Tal Memorial 2013 – 6th round

 [Event "?"]  [Site "?"]  [Date "2013.06.19"]  [Round "?"]  [White "Anand, Viswanathan"]  [Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]  [Result "0-1"]  [WhiteElo "2786"]  [BlackElo "2784"]  [Annotator "Dembo,Yelena"]  [PlyCount "90"]  [EventDate "2013.??.??"]  [WhiteClock "0:00:33"]  [BlackClock "0:00:31"]   1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O (4. c3 {is the most popular move.}) 4...  Bg7 5. c3 a6 6. Bxc6 {A rather strange decision, as white exchanges the  Spanish Bishop for center which could be aquired anyway.} (6. Ba4 {the usual.}  d6 7. d4 Bd7 8. Be3 (8. d5 Nce7 9. Bxd7+ Qxd7 10. c4 h6 11. Nfd2 f5 12. exf5  gxf5 13. f4 Nf6 {1/2-1/2 (13) Milos,G (2633)-Azmaiparashvili,Z (2673) Shenyang  2000}) (8. h3 Nge7 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. Nbd2 O-O 11. Re1 Qe8 12. Bc2 Rd8 13. Qe2 h6  14. Nb3 Bc8 15. Nc5 Nb8 16. Be3 b6 17. Nd3 Nbc6 18. Ba4 Bd7 19. Bb3 a5 20. Rad1  Kh8 21. Bc1 Nc8 22. Bd5 f6 23. a3 Nd6 24. Qc2 Ne7 25. Bb3 Bc6 26. Nd2 Bb7 27.  f4 c5 28. fxe5 fxe5 29. Nf2 Qc6 30. Be6 Ndf5 31. Ba2 Nd6 32. Nf3 c4 33. Qe2 b5  34. Bb1 Bc8 35. Be3 Nb7 36. Bc2 Be6 37. Kh2 Ng8 38. Nh4 Bf7 39. Ng4 Nc5 40. Nf3  Nd3 41. Bxd3 cxd3 42. Qd2 Bb3 43. Ra1 g5 44. Kg1 Qc7 45. Qf2 Rd7 46. Qg3 Re8  47. h4 h5 48. hxg5 hxg4 49. Qxg4 Ree7 50. Qh4+ Bh6 51. gxh6 Qc6 52. Qg5 Qf6 53.  Qxf6+ Nxf6 54. Bg5 Rd6 55. Nh4 Ree6 56. Bd2 Ng4 57. Nf5 Rc6 58. Rf1 Nf6 59.  Rae1 Rc4 60. Ng3 Ng8 61. Rf8 b4 62. axb4 axb4 63. Rd8 bxc3 64. Bxc3 Rc5 65. Nf5  Bc4 66. Re3 Kh7 67. Rg3 Rg6 68. Rd7+ {1-0 (68) Lenderman,A (2619)-Kretchetov,A  (2306) Las Vegas 2012}) 8... Nf6 9. Nbd2 O-O 10. Re1 Qe8 11. Bxc6 Bxc6 12. dxe5  Nxe4 13. Nxe4 Bxe4 14. exd6 cxd6 15. Ng5 Bf5 16. Qxd6 Qb5 17. Qb6 Qxb6 18. Bxb6  Rac8 19. Rad1 Rfe8 20. h3 Rxe1+ 21. Rxe1 Rc6 22. Re8+ Bf8 23. Bd4 Rc8 24. Re1  Bd7 25. f3 Rc6 26. Kf2 f6 27. Ne4 Kf7 28. g4 Be7 29. Nd2 f5 30. Kg3 Re6 31.  