Dortmund 2014

By Yelena Dembo | July 20, 2014 - 08:28 |July 20, 2014 Dortmund 2014

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Caruana

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Caruana brilliantly won against Adams in a Berlin endgame and also won the event with 1 round to go! He now has 5 points, Leko and Naiditsch have 3.5.

Results of the 6th round

Caruana 4 1-0 2.5 Adams
Kramnik 2 1/2 3 Leko
Naiditsch 2.5 1-0 2 Ponomariov
Baramidze 1.5 1/2 2.5 Meier

Games of the round

 [Event "42nd GM 2014"]  [Site "Dortmund GER"]  [Date "2014.07.19"]  [Round "6.1"]  [White "Caruana, Fabiano"]  [Black "Adams, Michael"]  [Result "1-0"]  [ECO "C67"]  [WhiteElo "2789"]  [BlackElo "2743"]  [PlyCount "95"]  [EventDate "2014.07.12"]   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 Be7 11. Nc3 Kc8 12. g4 Nh4 13. Nxh4 Bxh4 14.  Be3 b6 15. Rd2 c5 16. Nd5 Re8 17. Rad1 Bc6 18. Bf4 h6 19. Kg2 Kb7 20. c4 a5 21.  Re1 Rad8 22. Bg3 Bxg3 23. Kxg3 f6 24. f4 Re6 25. Rdd1 fxe5 26. Rxe5 Red6 27. f5  a4 28. Kf4 b5 29. b3 a3 30. Ke4 b4 31. h4 R6d7 32. Rd2 Rf7 33. g5 hxg5 34. hxg5  Rh8 35. Kf4 Rh1 36. Rf2 Rg1 37. Ne7 Bh1 38. g6 Rf6 39. Rxc5 Rd6 40. Rb5+ Ka6  41. Nd5 Bxd5 42. Rxd5 Rxd5 43. cxd5 Kb6 44. f6 gxf6 45. Kf5 Kc5 46. Kxf6 Kxd5  47. g7 c5 48. Rf5+ 1-0

 [Event "42nd GM 2014"]  [Site "Dortmund GER"]  [Date "2014.07.19"]  [Round "6.2"]  [White "Baramidze, David"]  [Black "Meier, Georg"]  [Result "1/2-1/2"]  [ECO "E01"]  [WhiteElo "2616"]  [BlackElo "2632"]  [PlyCount "75"]  [EventDate "2014.07.12"]   1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Nf3 O-O 7. O-O c6 8. Qc2  Nbd7 9. Rd1 b6 10. Bf4 Bb7 11. Nc3 dxc4 12. Nd2 Nd5 13. Nxc4 Nxf4 14. gxf4 Qc7  15. e3 Rad8 16. Rac1 c5 17. d5 exd5 18. Nxd5 Bxd5 19. Rxd5 b5 20. Ne5 Nxe5 21.  Rxe5 Bd6 22. Rd5 Be7 23. a4 a6 24. axb5 axb5 25. Re5 Bd6 26. Rd5 Be7 27. Rcd1  Rxd5 28. Rxd5 Rd8 29. b3 g6 30. Rxd8+ Bxd8 31. Bf1 Qd7 32. Qe2 c4 33. bxc4 bxc4  34. Qxc4 Qg4+ 35. Bg2 Qd1+ 36. Bf1 Qg4+ 37. Bg2 Qd1+ 38. Bf1 1/2-1/2

