Interesting Draws, Linares 2010, Round 3

15 Feb 2010, Linares, Spain – All the boards were drawn at the Super Tournament during the round 3 plays of the Linares 2010.

Here is the table summary of results of round 3, Linares 2010.

White	Black	Result
B Gelfand	F Vallejo	0.5:0.5
V Gashimov	A Grishuk	0.5:0.5
L Aronian	V Topalov	0.5:0.5

 

Here is a game between B Gelfand and the local Spanish player, F Vallejo during the third round of the Linares 2010. The Slav Defense transpired during the game.

[Event "XXVII Torneo Int'l de Ajedrez Ciudad de "]
[Site "Linares/Spain"]
[Date "2010.02.15"]
[Round "3"]
[White "B. Gelfand"]
[Black "F. Vallejo"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D10"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 dxc4 4. e4 b5 5. a4 b4 6. Na2 Nf6 7. e5 Nd5 8. Bxc4 e6
9. Nf3 Ba6 10. b3 Bb7 11. Ng5 h6 12. Ne4 Qh4 13. Qe2 Nd7 14. O-O c5 15. dxc5
Bxc5 16. Bb5 Be7 17. Bd2 Rd8 18. f4 O-O 19. Rac1 f6 20. Nd6 Ba8 21. Be1 Qxf4
22. Rxf4 Nxf4 23. Qc4 fxe5 24. Qc7 Bg5 25. h4 Nd5 26. hxg5 Nxc7 27. Rxc7 Nb6
28. Bxb4 Nd5 29. Rd7 Nxb4 30. Nxb4 Rxd7 31. Bxd7 Rd8 32. Bxe6+ Kf8 33. Nf5 a5
34. gxh6 gxh6 35. Nc2 Bxg2 36. Kxg2 Rd2+ 37. Kf3 Rxc2 38. Ke4 Re2+ 39. Kd3 Rg2
40. Bc4 h5 41. Ke4 h4 42. Nxh4 1/2-1/2

 

After white won a pawn at h4 with the knight, black will probably check white’s king with the rook, 43. Rg4+. This will win black the white knight and white winning another pawn at e5.

Black could possibly win with best play but play stopped with a draw. Black’s king is a little passive compared to white’s.

Good draw for both players.