Rxe6 Bxe6 32. b3 Bd6+ 33. Kf2 h5 34. gxh5 gxh5 35. c4 Bb4 36. Nb1 f4 37. a3 Bf5  38. axb4 Bxb1 39. Be5 Ba2 40. Bxf4 Bxb3 41. c5 Ke6 42. Ke3 {1/2-1/2 (42)  Polgar,J (2678)-Azmaiparashvili,Z (2670) Ohrid 2001}) 6... dxc6 7. d4 exd4 (  7... Bg4 8. dxe5 Qxd1 9. Rxd1 Bxf3 10. gxf3 Bxe5 11. Na3 b5 12. Nc2 Ne7 13. Be3  g5 14. Bc5 Rg8 15. h3 Rg6 16. a4 Bd6 17. Bxd6 Rxd6 18. Rxd6 cxd6 19. axb5 cxb5  20. Nd4 Kd7 21. Ra2 Ng6 22. Nxb5 Nf4 23. Kh2 Nd3 24. b4 Rb8 25. Nxd6 Nxb4 26.  cxb4 Kxd6 27. Rxa6+ Ke7 28. Ra4 Rb6 29. Kg3 h6 30. f4 gxf4+ 31. Kxf4 Ke6 32. f3  f6 33. h4 h5 34. Ke3 f5 35. Kf4 fxe4 36. fxe4 Kf6 37. e5+ Ke6 38. Ke4 Rb8 39.  Ra6+ Ke7 40. Ra4 Ke6 41. Ra6+ Ke7 42. Kf5 Rxb4 43. Ra7+ Kf8 44. Kg5 Re4 45. Ra5  Kf7 46. Kxh5 Re1 47. Kh6 Ke6 48. h5 Rh1 49. Kg6 Rg1+ 50. Kh7 Rh1 51. h6 Rg1 52.  Kh8 Rg2 53. h7 Rg1 54. Ra8 Kxe5 55. Rg8 Rf1 56. Kg7 Rg1+ 57. Kf7 {1-0 (57)  Stanojoski,Z (2450)-Mitkov,M (2398) Struga 2005}) 8. cxd4 Ne7 9. h3 O-O 10. Nc3  h6 11. Qb3 {A novelty.} (11. Be3 f5 12. Qd2 fxe4 13. Nxe4 Qd5 {1/2-1/2 (13)  Cuartas,J (2517)-Panesso Rivera,H (2335) Pamplona 2012}) (11. Bf4 {perhaps was  interesting, with the idea to answer} g5 {with} 12. Be5 {trying to exchange  the Bs.}) 11... g5 12. Rd1 b6 (12... Qd6 $5) 13. a4 a5 14. Be3 Ng6 {Black's  position looks quite active and solid. It is difficult to find an apropriate  plan for white.} 15. d5 c5 {Naturally closing the position, to keep white  pieces blocked behind the pawns.} 16. Nb5 g4 $1 {Opening the kingside a little.  } (16... Qe7 $5) 17. hxg4 Bxg4 18. Bd2 Qd7 19. Rac1 $6 {White tries to improve  the pieces but the R is still doing little on c1.} (19. Re1 c6 20. dxc6 Qxc6  21. Bc3 Rad8 $11) (19. Qd3 $5 {with the idea of Bc3.}) 19... c6 (19... Rad8 {  Preparing ...c6.}) 20. dxc6 Qxc6 21. Bc3 $2 {Allows Black to spoil the pawn  structure.} (21. Qe3 Bxb2 22. Bc3 Bxc1 23. Qxc1 Kh7 24. Ne5 $13 {with  compensation due to active pieces.}) 21... Bxf3 22. gxf3 Rad8 $2 (22... Nf4 $1  $17) 23. Rxd8 Rxd8 24. Rd1 {Naturally white wants to simplify to stop the  possible attack on the kingside.} Rd7 25. Rxd7 Qxd7 26. Qd5 (26. Bxg7 Kxg7 27.  Qe3 Qh3 28. f4 Qg4+ 29. Qg3 Qxf4 30. Qxf4 Nxf4 31. Nd6 Nd3 $17) 26... Qxd5 27.  