The Match Ivanchuk – Navara

[Wayne Komer]

The Match Ivanchuk – Navara

June 15, 2017

World Champion is in Prague

June 14, 2017

The World Champion in rapid chess Vassily Ivanchuk has arrived to Prague today. He will play a match of 12 rapid chess games against the best Czech chessplayer David Navara.

They will play in Michna Palace in Prague. The first game will start on June 15th at 16:00 and there will be online transmission of it. Every day they will play 4 games.

The festival ČEZ CHESS TROPHY 2017 is the 15th every-year match of David Navara against an opponent from the top world grandmasters, he has already played against grandmasters Vladimir Kramnik, Hikaru Nakamura, and Wesley So.

12-game friendly rapid match
David Navara - Vassily Ivanchuk

Prague, Czech Republic
15 - 17 June 2017

Rate of play:
20 minutes all moves +
10 seconds increment

Round 1, June 15, 2017
Navara, David – Ivanchuk, Vassily
D11 QGD Slav

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 a6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be2 Bg7 7.O-O O-O 8.b3 Bg4 9.h3 Bxf3 10.Bxf3 e6 11.Bb2 Nbd7 12.Qc2 Qe7 13.a4 Rfd8 14.Ba3 Qe8 15.Rfd1 Bf8 16.Bb2 a5 17.Rab1 Bd6 18.e4 dxe4 19.Nxe4 Nxe4 20.Bxe4 Qe7 21.Bf3 Rac8 22.Qd2 Bb4 23.Qe3 Qd6 24.Bg4 Nf6 25.Be2 Re8 26.Rd3 Rcd8 27.Rbd1 Qe7 28.Bf3 Nd7 29.d5 exd5 30.cxd5 Qxe3 31.Rxe3 Rxe3 32.fxe3 Nc5 33.Bf6 Rd7 34.e4 h5 35.g4 cxd5 36.exd5 Nxb3 37.gxh5 Nd2 38.Bg4 Rd6 39.Bb2 gxh5 40.Bxh5 Rxd5 41.Be2 Rc5 42.Rc1 Ne4 43.Rxc5 Nxc5 44.Bb5 Ne6 45.Kg2 Bc5 46.Kf3 Nd4+ 47.Bxd4 Bxd4 48.Ke4 1/2-1/2

Round 2, June 15, 2017
Ivanchuk, Vassily – Navara, David
B90 Sicilian, Najdorf, Byrne Attack

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 Ng4 7.Bc1 Nc6 8.Be2 Nf6 9.Be3 e6 10.g4 d5 11.exd5 Nxd5 12.Nxd5 Qxd5 13.O-O Bd7 14.Bf3 Qc4 15.c3 Rc8 16.Qb3 Nxd4 17.Bxd4 Qxb3 18.axb3 Bc6 19.Bxc6+ Rxc6 20.b4 f6 21.b5 axb5 22.Ra8+ Kf7 23.Rb8 b4 24.cxb4 Rc4 25.Bc3 Rxg4+ 26.Kh1 b5 27.Ra1 Rg8 28.Ra7+ Kg6 29.Raa8 Kf7 30.Rb7+ Kg6 31.Rxb5 Rh4 32.Rbb8 Kf7 33.Kg1 Rg4+ 34.Kf1 Rh4 35.b5 Rxh2 36.b6 Rh5 37.Rb7+ Kg6 38.Bb4 Bxb4 39.Rxg8 Rb5 40.Rbxg7+ Kf5 41.b7 Bd6 42.Rd8 Bf4 43.Rxh7 Rxb2 44.Rd4 e5 45.Rd5 Ke6 46.Rdd7 e4 47.Rhe7+ Kf5 48.Rd5+ Kg4 49.Kg2 e3 50.Rg7+ Bg5 51.Rd8 e2 52.Re8 Kf4 53.Rxe2 1-0

Round 3, June 15, 2017
Navara, David – Ivanchuk, Vassily
C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defence

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.d3 d6 5.O-O Be7 6.c3 a6 7.Ba4 O-O 8.Nbd2 Nd7 9.d4 Bf6 10.Bxc6 bxc6 11.Nc4 exd4 12.cxd4 a5 13.Re1 Nb6 14.Qc2 Nxc4 15.Qxc4 Bd7 16.Bf4 Re8 17.e5 Be7 18.Rac1 h6 19.h3 Bf8 20.Re3 a4 21.Qc3 Rb8 22.Bg3 Qc8 23.Ne1 Rb6 24.Nd3 Be6 25.exd6 cxd6 26.Rce1 Rd8 27.a3 Rb3 28.Qd2 Bc4 29.Qc2 Bxd3 30.Rxd3 Qf5 31.Rc3 Qxc2 32.Rxc2 Rdb8 33.Rxc6 Rxb2 34.Bxd6 Bxd6 35.Rxd6 Ra2 36.Rd7 Rxa3 37.Ree7 Rf8 38.Ra7 Ra1+ 39.Kh2 a3 40.Re3 Rd1 41.Rexa3 Rxd4 42.Ra8 1/2-1/2

