All Decisive Games In Russian Champs Rd4 - Chess.com

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All Decisive Games In Russian Champs Rd4

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Submitted by SonofPearl on Chess.com

A thrilling fourth round of the Russian Superfinals in Moscow produced decisive games on all boards, with Peter Svidler and Alexander Morozevich claiming the joint lead on 3/4 going into the rest day tomorrow.

Svidler and Morozevich grabbed wins against Galkin and Timofeev respectively, while Vladimir Kramnik bounced back once again from a loss to beat defending champion Ian Nepomniachtchi.

In contrast, Sergey Karjakin came back down to earth after his victory against Kramnik yesterday, losing with the white pieces to Alexander Grischuk.

The standings after round four:

Svidler, Peter	2739	3
Morozevich, Alexander	2694	3
Karjakin, Sergey	2788	2
Grischuk, Alexander	2746	2
Kramnik, Vladimir	2781	2
Galkin, Alexander	2598	1½
Nepomniachtchi, Ian	2711	1½
Timofeev, Artyom	2665	1

Peter Svidler's opponent looking strangely like a plant...

Svidler, Peter (2739) vs. Galkin, Alexander (2598)

64th ch-RUS | Moscow RUS | Round 4| 11 Aug 2011 | ECO: B12 | 1-0

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. h4 h5 5. c4 e6 6. Nc3 Be7 7. Nge2 Nh6 8. Ng3 g6 9. Bf4 Kf8 10. Qd2 Kg7 11. Bg5 a6 12. Be2 Nd7 13. O-O dxc4 14. Bxc4 Bxg5 15. hxg5 Ng8 16. Nge4 Bxe4 17. Nxe4 Ne7 18. Rad1 Nf5 19. Nf6 Qe7 20. Qa5 Rhd8 21. Rfe1 Nf8 22. Qb6 Rac8 23. Bb3 Nh7 24. f4 Qc7 25. Qc5 Nxf6 26. gxf6+ Kh7 27. Kh2 Nh6 28. Rd2 Rd7 29. Bd1 Qd8 30. Bf3 Qf8 31. Qc3 Rcd8 32. Red1 Kg8 33. Kg1 Kh7 34. b4 Kg8 35. a3 Kh7 36. Rd3 Kg8 37. Bxh5 Nf5 38. Bg4 Qh6 39. Bxf5 exf5 40. Rf1 Qh4 41. Rh3 Qg4 42. e6 fxe6 43. Qe1

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Alexander Morozevich, joint leader with Svidler

Morozevich, Alexander (2694) vs. Timofeev, Artyom (2665)

64th ch-RUS | Moscow RUS | Round 4| 11 Aug 2011 | ECO: D20 | 1-0

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. Bxc4 Nb6 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. Ne2 Bg4 8. f3 Be6 9. Nbc3 Bc4 10. Bxc4 Nxc4 11. e6 fxe6 12. O-O Nb6 13. Ne4 g6 14. Nc5 Qd6 15. Nxb7 Qd5 16. Be3 Bg7 17. Nf4 Qf5 18. Rc1 Nxd4 19. Bxd4 Bxd4+ 20. Qxd4 e5 21. Qb4 Qxf4 22. Qb5+ c6 23. Qxc6+ Kf7 24. Nc5 Qd4+ 25. Kh1 Qd5 26. Qxd5+ Nxd5 27. Nd3 Kf6 28. Rc6+ e6 29. Re1 Rhc8 30. Ra6 Rc2 31. h4 Rc4 32. Re4 Rd4 33. Nc5 Nf4 34. Rxd4 exd4 35. g3 Rc8 36. b4 Nd5 37. Rxe6+ Kf7 38. Ra6 Nxb4 39. Rxa7+

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Kramnik, Vladimir (2781) vs. Nepomniachtchi, Ian (2711)

64th ch-RUS | Moscow RUS | Round 4| 11 Aug 2011 | ECO: A30 | 1-0

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. e3 e5 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. d4 e4 6. Ne5 g6 7. Be2 Bg7 8. O-O O-O 9. b3 cxd4 10. exd4 Re8 11. Bf4 d6 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. Rc1 d5 14. Qd2 Ba6 15. Rfd1 Rc8 16. h3 dxc4 17. bxc4 Nd7 18. Na4 Bf8 19. Bf1 h5 20. Qc3 Qf6 21. Be3 c5 22. Qa5 cxd4 23. Bxd4 Qc6 24. Nc3 Bh6 25. Nd5 Bxc1 26. Rxc1 Bb7 27. Qb4 a5 28. Ne7+ Kf8 29. Nxg6+ Kg8 30. Ne7+ Kf8 31. Ng6+ Kg8 32. Ne7+ Kf8 33. Nxc6+ axb4 34. Nxb4 Nc5 35. Rb1 Red8 36. Nc2 Ba8 37. Rb5 Nd3 38. Rxh5 Ke8 39. Bb6 Rd6 40. c5 Rd5 41. Rh6 Rg5 42. Nd4 Rg6 43. Rh5 Ke7 44. a4 Nf4 45. Re5+ Kf8 46. g3 Nd3 47. Rh5 Kg8 48. a5 Re8 49. a6 Re5 50. Rxe5 Nxe5 51. Bb5 e3 52. a7 Kf8 53. Bc7

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Karjakin, Sergey (2788) vs. Grischuk, Alexander (2746)

64th ch-RUS | Moscow RUS | Round 4| 11 Aug 2011 | ECO: B09 | 0-1

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. f4 Bg7 5. Nf3 c5 6. Bb5+ Bd7 7. e5 Ng4 8. e6 fxe6 9. Ng5 Bxb5 10. Nxe6 Bxd4 11. Nxb5 Qa5+ 12. Qd2 Qxd2+ 13. Bxd2 Kd7 14. Nbxd4 cxd4 15. Nxd4 Rc8 16. O-O Rc5 17. c3 Nc6 18. Nf3 b5 19. h3 Nf6 20. Be3 Rd5 21. Nd4 Na5 22. Rad1 Nc4 23. Bc1 a5 24. Nc2 Rxd1 25. Rxd1 Rc8 26. Kf1 Nb6 27. a3 a4 28. Rd4 Nfd5 29. Ke2 e5 30. fxe5 dxe5 31. Rd1 Ke6 32. Rf1 Nc4 33. Rf3 h6 34. Nb4 Nxb4 35. axb4 g5 36. g4 Rg8 37. Rf1 Nb6 38. Be3 Nd5 39. Rh1 Rc8 40. h4 a3 41. bxa3 Rxc3 42. Bc5 Nf4+ 43. Kd2 Rxa3 44. hxg5 hxg5 45. Rh8 Kd5 46. Rd8+ Kc4 47. Re8 Kd5 48. Rb8 Kc4 49. Re8 Ra2+ 50. Ke3 Nd5+ 51. Kf3 Ra3+ 52. Ke2 Nc3+ 53. Ke3 Ra2 54. Rc8 Re2+ 55. Kf3 e4+ 56. Kg3 Rc2 57. Kh3 Nd5 58. Be7+ Kb3 59. Rxc2 Kxc2 60. Bxg5 Nxb4 61. Bh4 Nd5 62. g5 b4 63. Kg4 b3 64. g6 b2 65. g7 b1=Q

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