77th Tata Steel Masters 2015 (11)
Carlsen leads, Wesley So half a point behind after Tata Steel Round 11
Mark Crowther - Friday 23rd January 2015
Wesley So moves within half a point of Carlsen after 11 rounds. Photo © | http://www.tatasteelchess.com
Magnus Carlsen expressed disappointment that he couldn't make more of his extra pawn in a typical Gruenfeld endgame against Maxime Vachier-Lagrave. It isn't clear how real Carlsen's chances were in this endgame but 33.g4?! seemed to be the end of any chances he might have had.
Wesley So again demonstrated his relentless tactical style in beating Ivan Saric. So set problem after problem but was objective enough to say that he didn't know how he would have progressed against 23...Kh7. Instead Saric's 23...Bd5 just lost material. This win moved So into clear second place on 7.5/11 half a point behind Carlsen.
Anish Giri beat Loek van Wely but only after a long struggle, all be it from a position where he was pushing for most of the game. Liren Ding joined Vachier-Lagrave and Giri on 7 points after a long win against Radoslaw Wojtaszek. Wojtaszek seemed to be pressing on the run up to move 60 but then he had to be careful. There was a fine breakthrough available for black which suddenly just won for him.
Fabiano Caruana played a creative Queen exchange which seemed to wreck his pawn structure against Teimour Radjabov. It left him a tiny bit better but not enough to win. Hou Yifan was the latest beneficiary of Baadur Jobava's self-destructive streak. Hou was pressing but there was no reason at all to give up a piece for no compensation. Levon Aronian got quite a significant advantage against Vassily Ivanchuk but suddenly an inaccurate move led to a draw being agreed.
Round 11 Standings: 1 Carlsen 8pts, 2 So 7.5pts, 3-5 Vachier-Lagrave, Giri, Ding Liren 7pts, 6-7 Ivanchuk, Caruana 6.5pts, 8 Radjabov 5.5pts, 9-10 Wojtaszek, Aronian 5pts, 11 Hou Yifan 4pts, 12 Van Wely 3.5pts, 13 Saric 3pts, 14 Jobava 1.5pts.
Round 12 pairings - Sat 24th Jan 2015: 12:30pm Van Wely-Jobava, Radjabov-Hou Yifan, Ivanchuk-Caruana, Vachier-Lagrave-Aronian, Ding, Liren-Carlsen, Saric-Wojtaszek, Giri-So
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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | . | 1 | 8 | 2918 | |||||||
2. | So, Wesley | g | USA | 2762 | ½ | * | ½ | . | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | . | 1 | 1 | 7½ | 2880 | |||||||
3. | Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | g | FRA | 2757 | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | 0 | . | ½ | ½ | . | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 7 | 2835 | |||||||
4. | Giri, Anish | g | NED | 2784 | ½ | . | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | . | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2842 | |||||||
5. | Ding, Liren | g | CHN | 2732 | . | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | . | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2833 | |||||||
6. | Ivanchuk, Vassily | g | UKR | 2715 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | * | . | ½ | ½ | ½ | . | 1 | ½ | 1 | 6½ | 2813 | |||||||
7. | Caruana, Fabiano | g | ITA | 2820 | 0 | ½ | . | ½ | 1 | . | * | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6½ | 2805 | |||||||
8. | Radjabov, Teimour | g | AZE | 2734 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | . | ½ | 1 | . | 5½ | 2755 | |||||||
9. | Wojtaszek, Radoslaw | g | POL | 2744 | 1 | ½ | ½ | . | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | . | 0 | 5 | 2713 | |||||||
10. | Aronian, Levon | g | ARM | 2797 | 0 | 0 | . | ½ | . | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 5 | 2705 | |||||||
11. | Hou, Yifan | g | CHN | 2673 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | . | ½ | . | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | 4 | 2654 | |||||||