 [Event "42nd GM 2014"]  [Site "Dortmund GER"]  [Date "2014.07.19"]  [Round "6.3"]  [White "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]  [Black "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]  [Result "1-0"]  [ECO "C95"]  [WhiteElo "2705"]  [BlackElo "2723"]  [PlyCount "97"]  [EventDate "2014.07.12"]   1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3  d6 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Bc2 Re8 13. a4 Bf8 14. Bd3 c6 15. Qc2  Qc7 16. b3 g6 17. Bb2 Rac8 18. Rad1 Nh5 19. Qb1 bxa4 20. bxa4 exd4 21. cxd4 d5  22. Rc1 Nf4 23. Bf1 Qb8 24. g3 Ne6 25. h4 Bg7 26. Bh3 c5 27. dxc5 Bxb2 28. Qxb2  Ndxc5 29. Ne5 Red8 30. Bxe6 Nxe6 31. Rxc8 Qxc8 32. Rc1 Qa8 33. exd5 Bxd5 34.  Ng4 Bh1 35. Nf6+ Kf8 36. Nxh7+ Kg8 37. Nf6+ Kf8 38. f3 Bxf3 39. Qa3+ Kg7 40.  Nxf3 Kxf6 41. Qb2+ Ke7 42. Ne5 Nd4 43. Rf1 f5 44. Re1 Qd5 45. Qb6 Rd6 46. Qc7+  Kf8 47. Nxg6+ Rxg6 48. Qe7+ Kg8 49. Qe8+ 1-0

 [Event "42nd GM 2014"]  [Site "Dortmund GER"]  [Date "2014.07.19"]  [Round "6.4"]  [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]  [Black "Leko, Peter"]  [Result "1/2-1/2"]  [ECO "E14"]  [WhiteElo "2777"]  [BlackElo "2737"]  [PlyCount "82"]  [EventDate "2014.07.12"]   1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. e3 Bb7 5. Bd3 d5 6. b3 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. Bb2 c5  9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Nbd2 Nd7 11. Qe2 Rc8 12. Rfd1 cxd4 13. Nxd4 Qc7 14. Nc4 a6 15.  Rac1 b5 16. Nd2 Qb8 17. Ne4 Rxc1 18. Rxc1 Rc8 19. Rd1 N7f6 20. Nxf6+ Bxf6 21.  Qd2 Be7 22. Be4 Nf6 23. Bxb7 Qxb7 24. Rc1 h6 25. Rxc8+ Qxc8 26. Qc2 Qxc2 27.  Nxc2 Nd5 28. Kf1 f6 29. e4 Nb4 30. Nxb4 Bxb4 31. Ke2 Kf7 32. g4 e5 33. h4 g5  34. h5 Ke6 35. Kd3 Kd6 36. f3 Kc6 37. a3 Bd6 38. b4 Be7 39. Kc2 Bd6 40. Kd3 Be7  41. Kc2 Bd6 1/2-1/2

Last round’s pairings

Leko – Caruana
Ponomariov – Kramnik
Meier – Naiditsch
Adams – Baramidze

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Dortmund 2014

By Yelena Dembo | July 19, 2014 - 06:39 |July 19, 2014 Dortmund 2014

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Kramnik-Caruana

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Leko was the only winner in the 5th round as three other games were drawn. Caruana leads with 4 points, Leko is 2nd with 3, while Naiditsch, Meier and Adams have 2.5 points.

Results of the 5th round

Kramnik 1.5 1/2 3.5 Caruana
Leko 2 1-0 2.5 Naiditsch
Ponomariov 1.5 1/2 1 Baramidze
Meier 2 1/2 2 Adams

