Russian Team Chess Championship 2014

**Laurentiu Grigorescu** · Thursday, 10th April, 2014, 07:58 PM

Re: Russian Team Chess Championship 2014

Are there any Ukrainian players? That will be interesting in the current political situation...I see Anna (an Ukrainian), Kathy and Anna playing in K-M.

And by the way, is Kamsky a Russian or an American spy? LOL

**Egidijus Zeromskis** · Thursday, 10th April, 2014, 09:26 PM

Re: Russian Team Chess Championship 2014

Originally posted by Laurentiu Grigorescu View Post

Are there any Ukrainian players?L

At least 4 with UKR federation. http://chess-results.com/tnr130202.a...&art=16&wi=821

**Wayne Komer** · Thursday, 10th April, 2014, 10:39 PM

Re: Russian Team Chess Championship 2014

Two completely unrelated news stories:

(1) Lviv Regional Chess Federation (LRCF) proposed to declare persona non grata Anatoly Karpov, Sergey Karjakin, Alisa Galliamova and also those chess players who openly support annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation.

http://chess-news.ru/en/node/15137

(2) As Chess-News found out, the second Sberbank Open scheduled for May in Kiev is cancelled. We will report on the reasons later.
Among the participants in rapid tournament were: Vishy ANAND Anatoly KARPOV Sergey KARJAKIN...

http://chess-news.ru/en/node/15183

**Wayne Komer** · Friday, 11th April, 2014, 05:01 PM

Re: Russian Team Chess Championship 2014

Russian Team Chess Championship 2014

Round Five has been completed with two more to go.

Malakhit is ahead with 9 points, followed by Belorechensk and SHSM. But what we are really looking at are three players:

Alexander Grischuk, to see if he raises his rating above 2800, Baadur Jobava, to see if we are witnessing the rise of a second Mikhail Tal and Vladislav Artemiev, to see the maturing of the sixteen-year-old grandmaster.

Incidentally, the three of them all won today. My engine said that Jobava did it from an “Inverted Hanham”. Call it what you will, it beat Peter Svidler

Russian Team Championship Loo 2014
Round Five
April 11, 2014
Jobava, Baadur – Svidler, Peter
C44 Inverted Hanham

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Be2 Nf6 4. d3 d5 5. Nbd2 Be7 6. c3 a5 7. a4 O-O 8. O-O Re8 9. Re1 b6 10. Qc2 Bb7 11. Nf1 h6 12. Ng3 Bf8 13. h3 Nb8 14. Be3 c5 15. Rad1 Nbd7 16. Bc1 Qc7 17. Nd2 Bc6 18. Bf3 d4 19. Ngf1 g6 20. Nc4 Bg7 21. Nfd2 b5 22. axb5 Bxb5 23. Na3 Bc6 24. Ndc4 a4 25. Bd2 Rec8 26. Ra1 Nf8 27. cxd4 cxd4 28. Bb4 Ne8 29. Rec1 h5 30. Qd2 Qb8 31. Na5 Bd7 32. Rxc8 Qxc8 33. N3c4 Qb8 34. Bd1 Bh6 35. Qe1 Ne6 36. Bxa4 Nf4 37. Bc2 Qc8 38. Qf1 Nf6 39. Bd1 Bxh3 40. gxh3 Nxh3 41. Kh1 Bf4 42. Be1 Ng4 43. b4 Ra6 44. Ra2 Rf6 45. Qg2 Bg5 46. b5 Bh4 47. Bxg4 hxg4 48. b6 Rxb6 49. Nxb6 Qc1 50. Qf1 Qh6 51. Nd5 1-0

Russian Team Championship Loo 2014
Round Five
April 11, 2014
Grischuk, Alexander – Tomashevsky, Evgeny
D02 Queen’s Pawn Game

