Aronian Beats Anand At Amber
Submitted by SonofPearl on Chess.com
As always, there was some lively and interesting play in the blindfold games at Amber, but all six of the decisive results in round eight came from the rapid games, and all from the white pieces.After a quick draw in their blindfold game, Lev Aronian scored a vital win against Vishy Anand to keep his nose ahead of Magnus Carlsen, who beat Veselin Topalov.
Vassily Ivanchuk kept his recovery rolling along nicely, with a rapid win against Boris Gelfand after long hard-fought draw in their blindfold game.
Hikaru Nakamura scored a much-needed win against Grischuk, while Giri's second win of the event lifted him out of last place, to be replaced by Kramnik (!) who lost to Gashimov.
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The results on day 8:
| Blind | Grischuk-Nakamura | ½-½ |
| Anand-Aronian | ½-½ | |
| Gelfand-Ivanchuk | ½-½ | |
| Blind | Kramnik-Gashimov | ½-½ |
| Karjakin-Giri | ½-½ | |
| Topalov-Carlsen | ½-½ | |
| Rapid | Nakamura-Grischuk | 1-0 |
| Aronian-Anand | 1-0 | |
| Ivanchuk-Gelfand | 1-0 | |
| Rapid | Gashimov-Kramnik | 1-0 |
| Giri-Karjakin | 1-0 | |
| Carlsen-Topalov | 1-0 |
The standings after day 8:
| 1 | Aronian, Levon | ARM | 2808 | 11½ |
| 2 | Carlsen, Magnus | NOR | 2815 | 11 |
| 3 | Anand, Viswanathan | IND | 2817 | 8½ |
| 4 | Ivanchuk, Vassily | UKR | 2779 | 8½ |
| 5 | Grischuk, Alexander | RUS | 2747 | 8 |
| 6 | Gashimov, Vugar | AZE | 2746 | 8 |
| 7 | Topalov, Veselin | BUL | 2775 | 7½ |
| 8 | Nakamura, Hikaru | USA | 2774 | 7½ |
| 9 | Karjakin, Sergey | RUS | 2776 | 7 |
| 10 | Gelfand, Boris | ISR | 2733 | 7 |
| 11 | Giri, Anish | NED | 2690 | 6 |
| 12 | Kramnik, Vladimir | RUS | 2785 | 5½ |
Aronian's good record against the world champion continues
Aronian, Levon (2808) vs. Anand, Viswanathan (2817)
20th Amber Rapid | Monaco MNC | Round 8| 20 Mar 2011 | ECO: A35 | 1-0
1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf63. Nc3 Nc6 4. e3 e65. d4 d5 6. a3 a6 7. dxc5Bxc5 8. b4 Ba7 9. Bb2 O-O 10. Qc2 Qe7 11. Rd1Rd8 12. Be2 d4 13. exd4Nxd4 14. Nxd4 Bxd415. O-O e5 16. Na4 Be617. c5 Qc7 18. Nb6 Rab819. Bxd4 Rxd4 20. Rxd4exd4 21. Rd1 Rd8 22. h3g6 23. Qb2 Qf4 24. Bf3d3 25. Qd2 Qd4 26. Bxb7a5 27. Bf3 axb4 28. Qxb4d2 29. c6 Qe5 30. Nd7Nxd7 31. Qxd2 Qc732. Qd4 Rc8 33. cxd7Rd8 34. Qb2 Rxd735. Rxd7 Qxd7 36. Qb8+Kg7 37. Qb4 Qd3 38. a4Bxh3 39. Qb2+ Kg840. Be2 Qe4 41. gxh3Qxa4 42. Qb8+ Kg743. Qe5+ Kg8 44. Bf3Qd7 45. Bd5 Qxh346. Qe8+ Kg7 47. Qxf7+Kh6 48. Qf4+ Kg749. Qe5+ Kh6 50. Qe3+Qxe3 51. fxe3 Kg552. Kg2 Kf5 53. Kf3 Ke554. Bg8 h6 55. Bf7 Kf556. Be8 h5 57. e4+ Kf658. Ke3 h4 59. Bd7