Full standings after 5 rounds

Caruana 4
Leko 3
Naiditsch, Meier, Adams 2.5
Kramnik, Ponomariov 2
Baramidze 1.5

 [Event "42nd GM 2014"]  [Site "Dortmund GER"]  [Date "2014.07.18"]  [Round "5.1"]  [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]  [Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]  [Result "1/2-1/2"]  [ECO "E60"]  [WhiteElo "2777"]  [BlackElo "2789"]  [PlyCount "95"]  [EventDate "2014.07.12"]   1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 c6 4. Bg2 d5 5. cxd5 cxd5 6. Nf3 Bg7 7. Ne5 O-O 8. Nc3  b6 9. Bg5 Bb7 10. Rc1 Ne4 11. Bf4 Nxc3 12. Rxc3 f6 13. Nc4 Rf7 14. O-O Nc6 15.  Na3 e6 16. Qa4 Rc8 17. Rfc1 a6 18. Qd1 g5 19. Bd2 f5 20. Nc2 Rfc7 21. Bf1 Nb8  22. Rxc7 Rxc7 23. Nb4 h6 24. Rxc7 Qxc7 25. e3 a5 26. Nd3 Nd7 27. b4 axb4 28.  Nxb4 Nf6 29. Qa4 Bf8 30. Nd3 Bc6 31. Qa6 Ne4 32. Bb4 Bxb4 33. Nxb4 Nd6 34. Qa3  Be8 35. Nd3 Bb5 36. Ne5 Bxf1 37. Kxf1 Nc4 38. Qa8+ Kg7 39. Nd3 Nd2+ 40. Kg2 Qc4  41. Qa7+ Kg8 42. Qa8+ Kg7 43. Qa3 b5 44. Qe7+ Kh8 45. Qf8+ Kh7 46. Qf7+ Kh8 47.  Qf8+ Kh7 48. Qf7+ 1/2-1/2

 [Event "42nd GM 2014"]  [Site "Dortmund GER"]  [Date "2014.07.18"]  [Round "5.2"]  [White "Leko, Peter"]  [Black "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]  [Result "1-0"]  [ECO "D36"]  [WhiteElo "2737"]  [BlackElo "2705"]  [PlyCount "99"]  [EventDate "2014.07.12"]   1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. Qc2 Be7 7. e3 Nbd7 8.  Bd3 Nh5 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. Nge2 Nhf6 11. O-O Nb6 12. Rae1 O-O 13. Nf4 Bd7 14. g3  Qd6 15. f3 Rfc8 16. g4 g6 17. a3 c5 18. Qd2 cxd4 19. exd4 Bc6 20. g5 Nfd7 21.  Re2 Re8 22. Rfe1 Rxe2 23. Rxe2 Nf8 24. h4 Re8 25. Rxe8 Bxe8 26. Qe3 Bc6 27. Kg2  f6 28. gxf6 Qxf6 29. Kg3 Kf7 30. Nd1 Nbd7 31. Nf2 g5 32. hxg5 Qxg5+ 33. Kh2 Qe7  34. Ng4 Qxe3 35. Nxe3 Nf6 36. Kg3 N8d7 37. Kh4 Nb6 38. Kg5 Nc8 39. Ng4 Nxg4 40.  fxg4 Nd6 41. Bxh7 Nb5 42. Ne2 Kg7 43. Bd3 Nd6 44. Kf4 Bd7 45. Nc3 Bc6 46. Nd1  Nf7 47. Ne3 Nd8 48. Bf5 Nf7 49. Be6 Nd6 50. Ke5 1-0

 [Event "42nd GM 2014"]  [Site "Dortmund GER"]  [Date "2014.07.18"]  [Round "5.3"]  [White "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]  [Black "Baramidze, David"]  [Result "1/2-1/2"]  [ECO "C95"]  [WhiteElo "2723"]  [BlackElo "2616"]  [PlyCount "130"]  [EventDate "2014.07.12"]   1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3  O-O 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Bc2 Re8 13. Nf1 Bf8 14. Ng3 g6 15.  a4 c5 16. d5 c4 17. Bg5 Rb8 18. Qd2 Bc8 19. axb5 axb5 20. Ra7 Nc5 21. Rea1 Bg7  22. Be3 Re7 23. Bxc5 dxc5 24. Rxe7 Qxe7 25. Qg5 b4 26. Qxe5 Qb7 27. Qf4 Nd7 28.  Ne2 h6 29. h4 Ra8 30. Qc1 b3 31. Bd1 Nb6 32. Rb1 f5 33. Nd2 fxe4 34. Nxe4 Qxd5  35. N2g3 Bb7 36. Bf3 Qe5 37. Qd2 Rf8 38. Ra1 Kh8 39. Ra5 Qe7 40. Rxc5 Ra8 41.  Qc1 Qxh4 42. Rb5 Qd8 43. Nf1 Bxe4 44. Bxe4 Qe8 45. Bxa8 Qxb5 46. Be4 Kh7 47.  Ne3 h5 48. Qb1 Qe8 49. Kf1 Bh6 50. Nd5 Nxd5 51. Bxd5 Qe5 52. Bxc4 Qf4 53. Bxb3  Qc1+ 54. Qxc1 Bxc1 55. c4 Bxb2 56. c5 h4 57. Ke2 Kg7 58. Kd3 g5 59. Ke4 Kf6 60.  f4 gxf4 61. Kxf4 Be5+ 62. Kg4 Bg3 63. c6 Ke7 64. c7 Kd7 65. c8=B+ Kc7 1/2-1/2

