Kings Tournament

Kings Chess Tournament 2012

Published March 15, 2012 |

The Kings Chess Tournament will take place in Romania (city of Medias), June 23 to July 4, 2012.This tournament was previously known as Bazna Kings; also Medias Kings.

There are to be six contestants: One Romanian player is yet to be announced.

GM Viswanathan Anand

(2799)

Current World Champion

who will have just finished his World Chess Championship match with Boris Gelfand.

GM Magnus Carlsen

(2835)

GM Teimour Radjabov

(2784)

GM Sergey Karjakin

(2766)

GM Vassily Ivanchuk

(2764)

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Ivanchuk vs Nakamura / Bazna King’s / Rnd 10

Published June 21, 2011 |

By DoughBoy

by National Master Loal Davis

Vassily Ivanchuk

Ivanchuk recovered nicely from his loss yesterday to finish the tournament with a well conceived and executed positional win against Nakamura.

r7/rPk5/2P1p3/3pNp1K/3P4/4PPP1/1R6/8 b KQkq – 0 601. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. cxd5 cxd5 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bf4 Bf5 7. Qb3 Qb6 8. Qxb6 axb6 9. e3 e6 10. a3 Be7 11. Be2 O-O 12. O-O Rfc8 13. Rfc1 Nh5 14. Bg5 Bxg5 15. Nxg5 Nf6 16. Nf3 Bg4 17. Nb5 Bxf3 18. Bxf3 Rd8 19. Kf1 Kf8 20. Rc3 Ke7 21. Rac1 Rdc8 22. Ke1 Kd7 23. h3 h5 24. h4 g6 25. g3 Ra5 26. Be2 Ne8 27. Rb3 Rd8 28. f3 Nf6 29. Nc3 Kc7 30. Na2 Ng8 31. Nb4 Nge7 32. Nd3 Raa8 33. Ne5 Rf8 34. Bd3 f5 35. Bb5 Rac8 36. Kf2 Rg8 { The coming Bishop withdrawal and advancing of the ‘b’ Pawn and the exchange on ‘c6′ and ‘b5′ is quite well thought out – and takes a theoretically better position and moves it into the winning column.} 37. Ba4 Rgf8 38. Rc2 Rfd8 39. Rbc3 Rd6 40. b4 Kb8 41. Bxc6 bxc6 42. b5 Kb7 { Now White wins a Pawn.} 43. bxc6+ Kc7 44. a4 Rdd8 45. Rb2 Ra8 46. Rcb3 Nc8 47. Ra2 Rg8 48. a5 b5 49. Rxb5 Nd6 50. Rb4 Ra6 51. Kg2 g5 52. hxg5 Rxg5 53. Kh3 Rg8 54. Kh4 Rh8 55. Rab2 Ra7 56. Rb6 Rha8 57. Kxh5 Rg8 58. a6 Rga8 59. Rb7+ Nxb7 60. axb7 1190noa6b7

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Karjakin vs Ivanchuk / Bazna King’s Tournament / Round 9

Published June 20, 2011 |

By DoughBoy

by National Master Loal Davis

Sergey Karjakin

With this smashing miniature, Karjakin is tied for the lead with Carlsen going into the last round.
r5k1/pbn5/1pq1prp1/2p1P3/Pn5Q/5N2/1PP3PP/3R1RK1 w KQkq – 0 211. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. f4 Bg7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Bd3 Na6 7. O-O c5 8. d5 Nc7 9. a4 b6 10. Qe1 e6 { The coming exchange of Pawns and e5 advance punctures gaping holes into the Black position.} 11. dxe6 fxe6 12. e5 Nfd5 13. Ne4 dxe5 14. fxe5 Bb7 15. Bg5 Qd7 16. Qh4 Nb4 17. Rad1 Qc6 { White is now fully developed; Black’s task is virtually hopeless.} 18. Nf6+ Bxf6 19. Bxg6 hxg6 { A beautiful little Intermetzzo sacrifice before recapturing on ‘f6′ that doesn’t give Black a moment’s rest.} 20. Bxf6 Rxf6 21. exf6 Rf8 22. Qg5 { Now ‘Qe8′ allows ‘Ne5′. ‘Rf7′ allows ‘Rd8′. ‘Qe4′ allows ‘Qh6′ and ‘Kh7′ allows ‘Nh4′ when ‘Rg8′ is met by White playing ‘f7′ and it’s lights out.} 1-0400nof8f6

