Norway Chess 2015: Topalov vencedor

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Norway Chess 2014: Topalov x Kramnik

Kramnik

[Event "2nd Norway Chess 2014"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2014.06.09"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Topalov, V."]
[Black "Kramnik, V."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E21"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[PlyCount "87"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 O-O 5. Bg5 c5 6. Rc1 h6 7. Bh4 cxd4 8.
Nxd4 d5 9. Bxf6 Qxf6 10. cxd5 Rd8 11. e3 Rxd5 12. Qb3 Rxd4 13. exd4 Nc6 14. Bb5
Qf4 15. O-O Nxd4 16. Qd1 Bxc3 17. Rxc3 e5 18. Bc4 Bd7 19. Qc1 Qf6 20. Qe3 Bc6
21. Bd3 Re8 22. Be4 Bb5 23. Re1 Qa6 24. Rc7 Qxa2 25. Rxb7 a6 26. b3 Rd8 27. Bd5
Ne2+ 28. Kh1 Nf4 29. Bxf7+ Kh8 30. Qb6 Qd2 31. Rg1 Kh7 32. h3 Rd6 33. Qc7 Bd7
34. Qb8 h5 35. Qg8+ Kh6 36. Qh8+ Kg5 37. Qxg7+ Kf5 38. Bxh5 Nxh5 39. Qg4+ Kf6
40. Qxh5 Qxf2 41. Qh6+ Ke7 42. Qg7+ Ke6 43. Qg4+ Ke7 44. Rd1 1-0

Chess $$$$ Kings 2013

Segundo Peter Zhdanov eis a lista dos top $$$ makers do Xadrez em 2013 (estimativa) :

#1. Magnus Carlsen, Norway, 23

FIDE rating in January 2013: 2861 FIDE rating in January 2014: 2872 (+11 points)
Prize money in 2013 (estimate): $2,200,000

• Tata Steel Chess Tournament: 1st, unknown
• Candidates Tournament: 1st, $158,500
• Norway Chess: 2nd in classical chess, 2nd in blitz, unknown (the prize fund of the tournament was estimated to be about €336,000 )
• Tal Memorial: 2nd, $27,500, 5th in blitz
• Sinquefield Cup: 1st, $70,000
• FIDE World Chess Championship Match: winner, $1,650,000
• Endorsements: Simonsen Vogt Wiig, Arctic Securities, Nordic Semiconductor, Parallels, VG, G-Star Raw.

#2. Viswanathan Anand, India, 44

FIDE rating in January 2013: 2772 FIDE rating in January 2014: 2773 (+1 point)
Prize money in 2013 (estimate): $1,500,000

• Tata Steel Chess Tournament: 3rd, unknown
• Grenke Chess Classic: 1st, unknown
• Zurich Chess Challenge: 2nd, unknown
• Alekhine Memorial: 3rd, $20,500
• Norway Chess: 6th in classical chess, 3rd in blitz, unknown
• Tal Memorial: 9th, $3,500, 2nd in blitz
• FIDE World Chess Championship Match: runner-up, $1,100,000
• London Chess Classic: ¼-final, $8,500
• Endorsements: NIIT, TVH

#3. Fabiano Caruana, Italy, 21

FIDE rating in January 2013: 2781 FIDE rating in January 2014: 2782 (+1 point)
Prize money in 2013 (estimate): $640,000

• Tata Steel Chess Tournament: 12th, unknown
• Grenke Chess Classic: 2nd, unknown
• Zurich Chess Challenge: 1st, unknown
• Russian Team Chess Championship: 8th (team), unknown
• FIDE Grand Prix, Zug: 4th, $26,000
• FIDE Grand Prix, Thessaloniki: 2nd, $29,000
• Tal Memorial: 3rd, $20,500, 10th in blitz
• Dortmund: 7th, unknown
• World Cup: ¼-finalist, $35,000
• FIDE Grand Prix, Paris: 1st, $32,500
• King’s Tournament: 1st, unknown
• European Club Cup: 3rd (team), unknown
• European Team Chess Championship, 12th (team), unknown
• London Chess Classic: ¼-final, $8,500
• FIDE Grand Prix 2012/2013: 3rd, $82,500