exd5 Bxc3 28. bxc3 Ne5 {The endgame is very difficult for white because of his  bad pawn structure and Black passed pawn on h-file.} (28... Kf8 $17 {was very  strong, bringing the K into the center.}) 29. Nd6 Kf8 30. Kh2 (30. f4 Nd3 31.  Nc8 Nxf4 32. c4 Ke8 $17) 30... Ke7 (30... Nxf3+ {was also very strong.} 31. Kg3  Ng1 $17) 31. Nc8+ Kd7 32. Nxb6+ Kc7 33. f4 Nf3+ $1 34. Kg2 Nd2 $19 (34... Ne1+  {is even stronger.} 35. Kf1 Kxb6 36. Kxe1 c4 37. f3 Kc5 38. Kf2 Kxd5 $19) 35.  Na8+ Kb7 36. d6 Kc6 37. Nc7 Kxd6 (37... Nc4 38. Nb5 Nb6 39. Kf3 Nxa4 $19) 38.  Nb5+ (38. Ne8+ Kd5 39. Nf6+ Kc4 $19) 38... Kd5 39. Kg3 Kc4 $2 (39... Nc4 {was  winning quickly due to Nb6 threat.} 40. f5 Nb6 41. Kf4 c4 {fixing c3.} 42. Na3  Nxa4 $19) 40. Nd6+ (40. f3 $1 {With the idea to improve the K via f2.} f6 41.  Kf2 Kd3 $19) 40... Kxc3 41. Nxf7 c4 42. f5 Kd4 {Black is clearly faster.} 43.  Nd6 Ke5 44. Nb5 Kxf5 45. f3 h5 0-1 

 [Event "?"]  [Site "?"]  [Date "2013.06.19"]  [Round "?"]  [White "Morozevich, Alexander"]  [Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]  [Result "1/2-1/2"]  [WhiteElo "2760"]  [BlackElo "2782"]  [PlyCount "200"]  [EventDate "2013.??.??"]  [WhiteClock "0:00:31"]  [BlackClock "0:01:37"]   1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 Qxd5 6. Nf3 Qf5 7. Qb3 Nc6 8.  Bd2 O-O 9. h3 a5 10. g4 Qg6 11. a3 a4 12. Qc4 Bxc3 13. Bxc3 Nd5 14. Bd2 Bd7 15.  Bg2 Qe4 16. Rc1 Rfc8 17. Rg1 f6 18. g5 Rf8 {?!} (18... f5 19. h4 Nf4 20. Bh1 b5  21. Ne5 Nxe5 22. Bxe4 Nxc4 23. Bxa8 Nxd2 24. Bb7 Nc4 25. Bxc8 Bxc8 26. Rg3 {  <font color=red>+0.36|d23</font> $14}) 19. gxf6 Rxf6 20. Bg5 {?!} (  20. Nh2 Qg6 21. Ng4 Rf7 22. Bf3 Kh8 23. Rg3 Rff8 24. Ne3 Nxe3 25. Bxe3 Qf5 26.  Qc5 Qf7 27. Be4 Ra5 {<font color=red>+0.92|d23</font> $16}) 20...  Rf7 21. Ne5 Nxe5 22. Bxe4 Nxc4 23. Rxc4 Bb5 24. Rc2 c6 25. Bh4 Nf4 26. Rg4 {?!}  (26. Bg3 Raf8 27. Rh1 Re7 28. f3 e5 29. dxe5 Rxe5 30. Rg1 g6 31. h4 Rh5 32. Rh1  Ne6 33. Rd2 Nc5 {<font color=red>+0.13|d26</font> $11}) 26... Raf8  {?!