Cheparinov, Ivan (2678) – Leko, Peter (2756) [E15]
Jermuk Grand Prix (7), 16.08.2009
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.b3 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Be7 7.Nc3 c6 8.e4 d5 9.Bd3 dxc4 10.bxc4 e5 11.Ne2 Nbd7 12.Qc2 0–0 13.0–0 Qc7 14.h3 Rad8 15.dxe5 Nxe5 16.Nxe5 Qxe5 17.Bc3 Qh5 18.e5 Nd7 19.Nf4 Qh6 20.Rfd1 Bg5 21.Bf5 Nc5 22.Ng2 Bc8 23.Bxc8 Rxc8 24.Qf5 Qg6 25.Qxg6 hxg6 26.Bb4 Be7 27.Kf1 Rfe8 28.Ne1 a5 29.Bxc5 Bxc5 30.Nd3 Bd4 31.Rab1 Rb8 32.f4 g5 33.Nf2 Be3 34.fxg5 Rxe5 35.h4 Rf5 36.Rb2 b5 37.cxb5 cxb5 38.Kg2 Rxf2+ 39.Rxf2 Bxf2 40.Kxf2 b4 41.Ke3 a4 42.Rb1 Kh7 43.Kd2 Kg6 44.Rf1 Rd8+ 45.Kc2 Rc8+ 46.Kb1 Rc4 47.Rf2 Rg4 48.Rf3 Re4 49.Rf2 Re1+ 50.Kb2 Rg1 51.Rf4 Rxg3 52.Rxb4 a3+ 53.Kc2 Kh5 54.Rf4 g6 55.Ra4 Rh3 56.Kd2 Rxh4 57.Rxa3 Rh2+ 58.Ke1 Kxg5 0–1
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Kamsky, Gata (2717) – Alekseev, Evgeny (2714) [B40]
Jermuk Grand Prix (7), 16.08.2009
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.c3 d5 4.exd5 Qxd5 5.d4 Nf6 6.Na3 Nc6 7.Be3 cxd4 8.Nb5 Qd8 9.Nbxd4 Nd5 10.Bg5 f6 11.Bd2 Bc5 12.Bb5 Qb6 13.Qa4 0–0 14.Bxc6 bxc6 15.0–0 e5 16.Nb3 Be7 17.c4 Nc7 18.Na5 Bd7 19.Be3 Qa6 20.Rfd1 Rfd8 21.b4 Be8 22.a3 Ne6 23.Rxd8 Rxd8 24.Rd1 Rxd1+ 25.Qxd1 c5 26.Qd2 cxb4 27.axb4 Qd6 28.b5 Qc7 29.h3 Kf7 30.Qa2 Bc5 31.Bxc5 Nxc5 32.Qa3 a6 33.Nb3 Nxb3 34.Qxb3 Qb6 35.Nxe5+ fxe5 36.c5+ Qe6 37.Qf3+ Ke7 38.Qb7+ Kf6 39.bxa6 Bc6 40.Qb8 Qd5 41.Qf8+ Kg6 42.f3 h6 43.a7 e4 44.fxe4 Qd4+ 45.Kh1 Qxe4 46.Qd6+ Kh7 47.Qd2 Qf5 48.Kh2 Qe5+ 49.Kh1 Qa1+ 50.Kh2 Qxa7 51.Qd3+ Kg8 52.Qd8+ Kf7 53.Qd6 Qd7 54.Qf4+ Kg6 55.Qg3+ Kh7 56.Qf2 Qd3 0–1
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Bacrot, Etienne (2721) – Jakovenko, Dmitry (2760) [D38]
Jermuk Grand Prix (7), 16.08.2009
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Bb4 5.cxd5 exd5 6.Qa4+ Nc6 7.Bg5 h6 8.Bxf6 Qxf6 9.e3 0–0 10.Be2 Rd8 11.0–0 Bf8 12.a3 Ne7 13.b4 a6 14.b5 Bg4 15.bxa6 Bxf3 16.Bxf3 Rxa6 17.Qb3 Qd6 18.Rfc1 c6 19.Qxb7 Rxa3 20.Rxa3 Qxa3 21.Ne2 g6 22.g3 h5 23.h4 Qd6 24.Nf4 Bh6 25.Ne2 Bg7 26.Rb1 Bf6 27.Nf4 Kg7 28.Qa7 Rd7 29.Qa6 Rd8 30.Kg2 Rd7 31.Bd1 Rc7 32.Rb8 Kh7 33.Bc2 Kg7 34.Bd1 Kh7 35.Ra8 Qd7 36.Qd3 Kh6 37.Qa3 Rc8 38.Ra7 Rc7 39.Ra8 Rc8 40.Ra6 Rc7 41.Qc5 Qc8 42.Qd6 Kg7 43.Qa3 Qf5 44.Qd3 Qd7 45.Bxh5 Nf5 46.Bd1 Rb7 47.Qc2 Ne7 48.Nd3 Qc7 49.h5 Ra7 50.Rxa7 Qxa7 51.hxg6 fxg6 52.Nf4 Qd7 53.Be2 Qd6 54.Bg4 Kf7 55.Ne6 Ng8 56.Nc5 Ne7 57.Qb1 Qd8 58.Qb7 1–0
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What’s wrong with Kamsky?
“What’s wrong with Kamsky?”
What makes you think that it is something wrong with him?
Wow, Leko seems to be a fighting mood for a change, and we also see a surprising win from the usually error-prone Bacrot over a more highly rated opponent. Also, it looks to me like Kamsky is no longer elite class, based on a lot of recent performances.