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Carlsen vs Ivanchuk / Bazna King’s Tournament / Round 7

Published June 18, 2011 |

By DoughBoy

by National Master Loal Davis

Magnus Carlsen

Vassily Ivanchuk

Knight endings are extremely difficult to play as they require constant calculation. The GM annotators during this game kept ‘striving’ for ‘simple’ Rook and Pawn endings because they had a hard time figuring out what was going on and how best to play it. If that’s what Grandmasters think – What about the rest of us? Knight endings may well put us all on an ‘equal’ footing. Be that as it may, this was a tough game with Magnus in the ‘drivers seat’ for most of the game. This victory once again put Carlsen in sole possesion of first place after round 7.

8/k7/7K/7P/5P2/4n3/8/8 b KQkq – 0 721. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Qc2 c5 8. dxc5 h6 9. Bd2 O-O 10. e3 Bxc5 11. Rc1 Qe7 12. Be2 a6 13. Qd3 Nb6 14. O-O Bg4 15. Nd4 Bd7 16. Bf3 Rfe8 17. b3 Ba3 18. Rc2 Rac8 19. Nce2 Rxc2 20. Qxc2 Be6 21. Bc1 Rc8 22. Bxa3 Qxa3 23. Qd2 Bg4 24. Bxg4 Nxg4 25. Nf5 Nf6 26. h3 Kh7 27. Qd4 Nbd7 28. Qf4 Nf8 29. Neg3 Ng6 30. Qd4 Qc5 31. f3 Qxd4 32. Nxd4 Ne5 33. Rd1 g6 34. Kf2 Kg7 35. Nge2 Kf8 36. g4 Nc6 37. Rc1 Ke7 38. h4 Kd6 39. h5 Ne7 40. Rh1 gxh5 41. gxh5 Rg8 42. Ng3 Rg5 43. b4 Kd7 44. Rh4 Ne8 45. Rf4 Nd6 46. a4 b6 47. a5 bxa5 48. bxa5 f5 49. Rh4 Nc4 50. f4 Rg4 51. Rh3 Nd6 52. Rh1 Rg8 53. Rb1 Ra8 54. Kf3 Kc7 55. Ne6+ Kc8 56. Nc5 Rb8 57. Rxb8+ Kxb8 58. Nxa6+ Kb7 59. Nb4 Nc4 60. a6+ Kb6 61. Ke2 Nd6 62. Kd3 Nb5 63. Ne2 Ka5 64. Nc3 Nc7 65. Nbxd5 Nexd5 66. Nxd5 Nxd5 67. a7 Nc7 68. Kd4 Kb6 69. Ke5 Kxa7 70. Kxf5 Nd5 71. Kg6 Nxe3 72. Kxh6 1-01430nog6h6

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Carlsen vs Nisipeanu / Bazna 2011 / Round 5

Published June 15, 2011 |

By DoughBoy

by National Master Loal Davis

Magnus Carlsen

Carlsen played a rather simple line against Nisipeanu’s Queen’s Gambit Accepted subjecting both players, and the spectators, to a symmetrical Pawn structure. Black parted (‘unnecessarily’?) with one of his Bishops on move 15. OK – so Carlsen had the potential of the two Bishops – BUT – the concept behind his 27th move (DIAGRAM) was really astounding. He sacrificed a Pawn for the utilization of the Bishops and the open ‘h’ file for his Rook. The approaching ending in the final position is absolutely lost for Black as there will be an exchange of Rooks and the white Knight will eat the doomed ‘g6′ Pawn.