 [Event "42nd GM 2014"]  [Site "Dortmund GER"]  [Date "2014.07.18"]  [Round "5.4"]  [White "Meier, Georg"]  [Black "Adams, Michael"]  [Result "1/2-1/2"]  [ECO "D11"]  [WhiteElo "2632"]  [BlackElo "2743"]  [PlyCount "120"]  [EventDate "2014.07.12"]   1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bg4 5. Qb3 Qb6 6. Nc3 e6 7. Nh4 Be7 8. h3  Bh5 9. g4 Bg6 10. Nxg6 hxg6 11. Bg2 g5 12. Bd2 Nbd7 13. Qa4 Qc7 14. cxd5 Nxd5  15. O-O O-O 16. Rac1 Rad8 17. Qc2 Qb8 18. Rfd1 Rfe8 19. Ne2 Nf8 20. a3 Ng6 21.  b4 Nh4 22. Qb3 e5 23. Bh1 a6 24. a4 exd4 25. Nxd4 Nf4 26. exf4 Rxd4 27. fxg5  Red8 28. Be3 Rxb4 29. Qc2 Qe5 30. Rxd8+ Bxd8 31. Rb1 a5 32. Bd2 Bc7 33. Kf1 Qh2  34. Ke2 Qe5+ 35. Kf1 Qh2 36. Ke2 Rxb1 37. Qxb1 Qxh3 38. Qe4 Ng6 39. Qe8+ Nf8  40. Bf3 Qh2 41. Be3 Qe5 42. Qxe5 Bxe5 43. Be4 Ne6 44. g6 Bf4 45. Bb6 Bc7 46.  Be3 Kf8 47. Kd3 Ke7 48. Kc4 fxg6 49. Bxg6 Kf6 50. Bf5 g6 51. Bxe6 Kxe6 52. f4  Bb8 53. Bd2 Bc7 54. Be3 Bd6 55. Bd2 Kf7 56. Be3 Bb4 57. Bc1 Ke6 58. Be3 Kf7 59.  Bc1 Ke6 60. Be3 Kf7 1/2-1/2

Pairings of the 6th round

Caruana – Adams
Baramidze – Meier
Naiditsch – Ponomariov
Kramnik – Leko

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Dortmund 2014

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Caruana-Meier

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Caruana won against Meier with a nice pawn storm on the king side in the French. He is leading with 3.5 points, Naiditsch is 2nd with 2.5, while Leko, Meier and Adams share 3rd with 2 points.

Results of the 4th round

Caruana 2.5 1-0 2 Meier
Adams 1.5 1/2 1 Ponomariov
Baramidze 1 1/2 1.5 Leko
Naiditsch 1.5 1/2 1 Kramnik

Games of the round

 [Event "42nd GM 2014"]  [Site "Dortmund GER"]  [Date "2014.07.16"]  [Round "4.1"]  [White "Caruana, Fabiano"]  [Black "Meier, Georg"]  [Result "1-0"]  [ECO "C11"]  [WhiteElo "2789"]  [BlackElo "2632"]  [PlyCount "75"]  [EventDate "2014.07.12"]   1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 cxd4 8. Nxd4  Bc5 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O a6 11. Qf2 Bxd4 12. Bxd4 b5 13. Be3 Qa5 14. Kb1 b4 15.  Ne2 Qc7 16. Nd4 Nxd4 17. Bxd4 a5 18. Bb5 Ba6 19. Bxd7 Qxd7 20. g4 a4 21. b3 Qc6  22. f5 Bb5 23. Rd2 axb3 24. cxb3 Ra3 25. Re1 Rfa8 26. Re3 Rc8 27. Qe1 Rc7 28.  Qd1 Ra8 29. Re1 Rac8 30. Qf3 Qa6 31. Red1 Qa3 32. Bb2 Qa6 33. Qe3 Kh8 34. f6  gxf6 35. exf6 Rg8 36. g5 h6 37. Rg1 Rcc8 38. g6 1-0

