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Nepomniachtchi back in the joint lead after Tata Steel Round 9

Mark Crowther - Wednesday 23rd January 2019

Ian Nepomniachtchi beat Santosh Gujrathi Vidit in a symmetrical pawn structure in a Petroff. Vidit was doing fine if not better but got in a tangle on the Queen side with 26...Kb7 and soon Nepomniachtchi had a decisive passed pawn on the seventh rank. Nepomniachtchi, Carlsen and Anand share the lead on 6 points.

Teimour Radjabov blundered at the end of a long balanced game against Vladimir Fedoseev to give a win to the Russian. Fedoseev's slow start is long behind him and he'll be looking for a decent place in the standings on debut.

The remaining games were drawn. Magnus Carlsen played pretty provocatively against Sam Shankland but the game remained pretty equal throughout.

Mamedyarov Duda drawn Bf4 Queen's Gambit that stayed equal. Anand equalised against Richard Rapport's Catalan. Giri against Van Foreest blew up into a tactical mess but when the smoke cleared black had enough compensation for a pawn less in the two bishops and a draw was agreed. Vladimir Kramnik played an ultra solid Colle System but was on the verge of losing to Ding Liren when black blundered with 43..Qa6? (43.Rb8 for instance) allowing the freeing 44.Ne7! for instant equality.

Round 9 Standings: 1 Nepomniachtchi 6, 2 Carlsen 6, 3 Anand 6, 4 Ding 5.5, 5 Giri 5.5, 6 Fedoseev 4.5, 7 Radjabov 4.5, 8 Duda 4.5, 9 Vidit 4, 10 Shankland 4, 11 Rapport 3.5, 12 Mamedyarov 3.5, 13 Van Foreest 3, 14 Kramnik 2.5.

Round 10 -Wednesday 23rd (Leiden) 2pm Carlsen-Anand, Duda-Rapport, Ding-Mamedyarov, Vidit-Kramnik, Van Foreest-Nepomniachtchi, Fedoseev-Giri, Shankland-Radjabov.

81st Tata Steel GpA Wijk aan Zee (NED), 11-27 i 2019 cat. XXI (2753)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4
1. Nepomniachtchi, Ian g RUS 2763 * ½ ½ ½ 1 . . ½ 1 . ½ ½ ? 1 6 2898
2. Carlsen, Magnus g NOR 2835 ½ * ? ½ . ½ . . ½ ½ 1 1 1 ½ 6 2864
3. Anand, Viswanathan g IND 2773 ½ ? * . ½ ½ ½ . . ½ ½ 1 1 1 6 2868
4. Ding, Liren g CHN 2813 ½ ½ . * ½ ½ ½ . ½ 1 . ? 1 ½ 5½ 2821
5. Giri, Anish g NED 2783 0 . ½ ½ * ? . 1 ½ . 1 ½ ½ 1 5½ 2826
6. Fedoseev, Vladimir g RUS 2724 . ½ ½ ½ ? * 1 0 ½ 1 ½ . 0 . 4½ 2742
7. Radjabov, Teimour g AZE 2757 . . ½ ½ . 0 * ½ 1 ? ½ ½ ½ ½ 4½ 2742
8. Duda, Jan-Krzysztof g POL 2738 ½ . . . 0 1 ½ * ½ ½ ? ½ 0 1 4½ 2739
9. Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi g IND 2695 0 ½ . ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ * ½ . . 1 ? 4 2707
10. Shankland, Samuel g USA 2725 . ½ ½ 0 . 0 ? ½ ½ * ½ ½ 1 . 4 2705
11. Rapport, Richard g HUN 2731 ½ 0 ½ . 0 ½ ½ ? . ½ * ½ . ½ 3½ 2692
12. Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar g AZE 2817 ½ 0 0 ? ½ . ½ ½ . ½ ½ * . ½ 3½ 2684
13. Van Foreest, Jorden g NED 2612 ? 0 0 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 0 0 . . * . 3 2635
14. Kramnik, Vladimir g RUS 2777 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 . ½ 0 ? . ½ ½ . * 2½ 2612
Round 9 (January 22, 2019)
Nepomniachtchi, Ian - Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi 1-0 37 C42 Petroff's Defence
Giri, Anish - Van Foreest, Jorden ½-½ 30 A36 English Botvinnik
Radjabov, Teimour - Fedoseev, Vladimir 0-1 84 D15 Slav Defence
Shankland, Samuel - Carlsen, Magnus ½-½ 40 D31 Semi-Slav Defence
Rapport, Richard - Anand, Viswanathan ½-½ 42 D37 QGD 5.Bf4
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar - Duda, Jan-Krzysztof ½-½ 31 D37 QGD 5.Bf4
Kramnik, Vladimir - Ding, Liren ½-½ 44 D02 Queen's Pawn Game
81st Tata Steel GpB Wijk aan Zee (NED), 11-27 i 2019 cat. XIV (2580)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4
1. Chigaev, Maksim g RUS 2604 * ½ ½ . ½ . 1 ½ . ½ ? 1 1 1 6½ 2739
2. Kovalev, Vladislav g BLR 2687 ½ * ½ 1 ½ ½ . ½ 1 ? ½ . 1 . 6 2714
3. Esipenko, Andrey g RUS 2584 ½ ½ * . ½ 1 ½ . ? 1 1 ½ . ½ 6 2713
4. Gledura, Benjamin g HUN 2615 . 0 . * 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 . 1 ½ ? 5½ 2669
5. L'Ami, Erwin g NED 2643 ½ ½ ½ 0 * ? . 1 ½ . ½ . ½ 1 5 2612
6. Korobov, Anton g UKR 2699 . ½ 0 ½ ? * 1 ½ . . ½ ½ ½ 1 5 2617
7. Maghsoodloo, Parham g IRI 2679 0 . ½ ½ . 0 * ? ½ . ½ 1 1 1 5 2594
8. Bareev, Evgeny g CAN 2650 ½ ½ . ½ 0 ½ ? * 0 ½ 1 . 1 . 4½ 2584
9. Van Foreest, Lucas g NED 2502 . 0 ? ½ ½ . ½ 1 * ½ . 1 ½ 0 4½ 2577
10. Keymer, Vincent m GER 2500 ½ ? 0 0 . . . ½ ½ * ½ ½ 1 1 4½ 2545
11. Praggnanandhaa, R g IND 2539 ? ½ 0 . ½ ½ ½ 0 . ½ * ½ . 1 4 2555
12. Paehtz, Elisabeth m GER 2477 0 . ½ 0 . ½ 0 . 0 ½ ½ * ½ ½ 3 2417
13. Saduakassova, Dinara m KAZ 2472 0 0 . ½ ½ ½ 0 0 ½ 0 . ½ * . 2½ 2412
14. Kuipers, Stefan m NED 2470 0 . ½ ? 0 0 0 . 1 0 0 ½ . * 2 2360
Round 9 (January 22, 2019)
Chigaev, Maksim - Esipenko, Andrey ½-½ 37 C50 Giuoco Piano
Kovalev, Vladislav - L'Ami, Erwin ½-½ 40 C01 French Exchange
Gledura, Benjamin - Paehtz, Elisabeth 1-0 30 A15 English counter King's Fianchetto
Bareev, Evgeny - Keymer, Vincent ½-½ 51 D02 Queen's Pawn Game
Van Foreest, Lucas - Kuipers, Stefan 0-1 63 C11 French Defence
Praggnanandhaa, R - Korobov, Anton ½-½ 51 C53 Giuoco Piano
Saduakassova, Dinara - Maghsoodloo, Parham 0-1 44 A34 English Symmetrical

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