2rrk3/1p2bp2/pn2p1p1/6P1/1n2B3/1P2PN2/PB3PK1/2RR4 b KQkq – 0 271. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bxc4 e6 5. Nf3 c5 6. O-O a6 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Be2 Ke7 10. Nbd2 Bd7 11. Nb3 Bd6 12. Na5 Ra7 13. Nc4 Bb5 14. b3 Rd8 15. Bb2 Bxc4 16. Bxc4 Nc6 17. Rfd1 Raa8 18. h3 g6 19. g4 h6 20. Bf1 Rac8 21. Rac1 Nd5 22. h4 Ke8 23. g5 hxg5 24. hxg5 Be7 25. Kg2 Nb6 26. Bd3 Nb4 27. Be4 Nxa2 28. Rxd8+ Kxd8 29. Rh1 Nd5 30. Ne5 f5 31. Bxd5 1-0530nod3e4

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bxc4 e6 5. Nf3 c5 6. O-O a6 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Be2 Ke7 10. Nbd2 Bd7 11. Nb3 Bd6 12. Na5 Ra7 13. Nc4 Bb5 14. b3 Rd8 15. Bb2 Bxc4 16. Bxc4 Nc6 17. Rfd1 Raa8 18. h3 g6 19. g4 h6 20. Bf1 Rac8 21. Rac1 Nd5 22. h4 Ke8 23. g5 hxg5 24. hxg5 Be7 25. Kg2 Nb6 26. Bd3 Nb4 27. Be4 Nxa2 28. Rxd8+ Kxd8 29. Rh1 Nd5 30. Ne5 f5 31. Bxd5 1-0

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Rd 4 Nakamura (2757) – Ivanchuk(2776) {Kings Tournament}

Published June 14, 2011 |

By Bart7

All was quiet in round 4. 3 games with 3 draws.With a pawn advantage Nakamura and Carlsen found themselves coming up short, unable to grab the extra 1/2 point..(Tough games)

r2r3k/4q1p1/1pQ1bp1p/4p3/4P3/P7/1P2NPPP/3R1RK1 b KQkq – 0 231. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 Nc6 5. Bd3 e5 6. Nge2 d5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. e4 Nb6 9. d5 Ne7 10. O-O O-O 11. Bg5 Kh8 12. a3 Bd6 13. Nb5 h6 14. Be3 c6 15. dxc6 Nxc6 16. Nxd6 Qxd6 17. Qc2 Rd8 18. Rad1 Be6 19. Bb5 Qe7 20. Qc3 f6 21. Bxc6 bxc6 22. Bxb6 axb6 23. Qxc6 Rdc8 24. Qd6 Qxd6 25. Rxd6 Bc4 26. Rd2 b5 27. f3 b4 28. axb4 Bxe2 29. Rxe2 Rab8 30. b3 Rxb4 31. Rb1 h5 32. Kf2 h4 33. Rbb2 Kh7 34. Re3 Kg6 35. Rd3 Kg5 36. Ke3 g6 37. Ra2 Rcb8 38. Ra3 f5 39. exf5 gxf5 40. Kd2 Kf4 41. Kc3 R4b7 42. Ra4+ e4 43. fxe4 Rxb3+ 44. Kc4 Rxd3 45. Kxd3 Rd8+ 46. Ke2 fxe4 47. g3+ hxg3 48. hxg3+ Kxg3 450noc3c6

1. d4 2. Nf6 c4 3. e6 Nc3 4. Bb4 e3 5. Nc6 Bd3 6. e5 Nge2 7. d5 cxd5 8. Nxd5 e4 9. Nb6 d5 10. Ne7 O-O 11. O-O Bg5 12. Kh8 a3 13. Bd6 Nb5 14. h6 Be3 15. c6 dxc6 16. Nxc6 Nxd6 17. Qxd6 Qc2 18. Rd8 Rad1 19. Be6 Bb5 20. Qe7 Qc3 21. f6 Bxc6 22. bxc6 Bxb6 23. axb6 Qxc6 24. Rdc8 Qd6 25. Qxd6 Rxd6 26. Bc4 Rd2 27. b5 f3 28. b4 axb4 29. Bxe2 Rxe2 30. Rab8 b3 31. Rxb4 Rb1 32. h5 Kf2 33. h4 Rbb2 34. Kh7 Re3 35. Kg6 Rd3 36. Kg5 Ke3 37. g6 Ra2 38. Rcb8 Ra3 39. f5 exf5 40. gxf5 Kd2 41. Kf4 Kc3 42. R4b7 Ra4+ 43. e4 fxe4 44. Rxb3+ Kc4 45. Rxd3 Kxd3 46. Rd8+ Ke2 47. fxe4 g3+ 48. hxg3 hxg3+ 49. Kxg3

