V. Ivanchuk (2787) - A. Galkin (2608) [B17]

World Cup Khanty-Mansiysk RUS (2.3) 2007


16. Bc6 Ba6 17. d5 e5 18. a4 Kg8 19. Nd2 g5 20. Qg4 Nf6 21. Qe2 Rd8 22. Nxc4 e4 23. h3 Bh2+ 24. Kh1 Be5 25. Bb5 Bb7 26. Nxe5 Qxe5 27. c4 a6 28. Bc6 Bxc6 29. dxc6 Rc8 30. Bd2 Rxc6 31. Bc3 Qe7 32. a5 Kg7 33. axb6 Rxb6 34. c5 Qxc5 35. Bd4 Qb5 36. Qxb5 Rxb5 37. Rxa6 Rf5 38. Bc3 Rc8 39. Kg1 Rxc3 40. bxc3 and White won. 1-0

 








 

 

R. Ponomariov (2705) - Wang Hao (2643) [D13]

World Cup Khanty-Mansiysk RUS (2.3) 2007


13. Bxa6 Ra8 14. Bxb7 Rxa4 15. Bxc6+ Kf8 16. Nxa4 Bd3 17. Rfd1 Be2 18. Rd2 Bxf3 19. gxf3 g5 20. Be5 g4 21. fxg4 Bd6 22. f3 h5 23. Nc5 Bxe5 24. dxe5 Nxg4 25. Nd7+ Kg7 26. fxg4 Qg5 27. Re1 hxg4 28. Rg2 Rh3 29. Nf6 g3 30. hxg3 Qxe5 31. Ng4 Qc7 32. Rc1 Qb6 33. Rc3 and White won. 1-0

 








 

 

S. Rublevsky (2676) - D. Navara (2656) [C28]

World Cup Khanty-Mansiysk RUS (2.3) 2007


22. Rxf7+ Kxf7 23. Qxb3+ Kf8 24. Rxb7 Qf6 25. Qb4+ Kg8 26. Qc4+ Kh8 27. Rb1 Qf4 28. Qd3 h6 29. Rf1 Qd6 30. c4 Rd8 31. d5 Qc5+ 32. Kh1 Rc8 33. h3 Kg8 34. d6 Qxc4 35. d7 1-0

 








 

 

LD. Nisipeanu (2668) - Zhao Jun (2552) [C43]

World Cup Khanty-Mansiysk RUS (2.3) 2007


This ending is a theoretical draw.

91. Bd4 Kh6 92. Kg8 Kg6 93. Bc3 Kh6 94. Bd4 Kg6 95. Bg7 Kf5 96. Kf7 Kg5 97. Bf8 Kf5 98. Bh6 Ke5 99. Ke7 Kf5 100. Bg7 Kg6 101. Be5 Kf5 102. Bh2 Kg6 103. Be5 Kf5 104. Kd6 Kg6 105. Ke6 Kg5 106. Bh2 Kg6 107. Ke7 Kg7 108. Be5+ Kg8 109. Ke8 Kh7 110. Kd7 Kg8?? Necessary was 110... Kg6 because Black needs to attack the bishop as soon as possible to win a vital tempo. 111. Kc6 Kf5= 111. Kc6 Kf7 112. Kb5 Ke6 113. Kxa4 1-0

 








 

 

Wang Yue (2703) - S. Tiviakov (2643) [E18]

World Cup Khanty-Mansiysk RUS (2.4) 2007


52... Bc5?? 53. e4 Rd4 54. Bxc5 Rxe4 55. Bd6 Re1 56. Be5 Rg1+ 57. Kf3 Kf8 58. Ra7 1-0

 








 

 

D. Navara (2656) - S. Rublevsky (2676) [A28]

World Cup Khanty-Mansiysk RUS (2.4) 2007


17... Bd6 18. Bxh7 f5 19. e4 Ne7 20. d4 exd4 21. Rxd4 Bc6 22. e5 Bxf3 23. Rh4 Qd5 24. exd6 Rxd6 25. gxf3 Rc6 26. Qe2 Rxc1+ 27. Bxc1 1-0

 








 

 

V. Zvjaginsev (2674) - K. Sasikiran (2661) [D00]

World Cup Khanty-Mansiysk RUS (2.5) 2007


This ending is famous for the excellent drawing chances for the defending side. This particular position is winning for Black...

55... h3? ...but only after the tablebase-accurate 55... f6! 56. Ra8! Rg6 57. Rh8+? But this loses again. The only drawing move was 57. Ra5+ e.g. 57... Rg5 58. Ra8= 57... Rh6 58. Rf8 Kg6 59. Rg8+ Kf6 60. Rg1 h2 61. Rh1 Kg5 62. Kg3 f5 63. Kf3 Rh3+ 64. Kg2 Kg4 65. Kf2 Ra3 0-1

 








 

 

I. Cheparinov (2670) - V. Tkachiev (2661) [D11]

World Cup Khanty-Mansiysk RUS (2.5) 2007


26. Rf4 f6 27. Ne4 g5 28. Nfxg5 fxg5 29. Nxg5 Rb1+ 30. Kh2 Re7 31. Rg4 Qf5 32. Rf3 Qg6 33. Ne4 Qh7 34. Nf6+ 1-0

 








 

 

A. Motylev (2645) - Bu Xiangzhi (2692) [B77]

World Cup Khanty-Mansiysk RUS (2.6) 2007


42. Rc1?? Ba6 0-1

 








 

 

Ki Georgiev (2649) - R. Kasimdzhanov (2690) [A11]

World Cup Khanty-Mansiysk RUS (2.7) 2007


27. Nxb5 Bb6 28. Nd6+ Kc7 29. e5 fxe5 30. fxe5 Bd4 31. Rc1+ Kd7 32. Rd1 1-0