 [Event "42nd GM 2014"]  [Site "Dortmund GER"]  [Date "2014.07.16"]  [Round "4.2"]  [White "Adams, Michael"]  [Black "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]  [Result "1/2-1/2"]  [ECO "C65"]  [WhiteElo "2743"]  [BlackElo "2723"]  [PlyCount "108"]  [EventDate "2014.07.12"]   1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. O-O d6 6. Be3 Bb6 7. Bxc6+ bxc6 8.  h3 O-O 9. Re1 h6 10. Nbd2 Be6 11. Nf1 Rb8 12. b3 c5 13. Ng3 Nd7 14. c3 d5 15.  d4 cxd4 16. cxd4 Ba5 17. Bd2 Bxd2 18. Qxd2 dxe4 19. Rxe4 exd4 20. Rxd4 c5 21.  Rd3 Qc7 22. Nh5 Bf5 23. Qc3 f6 24. Re3 Bg6 25. Ng3 Nb6 26. Rae1 Nd5 27. Qc4 Bf7  28. Re4 Rb4 29. Qc1 Bg6 30. Rc4 Rc8 31. Nh4 Bd3 32. Ngf5 g6 33. Nxh6+ Kg7 34.  Ng4 g5 35. Qd2 Nf4 36. Rxb4 cxb4 37. Qxb4 Ne2+ 38. Rxe2 Bxe2 39. Nf5+ Kh8 40.  Ng3 a5 41. Qe4 Bxg4 42. Qxg4 Rd8 43. Qh5+ Qh7 44. Qf3 Qe7 45. Nf5 Qe1+ 46. Kh2  Kg8 47. Ne3 Qc3 48. g3 Rd2 49. Kg1 Rxa2 50. Qd5+ Kf8 51. Qd8+ Kf7 52. Qd7+ Kf8  53. Qd8+ Kf7 54. Qd7+ Kf8 1/2-1/2

 [Event "42nd GM 2014"]  [Site "Dortmund GER"]  [Date "2014.07.16"]  [Round "4.3"]  [White "Baramidze, David"]  [Black "Leko, Peter"]  [Result "1/2-1/2"]  [ECO "E06"]  [WhiteElo "2616"]  [BlackElo "2737"]  [PlyCount "103"]  [EventDate "2014.07.12"]   1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qa4 a6 8. Qxc4  b5 9. Qc2 Bb7 10. Bd2 Bd6 11. a3 Nbd7 12. b4 Ra7 13. Nc3 Qa8 14. Nh4 Bxg2 15.  Nxg2 c6 16. Ne4 Nxe4 17. Qxe4 Nb6 18. Rfc1 Rc8 19. Ra2 a5 20. bxa5 Nc4 21. Bb4  Bc7 22. Ne3 Nxe3 23. Qxe3 Bxa5 24. Bc5 Ra6 25. Rac2 h6 26. Qe4 Qb7 27. e3 Qd7  28. Bb4 Bd8 29. Rc3 Bf6 30. h4 Bd8 31. R1c2 Bf6 32. Rc1 Bd8 33. R1c2 Bf6 34.  Kg2 Bd8 35. Qe5 Bf6 36. Qc5 Rd8 37. Qh5 Rc8 38. Qc5 Rd8 39. Qh5 Rc8 40. Kh2 Rd8  41. Qf3 Rc8 42. Qh1 Qc7 43. Qe4 Qd7 44. Qh1 Qc7 45. Qe4 Qd7 46. h5 Bd8 47. Qh1  Bf6 48. Qc1 Rb6 49. Rc5 Be7 50. R5c3 Bf6 51. Rc5 Be7 52. R5c3 1/2-1/2

