Sinquefield Cup Round 2 Recap

The 2nd round of the 2015 Sinquefield Cup is complete and it is almost possible to feel the air being sucked out of the tournament room in Saint Louis from anywhere in the country. Veselin Topalov won a scorching victory against Hikaru Nakamura this evening to go 2-0 in the tournament. The two grandmasters battled it out over the board in a Ruy-Lopez Berlin Defence 3…Nf6 where Topalov held a slight advantage throughout the game before Nakamura succumbed to the pressure with 57…Rd4+.

[pgn]
[Event “3rd Sinquefield Cup 2015”]
[Site “Saint Louis”]
[Date “2015.08.24”]
[Round “2”]
[White “Topalov, Veselin”]
[Black “Nakamura, Hikaru”]
[Result “1-0”]
[ECO “C65”]
[WhiteElo “2816”]
[BlackElo “2814”]
[Annotator “Robot 11”]
[PlyCount “145”]
[EventDate “2015.??.??”]
[EventCountry “USA”]
[TimeControl “40/7200:3600+30”]

1. e4 {5} e5 {7} 2. Nf3 {7} Nc6 {4} 3. Bb5 {7} Nf6 {6} 4. d3 {14} Bc5 5. Nbd2
d6 {208} 6. O-O {211} O-O {71} 7. c3 {6} Ne7 {92} 8. d4 {242} exd4 {21} 9. cxd4
{4} Bb6 {5} 10. Re1 {92} Ng6 {283} 11. h3 {180} c6 {211} 12. Bd3 {696} Nh5 {959
} 13. Nc4 {271} Bc7 {12} 14. d5 {200} Nhf4 {204} 15. Bf1 {161} f5 {253} 16. e5
{259} Nxd5 {86} 17. exd6 {563} Bxd6 {19} 18. Nxd6 {8} Qxd6 {3} 19. b3 {23} Bd7
{999} 20. Bb2 {33} Rfe8 {48} 21. Qd4 {67} Qf6 {22} 22. Qd2 {14} Qd6 {7} 23. Bc4
{316} h6 {380} 24. Qd4 {296} Qf6 {76} 25. Qxf6 {271} gxf6 {4} 26. Bxf6 {38}
Rxe1+ {475} 27. Rxe1 {32} Re8 {4} 28. Rd1 {337} Be6 {339} 29. Nd4 {41} Kf7 {326
} 30. Nxe6 {8} Rxe6 {129} 31. Bd4 {100} a6 {5} 32. Kf1 {447} Ngf4 {221} 33. b4
{30} Re4 {181} 34. f3 {228} Re8 {3} 35. g3 {601} Ne6 {32} 36. Bf2 {39} Rd8 {230
} 37. Re1 {133} f4 {70} 38. g4 {121} Ng5 {58} 39. Kg2 {76} Re8 {118} 40. Rd1 {0
} Re5 {0} 41. Bd4 {540} Re8 {87} 42. h4 {242} Ne6 {30} 43. Bf2 {20} Nec7 {9}
44. h5 {394} Kf6 {435} 45. Kh3 {54} b5 {495} 46. Bd4+ {668} Kg5 {267} 47. Bxd5
{446} Nxd5 {50} 48. Rc1 {6} Re6 {4} 49. Rc5 {6} Rd6 {1} 50. Bg7 {82} Re6 {118}
51. Bd4 {223} Rd6 {37} 52. a3 {298} Re6 {5} 53. Rc1 {119} Ne7 {283} 54. Bf2 {
300} Kf6 {44} 55. Bh4+ {5} Kf7 {12} 56. g5 {41} hxg5 {405} 57. Bxg5 {13} Nd5 {
15} 58. Kg4 {60} Kg7 {26} 59. Bxf4 {79} Nxf4 {261} 60. Kxf4 {8} Rd6 {26} 61.
Rc3 {29} Kf6 {264} 62. Kg4 {68} a5 {174} 63. bxa5 {24} Rd4+ {1} 64. f4 {14} Ra4
{1} 65. Rxc6+ {139} Kg7 {9} 66. a6 {112} Rxa3 {3} 67. f5 {55} b4 {84} 68. f6+ {
21} Kf7 {24} 69. h6 {162} Kg6 {26} 70. Rc8 {11} b3 {281} 71. Rg8+ {90} Kf7 {42}
72. h7 {21} Ra4+ {18} 73. Kf3 {36} 1-0
[/pgn]

