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From April 14 to April 30, 2013, the third stage of the FIDE Grand Prix Series 2012-2013 is taking place in Zug, Switzerland. Twelve players are competing in a round robin tournament with time controls of 120 minutes for the first 40 moves, 60 minutes for the next 20 moves and then 15 minutes and an increment of 30 seconds per move for each player. The Grand Prix Series consists of six tournaments to be held over two years, with 18 top players, each participating in four of the six tournaments. The winner and second placed player overall of the Grand Prix Series will qualify for the Candidates Tournament to be held in March 2014.
It was raining hard during the second free day, and most of players preferred to stay in the hotel and relax before the final part of the tournament. Three decisive games were played in the ninth round. It could have been more, as Peter Leko and Rustam Kasimdzhanov were close to win against Sergey Karjakin and Anish Giri respectively. The leader of the tournament, Veselin Topalov, drew against Shakhriyar Mamdeyarov and remains half a point ahead of Fabiano Caruana, who won his game against Gata Kamsky and is now alone in second place. Ruslan Ponomariov moved from second to third after his loss against Teimur Rajabov. He shared this place with Hikaru Nakamura and Sergey Karjakin. Alexander Morozevich lost a third consecutive game, in spite of the fact that he had a huge advantage against Hikaru Nakamura.
The playing hall, with a smattering or spectators
It's the commentary area where the public can follow the games
GMs Klaus Bischoff and Robert Fontaine providing analysis on flat panels
Round 09 – April 28 2013, 14:00h | ||||
Anish Giri | 2727 |
½-½
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Rustam Kasimdzhanov | 2709 |
Peter Leko | 2744 |
½-½
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Sergey Karjakin | 2786 |
Gata Kamsky | 2741 |
0-1
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Fabiano Caruana | 2772 |
Veselin Topalov | 2771 |
½-½
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Shakhriyar Mamedyarov | 2766 |
Hikaru Nakamura | 2767 |
1-0
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Alexander Morozevich | 2758 |
Teimour Radjabov | 2793 |
1-0
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Ruslan Ponomariov | 2733 |
Anish Giri - Rustam Kasimdzhanov ½-½
Another symmetrical English, and once again Anish Giri’s enterprising
play led to a dynamic position with lots of complex variations on the board.
11...Be6 instead of 11...e6 was the new move and White decided to spice life
up with 18.Ne5!? Black missed 18…Qa6 and instead allowed the exchange
sacrifice and subsequent attack by White. However White pursued this attack
a bit too aggressively and after 25.Rc1? Black simply took the rook and after
a forced continuation Black could have played the strong 31…Rd8 or the
computer move 32...e6, leaving White with some activity but down on material.
Black decided to go for the endgame an exchange up but 36...e5 instead of Ra8
would have created more problems for White to solve. After 59 moves peace was
signed.
Anish Giri and Rustam Kasimdzhanov discussing their game
Peter Leko - Sergey Karjakin ½-½
The players transposed quite quickly to a main line of the Queen’s
Indian Defence. Leko was very well prepared and got a positional advantage shortly
after the opening. His 13.Bf4 was the new move on the board, but White is relatively
safe and comfortable after that. Sergey started to get into a bit of trouble
in the early middlegame and lost a few tempi with his minor pieces. 18…Ne4?!
allowed 19.cxd5! and White had a big advantage from that point on, despite the
initial complications. But as is the norm with Karjakin you have to keep the
pressure up, and one slight slip, 29.Ra3, allowed Black to get some counter
play. After 40th move Peter Leko pointed out it was hard to find any edge for
White.
Italian GM Fabiano Caruana, with an early novelty in the Ruy Lopez
Gata Kamsky - Fabiano Caruana 0-1
It’s always amazing how in such well-played lines as the Ruy
Lopez one can still get new moves early in the opening. Kamsky tried to catch
Black out with the rare 9.Be3 instead of the main line 9.c3. This did not seem
to pose too much problems for Caruana, and he equalised and kept the balance
throughout the game. The players spent a great deal of time on the ensuing moves,
and after 25 moves White had just five minutes left against Black’s 17
minutes. Caruana got a slight edge after 18.Ng4, and the inaccurate 33.Qe3 allowed
Black’s queen to enter the first rank. The position of White’s king
became dangerous. Fabiano Caruana played precisely and managed to win the game
on the 40th move.
