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Date: 02 Jan 2009 11:40:52
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Subject: Aker, Norway
Drubbing the Dragon

GM Nakamura (2699) - GM Lie (2539) [A36]
Aker Chess Challenge, 02.01.2009

1.c4 c5 2.Nc3 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 Nc6 5.a3 d6 6.b4 cxb4 7.axb4 Nxb4
8.Qa4+ Nc6 9.Rb1 Nf6 10.Bb2 0=960 11.Nf3 Bd7 12.0=960 a6 13.Ba1 Rb8 14.d3
Nd4 15.Qa2 Nxf3+ 16.Bxf3 Qc8 17.Rfc1 Bc6 18.e4 Nd7 19.d4 Bxd4 20.Nd5
Bxd5 21.cxd5 Bc5 22.Kg2 Qd8 23.Qb2 f6 24.Bg4 b5 25.h4 Ne5 26.Be6+ Kg7
27.Qe2 Qb6 28.f4 Nf7 29.h5 Rb7 30.hxg6 hxg6 31.Rh1 Bd4 32.f5 Bxa1??
(32...Ng5 =3D) 33.Qg4 Ng5 34.Qh4 White wins 1=960

PI




 
Date: 03 Jan 2009 08:25:14
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Subject: Re: Aker, Norway
And here is the very prospective Nakamura win and another Black score.

GM Carlsen (2776) - GM Nakamura (2699) [E92]
Aker Chess Challenge, Norway 03.01.2009

1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 g6 3.e4 Bg7 4.Nf3 d6 5.d4 0=960 6.Be2 e5 7.Be3 Na6 8.0=960
Ng4 9.Bg5 Qe8 10.dxe5 dxe5 11.Qc1 c6 12.Rd1 f6 13.Bd2 f5 14.h3 Nf6
15.exf5 Bxf5 16.Bh6 Bxh6 17.Qxh6 e4 18.Nh4 Qe5 19.g4 Be6 20.Qe3 Rae8
21.f4 Qc5 22.Ng2 h5 23.Qxc5 Nxc5 24.Ne3 hxg4 25.hxg4 Nfd7 26.Rf1 Re7
27.Kg2 Nd3 28.Kg3 N7c5 29.b3 a6 30.Rad1 b5 31.Bxd3 exd3 32.b4 Bf7
33.Rf3 Rfe8 34.Kf2 Ne4+ 35.Nxe4 Rxe4 36.Rxd3 bxc4 37.Rd6 R4e6 38.Rd4
Re4 39.Rd6 Rc8 40.Nd1 Bd5 41.Nc3 Rd4 42.Kg3 Kf7 43.Nxd5 Rxd5 44.Rxd5
cxd5 45.Kf2 c3 Black wins 0=961



 
Date: 03 Jan 2009 08:23:52
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Subject: Re: Aker, Norway
After losing to Nakamura, Carlsen bounced back to defeat Lie. Another
Black win!

GM Lie (2539) - GM Carlsen (2776) [A11]
Aker Chess Challenge, 03.01.2009

1.c4 c6 2.g3 d5 3.Bg2 Nf6 4.Nf3 Bg4 5.Ne5 Be6 6.cxd5 Bxd5 7.Nf3 c5
8.Nc3 Bc6 9.0=960 e6 10.d3 Be7 11.a3 0=960 12.Qc2 Nbd7 13.Rd1 b5 14.b3 Qb6
15.Bb2 Rac8 16.Rac1 Rfd8 17.Qb1 c4 18.dxc4 bxc4 19.bxc4 Bc5 20.Rf1 Ng4
21.e3 Ndf6 22.Qc2 Bxe3 23.Rcd1 Nxf2 24.Rxf2 Ng4 25.Rdf1 Nxf2 26.Rxf2
Bxf3 27.Bxf3 Rd2 28.c5 Bxf2+ Black wins 0=961


 
Date: 03 Jan 2009 08:22:49
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Subject: Re: Aker, Norway
Svidler wins again! This time with the Black bits.

GM Lie (2539) - GM Svidler (2723) [A00]
Aker Chess Challenge, 03.01.2009

1.g3 e5 2.c4 Nf6 3.Bg2 Nc6 4.Nc3 Bc5 5.a3 a6 6.e3 0=960 7.Nge2 d6 8.d3
Ba7 9.0=960 h6 10.h3 Ne7 11.Kh2 c6 12.d4 exd4 13.Nxd4 Ng6 14.b3 Re8
15.Ra2 Qa5 16.b4 Qc7 17.Rd2 Bd7 18.Bb2 Ne5 19.Qe2 b5 20.cxb5 axb5
21.Rc1 Nc4 22.Bxc6 Bxd4 23.Nxb5 Qxc6 24.Nxd4 Qd5 25.Rxc4 Bxh3 26.Nf3
Qe6 27.Bxf6 gxf6 28.Nd4 Qd7 29.Qh5 Bg4 30.Rc7 Re5 31.Qh4 Qxc7 32.Qxg4+
Rg5 33.Qf3 Rxa3 34.Nf5 Qc1 35.Rxd6 Ra1 36.Nxh6+ Kh7 37.Rxf6 Rh5+ Black
wins 0=961

