London Classic 2011 / Round 3
by National Life Master Loal Davis
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Magnus Carlsen |
Hikaru Nakamura  |
| Carlsen had an ‘easier’ position to play throughout most of the game. This is not to say that he was winning, but the style of a game often has a lot to do with winning; meaning that although Black may have been ‘equal’ coming up with correct moves was not so easy. Both players were not at all convinced when/where Black erred, but after Magnus executed a fine exchange sacrifice on move 31 (Diagram), it was extremely difficult for Black to maintain his balance. This was a very finely executed win by the World’s top rated chess player. | |
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[Event "London Classic 2011"]
[Date "2011.12.05"]
[Round "3"]
[White "GMAronian"]
[Black "GMShort"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2802"]
[BlackElo "2698"]
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Bxd2+ 6. Qxd2 Ba6 7. b3 O-O 8. Bg2 d5 9. cxd5 exd5 10. O-O Qd6 11. Nc3 Nc6 12. Rac1 Rfe8 13. Qf4 Rad8 14. Rfe1 g6 15. a3 Kg7 16. Bf1 Na5 17. Qxd6 Rxd6 18. Nd2 Ne4 19. Ncxe4 dxe4 20. b4 Nc6 21. e3 Bxf1 22. Kxf1 Re7 23. Nc4 Rd8 24. Re2 f6 25. Rec2 Nb8 26. a4 Na6 27. Nd2 c5 28. bxc5 bxc5 29. Nb3 cxd4 30. Nxd4 Nb4 31. Rc7 Rdd7 32. Rxd7 Rxd7 33. a5 Kf7 34. g4 Nd5 35. Rc8 Ke7 36. h4 Rb7 37. h5 f5 38. hxg6 hxg6 39. gxf5 gxf5 40. Nxf5+ Kd7 41. Rc5 Nb4 42. Ng3 Nc6 43. Nxe4 Rb1+ 44. Ke2 Ra1 45. f4 Rxa5 46. Rc2 Nb4 47. Rd2+ Ke7 48. Kf3 Rh5 49. Ng5 a5 50. e4 Rh1 51. e5 Rf1+ 52. Kg4 a4 53. e6 a3 54. Rd7+ Ke8 55. Ne4 Nd5 56. Rxd5 a2 57. Rd7 a1=Q 58. Nd6+ Kf8 59. e7+
Kg8 60. e8=Q# 1-0
[Event "London Classic 2011"]
[Date "2011.12.05"]
[Round "3"]
[White "GMAdams"]
[Black "GMMcShane"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2734"]
[BlackElo "2671"]
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 O-O 6. O-O d6 7. Nbd2 Bb6 8. Nc4 Ne7 9. Ba4 Ng6 10. h3 Be6 11. Bc2 h6 12. a4 c5 13. Nxb6 axb6 14. d4 Qc8 15. Re1 b5 16. Bd2 bxa4 17. Rxa4 Rxa4 18. Bxa4 Bxh3 19. Nh2 Bd7 20. Bb3 Be6 21. d5 Bd7 22. Nf1 b5 23. Qf3 Nh7 24. Ng3 Ne7 25. Qh5 f5 26. f4 Nf6 27. Qe2 c4 28. Bc2 fxe4 29. fxe5 dxe5 30. d6 Qc5+ 31. Be3 Qxd6 32. Nxe4 Nxe4 33. Bxe4 Bf5 34. Rd1 Qg6 35. Bxf5 Rxf5 36. Rd7 Rf7 37. Bf2 Qb1+ 38. Be1 Ng6 39. Rd6 Kh7 40. Kh2 Qf5 41. Bg3 Nf4 42. Qf3 Qc2 43. Re6 Rf5 44. Bxf4 Rxf4 45. Qh5 Rf2 46. Qg4 Qd3 47. Rxe5 Rxb2 48. Qf4 Qg6 49. Qf3 Rd2 50. Rxb5 Qd6+ 51. Kg1 Rd1+ 52. Kf2 Qd2+ 53. Kg3 Qe1+ 54. Kg4 Rd6 55. g3 Rf6 56. Rf5 Qe6 57. Qd5 h5+ 58. Kg5 Rxf5+ 59. Qxf5+
Qxf5+ 60. Kxf5 Kh6 61. Kf4 Kg6 0-1
Round 4, Tue Dec 6th
Vishy Anand – Hikaru Nakamura
Nigel Short- Micheal Adams
David Howell- Luke McShane
Magnus Carlsen – Vladimir Kramnik
Levon Aronian (bye)
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