12. | Van Wely, Loek | g | NED | 2667 | 0 | . | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | * | ½ | . | 3½ | 2620 | |||||||
13. | Saric, Ivan | g | CRO | 2666 | . | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | . | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | 3 | 2567 | |||||||
14. | Jobava, Baadur | g | GEO | 2727 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . | 1 | 0 | 0 | . | 0 | * | 1½ | 2446 |
Round 11 (January 23, 2015) | ||||||
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Carlsen, Magnus | - Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | ½-½ | 47 | D85 | Gruenfeld Defence | |
So, Wesley | - Saric, Ivan | 1-0 | 28 | C92 | Ruy Lopez Chigorin | |
Giri, Anish | - Van Wely, Loek | 1-0 | 52 | B09 | Pirc Defence | |
Caruana, Fabiano | - Radjabov, Teimour | ½-½ | 42 | E21 | Nimzo Indian 4.Nf3 | |
Wojtaszek, Radoslaw | - Ding, Liren | 0-1 | 65 | E91 | King's Indian Classical | |
Aronian, Levon | - Ivanchuk, Vassily | ½-½ | 38 | D11 | Slav Defence | |
Hou, Yifan | - Jobava, Baadur | 1-0 | 45 | B15 | Caro Kann |
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 | 1 | ½ | 1 | . | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | . | ½ | 1 | 9 | 2828 | |||||||
2. | Navara, David | g | CZE | 2729 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | . | 1 | ½ | ½ | . | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8½ | 2765 | |||||||
3. | Shankland, Samuel L | g | USA | 2652 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | . | ½ | 1 | 1 | . | ½ | ½ | 7 | 2669 | |||||||
4. | Potkin, Vladimir | g | RUS | 2608 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | . | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | . | 1 | ½ | 1 | 6½ | 2617 | |||||||
5. | Van Kampen, Robin | g | NED | 2615 | ½ | 0 | 0 | . | * | 1 | 0 | ½ | . | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6½ | 2619 | |||||||
6. | Sevian, Samuel | g | USA | 2511 | 0 | . | ½ | 1 | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | . | 6 | 2583 | |||||||
7. | Salem, A.R. Saleh | g | UAE | 2603 | . | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | * | 0 | 0 | 1 | . | ½ | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2583 | |||||||
8. | L'Ami, Erwin | g | NED | 2613 | 0 | ½ | . | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | . | ½ | 5½ | 2573 | |||||||
9. | Gunina, Valentina | g | RUS | 2538 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | . | 0 | 1 | 1 | * | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | . | 4 | 2453 | |||||||
10. | Klein, David | g | NED | 2517 | 0 | . | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | * | 1 | ½ | . | ½ | 4 | 2472 | |||||||
11. | Michiels, Bart | g | BEL | 2563 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . | 0 | 1 | . | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | ½ | 4 | 2451 | |||||||
12. | Haast, Anne | wm | NED | 2352 | . | 0 | . | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | 4 | 2459 | |||||||
13. | Dale, Ari | m | AUS | 2291 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | . | ½ | . | 0 | ½ | * | 0 | 3 | 2410 | |||||||
14. | Timman, Jan H | g | NED | 2593 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | . | 0 | ½ | . | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | * | 3 | 2390 |
Round 11 (January 23, 2015) | ||||||
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Potkin, Vladimir | - Timman, Jan H | 1-0 | 76 | E60 | King's Indian without Nc3 | |
Sevian, Samuel | - Dale, Ari | ½-½ | 24 | B12 | Caro Kann Advanced | |
Salem, A.R. Saleh | - Van Kampen, Robin | 1-0 | 37 | B40 | Sicilian Classical | |
L'Ami, Erwin | - Haast, Anne | ½-½ | 46 | D20 | QGA | |
Gunina, Valentina | - Navara, David | ½-½ | 30 | E15 | Queens Indian | |
Klein, David | - Shankland, Samuel L | 0-1 | 18 | A01 | Larsen Opening | |
Michiels, Bart | - Wei, Yi | 0-1 | 37 | E32 | Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2 |
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