Topalov’s win brings him to within 25 points of World Champion Magnus Carlsen for #1 on the FIDE leaderboard. Speaking of the champ, Carlsen edged out another victory against Fabiano Caruana to go 2-0 in the tournament. Caruana was unable to obtain compensation after Carlsen’s brilliant 39…Rb2! This time last year, Caruana was beginning his now-famous rampage through his opponents in the tournament, but the beauty of chess is showing us that nothing is a sure thing, even in the professional world.

[pgn]
[Event “3rd Sinquefield Cup 2015”]
[Site “Saint Louis”]
[Date “2015.08.24”]
[Round “2”]
[White “Caruana, Fabiano”]
[Black “Carlsen, Magnus”]
[Result “0-1”]
[ECO “C78”]
[WhiteElo “2808”]
[BlackElo “2853”]
[Annotator “Robot 11”]
[PlyCount “80”]
[EventDate “2015.??.??”]
[EventCountry “USA”]
[TimeControl “40/7200:3600+30”]

1. e4 {4} e5 {7} 2. Nf3 {5} Nc6 {5} 3. Bb5 {3} a6 {6} 4. Ba4 {4} Nf6 {6} 5. O-O
{6} b5 {18} 6. Bb3 {6} Bb7 {6} 7. d3 {75} Be7 {9} 8. Nc3 {142} O-O {61} 9. a3 {
61} d6 {981} 10. Re1 {579} Qd7 {35} 11. Ne2 {312} Nd8 {375} 12. Ng3 {66} Ne6 {
32} 13. Ba2 {1784} Rfe8 {483} 14. Ng5 {390} d5 {964} 15. Nxe6 {539} Qxe6 {15}
16. Bg5 {466} h6 {257} 17. Bxf6 {83} Bxf6 {82} 18. Qf3 {351} c6 {188} 19. c4 {
396} Rad8 {210} 20. cxd5 {65} cxd5 {2} 21. Nf5 {30} Bg5 {1347} 22. h4 {60} Bd2
{234} 23. Re2 {266} dxe4 {868} 24. dxe4 {318} Qf6 {11} 25. g3 {581} Kf8 {105}
26. h5 {310} Bg5 {260} 27. a4 {74} b4 {73} 28. a5 {122} Kg8 {263} 29. Bc4 {9}
Rd7 {51} 30. Ra4 {28} Kh8 {135} 31. Rxb4 {8} g6 {7} 32. hxg6 {1} fxg6 {5} 33.
Qb3 {41} Bc6 {6} 34. Ne3 {3} Bxe4 {11} 35. Bd5 {1} Bxd5 {63} 36. Nxd5 {1} Qc6 {
1} 37. Nc3 {2} Qf3 {6} 38. Qc2 {3} Red8 {4} 39. Rbe4 {1} Rd2 {4} 40. Rxd2 {0}
Rxd2 {0} 0-1
[/pgn]

White Result Black
1 GM Topalov V. (1) 2816 1-0 GM Nakamura H. (1) 2814
2 GM Vachier-Lagr. (1) 2731 ½-½ GM Aronian L. (1) 2765
3 GM Giri Anish (1) 2793 ½-½ GM So Wesley (0) 2779
4 GM Caruana F. (0) 2808 0-1 GM Carlsen M. (0) 2853
5 GM Grischuk A. (0) 2771 1-0 GM Anand V. (0) 2816

After two rounds, Veselin Topalov has sole lead in the tournament with Vachier-Lagrave, Aronian, and Giri coming in close second.

