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Nanjing Super GM 2010 Round 7 games
Gashimov,V (2719) - Wang Yue (2732) [C42]
3rd Pearl Spring Nanjing CHN (7), 27.10.2010
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.d4 d5 6.Bd3 Be7 7.0-0 Nc6 8.c4 Nb4 9.Be2 0-0 10.Nc3 Bf5 11.a3 Nxc3 12.bxc3 Nc6 13.Re1 Re8 14.cxd5 Qxd5 15.Bf4 Rac8 16.g3 Bf6 17.Nd2 Qd7 18.Nc4 Bh3 19.Qd3 g5 20.Be3 Qd5 21.Bf1 Bxf1 22.Qxf1 Ne7 23.Rab1 Nf5 24.a4 a6 25.Qd3 b5 26.Na3 c6 27.Nc2 Qf3 28.Qd1 Qxd1 29.Rexd1 Nd6 30.Bd2 Kg7 31.Nb4 bxa4 32.Nd3 a3 33.Rb4 Ne4 34.Ra4 c5 35.Nxc5 Nxc5 36.dxc5 Red8 37.Rxa3 Rc6 38.Ra2 Rxc5 39.Rxa6 Rcd5 40.Ra2 Kg6 41.c4 Rd4 42.Rc2 Be7 43.Kf1 Bc5 44.Ke2 Re8+ 45.Be3 Rxd1 46.Kxd1 Bxe3 47.fxe3 Rxe3 48.c5 Kf6 49.Kd2 Ra3 50.c6 Ra8 51.Ke3 Ke5 52.Kf3 h5 53.Rc5+ Kd6 54.Rxg5 h4 55.gxh4 Kxc6 56.Rf5 Kd6 57.Rxf7 Ke6 58.Rf4 Ke7 59.Kg4 Rf8 60.Ra4 Kf6 61.h5 Kg7 62.Kg5 Rf7 63.Rf4 Rxf4 64.Kxf4 Kh6 65.h4 Kxh5 66.Kf5 Kxh4 67.Ke4 (played down to bare kings) draw.
Topalov,V (2803) - Bacrot,E (2716) [E15]
3rd Pearl Spring Nanjing CHN (7), 27.10.2010
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.Qc2 Bb7 6.Bg2 c5 7.d5 exd5 8.cxd5 Nxd5 9.0-0 Be7 10.Rd1 Nc6 11.Qf5 Nf6 12.e4 d6 13.e5 Qd7 14.Qf4 Nh5 15.Qc4 0-0 16.Nc3 Rae8 17.Be3 Nb4 18.Rd2 Ba6 19.Qb3 Nd3 20.Qa3 Qc8 21.exd6 Bxd6 22.Rad1 Be7 23.Nd5 Nb4 24.Ne5 Nxd5 25.Bxd5 Nf6 26.Bg2 c4 27.Qc3 Bb5 28.h3 French GM Etienne Bacrot, who was on a winning streak, is doing fine here, probably dreaming of YAW (yet another win). But optimism comes before the fall: 28...Bc5? 29.Bxc5 Qxc5?? 30.Rd5 Nxd5 31.Rxd5 Qc7 32.Rxb5 and the game is practically over. 32...Rc8 33.Nc6 Rfe8 34.Rb4 Re2 35.Bf3 Re6 36.Rxc4 Rce8 37.Kg2 1-0.
Carlsen,M (2826) - Anand,V (2800) [C67]
3rd Pearl Spring Nanjing CHN (7), 27.10.2010
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.0-0 Nxe4 5.Re1 Nd6 6.Nxe5 Be7 7.Bf1 Nf5 8.Nf3 0-0 9.d4 d5 10.c3 Bd6 11.Bd3 Nce7 12.Nbd2 c6 13.Nf1 Ng6 14.Qc2 Nfh4 15.Nxh4 Qxh4 16.g3 Qd8 17.Ne3 Re8 18.Bd2 Nf8 19.Nf5 Bc7 20.Rxe8 Qxe8 21.Re1 Be6 22.Qc1 f6 23.Qd1 Qd7 24.Qf3 Re8 25.h4 Bf7 26.Rf1 Bg6 27.h5 Bxf5 28.Bxf5 Qf7 29.Kg2 g6 30.Bd3 f5 31.Rh1 Ne6 32.hxg6 hxg6 33.g4 Bf4 34.Be3 fxg4 35.Qxg4 Kg7 36.Rh5 Bxe3 37.fxe3 Nf8 38.Rh3 Kg8 39.Rf3 Qe6 40.Qf4 Kg7 41.b3 Qe7 42.c4 Rd8 43.Rh3 Rd6 44.Qh6+ Kg8 45.cxd5 cxd5 46.e4 Qg7 47.Qe3 Qe7 48.e5 Rc6 49.Qh6 Qg7 50.Qh4 a6 51.Rf3 Qd7 52.b4 b5 53.a3 Qc7 54.Kg3 Kg7 55.Bb1 Nh7 56.Ba2 Qd7 57.Bb3 Rc1 58.Kh2 Rb1 59.Bc2 Rb2 60.Rc3 Qf7 61.Kg3 Nf8 62.Rf3 Qe6 Carlsen has put Anand into a very dire position, and just when the spectators on Playchess, equipped with powerful engines, were contemplating 63.Rf6 and the resignation of Black, the World Champion received the following gift: 63.Qd8? Nd7 64.Rf2? Ra2 65.Kh2 Qg4 and the black win has completely dissipated. 66.Qe7+ Kh6 67.Qd8 Qh5+ 68.Kg2 Qg4+ draw.
