V. Topalov (2783) - P. Svidler (2728) [A16]

Morelia/Linares 2007


1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Qa4+ Bd7 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 a6 7. d4 b5 8. Qb3 c5 8... Nc6 9. Bg5 Be6 10. Qd1 Bg7 11. e3 O-O 12. Be2 Nd5 13. Ne4 h6 14. Bh4 f5 15. Nc5 Qd6 16. O-O Bf7 17. Nb7 Qd7 18. Bg3 g5 19. a4 f4 20. exf4 gxf4 21. Bh4 Ndb4 22. axb5 axb5 23. Rxa8 Rxa8 24. Bxb5 Qd5 25. Be2 Rb8 26. Nc5 Nxd4 27. Nxd4 Qxc5 1/2-1/2, Navara-Svidler, Wijk aan Zee 2007 9. dxc5 Bg7 10. e4 O-O 11. Be2 Bc6 12. e5 Nfd7 13. Be3 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Bxe5 15. Rd1 15. O-O e6 16. a4 bxa4 17. Nxa4 Qc7 18. f4 Bg7 19. Nb6 Ra7 20. Rfd1 Re8 21. Bc4 Bh6 22. Rf1 Qb7 23. Rf2 Nd7 24. Nxd7 Qxd7 25. Rxa6 Rxa6 26. Bxa6 Bg7 27. Rd2 Qa7 28. Qb6 Qa8 29. Bb5 Bxb5 30. Qxb5 Rb8 31. Qc4 Qa1+ 32. Kf2 Rxb2 33. c6 Rxd2+ 34. Bxd2 Qa7+ 35. Ke2 Qc7 36. Ba5 Qc8 37. c7 Bf8 38. Qc6 f5 39. Bc3 Kf7 40. Be5 Be7 41. Kd3 g5 42. g3 gxf4 43. gxf4 1-0, Gelfand-Svidler, Moscow 2006 15... Qa5 16. O-O e6 17. f4 Bg7 18. a3 Qc7 19. Qc2 b4 20. axb4 Qb7 21. Rd6 Qxb4 22. Rfd1 Ra7 23. R1d2 Rd7 24. Rxd7 Nxd7 25. Rd6 Qb7 26. Qd2 Nf6 27. Bf1 Rb8 28. Rd8+ Bf8 29. Rxb8 1/2-1/2

 








 

 

P. Leko (2749) - L. Aronian (2744) [E06]

Morelia/Linares/Morelia 2007


1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O c6 8. Bf4 b6 9. Nc3 Bb7 10. Rc1 Nh5 11. Bxb8 Qxb8 12. Ne5 Nf6 13. e3 Rd8 14. cxd5 cxd5 15. f4 Qd6 From here the board is set on fire. 16. Nb5 Qb4 17. Rc7 Ba6 18. a4! 18. Nxa7 Qd6 19. Qc2 Ne8 20. Rxe7 Qxe7 21. Nac6 Qc7 22. Rf2 Rd6 18... Bxb5 19. axb5 Bd6 20. Rxf7! Bxe5 21. fxe5 Kxf7 22. Qh5+ Kg8 23. exf6 gxf6 24. Qg4+ Kh8 25. Qxe6 Rf8 26. Qxd5 Rae8 It has all been quite forced and the position is dynamically balanced here. 27. Rf3 Qe1+ 28. Bf1 Rxe3 29. Qd6 Ree8 30. Rxf6 Kg7 31. Rxf8 Rxf8 32. Qe5+ Qxe5 33. dxe5 Re8 34. Bc4 Rxe5 35. Kf2 Kf6 36. b3 Re4 37. Bd3 Re7 38. Kf3 h6 39. Kg4 Re5 40. Bc4 Rc5 41. Kf4 Rf5+ 42. Ke4 Rf2 43. h4 Rd2 44. Ke3 Rd8 45. Ke4 Rd1 46. Bd5 1/2-1/2

 








 

 

