Nakamura Beats Kramnik In Dortmund Finale
Submitted by SonofPearl on Chess.com
Having already won this year's Dortmund tournament with a round to spare, Vladimir Kramnik could have coasted past the finishing line with a quiet draw in the last round.
Fortunately for chess fans, he decided to throw caution to the wind against Hikaru Nakamura in an exciting finale.
But Nakamura was able to defend against Kramnik's sacrificial attack and spoil the Russian's big finish.
Both the other games in the final round ended in draws.
The final standings:
| 1 | Kramnik, Vladimir | RUS | 2781 | * | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 | Le, Quang Liem | VIE | 2715 | ½ | ½ | * | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 5½ |
| 3 | Ponomariov, Ruslan | UKR | 2764 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | * | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 5 |
| 4 | Giri, Anish | NED | 2701 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | * | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 5 |
| 5 | Nakamura, Hikaru | USA | 2770 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | * | ½ | 1 | 4½ |
| 6 | Meier, Georg | GER | 2656 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | * | 3 |
Kramnik uncharacteristically played a speculative piece sacrifice and paid the price
Kramnik, Vladimir (2781) vs. Nakamura, Hikaru (2770)
39th GM | Dortmund GER | Round 10| 31 Jul 2011 | ECO: E97 | 0-1
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5 Ne7 9. b4 Nh5 10. c5 Nf4 11. a4 f5 12. Bc4 fxe4 13. Nxe4 h6 14. Re1 Bg4 15. Ra3 g5 16. h3 Bh5 17. Bxf4 Rxf4 18. g3 Rf8 19. a5 Kh8 20. Kg2 Rb8 21. Qd2 b6 22. axb6 axb6 23. Nfxg5 hxg5 24. Qxg5 Bg6 25. cxd6 cxd6 26. Ra7 Rc8 27. Rxe7 Rxc4 28. f3 Rc2+ 29. Kg1 Rc8 30. Ra1 Rf7 31. Qxg6 Qxe7 32. Ng5 Kg8 33. Qh7+ Kf8 34. Ne6+ Ke8 35. Qh5 Bf6 36. g4 Qb7 37. Rd1 Qa6 38. Qg6 Ke7 39. g5 Bh8 40. Re1 Qa3 41. Nd4 Qxb4 42. Nf5+ Kf8 43. Rd1 Rc2 44. Nd4 exd4 45. Qxc2 Qc3 46. Qe4 Qe3+ 47. Qxe3 dxe3 48. Kg2 Bc3 49. Kf1 Rxf3+ 50. Ke2 Rxh3
Le, Quang Liem (2715) vs. Giri, Anish (2701)
39th GM | Dortmund GER | Round 10| 31 Jul 2011 | ECO: E00 | 1/2-1/2
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Be7 5. Bg2 d5 6. Nf3 c6 7. Qc2 O-O 8. O-O Nbd7 9. Rd1 b6 10. b3 Ba6 11. a4 c5 12. Na3 Bb7 13. Qb2 Rc8 14. Rac1 Ne4 15. Be1 Bf6 16. e3 Qc7 17. Nd2 Nxd2 18. Qxd2 Qb8 19. cxd5 cxd4 20. exd4 Bxd5 21. Bxd5 exd5 22. Nb5 a6 23. Nc3 Qb7 24. Qe3 Nb8 25. Qf3 Rcd8 26. b4 Bg5 27. Bd2 Bxd2 28. Rxd2 b5 29. axb5 axb5 30. Ra2 Na6 31. Ra5 Nc7 32. Qd3 Ra8 33. Rca1 Rxa5 34. Rxa5 Rb8 35. Ne2 Ne6 36. Nc3 Nc7 37. Ne2 Ne6 38. Nc3 Nc7
Meier, Georg (2656) vs. Ponomariov, Ruslan (2764)
39th GM | Dortmund GER | Round 10| 31 Jul 2011 | ECO: A13 | 1/2-1/2
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Qa4+ c6 6. Qxc4 b5 7. Qb3 Bb7 8. O-O Nbd7 9. d4 a6 10. Ne5 Qb6 11. Nxd7 Nxd7 12. Be3 c5 13. d5 exd5 14. Bxd5 Bxd5 15. Qxd5 Rd8 16. a4 Be7 17. axb5 axb5 18. Nc3 O-O 19. b4 Qf6 20. Nxb5 cxb4 21. Ra7 Nc5 22. Qf3 Qxf3 23. exf3 Rfe8 24. Nd4 Rd7 25. Rxd7 Nxd7 26. Nc6 Bf8 27. Rb1 Ne5 28. Nxe5 Rxe5 29. Kf1 f6 30. Ke2 Rd5 31. Ra1 Kf7 32. Ra6 h5 33. h3 Rd7 34. Rb6 Rc7 35. g4 Rc2+ 36. Kd3 Rc3+ 37. Ke4 Kg6 38. f4 hxg4 39. hxg4 Rc4+ 40. Kd5 Rc7 41. Ke4 Rc4+ 42. Kd5 Rc7 43. Ke4 Rc4+ 44. Kd5
10-times Dortmund Champion, Vladimir Kramnik
More information on the Dortmund 2011 chess festival can be found at the official website (in German).
Photos: Georgios Souleidis (official website)
No comments:
Post a Comment