Carlsen And Aronian Still Neck And Neck
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In fact, the only rapid pairing that ended as a draw had already had the only decisive result in the blindfold games, when Karjakin smashed down Kramnik's Berlin wall.
There was certainly interest in some of the other blindfold games, though, with Gashimov and Aronian sacrificing their queens.
The rapid games produced wins for Aronian, Carlsen, Anand, Topalov and Nakamura.
A selection of today's games are below. Tomorrow is a rest day, so round five is on Thursday.
Elder statesmen? Boris Gelfand and Vishy Anand.
The results on day four:
Blind | Karjakin-Kramnik | 1-0 |
Gelfand-Topalov | ½-½ | |
Grischuk-Anand | ½-½ | |
Blind | Carlsen-Giri | ½-½ |
Nakamura-Gashimov | ½-½ | |
Aronian-Ivanchuk | ½-½ | |
Rapid | Kramnik-Karjakin | ½-½ |
Topalov-Gelfand | 1-0 | |
Anand-Grischuk | 1-0 | |
Rapid | Giri-Carlsen | 0-1 |
Gashimov-Nakamura | 0-1 | |
Ivanchuk-Aronian | 0-1 |
The standings after day four:
1 | Carlsen, Magnus | NOR | 2815 | 6 |
2 | Aronian, Levon | ARM | 2808 | 6 |
3 | Anand, Viswanathan | IND | 2817 | 5½ |
4 | Grischuk, Alexander | RUS | 2747 | 4½ |
5 | Gashimov, Vugar | AZE | 2746 | 4 |
6 | Karjakin, Sergey | RUS | 2776 | 4 |
7 | Nakamura, Hikaru | USA | 2774 | 4 |
8 | Topalov, Veselin | BUL | 2775 | 4 |
9 | Gelfand, Boris | ISR | 2733 | 3½ |
10 | Kramnik, Vladimir | RUS | 2785 | 2½ |
11 | Giri, Anish | NED | 2690 | 2 |
12 | Ivanchuk, Vassily | UKR | 2779 | 2 |
Has Chucky lost his Amber mojo?
Aronian,L (2808) vs. Ivanchuk,V (2779)
20th Amber Blindfold | Monaco MNC | Round 4| 15 Mar 2011 | ECO: E00 | 1/2-1/2
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Nc6 4. Bg2 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Qe7 6. e3 b6 7. Nc3 Bb7 8. Nge2 Na5 9. Bxb7 Nxb7 10. O-O c5 11. a3 Bxc3 12. Bxc3 Ne4 13. Be1 f5 14. f3 Nf6 15. b4 O-O 16. bxc5 bxc5 17. Rb1 Nd6 18. Qd3 Rfc8 19. Kg2 cxd4 20. Bb4 a5 21. Bxd6 Qxd6 22. Rfc1 Qa6 23. Nxd4 Qd6 24. Rb5 Rc5 25. Qc3 h6 26. a4 Nd5 27. cxd5 Rxc3 28. Rxc3 Kh7 29. dxe6 dxe6 30. Rb7 e5 31. Rxg7+ Kh8 32. Rcc7 exd4 33. Rh7+ Kg8 34. Rcg7+ Kf8 35. Rf7+ Ke8 36. Rfg7 Qf8 37. exd4 