 gxf5 2 36.Qc8+ 40 Kh7 12 37.Qc3 1:53 a2 23
Strongly threatening ...Rd5. 38.Qa5 1 Prevents Rd5. Kg6 41 39.g4 22 fxg4+ 26 40.Kxg4 1 Qh5+ would kill now. Really sharp! Rg2+ 4 41.Kh3 3 Rc2 33 42.Kg4 42
White threatens Qh5+ and mate. 42...Rxh2 20 43.Qe5 26 And now f5+ would win. Kh6 1:11 44.Qa5 26 Bf6 1:01 45.e7 1 Bxe7 13 45...Rh4+? 46.Kg3 Bxe7 47.Qxa2± 46.Qa8! 11 aiming for Qh8+. Kh7 1:05 Against Qh8+. White must now prevent ...Bf6. 46...Bf6 47.Qh8+ Kg6 48.Qxh2 Bd8 49.Qxa2 Kf6 50.f5 Ke5 51.Qe6+ Kd4 52.Qd6+ Kc4 53.Qxd8 47.Qe4+! 1 Kg8 15 47...Kh6!? 48.Qa8 Bh4= 48.Qa8+ 8 Kh7 42 Hoping for ...Bf6. 49.Qe4+! 1 Kg8 24 49...Kh6!? 50.Qa8 Bh4= 50.Qa8+ 2 Weighted Error Value: White=0.09 (flawless) /Black=0.11 (very precise)
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Korobov,A2671Gavrilescu,D25181–02022D38Superbet Rapid Poland 20222.1
Caruana,F2786Duda,J27501–02022D35Superbet Rapid Poland 20222.2
Rapport,R2776Aronian,L2765½–½2022B50Superbet Rapid Poland 20222.3
Wojtaszek,R2696Shevchenko,K2644½–½2022A58Superbet Rapid Poland 20222.4
So,W2766Anand,V27510–12022E48Superbet Rapid Poland 20222.5
Anand,V2751Korobov,A26711–02022C02Superbet Rapid Poland 20223.1
Shevchenko,K2644So,W27660–12022C67Superbet Rapid Poland 20223.2
Aronian,L2765Wojtaszek,R2696½–½2022B30Superbet Rapid Poland 20223.3
Duda,J2750Rapport,R27761–02022E98Superbet Rapid Poland 20223.4
Gavrilescu,D2518Caruana,F27860–12022B30Superbet Rapid Poland 20223.5
Korobov,A2671Caruana,F2786½–½2022A26Superbet Rapid Poland 20224.1
Rapport,R2776Gavrilescu,D25181–02022C00Superbet Rapid Poland 20224.2
Wojtaszek,R2696Duda,J27500–12022B06Superbet Rapid Poland 20224.3
So,W2766Aronian,L2765½–½2022E04Superbet Rapid Poland 20224.4
Anand,V2751Shevchenko,K26441–02022B33Superbet Rapid Poland 20224.5
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Duda,J2750So,W27660–12022C65Superbet Rapid Poland 20225.3
Gavrilescu,D2518Wojtaszek,R2696½–½2022B52Superbet Rapid Poland 20225.4
Caruana,F2786Rapport,R27760–12022C18Superbet Rapid Poland 20225.5
Korobov,A2671Rapport,R27760–12022E94Superbet Rapid Poland 20226.1
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Shevchenko,K2644Aronian,L2765½–½2022C77Superbet Rapid Poland 20226.5
Aronian,L2765Korobov,A26711–02022B50Superbet Rapid Poland 20227.1
Duda,J2750Shevchenko,K2644½–½2022D15Superbet Rapid Poland 20227.2
Gavrilescu,D2518Anand,V27510–12022C45Superbet Rapid Poland 20227.3
Caruana,F2786So,W2766½–½2022C65Superbet Rapid Poland 20227.4
Rapport,R2776Wojtaszek,R26961–02022B50Superbet Rapid Poland 20227.5
Korobov,A2671Wojtaszek,R26960–12022B92Superbet Rapid Poland 20228.1
So,W2766Rapport,R27761–02022E94Superbet Rapid Poland 20228.2
Anand,V2751Caruana,F2786½–½2022C42Superbet Rapid Poland 20228.3
Shevchenko,K2644Gavrilescu,D25181–02022C00Superbet Rapid Poland 20228.4
Aronian,L2765Duda,J27500–12022C28Superbet Rapid Poland 20228.5
Duda,J2750Korobov,A26711–02022E92Superbet Rapid Poland 20229.1
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Caruana,F2786Shevchenko,K2644½–½2022D11Superbet Rapid Poland 20229.3
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Carlos Colodro is a Hispanic Philologist from Bolivia. He works as a freelance translator and writer since 2012. A lot of his work is done in chess-related texts, as the game is one of his biggest interests, along with literature and music.

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