Round 4, June 15, 2017
Ivanchuk, Vassily – Navara, David
B18 Caro-Kann, Classical variation

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bf5 5.Nc5 e5 6.Nxb7 Qb6 7.Nc5 Bxc5 8.dxc5 Qxc5 9.c3 Nf6 10.Be3 Qe7 11.Ne2 O-O 12.Ng3 Rd8 13.Qc1 Bg6 14.Bc4 Nbd7 15.O-O Nb6 16.Bb3 Nfd5 17.Re1 c5 18.Bd2 a5 19.Bc2 Nc4 20.Bxg6 hxg6 21.Bg5 f6 22.b3 Nd6 23.Be3 Nf5 24.Bd2 Qb7 25.Qc2 Nde7 26.Rad1 a4 27.Ne4 axb3 28.Qxb3+ Qxb3 29.axb3 c4 30.bxc4 Nd6 31.Nxd6 Rxd6 32.Be3 Rc6 33.c5 Nf5 34.g3 g5 35.Rd5 Ra4 36.Bd2 Rc4 37.h3 Kf7 38.Rd1 Ke6 39.Be1 g4 40.hxg4 Rxg4 41.f3 Rc4 42.g4 Ne7 43.Rd6+ Kf7 44.Rxc6 Nxc6 45.Rd7+ Kg6 46.Rd5 Na5 47.Bd2 Nb3 48.Be3 Rxc3 49.Kf2 Rc2+ 50.Ke1 Rc3 51.Ke2 Kf7 52.Rd7+ Ke6 53.Rxg7 Nxc5 54.g5 fxg5 1/2-1/2

Comment from a chessbomb kibitzer: Nakamura on tactics: "When in doubt, always ask yourself what would Ivanchuk do. Then play something else."

[Wayne Komer]

Re: The Match Ivanchuk – Navara

The Match Ivanchuk-Navara

June 16, 2017

Ivanchuk-Navara Rapid Match 2017
Round 5, June 16, 2017
Navara, David – Ivanchuk, Vassily
A11 English

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 d5 4.e3 g6 5.d4 Bg7 6.Be2 O-O 7.O-O a6 8.h3 b5 9.b3 Bb7 10.Bb2 Nbd7 11.Rc1 Rc8 12.Qd3 dxc4 13.bxc4 b4 14.Na4 c5 15.a3 a5 16.axb4 axb4 17.dxc5 Ra8 18.Qb3 Bc6 19.Nb6 Nxb6 20.cxb6 Qxb6 21.Bd4 Qb7 22.Rb1 Rfb8 23.Be5 Ne4 24.Bxb8 Nc3 25.Qxb4 Nxe2+ 26.Kh1 Rxb8 27.Qxb7 Rxb7 28.Rxb7 Bxb7 29.Rb1 Bxf3 30.Rb8+ Bf8 31.gxf3 Nc3 32.c5 Nd5 33.e4 Nc7 34.Rb7 Ne6 35.c6 Bh6 36.c7 Nxc7 37.Rxc7 e6 38.Kg2 Bf4 39.Rd7 h5 40.Kf1 h4 41.Ke2 Kf8 42.Kd3 g5 43.Kd4 Bh2 44.e5 Bf4 45.Ke4 Ke8 46.Rd1 Ke7 47.Rg1 Kd7 48.Rg4 Kc6 49.Rg1 Kd7 50.Rg4 Kc6 51.Rxh4 gxh4 52.Kxf4 Kd5 53.Kg4 Kxe5 54.Kg5 f5 55.Kxh4 Kf4 56.Kh5 Kxf3 57.Kg5 Kxf2 58.Kf4 e5+ 59.Kxf5 Kg3 60.Kxe5 Kxh3 61.Ke4 1/2-1/2

It looked like David had Vassily by the short and curlies, then move 54 and a draw. It looks like it could have been time pressure.

