TWIC is 30. First issue 17th September 1994.
Amsterdam Science Park Tournament 2012 (5)
Anish Giri leads with 4.5/5 in Dutch Championship
Mark Crowther - Thursday 19th July 2012
Erwin L'Ami was defeated by the leader Anish Giri. :Photo © Frits Agterdenbos. | http://www.chessvista.com
Anish Giri leads the Dutch Championship 2012 with a very impressive 4.5/5. After being held in Round 3 by Dmitri Reinderman whose Sicilian worked out very well Giri took apart Erwin L'Ami in just 32 moves. Giri got the two bishops and a small edge and then L'Ami really went wrong and his position collapsed very quickly. L'Ami had moved into 2nd place with a win against Sipke Ernst in Round 4 (Swinkels beat Smeets in the other decisive game of Round 3). In Round 4 Ivan Sokolov joined L'Ami and Van Kampen on 3/5 after beating a struggling Jan Smeets (last place 1/5) when the latter went wrong late on in the ending. The standings in the ACP Golden Classic are bit hard to work out but Gata Kamsky will beat Krishnan Sasikiran, adjournment or not, and join Ivanchuk (rest day) on 3 points.
Anish Giri beat Erwin L'Ami with black
Anish Giri beat Erwin L'Ami in Round 5. Photo © Frits Agterdenbos: http://www.chessvista.com
Anish Giri
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Erwin L'Ami
Position after 26...Bb5
27. a4?
27. b3 Bxc4 28. Qxc4 Qxc4 29. bxc4 Bxe5 with very good drawing chances
27... Bxa4 28. Qc5 Bc6 29. Qe7 Bb6 30. h3 Ba7 31. Qd8+ Kh7 32. g3
(32. b3 Qe1 33. Qh4 and black is winning but not as easily as in the game.
32... Bd5
32... Bd5 33. b3 Qe1
0-1
Dmitri Reinderman drew with Anish Giri in Round 3. Photo © Frits Agterdenbos: http://www.chessvista.com
Kamsky is going to catch Ivanchuk in the lead. His totally winning adjourned position won't be resumed. Photo © Frits Agterdenbos: http://www.chessvista.com
| ch-NED 2012 Amsterdam (NED), 15-22 vii 2012 | cat. XV (2601) | |||||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |||||||
| 1. | Giri, Anish | g | NED | 2696 | * | . | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | . | 4½ | 2952 |
| 2. | Van Kampen, Robin | g | NED | 2560 | . | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | . | ½ | 3 | 2662 |
| 3. | L'Ami, Erwin | g | NED | 2615 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | . | . | 1 | 3 | 2694 |
| 4. | Sokolov, Ivan | g | NED | 2676 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | . | . | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2689 |
| 5. | Ernst, Sipke | g | NED | 2558 | 0 | ½ | 0 | . | * | ½ | 1 | . | 2 | 2518 |
| 6. | Swinkels, Robin | g | NED | 2485 | 0 | 0 | . | . | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 2 | 2534 |
| 7. | Reinderman, Dimitri | g | NED | 2598 | ½ | . | . | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 1½ | 2458 |
| 8. | Smeets, Jan | g | NED | 2620 | . | ½ | 0 | 0 | . | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 2346 |
| Round 1 (July 15, 2012) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giri, Anish | - Sokolov, Ivan | 1-0 | 41 | E06 | Catalan | |