Carlsen keeps up the chase by beating Topalov
Carlsen, Magnus (2815) vs. Topalov, Veselin (2775)
20th Amber Rapid | Monaco MNC | Round 8| 20 Mar 2011 | ECO: B23 | 1-0
1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. f4Nc6 4. Nf3 g6 5. Bb5 Bd76. O-O a6 7. Bxc6 Bxc68. d3 Bg7 9. Qe1 Qd710. a4 f5 11. Nd5 fxe412. dxe4 Rb8 13. Ng5 Bxd514. exd5 Qf5 15. Ne6 Bf616. Qe2 h5 17. Ra3 Nh618. Rg3 Kd7 19. Rg5 Bxg520. fxg5 Qxd5 21. Nf4 Qd4+22. Be3 Qe4 23. gxh6 Rxh624. Nd5 Rhh8 25. Qd2 Rhf826. Re1 Rf5 27. Nb6+ Kc628. Bxc5 Rbf8 29. Bd4
Ivanchuk won his rapid game with Gelfand after an amazing draw in the blindfold
Gelfand, Boris (2733) vs. Ivanchuk, Vassily (2779)
20th Amber Blindfold | Monaco MNC | Round 8| 20 Mar 2011 | ECO: D34 | 1/2-1/2
1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4e6 4. g3 c5 5. cxd5 exd56. Bg2 Be7 7. O-O O-O8. Nc3 Nc6 9. Bg5 cxd410. Nxd4 Re8 11. e3 Be612. Rc1 h6 13. Bxf6 Bxf614. Nxc6 bxc6 15. Na4Qa5 16. Rxc6 Rad8 17. a3d4 18. b4 Qb5 19. Rc5Qb8 20. e4 d3 21. Qd2Bb3 22. Nc3 Bd4 23. Rc6Qb7 24. b5 Bc2 25. a4Bb6 26. Nd5 Bxa4 27. e5Qb8 28. e6 Rxe629. Rxe6 fxe6 30. Ne7+Kh8 31. Nc6 Qd632. Nxd8 Qxd8 33. Bc6Qd4 34. Kg2 Bc2 35. Re1Qxf2+ 36. Qxf2 Bxf237. Rxe6 d2 38. Bf3 Bb639. Rd6 Ba4 40. Rxd2Bxb5 41. Be4 Kg842. Rd5 Bc6 43. Re5Bxe4+ 44. Rxe4 h545. Kf3 g6 46. Kf4 Kg747. Ke5 Bd8 48. Ke6 Bf649. Ra4 Bb2 50. Rxa7+Kg8 51. Ra2 Bc3 52. Rc2Ba1 53. Rc7 Bb2 54. Rc2Ba1 55. Rg2 Kg7 56. g4hxg4 57. Rxg4 Bc358. Rc4 Ba1 59. Rf4 Bb260. Rf1 Bd4 61. Rf7+ Kg862. Rf4 Bc3 63. Rg4 Kg764. Rg2 Bf6 65. Rc2 Ba166. Rc7+ Kg8 67. h4 Bb268. Rc2 Bd4 69. Rd2 Bc370. Rd3 Be1 71. Kf6Bxh4+ 72. Kxg6 Kf873. Rh3 Bd8 74. Rh7 Ke875. Kf5 Kf8 76. Ke6 Bg577. Rf7+ Kg8 78. Rd7 Kf879. Rd5 Bc1 80. Rd1 Bb281. Rf1+ Kg7 82. Rf7+Kg6 83. Rf2 Bc1 84. Rg2+Kh5 85. Kf5 Kh4 86. Rc2Be3 87. Ke4 Ba7 88. Ra2Bb6 89. Kf4 Bc7+
Ivanchuk, Vassily (2779) vs. Gelfand, Boris (2733)
20th Amber Rapid | Monaco MNC | Round 8| 20 Mar 2011 | ECO: C42 | 1-0
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf63. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe45. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Be7 7. O-O Nc6 8. c4 Nb4 9. Be2O-O 10. Nc3 Bf5 11. a3Nxc3 12. bxc3 Nc613. Re1 Re8 14. cxd5Qxd5 15. Bf4 Rac8 16. g3Bf6 17. Rc1 h6 18. c4Qa5 19. d5 Ne5 20. Bxe5Bxe5 21. Bd3 Bg422. Re4 Bxf3 23. Qxf3Bb2 24. Rb1 Qxa3 25. c5Kf8 26. d6 cxd6 27. cxd6Rxe4 28. Qxe4 Bf629. Qh7 g6 30. Bxg6 fxg631. Rxb7 Qa1+ 32. Kg2Bg7 33. Qxg6 Qf634. Rxg7
