Submitted by SonofPearl on Chess.com
Giri's reaction after the game was "Carlsen will probably not lose like this again in the next ten years", while Carlsen tweeted, "Always nice to confirm that I'm still capable of blundering a piece in one move!"
You can play through the debacle for the world's #1 player below.
Carlsen has a VERY bad day at the office
Carlsen,M (2814) vs. Giri,A (2686)
73rd Tata Steel GMA | Wijk aan Zee NED | Round 3| 17 Jan 2011 | ECO: D71 | 0-1
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Nf3 Nb6 7. Nc3 Nc6 8. e3 O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. Re1 a5 11. Qd2 e5 12. d5 Nb4 13. e4 c6 14. a3 cxd5 15. axb4 axb4 16. Rxa8 bxc3 17. bxc3 Nxa8 18. exd5 Nb6 19. Rd1 e4 20. Ng5 e3 21. Qb2 Qxg5 22. Bxe3 ( 22. Qxb6 e2 23. Re1 Qxc1 24. Rxc1 e1=Q+ 25. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 26. Bf1 Bh3 ) 22... Qg4
All smiles for Giri after the game
Another decisive game went in favour of Ponomariov who beat Smeets with the black pieces.
Smeets,J (2662) vs. Ponomariov,R (2744)
73rd Tata Steel GMA | Wijk aan Zee NED | Round 3| 17 Jan 2011 | ECO: C18 | 0-1
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Qc7 7. Qg4 f5 8. Qg3 Nc6 9. Nf3 cxd4 10. cxd4 Nge7 11. Bd2 O-O 12. Bd3 Bd7 13. O-O Be8 14. c4 dxc4 15. Bxc4 Nxd4 16. Nxd4 Qxc4 17. Bb4 Rf7 18. Qc3 Qxc3 19. Bxc3 Nd5 20. Bd2 Bd7 21. Rfc1 Rff8 22. a4 a5 23. Rcb1 b6 24. Ne2 Rfc8 25. Nf4 Nxf4 26. Bxf4 Rc4 27. Be3 Bxa4 28. Rxb6 Bc6 29. f3 a4 30. Rc1 Bd5 31. Rxc4 Bxc4 32. Rb7 a3 33. Ra7 Rxa7 34. Bxa7 f4 35. g3 g5 36. Kg2 Bd5 37. Kf2 Kf7 38. gxf4 gxf4 39. Ke2 a2 40. Bd4 Ke8
And last to finish in the A Group, but very much not least, Nakamura took the sole lead (!) with a win against Shirov.
Nakamura and Shirov smile for the cameras...
Nakamura, Hikaru vs. Shirov, Alexei
73rd Tata Steel GMA | Wijk aan Zee NED | Round 3| 17 Jan 2011 | ECO: C78 | 1-0
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. c3 d6 8. a4 Rb8 9. d4 Bb6 10. axb5 axb5 11. Na3 O-O 12. Nxb5 Bg4 13. d5 Ne7 14. Bc2 Qd7 15. Na3 Nexd5 16. h3 Bh5 17. exd5 e4 18. Bg5 Bxf3 19. Qd2 e3 20. Bxe3 Bxe3 21. fxe3 Be4 22. Rxf6 Bxc2 23. Rf4 Bg6 24. Nc4 Ra8 25. Na5 Rfe8 26. Ra3 Be4 27. c4 g5 28. Rf1 g4 29. h4 Qe7 30. Qf2 Bg6 31. b4 h5 32. Rc3 Qe5 33. Rb3 Qe4 34. Rc3 Qe5 35. Rfc1 Be4 36. Qf4 g3 37. Qxe5 Rxe5 38. Ra3 Kg7 39. Rf1 Ree8 40. Rfa1 Re5 41. Nb3 Rxa3 42. Rxa3 Bxd5 43. Nd2 Be6 44. e4 Bg4 45. Rxg3 f5 46. Re3 Re8 47. Kf2 Ra8 48. exf5 Ra2 49. Rd3 Bxf5 50. Rd5 Be6 51. Rg5+ Kh6 52. Ke3 Ra3+ 53. Kd4 Ra1 54. g3 Rd1 55. Kc3 Rg1 56. b5 Rc1+ 57. Kd3 Bf7 58. Nb3 Rd1+ 59. Ke2 Rb1 60. Nd4 Bxc4+ 61. Kd2 d5 62. Nf5+ Kh7 63. Rxh5+ Kg6 64. Rg5+ Kf6 65. Ne3 Rb2+ 66. Kd1 Be2+ 67. Kc1 Rxb5 68. Kd2 Rb2+ 69. Kc3 Rb5 70. Nxd5+ Kf7 71. Re5 Bg4 72. Re7+ Kf8 73. Re4 Bf5 74. Nxc7 Rc5+ 75. Rc4 Re5 76. Rf4 Ke7 77. Kd4 Ra5 78. Nd5+ Ke6 79. Nc3 Ra8 80. g4 Bh7 81. Ke3 Rc8 82. Ne2 Ke5 83. Ra4 Rb8 84. Nd4 Rb1 85. Ra5+ Kf6 86. Kf4 Rf1+ 87. Nf3 Bc2 88. Kg3 Rb1 89. Ra6+ Kg7 90. Nd4 Bd3 91. Rd6 Kf7 92. Kf4 Ra1 93. h5
In the B Group Luke McShane continued his excellent start, winning his third game in a row to cement his lead and keep the only perfect score in all the groups.
