Nepomniachtchi (2634) – Van_Wely (2677) [B90]
Dortmund 2008, 02.07.2008
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 e5 7.Nb3 Be6 8.Qd2 Nbd7 9.0–0–0 Be7 10.f4 Ng4 11.g3 Nxe3 12.Qxe3 b5 13.Kb1 Qb6 14.Qe2 b4 15.Na4 Qc6 16.f5 Bxf5 17.exf5 Qxa4 18.Bg2 0–0 19.Bxa8 Rxa8 20.g4 Qc6 21.Na5 Qc7 22.Nc4 a5 23.Nxd6 Bxd6 24.Qd3 Nf6 25.Qxd6 Qxd6 26.Rxd6 Nxg4 27.Rg1 Nxh2 28.f6 g6 29.Rg2 Nf3 30.Re2 h5 31.Re3 e4 32.Rxe4 g5 33.Rd3 g4 34.Rd5 Ra6 35.Rf4 Re6 36.a4 Re1+ 37.Ka2 Rh1 38.Rxa5 Kh7 39.Rd5 Kg6 40.a5 Re1 41.a6 Re8 42.a7 Ra8 43.Ra5 Nh2 44.Rxb4 g3 45.Rb8 Rxa7 46.Rg8+ Kxf6 47.Rxa7 Ng4 48.Ra3 White wins 1–0
Standings after 4 rounds:
1-3. Gustafsson, Jan g GER 2603 2½
1-3. Leko, Peter g HUN 2741 2½
1-3. Nepomniachtchi, Ian g RUS 2634 2½
4-6. Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar g AZE 2752 2
4-6. Naiditsch, Arkadij g GER 2624 2
4-6. Kramnik, Vladimir g RUS 2788 2
7. Ivanchuk, Vassily g UKR 2740 1½
8. Van Wely, Loek g NED 2677 1
van Wely really does not get a foot on the ground so far – and only three rounds to go…
Chucky and Kramnik in the back seat.
Chucky is a cellar dweller! Oh no! D:
Good thing it’s still early in the tournament!
is it just me, or is van wely becoming a punching bag in tournaments where the best play?
Yes. He is the cellarest cellar dweller of the pack nowadays. Poor guy.