Howell, D (2616) – Gelfand, B (2739) [C42]
4th NH Chess Tournament Amsterdam NED (1), 12.08.2010
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.d4 d5 6.Bd3 Nc6 7.0–0 Be7 8.c4 Nb4 9.Be2 0–0 10.Nc3 Bf5 11.a3 Nxc3 12.bxc3 Nc6 13.Re1 Re8 14.cxd5 Qxd5 15.Bf4 Rac8 16.h3 h6 17.g4 Bg6 18.Bd3 Bxd3 19.Qxd3 Qd7 20.d5 Bf6 21.Rxe8+ Rxe8 22.Rb1 Ne7 23.c4 Ng6 24.Bg3 b6 25.Qf5 Qd8 26.a4 Nh4 27.Qd3 Nxf3+ 28.Qxf3 Be5 29.Re1 Bxg3 30.Rxe8+ Qxe8 31.Qxg3 Qe1+ 32.Kh2 Qe7 33.Qf4 g5 34.Qf5 Kg7 35.Qd3 Qe5+ 36.Kg2 f5 37.gxf5 Kf6 38.Qa3 Kxf5 39.Qf8+ Ke4 40.Qxh6 Kd3 41.Qe6 Qf4 42.a5 Qxc4 43.axb6 axb6 44.Qe3+ Kc2 45.Qxg5 b5 46.h4 b4 47.h5 b3 48.h6 Qd3 49.Qg7 b2 50.h7 Qxd5+ 51.f3 Qd2+ 52.Kh3 b1Q 53.Qg6+ Qd3 54.Qg2+ Kb3 55.h8Q Qf5+ 56.Kh2 Qf4+ 57.Qg3 Qc2+ 58.Kh3 Qcf5+ 59.Kh2 Qd2+ 60.Kh1 Qd1+ 61.Kh2 Qe2+ 62.Qg2 Qf4+ 63.Kh3 Qe6+ 0–1
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Nakamura, H (2729) – Ljubojevic, L (2572) [B33]
4th NH Chess Tournament Amsterdam NED (1), 12.08.2010
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Nb3 Bg7 7.Be2 0–0 8.0–0 b6 9.f4 Bb7 10.Bf3 Qc8 11.Be3 Rd8 12.Rf2 d5 13.exd5 e6 14.d6 Nb4 15.Rd2 Bxf3 16.Qxf3 Nbd5 17.Nxd5 exd5 18.c3 Rxd6 19.a4 Qc4 20.Nd4 Re8 21.Kh1 Rd7 22.Rdd1 Rde7 23.Bg1 a6 24.Qd3 Qc8 25.Nf3 Re4 26.Bxb6 Rxf4 27.Bg1 Rfe4 28.a5 Bh6 29.Rf1 Qb7 30.b4 Ng4 31.b5 Qxb5 32.Qxb5 axb5 33.Rfb1 Be3 34.Bxe3 Nxe3 35.a6 Kg7 36.Nd4 b4 37.a7 bxc3 38.Rb8 R8e7 39.a8Q Ng4 40.Nf3 c2 41.h3 1–0
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Match 1 results:
Howell – Gelfand 0 – 1
Nakamura – Ljubojevic 1 – 0
Caruana – van Wely ½ – ½
So – Nielsen ½ – ½
Giri – Svidler ½ – ½
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Both Nakamura and Gelfand were lost. They pulled out rabbits in their hats.