Veselin Topalov - Shakhriyar Mamedyarov ½-½
Mamedyarov (above left) was well prepared after the free day and did
not repeat his game against Karjakin earlier in the tournament. After 14.Nf5
the moves came fast this time, and the first new move was by Black with 19…Qd7.
The position was dynamically equal as the two knights in the center compensated
for the space advantage that White had. After the multiple exchange of rooks
and minor pieces we had an endgame with queen + bishop versus queen + knight.
White had to go for a perpetual due to the advancing h-pawn.
Hikaru Nakamura - Alexander Morozevich 1-0
Both players wanted to win and move up in the tournament. A King’s
Indian quickly transposed into a Benoni and 13.a4 did not seem to stop Morozevich’s
exuberance as he went 13…b5 in gambit fashion anyway. Nakamura tried to
refuse the pawn offer with 15.b4 but this allowed Black the immediate tactical
initiative with 15…Ng4! According to Nakamura, he didn’t like his
position after 22...Na3. Black obtained a winning position and might have netted
the full point if instead of 25…Ra6 he went 25…Bg7 immediately.
The delay in this allowed Nakamura to consolidate and equalise. The game was
unexpectedly decided after the blunder of Black 31... Re4.
Teimour Radjabov - Ruslan Ponomariov 1-0
Teimour Radjabov (above) managed to win his first game in this tournament.
In an earlier round Leko remarked that one of Ponomariov’s favourite lines
was the Queens Gambit Accepted, and today he went for it. Radjabov seemed to
get a very strong position and the position looked aesthetically very difficult
for Black. 11..f5 was the new move on the board, but after 12.a5!? White seemed
to be doing fine. Until move 22 the players followed the computer's first or
second moves and kept a very delicate equality. 22...c6 was the first weaker
option by Black, allowing White to increase his advantage. Both sides left themselves
with very little time and by move 28 had started to play faster. As happens
in many games, Ponomariov made a mistake on the last move of the first time
control. This exchange was fatal for Black and after ten moves he has to resign.
40...g5, 40...Ka2, 40...Kb3 would have led to a draw.
[Event "Renova FIDE GP Zug"] [Site "Zug SUI"] [Date "2013.04.28"] [Round "9.6"] [White "Radjabov, Teimour"] [Black "Ponomariov, Ruslan"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D20"] [WhiteElo "2793"] [BlackElo "2733"] [PlyCount "101"] [EventDate "2013.04.18"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. Bxc4 Nb6 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. Ne2 Bg4 8. Be3 Qd7 9. Nbc3 O-O-O 10. a4 Nxe5 11. Be4 f5 12. a5 Nbc4 13. Bxb7+ Kxb7 14. Qb3+ Ka8 15. dxe5 Nxe3 16. fxe3 Bxe2 17. Nxe2 Qd5 18. Qxd5+ Rxd5 19. Kf2 g6 20. Rhd1 Rxd1 21. Rxd1 Bg7 22. Rd5 Rb8 23. Nd4 Rxb2+ 24. Kf3 Kb7 25. Ne6 Bh8 26. Rc5 c6 27. Nd8+ Ka6 28. Rxc6+ Kxa5 29. Re6 Ka4 30. Rxe7 a5 31. Re8 Bg7 32. Ne6 Bh6 33. Re7 Rb5 34. Nd4 Bg5 35. Re8 Rc5 36. Ne2 Ka3 37. g3 a4 38. h4 Bh6 39. e6 Re5 40. Nf4 {Radjabov's Radient Rook Every exchange must be considered very carefully:} Bxf4 $2 {Probably in high time trouble Ponomariov miscalculates. He should keep his strong bishop, e.g.} (40... g5 41. hxg5 (41. Nd3 g4+ 42. Kg2 Rxe3 43. Nc5 f4 44. gxf4 Bxf4 $11) 41... Bxg5 $11 {(Baburin in Chess Today 4555)}) (40... Ka2 $11 {is also playable.}) 41. Kxf4 Re4+ (41... Rb5 42. e7 Rb7 43. Kg5 Kb2 44. Kf6 a3 45. Ra8 Rxe7 46. Kxe7 a2 47. Kf6 a1=Q 48. Rxa1 Kxa1 49. Kg7 $18) 42. Kg5 Rxe3 43. Kf6 Rxg3 (43... Kb2 44. e7 a3 45. Rb8+ Kc2 46. e8=Q Rxe8 47. Rxe8 a2 48. Ra8 Kb2 49. Kg7 $18) 44. e7 Re3 45. Rb8 Ka2 ({After} 45... f4 46. e8=Q {is the right way to win} ({and not} 46. Rb6 $2 f3 47. Kf7 f2 48. Rf6 Kb3 49. e8=Q Rxe8 50. Kxe8 a3 $11) 46... Rxe8 47. Rxe8 Kb2 48. Re4 a3 49. Rxf4 a2 50. Rf2+ Kb3 51. Rxa2 Kxa2 52. Kg7 $18) 46. Rb6 $1 {Radjabov's radient rook threatens to move behind White's passed e-pawn and keeps Black's king locked in.} ({The direct} 46. e8=Q $2 Rxe8 47. Rxe8 Kb2 $11 {(Baburin) spoils it.}) 46... Rxe7 (46... a3 {does not help due to} 47. Re6 Rxe6+ 48. Kxe6 Kb2 49. e8=Q a2 50. Qb5+ Kc2 51. Qc4+ Kb2 52. Qb4+ Kc2 53. Qa3 Kb1 54. Qb3+ Ka1 $6 55. Qc2 f4 56. Qc1#) 47. Kxe7 a3 48. Kf6 Ka1 (48... f4 49. Kg7 f3 50. Kxh7 f2 51. Rf6 $18) 49. Kg7 a2 50. Kxh7 f4 51. Rb3 (51. Rb3 f3 52. Rxf3 Kb2 53. Rf2+ Kb3 54. Rf1 Kb2 55. Kxg6 $18) 1-0
