Tal Memorial 2012 / Round 6
by National Life Master Loal Davis
Hikaru Nakamura won his game against the tournament leader Alexander Morozevich. It was beginning to look like no one could take down Morozevich who has been playing some very inspired, albeit risky chess. He appeared to be doing very well today, but a couple of slips and Nakamura took him down a peg. Click on the board to step through the annotated game. This is a tremendous tournament with virtually all players giving it their all – a la Tal.
Hikaru Nakamura
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[Event "7th Tal Memorial 2012"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2012.06.14"]
[Round "6.5"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "McShane, Luke J"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A54"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2706"]
[PlyCount "133"]
[EventDate "2012.??.??"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Nf3 e4 5. Nd2 Qe7 6. Nb3 Bf5 7. Bg5 Nbd7 8. e3 h6 9. Bh4 g5 10. Bg3 a6 11. Na5 Rb8 12. b4 Bg7 13. Be2 O-O 14. Rb1 Bg6 15. h4 g4 16. h5 Bxh5 17. b5 axb5 18. Rxb5 Bg6 19. Nxb7 Rfc8 20. Na5 Ra8 21. Nc6 Qe8 22. a4 Nf8 23. Nd5 Nxd5 24. cxd5 f5 25. a5 Bf7 26. Qc2 Ng6 27. Bh4 Nxh4 28. Rxh4 h5 29. g3 Bf6 30. Rh1 h4 31. gxh4 Kh8 32. Kd2 Qg8 33. Bc4 g3 34. Rg1 g2 35. Kc3 Bxh4 36. Qe2 Qg5 37. Rb2 Bh5 38. Rxg2 Bxe2 39. Rxg5 Bxg5 40. Rxe2 Kg7 41. a6 Rh8 42. a7 Rh1 43. Kb2 Bh4 44. Rc2 Kf6 45. Ba6 Kg5 46. Bb7 Rxa7 47. Nxa7 Rf1 48. Nc6 Rxf2 49. Na5 f4 50. Nc4 Rxc2+ 51. Kxc2 fxe3 52. Nxe3 Bf2 53. Kd2 Kf4 54. Nc2 Kf3 55. Ba6 Bh4 56. Be2+ Kf2 57. Bh5 Bg5+ 58. Kc3 Bf6 59. Na3 Ke3 60. Nb5 Bh4 61. Nxc7 Be1+ 62. Kc4 Kd2 63. Nb5 e3 64. Nxd6 e2 65. Nf7 Bf2 66. Bxe2 Kxe2 67. d6 1-0
[Event "7th Tal Memorial 2012"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2012.06.14"]
[Round "6.4"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Tomashevsky, Evgeny"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2801"]
[BlackElo "2738"]
[PlyCount "165"]
[EventDate "2012.??.??"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 a6 5. e3 e6 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 c5 8. O-O