Phil Innes


 
Date: 02 Jan 2009 14:13:03
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Subject: Re: Aker, Norway
On Jan 2, 4:01=A0pm, Taylor Kingston <[email protected] > wrote:
> On Jan 2, 2:40=A0pm, [email protected] wrote:
>
> > Drubbing the Dragon
>
> > GM Nakamura (2699) - GM Lie (2539) [A36]
> > Aker Chess Challenge, 02.01.2009
>
> > 1.c4 c5 2.Nc3 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 Nc6 5.a3 d6 6.b4 cxb4 7.axb4 Nxb4
> > 8.Qa4+ Nc6 9.Rb1 Nf6 10.Bb2 0=960 11.Nf3 Bd7 12.0=960 a6 13.Ba1 Rb8 14.=
d3
> > Nd4 15.Qa2 Nxf3+ 16.Bxf3 Qc8 17.Rfc1 Bc6 18.e4 Nd7 19.d4 Bxd4 20.Nd5
> > Bxd5 21.cxd5 Bc5 22.Kg2 Qd8 23.Qb2 f6 24.Bg4 b5 25.h4 Ne5 26.Be6+ Kg7
> > 27.Qe2 Qb6 28.f4 Nf7 29.h5 Rb7 30.hxg6 hxg6 31.Rh1 Bd4 32.f5 Bxa1??
> > (32...Ng5 =3D) 33.Qg4 Ng5 34.Qh4 White wins 1=960
>
> > PI
>
> =A0 Um, Phil, this is a Symmetrical English, not a Dragon Sicilian.
> Heck, White doesn't play e2-e4 until move 18.

You are correct. I blame the windchill down here; Phil Innes


 
Date: 02 Jan 2009 13:01:08
From: Taylor Kingston
Subject: Re: Aker, Norway
On Jan 2, 2:40=A0pm, [email protected] wrote:
> Drubbing the Dragon
>
> GM Nakamura (2699) - GM Lie (2539) [A36]
> Aker Chess Challenge, 02.01.2009
>
> 1.c4 c5 2.Nc3 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 Nc6 5.a3 d6 6.b4 cxb4 7.axb4 Nxb4
> 8.Qa4+ Nc6 9.Rb1 Nf6 10.Bb2 0=960 11.Nf3 Bd7 12.0=960 a6 13.Ba1 Rb8 14.d3
> Nd4 15.Qa2 Nxf3+ 16.Bxf3 Qc8 17.Rfc1 Bc6 18.e4 Nd7 19.d4 Bxd4 20.Nd5
> Bxd5 21.cxd5 Bc5 22.Kg2 Qd8 23.Qb2 f6 24.Bg4 b5 25.h4 Ne5 26.Be6+ Kg7
> 27.Qe2 Qb6 28.f4 Nf7 29.h5 Rb7 30.hxg6 hxg6 31.Rh1 Bd4 32.f5 Bxa1??
> (32...Ng5 =3D) 33.Qg4 Ng5 34.Qh4 White wins 1=960
>
> PI

Um, Phil, this is a Symmetrical English, not a Dragon Sicilian.
Heck, White doesn't play e2-e4 until move 18.


 
Date: 02 Jan 2009 12:49:33
From:
Subject: Re: Aker, Norway
On Jan 2, 2:40=A0pm, [email protected] wrote:
> Drubbing the Dragon
>
> GM Nakamura (2699) - GM Lie (2539) [A36]
> Aker Chess Challenge, 02.01.2009
>
> 1.c4 c5 2.Nc3 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 Nc6 5.a3 d6 6.b4 cxb4 7.axb4 Nxb4
> 8.Qa4+ Nc6 9.Rb1 Nf6 10.Bb2 0=960 11.Nf3 Bd7 12.0=960 a6 13.Ba1 Rb8 14.d3
> Nd4 15.Qa2 Nxf3+ 16.Bxf3 Qc8 17.Rfc1 Bc6 18.e4 Nd7 19.d4 Bxd4 20.Nd5
> Bxd5 21.cxd5 Bc5 22.Kg2 Qd8 23.Qb2 f6 24.Bg4 b5 25.h4 Ne5 26.Be6+ Kg7
> 27.Qe2 Qb6 28.f4 Nf7 29.h5 Rb7 30.hxg6 hxg6 31.Rh1 Bd4 32.f5 Bxa1??
> (32...Ng5 =3D) 33.Qg4 Ng5 34.Qh4 White wins 1=960
>
> PI

Then a little too much adventure against Mr. Svidler.

GM Svidler (2723) - GM Nakamura (2699) [B12]
Aker Chess Challenge, 02.01.2009

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.Nf3 e6 5.Be2 Nd7 6.0=960 h6 7.c3 Ne7 8.Na3
Rc8 9.Nc2 c5 10.dxc5 Bxc2 11.Qxc2 Nxc5 12.Rd1 Nd7 13.Qa4 Nc6 14.Be3 a6
15.c4 dxc4 16.Qxc4 Nb4 17.Qb3 Nc2 18.Rxd7 Qxd7 19.Rd1 Qe7 20.Rc1 Qb4
21.Rxc2 Qxb3 22.Rxc8+ Kd7 23.axb3 Kxc8 24.Nd2 Bb4 25.Ne4 Kd7 26.f4 Rc8
27.Bd3 Ke7 28.Kf2 b5 29.g4 g6 30.h4 a5 31.h5 gxh5 32.gxh5 a4 33.f5
exf5 34.Nd6 Rh8 35.Nxf5+ Ke6 36.bxa4 bxa4 37.Nxh6 a3 38.bxa3 Bxa3
39.Bc4+ Kd7 40.Bxf7 Ke7 41.Bg5+ Kf8 42.e6 Bc5+ 43.Kf3 Be7 44.Kg4 Bd6
45.Nf5 White wins 1=960

PI