#4. Vladimir Kramnik, Russia, 38

FIDE rating in January 2013: 2810 FIDE rating in January 2014: 2787 (-23 points)
Prize money in 2013 (estimate): $600,000

• Zurich Chess Challenge: 3rd, unknown
• Candidates Tournament: 2nd, $147,500
• Alekhine Memorial: 7th, $5,500
• Tal Memorial: 10th, $2,000, 3rd in blitz
• Dortmund: 2nd, unknown
• Geneva Chess Masters: finalist, unknown
• World Cup: winner, $120,000
• Russian Superfinal: 4th, $15,000
• World Team Chess Championship: team gold, $30,000
• London Chess Classic: ½ -final, $17,000

#5. Levon Aronian, Armenia, 31

FIDE rating in January 2013: 2802 FIDE rating in January 2014: 2812(+10 points)
Prize money in 2013 (estimate): $500,000

• Tata Steel Chess Tournament: 2nd, unknown
• Candidates Tournament: 4th, $92,000
• Alekhine Memorial: 1st, $41,000
• Norway Chess: 5th in classical chess, 9th in blitz, unknown
• World Cup: 3rd round, $16,000
• Sinquefield Cup: 3rd, $30,000
• Bilbao Masters Final: 1st, unknown
• European Team Chess Championship: 4th (team), 3rd (board), unknown
• Sport Accord World Mind Games: 11th in blitz, $1,000; 11th in Basque, $1,000; 14th in rapid, $1,000
• World Team Chess Championship: 5th (team), 1st (board), unknown

#6. Sergey Karjakin, Russia, 24

FIDE rating in January 2013: 2780 FIDE rating in January 2014: 2759 (-21 points)
Prize money in 2013 (estimate): $450,000

• Tata Steel Chess Tournament: 4th, unknown
• Aeroflot: 1st (rapid), $16,000; 5th (blitz), $3,500
• Russian Team Chess Championship: 2nd (team), unknown
• FIDE Grand Prix, Zug: 7th, $16,500
• Norway Chess: 1st in classical chess, 1st in blitz, unknown
• Tal Memorial: 7th, $5,500, 8th in blitz
• Sberbank Open: 1st, unknown
• FIDE Grand Prix, Bejing: 5th, $17,500
• World Cup: 4th round, $25,000
• Moscow Championship: 1st (blitz), unknown, total prize fund – appr. $12,000
• World Team Chess Championship: 1st (team), $30,000
• Sport Accord World Mind Games: 1st in blitz, $18,000; 1st in Basque, $18,000; 8th in rapid, $4,000
• FIDE Grand Prix 2012/2013: 9th, $20,500
• Endorsements: Alpari

#7. Hikaru Nakamura, 26, USA

FIDE rating in January 2013: 2769 FIDE rating in January 2014: 2789 (+20 points)
Prize money in 2013 (estimate): $440,000

• Tata Steel Chess Tournament: 6th, unknown
• FIDE Grand Prix, Zug: 2nd, $31,000
• Norway Chess: 3rd in classical chess, 4th in blitz, unknown
• FIDE Grand Prix, Thessaloniki: 7th, $16,500
• Tal Memorial: 6th, $8,250, 1st in blitz
• Houston Open: 3rd, unknown (total prize fund of the event - $10,000)
• Geneva Masters: ½-finalist, unknown
• World Cup: 4th round, $25,000
• Sinquefield Cup: 3rd, $30,000
• FIDE Grand Prix, Paris: 3rd, $26,000
• European Club Cup: 10th (team), unknown
• World Team Chess Championship: 4th (team), unknown
• London Chess Classic: winner, $69,000
• FIDE Grand Prix 2012/2013: 6th, $41,500
• Endorsements: Silence Therapeutics

#8. Boris Gelfand, Israel, 45

FIDE rating in January 2013: 2740 FIDE rating in January 2014: 2777 (+33 points)
Prize money in 2013 (estimate): $415,000

