Aronian - Leko [E55]

Grand Prix/Nalchik (13)


1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 c5 7. O-O dxc4 8. Bxc4 Nbd7 9. Qe2 b6 10. Rd1 cxd4 11. exd4 Bxc3 11... Bb7 12. bxc3 Bb7 13. Bb3 13. Bd3 13... Qc7 14. c4 Rfe8 14... Rfd8 15. Bb2 Qf4 16. Rd3 Bryne-Silva Nzzari, Mar del Plata 1961 15. Bb2 Qf4 16. Qe3 Qf5 17. Ne1 b5 17... Rac8 18. c5 Nd5 19. Qg3 Nf4 20. Rd2 Nf6 21. f3 N6h5 22. Qf2 Bd5 23. Bc2 Qg5 24. Kh1 Black has a very nice position but from this moment it only goes downwards. "From now on I didn't like any of my moves." (Leko) 24... Bc4?! 25. g3 Ng6 26. Ng2 Bd5 27. Ne3 Nf6 28. h4 Qh5 29. Nxd5 Nxd5 30. Re1 Red8 31. Rde2 Rab8 32. Bc1 h6 33. Kg2 Nc3 34. Re5! Nxe5 35. Rxe5 f5 36. Bb3 Nd5 37. Rxe6 Kh8 38. Qe1 Nf6 39. Qe5 Re8 40. c6 Rbc8 41. Qxb5 Qg6 42. h5 Qxh5 43. Bf4 a6 44. Qxa6 Nh7 45. c7 Ng5 46. Rxe8+ Qxe8 47. d5 Ra8 48. Qc4 Kh7 49. d6 Qe1 50. Qf1 Qe8 51. Qd3 Qd7 52. Qc4 Qe8 53. Bxg5 hxg5 54. Qg8+ A nice move to decide the game and the tournament. 1-0


Kasimdzhanov - Mamedyarov [D93]

Grand Prix/Nalchik (13)


1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bf4 Bg7 5. e3 O-O 6. Rc1 c6 7. Nf3 Bg4 8. h3 Bxf3 9. Qxf3 Qa5 10. Bd3 Nbd7 11. O-O Rac8 11... dxc4 12. Rfd1 12. a3 12... a6 13. a3 Rfe8 14. Bh2 e6 15. Bf1 b5 16. cxd5 cxd5 17. g4 Nb6 18. g5 Nfd7 19. e4 Na4 20. exd5 Qd8 20... Nxb2 21. dxe6 fxe6 22. Ne4 Nxd1 23. Nd6 Rxc1? 24. Qf7+ 21. h4 21. dxe6 Rxe6 21... Nxb2 22. Ne4 Rxc1 22... Nxd1? 23. Rxc8 Qxc8 24. Nd6 23. Rxc1 exd5 23... Bxd4 24. Rc8! 24. Nd6 Rf8 25. Rc6 25. Qxd5 Nb6 25... Nc4 25... Nb6 26. Qxd5 Ndb6 27. Qe4 Nd2 28. Qg4 Nxf1 29. Kxf1 Nc4 30. Rxa6 Qe7 31. Kg2 31. Qe2 Qd7 31... Rd8 32. Qe4 Qxe4+ 33. Nxe4 Bxd4 34. Nd6 Nxd6 35. Bxd6 Bg7 36. Rb6 Bd4 37. Ra6 Bg7 38. Rb6 Bd4 39. Ra6 Bg7 1/2-1/2


Bacrot - Alekseev [C43]

Grand Prix/Nalchik (13)


