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Nanjing R10: Magnus wins with 2900+ performance

10/30/2010 – What is with him and China? Magnus Carlsen has again won the Nanjing Super-GM, a full point ahead of Vishy Anand, who grabbed a final point back from French GM Etienne Bacrot. Meanwhile Veselin Topalov tricked Wang Yue and converted a lost position into a win. Magnus picked up 80,000 Euros – and enough Elo points to entrench him at the top of the world rankings. Final report.

Nanjing R09: Carlsen beats Topalov, wins Pearl Spring

10/29/2010 – It was the usual story: Magnus Carlsen kept putting intense pressure on the opponent, turning the screws, until suddenly he cracked. Unusual was that it was the former world number one, Veselin Topalov who buckled. The other games were drawn. Carlsen is now 1½ points ahead of the field and the winner of the event. Illustrated report with analysis by GM Romain Edouard.

Nanjing R08: Anand threatens to win, all games drawn

10/28/2010 – The round started quietly, with Bacrot and Gashimov quickly shaking hands, for understandable reasons; Wang Yue left the opening against Carlsen up a pawn, but failed to find a way to improve, and the game of the day was Anand against Topalov, with the Bulgarian in chipper spirits, playing a dynamic, optimistic game. Report with game commentary by GM Romain Edouard.

Nanjing R07: Topalov wins, Anand pulls off Houdini escape

10/28/2010 – What an exciting day! Gashimov and Wang Yue played out 67 moves all the way down to bare kings; Etienne Bacrot, playing with the black pieces, became too optimistic against Topalov, blundered and lost; and Magnus Carlsen outmaneuvered Anand to reach a winning position, only to miss two straight wins, spoiling it to a draw. Round seven report and analysis.

Nanjing R06: Anand beats Wang, Carlsen leads

10/26/2010 – Coming out of the rest day, revitalized World Champion Vishy Anand scored a second win in this tournament, this time over Wang Yue, to move half a point higher on the cross table. Magnus Carlsen and Veselin Topalov both struggled and were quite lucky to get draws, though both their games were tense thrilling affairs. Round six report with analysis by GM Elshan Moradiabadi.

Nanjing R05: Bacrot and Carlsen win

10/24/2010 – Another exciting day: while Anand settled for a safe draw against Vugar Gashimov (to recuperate on the free day), bottom seed Etienne Bacrot continued his rampage with a black-piece win against Wang Yue; and Magnus Carlsen continued his forceful comeback with another fine victory – over second seed Veselin Topalov. Illustrated report with analysis by GM Elshan Moradiabadi.

Nanjing R04: Giri analyses two games

10/24/2010 – Yesterday it was all about Anand's loss to Bacrot, in a position that he could have drawn. Now that the dust has settled (somewhat – the letters are still pouring in), we turn our attention to the two other games that we sadly neglected. Both were drawn but both interesting and one quite nerve-racking. Once again we bring you the entertaining and instructive commentary of GM Anish Giri.

Nanjing R04: Bacrot beats Anand, Carlsen leads

10/23/2010 – After a very nice win yesterday World Champion Viswanathan Anand today suffered a painful defeat when he apparently misjudged an endgame of four pawns vs bishop and two pawns. The winner: French GM Etienne Bacrot, who is now in place two on the table. Anand, it turns out, could have saved the "wrong-colored bishop" endgame, as our resident expert Dr Karsten Müller shows.

Nanjing R03: Anand beats Topalov with black – all games decided

10/23/2010 – Yesterday all games were drawn, while today, in round three, all three games were decisive, with Vishy Anand and Etienne Bacrot beating Veselin Topalov and Vugar Gashimov, both with the black pieces. Meanwhile Magnus Carlsen celebrated a second victory, this time against Wang Yue with white. We bring you a full report with analysis by GM Anish Giri.

Nanjing R01: GM commentary and pictures

10/21/2010 – This is one of the highest caliber events of the year – with three players rated 2800 or higher. After our express report with pictures of the opening ceremonies we bring you full analysis – by French GM Romain Edouard – of all three games of round one, together with some remarkable player portraits by Yu Feng. Round one indepth.

Nanjing R02: All games drawn – but exciting battles

10/21/2010 – When a lay audience sees all the games of a round ending without decision the first reaction is disappointment. But when a strong grandmaster looks at the games they can be filled with excitement – as was the case with our guest commentator today. GM Anish Giri, the rising star of Dutch chess, did express analysis and gives us his take on the round. Now with pictures.

Nanjing R01: First blood – Carlsen beats Bacrot

10/20/2010 – After a spectacular opening ceremony the first round of the Nanjing Pearl Spring Chess tournament got under way, with World Number one Magnus Carlsen bouncing back from a string of disappointing results with a clean win over French GM Etienne Bacrot. Anand-Wang Yue and Topalov-Gashimov were both drawn. Commentary to follow, here's our big pictorial report.

Nanjing 2010 - Preview

10/19/2010 – Nanjing 2010 is possibly the hottest round-robin tournament of the year, and is the first in history with three players rated 2800 in it. That it takes place in China is not so surprising considering they not only champion their own oriental values but even classical music. Read the preview, see the 1000 piano extravaganza, and above all, don't miss the breathtaking Yuja Wang!
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