McShane,L (2664) vs. Tkachiev,V (2636)
73rd Tata Steel GMB | Wijk aan Zee NED | Round 3| 17 Jan 2011 | ECO: C78 | 1-0
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. c3 d6 8. d3 h6 9. Nbd2 O-O 10. Re1 Ne7 11. Nf1 Ng6 12. Ng3 Re8 13. h3 Bb7 14. Nh2 d5 15. Qf3 Nh4 16. Qe2 Ng6 17. Ng4 Nf4 18. Qf3 dxe4 19. dxe4 Nxg4 20. hxg4 Qf6 21. Nf5 Rad8 22. Bxf4 exf4 23. Qxf4 Bd6 24. Nxh6+ Qxh6 25. Bxf7+ Kh7 26. Qxh6+ Kxh6 27. Bxe8 Rxe8 28. f3 Kg5 29. Kf2 Bc5+ 30. Kg3 Kf6 31. Rad1 Bd6+ 32. Kf2 Bc5+ 33. Kg3 Bd6+ 34. Kf2 Bc5+ 35. Ke2 Bd6 36. Rh1 Bc8 37. a3 Be6 38. Kf2 Bb3 39. Rde1 Bc5+ 40. Kg3 Bc2 41. Rh5 Bd6+ 42. Kf2 g6 43. Rh7 Bc5+ 44. Kg3 Bd6+ 45. Kf2 Bc5+ 46. Kg3 Bd6+ 47. Kh3 g5 48. Rh6+ Kg7 49. Rh5 Kg6 50. g3 Rd8 51. f4 gxf4 52. e5 Bc5 53. gxf4 Rd3+ 54. Kg2 Rd2+ 55. Kf3 Rf2+ 56. Kg3
Group C had the most decisive games once again, and it was a round of "girl power" with Lahno and Sachdev both earning a full point.
Lahno,Kateri (2518) vs. Pruijssers,R (2484)
73rd Tata Steel GMC | Wijk aan Zee NED | Round 3| 17 Jan 2011 | ECO: C63 | 1-0
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 f5 4. d3 fxe4 5. dxe4 Nf6 6. Qd3 d6 7. Nc3 a6 8. Bc4 Na5 9. O-O Nxc4 10. Qxc4 Qe7 11. Nd5 Nxd5 12. exd5 h6 13. Bd2 g5 14. Ba5 Rh7 15. Nd4 Qf6 16. Rfe1 Re7 17. Ne2 Qf7 18. Rad1 Bg7 19. Ng3 Kf8 20. Rd3 Kg8 21. Rf3 Qe8 22. Qe4 g4 23. Rd3 Rf7 24. Qg6 Qf8 25. Bd2 Kh8 26. Rf1 Bd7 27. c4 Rf4 28. Rb3 Rxc4 29. Rxb7 Be8 30. Qb1 Qf7 31. b3 Rd4 32. Qc1 Rxd5 33. Bxh6 Rc5 34. Qg5 Bf6 35. Qxg4 Bd7 36. Qd1 a5 37. Ne4 Bc6 38. Rxc7 Qxc7 39. Nxf6 Qe7 40. Qh5 Be8 41. Qh4
Sachdev and Swiercz wait for the start of their game (all pics from the official Facebook page)
Swiercz,D (2540) vs. Sachdev,T (2391)
73rd Tata Steel GMC | Wijk aan Zee NED | Round 3| 17 Jan 2011 | ECO: D37 | 0-1
1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. a3 Nc6 11. Bd3 Bb6 12. O-O Qf6 13. b4 h6 14. b5 Nd4 15. Nxd4 Bxd4 16. Rb1 Bc5 17. a4 Bf5 18. Bg3 Rac8 19. a5 Rfd8 20. Qd2 Qg6 21. Bxf5 Qxf5 22. b6 axb6 23. axb6 d4 24. exd4 Rxd4 25. Qa2 Qd7 26. Qe2 Rc6 27. Bc7 Rd2 28. Qh5 Rxf2 29. Rxf2 Bxf2+ 30. Kh1 Qd3 31. Rd1 Qe4 32. h3 Bxb6 33. Bxb6 Rxb6 34. Qd5 Qxd5 35. Rxd5 Rb1+ 36. Kh2 g6 37. h4 h5 38. Rd7 b5 39. Rb7 b4 40. Kg3 Kg7 41. Rb6 b3 42. Kh2 Kf8 43. Rb7 Ke8 44. Kg3 f5 45. Kf4 b2 46. Kg5 f4 47. Kf6 Kd8 48. Rb3 Kd7 49. Kg7 Ke6 50. Rb5 Kd6 51. Kh6 Kc6 52. Rb8 Kd5 53. Rb7 Ke5 54. Rb5+ Kd4 55. Rb8 Ke3 56. Rb4 Kf2 57. Rxf4+ Kxg2 58. Rb4 Kh3 59. Kg7 Rg1 60. Rxb2 Kxh4 61. Kh6 Kh3 62. Ra2 h4 63. Ra3+ Kh2 64. Ra4 h3 65. Ra3 g5 66. Kh5 g4 67. Kh4 g3 68. Ra2+ Rg2 69. Ra3 Rc2 70. Kg4 Rc4+ 71. Kf3 g2 72. Ra2 Kh1
The full results from round three and the current standings in all groups are below.
