Black Is OK At Tata Steel

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It was a black day in the A Group at the Tata Steel tournament in Wijk Aan Zee.  There were four decisive games in round six and they all favoured the player with the black pieces.
Vladimir Kramnik finally opened his winning account against his old foe Alexei Shirov in an utterly wild Scotch Game.
Magnus Carlsen won in just 33 moves with the Berlin defence to the Ruy Lopez against Jan Smeets.  That makes his results against the Dutch players in the event +2 -1 =0.
Anish Giri came unstuck against some clever play from Nepomniatchtchi in a Gruenfeld, and Nakamura displayed his endgame prowess once again to beat L'Ami and rejoin Anand as joint leader.

Shirov is unimpressed as Kramnik tries to make the first move with the black pieces

Shirov, Alexei (2722) vs. Kramnik, Vladimir (2784)

73rd Tata Steel GMA | Wijk aan Zee NED | Round 6| 21 Jan 2011 | ECO: C45 | 0-1

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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. e5 Qe7 7. Qe2 Nd5 8. c4 Nb6 9. Nc3 Bb7 10. Bd2 g6 11. Ne4 O-O-O 12. a4 Ba6 13. Qe3 Qxe5 14. Bc3 Bb4 15. Bxb4 Rhe8 16. f3 d5 17. a5 Nxc4 18. Qxa7 Qxb2 19. Qxa6+ Kd7 20. Rd1 Qxb4+ 21. Kf2 Rxe4 22. fxe4 Qc5+ 23. Ke1 Qb4+ 24. Kf2 Qc5+ 25. Ke1 Nb2 26. exd5 Qc3+ 27. Rd2 Qc1+ 28. Ke2 Re8+ 29. Kf3 Qxd2 30. Qxc6+ Kd8 31. Qf6+ Re7 32. Kg4 Nd1 33. Qh8+ Kd7 34. Bb5+ c6 35. Bxc6+ Kc7 36. d6+ Qxd6 37. Rxd1 Qxd1+ 38. Bf3 h5+ 39. Kg3 Qe1+ 40. Kh3 Qe6+ 41. Kh4 g5+ 42. Kxg5 Qg6+ 43. Kf4 f6

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Fashion model Magnus Carlsen kibitzes on the L'Ami v Nakamura game

L'Ami, Erwin (2628) vs. Nakamura, Hikaru (2751)

73rd Tata Steel GMA | Wijk aan Zee NED | Round 6| 21 Jan 2011 | ECO: E32 | 0-1

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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 b5 7. cxb5 c6 8. Bg5 cxb5 9. e3 Bb7 10. Nf3 h6 11. Bh4 a6 12. Bd3 d6 13. O-O Nbd7 14. Rfc1 Qb6 15. Qc7 Rfc8 16. Qxb6 Nxb6 17. Bg3 Rxc1+ 18. Rxc1 Rc8 19. Rxc8+ Nxc8 20. h3 Ne4 21. Bh2 Kf8 22. Ne1 Nd2 23. f3 f5 24. Nc2 Ke7 25. Kf2 Nb6 26. Ke2 Nb3 27. Nb4 Na5 28. Bc2 Nac4 29. Nd3 a5 30. Bg3 Nd5 31. Bf2 g5 32. g4 a4 33. e4 fxe4 34. fxe4 Ndb6 35. e5 Be4 36. exd6+ Kxd6 37. Bg3+ Ke7 38. Kd1 Bxd3 39. Bxd3 Nxb2+ 40. Ke2 Nd5 41. Be4 Nc3+ 42. Kf3 b4 43. Be1 Nbd1

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Smeets, Jan (2662) vs. Carlsen, Magnus (2814)

73rd Tata Steel GMA | Wijk aan Zee NED | Round 6| 21 Jan 2011 | ECO: C67 | 0-1

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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 Bd7 10. h3 b6 11. b3 Kc8 12. Bb2 h5 13. g3 Be7 14. Rad1 a5 15. a4 Re8 16. Rd3 c5 17. Nd5 c4 18. Rc3 Bc5 19. Kh2 Bc6 20. bxc4 Bxa4 21. Ra1 Bc6 22. Rf1 a4 23. Ba3 Ra5 24. g4 hxg4 25. hxg4 Ne7 26. Nb4 Bb7 27. Kg3 Ng6 28. Re1 Bxf3 29. Rxf3 Rxe5 30. Rd1 Re4 31. Rxf7 Rxg4+ 32. Kxg4 Ne5+ 33. Kg3 Nxf7

