V. Anand (2791) - Wang Yue (2739) [D15]

XXVI SuperGM/Linares ESP (4) 2009


1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. a4 e6 6. g3 dxc4 7. Bg2 c5 8. dxc5 Qxd1+ 9. Nxd1 Bxc5 10. Ne5 Nd5 11. Ne3 11. Nxc4 Nc6 12. O-O Nd4 11... Nxe3 12. Bxe3 Bxe3 13. fxe3 c3 13... Nd7 14. Nxc4 Rb8 15. O-O Ke7 16. Rac1 Rd8 17. a5 f6 18. Rfd1 b6 19. b4 bxa5 20. Nxa5 Ne5 21. Rc7+ Rd7 22. Nc6+ Nxc6 23. Rdxd7+ Bxd7 24. Bxc6 Kd6 25. Rxd7+ Kxc6 26. Rxg7 Rb7 Gajewski-Swiercz, Chotowa 2009 14. b4 Nd7 15. Nd3 Rb8 This plan doesn't work out too well. Perhaps Black should have tried 15... Nf6 16. O-O b5 17. axb5 Rxb5 18. Rfc1 Ne5 19. Nxe5 Rxe5 20. Rxc3 O-O 21. Bc6! From here Anand starts dominating the rook on e5 and bishop on c8. 21... Rd8 22. e4 Kf8 23. Kf2 Ke7 24. b5! Not difficult to see, but still nice. 24... axb5 25. Ra7+ Kf6 26. Rf3+ Kg6 27. Rfxf7 Rg8 28. Rfc7 Rh5 29. h4 Kf6 30. Ra8 Rc5 31. Rcxc8 Rxc8 32. Rxc8 b4 33. Bd7 1-0

 








 

 

M. Carlsen (2776) - V. Ivanchuk (2779) [D81]

XXVI SuperGM/Linares ESP (4) 2009


1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Qb3 dxc4 5. Qxc4 Be6 6. Qb5+ Bd7 7. Qb3 c5 8. dxc5 8. d5 b5 9. Nxb5 Na6 10. Nc3 Qa5 11. e4 Nb4 12. Bd2 Rb8 13. Qd1 Bg7 14. Bc4 Smyslov-Ragozin, Sverdlovsk 1943 8... Bg7 8... Na6 9. Qa3 Qc7 10. b4 Bg7 11. Bb2 Qf4 12. e3 Qxb4 13. Bxa6 Qxa3 14. Bxa3 bxa6 15. Rc1 Bc6 16. Nf3 O-O-O 17. O-O 1/2-1/2 S.Pedersen-Zezulkin, Bundesliga 2005 9. e4 Nc6 10. Nf3 Qa5 11. Bc4 O-O 12. O-O Qxc5 13. Be3 Qh5 14. Be2 Qa5 15. Rfd1 Rfd8 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. exd5 Ne5 18. a4 Ng4 19. Bd4 Bxd4 20. Rxd4 Qb6 21. Qc3 Rac8 22. Bc4 e5 23. dxe6 Bxe6 24. a5 Qxd4 25. Nxd4 Rxc4 26. Nxe6 Rxc3 27. Nxd8 Rb3 28. h3 Ne5 29. Re1 Nc6 30. Nxc6 bxc6 31. Re7 Rxb2 32. Rxa7 Ra2 33. Rc7 Rxa5 34. Rxc6 1/2-1/2

 








 

 