Ruslan Ponomariov and Teimour Radjabov in the post mortem
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Chess pieces on display in Zug – here some examples:
Information and pictures by WGM Anastasiya Karlovich and GM Robert Fontaine
Round 01 – April 18 2013, 14:00h | ||||
Alexander Morozevich | 2758 |
1-0
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Rustam Kasimdzhanov | 2709 |
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov | 2766 |
½-½
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Ruslan Ponomariov | 2733 |
Fabiano Caruana | 2772 |
1-0
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Teimour Radjabov | 2793 |
Sergey Karjakin | 2786 |
½-½
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Hikaru Nakamura | 2767 |
Anish Giri | 2727 |
½-½
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Veselin Topalov | 2771 |
Peter Leko | 2744 |
½-½
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Gata Kamsky | 2741 |
Round 02 – April 19 2013, 14:00h | ||||
Rustam Kasimdzhanov | 2709 |
1-0
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Gata Kamsky | 2741 |
Veselin Topalov | 2771 |
1-0
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Peter Leko | 2744 |
Hikaru Nakamura | 2767 |
½-½
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Anish Giri | 2727 |
Teimour Radjabov | 2793 |
½-½
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Sergey Karjakin | 2786 |
Ruslan Ponomariov | 2733 |
1-0
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Fabiano Caruana | 2772 |
Alexander Morozevich | 2758 |
½-½
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Shakhriyar Mamedyarov | 2766 |
Round 03 – April 20 2013, 14:00h | ||||
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov | 2766 |
½-½
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Rustam Kasimdzhanov | 2709 |
Fabiano Caruana | 2772 |
½-½
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Alexander Morozevich | 2758 |
Sergey Karjakin | 2786 |
½-½
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Ruslan Ponomariov | 2733 |
Anish Giri | 2727 |
½-½
|
Teimour Radjabov | 2793 |
Peter Leko | 2744 |
½-½
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Hikaru Nakamura | 2767 |
Gata Kamsky | 2741 |
½-½
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Veselin Topalov | 2771 |
Round 04 – April 21 2013, 14:00h | ||||
Rustam Kasimdzhanov | 2709 |
½-½
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Veselin Topalov | 2771 |
Hikaru Nakamura | 2767 |
½-½
|
Gata Kamsky | 2741 |
Teimour Radjabov | 2793 |
½-½
|
Peter Leko | 2744 |
Ruslan Ponomariov | 2733 |
½-½
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Anish Giri | 2727 |
Alexander Morozevich | 2758 |
½-½
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Sergey Karjakin | 2786 |
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov | 2766 |
½-½
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Fabiano Caruana | 2772 |
Round 05 – April 23 2013, 14:00h | ||||
Fabiano Caruana | 2772 |
1-0
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Rustam Kasimdzhanov | 2709 |
Sergey Karjakin | 2786 |
1-0
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Shakhriyar Mamedyarov | 2766 |
Anish Giri | 2727 |
0-1
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Alexander Morozevich | 2758 |
Peter Leko | 2744 |
½-½
|
Ruslan Ponomariov | 2733 |
Gata Kamsky | 2741 |
1-0
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Teimour Radjabov | 2793 |
Veselin Topalov | 2771 |
1-0
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Hikaru Nakamura | 2767 |
Round 06 – April 24 2013, 14:00h | ||||
Rustam Kasimdzhanov | 2709 |
0-1
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Hikaru Nakamura | 2767 |
Teimour Radjabov | 2793 |
