The Chess World Cup 2017

[Gordon Ritchie]

Re: The Chess World Cup 2017

Congratulations, Anton. A very significant victory against one of the all-time greats, Vishy Anand, who is still playing around a 2800 level.

[Wayne Komer]

Re: The Chess World Cup 2017

The Chess World Cup 2017

September 7, 2017

Early finishing 1/32 Final games

It looks like Karjakin is going home after this defeat.

Game 2, Sept. 7
Dubov, Daniil – Karjakin, Sergey
A29 English, Bremen

1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e5 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.g3 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.Bg2 Bc5 7.O-O O-O 8.d3 Bb6 9.Nxd5 Qxd5 10.b4 e4 11.Ng5 Qd4 12.Ba3 e3 13.b5 exf2+ 14.Kh1 Ne5 15.Bxf8 Kxf8 16.a4 a5 17.bxa6 Rxa6 18.a5 Ba7 19.Qc1 Qd8 20.Qf4 h6 21.Ne4 Qe7 22.Nc3 g5 23.Qc1 Ng4 24.Nd5 Qxe2 25.Qxc7 Rc6 26.Qd8+ Qe8 27.Qxe8+ Kxe8 28.d4 Kd8 29.h3 Nf6 30.Nb6 Rc2 31.Nxc8 1-0

- oh, this is over!
- congrats Dubov!
- winner of World Cup 2016 out
- Anand out also

Game 2, Sept. 7
Carlsen, Magnus – Dreev, Aleksey
B51 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky Attack

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Nd7 4.a4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.a5 Bg7 7.a6 O-O 8.O-O e6 9.d3 Qb6 10.axb7 Bxb7 11.Re1 Rfd8 12.Ba4 h6 13.h3 d5 14.e5 Nh7 15.Bxd7 Rxd7 16.d4 cxd4 17.Ne2 d3 18.Qxd3 d4 19.Nexd4 g5 20.c3 Nf8 21.Nh2 Ng6 22.Qg3 Nh4 23.Nhf3 Nxf3+ 24.Nxf3 Rd3 25.h4 gxh4 26.Qxh4 Bxf3 27.gxf3 Rxf3 28.Bxh6 f5 29.Bxg7 Kxg7 30.Kh1 1-0

Game 2, Sept. 7
Lenderman, Aleksandr – Tari, Aryan
A34 English, symmetrical, Three Knights System

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e3 Nxc3 6.dxc3 Qxd1+ 7.Kxd1 Nc6 8.e4 b6 9.Kc2 Bb7 10.Be3 e6 11.Nd2 Bd6 12.a4 Ke7 13.f3 Ne5 14.a5 h6 15.h4 Bc6 16.h5 Nd7 17.Nc4 Bc7 18.Na3 bxa5 19.Bb5 Bxb5 20.Nxb5 Bb6 21.Bf4 e5 22.Bd2 Nb8 23.Na3 Nc6 24.Nc4 Ke6 25.Be3 Rac8 26.Kb3 Rhd8 27.Rhd1 Rb8 28.Ka4 a6 29.Rxd8 Bxd8 30.Bxc5 Bc7 31.Rd1 g6 32.hxg6 fxg6 33.Rd2 Rb5 34.Bd6 Bd8 35.Bf8 Be7 36.Bxe7 Kxe7 37.Rd5 Na7 38.Rxe5+ Kf6 39.Rd5 1-0

Game 2, Sept. 7
Vallejo Pons, Francisco – Tomashevsky, Evgeny
C86 Ruy Lopez, Worrall Attack

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Qe2 b5 7.Bb3 O-O 8.d4 d6 9.c3 Bg4 10.Rd1 Qc8 11.h3 Bh5 12.Bg5 Rb8 13.d5 Na5 14.Bxf6 Bxf6 15.Nbd2 Bg5 16.g4 Bxd2 17.Nxd2 Bg6 18.Nf1 f6 19.f3 Be8 20.Ne3 Bd7 21.Kh2 Qb7 22.Bc2 b4 23.Rab1 b3 24.axb3 Nxb3 25.Bxb3 Qxb3 26.Qxa6 Bb5 27.Qa5 Be2 28.Rd2 Bxf3 29.Qxc7 Bxe4 30.Ra1 Bg6 31.Qxd6 Rfd8 32.Qe7 Re8 33.Qa3 Qb6 34.Qa7 Qd6 35.Ra6 Qf8 36.d6 Be4 37.d7 Red8 38.Qc7 1-0

[Wayne Komer]

Re: The Chess World Cup 2017

The Chess World Cup 2017

September 7, 2017

Anton's game is a draw

Game 2, Sept. 7, 2017
Kovalyov, Anton - Anand, Vishy
A20 English Opening

1. c4 e5 2. g3 Bc5 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. Bg2 a6 5. e3 d6 6. Nge2 h5 7. d4 Ba7 8. dxe5 dxe5 9. Bxc6+ bxc6 10. Qxd8+ Kxd8 11. h3 Nf6 12. b3 Be6 13. Ba3 Kc8 14. Na4 Ne4 15. Nec3 Ng5 16. h4 Nf3+ 17. Kf1 Kb7 18. Kg2 Bg4 19. Ne4 Rhd8 20. Be7 Re8 21. Bb4 c5 22. Bc3 f6 23. Naxc5+ Bxc5 24. Nxc5+ Ka7 25. b4 g5 26. hxg5 Nxg5 27. f4 exf4 28. gxf4 Rxe3 29. Bd4 Re2+ 30. Kf1 Nh7 31. Re1 Rxe1+ ½-½

News has come through that Karjakin has resigned to Dubov

[Hal Bond]

Re: The Chess World Cup 2017

Awesome Anton!!