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. g3 Bg4 5. Ne5 Bf5 6. cxd5 cxd5 7. Nc3 Nc6 8. f3 Bd7 9. Nxd7 Qxd7 10. e4 e6 11. e5 Ng8 12. Be3 Bb4 13. Bd3 Nge7 14. Bf2 Nf5 15. Bc2 Rc8 16. Kf1 Bxc3 17. bxc3 Na5 18. Rc1 Nc4 19. Qe2 O-O 20. Kg2 f6 21. exf6 Rxf6 22. Bd3 b5 23. Rhf1 Qf7 24. Rce1 Rf8 25. g4 Ne7 26. Bg3 Ng6 27. h4 Kh8 28. h5 Nf4 29. Bxf4 Rxf4 30. Bxc4 dxc4 31. Qxe6 Qb7 32. Re4 R4f6 33. Qe7 Qa6 34. g5 Rf5 35. Re5 Qxa2 36. Kg3 Qc2 37. Rxb5 h6 38. gxh6 R5f7 39. Qe3 Qh7 40. Re5 gxh6 41. Re6 Rg7 42. Kh4 Rg5 43. f4 Rgf5 44. Rg1 Rxf4 45. Rg4 Rxg4 46. Kxg4 Qf5 47. Kh4 Rf6 48. d5 Kh7 49. Qxa7 Kg8 50. Qb8 Kh7 51. Re7 Rf7 52. Rxf7 Qxf7 53. Qe5 Qf2 54. Kg4 Qg2 55. Kf5 Qf3 56. Ke6 Qf7 57. Kd6 1-0

ChessBomb comments:

- Go Sasha!!! Gooooooooo! Let's reach 2800!!!
- Has Sasha ever reached 2800?
- 2792 is his best
- There is a ranking inflation. The figure 2800 isn’t what it used to be, not at all.
- Rating inflation.
- Yes, right, of course
- But he is No. 3 on the live ratings list, which is impressive.

Russian Team Championship Loo 2014
Round Five
April 11, 2014
Sivuk, Vitaly – Artemiev, Vladislav
B51 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Nimzowitsch-Rossolimo) Attack

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5 Nd7 4. O-O a6 5. Bd3 Ngf6 6. c3 b5 7. Bc2 Bb7 8. Re1 Rc8 9. a4 b4 10. a5 e6 11. d3 bxc3 12. bxc3 Be7 13. h3 O-O 14. Nbd2 Qc7 15. Nf1 Rfd8 16. Bg5 Nf8 17. Qd2 Ng6 18. N1h2 d5 19. e5 Ne4 20. dxe4 dxe4 21. Qe3 exf3 22. Nxf3 Bxf3 23. Bxe7 Qxe7 24. Qxf3 c4 25. Bxg6 hxg6 26. Red1 Qc7 27. Qe3 Rxd1 28. Rxd1 Qxa5 29. Rd7 Qb5 30. Qd4 Qb8 31. f4 a5 32. Kh2 a4 33. Qa7 g5 34. Rxf7 Qxa7 35. Rxa7 gxf4 36. g3 fxg3 37. Kxg3 Rd8 38. Rxa4 Rd3 39. Kg4 Rxc3 40. h4 Rc1 41. Kf3 c3 42. Ke2 Rh1 43. Kd3 Rh3 44. Kc2 Re3 45. Ra7 Rxe5 46. Kxc3 Re4 47. Ra8 Kf7 48. Rh8 Rf4 49. Kd3 Rf3 50. Ke2 Rf6 51. Ra8 Kg6 52. Ke3 Kh5 53. Rh8 Rh6 54. Rg8 Kg6 55. Kf4 Rxh4 56. Ke5 Kf7 57. Ra8 Rh5 58. Kf4 Rb5 59. Rc8 Rf5 60. Ke4 g5 61. Rc7 Kf6 62. Rc8 Rf4 63. Ke3 Kf5 64. Rf8 Kg4 65. Re8 Rf6 66. Rg8 Kh4 67. Rh8 Kg3 68. Rg8 g4 69. Rg7 Kh3 70. Rh7 Kg2 71. Rg7 g3 72. Rg8 Kh2 73. Rh8 Kg1 74. Rg8 g2 75. Ke2 Rh6 0-1

A very nice endgame indeed. My engine says: Endgame database: Black wins in 17 moves after 76.Kf3.
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Grischuk has 4.5/5 and a rating of 2791.1, a gain of 14.1 points. Jobava with 4/5 is at No. 30 with 2720. Artemiev has 4/5 as well. The last rating I have for Vladislav is 2636. In fact, the three are in the tournament’s top five along with Dominguez and Leko.

http://chess-results.com/tnr130202.a...1&art=4&wi=821

**Wayne Komer** · Sunday, 13th April, 2014, 01:46 AM

Re: Russian Team Chess Championship 2014

Russian Team Championship Loo 2014

Round Six

Grischuk – Dreev was a draw and Grischuk lost a couple of rating points.

