GM Carlsen (2690) – GM Navara (2719) [D87]
Corus Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands, 14.01.2007
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Bc4 c5 8.Ne2 Nc6 9.Be3 0-0 10.0-0 Bd7 11.Rb1 Qc7 12.Bf4 Qc8 13.d5 Na5 14.Bd3 e5 15.Bg3 f5 16.f4 fxe4 17.Bxe4 Nc4 18.Qd3 Nd6 19.fxe5 Nxe4 20.Qxe4 Bf5 21.Qc4 Bxb1 22.d6+ Kh8 23.Rxb1 Qf5 24.Re1 Bxe5 25.Nd4 Bxd4+ 26.cxd4 Rae8 27.Rxe8 Rxe8 28.h3 Kg7 29.Qb5 Rd8 30.dxc5 Rd7 31.a4 g5 32.a5 a6 33.Qc4 h5 34.Be1 Rf7 35.c6 bxc6 36.Bc3+ Kh7 37.Qxc6 Qf2+ 38.Kh1 Qf1+ 39.Kh2 Qf4+ 40.Kh1 Qf1+ 41.Kh2 Qf4+ 42.Kh1 g4 43.hxg4 hxg4 44.Qc8 g3 45.Qh8+ Kg6 46.Qg8+ Kh5 47.Qh8+ Qh6 48.Qxh6+ Kxh6 49.Kg1 Kg5 50.Bd4 Rf5 Black wins 0-1
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GM Svidler (2728) – GM Tiviakov (2667) [B01]
Corus Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands, 14.01.2007
1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qd6 4.d4 Nf6 5.Nf3 a6 6.g3 Bg4 7.h3 Bh5 8.Bg2 Nc6 9.0-0 0-0-0 10.Bf4 Qb4 11.g4 Bg6 12.a3 Qc4 13.g5 Nd5 14.Nxd5 Rxd5 15.c3 Rd8 16.b3 Qd3 17.Qc1 Qc2 18.Qe3 e6 19.b4 Qe4 20.Nd2 Qxe3 21.fxe3 e5 22.Bg3 exd4 23.cxd4 Bd6 24.Bxd6 cxd6 25.Rac1 Kd7 26.Nc4 h6 27.Nb6+ Ke8 28.gxh6 Rxh6 29.Nd5 f6 30.a4 Bf7 31.b5 axb5 32.axb5 Na5 33.Ra1 Nc4 34.Ra7 Rh5 35.Nc7+ Kf8 36.Bxb7 Rxh3 37.Rf3 Rh5 38.Bc6 Rb8 39.Rg3 Nb6 40.e4 Nc8 41.Ra1 Rh4 42.Na6 Rb6 43.Nb4 Rb8 44.Rga3 Nb6 45.Ra7 d5 46.Na6 Rd8 47.Rb7 Nc4 48.Nc5 dxe4 49.Raa7 Rg4+ 50.Kh2 Nd6 51.Rxf7+ Nxf7 52.Ne6+ Kg8 53.Nxd8 Ng5 54.Bd5+ Kh7 55.Ne6 Nf3+ 56.Kh3 f5 57.Rxg7+ Rxg7 58.Nxg7 Nxd4 59.b6 e3 60.Kg2 Nc2 61.Kf1 Nb4 62.b7 Na6 63.Nxf5 Kg6 64.Ne7+ Kf6 65.Nc6 White wins 1-0
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Navara!!!
Thanks for your insightful commentary all the time! Today, I had problems downloading the updated standing from Corus Chess, but could at least count on your commentary on a couple of the matches.
Magnus seems to have failed to spot a few crucial opportunities in this match (see my blog), which could have given him the match. I hope he gets better later in the tournament.
where’s moro? isn’t he a top player… too bad no americans… kamsky would have been great here
aronian will win this, watch.
Magnus missed 32 c6 and an instant win. really a shame. He lost the game and could have gone home early with a win.
He seems to be having some trouble at the very top end. I am sure he will manage. So much to learn so quickly.
anonymous: So did Navara by playing 31. … g5?? and allowing 32. c6. I guess that makes the matters even. I wonder why so many people so unobjectively prefers Magnuses play yesterday. Perhaps because he is the prodigy and everybody is his big fan? Get real, the position was most of the game in dynamical equality. Both of the players played very interesting chess and after Magnus pushed too hard for a win (we should aplaud his fighting spirit), he eventually lost in the endgame. Get David the credit for his play as well as you are getting it to Magnus.