½-½
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Veselin Topalov | 2771 |
Ruslan Ponomariov | 2733 |
1-0
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Gata Kamsky | 2741 |
Alexander Morozevich | 2758 |
½-½
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Peter Leko | 2744 |
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov | 2766 |
½-½
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Anish Giri | 2727 |
Fabiano Caruana | 2772 |
½-½
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Sergey Karjakin | 2786 |
Round 07 – April 25 2013, 14:00h | ||||
Sergey Karjakin | 2786 |
½-½
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Rustam Kasimdzhanov | 2709 |
Anish Giri | 2727 |
½-½
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Fabiano Caruana | 2772 |
Peter Leko | 2744 |
½-½
|
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov | 2766 |
Gata Kamsky | 2741 |
1-0
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Alexander Morozevich | 2758 |
Veselin Topalov | 2771 |
½-½
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Ruslan Ponomariov | 2733 |
Hikaru Nakamura | 2767 |
½-½
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Teimour Radjabov | 2793 |
Round 08 – April 26 2013, 14:00h | ||||
Rustam Kasimdzhanov
|
2709 |
½-½
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Teimour Radjabov | 2793 |
Ruslan Ponomariov
|
2733 |
½-½
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Hikaru Nakamura | 2767 |
Alexander Morozevich
|
2758 |
0-1
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Veselin Topalov | 2771 |
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
|
2766 |
½-½
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Gata Kamsky | 2741 |
Fabiano Caruana
|
2772 |
½-½
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Peter Leko | 2744 |
Sergey Karjakin
|
2786 |
½-½
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Anish Giri | 2727 |
Round 09 – April 28 2013, 14:00h | ||||
Anish Giri | 2727 |
½-½
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Rustam Kasimdzhanov | 2709 |
Peter Leko | 2744 |
½-½
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Sergey Karjakin | 2786 |
Gata Kamsky | 2741 |
0-1
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Fabiano Caruana | 2772 |
Veselin Topalov | 2771 |
½-½
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Shakhriyar Mamedyarov | 2766 |
Hikaru Nakamura | 2767 |
1-0
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Alexander Morozevich | 2758 |
Teimour Radjabov | 2793 |
1-0
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Ruslan Ponomariov | 2733 |
Round 10 – April 29 2013, 14:00h | ||||
Rustam Kasimdzhanov | 2709 |
-
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Ruslan Ponomariov | 2733 |
Alexander Morozevich | 2758 |
-
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Teimour Radjabov | 2793 |
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov | 2766 |
-
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Hikaru Nakamura | 2767 |
Fabiano Caruana | 2772 |
-
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Veselin Topalov | 2771 |
Sergey Karjakin | 2786 |
-
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Gata Kamsky | 2741 |
Anish Giri | 2727 |
-
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Peter Leko | 2744 |
Round 11 – April 30 2013, 12:00h | ||||
Peter Leko | 2744 |
-
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Rustam Kasimdzhanov | 2709 |
Gata Kamsky | 2741 |
-
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Anish Giri | 2727 |
Veselin Topalov | 2771 |
-
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Sergey Karjakin | 2786 |
Hikaru Nakamura | 2767 |
-
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Fabiano Caruana | 2772 |
Teimour Radjabov | 2793 |
-
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Shakhriyar Mamedyarov | 2766 |
Ruslan Ponomariov | 2733 |
-
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Alexander Morozevich | 2758 |
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