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And that's how I did it! Nepo demonstrates his win against Giri (all pics from the official Facebook page)

Giri, Anish (2686) vs. Nepomniachtchi, Ian (2733)

73rd Tata Steel GMA | Wijk aan Zee NED | Round 6| 21 Jan 2011 | ECO: D85 | 0-1

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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8. Be3 Bg4 9. Rc1 Bxf3 10. gxf3 cxd4 11. cxd4 O-O 12. f4 e6 13. Bg2 Nc6 14. e5 Qa5+ 15. Qd2 Qa6 16. Qe2 Qa5+ 17. Qd2 Qa6 18. Bf1 Qa4 19. Rc4 Qb5 20. Rc5 Qb1+ 21. Ke2 Qe4 22. f3 Qf5 23. h4 Qh5 24. Bf2 Rfd8 25. Bh3 Bf8 26. Bg4 Qh6 27. Rc4 Rd5 28. h5 Rad8 29. Rh3 Bc5 30. hxg6 Qxg6 31. f5 exf5 32. Bh5 Nxd4+ 33. Kf1 Nxf3 34. Qxd5 Rxd5 35. Bxf3 Bxf2 36. Bxd5 Qg1+ 37. Ke2 Qe1+ 38. Kf3 Qf1

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Ponomariov, Ruslan (2744) vs. Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime (2715)

73rd Tata Steel GMA | Wijk aan Zee NED | Round 6| 21 Jan 2011 | ECO: A15 | 1/2-1/2

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1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Qb3 Nb6 6. d4 Bg7 7. e4 O-O 8. Be3 Bg4 9. Rd1 e6 10. Be2 Nc6 11. Ng1 Bxe2 12. Ngxe2 Qe7 13. O-O Rfd8 14. e5 Qb4 15. Qc2 h6 16. a3 Qc4 17. Rc1 Nd5 18. Nxd5 Qxc2 19. Nf6+ Bxf6 20. Rxc2 Bg7 21. Rfc1 Rd7 22. g4

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Anand, Viswanathan (2810) vs. Grischuk, Alexander (2773)

73rd Tata Steel GMA | Wijk aan Zee NED | Round 6| 21 Jan 2011 | ECO: B90 | 1/2-1/2

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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3 Be7 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O Nbd7 11. g4 b5 12. g5 b4 13. gxf6 bxc3 14. Qxc3 Nxf6 15. Na5 Rc8 16. Nc6 Qe8 17. Nxe7+ Qxe7 18. Qa5 Rc6 19. Rg1 Rfc8 20. Rg2 Bh3 21. Rgd2 Bxf1 22. Rxf1 Qe6 23. Rff2 h6

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Aronian, Levon (2805) vs. Wang, Hao (2731)

73rd Tata Steel GMA | Wijk aan Zee NED | Round 6| 21 Jan 2011 | ECO: D19 | 1/2-1/2

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1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. e3 e6 7. Bxc4 Bb4 8. O-O Nbd7 9. Qe2 Bg4 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Qxf3 O-O 12. Rd1 Rc8 13. e4 e5 14. d5 cxd5 15. Bxd5 Bxc3 16. bxc3 Nxd5 17. Rxd5 Qc7 18. Qg3 Nb6 19. Rxe5 f6 20. Rb5 Qxg3 21. fxg3 Rf7 22. Bf4 g5 23. Be3 Rxc3 24. Bf2 Rc4 25. Ra5 Nc8 26. e5 b6 27. Rd5 fxe5 28. Rxe5 h6 29. Re8+ Kh7 30. Rd1 Rcc7 31. h4 Ne7 32. Rdd8 Kg6 33. g4 Rc1+ 34. Kh2 Rxf2 35. h5+ Kg7 36. Rxe7+ Rf7 37. Re6 Rc4 38. Rg6+ Kh7 39. Rdd6 Rxg4 40. Rxh6+ Kg8 41. Rdg6+ Rg7 42. a5 Rxg6 43. Rxg6+ Kh7 44. g3 Rc4 45. axb6 axb6 46. Kh3 g4+ 47. Kh4 b5 48. Kg5 b4 49. Rh6+ Kg7 50. Rd6 Rc5+ 51. Kxg4 Rb5