• Zurich Chess Challenge: 4th, unknown
• Candidates Tournament: 5th, $66,000
• Alekhine Memorial: 2nd, $27,500
• Tal Memorial: 1st, $41,500, 4th in blitz
• FIDE Grand Prix, Bejing: 9th, $12,500
• World Cup: 4th round, $25,000
• FIDE Grand Prix, Paris: 2nd, $32,500
• London Chess Classic: finalist, $34,500
• FIDE Grand Prix 2012/2013: 4th, $69,000

#9. Veselin Topalov, Bulgaria, 39

FIDE rating in January 2013: 2771 FIDE rating in January 2014: 2785 (+14 points)
Prize money in 2013 (estimate): $390,000

• Torneo Blitz con Topalov: finished out of prizes; appearance fee (?), unknown
• FIDE Grand Prix, Zug: 1st, $34,500
• Norway Chess: 8th in classical chess, 10th in blitz, unknown
• FIDE Grand Prix, Thessaloniki: 8th, $14,500
• Sberbank Open: 2nd, unknown
• FIDE Grand Prix, Bejing: 3rd, $26,000
• Topalov – Laznicka match: winner, unknown
• European Club Cup: bronze (team)
• European Team Chess Championship: 25th (team)
• European Individual Cup (Danube): 1st (rapid), $1,500
• FIDE Grand Prix 2012/2013: winner, $138,000

#10. Peter Svidler, Russia, 37

FIDE rating in January 2013: 2747 FIDE rating in January 2014: 2758 (+11 points)
Prize money in 2013 (estimate): $375,000

• Candidates Tournament: 3rd, $125,500
• Aeroflot: 5th-8th (rapid), $3,500; 2nd (blitz), $7,000
• Russian Team Chess Championship: 1st (team), unknown
• Alekhine Memorial: 10th, $2,000
• Norway Chess: 4th in classical chess, 5th in blitz, unknown
• FIDE Grand Prix, Thessaloniki: 9th, $14,500
• World Cup: ¼-finalist, $35,000
• Russian Superfinal: 1st, $34,000
• European Club Cup: 5th (team), unknown
• European Team Chess Championship: 3rd (team), $6,000
• Bundesliga: 1.5/2, unknown
• London Chess Classic: ¼-finalist, $8,500

Supreme Masters 2013: Anand vs. Topalov

grande vitória de Anand

[Event "Supreme Masters 2013"]
[Site "Sandnes NOR"]
[Date "2013.05.10"]
[Round "3.5"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2793"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3
Be7 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O Nbd7 11. g4 b5 12. Rg1 Nb6 13. Na5 Rc8 14. g5 Nh5 15.
Kb1 Nf4 16. a3 g6 17. h4 Qc7 18. Bxf4 exf4 19. Nd5 Bxd5 20. exd5 Nxd5 21. Qxd5
Qxa5 22. Rg4 Rc5 23. Qb3 d5 24. Rxf4 Qc7 25. Rfd4 Qh2 26. c3 Rd8 27. Qc2 Qg3
28. f4 Bd6 29. Bg2 Bxf4 30. Bxd5 Kg7 31. Qe4 Qe3 32. Qh1 Rd7 33. R1d3 Qe5 34.
Qf3 Bh2 35. Be6 Re7 36. Re4 Rxe6 37. Rxe5 Rcxe5 38. Rd8 Re4 39. Ka2 Bf4 40. Rd7
Kg8 41. Ra7 1-0

Sergey Karjakin vence Norway Chess 2013

 

Sergey Karjakin empata com Veselin Topalove ganha o torneio

O Norway Chess 2013 Super Tournament  foi disputado de 7 a 18 de Maio e foi uma das edições mais fortes de sempre.

Este torneio decorre em diferentes sítios da região de Stavanger na Noruega: Quality Residence Hotel, Sandnes (6 rondas); Stavanger Konserthus, Stavanger (uma ronda); Fabrikkhallen til Aarbakke AS, Bryne (uma ronda); Flor & Fjære, Sør-Hidle (uma ronda).