[Kerry Liles]

Re: The Chess World Cup 2017

Looks like Anton and Anand game 2 just ended in a draw! Congratulations Anton!

[Wayne Komer]

Re: The Chess World Cup 2017

The Chess World Cup 2017

September 7, 2017

1/32 Finals, Game Two

A turning point at White’s move 26. hxg5. He appears to have given up his advantage

Kovalyov, Anton – Anand, Vishy
A20 English Opening

1.c4 e5 2.g3 Bc5 3.Nc3 Nc6 4.Bg2 a6 5.e3 d6 6.Nge2 h5 7.d4 Ba7 8.dxe5 dxe5 9.Bxc6+ bxc6 10.Qxd8+ Kxd8 11.h3 Nf6 12.b3 Be6 13.Ba3 Kc8 14.Na4 Ne4 15.Nec3 Ng5 16.h4 Nf3+ 17.Kf1 Kb7 18.Kg2 Bg4 19.Ne4 Rhd8 20.Be7 Re8 21.Bb4 c5 22.Bc3 f6 23.Naxc5+ Bxc5 24.Nxc5+ Ka7 25.b4 g5 26.hxg5 Nxg5 27.f4 *



Black (Anand) to make his 27th move

[Neil Frarey]

Re: The Chess World Cup 2017

I'm not crapping on Wayne's effort. I'm crapping on your idiotic beliefs that are scattered all over this forum. Anton is a recent
immigrant that was welcomed by Canada; your hero Trump is openly hostile about immigrants regardless of their skills. This is a
perfect time to illustrate what immigrants can bring to a country.

And yet you continue with your anti-Trump crap ...sigh.

[Duncan Smith]

Re: The Chess World Cup 2017

Duncan, instead of crapping on Wayne's good effort ... please use Peter McKillop's thread as your Trump toilette bowl.

You have our thanks.

I'm not crapping on Wayne's effort. I'm crapping on your idiotic beliefs that are scattered all over this forum. Anton is a recent
immigrant that was welcomed by Canada; your hero Trump is openly hostile about immigrants regardless of their skills. This is a
perfect time to illustrate what immigrants can bring to a country.

[Neil Frarey]

Re: The Chess World Cup 2017

The irony here is you support Trump and his closed border ideas concerning immigration.

The irony here is your hero Trump would oppose many skilled immigrants from coming into his country.

Would Trump have allowed him to immigrate into his country ?

Duncan, instead of crapping on Wayne's good effort ... please use Peter McKillop's thread as your Trump toilette bowl.

You have our thanks.

[Duncan Smith]

Re: The Chess World Cup 2017

Congrats Anton!

Go Canada Go!

The irony here is you support Trump and his closed border ideas concerning immigration.

[Vlad Drkulec]

Re: The Chess World Cup 2017

Kovalyov wins!

Holy moly!

This like when Spiderman staggered the Hulk.

Congratulations, Anton!

[Hans Jung]

Re: Anand - Kovalyov

Congratulations Anton! This places him in the top 100 in the world for the first time. A significant milestone! and beating the legend Anand! WoW!

[Gordon Ritchie]

Re: Anand - Kovalyov

Thanks, John. Great coverage.

[Neil Frarey]

Re: The Chess World Cup 2017

the chess world cup 2017

september 6, 2017

anton’s win for the record

fide world cup, 1/32 finals
game 1, sept. 6
anand, vishy – kovalyov, anton
b90 sicilian, najdorf, adams attack

1.e4 c5 2.nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.nxd4 nf6 5.nc3 a6 6.h3 e5 7.nb3 be6 8.be3 h5 9.be2 nbd7 10.o-o rc8 11.qd2 b5 12.rfd1 nb6 13.bxb6 qxb6 14.a4 b4 15.nd5 nxd5 16.exd5 bd7 17.a5 qb7 18.qe3 be7 19.qb6 qxb6 20.axb6 rb8 21.rxa6 bd8 22.b7 ke7 23.nc5 dxc5 24.d6+ kf6 25.bf3 kf5 26.bd5 e4 27.re1 bf6 28.bxe4+ kg5 29.ra5 bxb2 30.rxc5+ kf6 31.re3 g6 32.rf3+ ke6 33.rd3 rhd8 34.ra5 f5 35.bf3 bc3 36.h4 kf6 37.g3 f4 38.be4 bf5 39.bxf5 gxf5 40.rb5 ke6 41.kf1 rd7 42.gxf4 rbxb7 43.re3+ kf6 0-1

chessbomb kibitzers:

- kova seems to have no fear at all
- getting serious for anand
- anton is playing some serious moves here
- wow
- if anand lost in this fide world cup then he will not for candidates 2018
- no way old anand again meets carlsen
- kovyalov has played the top computer move since move 23, kudos
- anand’s 23.nc5 was an amazing move and black played very well to refute it
- bravo anton!
- only so can stop kovalyov
- wow, anand lost
- good job, canada 1-0

Congrats Anton!

Go Canada Go!

[John Upper]

Anand - Kovalyov

Anand - Kovalyov, annotated and with quotes from post-game interview, on the CFC Newsfeed:

http://chess.ca/newsfeed/node/997