} (26... h5 27. Rg1 Nxh3 28. Rh1 Rf4 29. Rxh3 Rxe4 30. Bg3 Rxd4 31. Be5 Rg4  32. Rxh5 Rg1+ 33. Kd2 Rd8+ 34. Ke3 {<font color=red>-0.37|d30</  font> $15}) 27. Bg3 g6 28. Bxf4 Rxf4 29. f3 Kg7 30. Rc5 R4f6 31. Kf2 Kf7 32.  Rh4 Kg7 33. Ke3 Rd8 34. Rg4 Kf7 35. h4 Rf8 36. Rgg5 Rh8 37. Rge5 Ke7 38. Rg5  Kd6 39. h5 b6 40. Rc1 gxh5 41. Rxh5 h6 42. Rg1 Bc4 43. Rg7 Rb8 44. Bc2 b5 45.  Kd2 Rd8 46. Rh7 Rg8 47. R5xh6 Rxh6 48. Rxh6 Rg2 49. Bd1 Kd5 50. Ke3 Kd6 51. Rh1  Ke7 52. Rf1 Rh2 53. Rf2 Rh4 54. Bc2 Rh1 55. Kd2 Kd6 56. f4 Rh3 57. e3 Rh1 58.  f5 exf5 59. Bxf5 c5 60. dxc5+ Kxc5 61. Bc2 Be6 62. Bd1 Rh4 63. Rf6 Bd5 64. Rf5  Rh2+ 65. Kc3 Rh3 66. Kd3 Kd6 67. Rh5 Rg3 68. Kd4 Bc4 69. Bxa4 Rg4+ 70. e4 bxa4  71. Kxc4 Rxe4+ 72. Kd3 Re8 73. Rb5 Rc8 74. Kd4 Rc6 75. Rb4 Ra6 76. Kc4 Kc6 77.  Rb5 Ra8 78. Kb4 Kd6 79. Rb6+ Kc7 80. Kb5 Kd7 81. Rb7+ Kd6 82. Kb6 Rh8 83. Ka7  Kc6 84. Rb4 Rh7+ 85. Ka6 Rh8 86. Rc4+ Kd5 87. Rc7 Kd6 88. Kb7 Rh2 89. Rc6+ Kd5  90. Rb6 Kc5 91. Rb4 Rh7+ 92. Ka6 Rh8 93. Rb5+ Kc4 94. Rb7 Ra8+ 95. Kb6 Kb3 96.  Kc5+ Ka2 97. Rb4 Ra5+ 98. Kc4 Rh5 99. Rxa4 Kxb2 100. Ra8 Rh4+ {Z0} ({Kd5 Kb3  Rc8 Kxa3 Rb8} 100... Rh3 101. Kc5 Rh4 {Rb7 Ka4 Rb1 Rh5+ Kd4 Rh4+} 102. Kd5 Rh5+  {Houdini Aquarium (0:00:06) <font color=red>+0.00|d31</font> $11})  1/2-1/2 

 [Event "?"]  [Site "?"]  [Date "2013.06.19"]  [Round "?"]  [White "Caruana, Fabiano"]  [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]  [Result "1/2-1/2"]  [WhiteElo "2774"]  [BlackElo "2803"]  [PlyCount "59"]  [EventDate "2013.??.??"]  [WhiteClock "0:32:06"]  [BlackClock "0:37:22"]   {Rd1+ Ke4 Re1+ Kf4 Rf1+ Ke4 Re1+ Kf4 Houdini Aquarium (0:00:09) <font  color=red>+0.00|d23</font> $11} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O  Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. h3 Bd7 10. Rd1 Kc8 11.  g4 Ne7 12. Ng5 Be8 13. f4 h5 14. f5 hxg4 15. hxg4 Rh4 16. Kf2 Rxg4 17. Rh1 Nxf5  18. Rh8 Bc5+ 19. Kf3 Rg1 20. Rxe8+ Kd7 21. Rxa8 Nd4+ 22. Ke4 Rxc1 23. b4 Bb6  24. c4 c5 25. a3 Re1+ 26. Kd3 Rd1+ 27. Kc3 Rc1+ 28. Kd3 Rd1+ 29. Kc3 Rc1+ 30.  Kd3 {Z0} () 1/2-1/2 

