GM Svidler (2723) – GM Harikrishna (2673) [C95]
Gibraltar (10), 05.02.2009
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0–0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 0–0 9.h3 Nb8 10.d4 Nbd7 11.Nbd2 Bb7 12.Bc2 Re8 13.a4 Bf8 14.Bd3 c6 15.b3 g6 16.Qc2 Rc8 17.Ba3 Qb6 18.Bf1 Nh5 19.g3 exd4 20.cxd4 c5 21.axb5 axb5 22.Qd3 Ba6 23.Bb2 d5 24.dxc5 Nxc5 25.Qd4 Bg7 26.e5 Qb7 27.Rec1 Ne6 28.Rxc8 Rxc8 29.Qe3 Bf8 30.Nd4 Nxd4 31.Bxd4 Ng7 32.Nf3 Ne6 33.h4 Nxd4 34.Nxd4 Bc5 35.b4 Bxb4 36.e6 Re8 37.Qb3 Bc5 38.Bg2 f6 39.Qc3 Be7 40.Qa5 Bc5 41.Nb3 Bxf2+ 42.Kxf2 Qa7+ 43.Kf1 Qe3 44.Qxa6 Qxb3 45.Qa3 Qc4+ 46.Kg1 b4 47.Qa7 Kh8 48.Qd7 Qc5+ 49.Kh2 Qe7 50.Bxd5 White wins 1–0
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Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Wow! black to play the eurocentric style chess and lose, svidler you guys are something else with this stuff! hmm didnt want any of Bobby on the icc though did you peter?
Svidler 2 – 0 Milov on TB. Interesting second game, Milov played sharp for win with black, but his opponent prevailed. Congrats to Peter!
Ghey earring.
It would look better on Aronian or Naka.