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Re: Gashimov Memorial 2016, Shamkir
Gashimov Memorial 2016, Shamkir
June 4, 2016
Round Nine (concluded)
Playoff Games
Comment by Peter Doggers in chess.com
In the first game Caruana outplayed Mamedyarov in the opening, and won a pawn at some point. However, with heavy pieces and opposite-colored bishops it was not easy to convert. At some point the American GM got the chance to win another pawn but this wasn't possible without trading the rooks. He went for something else, which led to a draw.
Round 1, June 4, 2016
10 minutes + 3 seconds
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar – Caruana, Fabiano
B90 Grunfeld, Flohr Variation
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.Qa4+ Bd7 6.Qb3 dxc4 7.Qxc4 O-O 8.Bf4 c6 9.e4 b5 10.Qd3 c5 11.e5 Nh5 12.Bg5 cxd4 13.Qxd4 Nc6 14.Qe3 b4 15.Nd5 Be6 16.Nf4 Nxf4 17.Bxf4 Qa5 18.b3 Bd5 19.Be2 Rad8 20.O-O Bxf3 21.Bxf3 Nxe5 22.Bxe5 Bxe5 23.Rad1 Bf6 24.Qe2 e6 25.g3 Bd4 26.Kg2 Rd6 27.Rd2 Rfd8 28.Rfd1 e5 29.Be4 Qb6 30.Qc4 Kg7 31.f4 exf4 32.gxf4 a5 33.h3 R8d7 34.Bf3 Bg1 35.Qc2 Rxd2+ 36.Rxd2 Rc7 37.Qe4 Qe3 38.Qe5+ Qxe5 39.fxe5 Be3 40.Re2 Bg5 41.Bd5 Bf4 42.Kf3 g5 43.h4 h6 44.hxg5 hxg5 45.Kg4 Rc5 46.e6 fxe6 47.Bxe6 Kf6 48.Bc4 Rc6 49.Re4 Rd6 50.Re8 Rd2 51.Re2 Rxe2 52.Bxe2 Ke5 53.Bb5 Kd4 54.Ba4 Kc3 1/2-1/2
The second game Caruana could and should have won. The opening was hardly over when he already had a huge strategical advantage, and the computer pointed out a winning line as early as move 17. Caruana played strong, human moves but then missed a less difficult win at move 26, and two moves later he spoilt everything with a badly timed pawn push.
Round 2, June 4, 2016
10 minutes + 3 seconds
Caruana, Fabiano – Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar
B35 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Uogele Variation
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 g6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 Bg7 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Bc4 O-O 8.Bb3 Qa5 9.O-O d6 10.h3 Bd7 11.f4 Rfc8 12.Nf3 Be8 13.Qe1 e6 14.Rd1 Rd8 15.g4 b5 16.f5 b4 17.Ne2 d5 18.fxe6 Nxe4 19.Nf4 Ne7 20.Bd4 Qc7 21.Bxg7 Kxg7 22.Nd4 f6 23.Bxd5 Nxd5 24.Qxe4 Nxf4 25.Rxf4 Qe5 26.Qb7+ Kg8 27.Qf3 Rac8 28.e7 Qxe7 29.Rxf6 Rxd4 30.Rxd4 Qe1+ 31.Qf1 Qe3+ 32.Qf2 Qc1+ 33.Qf1 Qe3+ 34.Qf2 Qc1+ 35.Qf1 1/2-1/2
The second part started almost immediately: two games of five minutes and three seconds increment per move.
Mamedyarov had black again and treated the same Dragon much better. Black was very comfortable in this game, but Caruana was holding on until a crazy timetrouble phase started. The rook endgame was full of mistakes typical of blitz play, and in the end Mamedyarov won.