Artemiev held Leko to a draw in 75 moves.

Jobava fought back from an inferior ending to equalize and that game with Nepomniachichi was a draw.

Kamsky had a winning ending against Karjakin and then blundered with 59. Nf3 instead of Nd7. Both sides then queen and the draw was signed on move 78.

Russian Team Championship Loo 2014
Round Six
April 12, 2014
Karjakin, Sergey – Kamsky, Gata
B06 Robatsch (Modern) Defence

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. f4 a6 5. Nf3 b5 6. Bd3 Nd7 7. e5 c5 8. Be4 Rb8 9. Ne2 Nh6 10. c3 cxd4 11. cxd4 e6 12. O-O Qb6 13. h3 Nf5 14. Kh2 Bb7 15. Bxb7 Qxb7 16. Ng3 Nxg3 17. Kxg3 Nb6 18. Qe2 O-O 19. Ng5 dxe5 20. dxe5 Nd5 21. Bd2 Rfc8 22. Rac1 Bf8 23. Ne4 Be7 24. Be3 Rxc1 25. Rxc1 Rc8 26. Rd1 Rc4 27. Bd4 Qc7 28. b3 Rc2 29. Rd2 Rc1 30. Rd1 f5 31. Nf2 Bh4 32. Kxh4 Nxf4 33. Qf3 Qd8 34. Kg3 Rxd1 35. Qxd1 Qxd4 36. Qxd4 Ne2 37. Kf3 Nxd4 38. Ke3 Nc6 39. Nd3 a5 40. a4 b4 41. Kf4 h6 42. h4 Kf7 43. Nc5 Ke7 44. Nb7 Kf8 45. Nc5 Kf7 46. Nb7 Ke7 47. Nc5 Nd8 48. g4 fxg4 49. Kxg4 Nf7 50. Kf4 g5 51. hxg5 hxg5 52. Ke4 Nd8 53. Kd3 Nc6 54. Kc4 Nxe5 55. Kb5 Kf6 56. Ne4 Kf5 57. Ng3 Kf4 58. Nf1 g4 59. Kxa5 Nf3 60. Kxb4 Nd2 61. a5 Nxf1 62. a6 Ne3 63. a7 Nd5 64. Kc5 Nc7 65. Kc6 Na8 66. Kb7 g3 67. Kxa8 g2 68. Kb7 g1=Q 69. a8=Q Qg2 70. Kb8 Qxa8 71. Kxa8 Ke5 72. b4 Kd5 73. Kb7 e5 74. b5 e4 75. b6 e3 76. Ka8 e2 77. b7 e1=Q 78. b8=Q 0.5-0.5
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It might be remembered that as a finalist of the 2010 world championship cycle, Kamsky was given direct entry to the eight player Candidates Tournament to determine the challenger for the World Chess Championship 2012. The Candidates tournament began with best-of-four game match format in May 2011 in Kazan, with Kamsky facing Veselin Topalov in the quarterfinals. With a win on the Black side of the Gruenfeld defense in the second game, Kamsky held on to defeat the top-seeded Topalov 2½–1½ to advance to the semifinals. In the semifinals, he faced the 2009 Chess World Cup champion Boris Gelfand in a rematch of their 2007 Candidates tournament meeting won by Gelfand. After four games, the match was tied at 2–2, with rapid tiebreaks to decide the winner on May 16. In the rapid tiebreaks, Kamsky won game 3 with black to take a 2–1 lead and needed only a draw with white in the final rapid game to advance to the final. However, Gelfand won with black to force a blitz playoff, which he won 2–0 to eliminate Kamsky and reach the Candidates final.

There is quite an interesting interview with Kamsky at

http://www.chess-news.ru/node/15130

where he expresses his dissatisfaction with changing regulations and Danailov and does not seem too happy with Anand and Gelfand.

At the end he talks about how to succeed in chess:

- What is needed to become a world champion?

