Special games from Corus

GM Cheparinov (2713) – GM Krasenkow (2636) [D31]
22.01.2008

1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c6 4.e4 dxe4 5.Nxe4 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Qxd4 7.Bxb4 Qxe4+ 8.Be2 Na6 9.Bd6 b6 10.Nf3 Bb7 11.0–0 Rd8 12.Qd2 c5 13.Rad1 Nb4 14.a3 Nc6 15.Bd3 Qg4 16.h3 Qh5 17.Qf4 f6 18.Rfe1 Qf7 19.Bf5 Bc8 20.Be4 Bd7 21.Bc7 Rc8 22.Ng5 fxg5 23.Qxf7+ Kxf7 24.Rxd7+ Nce7 25.Bd6 a5 26.Bf3 h5 27.Rb7 Rh6 28.Rxb6 Nf5 29.Rb7+ Nge7 30.Rd1 Kf6 31.Bc7 Nd4 32.Bxa5 g4 33.hxg4 hxg4 34.Bxg4 Rch8 35.Bh3 g5 36.f3 Ng6 37.Rc7 Nf4 38.Rxc5 Nxh3+ 39.gxh3 Nxf3+ 40.Kg2 Rxh3 41.Bc3+ e5 42.Rf1 1–0

GM Nepomniachi (2600) – GM Stellwagen (2625) [B43]
22.01.2008

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Qf3 Nc6 7.Nxc6 Qxc6 8.Qg3 b5 9.Bd3 Bb7 10.a3 Ne7 11.Bd2 f6 12.h4 Nc8 13.h5 Nd6 14.Rh4 Nc4 15.Bxc4 Qxc4 16.0–0–0 0–0–0 17.e5 Qc7 18.Bf4 Qc6 19.f3 Bxa3 20.Ne4 f5 21.Ng5 Be7 22.Nf7 Kb8 23.Nxd8 Rxd8 24.Bg5 Rc8 25.Rd2 Bc5 26.Qe1 a5 27.h6 g6 28.Qd1 a4 29.Rxd7 a3 30.Kb1 axb2 31.Rd8 Qa6 32.Rxc8+ Bxc8 33.Kxb2 Bb7 34.Qd8+ Ka7 35.Kb1 b4 36.Be7 Bb6 37.Qd3 Qxd3 38.cxd3 Ba6 39.Kc2 b3+ 40.Kxb3 Bxd3 41.Kb4 Ka6 42.Rh1 Be3 43.Rd1 Bc2 44.Rd7 1–0

GM Caruana (2598) – GM van der Wiel (2490) [B67]
22.01.2008

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 a6 8.0–0–0 Bd7 9.f3 b5 10.Kb1 h6 11.Be3 Ne5 12.Bd3 Rb8 13.g4 Nxd3 14.cxd3 a5 15.h4 g6 16.Nb3 a4 17.Nc1 b4 18.N3e2 Bg7 19.d4 h5 20.g5 Ng8 21.d5 e5 22.Nd3 b3 23.a3 Ne7 24.f4 exf4 25.Bd4 0–0 26.Bf6 Bg4 27.Rdf1 Re8 28.Nd4 Qb6 29.Qxf4 Bf8 30.Nb4 Rb7 31.Ndc6 Nxc6 32.dxc6 Ra7 33.Nd5 Qa6 34.Bc3 Re5 35.Nf6+ Kg7 36.Bxe5 dxe5 37.Qxe5 Qd3+ 38.Ka1 Re7 39.Nxh5+ Kg8 40.Nf6+ Kg7 41.Qb8 Be2 42.h5 gxh5 43.Rc1 Rxe4 44.c7 1–0