Rd8 38. Ra7 Qf6 39. Rxa5 Rxd4 40. Rb7 Rd7 41. Rbb5 f4 42. Re5+ Kd8 43. Re2 Qc6 44. Rf5 fxg3 45. hxg3 Qxa4 46. Rf8+ Kc7 47. Rfe8 Qb4 48. R8e4 Qa3 49. g4 Qd6 50. Re6 Qf4 51. Re7 h5 52. Rxd7+ Kxd7 53. gxh5 Qg5+ 54. Kf2 Qxh5 55. Kg2 Qg5+ 56. Kf2 Qf4 57. Kg2 Kd6 58. Re4 Qd2+ 59. Kg3 Kd5 60. Rg4 Qe2 61. Re4 Qf1 62. Kg4 Qg2+ 63. Kf4 Qg1 64. Re5+ Kd4 65. Re4+ Kd3 66. Re5 Qh2+ 67. Kf5 Qh5+ 68. Kf4 Qh2+ 69. Kf5 Qg3 70. f4 Qf3 71. Kg5 Kd4 72. Re6 Qg3+ 73. Kf5 Qh3+ 74. Kf6 Qg4 75. f5 Qf4 76. Kg6 Kd5 77. Ra6 Qg4+ 78. Kf6 Qe2 79. Re6 Qh2 80. Kg6 Qg3+ 81. Kf6 Qf4 82. Kg6 Qg4+ 83. Kf6 Qg3 84. Ra6 Qc3+ 85. Kg6 Ke5 86. Re6+ Kf4 87. f6 Qg3+ 88. Kh7 Qh3+ 89. Kg7 Qg4+ 90. Kh8 Qh5+ 91. Kg7 Qg5+ 92. Kh7 Qh4+ 93. Kg8 Qg3+ 94. Kh8 Qc3 95. Kh7 Qc2+ 96. Kg7 Qg2+ 97. Kh8 Qb7 98. f7 Qxf7 99. Re4+ Kg5 100. Rg4+ Kh5 101. Rh4+ Kxh4
Karjakin,Sergey (2776) vs. Kramnik,V (2785)
20th Amber Blindfold | Monaco MNC | Round 4| 15 Mar 2011 | ECO: C67 | 1-0
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 h6 11. b3 c5 12. Nd5 c6 13. Nf4 g5 14. Bb2 Rg8 15. e6 Bxe6 16. Rad1+ Kc7 17. Nxe6+ fxe6 18. g4 Bg7 19. Bxg7 Nxg7 20. Ne5 Rad8 21. Rxd8 Rxd8 22. f4 gxf4 23. Rxf4 Rd1+ 24. Kg2 Ne8 25. Rf7+ Kb6 26. Re7 Nf6 27. Rxe6 Nd5 28. Rxh6 Ne3+ 29. Kg3 Nxc2 30. h4 Nd4 31. h5 Ka5 32. Rh7 b5 33. h6 Rh1 34. Kg2 Rh4 35. Kg3 Rh1 36. g5 Kb4 37. Nd3+ Kc3 38. Nxc5 a5 39. Rf7 Kb4 40. Nd3+ Kc3 41. Nf2 Rh5 42. Nh3 Ne6 43. Rf3+ Kb2 44. Kg4
Nakamura,Hi (2774) vs. Gashimov,V (2746)
20th Amber Blindfold | Monaco MNC | Round 4| 15 Mar 2011 | ECO: D16 | 1/2-1/2
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. a4 e6 6. e3 c5 7. Bxc4 cxd4 8. exd4 Nc6 9. O-O Be7 10. Qe2 O-O 11. Rd1 Nb4 12. Ne5 Bd7 13. Be3 Bc6 14. a5 a6 15. Nxc6 bxc6 16. Rdc1 Qc7 17. Na4 Nfd5 18. Bd2 Rfb8 19. Nc5 Bxc5 20. dxc5 Nf4 21. Qe4 Nbd5 22. b3 Ng6 23. Qe2 Qb7 24. Ra4 Rd8 25. g3 Nge7 26. Rb1 Nf5 27. Bd3 Qd7 28. Bc2 Nc7 29. Rd1 Nb5 30. Qe4 h5 31. Bg5 Qxd1+ 32. Bxd1 Rxd1+ 33. Kg2 Rd5 34. Rc4 Ra7 35. Qf3 f6 36. Be3 Rad7 37. Re4 Re7 38. Bf4 Nfd4 39. Qd3 Nf5 40. Qf3 Nfd4 41. Qd3 Nf5 42. Qc2 e5 43. Be3 Red7 44. Qe2 g6 45. Qc4 Kg7 46. f4 Nxe3+ 47. Rxe3 Rd2+ 48. Re2 e4 49. Kf2 f5 50. Rxd2 Rxd2+ 51. Ke1 Rd5 52. h3 Kf6 53. g4 h4 54. b4 Rd8 55. gxf5 gxf5 56. Qe2 Nc3 57. Qh5 Rd1+ 58. Kf2 Rd2+ 59. Ke1 Rd1+ 60. Kf2 Rd2+ 61. Ke1 Rd1+