- Serious financial investment. They should ensure that you work for 6 - 7 hours at the chessboard, starting from childhood, with a coaching staff that would help with choice of openings - serious computer hardware too.

- In this regard, even in front of strange to see a man who twice was very close to the title, despite the fact that in his childhood, by definition, could not have chess lessons with a computer.

- You should not say so. The fact that my father - very advanced in terms of people, and it when I was only 12 years old, exchanged letters with one person, a friend of the famous Ukrainian now Slovenian chess player Alexander Beliavsky and took him through the computer system, through which it was possible to play chess. It was a simple database, which helped to quickly view games played by your potential adversaries. There were not programs for playing chess then. It also was a time when Microsoft had not even presented to the world Windows 95. Nevertheless, it was a serious help in those years.

Chess seems to me now no longer a game, and another process. Rather, it is a science. When people are getting ready for the tournament, sitting at home, examine specific sets of combinations, to about the 40th move. There are people, so-called "developers" that help serious chess players in this work. And there is their business, know how to memorize moves, hence the expression "counter". To be a "developer" and a serious practitioner simultaneously are almost impossible because you can not keep track of everything that happens in the world of chess. At the same time Anand, I am more than sure, has a team at hand, which includes at least 10 Indian players, is at a very high level, and does all the dirty work. They tossed him ideas implemented at major competitions, the development of which he would not have enough time to study on his own..

Previously, this was not true. You came to the game and played the game. Now all "look", all the "calculate" and the outcome of the game depends on how often you not to blunder.

- Blundering depends on the physical shape of the man. How do you keep yourself in shape?

- Of course, I, like every serious chess player level, try to keep fit. Blundering still occurs with age. Being young in this respect makes it easier to play a four to five hour game, after which the concentration, like it or not, is lost. If you paid attention, now Kramnik's tournament contenders made a very large number of tactical mistakes. And I fully understand it, because I got into such a situation, when calculating the "long version" ten moves deep, did not "see" what I had been expecting on the second turn. Nobody is immune. Even Topalov, who is known for his crazy physical shape, good opening preparation and "accounting” for long options blundered. He is beginning to show his age.

**Nicolas Haynes** · Sunday, 13th April, 2014, 11:08 AM

Re: Russian Team Chess Championship 2014

Originally posted by Wayne Komer View Post

[U]

It might be remembered that as a finalist of the 2010 world championship cycle, Kamsky was given direct entry to the eight player Candidates Tournament to determine the challenger for the World Chess Championship 2012. The Candidates tournament began with best-of-four game match format in May 2011 in Kazan, with Kamsky facing Veselin Topalov in the quarterfinals. With a win on the Black side of the Gruenfeld defense in the second game, Kamsky held on to defeat the top-seeded Topalov 2½–1½ to advance to the semifinals. In the semifinals, he faced the 2009 Chess World Cup champion Boris Gelfand in a rematch of their 2007 Candidates tournament meeting won by Gelfand. After four games, the match was tied at 2–2, with rapid tiebreaks to decide the winner on May 16. In the rapid tiebreaks, Kamsky won game 3 with black to take a 2–1 lead and needed only a draw with white in the final rapid game to advance to the final. However, Gelfand won with black to force a blitz playoff, which he won 2–0 to eliminate Kamsky and reach the Candidates final.

There is quite an interesting interview with Kamsky at

http://www.chess-news.ru/node/15130

where he expresses his dissatisfaction with changing regulations and Danailov and does not seem too happy with Anand and Gelfand.

At the end he talks about how to succeed in chess:

- What is needed to become a world champion?

- Serious financial investment. They should ensure that you work for 6 - 7 hours at the chessboard, starting from childhood, with a coaching staff that would help with choice of openings - serious computer hardware too.

- In this regard, even in front of strange to see a man who twice was very close to the title, despite the fact that in his childhood, by definition, could not have chess lessons with a computer.

- You should not say so. The fact that my father - very advanced in terms of people, and it when I was only 12 years old, exchanged letters with one person, a friend of the famous Ukrainian now Slovenian chess player Alexander Beliavsky and took him through the computer system, through which it was possible to play chess. It was a simple database, which helped to quickly view games played by your potential adversaries. There were not programs for playing chess then. It also was a time when Microsoft had not even presented to the world Windows 95. Nevertheless, it was a serious help in those years.

