Tata Steel 2016: Navara x Caruana

[Event "78th Tata Steel GpA"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2016.01.24"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Navara, David"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2730"]
[BlackElo "2787"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. Nf3 c5 6. dxc5 Na6 7. g3 Nxc5 8.
Bg2 Nce4 9. O-O Nxc3 10. bxc3 Be7 11. e4 d6 12. e5 dxe5 13. Nxe5 Qc7 14. Qe2 Nd7 15. Bf4 Nxe5 16. Bxe5 Bd6 17.
Rfe1 Rb8 18. Rad1 Bxe5 19. Qxe5 Qxe5 20. Rxe5 b6 21. c5 f6 22. cxb6 axb6 23. Re2 Kf7 24. f4 e5 25. fxe5 Bg4 26. e6+ Kg6 27. Be4+ f5 28. e7 Bxe2 29. Rd6+ Kg5 30. exf8=R Rxf8 31. Bd5 Rf6 32. Rd7 Kh6 33. Kf2 Bb5 34. Rc7 Rd6 35. c4 Be8 36. Rc8 Bd7
37. Rd8 Kg6 38. Ke3 Kf6 39. Kd4 Ke7 40. Rg8 Rg6 41. Ke5 Rg5 42. Rb8 Rg6 43. Rh8 Rh6 44. h4 Be6 45. Ra8 Bd7 46. Rh8 Be6 47. a4 Bd7 48. Ra8 Rg6 49. Ra7 Rxg3 50. a5 bxa5 51. c5 Kd8 52. h5 f4 53. Kd6 Bc8 54. c6 Rg5 55. Bf7 1-0



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Tata 2016 - Round 3: Navara vs Giri

A masterpiece that fizzled out...

[Event "78th Tata Steel GpA"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2016.01.18"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Navara,D"]
[Black "Giri,A"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2730"]
[BlackElo "2798"]
[ECO "D97"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 O-O 7. e4 a6 8.
Be2 b5 9. Qb3 c5 10. dxc5 Bb7 11. e5 Nfd7 12. Be3 e6 13. O-O Qc7 14. Rad1
Nxc5 15. Qa3 Ne4 16. Nxe4 Bxe4 17. Ng5 Bc6 18. f4 Qb7 19. Bc5 Re8 20. f5
exf5 21. Rxf5 gxf5 22. Bh5 Bd5 23. Rxd5 Qxd5 24. Bxf7+ Qxf7 25. Nxf7 Kxf7
26. Qb3+ Kg6 27. Qg3+ Kf7 28. Qb3+ Kg6 29. Qg3+ Kf7 30. Qf3 Nd7 31. Qd5+
Kg6 32. Qc6+ Nf6 33. exf6 Rac8 34. Qxa6 Ra8 35. f7+ Kxf7 36. Qxb5 Rad8 37.
Qb3+ Kg6 38. Qg3+ Kf7 39. Qb3+ Kg6 40. Bd6 Bxb2 41. Qxb2 Rxd6 42. h3 Ra6
1/2-1/2





Coments by Daniel King...

Navara - Giri

The Czech player uncorked 20.f5! exf5 21. Raf5!! And the follow up was no less breathtaking.

Links

• Site Oficial
• Todas as partidas em PGN: Masters – Challengers

Photos by Joachim Schulze