Poikovsky: Jakovenko in sole lead
Dmitry Jakovenko leads the Karpov tournament in Poikovsky with 5.5/8. In round 8 he beat Alexander Motylev with Black, while co-leader Alexander Riazantsev lost to Sergey Karjakin with the white pieces in a spectacular game. The top seed is now half a point behind the leader.
The 11th edition of the tournament named after 12th World Champion Anatoly Karpov takes place June 2-13 in Poikovsky, Russia. For the first time the tournament has not 10, but 12 players. See our first report for more info.
Rounds 7-8
In our previous report we complained a little bit about the many (short) draws in Poikovsky, but there's no reason to be unhappy about what happened on Wednesday and Thursday. Many great fights, and three black victories in the last round, brought Jakovenko in sole lead.
The following game was an interesting draw.
White should be winning. However, after 32.Bxf8 Black managed to complicate matters with 32...Rb3!? 33.Qa5 (33.Qc5!) 33...Bd3+! 34.Rxd3 Rxd3 and now instead of 35.Bh6! White went 35.Qa6? gxf5! and Black saved himself.
Yesterday Riazantsev wasn't so lucky anymore against Karjakin, who managed to defend against a strong, prepared piece sacrifice.
White came up with 12.Nf5!?. Karjakin took the knight, defended by playing his king to the queenside and all the way to d2 and eventually won!
Games rounds 7-8
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Meppie
1 year 8 months ago
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"Today is the only rest day of the tournament. "
A little copy-past-mistake.
The restday was on the 8th of June (the day of the first report).
Peter Doggers
1 year 8 months ago
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Thx, corrected.
silvakov
1 year 8 months ago
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the crosstable says bologan and onischuk drawn; did they actually "solved" the issued (played the game, agreed an unplayed draw) or was it a mistype?
Bert de Bruut
1 year 8 months ago
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The game vs Riazantsev will surely find it's way into future "My best games" collections of Karjakin.
ebutaljib
1 year 8 months ago
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Bologan and Onischuk played their game exactly how it was announced - on a rest day:
[Event "11th Karpov tournament"]
[Site "Poikovsky, Russia"]
[Date "2010.06.08"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Onischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Bologan, Viktor"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2699"]
[BlackElo "2668"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2010.05.31"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[Source "Poikovsky, RUS"]
[SourceDate "2010.06.11"]
[TimeControl "40/6000+30:20/3000+30:900+30"]
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. e4 d5 6. e5 Ne4 7. Bd3 c5 8. Nge2
cxd4 9. Nxd4 Nd7 10. Bxe4 dxe4 11. Qxe4 Qa5 12. O-O Qxe5 13. Qh4 Nf6 14. Bg5 h6 15. Bxf6 Qxf6 16. Qxf6 gxf6 17. Rac1 Bd7 18. Rfd1 Rfd8 19. Rd3 Be8 20. a3 Be7 21. Rcd1 Rac8 22. Kf1 Rxc4 23. Nf5 Rxd3 24. Nxe7+ Kf8 25. Rxd3 Kxe7 26. Rh3 b5 27. Rxh6 b4 28. axb4 Rxb4 29. Nd1 Ba4 30. Ke1 Bxd1 31. Kxd1 Rxb2 32. Ke1 a5 33. Rh8 a4 34. Ra8 Rb4 35. g3 f5 36. Ke2 f4 37. Ra7+ Kf6 38. Kf3 fxg3 39. hxg3 Rb3+ 40. Ke4 a3 41. Ra5 Rb2 42. f4 a2 43. g4 Ke7 44. f5 Kd6 45. fxe6 Kxe6 46. g5 Kd6 47. Kd4 Kc6 48. Kc4 Rc2+ 49. Kb3 Rf2 50. Kc4 Kb6 51. Ra8 Rg2 52. Kb4 Rxg5 53. Rxa2 Rc5 54. Ra6+ 1/2-1/2
Castro
1 year 8 months ago
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Man! Sutovsky knows how to play with a knight!!
What a beautiful finish!
(Game Sokolov-Sutovsky, 0-1, round 9)
aun1
1 year 8 months ago
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karjakin's manoeuvering with his king through the land mines of white's heavy pieces was reminiscent of grischuk's victory over gashimov earlier this year.
zee
1 year 8 months ago
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Holy Guacamole!
Is there any way to get Karjakin into the World Championship candidates tournament? That guy must have ice in veins.
Gearoid Mac Gabhain
1 year 8 months ago
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Karjakin was also short of time amazing game well played to both
ron
1 year 8 months ago
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Karjakin virtually in the Top 10! First time?
chislanoua
1 year 7 months ago
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Our congratulations, Viorel Bologan! Bravo!!!
unknown
1 year 7 months ago
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Karjakin won the tournament. Congrats!
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