Karjakin matches Carlsen’s performance

Carlsen won his first game today. Not to be outdone, Karjakin defeated Adams to match Carlsen’s feat.

GM Karjakin (2732) – GM Adams (2729) [C78]
23.04.2008

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0–0 b5 6.Bb3 Bc5 7.c3 d6 8.a4 Rb8 9.d4 Bb6 10.axb5 axb5 11.Na3 0–0 12.Nxb5 Bg4 13.Bc2 exd4 14.Nbxd4 Nxd4 15.cxd4 Bxf3 16.gxf3 Nh5 17.Kh1 Qf6 18.Be3 Ra8 19.Rxa8 Rxa8 20.Rg1 Nf4 21.Bb3 Ne6 22.Bxe6 fxe6 23.Rg3 Kh8 24.Kg2 e5 25.dxe5 dxe5 26.Bxb6 cxb6 27.Qd7 Rd8 28.Qc7 Rf8 29.h4 g6 30.b4 h6 31.b5 Rf7 32.Qc8+ Kg7 33.h5 g5 34.Rh3 Qd6 35.Qc3 Rc7 36.Qe3 Rc5 37.Rh1 Rxb5 38.Ra1 Ra5 39.Rxa5 bxa5 40.Qa7+ Kf8 41.Qxa5 Qf6 42.Qa3+ Kg8 43.Kf1 Qe6 44.Ke2 Kf7 45.Qa7+ Kf6 46.Kd2 g4 47.fxg4 Qxg4 48.Qb6+ Kg5 49.Qg6+ Kh4 50.Kc3 Qf3+ 51.Kc4 Qxf2 52.Kd5 Qd4+ 53.Ke6 Qb6+ 54.Kxe5 Qc5+ 55.Ke6 Qc6+ 56.Kf7 Qd7+ 57.Kf8 Qd8+ 58.Kg7 Qe7+ 59.Kxh6 Qf8+ 60.Kh7 Qe7+ 61.Kg8 Qd8+ 62.Kf7 Qc7+ 63.Kf8 Qd8+ 64.Qe8 Qf6+ 65.Kg8 Kg5 66.e5 White wins 1–0

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In the mean time, Cheparinov lost his third straight games today. He is now 0-3.

GM Cheparinov (2695) – GM Bacrot (2705) [E21]
23.04.2008

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Nf3 c5 5.g3 cxd4 6.Nxd4 Ne4 7.Qd3 Qa5 8.Nb3 Nxc3 9.Bd2 Ne4 10.Qxe4 Bxd2+ 11.Nxd2 0–0 12.Bg2 Nc6 13.Qe3 d5 14.0–0 d4 15.Qd3 Rd8 16.a3 Ne5 17.b4 Nxd3 18.bxa5 Nc5 19.Rab1 Rb8 20.Ne4 Na4 21.Rb4 Bd7 22.Rfb1 Bc6 23.Nc5 Nxc5 24.Bxc6 Rdc8 25.Bxb7 Rxb7 26.Rxb7 Nxb7 27.Rxb7 g5 28.Rb4 a6 29.Kf1 Rc5 30.Ke1 Rxa5 31.a4 Kg7 32.Kd2 Kf6 33.Kd3 Ke5 34.f4+ gxf4 35.gxf4+ Kxf4 36.Kxd4 e5+ 37.Kd3 Kf5 38.Kc3 Ke4 39.Kb3 Ke3 40.Rb7 e4 41.Rxf7 Re5 42.Rxh7 Kxe2 43.Kc3 e3 44.Rf7 Ke1 45.Rf4 e2 46.Kc2 Ra5 47.h4 Rxa4 48.h5 Ra2+ 49.Kc1 Ra3 50.h6 Rc3+ 51.Kb2 Rh3 52.Rf6 Kd2 53.Rd6+ Ke3 54.Re6+ Kd3 55.Rd6+ Kxc4 56.Re6 Kd3 57.Rd6+ Ke3 58.Re6+ Kd3 59.Rd6+ Kc4 60.Re6 Rh2 61.Kc1 Kd3 62.Rd6+ Ke3 63.Re6+ Kf2 64.Rf6+ Ke1 65.Kc2 a5 66.Kb3 Rh4 67.Ka3 Rh1 Black wins 0–1

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