V. Anand (2779) - A. Morozevich (2741) [C95]

Morelia/Linares (4) 2007


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 c6 More common in this position is 14... c5 e.g. 15. d5 c4 16. Bg5 Qc7 17. Nf5 Kh8 18. g4 Ng8 19. Qd2 Nc5 20. Be3 Bc8 21. Ng3 Rb8 22. Kg2 a5 23. a3 Ne7 24. Rh1 Ng6 25. g5 b4 26. axb4 axb4 27. cxb4 Na6 28. Ra4 Nf4+ 29. Bxf4 exf4 30. Nh5 Qb6 31. Qxf4 Nxb4 32. Bb1 Rb7 33. Ra3 Rc7 34. Rd1 Na6 35. Nd4 Qxb2 36. Rg3 c3 37. Nf6 Re5 38. g6 fxg6 39. Nd7 Be7 40. Nxe5 dxe5 41. Qf7 h6 42. Qe8+ 1-0, Anand-Bologan, New Delhi/Teheran 2000 15. Nf5 Qc7 16. dxe5 dxe5 17. Nh2 c5 18. Qf3 18. Ng4!? 18... c4 19. Bg5 Re6 20. Rad1 Nc5 21. Bxf6 Rxf6 22. Ng4 Re6 23. Nge3 Qa5 24. a3 g6 25. Nd5 Rd8 26. Qg3 Rd7 27. Nfe3 Qd8 28. Qf3 Bg7 Good play has given Morozevich a slight edge. 29. a4 Red6 30. axb5 axb5 31. g4 Qh4 32. Ra1 Ne6 33. Qg3 Qxg3+ Perhaps keeping the queens on the board was better. 34. fxg3 Nc5 35. h4 h6 35... Ra6 36. Rxa6 Bxa6 37. g5 Rd6 38. Ra1 h6= 36. Ra5 Bc6 37. Nb4 Bxe4 38. Bxe4 Nxe4 39. Rxb5 After this exchange White seems slightly better. 39... Nd2?! 39... f5 40. Kg2 e4 41. Re2 Bf8? Now White is winning. 41... Nb3 41... Kh7 42. Ned5 e3 43. Nxe3 Re6 44. Nbd5 Nb3 45. Nf4 Rc6 46. Nxc4 Rxc4 47. Rxb3 Kg7 48. Rb5 Bc5 49. g5 hxg5 50. hxg5 Be7 51. Kf3 Bd8 52. Re4 Rc6 53. Kg4 Rd2 54. Rd5 Rxd5 55. Nxd5 Re6 56. Rxe6 fxe6 57. Nf4 Kf7 58. Nd3 Bc7 59. Kf3 1-0

 








 

 

V. Ivanchuk (2750) - M. Carlsen (2690) [A46]

Morelia/Linares (4) 2007


1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 b5 5. Nbd2 Bb7 This position is already quite new to theory! 6. Nb3 a5 7. Bd2 Nc6 8. Nc1 Bd6 9. Nd3 O-O 10. O-O Ne4 11. Be3 b4 12. Re1 Ba6 13. Nfe5 Ne7 14. f3 Nf5 15. Bf4 Nf6 16. c3 Ne7 17. Qd2 bxc3 18. bxc3 Rc8 19. Bg5 Bxd3 20. Nxd3 Nd7 21. e4 c5 22. exd5 exd5 23. Bh3 cxd4 24. cxd4 h6 25. Bf4 Bxf4 26. Nxf4 Rc4 27. Bf1 Rc8 28. Bh3 Rc4 29. Bf1 Rc8 30. Rab1 Nf6 31. Rb5 Nc6 32. Rc5 Qb6 33. Rec1 g5 34. Ne2 Ne5 35. Qc3 Nc4 36. Kh1 Nd7 37. Rxc8 Rxc8 38. Qd3 Nf6 39. Nc3 Qb2 40. Rc2 Qa1 41. Qd1 Qxd1 42. Nxd1 Re8 43. Kg2 Ne3+ 44. Nxe3 Rxe3 45. Kf2 Ra3 46. Bb5 h5 47. Ke2 Kg7 48. Rb2 h4 49. Kf2?! 49. gxh4 gxh4 50. Bd3 Nh5 51. Ke3= 49... hxg3+ 50. hxg3 g4 51. Be2 gxf3 52. Bxf3 a4 53. Rb5? 53. Rc2 53... Rxa2+ 54. Ke3 a3 55. Ra5 Ra1 56. Kd2 a2 57. Kc2 Rf1 58. Bd1 Ne4 59. g4 Nf2 60. Rxa2 Rxd1 0-1