Back to winning ways, Nakamura beat Grischuk
Nakamura, Hikaru (2774) vs. Grischuk, Alexander (2747)
20th Amber Rapid | Monaco MNC | Round 8| 20 Mar 2011 | ECO: E90 | 1-0
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O6. h3 e5 7. d5 Nh58. Nh2 Na6 9. Ng4 Qe810. Ne3 Kh8 11. a3 f512. b4 Nf6 13. Bd3 c514. Rb1 f4 15. Nf1 Bd716. Nh2 Qe7 17. Bd2 g518. Ng4 Ng8 19. h4 gxh420. Nh2 Bf6 21. Nb5 Rf722. Be2 Nh6 23. Ng4Nxg4 24. Bxg4 Rg725. Bxd7 Qxd7 26. Qf3cxb4 27. axb4 Nc728. Na3 Rag8 29. Rh2 b630. Kf1 Ne8 31. Ra1 Qc832. Rc1 Qd7 33. Nc2 Be734. Ne1 Nf6 35. Bc3 Rc836. Qe2 Qe8 37. Nf3 Qg638. Re1 Ng4 39. Rh3 a540. bxa5 b5 41. a6 Bd842. Ra1 Bb6 43. Nxh4Qg5 44. Be1 Rxc4 45. Nf5Rg8 46. Nxd6 Rc7 47. Qf3Bd4 48. Rc1 Ra7 49. Rc6b4 50. Nb5 Rf7 51. a7 b352. Nxd4 exd4 53. Qd3Ne5 54. Qxd4 Qxg2+55. Ke2 Qg4+ 56. f3 Qg757. Bc3 Re7 58. Rh5Nxc6 59. dxc6 b260. Qxg7+ Rexg761. Bxb2
Giri is no longer in last place after beating Karjakin
Giri, Anish (2690) vs. Karjakin, Sergey (2776)
20th Amber Rapid | Monaco MNC | Round 8| 20 Mar 2011 | ECO: A29 | 1-0
1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf63. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d55. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb67. O-O Be7 8. a3 O-O9. b4 Be6 10. d3 a511. b5 Nd4 12. Bb2 f613. Nxd4 exd4 14. Nb1Bd5 15. Nd2 c5 16. bxc6Bxg2 17. Kxg2 bxc618. Qb3+ Kh8 19. Rab1Re8 20. Rfc1 a4 21. Qa2c5 22. Ba1 Bf8 23. Nf3Nd5 24. Rb7 Qd6 25. Rc2g5 26. e4 dxe3 27. Nxg5Kg8 28. Ne4 Qe6 29. Rd7Rad8 30. Rxd5 Qxd531. Qxd5+ Rxd532. Nxf6+ Kf7 33. Nxd5e2 34. Bc3 e1=Q35. Bxe1 Rxe1 36. Nc3
Another bad day for Kramnik, losing to Gashimov to slip to last place
Gashimov, Vugar (2746) vs. Kramnik, Vladimir (2785)
20th Amber Rapid | Monaco MNC | Round 8| 20 Mar 2011 | ECO: C65 | 1-0
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc63. Bb5 Nf6 4. Qe2 Bc55. c3 O-O 6. d3 Re87. Ba4 d5 8. h3 h6 9. g4Nh7 10. Nbd2 Bd711. Bb3 Be6 12. exd5Bxd5 13. Ne4 Bf8 14. g5Bxb3 15. axb3 Qd516. Rg1 h5 17. g6 fxg618. Rxg6 Re6 19. Rg3 Be720. Nfg5 Bxg5 21. Bxg5g6 22. c4 Qd7 23. Nc5Qe8 24. Nxe6 Qxe625. Be3 Kh8 26. O-O-O a527. Rdg1 Qf5 28. Rf3 Qd729. Bd2 a4 30. Bc3 Qd631. Qe4 a3 32. bxa3 Nd433. Bxd4 exd4 34. Kc2Rxa3 35. Rxg6 Ra2+36. Kb1 Ra1+ 37. Kxa1Qa3+ 38. Kb1 Qxb3+39. Kc1
Photos: Association Max Euwe
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