T. Radjabov (2761) - A. Grischuk (2733) [E17]

XXVI SuperGM/Linares ESP (4) 2009


1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. d5 exd5 7. Nh4 c6 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nf5 O-O 10. e4 Nc7 11. Bf4 11. O-O d5 12. Re1 Bf6 13. e5 Bc8 14. exf6 Bxf5 15. fxg7 Re8 16. Rxe8+ Qxe8 17. Nc3 Nba6 Jobava-Beliavsky, Pamplona 2007 11... d5 12. Qg4 Ne6 13. Nc3 Kh8 14. Be5 Bf6 15. Bxf6 Qxf6 16. O-O-O Nd7 17. f4 Ndc5 18. e5? 18. exd5 18... Qg6 19. Qh3 f6! 20. Nh4?! 20. Rhe1 20... Qh6 21. Nf3 Qxh3 21... Nxf4! 22. gxf4 (22. Qxh6 Nfd3+ 23. Rxd3 Nxd3+ 24. Kd2 gxh6 25. Kxd3 fxe5 26. Nxe5 Ba6+) 22. Bxh3 Nc7 23. b4?! 23. Rhe1 23... N5a6 24. b5?! 24. exf6 Rxf6 25. Rhe1 Nxb4 26. Re7 Nba6 27. Rde1 Kg8 24... cxb5 25. Rhe1 b4 26. Ne2 Bc8! 27. Bg2 Bf5 28. Nfd4 fxe5 29. fxe5?! 29. Nxf5 Rxf5 30. Bxd5 29... Be4 30. Bxe4 dxe4 31. Nf4 Nc5 32. h4 Rae8 33. e6 a5 34. Kb1 N7xe6 35. Ndxe6 Nxe6 36. Nd5 Nc5 37. Nxb6 h6 38. Nc4 Rf2 39. Rd5 Na4 40. Rxa5?! 40. Rd2 Rxd2 41. Nxd2 Kh7 40... Nc3+ 41. Ka1 41. Ka1 Rd8 followed by chasing the knight away with 42...Rd4, and then 43...R4d2. 0-1

 








 

 

L. Aronian (2750) - L. Dominguez Perez (2717) [D27]

XXVI SuperGM/Linares ESP (4) 2009


1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 a6 6. O-O c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nbd2 Ke7 10. b3 Nbd7 11. Be2 b6 12. Ne1 a5 13. Bb2 Rd8 14. a4 14. Nc4 Ba6 15. Rc1 Rac8 16. Nd3 Bxc4 17. Rxc4 Bd6 18. Rfc1 Rxc4 19. Rxc4 Nc5 20. Ne1 Nce4 21. Nf3 Rd7 22. Nd4 Rc7 23. f3 Rxc4 24. Bxc4 Nc5 25. g3 Sasikiran-Ganguly, Sri Lanka 2001 14... Ba6 15. Bxa6 Rxa6 16. Nd3 Ne5 16... Bd6!? 17. Nxc5 bxc5 18. Bc3 Rd3 19. Rac1 Ned7 20. e4 c4 21. b4! axb4 22. Bxb4+ Kd8 23. a5 Ne5 24. Nxc4 Nc6 25. Bc3 Nxe4 26. Bxg7 Ke7 27. Rfd1 Rxd1+ 28. Rxd1 f6 29. Bh6 e5 30. Kf1 Nd4 31. Rb1 Rc6 32. Rb4 Nf5 33. Nb6 Nc5 34. Bd2 Na6 35. Rb3 Ke6 36. g4 Nd4 37. Rh3 Rc2 38. Be3 Ra2 39. Rh6 Nc5 40. Nc4 Ra4 41. Nd2 Rxa5 42. Rxh7 Ra4 43. h4 Nd3 44. Rh6 Ra1+ 45. Kg2 Ne1+ 46. Kh3 Ke7 47. Ne4 Nef3 48. Ng3 Ne6 49. Rh7+ Kf8 50. Rh6 Ke7 51. Nf5+ Kf7 52. Rh7+ Kf8 53. Rb7 Ra3 54. Rb6 Kf7 55. Nh6+ Ke7 56. Rb7+ Kd8 57. Nf7+ Ke8 58. Nd6+ Kf8 59. Rf7+ Kg8 60. Rxf6 Nf4+ 61. Kg3 Nd2 62. g5 Nf1+ 63. Kg4 Nxe3+ 64. fxe3 Rxe3 65. Nf7 Re1 66. Nxe5 Nd5 67. Rg6+ Kh7 68. Rh6+ Kg7 69. Nf3 Re4+ 70. Kg3 Ne3 71. Rf6 Rg4+ 72. Kh3 Re4 73. Rc6 Nf5 74. h5 Rf4 75. Kg2 Rg4+ 76. Kf2 Kg8 77. Rc8+ Kg7 78. Rc6 Kg8 79. Rb6 Kh7 80. Ra6 Kg8 81. h6 Re4 82. Rf6 Ne3 83. Kg3 Nd5 84. Rf5 Ne7 85. Re5 Rxe5 86. Nxe5 Kh7 87. Kg4 Nd5 88. Nd3 Ne7 89. Nf4 Ng8 90. Kh5 Kh8 91. Nd5 Kh7 92. Nf6+ 1-0