Rank Name Score Rating
1 Topalov 2/2 2816
2 Vachier-Lagrave 1.5/2 2731
3 Aronian 1.5/2 2765
4 Giri 1.5/2 2793
5 Carlsen 1/2 2853
6 Nakamura 1/2 2814
7 Grischuk 1/2 2771
8 So 1.5/1.5 2779
9 Anand 0/2 2816
10 Caruana 0/2 2808

The pairings for tomorrow’s round are as follows:

White Result Black
1 GM So Wesley (0) 2779 – – GM Grischuk A. (0) 2771
2 GM Aronian L. (0) 2765 – – GM Giri Anish (0) 2793
3 GM Carlsen M. (0) 2853 – – GM Vachier-Lagr (0) 2731
4 GM Nakamura H. (0) 2814 – – GM Caruana F. (0) 2808
5 GM Anand V. (0) 2816 – – GM Topalov V. (0) 2816

All Sinquefield Cup Round 2 Games

[pgn]
[Event “3rd Sinquefield Cup 2015”]
[Site “Saint Louis”]
[Date “2015.08.24”]
[Round “2”]
[White “Topalov, Veselin”]
[Black “Nakamura, Hikaru”]
[Result “1-0”]
[ECO “C65”]
[WhiteElo “2816”]
[BlackElo “2814”]
[Annotator “Robot 11”]
[PlyCount “145”]
[EventDate “2015.??.??”]
[EventCountry “USA”]
[TimeControl “40/7200:3600+30”]

