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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.
In the third round of the Grand Prix all games ended in draws. One of the leaders, Veselin Topalov, could have take the sole but missed winning chances in time trouble. Peter Leko also had an opportunity to fight for a big advantage in a French Defence against Hikaru Nakamura but failed to find the critical move. Rustam Kasimdzhanov managed to defend worse endgame against Shakhriyar Mamedyarov and Ruslan Ponomariov held the position in a Scottish Defence against Sergey Karjakin. Fabiano Caruana didn’t manage to create real threats against Alexander Morozevich.
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
|
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
|
Veselin Topalov | 2771 |
Rustam Kamsky and Veselin Topalov analysing with press officer Anastasiya Karlovich
Kamsky-Topalov ½-½
A Sicilian with 3.Bb5 happened in the game and the first key moment appeared
on the move 15th. Gata Kamsky spent a lot of time trying to choose between 15.Bg5
and 15.Bf4 but couldn’t assess the position after the possible 15…d5.
Veselin Topalov played creatively, sacrificed the exchange, activated his pieces
and got a winning position. The white position was about to collapse but unexpectedly
the Bulgarian player failed to find the winning continuation. After solving
the worst problems Kamsky started to play precisely and made a draw in the endgame.
Caruana-Morozevich ½-½
Alexander Morozevich spent only 20 minutes for 26 moves at the start of the
game and got quite a comfortable position with black in the Ruy Lopez. Fabiano
Caruana was not so familiar with the line and tried to play logically, getting
a slight edge. According to Caruana, Black had a good move 28…a5 but Alexander
didn’t want to have a weak pawn on b5 and preferred to protect his kingside
with 28…g6 and 29…h5. There were no real chances to play for more
than a draw for both sides.
Karjakin-Ponomariov ½-½
Sergey Karjakin chose to play the Scotch against his former compatriot Ruslan
Ponomariov. According to Karjakin, 10.g3 is a very rare move, as the normal
continuation is f3. “ I thought this position is slightly better for White
and easier for me to play”, explained Sergey. Karjakin tried to increase
his advantage little by little, but then made a mistake on 27th move. “I’m
not really happy with 27.Qd2 because I blundered that after 27..Qh5 28. Rd6
Black has Qd1. I was lucky I had 28.Bf3 after Qh5! I should have played 27.Bf3
instead and then Qd2,” said the Russian player. White was still trying
to play for initiative but Ruslan defended precisely.
Hikaru Nakamura, USA, and Peter Leko, Hungary in the press conference
Leko-Nakamura ½-½
Hikaru Nakamura repeated the Boleslavsky Variation in the French, which
had happened in his game against Sergey Karjakin at the first round, but chose
another continuation on his 15th move. Peter Leko didn’t devote all his
attention to preparing for this line after yesterday’s game, but was familiar
with the main ideas and plans in the variation. The Hungarian player managed
to get a small but stable edge. It was not obvious for both players at which
moment Black could have improved his play, but on the 35th move White missed
the real chance to fight for a win after 35.e6. After that key moment the American
player was not in danger any more and confidently drew the game.
Teimour Radjabov, Azerbaijan, vs Anish Giri, The Netherlands
Giri-Radjabov ½-½
Less than one hour has passed when Anish Giri and Teimur Radjabov started to
repeat moves and agreed for a draw in the Anti-Nimzo-Indian.
Mamedyarov-Kasimdzhanov ½-½
In the press-conferences Rustam Kasimdzhanov said he could have avoided the
problems in the opening by playing 10…Qd5 instead of 10…Bd5. After
the opening the position became quite sharp and the critical moment happened
on the 19th move. The Azeri player could have played 19.Nd6 instead of Bd6 and
grabbed the pawn on c5. Former FIDE world champion Kasimdzhanov was ready to
defend the endgame a pawn down, but analysis showed it was not that easy. Rustam
Kasimdzhanov found an accurate maneuver Rb5-Rd5 and didn’t leave any illusions
for White.
