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Karjakin Beats Kramnik In Russian Champs

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Submitted by SonofPearl on Chess.com

Vladimir Kramnik's poor start to the Russian Superfinal continued in the third round with a loss to Sergey Karjakin.

Despite recovering from a loss to Peter Svidler in the opening round by winning in round two, Kramnik faltered again when facing the official #1 ranked Russian player (though Kramnik has regained that honour on the live rating list!).

All other games in the third round were drawn.

The standings after three rounds in Moscow:

Karjakin, Sergey	2788	2
Morozevich, Alexander	2694	2
Svidler, Peter	2739	2
Galkin, Alexander	2598	1½
Nepomniachtchi, Ian	2711	1½
Grischuk, Alexander	2746	1
Timofeev, Artyom	2665	1
Kramnik, Vladimir	2781	1

Sergey Karjakin breached Kramnik's Berlin Wall

Karjakin,Sergey (2788) vs. Kramnik,V (2781)

64th ch-RUS | Moscow RUS | Round 3| 10 Aug 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 b6 11. a4 a5 12. g4 Ne7 13. Ng5 Be8 14. f4 h6 15. Nf3 g6 16. b3 Kc8 17. Bb2 Bg7 18. Ne4 c5 19. Ng3 Rg8 20. Kh2 Bd7 21. c4 Kb7 22. Rad1 Rad8 23. Rd3 Bc8 24. Rfd1 Rxd3 25. Rxd3 Re8 26. Ne4 Nc6 27. Kg3 Kb8 28. Bc3 Rd8 29. Rxd8 Nxd8 30. e6 Nxe6 31. Bxg7 Nxg7 32. Ne5 f5 33. Nf6 g5 34. Nc6+ Kb7 35. Nd8+ Kb8 36. Nc6+ Kb7 37. Nd8+ Kb8 38. fxg5 hxg5 39. Nh7 c6 40. Nxg5 Kc7 41. Ndf7 b5 42. Kf4 fxg4 43. hxg4 Ne6+ 44. Nxe6+ Bxe6 45. Ne5 Kd6 46. g5 bxa4 47. bxa4 Ke7 48. Nxc6+ Kd6 49. Nxa5 Kc7 50. Ke5 Bg8 51. Nb3 Bxc4 52. Nxc5 Kb6 53. Ne4 Bb3 54. Nc3 Bc2 55. Kf6 Kc5 56. g6 Kb4 57. g7 Bb3 58. Ne4 Bg8 59. Ke7

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Grischuk,A (2746) vs. Svidler,P (2739)

64th ch-RUS | Moscow RUS | Round 3| 10 Aug 2011 | ECO: D16 | 1/2-1/2

1. c4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 e6 6. e3 c5 7. Bxc4 cxd4 8. exd4 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Re1 Nc6 11. Bg5 Bd7 12. Qe2 Re8 13. h4 h6 14. Bf4 Nb4 15. Ne5 Nbd5 16. Nxd5 exd5 17. Bd3 Bb4 18. Red1 Rc8 19. Qf3 Be6 20. Rac1 Rxc1 21. Rxc1 Qb6 22. Qd1 Bd6 23. b3 a6 24. Be3 Qb4 25. Bb1 Rc8 26. Rxc8+ Bxc8 27. Kf1 Ne4 28. Bxe4 dxe4 29. Nc4 Bf8 30. d5 h5 31. Qc2 Bf5 32. Bf4 b5 33. Ne3 bxa4 34. bxa4 Bd7 35. Kg1 Bc5 36. Kh2 Bxa4 37. Qe2 Bd6 38. Bxd6 Qxd6+ 39. Kg1 Bd7 40. Qxh5 a5 41. Qg5 f6

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Galkin,A (2598) vs. Morozevich,A (2694)

64th ch-RUS | Moscow RUS | Round 3| 10 Aug 2011 | ECO: D02 | 1/2-1/2

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. Bf4 Bg4 4. e3 e6 5. h3 Bxf3 6. Qxf3 Bd6 7. Nd2 Bxf4 8. Qxf4 O-O 9. Be2 Nbd7 10. O-O c5 11. dxc5 Nxc5 12. Qb4 Qc7 13. c4 Rfd8 14. Nf3 Rac8 15. Rac1 a5 16. Qa3 Nce4 17. b3 Qb6 18. Qb2 dxc4 19. Bxc4 h6 20. Rc2 Nd6 21. Rfc1 Nxc4 22. Rxc4 Rxc4 23. Rxc4 Nd5 24. Qd4 Qxd4 25. Nxd4 Kf8 26. Kf1 Ke8 27. Ke2 Nb6 28. Rc7 Rd7 29. Rc5 Rd5 30. Rc7 Rd7 31. Rc5 Rd5 32. Rc7 Rd7

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Timofeev,Arty (2665) vs. Nepomniachtchi,I (2711)

64th ch-RUS | Moscow RUS | Round 3| 10 Aug 2011 | ECO: D85 | 1/2-1/2

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bg5 c5 8. Rc1 Qa5 9. Qd2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qxd2+ 11. Kxd2 O-O 12. Nf3 e6 13. Bb5 a6 14. Ba4 b5 15. Bb3 a5 16. Rc5 a4 17. Bc2 Bd7 18. Rc7 f6 19. Be3 Rd8 20. Rb1 Na6 21. Rb7 Rab8 22. Ra7 Ra8 23. Rb7 Rab8 24. Ra7 Bc8 25. Bd3 Rd7 26. d5 exd5 27. exd5 f5 28. Rxb5 Rxb5 29. Bxb5 Rxd5+ 30. Nd4 Bxd4 31. Bc4 Bxa7+ 32. Bxd5+ Kf8 33. Bxa7 Ke7 34. Bc4 Kd6 35. Bb5 Bb7 36. g3 Nb4 37. a3 Bc6 38. Bc4 Nd5 39. Kd3 Nf6 40. Kc3 g5 41. f4 gxf4 42. gxf4 Bd5 43. Bd3 Be4 44. Be2 Bg2 45. Kd4 Ng4 46. h4 Nh2 47. h5 Bf3 48. Bxf3 Nxf3+ 49. Kc4 Nd2+ 50. Kb4 h6 51. Bf2 Kc6 52. Kxa4 Ne4 53. Bd4 Ng3 54. Bg7 Nxh5

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