Gashimov,V (2719) - Wang Yue (2732) [C42]
3rd Pearl Spring Nanjing CHN (7), 27.10.2010
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.d4 d5 6.Bd3 Be7 7.0-0 Nc6 8.c4 Nb4 9.Be2 0-0 10.Nc3 Bf5 11.a3 Nxc3 12.bxc3 Nc6 13.Re1 Re8 14.cxd5 Qxd5 15.Bf4 Rac8 16.g3 Bf6 17.Nd2 Qd7 18.Nc4 Bh3 19.Qd3 g5 20.Be3 Qd5 21.Bf1 Bxf1 22.Qxf1 Ne7 23.Rab1 Nf5 24.a4 a6 25.Qd3 b5 26.Na3 c6 27.Nc2 Qf3 28.Qd1 Qxd1 29.Rexd1 Nd6 30.Bd2 Kg7 31.Nb4 bxa4 32.Nd3 a3 33.Rb4 Ne4 34.Ra4 c5 35.Nxc5 Nxc5 36.dxc5 Red8 37.Rxa3 Rc6 38.Ra2 Rxc5 39.Rxa6 Rcd5 40.Ra2 Kg6 41.c4 Rd4 42.Rc2 Be7 43.Kf1 Bc5 44.Ke2 Re8+ 45.Be3 Rxd1 46.Kxd1 Bxe3 47.fxe3 Rxe3 48.c5 Kf6 49.Kd2 Ra3 50.c6 Ra8 51.Ke3 Ke5 52.Kf3 h5 53.Rc5+ Kd6 54.Rxg5 h4 55.gxh4 Kxc6 56.Rf5 Kd6 57.Rxf7 Ke6 58.Rf4 Ke7 59.Kg4 Rf8 60.Ra4 Kf6 61.h5 Kg7 62.Kg5 Rf7 63.Rf4 Rxf4 64.Kxf4 Kh6 65.h4 Kxh5 66.Kf5 Kxh4 67.Ke4 (played down to bare kings) draw.
Topalov,V (2803) - Bacrot,E (2716) [E15]
3rd Pearl Spring Nanjing CHN (7), 27.10.2010
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.Qc2 Bb7 6.Bg2 c5 7.d5 exd5 8.cxd5 Nxd5 9.0-0 Be7 10.Rd1 Nc6 11.Qf5 Nf6 12.e4 d6 13.e5 Qd7 14.Qf4 Nh5 15.Qc4 0-0 16.Nc3 Rae8 17.Be3 Nb4 18.Rd2 Ba6 19.Qb3 Nd3 20.Qa3 Qc8 21.exd6 Bxd6 22.Rad1 Be7 23.Nd5 Nb4 24.Ne5 Nxd5 25.Bxd5 Nf6 26.Bg2 c4 27.Qc3 Bb5 28.h3 French GM Etienne Bacrot, who was on a winning streak, is doing fine here, probably dreaming of YAW (yet another win). But optimism comes before the fall: 28...Bc5? 29.Bxc5 Qxc5?? 30.Rd5 Nxd5 31.Rxd5 Qc7 32.Rxb5 and the game is practically over. 32...Rc8 33.Nc6 Rfe8 34.Rb4 Re2 35.Bf3 Re6 36.Rxc4 Rce8 37.Kg2 1-0.
Carlsen,M (2826) - Anand,V (2800) [C67]
3rd Pearl Spring Nanjing CHN (7), 27.10.2010
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.0-0 Nxe4 5.Re1 Nd6 6.Nxe5 Be7 7.Bf1 Nf5 8.Nf3 0-0 9.d4 d5 10.c3 Bd6 11.Bd3 Nce7 12.Nbd2 c6 13.Nf1 Ng6 14.Qc2 Nfh4 15.Nxh4 Qxh4 16.g3 Qd8 17.Ne3 Re8 18.Bd2 Nf8 19.Nf5 Bc7 20.Rxe8 Qxe8 21.Re1 Be6 22.Qc1 f6 23.Qd1 Qd7 24.Qf3 Re8 25.h4 Bf7 26.Rf1 Bg6 27.h5 Bxf5 28.Bxf5 Qf7 29.Kg2 g6 30.Bd3 f5 31.Rh1 Ne6 32.hxg6 hxg6 33.g4 Bf4 34.Be3 fxg4 35.Qxg4 Kg7 36.Rh5 Bxe3 37.fxe3 Nf8 38.Rh3 Kg8 39.Rf3 Qe6 40.Qf4 Kg7 41.b3 Qe7 42.c4 Rd8 43.Rh3 Rd6 44.Qh6+ Kg8 45.cxd5 cxd5 46.e4 Qg7 47.Qe3 Qe7 48.e5 Rc6 49.Qh6 Qg7 50.Qh4 a6 51.Rf3 Qd7 52.b4 b5 53.a3 Qc7 54.Kg3 Kg7 55.Bb1 Nh7 56.Ba2 Qd7 57.Bb3 Rc1 58.Kh2 Rb1 59.Bc2 Rb2 60.Rc3 Qf7 61.Kg3 Nf8 62.Rf3 Qe6 Carlsen has put Anand into a very dire position, and just when the spectators on Playchess, equipped with powerful engines, were contemplating 63.Rf6 and the resignation of Black, the World Champion received the following gift: 63.Qd8? Nd7 64.Rf2? Ra2 65.Kh2 Qg4 and the black win has completely dissipated. 66.Qe7+ Kh6 67.Qd8 Qh5+ 68.Kg2 Qg4+ draw.