During the press-conference Rustam Kasimdzhanov commented on his decision not to participate in the next match as second of Vishwanathan Anand. “I think three World championship matches are enough for me. They were all very tough – each tougher than the other. At the end I think I deserve some rest (smiles). I’m a bit worried that the match is going to be held in India and Magnus is seriously opposed to the idea to play there. If they push it and Magnus gets nervous we can have the situation where the Norwegian will just refuse to play, as he had done with previous candidates tournament. It’s a great match and it would be a pity if something happens. I will be happy if they find some neutral ground. On the other hand India deserves to host the World Championship match because Anand has held the title for many years. So the situation is difficult”,said the former FIDE world champion.
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Information and pictures by FIDE press chief WGM Anastasiya Karlovich
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
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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 |
-
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Veselin Topalov | 2771 |
Hikaru Nakamura | 2767 |
-
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Gata Kamsky | 2741 |
Teimour Radjabov | 2793 |
-
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Peter Leko | 2744 |
Ruslan Ponomariov | 2733 |
-
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Anish Giri | 2727 |
Alexander Morozevich | 2758 |
-
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Sergey Karjakin | 2786 |
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov | 2766 |
-
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Fabiano Caruana | 2772 |
Round 05 – April 23 2013, 14:00h | ||||
Fabiano Caruana | 2772 |
-
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Rustam Kasimdzhanov | 2709 |
Sergey Karjakin | 2786 |
-
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Shakhriyar Mamedyarov | 2766 |
Anish Giri | 2727 |
-
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Alexander Morozevich | 2758 |
Peter Leko | 2744 |
-
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Ruslan Ponomariov | 2733 |
Gata Kamsky | 2741 |
-
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Teimour Radjabov | 2793 |
Veselin Topalov | 2771 |
-
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Hikaru Nakamura | 2767 |
Round 06 – April 24 2013, 14:00h | ||||
Rustam Kasimdzhanov | 2709 |
-
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Hikaru Nakamura | 2767 |
Teimour Radjabov | 2793 |
-
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Veselin Topalov | 2771 |
Ruslan Ponomariov | 2733 |
-
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Gata Kamsky | 2741 |
Alexander Morozevich | 2758 |
-
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Peter Leko | 2744 |
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov | 2766 |
-
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Anish Giri | 2727 |
Fabiano Caruana | 2772 |
-
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Sergey Karjakin | 2786 |
Round 07 – April 25 2013, 14:00h | ||||
Sergey Karjakin | 2786 |
-
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Rustam Kasimdzhanov | 2709 |
Anish Giri | 2727 |
-
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Fabiano Caruana | 2772 |
Peter Leko | 2744 |
-
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Shakhriyar Mamedyarov | 2766 |
Gata Kamsky | 2741 |
-
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Alexander Morozevich | 2758 |
Veselin Topalov | 2771 |
-
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Ruslan Ponomariov | 2733 |
Hikaru Nakamura | 2767 |
-
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Teimour Radjabov | 2793 |
Round 08 – April 26 2013, 14:00h | ||||
Rustam Kasimdzhanov
|
2709 |
-
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Teimour Radjabov | 2793 |
Ruslan Ponomariov
|
2733 |
-
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Hikaru Nakamura | 2767 |
Alexander Morozevich
|
2758 |
-
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Veselin Topalov | 2771 |
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
|
2766 |
-
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Gata Kamsky | 2741 |
Fabiano Caruana
|
2772 |
-
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Peter Leko | 2744 |
Sergey Karjakin
|
2786 |
-
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Anish Giri | 2727 |
Round 09 – April 28 2013, 14:00h | ||||
Anish Giri | 2727 |
-
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Rustam Kasimdzhanov | 2709 |
Peter Leko | 2744 |
-
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Sergey Karjakin | 2786 |
Gata Kamsky | 2741 |
-
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Fabiano Caruana | 2772 |
Veselin Topalov | 2771 |
-
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Shakhriyar Mamedyarov | 2766 |
Hikaru Nakamura | 2767 |
-
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Alexander Morozevich | 2758 |
Teimour Radjabov | 2793 |
-
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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 |
-
|
Alexander Morozevich | 2758 |
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