Round 6, June 16, 2017
Ivanchuk, Vassily – Navara, David
C11 French, Burn variation

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 dxe4 5.Nxe4 Be7 6.Bxf6 gxf6 7.Nf3 f5 8.Nc3 a6 9.a4 b6 10.Bc4 c6 11.Qe2 Nd7 12.O-O Nf6 13.Rad1 b5 14.Bb3 b4 15.Na2 Qc7 16.Rfe1 Rg8 17.Nc1 Bb7 18.Nd3 c5 19.Nde5 Nd5 20.g3 Rd8 21.Nxf7 Kxf7 22.Qxe6+ Kg7 23.dxc5 Bxc5 24.Bxd5 Rge8 25.Qxe8 Bxf2+ 26.Kxf2 Rxe8 27.Rxe8 Qxc2+ 28.Ke1 Bxd5 29.Rxd5 Qxb2 30.Rd7+ Kf6 31.Rd6+ Kf7 32.Re3 b3 33.Nd2 Qa1+ 34.Ke2 f4 35.gxf4 b2 36.Rb6 a5 37.f5 Qxa4 38.Rxb2 Qg4+ 39.Rf3 1-0

Round 7, June 16, 2017
Navara, David – Ivanchuk, Vassily
D17 QGD Slav, Krause Attack

1.c4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.a4 Bf5 6.Ne5 Nbd7 7.Nxc4 Nb6 8.Ne5 a5 9.f3 Nfd7 10.Nxd7 Nxd7 11.e4 Bg6 12.h4 h6 13.Qb3 Qc7 14.h5 Bh7 15.d5 Nc5 16.Qc4 e6 17.Be3 exd5 18.exd5 Qg3+ 19.Kd2 Qd6 20.Bxc5 Qxc5 21.Re1+ Kd7 22.Qf4 Rd8 23.Bd3 Bxd3 24.Qxf7+ Kc8 25.Kxd3 cxd5 26.Rc1 Qc4+ 27.Kc2 Qc7 28.Qg6 Qc6 29.Qf7 Qf6 30.Qxf6 gxf6 31.Rhd1 Rg8 32.g4 f5 33.Nxd5 fxg4 34.Nf6 Rg7 35.Kb3+ Rc7 36.Rxc7+ Kxc7 37.Rxd8 Kxd8 38.Nxg4 Ke7 39.Kc4 Ke6 40.Kb5 Kf5 41.Kxa5 Kf4 42.Kb6 Kxf3 43.Nxh6 Bxh6 44.Kxb7 Kg4 45.a5 Kxh5 46.a6 Be3 47.b4 1-0

Round 8, June 16, 2017
Ivanchuk, Vassily – Navara, David
C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defence

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.Nbd2 Nd4 6.Nxd4 Bxd4 7.Nf3 Bb6 8.O-O c6 9.Ba4 d6 10.c3 Bg4 11.h3 Bh5 12.g4 Bg6 13.Nh4 Nxe4 14.Nxg6 hxg6 15.dxe4 Rxh3 16.g5 Rg3+ 17.Kh2 Rxg5 18.Bxg5 Qxg5 19.Qf3 O-O-O 20.Qg3 Qd2 21.Kg2 Qxb2 22.Bb3 Rf8 23.Rad1 Bc5 24.Rd3 Kb8 25.Rf3 Qe2 26.Bxf7 Qxe4 27.Bxg6 Qd5 28.c4 Qg8 29.Rxf8+ Qxf8 30.Qg5 a6 31.f3 Qg8 32.Qg4 Qd8 33.Re1 Qa5 34.Re2 Qc3 35.Qe4 Qc1 36.Qb1 Qxc4 37.Rb2 Ka8 38.Qf5 Ka7 39.Qf7 Qxf7 40.Bxf7 Be3 41.Be8 c5 42.a4 c4 43.Rc2 d5 44.Bf7 b5 45.Bxd5 Kb6 46.Kf1 Kc5 47.Bf7 g5 48.Ke2 Bd4 49.axb5 axb5 50.Ra2 e4 51.fxe4 g4 52.Ra8 g3 53.Kf3 Be5 54.Re8 Bc7 55.e5 b4 56.Rc8 Kb6 57.Rxc7 Kxc7 58.Bxc4 1-0

Standings after Round Eight

Ivanchuk 5, Navara 3

There is a rather nice photo of Vassily and his wife on the train platform at Prague, just having arrived with their luggage

http://www.praguechess.cz/index.php?...=ano&langue=en

[Wayne Komer]

Re: The Match Ivanchuk – Navara

The Match Ivanchuk – Navara

June 17, 2017

Ivanchuk-Navara Friendly Rapid Match
Round 9, June 17, 2017
Navara, David – Ivanchuk, Vassily
E15 Queen’s Indian, Nimzowitsch variation

