77th Tata Steel Masters 2015 (12)
Carlsen leads going into Tata Steel Masters final round, Giri beats So
Mark Crowther - Saturday 24th January 2015
Wesley So fought hard to try and save a lost position against Anish Giri but couldn't hold in the end. Photo © | http://www.tatasteelchess.com
Magnus Carlsen survived some nervous moments to remain in the lead of the Tata Steel Masters going into the final round. Carlsen played black against Liren Ding and was put under severe pressure. The game required precise calculation and Carlsen's 22...a5 which took Ding by surprise seems to lead to a liquidation and a draw.
The longest battle of the day took 111 moves and seven and a quarter hours. It ended Wesley So's undefeated run going back to April 2014 which was also more than 50 games. So's problems went back to opening he was already under a lot of pressure after the nice 18.Rb5. They entered a Queen and Pawn ending where Giri had an extra a-pawn on move 36. Giri could have finished things much faster but he probably wanted to make sure and So stayed tough. In the end So couldn't escape his fate. This results means that it is Giri who is half a point off the leader Carlsen rather than So going into the final round.
The other decisive game saw Ivan Saric defeated Radoslaw Wojtaszek after a long struggle. Levon Aronian's desperate event saw yet another disappointment as he missed a win against Maxime Vachier-Lagrave. Loek van Wely and Baadur Jobava probably want the event to just end and agreed a quick draw. Teimour Radjabov vs Hou Yifan and Vasil Ivanchuk vs Fabiano Caruana also finished in draws.
Round 12 Standings: 1 Carlsen 8.5pts/12, 2 Giri 8pts 3 Vachier-Lagrave, Wesley So, Liren Ding 7.5pts 6-7 Ivanchuk, Caruana 7pts, 8 Radjabov 6pts 9 Aronian 5.5pts 10 Wojtaszek 5pts 11 Hou Yifan 4.5pts 12-13 Van Wely, Saric 4pts 14 Jobava 2pts
I will be hosting ICC's commentary for the final round with GM Varuzhan Akobian which I'm looking forward to very much. Please join us.
Round 13 Pairings: Round starts 90 minutes earlier at 11am GMT 12pm CET:
So-Van Wely, Wojtaszek-Giri, Carlsen-Saric, Aronian- Liren Ding, Caruana-Vachier-Lagrave, Hou Yifan-Ivanchuk, Jobava-Radjabov.
77th Tata Steel GpA Wijk aan Zee (NED), 9-25 i 2015 | cat. XX (2746) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
1. | Carlsen, Magnus | g | NOR | 2862 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | . | 1 | 8½ | 2900 | |||||||
2. | Giri, Anish | g | NED | 2784 | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | . | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2867 | |||||||
3. | Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | g | FRA | 2757 | ½ | 1 | * | ½ | 1 | 0 | . | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 7½ | 2833 | |||||||
4. | So, Wesley | g | USA | 2762 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | . | 1 | 1 | 7½ | 2845 | |||||||
5. | Ding, Liren | g | CHN | 2732 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 0 | 1 | . | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7½ | 2837 | |||||||
6. | Ivanchuk, Vassily | g | UKR | 2715 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | . | 1 | ½ | 1 | 7 | 2811 | |||||||
7. | Caruana, Fabiano | g | ITA | 2820 | 0 | ½ | . | ½ | 1 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2795 | |||||||
8. | Radjabov, Teimour | g | AZE | 2734 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | . | 6 | 2748 | |||||||
9. | Aronian, Levon | g | ARM | 2797 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | . | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 5½ | 2713 | |||||||
10. | Wojtaszek, Radoslaw | g | POL | 2744 | 1 | . | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2685 | |||||||
11. | Hou, Yifan | g | CHN | 2673 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | . | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | 4½ | 2667 | |||||||
12. | Van Wely, Loek | g | NED | 2667 | 0 | 0 | ½ | . | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | 4 | 2625 | |||||||
13. | Saric, Ivan | g | CRO | 2666 | . | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | 4 | 2617 | |||||||
14. | Jobava, Baadur | g | GEO | 2727 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | 2 | 2475 |
Round 12 (January 24, 2015) | ||||||
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Giri, Anish | - So, Wesley | 1-0 | 111 | A13 | Reti Opening | |
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | - Aronian, Levon | ½-½ | 33 | A07 | Barcza System | |
Ding, Liren | - Carlsen, Magnus | ½-½ | 36 | D37 | QGD 5.Bf4 | |
Ivanchuk, Vassily | - Caruana, Fabiano | ½-½ | 38 | D91 | Gruenfeld 5.Bg5 | |
Radjabov, Teimour | - Hou, Yifan | ½-½ | 34 | E06 | Catalan | |
Van Wely, Loek | - Jobava, Baadur | ½-½ | 20 | E11 | Bogo Indian Defence | |
Saric, Ivan | - Wojtaszek, Radoslaw | 1-0 | 71 | B90 | Sicilian Najdorf Variation |
77th Tata Steel GpB Wijk aan Zee (NED), 10-25 i 2015 | cat. XIII (2561) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
1. | Wei, Yi | g | CHN | 2675 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | . | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 10.0 | 2821 | |||||||
2. | Navara, David | g | CZE | 2729 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | . | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 2744 | |||||||
3. | Shankland, Samuel L | g | USA | 2652 | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | . | 1 | ½ | ½ | 8.0 | 2696 | |||||||
4. | Van Kampen, Robin | g | NED | 2615 | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | . | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.5 | 2653 | |||||||
5. | Salem, A.R. Saleh | g | UAE | 2603 | . | 0 | ½ | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 2605 | |||||||
6. | Sevian, Samuel | g | USA | 2511 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | . | 6.5 | 2592 | |||||||
7. | Potkin, Vladimir | g | RUS | 2608 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | . | ½ | 1 | 6.5 | 2586 | |||||||
8. | L'Ami, Erwin | g | NED | 2613 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | . | ½ | 5.5 | 2550 | |||||||
9. | Gunina, Valentina | g | RUS | 2538 | 0 | ½ | ½ | . | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 5.0 | 2501 | |||||||
10. | Klein, David | g | NED | 2517 | 0 | . | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 4.5 | 2464 | |||||||
11. | Haast, Anne | wm | NED | 2352 | 0 | 0 | . | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | 4.0 | 2446 | |||||||
12. | Michiels, Bart | g | BEL | 2563 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | . | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | * | 1 | ½ | 4.0 | 2432 | |||||||
13. | Dale, Ari | m | AUS | 2291 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | . | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | 0 | 3.5 | 2421 | |||||||
14. | Timman, Jan H | g | NED | 2593 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | . | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | * | 3.0 | 2370 |
Round 12 (January 24, 2015) | ||||||
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Wei, Yi | - Haast, Anne | 1-0 | 26 | B48 | Sicilian Paulsen | |
Navara, David | - Sevian, Samuel | ½-½ | 44 | A22 | English Opening | |
Shankland, Samuel L | - L'Ami, Erwin | 1-0 | 40 | C58 | Two Knights Defence | |
Van Kampen, Robin | - Potkin, Vladimir | 1-0 | 31 | C11 | French Defence | |
Michiels, Bart | - Salem, A.R. Saleh | 0-1 | 38 | E33 | Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2 | |
Dale, Ari | - Klein, David | ½-½ | 36 | E70 | King's Indian Fianchetto | |
Timman, Jan H | - Gunina, Valentina | 0-1 | 40 | B12 | Caro Kann Advanced |
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