Picture and games from the official website
Radjabov has captured the 2nd ACP Rapid Cup by defeating GM Grischuk in the Blitz playoff. The final score was 2.5-1.5.
Grischuk-Radjabov
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 c5 5. Nf3 cxd4 6. Nxd4 O-O 7. Nc3 Qc7 8. b3 d5 9. O-O dxc4 10. Ncb5 Qd8 11. bxc4 a6 12. Nc3 Ng4 13. e3 Nc6 14. Nce2 Nge5 15. Qc2 Qc7 16. c5 Bg4 17. Rb1 Rad8 18. h3 Bxe2 19. Qxe2 Nxd4 20. exd4 Nc6 21. Bf4 Qc8 22. d5 Nd4 23. Qe4 Qxc5 24. Rxb7 e6 25. d6 Nf5 26. d7 e5 27. Be3 Nxe3 28. Qxe3 Qd6 29. Rb6 Qxd7 30. Rxa6 f5 31. Ra7 Qe6 32. Rb1 Rd7 33. Rb6 Qe7 34. Rbb7 Rxb7 35. Rxb7 Qf6 36. Bd5+ Kh8 37. Qb6 Qxb6 38. Rxb6 e4 39. a4 Bd4 40. Rb4 Bc5 41. Rb5 Bd4 42. Rb4 Bc5 43. Rb5 Bd4 44. Rb4 Bc5 1/2-1/2
Radjabov-Grischuk
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O f6 6. d4 Bg4 7. dxe5 Qxd1 8. Rxd1 fxe5 9. Rd3 Bd6 10. Nbd2 Nf6 11. Nc4 O-O 12. Nfxe5 Be2 13. Re3 Bxc4 14. Nxc4 Bc5 15. Re1 Rae8 16. Be3 Bxe3 17. Rxe3 Rxe4 18. Rxe4 Nxe4 19. f3 Nd6 20. Ne3 Re8 21. Kf2 Kf7 22. Rd1 a5 23. f4 h5 24. Kf3 b5 25. b3 Kf6 26. h3 g6 27. Rd3 b4 28. g4 hxg4+ 29. Nxg4+ Kf5 30. Re3 Rxe3+ 31. Nxe3+ Ke6 32. Nc4 a4 33. Ne5 axb3 34. axb3 c5 35. Nxg6 c4 36. Ne5 cxb3 37. cxb3 c5 38. h4 Nf5 39. h5 Nd4+ 40. Kg4 Nxb3 41. Kg5 Nd2 42. h6 Ne4+ 43. Kg6 Nf6 44. Nd3 c4 45. f5+ Ke7 46. Nxb4 c3 47. Nc6+ Kd6 48. Nd4 Ke7 49. Nc2 Nd7 50. Kg7 Nf6 51. Ne3 Ne8+ 52. Kg6 Nf6 53. Nc2 Nd7 54. Nd4 Nf6 55. Nc6+ Kd6 56. Nb4 Ke7 57. Nd5+ Nxd5 58. h7 Nf4+ 59. Kg5 Ne6+ 60. fxe6 c2 61. h8=Q 1/2-1/2
Radjabov-Grischuk
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. c3 Qc7 6. h3 Nf6 7. Nf3 g6 8. O-O Bg7 9. Re1 O-O 10. Bg5 Bf5 11. Bxf5 gxf5 12. Qc1 Ne4 13. Bf4 Qd7 14. Nbd2 Kh8 15. Nf1 Rg8 16. Ng3 Nxg3 17. Bxg3 Bf6 18. b4 Rg6 19. b5 Na5 20. Ne5 Bxe5 21. Bxe5+ f6 22. Bf4 Nc4 23. Qc2 Rag8 24. g3 Nd6 25. a4 Ne4 26. c4 Ng5 27. Kg2 Ne6 28. Qxf5 Nxf4+ 29. Qxf4 dxc4 30. Qe4 R6g7 31. Rac1 Rc8 32. Rc3 a6 33. bxa6 bxa6 34. Qe6 Qb7+ 35. Kg1 Qc7 36. Rec1 Rcg8 37. Qxc4 Qd7 38. Kg2 Rg6 39. Re3 f5 40. Rf3 Qd6 41. Qc5 Qd7 42. Qe5+ R6g7 43. Rc7 Qxa4 44. Rxe7 Qc6 45. Rxg7 Rxg7 46. d5 Qd7 47. Rxf5 Kg8 48. Qb8+ 1-0
Grischuk-Radjabov
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 c6 4. Bg2 d5 5. Qa4 Bg7 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Nf3 O-O 8. O-O Bg4 9. Nbd2 Qb6 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Nxf3 Nd7 12. e4 Nc7 13. Be3 Qb5 14. Qc2 a5 15. a4 Qa6 16. Rfd1 Rac8 17. Rac1 Rfe8 18. h4 Nf6 19. Ne5 e6 20. Qb3 Rcd8 21. Bf3 Qa8 22. Qb6 Rc8 23. Nc4 Nd7 24. Qxa5 Qxa5 25. Nxa5 Rb8 26. d5 exd5 27. exd5 Ne5 28. Bg2 Nxd5 29. Bxd5 cxd5 30. Rxd5 b6 31. Nc6 Nxc6 32. Rxc6 Bxb2 33. Rxb6 Rxb6 34. Bxb6 Re4 35. a5 Ra4 36. Kg2 Kg7 37. Rd8 Bc3 38. Ra8 Bd4 39. Bxd4+ Rxd4 40. Kf3 Ra4 41. a6 h5 42. Ke3 Kf6 43. Ra7 Ra2 44. Kd4 g5 45. hxg5+ Kxg5 46. Kc4 Rxf2 47. Rd7 Ra2 48. a7 Kg4 49. Kb3 Ra6 50. Rd4+ Kxg3 51. Ra4 Rxa7 52. Rxa7 h4 53. Rxf7 h3 54. Kc3 h2 55. Rh7 Kg2 56. Kd3 h1=Q 57. Rxh1 Kxh1 1/2-1/2
Official website: http://worldcup.pivdenny.com/ru/
Impressive!
Was he accused of cheating?
Did he sneak in a computer in that wild hair-style of his?
Is Rybka in his unused comb?
congratulations mister Radjabov ! hope you will be the next champion of the world after kramnik ( against anand )
ok guys, who is falling on me first ???
Was it true that top GMs are so araid of this talent that world champions lobbied to have him not be invited to super tournaments,and opponent’s countrymen ransacked his hotel room to force him to leave a tournament? Corus will be interesting. He is half the age of Anand and Kramnik and appears to have all the skill.