Round 3, June 4, 2016
5 minutes + 3 seconds
Caruana, Fabiano – Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar
B35 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Uogele Variation
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 g6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 Bg7 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Bc4 O-O 8.Bb3 Qa5 9.O-O d6 10.h3 Bd7 11.f4 Nxd4 12.Bxd4 Bc6 13.Qe2 Nd7 14.Bxg7 Kxg7 15.Rad1 Nc5 16.Kh1 Rac8 17.Qe3 Nxb3 18.axb3 Qc5 19.Qe1 b5 20.Rf2 b4 21.Nd5 e6 22.Nxb4 Bxe4 23.c3 d5 24.Nc2 a5 25.Nd4 Qe7 26.Ra1 Ra8 27.Qe3 f6 28.c4 e5 29.Nb5 exf4 30.Qxf4 dxc4 31.bxc4 f5 32.Rd1 Rad8 33.Rfd2 Rxd2 34.Rxd2 g5 35.Qf2 g4 36.Qg3 Kh8 37.Nd6 gxh3 38.Qxh3 Qg5 39.Rf2 Rf6 40.c5 Qc1+ 41.Kh2 Kg8 42.Qg3+ Rg6 43.Qf4 Rh6+ 44.Kg3 Rg6+ 45.Kh2 Qxf4+ 46.Rxf4 Rxg2+ 47.Kh3 Rxb2 48.Nxe4 fxe4 49.Rxe4 Rc2 50.Re5 a4 51.Re4 a3 52.Ra4 Rc3+ 53.Kg4 Kf7 54.Kf4 h5 55.Ra7+ Ke6 56.Ke4 h4 57.Kd4 Rg3 58.Ra6+ Ke7 59.Ke5 h3 60.c6 h2 61.Ra7+ Kd8 62.c7+ Kc8 0-1
And so Caruana had the arduous task of winning with the black pieces. He tried hard, but failed because Mamedyarov was just too solid. A tough result for Caruana, who was leading throughout and was so close in that second playoff game. Mamedyarov, on the other hand, is definitely a deserved winner after beating both Caruana and Giri in the classical games.
Round 4, June 4, 2016
5 minutes + 3 seconds
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar – Caruana, Fabiano
E60 King’s Indian, Fianchetto Variation
1.d4 d6 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.O-O O-O 6.c4 Bf5 7.Nc3 Ne4 8.Bd2 Nc6 9.Nxe4 Bxe4 10.Bc3 d5 11.Qb3 dxc4 12.Qxc4 Qd7 13.Rfd1 Rfd8 14.d5 Bxd5 15.Qh4 Qf5 16.Rxd5 Rxd5 17.e4 g5 18.Nxg5 Qxg5 19.exd5 Qxh4 20.gxh4 Nd4 21.Bxd4 Bxd4 22.Rc1 Bb6 23.Be4 Kg7 24.Rc3 h6 25.Rf3 a5 26.a4 Bd4 27.b3 Ra6 28.Kg2 Rb6 29.Bc2 Be5 30.Re3 Bd6 31.Re4 Kf6 32.h3 Be5 33.Re3 Rd6 34.Be4 Bf4 35.Re2 Rb6 36.Bc2 Rd6 37.Be4 Rd8 38.Kf3 Bd6 39.Bd3 Rg8 40.Re1 Bb4 41.Rc1 Bd6 42.Re1 Be5 43.Rc1 Rd8 44.Be4 Bd6 45.Rg1 Ke5 46.Rd1 Bc5 47.Rc1 Bb6 48.Re1 Rd6 49.Kg2 Rf6 50.Bf3+ Kd6 51.Re4 Rf5 52.Rg4 Ba7 53.Rc4 Rf6 54.Rg4 Bc5 55.Rg8 Bd4 56.Rd8+ Kc5 57.Rd7 Kb4 58.Rxc7 Kxb3 59.Rxb7+ Kxa4 60.Rxe7 Kb4 61.Rb7+ Kc3 62.Rc7+ Kd3 63.Rc6 Rf4 64.d6 Bf6 65.d7 Bxh4 66.Rxh6 Be7 67.Rd6+ Rd4 68.Rxd4+ Kxd4 69.Bh5 f5 1/2-1/2
- Shak really deserves to clinch the title… the way he outplayed both Giri and Caruana in the endgame really impressed me…and in the tiebreak blitz he not only displayed nerves of steel…but also great courage and confidence... just look at the fourth game…14. d5! after less than a minute of thinking…wow!... Vugar would be very pleased with the result and the way Shak played…... Caruana also had a good tournament…but proves once more that he is anything but a blitz specialist…... Giri just doesn’t seem to be psychologically ready to win a super tournament…to his credit I think he is trying to adopt a more enterprising style…and he is still young…so let's hope his best performances are yet to come... although at his current age Carlsen had already won more than 10 super tournament
(Anish Giri) - Had a good event in Shamkir, but stumbled at the very end. Congrats to Shakh, who took it all!