Round robin a nove rondas Controlo de tempo: 100m/40 lances + 50m/20 lances + 15m + 30 sg./lance a começar no lance 1. Horário: Diáriamente às 15:00, ultima ronda às 12:00 Dia de descanso: 11 e 16 de Maio Regras & Tiebreak: Aplicam-se as regras de “Sofia”. Um empate no 1º lugar será decidido através de um match 'blitz'.

 A partida comentada...

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Renova FIDE GP: Topalov vs. Karjakin

 [Event "Renova FIDE GP Zug"]
[Site "Zug SUI"]
[Date "2013.04.30"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Topalov, V."]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A64"]
[WhiteElo "2771"]
[BlackElo "2786"]



1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nc3 g6 7. Bg2 Bg7 8. Nf3
O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. Nd2 Nbd7 11. a4 a6 12. a5 b5 13. axb6 Nxb6 14. Nb3 Bf5 15.
Na5 Ne4 16. Bd2 Nxd2 17. Qxd2 h5 18. e3 h4 19. Rfe1 Qg5 20. Na4 Reb8 21. Nc3
Qh5 22. f3 Qh8 23. g4 Bd7 24. h3 f5 25. g5 f4 26. exf4 Bd4+ 27. Kh1 Qg7 28. Bf1
Re8 29. Ne4 Kh8 30. Nxd6 Rxe1 31. Rxe1 Rf8 32. Re4 Nxd5 33. Nb3 Bc6 34. f5 gxf5
35. Rxh4+ Kg8 36. Nxd4 cxd4 37. Bc4 Qe5 38. Qxd4 Qxd6 39. Rh6 Qe7 40. Bxd5+
Bxd5 41. Rh8+ 1-0

Renova Group Grand Prix: Topalov foi o vencedor isolado !

Feitas as apresentações deste evento, AQUI, acabou este terceiro torneio do  GP em Zug, na Suiça.

O GM bulgaro Veselin Topalov fez uma prova brilhante e acabou com 8 em 11 pontos. Completamente isolado com 1,5 pontos de vantagem para o 2º classificado. De notar que acabou esta prova com uma performance extraordinária de 2924 elo ! 

Ronda 11 – Abril 30 2013, 12:00h
	Peter Leko	2744	½-½	Rustam Kasimdzhanov	2709
	Gata Kamsky	2741	½-½	Anish Giri	2727
	Veselin Topalov	2771	1-0	Sergey Karjakin	2786
	Hikaru Nakamura	2767	½-½	Fabiano Caruana	2772
	Teimour Radjabov	2793	½-½	Shakhriyar Mamedyarov	2766
	Ruslan Ponomariov	2733	½-½	Alexander Morozevich	2758

 

Topalov - Karjakin  1 - 0

 
[Event "Renova FIDE GP Zug"]
[Site "Zug SUI"]
[Date "2013.04.30"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Topalov, V."]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A64"]
[WhiteElo "2771"]
[BlackElo "2786"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nc3 g6 7. Bg2 Bg7 8. Nf3
O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. Nd2 Nbd7 11. a4 a6 12. a5 b5 13. axb6 Nxb6 14. Nb3 Bf5 15.
Na5 Ne4 16. Bd2 Nxd2 17. Qxd2 h5 18. e3 h4 19. Rfe1 Qg5 20. Na4 Reb8 21. Nc3
Qh5 22. f3 Qh8 23. g4 Bd7 24. h3 f5 25. g5 f4 26. exf4 Bd4+ 27. Kh1 Qg7 28. Bf1
Re8 29. Ne4 Kh8 30. Nxd6 Rxe1 31. Rxe1 Rf8 32. Re4 Nxd5 33. Nb3 Bc6 34. f5 gxf5
35. Rxh4+ Kg8 36. Nxd4 cxd4 37. Bc4 Qe5 38. Qxd4 Qxd6 39. Rh6 Qe7 40. Bxd5+
Bxd5 41. Rh8+ 1-0

Topalov recebendo o prémio de  €25,000 do patrocinador (à direita: o presidente da FIDE Kirsan Ilyumzhinov)

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Renova Group Grand Prix

Decorre de 14 a 30 de Abril a terceira etapa do FIDE Grand Prix (GP) Series 2012-2013  na cidade de  Zug, Switzerland. 