1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Nc6 {[%emt
0:00:04]} 3. Bb5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 4. d3 {[%emt 0:00:14]}
Bc5 5. Nbd2 d6 {[%emt 0:03:28]} 6. O-O {[%emt 0:03:31]} O-O {[%emt 0:01:11]} 7.
c3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Ne7 {[%emt 0:01:32]} 8. d4 {[%emt 0:04:02]} exd4 {[%emt 0:
00:21]} 9. cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Bb6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 10. Re1 {[%emt 0:01:32]}
Ng6 {[%emt 0:04:43]} 11. h3 {[%emt 0:03:00]} c6 {[%emt 0:03:31]} 12. Bd3 {
[%emt 0:11:36]} Nh5 {[%emt 0:15:59]} 13. Nc4 {[%emt 0:04:31]} Bc7 {[%emt 0:00:
12]} 14. d5 {[%emt 0:03:20]} Nhf4 {[%emt 0:03:24]} 15. Bf1 {[%emt 0:02:41]} f5
{[%emt 0:04:13]} 16. e5 {[%emt 0:04:19]} Nxd5 {[%emt 0:01:26]} 17. exd6 {[%emt
0:09:23]} Bxd6 {[%emt 0:00:19]} 18. Nxd6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Qxd6 {[%emt 0:00:03]}
19. b3 {[%emt 0:00:23]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:16:39]} 20. Bb2 {[%emt 0:00:33]} Rfe8 {
[%emt 0:00:48]} 21. Qd4 {[%emt 0:01:07]} Qf6 {[%emt 0:00:22]} 22. Qd2 {[%emt 0:
00:14]} Qd6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 23. Bc4 {[%emt 0:05:16]} h6 {[%emt 0:06:20]} 24.
Qd4 {[%emt 0:04:56]} Qf6 {[%emt 0:01:16]} 25. Qxf6 {[%emt 0:04:31]} gxf6 {
[%emt 0:00:04]} 26. Bxf6 {[%emt 0:00:38]} Rxe1+ {[%emt 0:07:55]} 27. Rxe1 {
[%emt 0:00:32]} Re8 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 28. Rd1 {[%emt 0:05:37]} Be6 {[%emt 0:05:
39]} 29. Nd4 {[%emt 0:00:41]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:05:26]} 30. Nxe6 {[%emt 0:00:08]}
Rxe6 {[%emt 0:02:09]} 31. Bd4 {[%emt 0:01:40]} a6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 32. Kf1 {
[%emt 0:07:27]} Ngf4 {[%emt 0:03:41]} 33. b4 {[%emt 0:00:30]} Re4 {[%emt 0:03:
01]} 34. f3 {[%emt 0:03:48]} Re8 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 35. g3 {[%emt 0:10:01]} Ne6 {
[%emt 0:00:32]} 36. Bf2 {[%emt 0:00:39]} Rd8 {[%emt 0:03:50]} 37. Re1 {[%emt 0:
02:13]} f4 {[%emt 0:01:10]} 38. g4 {[%emt 0:02:01]} Ng5 {[%emt 0:00:58]} 39.
Kg2 {[%emt 0:01:16]} Re8 {[%emt 0:01:58]} 40. Rd1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Re5 {[%emt
0:00:00]} 41. Bd4 {[%emt 0:09:00]} Re8 {[%emt 0:01:27]} 42. h4 {[%emt 0:04:02]}
Ne6 {[%emt 0:00:30]} 43. Bf2 {[%emt 0:00:20]} Nec7 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 44. h5 {
[%emt 0:06:34]} Kf6 {[%emt 0:07:15]} 45. Kh3 {[%emt 0:00:54]} b5 {[%emt 0:08:
15]} 46. Bd4+ {[%emt 0:11:08]} Kg5 {[%emt 0:04:27]} 47. Bxd5 {[%emt 0:07:26]}
Nxd5 {[%emt 0:00:50]} 48. Rc1 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Re6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 49. Rc5 {
[%emt 0:00:06]} Rd6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 50. Bg7 {[%emt 0:01:22]} Re6 {[%emt 0:01:
58]} 51. Bd4 {[%emt 0:03:43]} Rd6 {[%emt 0:00:37]} 52. a3 {[%emt 0:04:58]} Re6
{[%emt 0:00:05]} 53. Rc1 {[%emt 0:01:59]} Ne7 {[%emt 0:04:43]} 54. Bf2 {[%emt
0:05:00]} Kf6 {[%emt 0:00:44]} 55. Bh4+ {[%emt 0:00:05]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:00:12]}
56. g5 {[%emt 0:00:41]} hxg5 {[%emt 0:06:45]} 57. Bxg5 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Nd5 {
[%emt 0:00:15]} 58. Kg4 {[%emt 0:01:00]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:26]} 59. Bxf4 {[%emt
0:01:19]} Nxf4 {[%emt 0:04:21]} 60. Kxf4 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Rd6 {[%emt 0:00:26]}
61. Rc3 {[%emt 0:00:29]} Kf6 {[%emt 0:04:24]} 62. Kg4 {[%emt 0:01:08]} a5 {
[%emt 0:02:54]} 63. bxa5 {[%emt 0:00:24]} Rd4+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} 64. f4 {[%emt
0:00:14]} Ra4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 65. Rxc6+ {[%emt 0:02:19]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:09]}
66. a6 {[%emt 0:01:52]} Rxa3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 67. f5 {[%emt 0:00:55]} b4 {
[%emt 0:01:24]} 68. f6+ {[%emt 0:00:21]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:00:24]} 69. h6 {[%emt 0:
02:42]} Kg6 {[%emt 0:00:26]} 70. Rc8 {[%emt 0:00:11]} b3 {[%emt 0:04:41]} 71.
Rg8+ {[%emt 0:01:30]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:00:42]} 72. h7 {[%emt 0:00:21]} Ra4+ {[%emt
0:00:18]} 73. Kf3 {[%emt 0:00:36]} 1-0

[Event “3rd Sinquefield Cup 2015”]
[Site “Saint Louis”]
[Date “2015.08.24”]
[Round “2”]
[White “Caruana, Fabiano”]
[Black “Carlsen, Magnus”]
[Result “0-1”]
[ECO “C78”]
[WhiteElo “2808”]
[BlackElo “2853”]
[Annotator “Robot 11”]
[PlyCount “80”]
[EventDate “2015.??.??”]
[EventCountry “USA”]
[TimeControl “40/7200:3600+30”]

