Here are the standings after 5 rounds:
1-2 GM MOROZEVICH Alexander 2747 RUS 4
1-2 GM JAKOVENKO Dmitry 2671 RUS 4
3 GM SHIROV Alexei 2720 ESP 3 (3 wins, 2 losses, 0 draw)
4-5 GM ILLESCAS CORDOBA Miguel 2620 ESP 2½
4-5 GM BAUER Christian 2585 FRA 2½
6 GM WOJTASZEK Radoslaw 2630 POL 2
7 GM LAZNICKA Viktor 2596 CZE 1½
8 GM KORNEEV Oleg 2657 RUS ½
Here is the official website.
Shirov, A (2720) – Bauer, C (2585) [B01]
CIUDAD DE PAMPLONA – MAGISTRAL A Pamplona, 27.12.2006
1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5 4.d4 Nf6 5.Nf3 c6 6.Bd2 Bf5 7.Bc4 e6 8.Nd5 Qd8 9.Nxf6+ Qxf6 10.Qe2 Bg4 11.d5 Bxf3 12.gxf3 cxd5 13.Bxd5 Nd7 14.0-0-0 0-0-0 15.Be4 Qe5 16.Bc3 Qc7 17.Kb1 f6 18.f4 Bd6 19.f5 exf5 20.Bxf5 Kb8 21.h4 Nb6 22.h5 Na4 23.Bd4 Bc5 24.c3 Qb6 25.Qc2 Bxd4 26.cxd4 Rxd4 27.Rxd4 Qxd4 28.Rc1 a6 29.b3 Nb6 30.Qc7+ Ka7 31.Qxg7 Re8 32.Qg4 Qxf2 33.Bxh7 Re2 34.Bc2 Nd5 35.Qc4 Nb6 36.Qg4 Nd5 37.Qc4 Nb6 38.Qd3 Rd2 39.Qf5 Qxf5 40.Bxf5 Rh2 41.Bg4 f5 42.Bf3 Rh3 43.Rh1 Rxf3 44.h6 Re3 45.h7 Re8 46.h8Q Rxh8 47.Rxh8 Nd5 48.Rf8 f4 49.Rf5 Nc3+ 50.Kb2 Ne2 51.Rf6 a5 52.Kc2 f3 53.Kd2 Ng1 54.Ke3 Ne2 55.Kd2 Ng1 56.Kd3 b6 57.Kc4 Kb7 58.Kb5 Kc7 59.Rf7+ Kd6 60.Kxb6 Ke5 61.Kxa5 Ke4 62.b4 Nh3 63.b5 f2 64.b6 Nf4 65.b7 f1Q 66.b8Q Kd5 67.Rf5+ 1-0
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Who are Yakovekou’s and Morozevich’s trainers?
Just another proof that you don’t need to know endgames to become a chess master.
Great to see Shirov playing with enthusiasm too – I am currently reading Fire on Board 2 – an excellent Crimbo present –
Trefor
Morozevich iz WILD.
What a play against Ilescas. He will win this tournament after Jakovenko draw with ‘no draw’ Shirov