São 12 jogadores num torneio round robin com 120 minutos para os primeiros 40 lances, 60 minutos for seguintes 20 e depois mais  15 minutos com 30 seg./lance . 

O Grand Prix Series consiste em 6 torneios que se disputam em 2 anos com o top 18 jogadores, cada um participante em 4 dos 6 torneios. 

O vencedor e o 2º classificado da geral do GP qualifica-se para o Torneio de Candidados que se vai disputar em Março 2014.

 Foi uma pena um deste torneios, que estava previsto jogar-se em Portugal este ano, ter sido 'deslocado' para outras paragens (Alemanha ?). Enfim....

Ronda 10 (penultima) – Abril 29 2013, 14:00h
Rustam Kasimdzhanov	2709	½-½	Ruslan Ponomariov	2733
Alexander Morozevich	2758	1-0	Teimour Radjabov	2793
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov	2766	0-1	Hikaru Nakamura	2767
Fabiano Caruana	2772	0-1	Veselin Topalov	2771
Sergey Karjakin	2786	0-1	Gata Kamsky	2741
Anish Giri	2727	½-½	Peter Leko	2744

Destacamos a vitória do Topalov sobre o Caruano nesta penultima ronda....

Caruana-Topalov 0-1

Caruana,Fabiano - Topalov,Veselin
Renova Group Grand Prix 2013 
Zug, 29.04.2013   
[Margvelashvili, Giorgi]


