Super GM Svidler is aiming for his 5th Russian Championship. So far so good after the first round.
GM Svidler (2727) – GM Inarkiev (2669) [D47]
Russian Championship (1), 03.10.2008
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5 8.Bd3 Bd6 9.0–0 0–0 10.e4 e5 11.Ne2 a6 12.b3 Re8 13.Bb2 Bb7 14.Rc1 exd4 15.Nexd4 c5 16.Nf5 Bf8 17.e5 Ng4 18.Nd6 Bxf3 19.Qxf3 Ngxe5 20.Bxh7+ Kxh7 21.Qf5+ Kg8 22.Nxe8 Qxe8 23.Rce1 g6 24.Qe4 Bg7 25.f4 Rb8 26.Qd5 Rb6 27.fxe5 Re6 28.Rd1 Nxe5 29.Qxc5 Nf3+ 30.Rxf3 Bxb2 31.Qd5 Bf6 32.Rdf1 Qe7 33.g3 Kg7 34.Kh1 Rd6 35.Qa8 b4 36.Rf4 Bc3 37.Re4 Qc7 38.Rh4 Rd8 39.Qxa6 f5 40.Rc4 Qe7 41.Qc6 Kh6 42.Qf3 White wins 1–0
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In the mean time, Morozevich, the world’s #2 player, is aiming for the #1 ranking. He just got closer with the first round win.
GM Sakaev (2634) – GM Morozevich (2787) [D85]
Russian Championship (1), 03.10.2008
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Be3 c5 8.Qd2 Qa5 9.Nf3 0–0 10.Rc1 Nd7 11.d5 Nf6 12.Bd3 c4 13.Bb1 Ng4 14.Bd4 e5 15.dxe6 f6 16.e7 Re8 17.Qe2 Be6 18.Nd2 b5 19.f4 Rxe7 20.0–0 Qc7 21.h3 Nh6 22.Qf2 f5 23.Bxg7 Kxg7 24.Rfe1 Rae8 25.e5 Bd5 26.Nf1 Rd8 27.Ne3 Qb6 28.Rcd1 Red7 29.Nxd5 Rxd5 30.Qxb6 axb6 31.Rxd5 Rxd5 32.Kf2 Ng8 33.g4 Ne7 34.gxf5 gxf5 35.Rg1+ Kf7 36.Ke2 Rd8 37.Bc2 Ra8 38.Rb1 Nd5 39.Kd2 b4 40.Bxf5 Rxa2+ 41.Ke1 b3 42.Rd1 Ne3 Black wins 0–1
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He must be very, very close now. He was only 3.6 points behind Topalov prior to this win against Sakaev.
An interesting side stat is that Moro is now 2-0-0 vs Sakaev while Kramnik stands 0-1-3 vs Salaev.
From the now famous “Svidler on the Roof”
If I were a GM,
Ya ha deedle deedle, bubba bubba deedle deedle dum.
All day long I’d biddy biddy bum.
If I were a GM.
I wouldn’t have to work hard.
Ya ha deedle deedle, bubba bubba deedle deedle dum.
If I were a biddy biddy Chess Grand Master,
Yidle-diddle-didle-didle man.
אתה אדם מאוד מצחיק!
They are all nice guys, these russian chessmasters.
okay