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Rd 3 Nisipeanu (2659) – Ivanchuk (2776) {Kings Tournament}

Published June 13, 2011 |

By Bart7

Big win for Nisipeanu after yesterday’s set back he was looking for redemption and found it.. the other two games both ending in draws

Magnus Carlsen ½-½ Teimour Radjabov

Sergey Karjakin ½-½ Hikaru Nakamura

5b1r/2B2kp1/1p6/p5Rp/2p2P2/1P6/P1P3PP/6K1 b KQkq – 0 291. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 Ne7 10. Ne4 Ng6 11. b3 Ke8 12. Bb2 c5 13. Nfd2 h5 14. Nc4 b6 15. f4 Ne7 16. Ne3 Nf5 17. Nd5 Bb7 18. Rfd1 Bxd5 19. Rxd5 a5 20. Re1 Rd8 21. Nf6+ Ke7 22. e6 Rxd5 23. Nxd5+ Kd6 24. exf7 Kxd5 25. Re5+ Kd6 26. Rxf5 Ke6 27. Rg5 Kxf7 28. Be5 c4 29. Bxc7 Bc5+ 30. Kf1 Rc8 31. Be5 g6 32. f5 gxf5 33. Rxh5 Rd8 34. Bc3 cxb3 35. cxb3 Kg6 36. Rh8 Rd3 37. Rh3 Be3 38. Be1 f4 39. Ke2 Rd8 40. g3 Rc8 41. gxf4 Bxf4 42. Rc3 Re8+ 43. Kd1 Rd8+ 44. Kc2 Re8 45. Bg3 Be3 46. Kd3 Bc5 47. Kc4 a4 48. Kb5 axb3 49. axb3 Re2 50. Bc7 Re6 51. b4 Be7 52. Rc4 Kf5 53. Bxb6 Bd6 54. Bc7 1-0570noe5c7

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 Ne7 10. Ne4 Ng6 11. b3 Ke8 12. Bb2 c5 13. Nfd2 h5 14. Nc4 b6 15. f4 Ne7 16. Ne3 Nf5 17. Nd5 Bb7 18. Rfd1 Bxd5 19. Rxd5 a5 20. Re1 Rd8 21. Nf6+ Ke7 22. e6 Rxd5 23. Nxd5+ Kd6 24. exf7 Kxd5 25. Re5+ Kd6 26. Rxf5 Ke6 27. Rg5 Kxf7 28. Be5 c4 29. Bxc7 Bc5+ 30. Kf1 Rc8 31. Be5 g6 32. f5 gxf5 33. Rxh5 Rd8 34. Bc3 cxb3 35. cxb3 Kg6 36. Rh8 Rd3 37. Rh3 Be3 38. Be1 f4 39. Ke2 Rd8 40. g3 Rc8 41. gxf4 Bxf4 42. Rc3 Re8+ 43. Kd1 Rd8+ 44. Kc2 Re8 45. Bg3 Be3 46. Kd3 Bc5 47. Kc4 a4 48. Kb5 axb3 49. axb3 Re2 50. Bc7 Re6 51. b4 Be7 52. Rc4 Kf5 53. Bxb6 Bd6 54. Bc7 1-0

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RD 2 Nakamura (2774) – Nisipeanu (2659) {Kings Tournament}

Published June 12, 2011 |

By Bart7

The American GM defeated Liviu-Dieter Nisipean [Romania] in a game that lasted 78 moves..{ Closed Ruy Lopez.}