1.e4 Before this game, Topalov was leading the tournament and had half point more than Caruana. So it was one of Caruana's last chances to catch Topalov. No wonder he chose a very aggressive set-up with White. 1...c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 Topalov chooses the Sicilian Najdorf, one of the most active and well analyzed variations. 6.Be3 [6.h3 Has been played by White with success lately.; 6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 is another main line.] 6...e5 [6...e6 leads to a different type of positions.] 7.Nb3 Be6 8.f3 Defending the e4 pawn and preparing a g4 push. 8...Be7 9.Qd2 0-0 [9...h5 This move has been played by Topalov previously. The idea is to prevent g4 and develop an attack on the queenside. On the other hand the h5 pawn almost denies Black an opportunity to castle short.] 10.0-0-0 Caruana and Topalov have castled on opposite sides. Now the question is whose attack will be faster. 10...a5!? Topalov tries to push pawn to a4 and then possibly to a3, getting rid of the knight from b3 and weakening Caruana's queensside pawns. 11.a4 Preventing the above mentioned plan. 11...Na6 We will see on the next move why Topalov developes his knight on a6, and not c6. 12.Bb5 Nc7! Strong move. Topalov wants to exchange the b5 bishop that defends Caruana's position on the queensside, and also prepares for a possible d5 push. [12...Nb4 is more natural, but in many variations this knight is misplaced on b4.] 13.Bb6 Caruana cannot afford to give up his b5 bishop, so he decides to exchange the dark-squared bishop for the c7 knight. [13.Be2 this retreat is too slow, since after 13...d5! Black developes a big initiative in the center.] 13...Qc8 14.Bxc7 Qxc7 15.g4 Caruana proceeds with his own plan. He wants to get rid of the f6 knight and occupy the d5 square. 15...Rfd8 16.g5 Nh5 17.Nd5 Bxd5 18.exd5 g6 19.Kb1 The opening phase of this game is over and we can draw some conclusions. Both kings are defended very well, and neither side can develop an attack. But whereas Black has a clear plan of pushing f6 and attacking the weak f3 pawn, White's plan is less obvious. Probably the best Caruana can do is to bring the b3 knight to e4. Overall, I think Topalov's position is slightly preferable and easier to play. 19...Rf8! 20.Qe3 Qd8 [20...Nf4 21.h4 f6 was already possible, with a slight advantage for Black.] 21.h4 Nf4 22.Qg1 h6!? Topalov deviates from his original plan. He wants to exchange the h6 pawn for the g5 pawn, which would allow him to push f5 and dominate in the center. 23.Nd2 Kg7 24.gxh6+ Kxh6 The king looks dangerously placed on h6, but Caruana does not have enough resources to cause any troubles. 25.Nc4 Qc7 26.Qe3 Kh7 27.h5! A strong move by Caruana: sacrificing a pawn to open files. 27...g5! Topalov is correct to decline the pawn sacrifice. [27...Nxh5?? would just lose a game. 28.Rdg1 f5 29.f4! with the following Qf3 and Black has no defense against Rh5.; 27...gxh5 is possible, but risky. For example: 28.Nb6 Rad8 29.Rd3! preparing Rc3 followed by Nd7.] 28.h6 f5 29.Qd2 Freeing the e3 square for the knight, which can attack the f5 pawn from there. This position is very complicated, which means that plan with f6 was better than Topalov's h6 plan. 29...Rf6 30.Rdg1 Rg6 31.Ne3 Rf8 32.Nc4?! Not a good move. [32.Ng2! is the right move, exchanging the f4 knight. 32...Nxg2 33.Rxg2 Bd8 34.Bd3 with a slight advantage for Caruana.] 32...Bd8! 33.Rd1 Rff6 34.Qf2 Rxh6 35.Qa7? In time trouble Caruana makes several inaccurate moves. [35.Ne3 is better.] 35...Rxh1 36.Rxh1+ Rh6 37.Qg1?! [37.Rxh6+ Kxh6 38.Qg1 was more accurate, since it would not allow Topalov to place his rook on h4.] 37...Rh4! 38.Ne3 Qf7 39.Ng2?! Rxh1 40.Qxh1+ Qh5 41.Qxh5+ Nxh5 42.Ne3 Ng3 43.Kc1 Kg6 44.Kd1 g4?! [44...e4! 45.fxe4 Nxe4 46.Bd7 Ng3 and White cannot stop the black pawns from advancing.] 45.fxg4 f4 46.Nc4? The final mistake by Caruana. [46.Nf5! aiming for an opposite color bishop ending that has huge drawing tendencies. 46...Nxf5 47.Bd3 f3 48.Kd2 Kg5 49.Bxf5 Kf4 50.Kd3 Kg3 51.Be4 Kxg4 52.c3 and it is not clear to me how Topalov was going to win this position.] 46...Bc7 Now it is over. 47.Bd7 Kg5 48.Ke1 f3 49.Ne3 Bb6 Topalov's pawns are unstoppable, so Caruana resigned. A very intense game, where Caruana took a lot of risks, but in the end Topalov just played a better game. 0-1

Após 10 rondas e a uma do final...

Informações e fotos de WGM Anastasiya Karlovich

Tata Steel: Carlsen vs. Topalov

[Event "74th Tata Steel GMA"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2012.01.27"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Topalov, V."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2835"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2012.01.14"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. c3 Ngf6 5. Qe2 a6 6. Ba4 Qc7 7. O-O e5 8. d4 b5 9. Bc2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Be7 11. Nc3 O-O 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bh4 Bb7 14. Rad1 Rac8 15. Bb3 Rfe8 16. dxe5 dxe5 17. Bg3 Bf8 18. h3 Nb6 19. Nh4 Nc4 20. Nf5 Nxb2 21. Bh4 Nxd1 22. Bxf6 Nxc3 23. Qg4 Bxe4 24. Nxh6+ Kh7 25. Bxf7 Qxf7 26. Nxf7 gxf6 27. f4 Bg6 28. Qh4+ Kg7 29. fxe5 Ne4 30. Rxf6 Bc5+ 31. Kh2 Nxf6 32. Qxf6+ Kh7 33. Ng5+ Kh6 34. Ne6 Rxe6 35. Qxe6 Re8 36. Qf6 Be7 37. Qxa6 b4 38. Qc4 Bf8 39. g4 Kh7 40. e6 Bd6+ 41. Kg2 Be7 42. Qc7 Kg8 43. Kg3 Kf8 44. Qf4+ Kg7 45. Qd4+ Kg8 46. h4 Rd8 47. Qc4 Bd3 48. Qc6 Bb1 49. h5 Bxa2 50. Qe4 Kh8 51. h6 Bf6 52. e7 Re8 53. Qf4 Bg7 54. hxg7+ Kxg7 55. g5 Kg8 56. Qf6 1-0

