Some Games From Corus Chess 2010

Here are two games from Corus Chess 2010. One is Shirov’s game against Nigel Short in the sixth round and the other is between two titans in chess, Hikaru Nakamura, United States against Magnus Carlsen, Norway, World Number 1 ranked chess player.

[Event "Corus Chess 2010"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2010.01.22"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Shirov"]
[Black "Short"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2010.01.22"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Nd7 12. Nbd2 exd4 13. cxd4 Re8 14. b3 Nc6 15.Bb2 cxd4 16. Nxd4 Nxd4 17. Bxd4 Bb7 18. a4 Bf6 19. Nf3 bxa4 20. Rxa4 Rc8 21.Bd3 Nc5 22. Bxc5 Rxc5 23. Bxa6 Bc6 24. Rc4 Rxc4 25. Bxc4 Rxe4 26. Rxe4 Bxe4 27.Bd5 Bxf3 28. Qxf3 Qe7 29. g3 g6 30. b4 Bd4 31. Kg2 1/2-1/2

White played 31.Kg2 and game ends in draw.
[Event "Corus Chess 2010"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2010.01.14"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Nakamura"]
[Black "Carlsen"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2010.??.??"]
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. d3 Bd6 7. Nbd2 Be6 8.O-O O-O 9. b3 Nd7 10. Bb2 b5 11. d4 f6 12. h3 c5 13. d5 Bf7 14. a4 Nb6 15. c4 c6 16. Nh4 Re8 17. Nf5 Bf8 18. Qg4 Kh8 19. f4 exf4 20. Qxf4 bxc4 21. bxc4 cxd5 22. cxd5 Qb8 23. Qh4 Nxd5 24. Rab1 Qb4 25. Bc1 Qxa4 26. exd5 Qxh4 27. Nxh4 Bxd5 28. Ba3 Re3 29. Ra1 Rd3 30. Rfd1 a5 31. Nhf3 a4 32. Rdc1 Kg8 33. Kf2 c4 34.Bxf8 Kxf8 35. Nxc4 Rb3 36. Nfd2 Rb4 37. Ra3 Rc8 38. Rac3 Be6 39. Na3 Rd8 40.Nf3 Rb3 41. Rxb3 axb3 42. Rc6 Bd5 43. Rb6 Rc8 44. Nb5 Rc2+ 45. Kg3 h5 46. Nbd4Ra2 47. Ne6+ Kf7 48. Nf4 Be4 49. Rb4 h4+ 50. Kg4 b2 51. Nd2 Ba8 52. Nc4 g5 53.Rxb2 Rxb2 54. Nxb2 gxf4 55. Kxf4 Bxg2 56. Kg4 f5+ 57. Kxf5 Bxh3+ 58. Kg5 Be6 59. Kxh4 1/2-1/2


Black 33….c4. Game ended in a draw.