Gashimov Memorial 2016, Shamkir
June 4, 2016
Round Nine (concluded)
Playoff Games
Comment by Peter Doggers in chess.com
In the first game Caruana outplayed Mamedyarov in the opening, and won a pawn at some point. However, with heavy pieces and opposite-colored bishops it was not easy to convert. At some point the American GM got the chance to win another pawn but this wasn't possible without trading the rooks. He went for something else, which led to a draw.
Round 1, June 4, 2016
10 minutes + 3 seconds
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar – Caruana, Fabiano
B90 Grunfeld, Flohr Variation
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.Qa4+ Bd7 6.Qb3 dxc4 7.Qxc4 O-O 8.Bf4 c6 9.e4 b5 10.Qd3 c5 11.e5 Nh5 12.Bg5 cxd4 13.Qxd4 Nc6 14.Qe3 b4 15.Nd5 Be6 16.Nf4 Nxf4 17.Bxf4 Qa5 18.b3 Bd5 19.Be2 Rad8 20.O-O Bxf3 21.Bxf3 Nxe5 22.Bxe5 Bxe5 23.Rad1 Bf6 24.Qe2 e6 25.g3 Bd4 26.Kg2 Rd6 27.Rd2 Rfd8 28.Rfd1 e5 29.Be4 Qb6 30.Qc4 Kg7 31.f4 exf4 32.gxf4 a5 33.h3 R8d7 34.Bf3 Bg1 35.Qc2 Rxd2+ 36.Rxd2 Rc7 37.Qe4 Qe3 38.Qe5+ Qxe5 39.fxe5 Be3 40.Re2 Bg5 41.Bd5 Bf4 42.Kf3 g5 43.h4 h6 44.hxg5 hxg5 45.Kg4 Rc5 46.e6 fxe6 47.Bxe6 Kf6 48.Bc4 Rc6 49.Re4 Rd6 50.Re8 Rd2 51.Re2 Rxe2 52.Bxe2 Ke5 53.Bb5 Kd4 54.Ba4 Kc3 1/2-1/2
The second game Caruana could and should have won. The opening was hardly over when he already had a huge strategical advantage, and the computer pointed out a winning line as early as move 17. Caruana played strong, human moves but then missed a less difficult win at move 26, and two moves later he spoilt everything with a badly timed pawn push.
Round 2, June 4, 2016
10 minutes + 3 seconds
Caruana, Fabiano – Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar
B35 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Uogele Variation
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 g6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 Bg7 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Bc4 O-O 8.Bb3 Qa5 9.O-O d6 10.h3 Bd7 11.f4 Rfc8 12.Nf3 Be8 13.Qe1 e6 14.Rd1 Rd8 15.g4 b5 16.f5 b4 17.Ne2 d5 18.fxe6 Nxe4 19.Nf4 Ne7 20.Bd4 Qc7 21.Bxg7 Kxg7 22.Nd4 f6 23.Bxd5 Nxd5 24.Qxe4 Nxf4 25.Rxf4 Qe5 26.Qb7+ Kg8 27.Qf3 Rac8 28.e7 Qxe7 29.Rxf6 Rxd4 30.Rxd4 Qe1+ 31.Qf1 Qe3+ 32.Qf2 Qc1+ 33.Qf1 Qe3+ 34.Qf2 Qc1+ 35.Qf1 1/2-1/2
The second part started almost immediately: two games of five minutes and three seconds increment per move.
Mamedyarov had black again and treated the same Dragon much better. Black was very comfortable in this game, but Caruana was holding on until a crazy timetrouble phase started. The rook endgame was full of mistakes typical of blitz play, and in the end Mamedyarov won.