Tata Steel 2012: Carlsen vs. Topalov

Grande jogo entre Carlsen e Topalov !

[Event "74th Tata Steel GMA"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2012.01.27"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Topalov, V."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2835"]
[BlackElo "2770"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. c3 Ngf6 5. Qe2 a6 6. Ba4 Qc7 7. O-O e5 8. d4
b5 9. Bc2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Be7 11. Nc3 O-O 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bh4 Bb7 14. Rad1 Rac8
15. Bb3 Rfe8 16. dxe5 dxe5 17. Bg3 Bf8 18. h3 Nb6 19. Nh4 Nc4 20. Nf5 Nxb2 21.
Bh4 Nxd1 22. Bxf6 Nxc3 23. Qg4 Bxe4 24. Nxh6+ Kh7 25. Bxf7 Qxf7 26. Nxf7 gxf6
27. f4 Bg6 28. Qh4+ Kg7 29. fxe5 Ne4 30. Rxf6 Bc5+ 31. Kh2 Nxf6 32. Qxf6+ Kh7
33. Ng5+ Kh6 34. Ne6 Rxe6 35. Qxe6 Re8 36. Qf6 Be7 37. Qxa6 b4 38. Qc4 Bf8 39.
g4 Kh7 40. e6 Bd6+ 41. Kg2 Be7 42. Qc7 Kg8 43. Kg3 Kf8 44. Qf4+ Kg7 45. Qd4+
Kg8 46. h4 Rd8 47. Qc4 Bd3 48. Qc6 Bb1 49. h5 Bxa2 50. Qe4 Kh8 51. h6 Bf6 52.
e7 Re8 53. Qf4 Bg7 54. hxg7+ Kxg7 55. g5 Kg8 56. Qf6 1-0

74th Tata Steel: Aronian vs. Caruana

Aronian, aqui analisando com Topalov

[Event "74th Tata Steel GMA"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2012.01.24"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Aronian, L."]
[Black "Caruana, F."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2805"]
[BlackElo "2736"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. e3 Nf6 5. d4 cxd4 6. exd4 e4 7. Ne5 Bb4 8. Be2
Qa5 9. O-O Nxe5 10. dxe5 Qxe5 11. Bd2 Bc5 12. Nb5 O-O 13. b4 Be7 14. f4 Qe6 15.
Be3 Bxb4 16. Nc7 Qc6 17. Nxa8 b6 18. Rb1 Bc5 19. Bxc5 bxc5 20. Rb8 Bb7 21.
Rxf8+ Kxf8 22. Qb3 g6 23. Rb1 Bxa8 24. Qb8+ Kg7 25. Qxa7 e3 26. Bf3 d5 27. Re1
Qd6 28. Qxa8 d4 29. Qa3 Qxf4 30. Rf1 Qe5 31. Qd3 Qe8 32. g3 h5 33. Bg2 Qa4 34.
a3 Qa5 35. Bf3 Qa6 36. Be2 Qa5 37. Qb1 Qd2 38. Qe1 Qa2 39. g4 hxg4 40. Qg3 Qxe2
41. Qe5 d3 42. Rxf6 Kh6 43. Rxf7 Qe1+ 44. Kg2 Qe2+ 45. Kg3 Qe1+ 46. Kxg4 Qg1+
47. Kh3 1-0

Novo livro dos MI's António Fróis e Sérgio Rocha: "Campeões Mundiais de Xadrez -1886-2010"

Sairá muito brevemente o novo livro de xadrez dos Mestres Internacionais portugueses António Fróis e Sérgio Rocha.

