Final position
Needing to win to get a share of 1st place, Bologan and Gopal engaged in a very wild game. At the end, Bologan could get no more than a draw.
GM Gopal (2528) – GM Bologan (2663) [B06]
31.01.2008
Gibraltar round 10
1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 c6 4.Nf3 d6 5.Be3 Nd7 6.Qd2 b5 7.Bd3 Bb7 8.0–0 a6 9.a4 b4 10.Ne2 c5 11.Ng3 h5 12.h4 Nh6 13.c3 bxc3 14.bxc3 Ng4 15.Bg5 Qc7 16.a5 e6 17.Rfc1 0–0 18.Qe2 Rfc8 19.Nf1 Ndf6 20.N3d2 Nh7 21.Bf4 e5 22.dxe5 Nxe5 23.Ne3 Re8 24.Nec4 Nf8 25.Nxe5 Bxe5 26.Bxe5 Rxe5 27.Nc4 Re6 28.Nb6 Rae8 29.Qf3 Qd8 30.Qg3 Kg7 31.Rd1 Bxe4 32.Bxa6 Nh7 33.Bc8 Re5 34.Bd7 R8e7 35.f4 R5e6 36.Bxe6 Rxe6 37.c4 Nf6 38.Nd5 Ng4 39.Re1 Bxd5 40.cxd5 Rxe1+ 41.Qxe1 c4 42.a6 Qb6+ 43.Kh1 Nf2+ 44.Kh2 Ng4+ 45.Kh1 Nf2+ 46.Kh2 Ng4+ 47.Kh3 Qb3+ 48.Qg3 Qb2 49.Rf1 c3 50.a7 c2 51.a8Q c1Q 52.Rxc1 Qxc1 53.Qga3 Qh1+ 54.Kg3 Qe1+ 55.Kh3 Qh1+ 56.Kg3 Qe1+ 57.Kh3 Qh1+ Game drawn ½–½
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What a game!
I think Bologan should be happy with 1/2 a point. It seems that 50. Qe1 c2 (50… Qb6 51. Qxc3+) 51. Qa1 is winning to White.
Was this played under 10min time control?
I believe Gopal has only a minute of two left toward the end.
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Susan Polgar
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