| Group A | ||
| Nakamura, Hikaru | 1-0 | Shirov, Alexei |
| Nepomniachtchi, Ian | ½-½ | Grischuk, Alexander |
| L'Ami, Erwin | ½-½ | Anand, Viswanathan |
| Kramnik, Vladimir | ½-½ | Wang, Hao |
| Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | ½-½ | Aronian, Levon |
| Smeets, Jan | 0-1 | Ponomariov, Ruslan |
| Carlsen, Magnus | 0-1 | Giri, Anish |
| Group B | ||
| McShane, Luke J | 1-0 | Tkachiev, Vladislav |
| Sargissian, Gabriel | ½-½ | Navara, David |
| Efimenko, Zahar | ½-½ | Ganguly, Surya Shekhar |
| Nijboer, Friso | ½-½ | Fressinet, Laurent |
| Wojtaszek, Radoslaw | 1-0 | Li, Chao |
| Le, Quang Liem | 0-1 | Spoelman, Wouter |
| Hammer, Jon Ludvig | ½-½ | So, Wesley |
| Group C | ||
| Lahno, Kateryna | 1-0 | Pruijssers, Roeland |
| Vocaturo, Daniele | 1-0 | Kazhgaleyev, Murtas |
| Nyzhnyk, Illya | ½-½ | Bluvshtein, Mark |
| Siebrecht, Sebastian | ½-½ | Bok, Benjamin |
| Ivanisevic, Ivan | ½-½ | Van Der Werf, Mark |
| Van Kampen, Robin | 1-0 | De Jong, Jan-Willem |
| Swiercz, Dariusz | 0-1 | Tania, Sachdev |
| Group A | |||
| Nakamura, Hikaru | USA | 2751 | 2½ |
| Anand, Viswanathan | IND | 2810 | 2 |
| Giri, Anish | NED | 2686 | 2 |
| Nepomniachtchi, Ian | RUS | 2733 | 2 |
| L'Ami, Erwin | NED | 2628 | 1½ |
| Aronian, Levon | ARM | 2805 | 1½ |
| Kramnik, Vladimir | RUS | 2784 | 1½ |
| Ponomariov, Ruslan | UKR | 2744 | 1½ |
| Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | FRA | 2715 | 1½ |
| Smeets, Jan | NED | 2662 | 1½ |
| Grischuk, Alexander | RUS | 2773 | 1 |
| Wang, Hao | CHN | 2731 | 1 |
| Carlsen, Magnus | NOR | 2814 | 1 |
| Shirov, Alexei | ESP | 2722 | ½ |
| Group B | |||
| McShane, Luke J | ENG | 2664 | 3 |
| Sargissian, Gabriel | ARM | 2667 | 2 |
| Navara, David | CZE | 2708 | 2 |
| Efimenko, Zahar | UKR | 2701 | 2 |
| Fressinet, Laurent | FRA | 2707 | 1½ |
| So, Wesley | PHI | 2673 | 1½ |
| Spoelman, Wouter | NED | 2547 | 1½ |
| Ganguly, Surya Shekhar | IND | 2651 | 1½ |
| Nijboer, Friso | NED | 2584 | 1½ |
| Wojtaszek, Radoslaw | POL | 2726 | 1½ |
| Le, Quang Liem | VIE | 2664 | 1 |
| Tkachiev, Vladislav | FRA | 2636 | 1 |
| Li, Chao | CHN | 2649 | ½ |
| Hammer, Jon Ludvig | NOR | 2647 | ½ |
| Group C | |||
| Lahno, Kateryna | UKR | 2518 | 2½ |
| Vocaturo, Daniele | ITA | 2570 | 2½ |
| Bluvshtein, Mark | CAN | 2590 | 2 |
| Nyzhnyk, Illya | UKR | 2530 | 2 |
| Siebrecht, Sebastian | GER | 2439 | 2 |
| Tania, Sachdev | IND | 2391 | 2 |
| Bok, Benjamin | NED | 2453 | 1½ |
| Pruijssers, Roeland | NED | 2484 | 1 |
| Van Der Werf, Mark | NED | 2439 | 1 |
| Kazhgaleyev, Murtas | KAZ | 2637 | 1 |
| Ivanisevic, Ivan | SRB | 2630 | 1 |
| Van Kampen, Robin | NED | 2443 | 1 |
| Swiercz, Dariusz | POL | 2540 | 1 |
| De Jong, Jan-Willem | NED | 2437 | ½ |
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