Round 3, June 4, 2016
5 minutes + 3 seconds
Caruana, Fabiano – Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar
B35 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Uogele Variation
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 g6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 Bg7 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Bc4 O-O 8.Bb3 Qa5 9.O-O d6 10.h3 Bd7 11.f4 Nxd4 12.Bxd4 Bc6 13.Qe2 Nd7 14.Bxg7 Kxg7 15.Rad1 Nc5 16.Kh1 Rac8 17.Qe3 Nxb3 18.axb3 Qc5 19.Qe1 b5 20.Rf2 b4 21.Nd5 e6 22.Nxb4 Bxe4 23.c3 d5 24.Nc2 a5 25.Nd4 Qe7 26.Ra1 Ra8 27.Qe3 f6 28.c4 e5 29.Nb5 exf4 30.Qxf4 dxc4 31.bxc4 f5 32.Rd1 Rad8 33.Rfd2 Rxd2 34.Rxd2 g5 35.Qf2 g4 36.Qg3 Kh8 37.Nd6 gxh3 38.Qxh3 Qg5 39.Rf2 Rf6 40.c5 Qc1+ 41.Kh2 Kg8 42.Qg3+ Rg6 43.Qf4 Rh6+ 44.Kg3 Rg6+ 45.Kh2 Qxf4+ 46.Rxf4 Rxg2+ 47.Kh3 Rxb2 48.Nxe4 fxe4 49.Rxe4 Rc2 50.Re5 a4 51.Re4 a3 52.Ra4 Rc3+ 53.Kg4 Kf7 54.Kf4 h5 55.Ra7+ Ke6 56.Ke4 h4 57.Kd4 Rg3 58.Ra6+ Ke7 59.Ke5 h3 60.c6 h2 61.Ra7+ Kd8 62.c7+ Kc8 0-1
And so Caruana had the arduous task of winning with the black pieces. He tried hard, but failed because Mamedyarov was just too solid. A tough result for Caruana, who was leading throughout and was so close in that second playoff game. Mamedyarov, on the other hand, is definitely a deserved winner after beating both Caruana and Giri in the classical games.
Round 4, June 4, 2016
5 minutes + 3 seconds
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar – Caruana, Fabiano
E60 King’s Indian, Fianchetto Variation
1.d4 d6 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.O-O O-O 6.c4 Bf5 7.Nc3 Ne4 8.Bd2 Nc6 9.Nxe4 Bxe4 10.Bc3 d5 11.Qb3 dxc4 12.Qxc4 Qd7 13.Rfd1 Rfd8 14.d5 Bxd5 15.Qh4 Qf5 16.Rxd5 Rxd5 17.e4 g5 18.Nxg5 Qxg5 19.exd5 Qxh4 20.gxh4 Nd4 21.Bxd4 Bxd4 22.Rc1 Bb6 23.Be4 Kg7 24.Rc3 h6 25.Rf3 a5 26.a4 Bd4 27.b3 Ra6 28.Kg2 Rb6 29.Bc2 Be5 30.Re3 Bd6 31.Re4 Kf6 32.h3 Be5 33.Re3 Rd6 34.Be4 Bf4 35.Re2 Rb6 36.Bc2 Rd6 37.Be4 Rd8 38.Kf3 Bd6 39.Bd3 Rg8 40.Re1 Bb4 41.Rc1 Bd6 42.Re1 Be5 43.Rc1 Rd8 44.Be4 Bd6 45.Rg1 Ke5 46.Rd1 Bc5 47.Rc1 Bb6 48.Re1 Rd6 49.Kg2 Rf6 50.Bf3+ Kd6 51.Re4 Rf5 52.Rg4 Ba7 53.Rc4 Rf6 54.Rg4 Bc5 55.Rg8 Bd4 56.Rd8+ Kc5 57.Rd7 Kb4 58.Rxc7 Kxb3 59.Rxb7+ Kxa4 60.Rxe7 Kb4 61.Rb7+ Kc3 62.Rc7+ Kd3 63.Rc6 Rf4 64.d6 Bf6 65.d7 Bxh4 66.Rxh6 Be7 67.Rd6+ Rd4 68.Rxd4+ Kxd4 69.Bh5 f5 1/2-1/2
- Shak really deserves to clinch the title… the way he outplayed both Giri and Caruana in the endgame really impressed me…and in the tiebreak blitz he not only displayed nerves of steel…but also great courage and confidence... just look at the fourth game…14. d5! after less than a minute of thinking…wow!... Vugar would be very pleased with the result and the way Shak played…... Caruana also had a good tournament…but proves once more that he is anything but a blitz specialist…... Giri just doesn’t seem to be psychologically ready to win a super tournament…to his credit I think he is trying to adopt a more enterprising style…and he is still young…so let's hope his best performances are yet to come... although at his current age Carlsen had already won more than 10 super tournament
(Anish Giri) - Had a good event in Shamkir, but stumbled at the very end. Congrats to Shakh, who took it all!
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