Biel Update - Post-Round 5
Let's catch up on the results since the last update:
Round 4 Results:
Radjabov - Polgar 1/2-1/2
Avruk - Bu Xiangzhi 1-0
Motylev - Carlsen 0-1
Onischuk - van Wely 1-0
Grischuk - Pelletier 1-0
Round 5 Results:
Carlsen - Onischuk 1-0
Polgar - Avrukh 1/2-1/2
Bu Xiangzhi - Motylev 1-0
Pelletier - Radjabov 1/2-1/2
van Wely - Grischuk 1/2-1/2
Standings after Round 5:
1. Carlsen 4
2-3. Avrukh, Onischuk 3
4-7. Bu Xiangzhi, Grischuk, Polgar, Radjabov 2.5
8-9. Motylev, Pelletier 2
10. van Wely 1
The story so far is Carlsen, of course, whose rapid rise in the ratings and the rankings shows no sign of abating. Yet despite his success so far in this event, things could easily have been different, as he was the recipient of a remarkable stroke of luck in round 4. His opponent, Alexander Motylev, committed a blunder of a type probably best known from the famous old game Ebralidze-Ragozin, USSR Championship 1937.
White has various threats here: to the rook on c4, the pawn on a7, and - if the rook quits the c-file - Nc6. Black therefore played the not quite brilliant 1...Rc7, with the idea of meeting 2.Rxc7 with 2...Bd6+ and 3...Bxc7. There's just one problem, of course: 2...Bd6+ "allows" 3.Rxf7, but Ebralidze, like Ragozin, missed it! (And this despite some of his fans apparently shouting for him to capture the rook!)
Now to Motylev-Carlsen:
After 35.Qg6 followed by Kh1, White's extra material should eventually lead to a win. Had that happened, Motylev would have been tied for first while Carlsen would have slumped back to 50%, but alas: Motylev was too clever by half. Looking for a speedy way to break the pesky pin, he uncorked the "brilliant" 35.Bd6, with the idea that on 35...Qxd6 he could simplify with 36.Qxg7+ Kxg7 37.Nf5+ and 38.Nxd6. Unfortunately, 37.Nf5+ is every bit as illegal as 2...Bd6+ in the Ragozin game, and when Carlsen, unlike Ebralidze, took the free material, Motylev had to resign.
Those games, along with Onischuk's speedy fourth round win over van Wely in a Botvinnik Semi-Slav, can be replayed here.
Round 4 Results:
Radjabov - Polgar 1/2-1/2
Avruk - Bu Xiangzhi 1-0
Motylev - Carlsen 0-1
Onischuk - van Wely 1-0
Grischuk - Pelletier 1-0
Round 5 Results:
Carlsen - Onischuk 1-0
Polgar - Avrukh 1/2-1/2
Bu Xiangzhi - Motylev 1-0
Pelletier - Radjabov 1/2-1/2
van Wely - Grischuk 1/2-1/2
Standings after Round 5:
1. Carlsen 4
2-3. Avrukh, Onischuk 3
4-7. Bu Xiangzhi, Grischuk, Polgar, Radjabov 2.5
8-9. Motylev, Pelletier 2
10. van Wely 1
The story so far is Carlsen, of course, whose rapid rise in the ratings and the rankings shows no sign of abating. Yet despite his success so far in this event, things could easily have been different, as he was the recipient of a remarkable stroke of luck in round 4. His opponent, Alexander Motylev, committed a blunder of a type probably best known from the famous old game Ebralidze-Ragozin, USSR Championship 1937.
White has various threats here: to the rook on c4, the pawn on a7, and - if the rook quits the c-file - Nc6. Black therefore played the not quite brilliant 1...Rc7, with the idea of meeting 2.Rxc7 with 2...Bd6+ and 3...Bxc7. There's just one problem, of course: 2...Bd6+ "allows" 3.Rxf7, but Ebralidze, like Ragozin, missed it! (And this despite some of his fans apparently shouting for him to capture the rook!)
Now to Motylev-Carlsen:
After 35.Qg6 followed by Kh1, White's extra material should eventually lead to a win. Had that happened, Motylev would have been tied for first while Carlsen would have slumped back to 50%, but alas: Motylev was too clever by half. Looking for a speedy way to break the pesky pin, he uncorked the "brilliant" 35.Bd6, with the idea that on 35...Qxd6 he could simplify with 36.Qxg7+ Kxg7 37.Nf5+ and 38.Nxd6. Unfortunately, 37.Nf5+ is every bit as illegal as 2...Bd6+ in the Ragozin game, and when Carlsen, unlike Ebralidze, took the free material, Motylev had to resign.
Those games, along with Onischuk's speedy fourth round win over van Wely in a Botvinnik Semi-Slav, can be replayed here.
Related Posts (on one page):
- Biel Wrap-up: Carlsen defeats Onischuk in a playoff
- Biel Update, post-round 7: Radjabov Shines, Carlsen Implodes
- Montreal Wrap-Up: Ivanchuk Wins Again
- Biel Update - Post-Round 5
- Montreal Invitational Update
- Biel Update
- Ongoing Events: Early Results from Montreal and Biel. Plus, is a Rook Better than a Knight?
Posted by Dennis Monokroussos on
Sunday July 29, 2007 at 5:56am
Sasikiran, Krishnan - Milanovic, Danilo, or:
2654 - 2443 (if you don't approve names)
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd5 Nxd5 6. cxd5 Qxd5 7. Qxd4 Qxd4 8. Nxd4 a6 9. g3 e5 10. Nb3 Nc6 11. Bg2 Bd7 12. O-O O-O-O 13. Be3 Kb8 14. Rfd1 Be8 15. Bb6 Rxd1+ 16. Rxd1 Be7 17. Nc5 Bxc5 18. Bxc5 f6 19. Bb6 Rf8 20. Bh3 f5 21. b4 g6 22. a4 Bf7 23. b5 axb5 24. axb5 Nd4 25. Bxd4 exd4 26. Rxd4 Re8 27. e3 Kc7 28. Bg2 Be6 29. b6+ Kxb6 30. Rb4+ Kc5 31. Rxb7 Kd6 32. Rxh7 Ke5 33. h4 Kf6 34. Rc7 Rd8 35. Bf3 Rd2 36. Kg2 Rb2 37. e4 fxe4 38. Bxe4 Re2 39. Bf3 Rd2 40. Rc6 Kf7 41. h5 gxh5 42. Bxh5+ Ke7 43. Bf3 Rd3 44. Rc1 Ra3 45. Be4 Kf6 46. Re1 Ra4 47. Re3 Ra2 48. Bf3 Rb2 49. Re2 Rb4 50. Re4 Rb2 51. g4 Bf7 52. Kg3 Rb3 53. Rf4+ Kg7 54. Rxf7+ (?????????????????????) Kxf7 (ha,ha,ha,ha,ha,ha,ha,ha,ha!?) 55. Kf4 Rb4+ 56. Be4 Kf6 57. g5+ Ke6 58. Ke3 Rb3+ 59. Bd3 Rb4 60. f4 Rb3 61. f5+ Ke5 62. f6 Ke6 63. Kd4 Rb4+ 64. Bc4+ Kf5 65. f7 Rb8 66. Kd5 Kxg5 67. Ke6 Rf8 68. Ke7 Rxf7+ 69. Kxf7 1/2-1/2
I'dwish to know how to create a search pattern for finding these more easy than usual?