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.b3 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Be7 7.Nc3 O-O 8.Bg2 c6 9.e4 d5 10.exd5 cxd5 11.Ne5 Bb7 12.O-O Nc6 13.Bf4 Rc8 14.Rc1 Na5 15.cxd5 Bb4 16.dxe6 Bxg2 17.Nxf7 Qe7 18.Kxg2 Rxc3 19.Rxc3 Bxc3 20.Bd6 Qb7+ 21.f3 Re8 22.Qd3 Qd5 23.Qxc3 Qxe6 24.Nh6+ gxh6 25.Be5 Nd5 26.Qd2 Nc6 27.Re1 h5 28.Qc1 Rc8 29.Bc7 Qg6 30.Qc4 Nb4 31.Re7 Kf8 0-1

Round 10, June 17, 2017
Ivanchuk, Vassily – Navara, David
B90 Sicilian, Najdorf, Byrne Attack

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 Ng4 7.Bc1 Nc6 8.Be2 Nf6 9.Be3 e6 10.g4 d5 11.exd5 Nxd5 12.Nxd5 Qxd5 13.Rg1 Bd7 14.c3 Bd6 15.Nf5 Be5 16.Qxd5 exd5 17.f4 Bxf5 18.gxf5 Bf6 19.O-O-O O-O-O 20.Bb6 Rd7 21.Bf3 Ne7 22.Rd3 Nxf5 23.Rxd5 Rxd5 24.Bxd5 Bd8 25.Bxd8 Rxd8 26.Bxf7 Rd6 27.Bg8 Rh6 28.Rg5 g6 29.Be6+ Kc7 30.Bxf5 gxf5 31.Rxf5 Rxh2 32.Rf7+ Kc6 33.f5 h5 34.f6 h4 35.Rh7 Rf2 36.Rxh4 Rxf6 37.Kc2 Rf2+ 38.Kb3 b6 39.a4 a5 40.Rh5 Kb7 41.Rg5 1/2-1/2

Round 11, June 17, 2017
Navara, David – Ivanchuk, Vassily
C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defence

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.Bxc6 dxc6 6.Nbd2 Nd7 7.Qe2 f6 8.Nc4 Nb6 9.Na5 Bb4+ 10.Bd2 Bxa5 11.Bxa5 c5 12.Nh4 O-O 13.O-O Be6 14.b3 Nc8 15.g3 Bh3 16.Ng2 Ne7 17.Bc3 Nc6 18.f4 Qd7 19.Rf2 Nd4 20.Bxd4 cxd4 21.f5 Bxg2 22.Rxg2 h6 23.h4 Kf7 24.g4 Rh8 25.Kf2 Ke7 26.Rag1 Kd6 27.Qd2 c5 28.Qa5 b6 29.Qa6 Rh7 30.a4 Qc8 31.Qb5 Qe8 32.g5 hxg5 33.hxg5 Qxb5 34.axb5 a6 35.gxf6 gxf6 36.Rg6 Rf7 37.Ra1 a5 38.Rh1 a4 39.bxa4 Rxa4 40.Rhh6 Ke7 41.Rg8 Ra2 42.Rb8 c4 43.Ke1 Rxc2 44.dxc4 Kd6 45.Rc8 Rg7 46.Kf1 Rgg2 47.Rc6+ Kd7 48.Rh7+ Kd8 49.Rh8+ Kd7 50.Rh7+ Kd8 51.Rd6+ Ke8 52.Rxb6 Rcf2+ 53.Ke1 Re2+ 54.Kf1 Ref2+ 55.Ke1 1/2-1/2

Round 12, June 17, 2017
Ivanchuk, Vassily – Navara, David
B12 Caro-Kann, Tartakower variation
1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.f3 Qb6 4.Nc3 dxe4 5.Nxe4 Bf5 6.c3 Nd7 7.Bd3 Bg6 8.Ne2 Ngf6 9.Qb3 O-O-O 10.Bg5 Nxe4 11.Bxe4 Bxe4 12.fxe4 f6 13.Be3 e5 14.Ng3 exd4 15.cxd4 Bd6 16.Kf2 Rhe8 17.Qc2 g6 18.Rac1 f5 19.d5 c5 20.exf5 Nf6 21.Bxc5 Ng4+ 22.Kf1 Bxc5 23.Qxc5+ Kb8 24.Qxb6 axb6 25.h3 Ne3+ 26.Kf2 Rxd5 27.Rhe1 Rd2+ 28.Kf3 Rd3 29.Kf2 Rd2+ 30.Kf3 Rd3 31.Kf2 1/2-1/2

Final Result and Live Ratings

Ivanchuk (2827) 7.5
Navara (2716) 4.5