Chess seems to me now no longer a game, and another process. Rather, it is a science. When people are getting ready for the tournament, sitting at home, examine specific sets of combinations, to about the 40th move. There are people, so-called "developers" that help serious chess players in this work. And there is their business, know how to memorize moves, hence the expression "counter". To be a "developer" and a serious practitioner simultaneously are almost impossible because you can not keep track of everything that happens in the world of chess. At the same time Anand, I am more than sure, has a team at hand, which includes at least 10 Indian players, is at a very high level, and does all the dirty work. They tossed him ideas implemented at major competitions, the development of which he would not have enough time to study on his own..

Previously, this was not true. You came to the game and played the game. Now all "look", all the "calculate" and the outcome of the game depends on how often you not to blunder.

- Blundering depends on the physical shape of the man. How do you keep yourself in shape?

- Of course, I, like every serious chess player level, try to keep fit. Blundering still occurs with age. Being young in this respect makes it easier to play a four to five hour game, after which the concentration, like it or not, is lost. If you paid attention, now Kramnik's tournament contenders made a very large number of tactical mistakes. And I fully understand it, because I got into such a situation, when calculating the "long version" ten moves deep, did not "see" what I had been expecting on the second turn. Nobody is immune. Even Topalov, who is known for his crazy physical shape, good opening preparation and "accounting” for long options blundered. He is beginning to show his age.

Interesting interview. What he is saying seems a bit at odds with how Carlsen plays chess. By all accounts his "team" of seconds is relatively close to non-existant, Hammer, Fressinet and a few other people. There is also the fact that Anand showed him essentially nothing in the opening in the world championship match, despite the fact that he has a huge amount of support and preparation.

Did he ever have a significant advantage out of the opening in the match except in perhaps the nimzo indian game?

Carlsen is just one person and certainly what Kamsky describes is possibly closer to the method employed by some other top players. I think ultimately the "big team" approach to chess is in no way a guarantee of success because the players that work alone are able to use technology not to analyze 40 moves in, but to find sound openings that are unexpected and avoid preparation. Kasparov was probably the first true champion of the elite preparation method, but he also lost his title essentially partially because Kramnik found an opening (The Berlin) that probably can't be refuted. Computers can certainly find small edges her and there, but not so large that the game is decided before it even starts unless the players make a mistake.

There are still, and probably always will be elite players that can play many different openings, Carlsen is just one, but players like Ivanchuk seem to have been doing this forever. Kamsky's point about "serious financial investment" seems accurate, since it would be very important to be able to travel to the best tournaments, and certainly Carlsen has been able to do that.

**Wayne Komer** · Sunday, 13th April, 2014, 01:55 PM

Re: Russian Team Chess Championship 2014

Russian Team Championship Loo 2014

Seventh and Final Round

April 13, 2014

It is all over except for the shouting. Malachite with Karjakin, Grischuk, Leko, Shirov &c. was first with 12 points, followed by SHSM (11 points) with Nepomniachtchi, Morozevich, Dubov, Grachev &c and then St. Petersburg with 10 – Svidler, Vitiugov, Movsesian and Matlakov.

Alexander Grischuk posted the best personal result with 6/7, followed by Peter Leko, Leinier Dominguez, Vladislav Artemiev and Aleksey Aleksandrov with 5 and Baadur Jobava &c with 4.5

Grischuk did not quite reach 2800. At the end his live rating is 2792.1 His game against Shomoev today:

Russian Team Championship Loo 2014
Round Seven
April 13, 2014
Grischuk, Alexander – Shomoev, Anton
D30 QGD