1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Nc6 {[%emt
0:00:05]} 3. Bb5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} a6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 4. Ba4 {[%emt 0:00:04]}
Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 5. O-O {[%emt 0:00:06]} b5 {[%emt 0:00:18]} 6. Bb3 {[%emt
0:00:06]} Bb7 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 7. d3 {[%emt 0:01:15]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 8.
Nc3 {[%emt 0:02:22]} O-O {[%emt 0:01:01]} 9. a3 {[%emt 0:01:01]} d6 {[%emt 0:
16:21]} 10. Re1 {[%emt 0:09:39]} Qd7 {[%emt 0:00:35]} 11. Ne2 {[%emt 0:05:12]}
Nd8 {[%emt 0:06:15]} 12. Ng3 {[%emt 0:01:06]} Ne6 {[%emt 0:00:32]} 13. Ba2 {
[%emt 0:29:44]} Rfe8 {[%emt 0:08:03]} 14. Ng5 {[%emt 0:06:30]} d5 {[%emt 0:16:
04]} 15. Nxe6 {[%emt 0:08:59]} Qxe6 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 16. Bg5 {[%emt 0:07:46]}
h6 {[%emt 0:04:17]} 17. Bxf6 {[%emt 0:01:23]} Bxf6 {[%emt 0:01:22]} 18. Qf3 {
[%emt 0:05:51]} c6 {[%emt 0:03:08]} 19. c4 {[%emt 0:06:36]} Rad8 {[%emt 0:03:
30]} 20. cxd5 {[%emt 0:01:05]} cxd5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 21. Nf5 {[%emt 0:00:30]}
Bg5 {[%emt 0:22:27]} 22. h4 {[%emt 0:01:00]} Bd2 {[%emt 0:03:54]} 23. Re2 {
[%emt 0:04:26]} dxe4 {[%emt 0:14:28]} 24. dxe4 {[%emt 0:05:18]} Qf6 {[%emt 0:
00:11]} 25. g3 {[%emt 0:09:41]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:01:45]} 26. h5 {[%emt 0:05:10]}
Bg5 {[%emt 0:04:20]} 27. a4 {[%emt 0:01:14]} b4 {[%emt 0:01:13]} 28. a5 {[%emt
0:02:02]} Kg8 {[%emt 0:04:23]} 29. Bc4 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Rd7 {[%emt 0:00:51]}
30. Ra4 {[%emt 0:00:28]} Kh8 {[%emt 0:02:15]} 31. Rxb4 {[%emt 0:00:08]} g6 {
[%emt 0:00:07]} 32. hxg6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} fxg6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 33. Qb3 {[%emt
0:00:41]} Bc6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 34. Ne3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Bxe4 {[%emt 0:00:11]}
35. Bd5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bxd5 {[%emt 0:01:03]} 36. Nxd5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Qc6 {
[%emt 0:00:01]} 37. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Qf3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 38. Qc2 {[%emt 0:
00:03]} Red8 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 39. Rbe4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rd2 {[%emt 0:00:04]}
40. Rxd2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rxd2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 0-1

[Event “3rd Sinquefield Cup 2015”]
[Site “Saint Louis”]
[Date “2015.08.24”]
[Round “2”]
[White “Grischuk, Alexander”]
[Black “Anand, Viswanathan”]
[Result “1-0”]
[ECO “A45”]
[WhiteElo “2771”]
[BlackElo “2816”]
[Annotator “Robot 11”]
[PlyCount “69”]
[EventDate “2015.??.??”]
[EventCountry “USA”]
[TimeControl “40/7200:3600+30”]