 [Event "?"]  [Site "?"]  [Date "2013.06.19"]  [Round "?"]  [White "Andreikin, Dmitry"]  [Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]  [Result "1/2-1/2"]  [WhiteElo "2713"]  [BlackElo "2753"]  [PlyCount "90"]  [EventDate "2013.??.??"]  [WhiteClock "0:00:55"]  [BlackClock "0:04:45"]   {Rd6 Rxg2+ Ke3 Ra2 Ke4 Rb2 Kd3 Rg2 Ke4 Rb2 Kd3 Houdini Aquarium (0:00:04) <  font color=red>+0.00|d28</font> $11} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4.  Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. Bd3 d6 7. Nc3 Qh4 8. Qf3 Nh6 9. Be3 Bb6 10. Bxb6 axb6  11. Qg3 Qxg3 12. hxg3 f5 13. a4 fxe4 14. Bxe4 d5 15. Bd3 O-O 16. f3 Bf5 17. g4  Bxd3 18. cxd3 Rf4 19. O-O-O Nf7 20. Rhe1 Rb4 21. Re7 d4 22. Ne4 Rc8 23. a5 bxa5  24. Re1 h6 25. Nc5 Rb5 26. Ne6 Rcb8 27. Re2 Ne5 28. Nf4 Nf7 29. Rxc7 a4 30.  Rxc6 Ne5 31. Rc7 g5 32. Nh5 Rc5+ 33. Rc2 Nxd3+ 34. Kd2 Rxc7 35. Rxc7 Ne5 36.  Nf6+ Kf8 37. Kc1 Rb3 38. Nd7+ Nxd7 39. Rxd7 d3 40. Rd4 Kg7 41. Rxa4 d2+ 42. Kd1  Rxb2 43. Rd4 Rb1+ 44. Ke2 Re1+ 45. Kxd2 Rg1 {Z0} () 1/2-1/2 

 [Event "?"]  [Site "?"]  [Date "2013.06.19"]  [Round "?"]  [White "Gelfand, Boris"]  [Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]  [Result "1/2-1/2"]  [WhiteElo "2755"]  [BlackElo "2864"]  [PlyCount "110"]  [EventDate "2013.??.??"]  [WhiteClock "0:01:23"]  [BlackClock "0:01:41"]   1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Bf4 dxc4 6. e3 a6 7. a4 Bd6 8. Bxd6  cxd6 9. Bxc4 O-O 10. O-O d5 11. Bd3 b6 12. Qb3 Qe7 13. Rfc1 Bb7 14. Rc2 Rfc8  15. Rac1 Qd6 16. Na2 Rxc2 17. Rxc2 Rc8 18. Rxc8+ Bxc8 19. Qc3 Bb7 20. b4 Ne4  21. Qc1 h6 22. h3 Kf8 23. b5 a5 24. Nc3 Qc7 25. Qa3+ Qd6 26. Qc1 Qc7 27. Qa3+  Ke8 28. Ne2 g5 29. Qb2 Ke7 30. Nd2 Ndf6 31. Nf1 Nd6 32. f3 Nd7 33. g4 f6 34.  Nfg3 Nf8 35. Kf2 Bc8 36. Qc2 Qxc2 37. Bxc2 Bd7 38. Nc3 Be8 39. f4 Bf7 40. Bb3  gxf4 41. exf4 Ng6 42. f5 Nf4 43. fxe6 Nxh3+ 44. Ke3 Bxe6 45. Nxd5+ Kd8 46. Nh5  f5 47. gxf5 Nxf5+ 48. Ke4 Ng5+ 49. Ke5 Ne7 50. Nhf4 Bg8 51. Bd1 Bxd5 52. Nxd5  Nf7+ 53. Ke6 Ng5+ 54. Ke5 Nf7+ 55. Ke6 Ng5+ {Z0} ({Ke5 Nf7+ Ke6} 55... Ng5+ 56.  Ke5 {Houdini Aquarium (0:00:08) <font color=red>+0.00|d46</font>  $11}) 1/2-1/2