1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 Nxe4 4. dxe5 d5 5. Nbd2 Nxd2 6. Qxd2 c5 6... Be7 7. Bb5+ c6 8. Be2 O-O 9. O-O f6 Svidler-Kramnik, Dos Hermanas 1999 7. c4 Be6 7... d4 8. Bd3 Nc6 9. O-O Be7 10. Qf4 Be6 Almasi-Socko, Oberwart 2006 8. Ng5 Nc6 9. Nxe6 9. f4 Potapov-Ilincic, Budapest 2007 9... fxe6 10. cxd5 Qxd5 11. Qxd5 exd5 12. Bb5 Kf7 13. f4 Nd4 14. Ba4 b5 15. Bd1 c4 16. Be3 Bc5 17. Bxd4 Bxd4 18. Bf3 Rad8 19. Rd1 Bxb2 20. Bxd5+ Ke7 21. Ke2 Rc8 22. Be4 c3 23. Bc2 Rc4 24. f5 Rb8 25. Rd5 a5? 25... g6 26. f6+ Ke6 27. Rhd1 Ba3 26. Rhd1 Rb7 27. Rd8 Ba3 28. Rh8 Rc5 29. f6+ Ke6 29... gxf6 30. Rxh7+ 30. Re8+ Kf7 31. Rdd8 Rc4 31... Rcc7 32. g4 31... gxf6 32. e6+ Kg7 33. Rd7+ 32. Rh8 32. Bf5 32... Rh4 33. fxg7 33. Rdg8 gxf6 34. Bb3+ Rc4 35. Rg4 33... Kxg7 34. Rdg8+ Kh6 35. Rg6+ Kh5 36. Rg3 Kh6 37. Rg6+ Kh5 38. Rg3 Kh6 39. Rxc3 Bb4 39... Bb2 40. Rc6+ Kg7 41. Re8 Kf7 40. Rc6+ Kg7 41. Rcc8 a4 42. Rcg8+ Kh6 42... Kf7 43. Bxh7 Rb6 44. Rg3 43. Rg6+ Kh5 44. Rg3 Kh6 45. Rg6+ Kh5 46. Bf5! Rc4 47. Rg3 Kh6 47... Rc3 48. Bd3 48. Rg6+ 48. Bxh7 48... Kh5 49. Rgg8 Rcc7 50. Bg6+ Kh6 51. Be4 Rb6 52. g4 Bc3 53. g5+ Kh5 54. g6 Bxe5 55. Rxh7+ Rxh7 56. gxh7 Rh6 57. Kf3 b4 58. Kg2 Kh4 59. Bf3 Bc3 59... Rxh7 60. Rg4+ Kh5 61. Re4+ 60. Rg4+ Kh5 61. Kh3 Rxh7 62. Rh4+ Kg6 63. Be4+ 1-0


Ivanchuk - Kamsky [C95]

Grand Prix/Nalchik (13)


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. a4 c5 13. Bc2 c4 13... Qc7 14. b3 13... Re8 13... cxd4 14. b3 cxb3 15. Bxb3 d5!? 16. Nxe5 16. axb5 axb5 17. Rxa8 Bxa8 18. exd5 Nxd5 19. Bxd5 Bxd5 20. Qe2 b4 (20... exd4 21. cxd4 Bxf3 22. Nxf3 Bb4 23. Bg5 Qa5 24. Rb1) 21. c4 Ba8 22. d5 16... Nxe5 17. dxe5 Nxe4 18. Nxe4 dxe4 19. axb5 axb5 20. Rxa8 Bxa8 21. Qg4 21. e6 fxe6 22. Bxe6+ Kh8 23. Be3 21... Kh8 22. Qh5 Bd5!? 23. Rd1 Bxb3 24. Rxd8 Rxd8 25. Bg5 25. Qe2 Bc4 26. Qxe4 Rd1+ 27. Kh2 h6 25... Bxg5 26. Qxg5 Rd1+ 27. Kh2 h6 28. Qe7 Bc4 29. Qb7 Re1 30. Qc8+ Kh7 31. Qf5+ Kg8 32. Qc8+ Kh7 1/2-1/2


Gelfand - Karjakin [D15]

Grand Prix/Nalchik (13)