Teimour Radjabov ½-½ Sergey Karjakin

Vassily Ivanchuk ½-½ Magnus Carlsen

8/3b4/3b4/1p1Pp1k1/1Pp1BpP1/2P4K/7N/8 b KQkq – 0 601. 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 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Nd7 12. d5 Nb6 13. Nbd2 g6 14. b4 Nb7 15. Nf1 a5 16. Bh6 Re8 17. a3 Bd7 18. Ng3 Qc7 19. Bd3 axb4 20. axb4 Rxa1 21. Qxa1 Ra8 22. Qb1 c4 23. Bc2 f6 24. Be3 Nd8 25. Nd2 Nf7 26. f4 exf4 27. Bxf4 Ne5 28. Be3 Ra3 29. Ne2 Na4 30. Bd4 Bf8 31. Rf1 Qd8 32. Qc1 Ra2 33. Nf3 Bg7 34. Nxe5 fxe5 35. Be3 Nb6 36. Kh2 Be8 37. Ng1 h6 38. Bb1 Ra1 39. Qb2 Ra8 40. Bc2 Nd7 41. Ra1 Rxa1 42. Qxa1 Nf6 43. Qa6 Bf8 44. Nf3 Bd7 45. Nd2 Nh5 46. Nf3 Nf6 47. Kg1 Qc8 48. Qa1 Qb8 49. Kf1 Nh5 50. g4 Nf4 51. Bxf4 exf4 52. e5 dxe5 53. Qa6 Qd6 54. Qxd6 Bxd6 55. Bxg6 Kg7 56. Be4 h5 57. Nh2 Kh6 58. Kg2 hxg4 59. hxg4 Kg5 60. Kh3 f3 61. Kg3 f2 62. Nf3+ Kh6 63. g5+ Kh5 64. Kxf2 Be8 65. Ke3 Bf7 66. g6 Bxg6 67. Bxg6+ Kxg6 68. Ke4 Kf6 69. Nd2 Bf8 70. Nb1 Bh6 71. Na3 Bc1 72. Nxb5 Bd2 73. Nd6 Bxc3 74. b5 Ke7 75. Nxc4 Be1 76. Kxe5 Bg3+ 77. Kd4 Bf2+ 78. Kc3 1-01190nog2h3

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 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Nd7 12. d5 Nb6 13. Nbd2 g6 14. b4 Nb7 15. Nf1 a5 16. Bh6 Re8 17. a3 Bd7 18. Ng3 Qc7 19. Bd3 axb4 20. axb4 Rxa1 21. Qxa1 Ra8 22. Qb1 c4 23. Bc2 f6 24. Be3 Nd8 25. Nd2 Nf7 26. f4 exf4 27. Bxf4 Ne5 28. Be3 Ra3 29. Ne2 Na4 30. Bd4 Bf8 31. Rf1 Qd8 32. Qc1 Ra2 33. Nf3 Bg7 34. Nxe5 fxe5 35. Be3 Nb6 36. Kh2 Be8 37. Ng1 h6 38. Bb1 Ra1 39. Qb2 Ra8 40. Bc2 Nd7 41. Ra1 Rxa1 42. Qxa1 Nf6 43. Qa6 Bf8 44. Nf3 Bd7 45. Nd2 Nh5 46. Nf3 Nf6 47. Kg1 Qc8 48. Qa1 Qb8 49. Kf1 Nh5 50. g4 Nf4 51. Bxf4 exf4 52. e5 dxe5 53. Qa6 Qd6 54. Qxd6 Bxd6 55. Bxg6 Kg7 56. Be4 h5 57. Nh2 Kh6 58. Kg2 hxg4 59. hxg4 Kg5 60. Kh3 f3 61. Kg3 f2 62. Nf3+ Kh6 63. g5+ Kh5 64. Kxf2 Be8 65. Ke3 Bf7 66. g6 Bxg6 67. Bxg6+ Kxg6 68. Ke4 Kf6 69. Nd2 Bf8 70. Nb1 Bh6 71. Na3 Bc1 72. Nxb5 Bd2 73. Nd6 Bxc3 74. b5 Ke7 75. Nxc4 Be1 76. Kxe5 Bg3+ 77. Kd4 Bf2+ 78. Kc3 1-0

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