Carlsen’s and Kramnik’s Games In Round 11, Corus 2010

Two games from 11th round, Corus Chess 2010 at Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands. The first was between Carlsen and Dominguez where the Grunfeld Defence transpired. This game gave Carlsen a 500 Euros bonus prize as it was selected as the best play of the day award for an interesting game. While the second game is between Kramnik and Shirov where the Petroff Defence transpired and the game ended in hard earned draw for Kramnik playing as black.

[Event "Corus Chess 2010"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2010.01.29"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Carlsen"]
[Black "Dominguez"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2010.??.??"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 O-O 7. e4 a6 8. e5 b5 9. Qb3 Nfd7 10. Ng5 Nb6 11. Be3 Nc6 12. Rd1 Bf5 13. Be2 Na5 14. Qb4 Nac4 15. O-O f6 16. Nf3 Nxe3 17. fxe3 fxe5 18. dxe5 Qe8 19. Qc5 Rc8 20. a4 Nxa4 21. Nxa4 bxa4 22. Nd4 Rb8 23. g4 Be4 24. Ne6 Rxf1+ 25. Bxf1 c6 26. Ng5 Bd5 27. e4 Bb3 28. Bc4+ e6 29. Nxe6 Bxc4 30. Qxc4 Kh8 31. Nxg7 Kxg7 32. e6 Rb7 33. Qc3+ Kg8 34. Rd6 Re7 35. Rxc6 Qf8 36. Rc8 Re8 37. Rxe8 Qxe8 38. Qf6 Qc8 39. Kg2 Qc2+ 40. Kh3 Qc5 41. Kh4 Qb4 42. Qf7+ Kh8 43. e7 Qe1+ 44. Kg5 Qe3+ 45. Qf4 1-0

White played 45.Qf4+ and Black resigned.

[Event "Corus Chess 2010"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2010.01.29"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Shirov"]
[Black "Kramnik"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2010.01.29"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8. c4 Nb4 9. Be2 O-O 10. Nc3 Bf5 11. a3 Nxc3 12. bxc3 Nc6 13. Re1 Re8 14. cxd5 Qxd5 15. Bf4 Rac8 16. h3 Be4 17. Nd2 Bxg2 18. Bg4 Bh1 19. f3 Bh4 20. Re4 f5 21. Kxh1 fxg4 22. hxg4 Qf7 23. Qb3 Ne7 24. Qxf7+ Kxf7 25. c4 Ng6 26. Bh2 Bf6 27. Rb1 b6 28. d5 Be5 29. f4 Bd6 30. a4 h6 31. Rbe1 Nf8 32. f5 Nd7 33. Bxd6 cxd6 34. Re6 Ne5 35. c5 Nd3 36. cxd6 Nxe1 37. d7 Rcd8 38. dxe8=Q+ Rxe8 39. Nc4 Rxe6 40. fxe6+ Ke7 41. Ne5 Kd6 42. Nc4+ Ke7 43. Ne5 Kd6 44. Kh2 Nc2 45. Nc4+ Ke7 46. Kg3 Nb4 47. Ne3 Nxd5 48. Nxd5+ Kxe6 49. Nc3 a6 50. Kf4 b5 51. axb5 1/2-1/2

Black played 11….Nxc3.

White played 51. axb5 and game was drawn.