British Chess Magazine Octubre 2013 | Page 29

The British Chess Magazine 533

�fd1 �d5 13 �g3 � × c3 14 b × c3 �d6 15 e4 � × g3 16 h × g3 b5 17 �d3 �b6 18 �e3 �a4 19 �c2 �b2 20 �db1 �c4 21 �c1 c5 22 a4 c × d4 23 c × d4 �c8 24 a × b5 a × b5 25 �e1 �c6 26 �b4 �a8 27 �d1 �a3 28 d5 e × d5 29 e × d5 �e8 30 d × c6 (!) � × e1 + 31 � × e1 �c7 32 � × b5 g6 33 �c5 �e5 34 �e4 �g4 35 �d3 �g7 36 �f3 �f6 37 �b4 h5 38 �dc1 �a7 39 �d5 � × d5 40 � × d5 �d8 41 c7 � × c7 42 � × c7 � × d5 43 �e1 �h6 44 �ee7 f6 45 �ed7 �a5 46 f4 ! g5 47 �h2 �g6 48 f × g5 � × g5 ?! 49 �h7 f5 50 �cg7 +! �f6 51 �a7 �b4 52 �a6 + �e5 53 � × h5 �b1 ?! ( 53 … �b5 ) 54 �a5 + �f6 55 �a × f5 + �g6 56 �fg5 + �f6 57 �b5 �c2 58 �h6 + �g7 59 �bb6 �c5 60 �bg6 + �f8 61 �h7 �f5 62 �gg7 �e6 63 �e7 1 – 0

Thus Kramnik and Andreikin , as finalists , should join Karyakin , Aronian and the loser of Carlsen – Anand in the 2014 Candidates , now scheduled for next March . Three places are still ‘ in the lap of the gods ’.

Russia . 1st September . The Moscow Blitz Championship was won by S Karyakin ( RUS ) with 14.5 / 19 ; 2nd A Riazantsev ( RUS ) 13.5 … 20 players .

Poikovsky was the venue for the Karpov sponsored American , an annual and massively strong competition . A round-six loss for the eventual winner did nothing to halt his progress in this category 18 event .

Spain . Linares staged the Spanish Rapidplay Championships , 19th – 25th August . HJ Plaskett ( ENG ) tied for first with 7 / 9 .

Barcelona hosted the ‘ Internacional de Sants ’, 23rd August – 1st September :

1st B Adhiban ( IND ) – fresh from a strong World Cup showing – 8.5 / 10 ; 2nd = J Cori ( PER ), V Potkin ( RUS ), J Gustafsson ( GER ) and B Firat ( TUR ) all 8 ; also LAR D ’ Costa 6.5 ; J McPhillips 6 ; GP Burton ( all ENG ) 4.5 … 310 players .

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