Topalov moved up the leaderboard by beating Gelfand
Topalov,V (2775) vs. Gelfand,B (2733)
20th Amber Rapid | Monaco MNC | Round 4| 15 Mar 2011 | ECO: D43 | 1-0
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 dxc4 7. e4 g5 8. Bg3 b5 9. Be2 Bb7 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Ne5 Bg7 12. Nxd7 Nxd7 13. Bd6 a6 14. a4 b4 15. Nb1 Nf6 16. e5 Ne4 17. Bxb4 c5 18. Ba3 cxd4 19. Bf3 Bf8 20. Re1 Bxa3 21. Nxa3 Nc5 22. Nxc4 O-O 23. b4 Bxf3 24. Qxf3 Nd7 25. h4 Rc8 26. Qd3 Qc7 27. Rac1 Nb6 28. Nd6 Qxc1 29. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 30. Kh2 Rc3 31. Qxd4 Nd5 32. hxg5 hxg5 33. Qg4
Anand,V (2817) vs. Grischuk,A (2747)
20th Amber Rapid | Monaco MNC | Round 4| 15 Mar 2011 | ECO: B90 | 1-0
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 Qb6 7. g4 Nc6 8. Nb3 e6 9. Qe2 Qc7 10. Be3 b5 11. O-O-O Nd7 12. Qf2 Rb8 13. Kb1 Nce5 14. Rg1 Be7 15. f4 Nc4 16. Ba7 Ra8 17. Bd4 b4 18. Bxc4 Qxc4 19. Nd2 Qc6 20. Ne2 e5 21. Be3 a5 22. Ng3 g6 23. Nf3 a4 24. fxe5 dxe5 25. Rd5 b3 26. cxb3 axb3 27. a3 O-O 28. Rc1 Qa6 29. Qd2 Nf6 30. Rxe5 Rd8 31. Bd4 Be6 32. Nf5 Bf8 33. h3 Bc4 34. Ne7+ Bxe7 35. Rxe7 Bd3+ 36. Ka1 Bc2 37. Qf4 Rdc8 38. Rc7 Rxc7 39. Qxc7 Nxe4 40. Re1 Re8 41. Ng5 Rf8 42. Nxe4
Gashimov,V (2746) vs. Nakamura,Hi (2774)
20th Amber Rapid | Monaco MNC | Round 4| 15 Mar 2011 | ECO: C12 | 0-1
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Bb4 5. e5 h6 6. Be3 Ne4 7. Qg4 g6 8. a3 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 Nxc3 10. Bd3 b6 11. h4 Ba6 12. h5 g5 13. f4 gxf4 14. Bxf4 Kd7 15. Bd2 Ne4 16. Bxe4 dxe4 17. Qxe4 Kc8 18. Nf3 Bb7 19. Qf4 Rh7 20. O-O-O Qd5 21. Qg4 Kd7 22. Qg8 Qa2 23. Bc3 Be4 24. Bb2 Qc4 25. Rd2 Na6 26. Qg4 Bd5 27. Rd3 Qc6 28. Nd2 Rf8 29. Rc3 Qb7 30. Re3 b5 31. Ne4 Bxe4 32. Rxe4 c6 33. Bc3 Qc8 34. Rf1 Rg8 35. Qh3 Nc7 36. Ref4 Rgg7 37. Bb4 Nd5 38. R4f2 Qg8 39. Bc5 a5 40. Qd3 a4 41. g4 Qd8 42. c4 Qg5+ 43. Rd2 bxc4 44. Qxc4 Qe3 45. Qa6 Nc7 46. Qxa4 Rxg4 47. Qc2 Rg2 48. d5 Qxd2+ 49. Qxd2 Rxd2 50. Kxd2 exd5 51. Be3 Ne6 52. Rf6 Rg7 53. Bxh6 Rg2+ 54. Ke1 Ke7 55. Rf2 Rg1+ 56. Rf1 Rg3 57. Rh1 Rxa3 58. Bc1 Ra1 59. Kf2 Ra2+ 60. Kg3 Kf8 61. h6 Kg8 62. Rf1 Ra7 63. Rd1 Rd7 64. Kg4 c5 65. Kf5 Kh7 66. Be3 d4 67. Bf2 c4 68. Ke4 c3 69. Kd3 Nc5+ 70. Kc4 c2 71. Rc1 d3 72. Be3 Ne4 73. Kb3 d2 74. Bxd2 Rxd2 75. Rxc2 Rxc2 76. Kxc2 Kxh6
