A Happy Birthday For Ivanchuk At Amber
Submitted by SonofPearl on Chess.com
Vassily Ivanchuk has had a rough time so far at the 2011 Amber tournament, but on day six he celebrated his 42nd birthday by beating world champion Vishy Anand in their rapid game.
It was a strangely lop-sided round with all the blindfold games ending up as draws, and all the rapid games being decisive.
One of the losers was leader Lev Aronian, who succumbed to Alexander Grischuk but he still keeps his lead with an overall score of 8.5/12.
Magnus Carlsen was slightly fortunate to escape with a draw in his blindfold game with Sergey Karjakin but recovered to win the rapid.
Hikaru Nakamura slipped further off the pace with a loss to Boris Gelfand, and Veselin Topalov fared no better, losing to Vugar Gashimov.
Vladimir Kramnik's win against Anish Giri condemned the 16-year old star to the bottom of the leaderboard.
Cheer up Chucky! You beat the world champion on your birthday!
The results on day six:
| Blind | Gelfand-Nakamura | ½-½ |
| Grischuk-Aronian | ½-½ | |
| Anand-Ivanchuk | ½-½ | |
| Blind | Topalov-Gashimov | ½-½ |
| Kramnik-Giri | ½-½ | |
| Karjakin-Carlsen | ½-½ | |
| Rapid | Nakamura-Gelfand | 0-1 |
| Aronian-Grischuk | 0-1 | |
| Ivanchuk-Anand | 1-0 | |
| Rapid | Gashimov-Topalov | 1-0 |
| Giri-Kramnik | 0-1 | |
| Carlsen-Karjakin | 1-0 |
The standings after round six:
| 1 | Aronian, Levon | ARM | 2808 | 8½ |
| 2 | Carlsen, Magnus | NOR | 2815 | 7½ |
| 3 | Grischuk, Alexander | RUS | 2747 | 7 |
| 4 | Anand, Viswanathan | IND | 2817 | 7 |
| 5 | Gelfand, Boris | ISR | 2733 | 6 |
| 6 | Ivanchuk, Vassily | UKR | 2779 | 5½ |
| 7 | Karjakin, Sergey | RUS | 2776 | 5½ |
| 8 | Topalov, Veselin | BUL | 2775 | 5½ |
| 9 | Gashimov, Vugar | AZE | 2746 | 5½ |
| 10 | Nakamura, Hikaru | USA | 2774 | 5 |
| 11 | Kramnik, Vladimir | RUS | 2785 | 5 |
| 12 | Giri, Anish | NED | 2690 | 4 |
Ivanchuk won the game of the day prize for his victory against Anand
Ivanchuk, Vassily (2779) vs. Anand, Viswanathan (2817)
20th Amber Rapid | Monaco MNC | Round 6| 18 Mar 2011 | ECO: A04 | 1-0
1. Nf3 c5 2. g3 g6 3. c3Bg7 4. d4 Qb6 5. Bg2 Nf66. O-O O-O 7. a4 cxd48. a5 Qd8 9. cxd4 Nc610. Qa4 d5 11. Ne5 Bd712. Nxd7 Qxd7 13. Nd2Rfc8 14. Nb3 e6 15. Rd1Nd8 16. e3 Qxa417. Rxa4 Ne4 18. Bxe4dxe4 19. Bd2 f5 20. Bc3Rc7 21. Kf1 Kf7 22. Bb4Nc6 23. Rc1 Rd8 24. Ba3e5 25. a6 b5 26. Rb4exd4 27. Rxb5 dxe328. Rb7 Rxb7 29. axb7Rb8 30. Rxc6 Rxb731. Na5 Rd7 32. fxe3Rd1+ 33. Ke2 Rh134. Nc4 Rxh2+ 35. Kf1 h536. Ra6 Rc2 37. Rxa7+Kg8 38. Rc7 Bf6 39. Rc6Kg7 40. Ne5 Rd2 41. Bf8+
Aronian loses his first game of the event
Aronian, Levon (2808) vs. Grischuk, Alexander (2747)
20th Amber Rapid | Monaco MNC | Round 6| 18 Mar 2011 | ECO: E61 | 0-1
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 c56. d5 d6 7. h3 Re8 8. Nf3e6 9. Nd2 exd5 10. cxd5Nbd7 11. O-O a6 12. a4Rb8 13. Nc4 Ne5 14. Na3Nh5 15. e4 Bd7 16. a5b5 17. axb6 Bb518. Ncxb5 axb5 19. g4Nf6 20. Nxb5 Qxb621. Na3 Qb3 22. Rb1Qxd1 23. Rxd1 Rb324. Bd2 Nfd7 25. Bc3 g526. Kh1 Ra8 27. Bf1 Rxc328. bxc3 Rxa3 29. Rdc1Ra2 30. Kg2 Ng6 31. Bc4Ra7 32. Bf1 Be5 33. Ra1Rxa1 34. Rxa1 Bxc335. Ra6 Be5 36. Kf3 Kg737. Ke2 c4 38. f3 Nc539. Ra7 c3 40. Kd1 Nh441. Bb5 Nxf3 42. Be8Nd4 43. Rxf7+ Kg8