1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. e3 b5 6. c5 Nbd7 7. a3 a5 8. Qc2 8. Bd3 e5 9. dxe5 Ng4 10. e6 fxe6 11. Nd4 Nxc5 12. Be2 Nxf2!! 13. Kxf2 Bd6 Eljanov-Karjakin, Foros 2007 8... Qc7 8... e5 9. dxe5 Ng4 10. Nd4! 9. e4 Nxe4 10. Nxe4 dxe4 11. Qxe4 Nf6 12. Qe5 Qxe5+ 13. Nxe5 Bb7 14. a4 b4 15. Bf4 Nd7 15... Nd5 16. Nc4 Ba6 17. Nb6 Ra7 17... Nxb6 18. cxb6 Bxf1? 19. b7 18. Bxa6 Rxa6 19. Nc4 Ra7 20. O-O-O e6 21. Be5 Nf6 22. Bb8 Rb7 23. Bg3 Ra7 24. Bb8 Rb7 25. Be5 Ra7 26. f4 26. Bxf6 gxf6 27. Rd3 26... Nd5 27. Rhe1 f6 28. Bd6 Kd7 29. g3 Bxd6 30. Nxd6 b3 31. Re2 Rb8 32. Rde1 Rb4? 32... Nb4 33. Kd2 Nc2 34. Rd1 Nxd4 35. Re4 Nc2 (35... Nf5 36. Ke2) 36. Nc4 Nb4 37. Rde1 Re8 38. Nb6+ Kc7 39. Kc3 33. Rxe6 Rxa4 34. Kb1 Ra8 35. Ne8 Rxd4 36. Rd6+? 36. Nxg7 a4 37. Rd6+ Kc8 38. Re8+ 36... Kc8 37. Rxc6+ Kb7 38. Rce6 Rd3? 38... Rd2 39. c6+ Ka7 40. c7 Rxh2 41. Rc1 Rc2 39. c6+ Ka7 40. c7 a4 41. Rc1 a3 42. bxa3 Nc3+ 43. Rxc3 Rxc3 44. Kb2 Rxe8 44... Rc5 45. Nd6 45. Kxc3 1-0


Eljanov - Akopian [D12]

Grand Prix/Nalchik (13)


1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bf5 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nh4 Bg6 7. Be2 Nbd7 8. g3 Bd6 9. O-O O-O 10. Nxg6 hxg6 11. b3 Qe7 12. Bf3 Rfe8 12... Rfd8 12... Rac8 13. Bg2 Rfd8 14. Bd2 Bb4 15. a3 Bxa3 16. c5 Bb2 17. Rxa7 Nxc5 18. Nb1 Na6 Gelfand-Kramnik, Moscow 2007 13. Bg2 a6 14. a3 Rad8 15. Qc2 Bb8 16. Bd2 Ba7 17. c5 e5 18. b4 e4 19. a4 Nf8 20. b5 Ne6 21. Qd1 Ng5 22. bxc6 bxc6 23. h4 Ngh7 24. Bh3 g5 25. h5 g4 26. Bxg4 Nxg4 27. Qxg4 Ng5 28. Kg2 Nf3 29. Ra2 Rf8 30. Qf5 g6!? 30... Rb8 31. Qg4 31. hxg6 Kg7 31... Kg7 32. Ne2 Rh8 33. Nf4? 33. Rh1 33... Bb8 34. Ba5 34. Nxg6 fxg6 35. Qxg6+ Kf8 36. Ba5 (36. Rh1 Qg7) 36... Nh4+! (36... Re8 37. Rh1) 37. gxh4 Rg8 38. Bxd8 Qxd8 34... Bxf4! 35. Bxd8 Qxd8 36. Qxf4 Rxh5 37. g4 Rh2+ 38. Qxh2 Nxh2 39. Kxh2 Qh4+ 40. Kg2 Qxg4+ 41. Kh2 f5 42. Rg1 Qh5+ 43. Kg2 g5 44. Rb2 f4 45. exf4 gxf4 46. Rb8 Kf7 47. Rb3 f3+ 48. Kf1 Qh6 49. Re3 Qh8 0-1


Svidler - Grischuk [C18]

Grand Prix/Nalchik (13)


1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. Qg4 O-O 8. Bd3 Qa5 9. Ne2 cxd4 10. Bg5 Ng6 11. f4 Nd7 12. Bxg6 fxg6 13. Qxe6+ Rf7 14. Qe8+ Rf8 15. Qe6+ Rf7 16. O-O 16. Qe8+ Rf8 17. Qe6+= 16... Nb6 16... Nf6 17. Qd6 17. Qe8+ Rf8 18. Qe7 dxc3 19. Bf6 Rf7 19... gxf6 20. exf6 Rf7 21. Qe8+ Rf8 22. Qe7= 20. Qe8+ Rf8 21. Qe7 Rf7 1/2-1/2