1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:12]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 2. Bf4 {[%emt 0:00:12]} d5 {[%emt
0:01:23]} 3. e3 {[%emt 0:00:35]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:38]} 4. dxc5 {[%emt 0:02:05]}
Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:30]} 5. Bb5 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Qa5+ {[%emt 0:05:31]} 6. Nc3 {
[%emt 0:00:15]} a6 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 7. Bxc6+ {[%emt 0:00:17]} bxc6 {[%emt 0:00:
07]} 8. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:24]} e6 {[%emt 0:04:51]} 9. O-O {[%emt 0:15:05]} Bd7 {
[%emt 0:04:33]} 10. a3 {[%emt 0:19:45]} Qxc5 {[%emt 0:00:48]} 11. Na4 {[%emt 0:
00:37]} Qa7 {[%emt 0:02:49]} 12. c4 {[%emt 0:01:48]} Be7 {[%emt 0:02:01]} 13.
Rc1 {[%emt 0:07:46]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:03:05]} 14. cxd5 {[%emt 0:21:36]} cxd5 {
[%emt 0:05:07]} 15. Rxc8+ {[%emt 0:00:28]} Bxc8 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 16. Qd4 {
[%emt 0:00:03]} Qxd4 {[%emt 0:01:06]} 17. exd4 {[%emt 0:00:27]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:
07:01]} 18. Nb6 {[%emt 0:19:45]} Bd8 {[%emt 0:16:49]} 19. Nxd7 {[%emt 0:01:02]}
Nxd7 {[%emt 0:00:44]} 20. Rc1 {[%emt 0:00:14]} f6 {[%emt 0:00:37]} 21. Rc6 {
[%emt 0:03:48]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:01:24]} 22. Rxa6 {[%emt 0:03:49]} Bb6 {[%emt 0:00:
31]} 23. Bd2 {[%emt 0:02:28]} g5 {[%emt 0:04:22]} 24. h3 {[%emt 0:05:33]} Rb8 {
[%emt 0:00:31]} 25. Bb4 {[%emt 0:02:45]} Rb7 {[%emt 0:00:30]} 26. Ra8 {[%emt 0:
00:57]} Nb8 {[%emt 0:00:18]} 27. Kf1 {[%emt 0:00:39]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:06:28]} 28.
Bc3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 29. dxe5 {[%emt 0:00:31]} d4 {[%emt 0:
00:10]} 30. Bb4 {[%emt 0:01:06]} Nxe5 {[%emt 0:01:05]} 31. Nxe5+ {[%emt 0:01:
57]} fxe5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 32. Ke2 {[%emt 0:00:12]} e4 {[%emt 0:03:21]} 33. f3
{[%emt 0:00:01]} d3+ {[%emt 0:01:46]} 34. Kd2 {[%emt 0:00:07]} exf3 {[%emt 0:
00:33]} 35. Rf8+ {[%emt 0:00:19]} 1-0

[Event “3rd Sinquefield Cup 2015”]
[Site “Saint Louis”]
[Date “2015.08.24”]
[Round “2”]
[White “Giri, Anish”]
[Black “So, Wesley”]
[Result “1/2-1/2”]
[ECO “A30”]
[WhiteElo “2793”]
[BlackElo “2779”]
[Annotator “Robot 11”]
[PlyCount “60”]
[EventDate “2015.??.??”]
[EventCountry “USA”]
[TimeControl “40/7200:3600+30”]

