After a much needed day off to recoup, GM Navara scores his first win against GM Ivanchuk in their 8-game rapid chess match. After 5 games, the score is 3-2 in favor of Ivanchuk.
GM Navara (2654) – GM Ivanchuk (2746) [E60]
Chess match (5), 30.05.2009
1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.d4 Bg7 4.g3 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.Bg2 Nb6 7.Nc3 Nc6 8.e3 0–0 9.0–0 Re8 10.Re1 e5 11.d5 Na5 12.e4 c6 13.b3 cxd5 14.exd5 Bg4 15.Ba3 e4 16.Nxe4 Nxd5 17.Rc1 Nc6 18.Nd6 Rxe1+ 19.Qxe1 Rb8 20.Nxb7 Rxb7 21.Rxc6 Rd7 22.h3 Nc3 23.Kh2 Bxf3 24.Bxf3 Nb5 25.Qc1 Qe8 26.Rc8 Rd8 27.Bc6 Rxc8 28.Bxe8 Rxc1 29.Bxc1 Nc3 30.a3 Bd4 31.Kg2 Kf8 32.Bc6 Nd1 33.f4 Be3 34.Bxe3 Nxe3+ 35.Kf2 Nc2 36.Be4 Nxa3 37.Bd3 Ke7 38.Ke3 Kd6 39.Kd4 f6 40.g4 Kc6 41.g5 fxg5 42.fxg5 a5 43.Ke5 Kc5 44.h4 Nb5 45.Kf6 Nd6 46.Bxg6 hxg6 47.Kxg6 Kd5 48.h5 Ke6 49.h6 Nf7 50.h7 Ke7 51.Kg7 White wins 1–0
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Very nice finish. Always interesting to see a knight trapped at the edge of a board by a bishop.