| L'Ami, Erwin | - Van Kampen, Robin | ½-½ | 43 | D38 | QGD Ragozin | |
| Ernst, Sipke | - Swinkels, Robin | ½-½ | 65 | A52 | Budapest Defence Main Line | |
| Reinderman, Dimitri | - Smeets, Jan | ½-½ | 39 | B13 | Caro Kann Exchange | |
| Round 4 (July 18, 2012) | ||||||
| Giri, Anish | - Reinderman, Dimitri | ½-½ | 21 | B51 | Sicilian Rossolimo | |
| Sokolov, Ivan | - Van Kampen, Robin | ½-½ | 43 | D85 | Gruenfeld Defence | |
| Ernst, Sipke | - L'Ami, Erwin | 0-1 | 50 | E20 | Nimzo Indian | |
| Swinkels, Robin | - Smeets, Jan | 1-0 | 74 | A11 | Reti Opening | |
| Round 5 (July 19, 2012) | ||||||
| Van Kampen, Robin | - Ernst, Sipke | ½-½ | 32 | C80 | Ruy Lopez Open | |
| L'Ami, Erwin | - Giri, Anish | 0-1 | 32 | D38 | QGD Ragozin | |
| Reinderman, Dimitri | - Swinkels, Robin | ½-½ | 22 | D34 | Tarrasch Defence, Main Line | |
| Smeets, Jan | - Sokolov, Ivan | 0-1 | 54 | C69 | Ruy Lopez Exchange | |
| ch-NED w 2012 Amsterdam (NED), 15-22 vii 2012 | cat. II (2285) | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| 1. | Lanchava, Tea | m | NED | 2336 | * | * | 1 | . | 1 | ½ | 1 | . | 3½ | 2600 | |||
| 2. | Peng, Zhaoqin | g | NED | 2414 | 0 | . | * | * | ½ | . | 1 | 1 | 2½ | 2309 | |||
| 3. | Haast, Anne | wm | NED | 2255 | 0 | ½ | ½ | . | * | * | ½ | . | 1½ | 2218 | |||
| 4. | Middelveld, Martine | NED | 2134 | 0 | . | 0 | 0 | ½ | . | * | * | ½ | 2032 | ||||
| Round 4 (July 19, 2012) | ||||||
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| Peng, Zhaoqin | - Middelveld, Martine | 1-0 | 33 | E30 | Nimzo Indian Leningrad | |
| Haast, Anne | - Lanchava, Tea | ½-½ | 81 | C10 | French Rubinstein | |
| ACP Golden Classic Amsterdam (NED), 14-22 vii 2012 | cat. XIX (2705) | |||||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||||||
| 1. | Ivanchuk, Vassily | g | UKR | 2769 | * | ½ | . | ½ | 1 | . | 1 | 3 | 2906 | |
| 2. | Kamsky, Gata | g | USA | 2744 | ½ | * | . | ½ | 1 | ? | . | 2 | 2841 | |
| 3. | Muzychuk, Anna | g | SLO | 2606 | . | . | * | ½ | ? | 1 | ½ | 2 | 2833 | |
| 4. | Sutovsky, Emil | g | ISR | 2687 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | . | ? | . | 1½ | 2706 | |
| 5. | Le, Quang Liem | g | VIE | 2693 | 0 | 0 | ? | . | * | 1 | ? | 1 | 2615 | |
| 6. | Sasikiran, Krishnan | g | IND | 2707 | . | ? | 0 | ? | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 2551 | |
| 7. | Jobava, Baadur | g | GEO | 2730 | 0 | . | ½ | . | ? | 0 | * | ½ | 2421 | |
| Round 4 (July 18, 2012) | ||||||
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| Kamsky, Gata | - Ivanchuk, Vassily | ½-½ | 10 | A48 | King's Indian Defence /c2-c4 | |
| Sutovsky, Emil | - Sasikiran, Krishnan | * | 40 | C84 | Ruy Lopez Centre Attack | |
| Le, Quang Liem | - Muzychuk, Anna | * | 48 | A30 | English Symmetrical | |
| Round 5 (July 19, 2012) | ||||||
| Muzychuk, Anna | - Sutovsky, Emil | ½-½ | 31 | B12 | Caro Kann Advanced | |
| Sasikiran, Krishnan | - Kamsky, Gata | * | 41 | E21 | Nimzo Indian 4.Nf3 | |
| Jobava, Baadur | - Le, Quang Liem | * | 41 | B94 | Sicilian Najdorf with 6.Bg5 | |
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