1. c4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:51]} Nc6 {[%emt
0:00:04]} 3. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:34]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 4. e3 {[%emt 0:00:28]} f5
{[%emt 0:00:30]} 5. d4 {[%emt 0:01:03]} e4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 6. d5 {[%emt 0:00:
11]} exf3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 7. dxc6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} dxc6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 8.
Qxd8+ {[%emt 0:01:25]} Kxd8 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 9. gxf3 {[%emt 0:00:22]} Nf6 {
[%emt 0:00:09]} 10. b3 {[%emt 0:03:43]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 11. Bb2 {[%emt 0:
01:02]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 12. O-O-O {[%emt 0:05:29]} Be6 {[%emt 0:00:06]}
13. Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:36]} Rhd8 {[%emt 0:07:42]} 14. Kc2 {[%emt 0:03:42]} Rd7 {
[%emt 0:07:05]} 15. Ne2 {[%emt 0:04:38]} g6 {[%emt 0:09:48]} 16. h3 {[%emt 0:
15:47]} Rad8 {[%emt 0:12:36]} 17. f4 {[%emt 0:01:16]} Bc7 {[%emt 0:08:12]} 18.
Ba3 {[%emt 0:01:57]} b6 {[%emt 0:00:36]} 19. Ng3 {[%emt 0:01:39]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:
01:02]} 20. Bb2 {[%emt 0:01:31]} a6 {[%emt 0:06:17]} 21. Be5 {[%emt 0:04:29]}
b5 {[%emt 0:06:40]} 22. Bxf5 {[%emt 0:11:20]} gxf5 {[%emt 0:04:27]} 23. Bxc7 {
[%emt 0:00:05]} Rxd1 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 24. Rxd1 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Rxd1 {[%emt 0:
00:04]} 25. Kxd1 {[%emt 0:00:04]} bxc4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 26. bxc4 {[%emt 0:04:
52]} Ne4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 27. Nxe4 {[%emt 0:05:37]} fxe4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 28.
h4 {[%emt 0:00:39]} Bxc4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 29. a3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Ke6 {[%emt 0:
00:58]} 30. f5+ {[%emt 0:00:57]} Kxf5 1/2-1/2

[Event “3rd Sinquefield Cup 2015”]
[Site “Saint Louis”]
[Date “2015.08.24”]
[Round “2”]
[White “Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime”]
[Black “Aronian, Levon”]
[Result “1/2-1/2”]
[ECO “D38”]
[WhiteElo “2731”]
[BlackElo “2765”]
[Annotator “Robot 11”]
[PlyCount “63”]
[EventDate “2015.??.??”]
[EventCountry “USA”]
[TimeControl “40/7200:3600+30”]

1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} e6 {[%emt 0:
00:04]} 3. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 4. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Bb4
{[%emt 0:00:05]} 5. Bg5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} h6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 6. Bxf6 {[%emt 0:
00:03]} Qxf6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 7. Qa4+ {[%emt 0:00:18]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 8.
e3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:06]} 9. Be2 {[%emt 0:00:10]} dxc4 {[%emt 0:
00:14]} 10. O-O {[%emt 0:00:19]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 11. Bxc4 {[%emt 0:00:19]}
Bxc3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 12. bxc3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Rfd8 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 13. Be2 {
[%emt 0:01:35]} Be8 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 14. Qa3 {[%emt 0:02:23]} Qe7 {[%emt 0:00:
09]} 15. Qb2 {[%emt 0:00:07]} b6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 16. Nd2 {[%emt 0:03:53]} Na5
{[%emt 0:03:24]} 17. Nb3 {[%emt 0:02:05]} Nxb3 {[%emt 0:00:47]} 18. axb3 {
[%emt 0:00:09]} a5 {[%emt 0:04:04]} 19. b4 {[%emt 0:12:00]} axb4 {[%emt 0:05:
29]} 20. Qxb4 {[%emt 0:03:18]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:02:12]} 21. Bf3 {[%emt 0:10:45]}
Qxb4 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 22. cxb4 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Rxa1 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 23. Rxa1
{[%emt 0:00:10]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 24. Kf1 {[%emt 0:03:09]} Kd6 {[%emt 0:00:
06]} 25. Ke2 {[%emt 0:04:46]} Bb5+ {[%emt 0:00:53]} 26. Kd2 {[%emt 0:01:45]} e5
{[%emt 0:00:31]} 27. dxe5+ {[%emt 0:00:54]} Kxe5+ {[%emt 0:00:04]} 28. Kc3 {
[%emt 0:00:10]} Rd3+ {[%emt 0:02:41]} 29. Kc2 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Rd8 {[%emt 0:00:
06]} 30. Kc3 {[%emt 0:01:18]} Rd3+ {[%emt 0:00:06]} 31. Kc2 {[%emt 0:00:05]}
Rd8 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 32. Kc3 {[%emt 0:00:04] Ke4} 1/2-1/2
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