 [Event "42nd GM 2014"]  [Site "Dortmund GER"]  [Date "2014.07.16"]  [Round "4.4"]  [White "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]  [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]  [Result "1/2-1/2"]  [ECO "C67"]  [WhiteElo "2705"]  [BlackElo "2777"]  [PlyCount "94"]  [EventDate "2014.07.12"]   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 Ke8 10. Nc3 h5 11. Bf4 Be7 12. Rad1 Bd7 13. g3 Rd8 14. Bg5  Nh6 15. Kg2 Bf5 16. Rxd8+ Bxd8 17. Bxd8 Kxd8 18. Rd1+ Ke7 19. Rd2 a5 20. Nd4  Bc8 21. f3 Rd8 22. g4 c5 23. Nb3 Rxd2+ 24. Nxd2 Ke6 25. Nc4 hxg4 26. hxg4 Bd7  27. a4 b6 28. Kg3 g5 29. b3 Bc6 30. f4 gxf4+ 31. Kxf4 Ng8 32. Ne4 Bxe4 33. Kxe4  Ne7 34. Nd2 Nd5 35. Nf3 Nc3+ 36. Kd3 Nd1 37. Ke2 Nc3+ 38. Kd3 Nd1 39. Ke2 Nc3+  40. Kd2 Nd5 41. c3 Nf4 42. Ke3 Nh3 43. c4 c6 44. Ke2 Nf4+ 45. Ke3 Nh3 46. Ke2  Nf4+ 47. Ke3 Nh3 1/2-1/2

Today is a rest day.

Pairings of the 5th round

Kramnik – Caruana
Leko – Naiditsch
Ponomariov – Baramidze
Meier – Adams

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Naiditsch-Caruana

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All games were drawn today! Pay special attention to Kramnik-Baramidze when you study these games. Caruana remained in the lead (2.5 points), Meier is 2nd with 2, while Leko, Adams and Naiditsch share 3rd with 1.5 points.

Results of the 3rd round

Naiditsch 1 1/2 2 Caruana
Ponomariov 0.5 1/2 1.5 Meier
Leko 1 1/2 1 Adams
Kramnik 0.5 1/2 0.5 Baramidze

Games of the round

 [Event "42nd GM 2014"]  [Site "Dortmund GER"]  [Date "2014.07.15"]  [Round "3.1"]  [White "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]  [Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]  [Result "1/2-1/2"]  [ECO "C67"]  [WhiteElo "2705"]  [BlackElo "2789"]  [PlyCount "76"]  [EventDate "2014.07.12"]   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 Be7 11. Nc3 Kc8 12. Bf4 b6 13. Rd2 Nh4 14. Nxh4  Bxh4 15. Ne4 h6 16. g4 Be7 17. Ng3 g6 18. Ne4 Be6 19. Nf6 a5 20. a3 a4 21. Re1  h5 22. Kg2 hxg4 23. hxg4 Ra5 24. Kg3 Rb5 25. c3 Rd8 26. Rxd8+ Kxd8 27. Bc1 Bxf6  28. exf6 Rd5 29. Re4 b5 30. Rd4 Rxd4 31. cxd4 Kd7 32. Bf4 Bb3 33. Kf3 Bd1+ 34.  Ke4 Bxg4 35. Ke5 Be6 36. Bd2 Bd5 37. f4 Be6 38. Bb4 Bd5 1/2-1/2

