Unive 05: Adams wins game, So wins event

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10/26/2013 – The only decisive game in today's round was Adam's very clean victory over Van Wely. However this, combined with the draw between So and Van Kampen, clinches the tournament victory for the Filipino as neither Van Kampen or Adams, who are tied with second, can reach him and his 1.5 point advantage. The open section is lead by Rodshtein, but anything can happen there tomorrow. GM Analysis of today.
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The small town of Hoogeveen is again a center of attention for the chess world. Both the Unive Crown Tournament and the Unive Open have started in Hoogeveen, sponsored by the Unive cooperative insurance company in the Netherlands. The main attraction is of course the super grandmaster double round robin tournament that will run from the 20th of October until the 27th.

The arbuters frantically making sure that the pairings are correct

The calm before the storm in the open section

Round 5

Van Wely was outplayed by Adams. The Dutch had a moment where he could have tried to equalize, but he did not seize the opportunity and it was all downill from there.

So's draw today was enough for him to clinch first place with one round to go

Adams can now fight for second place as he has as many points as Van Kampen

A little old school relaying taking place in Unive

Van Kampen will battle a weakened Van Wely with black tomorrow. If he wins he at least ties for second.

WIM Lorena Zepeda is having an amazing performance in the open section raking in over 22 FIDE points

The Open section continue with Rodshtein and Moskalenko in the lead, but the Israeli has taken a half point advantage as he won his game while Moskalenko could only draw. L'Ami

In the open section

Pictures by Lennart Ootes

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1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 e6 White has tried basically every legal move in this position, but the one that Adam's chooses is actually very rare. 7.Qf3 Nbd7 8.0-0-0 Qc7 9.Qg3 Although this looks like it should be a somewhat typical Sicilian position, the quick Qf3-g3 has made this a position that has never been seen at top level chess. It's interesting that despite the hundreds or thousands of grandmaster Sicilians every year, there is always new territory to explore before move 10. Nc5 10.f3 Bd7 11.Nb3! I like this move. The knight is threated because of the pin, so Black must react. If he takes on b3 he solidifies White's position, while Na4 is a little awkward. Na4 11...Nxb3+ 12.axb3 makes White's position a little easier to defend. 12.cxb3!? Might be even better, with the followup of Kb1 and Rc1. 12.Nxa4 Bxa4 13.Kb1 Rc8 14.Bd3 h5 15.Rhe1 Adams has played very simple chess and he has a slightly more comfortable position. e5 15...Be7 seemed a little better. Black needs to castle. 16.Qxg7 Rg8 17.Qh6 Rg6 18.Qf4 e5 19.Qh4 Ng4 20.Qxh5 Nxe3 21.Rxe3 Rxg2 is the kind of counterplay Black should be happy with, despite being down a pawn. 16.Qf2 Be7 17.Bb6 Qb8 18.Na5 Nd7 19.Nc4 Bxc2+!? Changing the character of the position, but Adams is ready for this. 19...0-0 20.b3 Bc6 21.g4 looks worse than it actually is. Black is a little bit worse probably but he has chances. 20.Kxc2 Nxb6 21.Qxb6 Bd8 22.Qb3 b5 23.Kb1 bxc4 24.Qxb8 Rxb8 25.Bxc4 A forced sequence has landed us in this endgame. The issue for Black here is that he holds two permanent disadvantages. The first is that his bishop will simply never be as useful as White's, who will dominate the board. The second is that Adams has a mobile majority on the queenside, letting him create a potential passed pawn. Black will never push d5. Rb6 26.Rd3 Rf8 27.Rc1 f5 An attempt at alleviating the blockade. Adams has to decide wether to let go a bit of his hold on d5 or give Van Wely the f-file. 28.Bd5 Kd7 29.exf5! The correct decision. The rooks and bishop will be enough to consolidate the blockade. Rxf5 30.Be4 Rf4 31.g3 Rf6 32.h4 a5 33.Rc5 Rf8 34.a3 It's suicide for Black's pawn to ever advance to a4, so Adams can play this move to pr epare a future b4. Ke6 35.Rc8 Be7 36.Rc7 Rb5 37.Bc6 37.a4 Rc5 38.Rxc5 dxc5 39.Rb3! Was maybe better, Black has difficulty holding on to all his pawns. 37...Rb6 37...Rc5! Was the only way to play for Black. 38.Ka2 Rb8! Halting b4, and White still has to prove his advantage. 38.Bd5+ Kf6 39.g4! Now it's winning. Black's rook on b6 is nowhere near as important as White's on c7, which is fueling a strong attack against the opponent king. hxg4 40.fxg4 e4 Otherwise Van Wely will lose his bishop after g5+. 41.Bxe4 41.g5+! was stronger Kf5 42.Re3 And White wins a pawn but Black's king is still not feeling comfortable. 41...Bd8 42.Rc2 g5 43.Rf3+ Kg7 44.Rxf8 Kxf8 45.Rc8 Ke7 46.h5 White's passed pawn on the h-file is too strong. Black can't afford to lose any more material, but it is not easy to put a stop to h6. d5 47.Bxd5 Kd7 48.Ra8 Rf6 49.Be4 Rf1+ 50.Ka2 Rf2 51.Bf5+ Ke7 52.h6 Bb6 53.h7 Bd4 54.h8Q Adams converted a very nice game in which he was better from start to finish. Van Wely missed his chance to put further problems and try to equalize with 37...Rc5 and after that it was simply over. 1–0
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WhiteEloWBlackEloBResYearECOEventRnd
Adams,M2753Van Wely,L26931–02013B9017th Unive Crown5.2
Van Kampen,R2607So,W2706½–½2013C6517th Unive Crown5.1

Standings

Schedule

Round 1 – October 20
So, Wesley 2706
1-0
 Van Wely, Loek 2693
Van Kampen, Robin 2607
1-0
 Adams, Michael 2753
Round 2 – October 21
Van Kampen, Robin 2607
½-½
 Van Wely, Loek 2693
Adams, Michael 2753
½-½
 So, Wesley 2706
Round 3 – October 22
Van Wely, Loek 2693
½-½
 Adams, Michael 2753
So, Wesley 2706
1-0
 Van Kampen, Robin 2607
Round 4 – October 24
Van Wely, Loek 2693
0-1
 So, Wesley 2706
Adams, Michael 2753
½-½
 Van Kampen, Robin 2607
Round 5 – October 25
Adams, Michael 2753
1-0
 Van Wely, Loek 2693
Van Kampen, Robin 2607
½-½
 So, Wesley 2706
Round 6 – October 26
Van Wely, Loek 2693   Van Kampen, Robin 2607
So, Wesley 2706   Adams, Michael 2753

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