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 d5 4. Bg5 dxc4 5. Qa4 Nbd7 6. e3 c6 7. Qxc4 Qa5 8. Nbd2 Ne4 9. Bf4 Bb4 10. Rd1 Nxd2 11. Nxd2 O-O 12. a3 Be7 13. Be2 e5 14. dxe5 Nxe5 15. Qc2 Ng6 16. Bg3 Bh4 17. O-O Bxg3 18. hxg3 Ne5 19. Ne4 h6 20. Rd4 Kh8 21. Nd6 Rb8 22. b4 Qc7 23. Qc5 Nd7 24. Qxa7 Nb6 25. Qa5 Be6 26. Qc5 Nd5 27. Ne4 Ra8 28. b5 f5 29. Nd2 Rf6 30. bxc6 Ra5 31. Qc1 bxc6 32. Bf3 Bg8 33. a4 Qe7 34. Nb3 Ra8 35. Qc5 Qe8 36. Na5 Ra6 37. Nc4 Rxa4 38. Nd6 Qa8 39. Rxa4 Qxa4 40. Ne8 Re6 41. Bxd5 cxd5 42. Nd6 Rf6 43. Rc1 d4 44. exd4 Qd7 45. Nc8 f4 46. gxf4 Rxf4 47. Ne7 Rf6 48. d5 Rd6 49. Qe3 Bf7 50. Rc8 Kh7 51. Qe4 Bg6 52. Nxg6 Rxg6 53. Rc6 Qg4 54. Qxg6 Qxg6 55. Rxg6 Kxg6 56. f4 1-0

Vladislav Artemiev fought a long game with Ernesto Inarkiev ending on move 81 with Artemiev having queen against Inarkiev’s queen and h-pawn.

Jobava with black against Sergey Grishchenko, who has a rating almost 300 points less than him, played the Budapest Gambit. He overpushed and went down in flames after 37…h5.

Russian Team Championship
Round Seven
April 13, 2014
Grishchenko, Sergey – Jobava, Baadur
A52 Budapest Gambit, Rubinstein Variation

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 Ng4 4. Bf4 g5 5. Bg3 Bg7 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. h4 Ngxe5 8. hxg5 Nxc4 9. Nc3 Nxb2 10. Qb3 Na4 11. Nd5 d6 12. g6 Be6 13. Bh4 Qd7 14. Bf6 fxg6 15. Nxc7 Qxc7 16. Qxe6 Kf8 17. Rd1 Nb4 18. Rh4 Nc2 19. Kd2 Re8 20. Bxg7 Kxg7 21. Qb3 Qa5 22. Kxc2 Rc8 23. Kb1 Nc3 24. Kb2 Nxd1 25. Qxd1 Qb6 26. Ka1 Qxf2 27. Rb4 Rc7 28. Qxd6 Rhc8 29. Qe5 Kg8 30. Qe6 Kh8 31. Qe5 Rg7 32. Rb1 h6 33. Nd4 Kh7 34. g3 Re8 35. Ne6 Rf7 36. Bh3 Kg8 37. Rd1 h5 38. Rf1 Qxf1 39. Bxf1 Rxf1 40. Kb2 Rf7 41. Qd5 1-0
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We gave part of an interview yesterday where Gata Kamsky was unhappy with the lack of support for himself. He also addressed blunders and aging.
Today he played Dmitry Jakovenko. He started off well but seemed to tire in the latter stages of the game

Russian Team Championship 2014
Round Seven
April 13, 2014
Kamsky, Gata – Jakovenko, Dmitry
C54 Giuoco Piano, d3 Variation