b5 9. Be2 Bb7 10. dxc5 Qxd1 11. Rxd1 Bxc5 12. Nd2 O-O 13. Nb3 Bb4 14. Bd2 Nbd7 15. a3 Nc5 16. Nc1 Bxc3 17. Bxc3 Rfc8 18. Bd4 Bd5 19. f3 Bc4 20. Kf2 Bxe2 21. Kxe2 Nd5 22. Rd2 f6 23. Bxc5 Rxc5 24. Nd3 Rc7 25. a4 bxa4 26. Rxa4 Kf7 27. Ra5 Raa7 28. Nc5 Nb4 29. Rd6 Rc8 30. f4 Rac7 31. Nxe6 Rc2+ 32. Kf3 Rxb2 33. Nd4 Rc7 34. Rb6 Nd3 35. Rxb2 Nxb2 36. Rxa6 Nc4 37. g4 Nd2+ 38. Ke2 Ne4 39. h4 Rb7 40. g5 Kg6 41. Kf3 Re7 42. h5+ Kxh5 43. Nf5 Nd2+ 44. Ke2 Rd7 45. gxf6 gxf6 46. Rxf6 Kg4 47. Nh6+ Kg3 48. Rf8 Ne4 49. Rg8+ Kh3 50. Ng4 Kh4 51. Ne5 Ra7 52. Nf3+ Kh5 53. Kd3 Nf2+ 54. Kd4 Ra4+ 55. Kd5 Ra5+ 56. Ke6 Ng4 57. e4 Ra6+ 58. Ke7 Ra7+ 59. Kd6 Ra6+ 60. Kc7 h6 61. e5 Nf6 62. Rd8 Kg4 63. Nd4 Ra7+ 64. Kd6 Ne4+ 65. Kd5 Nc3+ 66. Kc4 Kxf4 67. e6 Rc7+ 68. Kd3 Ke5 69. Rd7 Nd5 70. e7 Rc3+ 71. Kd2 Rc8 72. Nc6+ Ke6 73. Rxd5 Rxc6 74. e8=Q+ Kxd5 75. Kd3 Re6 76. Qb5+ Kd6 77. Kd4 Ke7 78. Qf5 Rf6 79. Qh7+ Kf8 80. Ke5 Ra6 81. Qb7 Rg6 82. Qh7 Ra6 83. Qd3 1-0
[Event "7th Tal Memorial 2012"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2012.06.14"]
[Round "6.2"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2835"]
[BlackElo "2825"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "2012.??.??"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
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 Ke8 10. b3 Be6 11. Bb2 Bb4 12. Ne2 Bd5 13. Ne1 h5 14. Nd3 Be7 15. Nef4 Rh6 16. c4 Be4 17. Rad1 g5 18. Rfe1 Bxd3 19. Nxd3 b5 20. c5 Ng7 21. b4 a5 22. a3 Ne6 23. g3 g4 24. Kg2 Rg6 25. Nf4 Rg5 26. Bc1 Rf5 27. h3 gxh3+ 28. Nxh3 axb4 29. axb4 Ra4 30. Bd2 Ra3 31. f4 h4 32. Re3 Rxe3 33. Bxe3 hxg3 34. Kxg3 Rh5 35. Bf2 f5 36. exf6 Bxf6 37. Kg4 Rxh3 38. Kxh3 Nxf4+ 39. Kg4 Nd5 40. Bd4 Kf7 41. Kf5 Ne7+ 42. Ke4 Bxd4 43. Kxd4 Ke6 44. Re1+ Kd7 45. Ke5 Nd5 46. Re4 Kc8 47. Ke6 Nc3 48. Rh4 Nd5 49. Rd4 Kd8 50. Rg4 Kc8 51. Rh4 Kb7 52. Kd7 Nf6+ 53. Kd8 Nd5 54. Rg4 Kb8 55. Rd4 Kb7 56. Kd7 Nc3 57. Ke6 Kc8 58. Rd3 Nd5 59. Rd4 Nc3 60. Rd3 Nd5 1/2-1/2
[Event "7th Tal Memorial 2012"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2012.06.14"]
[Round "6.3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2761"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2012.??.??"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. b3 d6 6. e5 dxe5 7. Nxe5 Qd5 8.
Nf3 Qe4+ 9. Kf1 Qf5 10. Na3 Nf6 11. d3 Nd5 12. Nc4 Ba6 13. Qe2 Bxc4 14. bxc4 Qf6 15. Rb1 Nc3 16. Bb2 Rb8 17. Qe1 Bd6 18. Bxc3 Rxb1 19. Bxf6 Rxe1+ 20. Kxe1 gxf6 21. Ke2 Kd7 22. Rb1 Kc7 23. g4 h6 24. Nd2 h5 25. gxh5 Rxh5 26. Nf3 Rh8 27. a4 a5 28. Rg1 Kd7 29. Nd2 Rxh2 30. Nb3 Rh8 31. Rg7 Ke7 32. Nxa5 Ra8 33. Nb7 Rxa4 34. Nxd6 Kxd6 35. Rxf7 f5 36. Rf8 Ra2 37. Kd2 Ra1 38. Rd8+ Kc7 39. Re8 Kd6 40. Rd8+ Kc7 41. Re8 1/2-1/2