Ivanchuk,V (2779) vs. Aronian,L (2808)
20th Amber Rapid | Monaco MNC | Round 4| 15 Mar 2011 | ECO: A36 | 0-1
1. c4 g6 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. Nc3 Nc6 5. a3 e6 6. b4 d6 7. Rb1 Nge7 8. Nf3 O-O 9. O-O b6 10. Qc2 Bb7 11. b5 Na5 12. d3 d5 13. Rd1 Nf5 14. Bg5 Nd4 15. Qc1 Nab3 16. Bxd8 Nxc1 17. Rdxc1 Nxf3+ 18. Bxf3 Rfxd8 19. a4 Rab8 20. cxd5 exd5 21. a5 Rd6 22. Na4 Bc8 23. Kg2 h5 24. h3 Be6 25. Rc2 c4 26. dxc4 Bf5 27. Rbc1 Bxc2 28. Rxc2 dxc4 29. axb6 axb6 30. Rxc4 Rd4 31. Nb2 Rxc4 32. Nxc4 Bf8 33. Bd5 Kg7 34. e4 Bc5 35. f4 Rc8 36. Ne5 f6 37. Nd3 Bf8 38. Bc6 Rd8 39. Bd5 Rd7 40. g4 h4 41. Kf3 g5 42. fxg5 fxg5 43. Ne5 Ra7 44. Nc4 Bc5 45. e5 Ra2 46. Ke4 Rh2 47. Kf5 Rxh3 48. Kxg5 Rd3 49. Bc6 h3 50. e6 h2 51. Nxb6 Rd6
Carlsen gets revenge for his loss to Giri in Wijk Aan Zee
Giri,A (2690) vs. Carlsen,M (2815)
20th Amber Rapid | Monaco MNC | Round 4| 15 Mar 2011 | ECO: A40 | 0-1
1. d4 e6 2. c4 Bb4+ 3. Bd2 Bxd2+ 4. Qxd2 f5 5. g3 Nf6 6. Bg2 O-O 7. Nf3 d6 8. O-O Qe7 9. Nc3 c6 10. Rfe1 d5 11. e3 Nbd7 12. b3 b6 13. Ne2 Bb7 14. Nf4 dxc4 15. bxc4 c5 16. Ng5 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 e5 18. Nfe6 Ne4 19. Nxe4 Qxe6 20. Ng5 Qxc4 21. dxc5 Nxc5 22. Rec1 Qd3 23. Qxd3 Nxd3 24. Rc7 h6 25. Nf3 Rf7 26. Rc3 Rd7 27. a4 Rad8 28. Rb1 Rd5 29. Rc7 R8d7 30. Rxd7 Rxd7 31. Rb5 Rd6 32. a5 e4 33. Nd4 g6 34. Rb1 Kf7 35. h3 Ke7 36. Nb5 Rd5 37. axb6 axb6 38. Nd4 Rd6 39. Nb5 Rf6 40. f3 exf3+ 41. Kxf3 Ne5+ 42. Ke2 Nd7 43. Nd4 Rd6 44. g4 fxg4 45. hxg4 Ne5 46. Nb5 Rf6 47. Rb4 Rf2+ 48. Kxf2 Nd3+ 49. Kf3 Nxb4 50. Kf4 Kf6 51. Nc3 Nd3+ 52. Ke4 Nc5+ 53. Kf4 g5+ 54. Kf3 Ke5 55. Nb5 Ne4 56. Na7 Nd2+ 57. Ke2 Nc4 58. Nc6+ Ke4 59. Ne7 Nxe3 60. Nc8 Nxg4 61. Nxb6 Ne5 62. Kf2 h5 63. Kg3 h4+ 64. Kh3 Kf3 65. Nc8 Nd3 66. Nd6 Nf4+ 67. Kh2 g4 68. Nf5 g3+ 69. Kh1 g2+ 70. Kh2 Kf2
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