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. O-O a6 7. Bb3 Ba7 8. Re1 O-O 9. h3 h6 10. Nbd2 Re8 11. Nf1 Be6 12. Ng3 Bxb3 13. Qxb3 Rb8 14. a4 d5 15. Qc2 a5 16. Bd2 Qd7 17. b4 axb4 18. cxb4 Nd4 19. Nxd4 Bxd4 20. Rab1 Rbd8 21. Re2 c6 22. Kh2 Rc8 23. Nf5 Ba7 24. Rb3 d4 25. a5 b5 26. Re1 Qe6 27. Qd1 Kh7 28. Rb2 Ng8 29. f4 Bb8 30. Qf3 Qf6 31. Rf1 c5 32. bxc5 Rxc5 33. fxe5 Bxe5 34. Kg1 Rec8 35. Qg4 Rc2 36. Rfb1 g6 37. Ng3 h5 38. Nxh5 gxh5 39. Qxh5 Nh6 40. Rf1 Qg6 41. Qxg6 Kxg6 42. Rfb1 f6 43. Kf1 Nf7 44. Ke1 Rxb2 45. Rxb2 Nd6 46. Kd1 Kf7 47. Rc2 Rg8 48. g4 Ke6 49. Bb4 Kd7 50. Rc5 Rh8 51. g5 Rxh3 52. gxf6 Ke6 53. Kc2 Bxf6 54. a6 Rh8 55. Rd5 Be5 56. Bxd6 Bxd6 57. Rxb5 Rc8 58. Kb2 Bc5 59. Kb3 Kd6 60. Rb7 Rc6 61. Rh7 Rb6 62. Kc2 Rb8 63. Rh6 Kc7 64. Rg6 Ba7 65. Rh6 Rb5 66. Rg6 Rb4 67. e5 Rb8 68. e6 Bc5 69. Rh6 Kd6 70. Rg6 Re8 71. e7 Kc7 72. Kb3 Rxe7 73. Kc4 Ba7 74. Rh6 Rd7 75. Rh1 Rd6 76. Ra1 Rc6 77. Kd5 Rc5 78. Ke4 Kd6 79. Rh1 Re5 80. Kf4 Re7 81. Rb1 Kc6 82. Kf5 Bb6 83. Ra1 Kb5 84. Ra2 Ra7 85. Ke5 Rxa6 86. Rb2 Kc6 0-1

ChessBomb comments on Kamsky:

- Maybe his age makes effect to his stamina & concentration. like yesterday when was completely win against karjakin

- he is not that old, I would understand that if he was close to 50

- I think he is trying to get back to his old elo as soon as possible by playing many games

- Black is just a piece up here.

- and when he cannot, he gets frustrated and loses his patience

- Gata choose to be active instead passive

- poor Gata

- I hope he does not decide to get back to lawyer business
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Finally, some 19th century chess!

Colin Crouch said this this morning on the EC Forum:

“Sunday mornings do not necessarily mean quiet chess.

Just look at the game Nepomniatchchi - Svidler! By move 21, Svidler has grabbed a rook on a1, and a bishop on f1 ... and his king has wandered to b4! It doesn't look safe, and quite probably it isn't. Svidler is a renowned opening theorist, so maybe he has seen all the perils in advance - or maybe he has missed something really serious? This is a Scotch Opening. In open 1.e4 e5 games, wild stuff often happens, before both players have fully developed.

(Later) It's a draw!! By perpetual. Svidler as Black shifts his king between a3 and a4, while Nepomniatchchi gives queen checks from c6 and f3. "Just theory", but wow!”

Russian Team Championship 2014
Round Seven
April 13, 2014
Nepomniachtchi, Ian – Svidler, Peter
C45 Scotch, Mieses Variaion, Main Line

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. e5 Qe7 7. Qe2 Nd5 8. c4 Nb6 9. Nc3 Ba6 10. Qe4 g6 11. Bf4 Qb4 12. e6 Qxb2 13. exd7 Kxd7 14. Qd4 Nd5 15. cxd5 Qxa1 16. Kd2 Bxf1 17. dxc6 Kxc6 18. Qd5 Kb6 19. Na4 Ka6 20. Qc6 Ka5 21. Bxc7 Kb4 22. Qe4 Ka3 23. Qf3 Kxa2 24. Nc3 Ka3 25. Na2 Ka4 26. Qc6 Ka3 27. Qf3 Ka4 28. Qc6 Ka3 29. Qf3 ½-½

Tweets from TWIC

- (Mark Crowther) The Russian Team Championship featured some fantastically creative chess this year. Really enjoyed it.

- (MC) Jobava game was a great fight by both him and Grishchenko.

- (MC) Grischuk has been great value every day. Svidler’s king wandered all the way up the board for a draw. Shahinyan really going at Landa.

- Mark, completely agree with you. Half a dozen brilliant games are played every day. The defeat of Jobova today, for example.

**Laurentiu Grigorescu** · Sunday, 13th April, 2014, 02:57 PM

Re: Russian Team Chess Championship 2014

How cares about "live rating" if one can not deliver in important tournaments? Grischuk may be like tennis player Caroline Wozniacki, who made it to no. 1, and as long as for one year, by winning matches in "Russian Team Championship" and "Bundesliga" equivalents.

Russian Team Chess Championship 2014

Russian Team Chess Championship 2014

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