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The action hotted up in group B, with only one drawn game in round six. Luke McShane defeated top seeded rival Wojtaszek to keep his nose in front of Efimenko, while Wesley So earned his second consecutive win with the black pieces to move up to third place.
In the C Group leader Daniele Vocaturo lost to Tania Sachdev, allowing 14-year old Ukrainian prodigy Illya Nyzhnyk to join him at the top of the standings.

McShane, Luke J (2664) vs. Wojtaszek, Radoslaw (2726)

73rd Tata Steel GMB | Wijk aan Zee NED | Round 6| 21 Jan 2011 | ECO: B23 | 1-0

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1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. f4 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bb5+ Bd7 6. Bc4 Nc6 7. d3 Na5 8. O-O Nh6 9. Qe1 Nxc4 10. dxc4 f5 11. e5 Be6 12. b3 Nf7 13. exd6 Qxd6 14. Bb2 O-O 15. Rf2 Rae8 16. Nb5 Qb6 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. a4 a5 19. Rd1 Bc8 20. Re2 e6 21. Ng5 Rd8 22. Rxd8 Rxd8 23. Nxe6+ Bxe6 24. Rxe6 Rd1 25. Rxg6+ hxg6 26. Qxd1 Qe6 27. Kf2 g5 28. Qd5 Qh6 29. fxg5 Qh4+ 30. Ke2 Qxh2 31. Qxb7 Kg6 32. Qc6+ Kxg5 33. Qf3 f4 34. Qh3 Qg1 35. Nc3 Nd6 36. Qf3 Qc1 37. Kd3 Qg1 38. Qxf4+

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Fressinet, Laurent (2707) vs. So, Wesley (2673)

73rd Tata Steel GMB | Wijk aan Zee NED | Round 6| 21 Jan 2011 | ECO: A15 | 0-1

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1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Qb3 Nb6 6. d4 Bg7 7. e4 Bg4 8. Be3 Bxf3 9. gxf3 Bxd4 10. O-O-O e5 11. h4 Bxe3+ 12. fxe3 Qf6 13. h5 g5 14. f4 exf4 15. Nd5 Nxd5 16. Rxd5 Nc6 17. Rg1 h6 18. Bc4 Ne7 19. Rdd1 O-O 20. Rdf1 b5 21. Qxb5 Rab8 22. e5 Rxb5 23. exf6 Rc5 24. b3 Nf5 25. exf4 Ne3 26. Rf2 Kh7 27. Kb2 Nxc4+ 28. bxc4 Rf5 29. Kc3 Rxf6 30. f5 Re8 31. Rd1 Re5 32. Rd5 Re3+ 33. Kd4 Rh3 34. Rd7 Rxh5 35. Rxc7 g4 36. Ke4 Rg5 37. c5 g3 38. Rg2 h5 39. Rxa7 h4 40. Ra3 h3 41. Raxg3 Rxg3 42. Rxg3 h2

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Brains and Beauty - Tania Sachdev beat Daniele Vocaturo in round six

Tania, Sachdev (2391) vs. Vocaturo, Daniele (2570)

73rd Tata Steel GMC | Wijk aan Zee NED | Round 6| 21 Jan 2011 | ECO: A56 | 1-0

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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 d6 4. Nc3 g6 5. e4 Bg7 6. f3 O-O 7. Nge2 e6 8. Ng3 exd5 9. cxd5 a6 10. a4 Nbd7 11. Be2 h5 12. Bg5 Qc7 13. O-O Nh7 14. Be3 Ne5 15. h3 h4 16. Nh1 f5 17. Qd2 Qf7 18. f4 Nd7 19. Nf2 b6 20. Rae1 Bb7 21. Bf3 Rae8 22. Nfd1 Bf6 23. Bf2 Qg7 24. exf5 gxf5 25. Rxe8 Rxe8 26. Ne3 Rf8 27. Qc2 Bxc3 28. bxc3 Qf6 29. c4 Bc8 30. Qb1 Rf7 31. Qe1 Ndf8 32. Bxh4 Qd4 33. Bh5 Rg7 34. Rf3 Bd7 35. Kh1 Nf6 36. Bxf6 Qxf6 37. Rg3 Bxa4 38. Rxg7+ Kxg7 39. g4 Bd7 40. g5 Qd8 41. Qa1+ Kg8 42. Qxa6 Qe7 43. Ng2 Qh7 44. Be2 Qxh3+ 45. Kg1 Qb3 46. Qa1 b5 47. Qf6 b4 48. Bh5 Nh7 49. Qf7+ Kh8 50. g6 Qd1+ 51. Bxd1