O livro chama-se: "Campeões Mundiais de Xadrez -1886-2010" e tem 36 partidas comentadas, 35 partidas sobre os matches para o Campeonato Mundial desde o primeiro Steinitz- Zukertort até ao recente Anand -Topalov deste ano , e uma do Torneio dos 5 Candidatos de 1948.

Inclui ainda os quadros dos resultados da cada Match e uma biografia de cada Campeão Mundial.

Todas as informações devem ser solicitadas directamente aos dois autores uma vez que foi editado por eles.


O preço do livro será de 10 euros .

http://antoniofrois.blogspot.com/

Um muito obrigado ao António Fróis pela notícia!

World Champ. Sofia 2010 Jogo 12: Anand ganha e revalida titulo !

Viswanathan Anand revalidou o titulo de campeão do Mundo após vencer a 12ª e ultima partida do match, de pretas.

O score final foi então de 6,5 para Anand contra 5,5 para Topalov.

A abertura foi uma das mais usadas no mundo: Gambito de Dama Recusado !

Topalov,Veselin (2805) - Anand,Viswanathan (2787) [D56]
World Chess Championship Sofia/Bulgaria (12), 11.05.2010

World Champ. Sofia 2010 Jogo11: novo empate

Antes do jogo 11 começar, 1 minuto de silêncio pela memória do GM Andor Lilienthal

Anand escolhe a Abertura Inglesa desta vez.... após 65 lances, a partida acaba em novo empate.

Anand,Vishwanathan (2787) - Topalov,Veselin (2805) [A29]
WCHM 2010 Sofia, 09.05.2010

World Champ. Sofia 2010 Jogo 10: 5 - 5

Topalov,Veselin (2805) - Anand,Viswanathan (2787) [D87]
World Chess Championship Sofia/Bulgarien (10), 07.05.2010

World Champ. Sofia 2010 Jogo 9: empate a 4,5

Mais uma grande luta e mais um empate.

Anand mudou de abertura e não jogou a Catalã (1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 ...)

Match empatado a 4,5

Anand,Viswanathan (2787) - Topalov,Veselin (2805) [E54]
World Chess Championship Sofia / Bulgaria (9), 06.05.2010

Links:

• Site Oficial

• Partidas em PGN

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World Champ. Sofia 2010 Jogo 8: Topalov empata o match! 4-4

Ai está! O homem já andava a ameaçar... Veselin Topalov ganhou a 8ª partida do match, derrotando Anand num final de bispos de cor contrária! Grande final.
Anand jogou um Gamb. Dama Recusado - Eslavo.

Anand, V	2787	0	1	½	1	½	½	½	0					4
Topalov,V	2805	1	0	½	0	½	½	½	1					4

Topalov,Veselin (2805) - Anand,Viswanathan (2787) [D17]
World Chess Championship Sofia/Bulgaria (8)
04.05.2010

World Champ. Sofia 2010 Jogo 7: grande luta

Luta renhida neste 7º jogo! O Topalov vinha com a lição muito bem estudada... mas Anand foi-se safando, safando e...safou-se! :)
Mais um empate.


Anand,Viswanathan (2787) - Topalov,Veselin (2805) [E11]
World Chess Championship Sofia/Bulgaria (7)
03.05.2010

Links:

• Site Oficial

• Partidas em PGN

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World Champ. Sofia 2010 Jogo 6: outra Catalã outro empate!

Anand, V	2787	0	1	½	1	½	½							3½
Topalov,V	2805	1	0	½	0	½	½							2½

Links

• Site Oficial

• Regulamentos (.pdf)

• Todas as partidas em PGN

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World Champ. Sofia 2010 Jogo 5: outra Eslava, outro empate

Topalov e Anand empataram no 5º jogo do match. Foi a mesma variante que já tinha sido usada no jogo 3 e novamente Topalov não conseguiu tirar vantagem de jogar de brancas.

Links

• Site Oficial

• Regulamentos (.pdf)

• Todas as partidas em PGN

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