Carlsen reclaimed second spot with his win against Karjakin
Carlsen, Magnus (2815) vs. Karjakin, Sergey (2776)
20th Amber Rapid | Monaco MNC | Round 6| 18 Mar 2011 | ECO: C84 | 1-0
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc63. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf65. O-O Be7 6. d3 b57. Bb3 d6 8. a4 b49. Nbd2 O-O 10. Re1 Na511. Ba2 c5 12. c3 Rb813. d4 cxd4 14. cxd4Qc7 15. Nb3 Nxb316. Bxb3 Bg4 17. Bg5exd4 18. Qxd4 Bxf319. gxf3 Nh5 20. Rac1Qd7 21. Bxe7 Qxe722. e5 Qg5+ 23. Qg4Qxg4+ 24. fxg4 Nf425. Rc6 dxe5 26. Rxa6Nd3 27. Re3 Nxb2 28. a5e4 29. Rxe4 Nd3 30. Rc6Ra8 31. a6 h5 32. g5Rfc8 33. Rxc8+ Rxc834. g6
Nakamura's tough event continued with a loss to Gelfand
Nakamura, Hikaru (2774) vs. Gelfand, Boris (2733)
20th Amber Rapid | Monaco MNC | Round 6| 18 Mar 2011 | ECO: E48 | 0-1
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d56. cxd5 exd5 7. Ne2 Re88. O-O Bf8 9. Bd2 b610. Rc1 c5 11. Nf4 Ba612. Qf3 Bxd3 13. Nxd3Nc6 14. dxc5 bxc515. Rfd1 c4 16. Nf4 Ne517. Qh3 Rb8 18. Rc2 Nd319. Qf3 d4 20. exd4Rxb2 21. Rxb2 Nxb222. Rc1 Qxd4 23. Be3Qe5 24. g3 Nd3 25. Nxd3cxd3 26. Bd2 Qd427. Rb1 Qc4 28. Rb3 Bb429. Kg2 a5 30. Nb1 Rd831. Bxb4 axb4 32. Nd2Qc2 33. Qf4 Nd5 34. Qh4f6 35. Qc4 Qxd2
Married life seems to have taken the edge off Topalov's play...
Gashimov, Vugar (2746) vs. Topalov, Veselin (2775)
20th Amber Rapid | Monaco MNC | Round 6| 18 Mar 2011 | ECO: A22 | 1-0
1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3Bb4 4. Bg2 O-O 5. d3 Re86. Bd2 c6 7. Nf3 d5 8. O-O h6 9. Nxd5 Nxd510. cxd5 Bxd2 11. Nxd2cxd5 12. Qb3 Be613. Qxb7 Nd7 14. Qa6Nc5 15. Qa3 Qb616. Rfc1 Rac8 17. Rc3 d418. Rc2 Na6 19. Rac1Rxc2 20. Rxc2 Nb421. Rc1 Nxa2 22. Nc4Nxc1 23. Nxb6 axb624. Qa4 Rd8 25. Bf3 Bh326. Bg2 Nxe2+ 27. Kf1Bxg2+ 28. Kxg2 e429. Qd1 exd3 30. Kf1 g531. Ke1 Nc3 32. Qxd3Re8+ 33. Kf1 Ne234. Qxe2 Rxe2 35. Kxe2Kf8 36. Kd3 Ke7 37. Kxd4Kd6 38. g4 f6 39. Kc4Kc6 40. b3 b5+ 41. Kb4Kb6 42. h3 Kc6 43. Ka5Kc5 44. b4+ Kc4 45. f3
Giri, Anish (2690) vs. Kramnik, Vladimir (2785)
20th Amber Rapid | Monaco MNC | Round 6| 18 Mar 2011 | ECO: D38 | 0-1
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5exd5 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. e3c5 8. dxc5 Qa5 9. Rc1Bxc3+ 10. bxc3 O-O11. Nd4 Ne4 12. Bf4 Re813. f3 Nexc5 14. Be2 Ne515. Nb3 Nxb3 16. axb3Ng6 17. Bg3 Rxe3 18. O-OBf5 19. Bf2 Re7 20. Qd2Qc7 21. Rfe1 Qf422. Qxf4 Nxf4 23. Bf1Re6 24. Red1 a6 25. b4h6 26. Bg3 Ne2+27. Bxe2 Rxe2 28. Rxd5Be6 29. Rd4 a5 30. bxa5Rxa5 31. Re4 Rxe432. fxe4 Bd7 33. Rc2 Bc634. e5 Rc5 35. c4 Be436. Rc3 Ra5 37. Re3 Bf538. Be1 Ra2 39. c5 Be640. Rd3 Kh7 41. h3 Ra142. Kf2 Rb1 43. Bc3 Rc144. Kg3 g5 45. h4 Kg646. hxg5 hxg5 47. Rf3Bd5 48. Rf6+ Kh5 49. Bd2Rc2 50. Rf2 Be6 51. Be3Rc3 52. Kf3 Bd5+ 53. Ke2Kg4 54. Kd2 Ra3 55. Rf1Ra2+ 56. Kd3 Rxg257. Rg1 Rxg1 58. Bxg1Kf3 59. Kd2 g4 60. Bd4g3 61. Ke1 Bc4 62. e6Bxe6 63. Bf6 Bc4 64. Kd2Kf2 65. Bh4 f5 66. Kc3 f467. Kxc4 Ke2
Photos: Max Euwe Association.
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