GM Carlsen (2776) – GM Smeets (2601) [A11]Corus A (12), 31.01.2009 1.c4 c6 2.e4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.cxd5 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nxd5 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.Bb5 e6 8.0–0 Be7 9.d4 0–0 10.Re1 Bd7 11.Bd3 Rc8 12.Nxd5 exd5 13.Ne5 Bf6 14.Bf4 g6...
Karjakin wins, joins leaders
GM Karjakin (2706) – GM Adams (2712) [C92]Corus A (12), 31.01.2009 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 Bb7 10.d4 Re8 11.Nbd2 Bf8 12.a4 Na5 13.Bc2 b4 14.cxb4 Nc6...
Yifan takes out another 2700
GM Hou (2571) – GM Vallejo (2702) [B30]Corus B (12), 31.01.2009 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bb5 g6 5.e5 Ng4 6.Bxc6 dxc6 7.h3 Nh6 8.g4 Bg7 9.d3 f5 10.exf6 exf6 11.Qe2+ Kf7 12.Be3 Re8 13.0–0–0 Kg8 14.d4 cxd4...
So tames the Tiger in critical round 12
GM Persson (2586) – GM So (2627) [D11]Corus C (12), 31.01.2009 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 a6 5.Bd3 Bg4 6.Qb3 Bxf3 7.gxf3 Qc7 8.Nc3 e6 9.a4 Nbd7 10.cxd5 cxd5 11.a5 Nb8 12.Bd2 Nc6 13.Ke2 Bd6 14.Na4 0–0...
Corus full standings after 11 rounds
Standings after 11 rounds: Corus A 1. L. Aronian, L. Dominguez, T. Radjabov, S. Movsesian 6½5. M. Carlsen, S. Karjakin 67. G. Kamsky, J. Smeets 5½9. V. Ivanchuk, L. van Wely, M. Adams 512. D. Stellwagen, Y. Wang 4½14....
Leaders fall, everything is up for grab
Kamsky is facing an extremely difficult situation at Corus. He wants to perform well. But he cannot reveal his opening preparation against Topalov. This is similar to what Anand had to face in Bilbao before his match with Kramnik....
Dominguez knocks out Corus leader Aronian
GM Dominguez (2717) – GM Aronian (2750) [C88]Corus A (11), 30.01.2009 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0–0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 0–0 8.d4 Nxd4 9.Nxd4 exd4 10.e5 Ne8 11.c3 dxc3 12.Nxc3 d6 13.Bd5 Rb8 14.Be3 Be6...
So making his closing move
GM So (2627) – IM Bosboom (2418) [B01]Corus C (11), 30.01.2009 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qd6 4.d4 Nf6 5.Nf3 a6 6.g3 Bg4 7.Bg2 e6 8.0–0 c6 9.Bf4 Qd8 10.h3 Bxf3 11.Qxf3 Be7 12.Ne2 0–0 13.Qb3 Ra7 14.c4 b5...
Short closer to Corus title
GM Navara (2638) – GM Short (2663) [B04]Corus B (11), 30.01.2009 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.Nf3 dxe5 5.Nxe5 c6 6.Be2 Bf5 7.g4 Be6 8.f4 f6 9.Nd3 Bf7 10.0–0 Na6 11.Nc3 e6 12.Nxd5 Qxd5 13.Be3 Be7 14.Bf3 Qd7...
Harika shines at Corus
Corus chess: Harika shines as Abhijeet, Sasikiran go down Wijk Aan Zee, The Netherlands (PTI): World junior girls’ champion D Harika beat English Grandmaster David Howell while Abhijeet Gupta and K. Sasikiran suffered setbacks in the 10th round of...