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Group A
Anand, Viswanathan	½-½	Grischuk, Alexander
Aronian, Levon	½-½	Wang, Hao
Giri, Anish	0-1	Nepomniachtchi, Ian
Ponomariov, Ruslan	½-½	Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime
L'Ami, Erwin	0-1	Nakamura, Hikaru
Smeets, Jan	0-1	Carlsen, Magnus
Shirov, Alexei	0-1	Kramnik, Vladimir
Group B
McShane, Luke J	1-0	Wojtaszek, Radoslaw
Navara, David	1-0	Ganguly, Surya Shekhar
Fressinet, Laurent	0-1	So, Wesley
Li, Chao	1-0	Hammer, Jon Ludvig
Tkachiev, Vladislav	½-½	Sargissian, Gabriel
Nijboer, Friso	0-1	Le, Quang Liem
Spoelman, Wouter	0-1	Efimenko, Zahar
Group C
Van Der Werf, Mark	½-½	Nyzhnyk, Illya
Tania, Sachdev	1-0	Vocaturo, Daniele
Bluvshtein, Mark	0-1	Kazhgaleyev, Murtas
Ivanisevic, Ivan	½-½	Lahno, Kateryna
Bok, Benjamin	0-1	De Jong, Jan-Willem
Siebrecht, Sebastian	0-1	Swiercz, Dariusz
Pruijssers, Roeland	½-½	Van Kampen, Robin

Group A
Anand, Viswanathan	IND	2810	4½
Nakamura, Hikaru	USA	2751	4½
Aronian, Levon	ARM	2805	3½
Kramnik, Vladimir	RUS	2784	3½
Nepomniachtchi, Ian	RUS	2733	3½
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime	FRA	2715	3½
Carlsen, Magnus	NOR	2814	3½
Giri, Anish	NED	2686	3
Ponomariov, Ruslan	UKR	2744	3
Wang, Hao	CHN	2731	2½
Grischuk, Alexander	RUS	2773	2
L'Ami, Erwin	NED	2628	2
Smeets, Jan	NED	2662	2
Shirov, Alexei	ESP	2722	1
Group B
McShane, Luke J	ENG	2664	5
Efimenko, Zahar	UKR	2701	4½
So, Wesley	PHI	2673	4
Sargissian, Gabriel	ARM	2667	3½
Navara, David	CZE	2708	3½
Fressinet, Laurent	FRA	2707	3
Wojtaszek, Radoslaw	POL	2726	3
Li, Chao	CHN	2649	3
Le, Quang Liem	VIE	2664	2½
Tkachiev, Vladislav	FRA	2636	2½
Nijboer, Friso	NED	2584	2
Hammer, Jon Ludvig	NOR	2647	2
Spoelman, Wouter	NED	2547	2
Ganguly, Surya Shekhar	IND	2651	1½
Group C
Nyzhnyk, Illya	UKR	2530	4½
Vocaturo, Daniele	ITA	2570	4½
Lahno, Kateryna	UKR	2518	4
Van Der Werf, Mark	NED	2439	3½
Tania, Sachdev	IND	2391	3½
Bluvshtein, Mark	CAN	2590	3
Ivanisevic, Ivan	SRB	2630	3
Kazhgaleyev, Murtas	KAZ	2637	3
Swiercz, Dariusz	POL	2540	3
Bok, Benjamin	NED	2453	2½
Siebrecht, Sebastian	GER	2439	2½
Van Kampen, Robin	NED	2443	2
De Jong, Jan-Willem	NED	2437	1½
Pruijssers, Roeland	NED	2484	1½