 [Event "42nd GM 2014"]  [Site "Dortmund GER"]  [Date "2014.07.15"]  [Round "3.2"]  [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]  [Black "Baramidze, David"]  [Result "1/2-1/2"]  [ECO "E07"]  [WhiteElo "2777"]  [BlackElo "2616"]  [PlyCount "105"]  [EventDate "2014.07.12"]   1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2 Nbd7 7. Qd3 c6 8. O-O  b6 9. b3 a5 10. e4 Ba6 11. e5 Ne8 12. h4 h6 13. Rd1 b5 14. cxb5 cxb5 15. Ne2 b4  16. Qe3 Bxe2 17. Qxe2 a4 18. Be3 Qa5 19. Rac1 Nc7 20. Nh2 Rfc8 21. Qg4 Kf8 22.  f4 Qb6 23. Nf3 Nb5 24. Rxc8+ Rxc8 25. f5 axb3 26. axb3 Rc3 27. f6 Rxe3 28.  Qxg7+ Ke8 29. fxe7 Rxf3 30. Bxf3 Nxd4 31. Kg2 Nf5 32. Qh8+ Kxe7 33. Rc1 Qd8 34.  Rc8 Qxh8 35. Rxh8 Nxe5 36. Bh5 Kf6 37. Rb8 Nc6 38. Rb7 Nfe7 39. Kf2 e5 40. g4  Ke6 41. g5 hxg5 42. hxg5 e4 43. Ke3 Kf5 44. Bxf7 Kxg5 45. Bxd5 Nxd5+ 46. Kxe4  Nde7 47. Rb6 Kf6 48. Kd3 Ke6 49. Kc4 Kd6 50. Kb5 Kd5 51. Ka4 Kd4 52. Rxb4+ Nxb4  53. Kxb4 1/2-1/2

 [Event "42nd GM 2014"]  [Site "Dortmund GER"]  [Date "2014.07.15"]  [Round "3.3"]  [White "Leko, Peter"]  [Black "Adams, Michael"]  [Result "1/2-1/2"]  [ECO "C67"]  [WhiteElo "2737"]  [BlackElo "2743"]  [PlyCount "66"]  [EventDate "2014.07.12"]   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 Be7 11. g4 Nh4 12. Nxh4 Bxh4 13. Nd2 Kc8 14.  Nf3 Be7 15. Bg5 Bc5 16. Rd3 Be6 17. Be3 Bxe3 18. Rxe3 Kd7 19. Rd1+ Ke7 20. Nd4  Rad8 21. Red3 g6 22. Nxe6 Rxd3 23. Rxd3 Kxe6 24. f4 h5 25. Kg2 hxg4 26. hxg4 a5  27. Kg3 Rh1 28. Rd8 g5 29. fxg5 Rg1+ 30. Kf3 Rf1+ 31. Kg3 Rg1+ 32. Kf3 Rf1+ 33.  Kg3 Rg1+ 1/2-1/2

 [Event "42nd GM 2014"]  [Site "Dortmund GER"]  [Date "2014.07.15"]  [Round "3.4"]  [White "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]  [Black "Meier, Georg"]  [Result "1/2-1/2"]  [ECO "C11"]  [WhiteElo "2723"]  [BlackElo "2632"]  [PlyCount "76"]  [EventDate "2014.07.12"]   1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Nbd7 6. Nf3 Be7 7. Nxf6+ Bxf6  8. Qd2 Bxg5 9. Nxg5 Nf6 10. O-O-O O-O 11. Be2 b6 12. Bf3 Rb8 13. Kb1 h6 14. Ne4  Bb7 15. Rhe1 Bxe4 16. Bxe4 Nxe4 17. Rxe4 Qd5 18. Qf4 Rbd8 19. Rd3 Rd7 20. h4  Rfd8 21. b3 Qf5 22. Qxf5 exf5 23. Rf4 g6 24. c4 Kg7 25. Kc2 Kf6 26. g4 c5 27.  d5 Re7 28. Re3 Rxe3 29. fxe3 Ke5 30. Kd3 Rg8 31. Ke2 f6 32. Kf3 fxg4+ 33. Rxg4  f5 34. Rg1 a5 35. Rg2 Rg7 36. Rg1 Rg8 37. Rg2 Rg7 38. Rg1 Rg8 1/2-1/2

Pairings of the 4th round

Caruana – Meier
Adams – Ponomariov
Baramidze – Leko
Naiditsch – Kramnik

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