GM Ivanchuk (2740) – GM Nepomniachtchi (2634) [B86]
01.07.2008 / Dortmund – Round 3
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bc4 e6 7.0–0 Be7 8.Bb3 Qc7 9.f4 Nc6 10.Kh1 Na5 11.f5 Nxb3 12.axb3 Bd7 13.Rf3 Rc8 14.Rg3 e5 15.Nde2 Bc6 16.Bg5 Nxe4 17.Nxe4 Bxe4 18.Nc3 Bc6 19.Bxe7 Game drawn ½–½
GM Mamedyarov (2752) – GM Gustafsson (2603) [D43]
01.07.2008 / Dortmund – Round 3
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 e6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 dxc4 7.e4 g5 8.Bg3 b5 9.Be2 Bb7 10.0–0 Nbd7 11.Ne5 Bg7 12.Nxd7 Nxd7 13.Bd6 a6 14.Re1 c5 15.dxc5 Rc8 16.a4 b4 17.c6 Bxc6 18.Bxb4 Qb6 19.Ba3 Bd4 20.Bxc4 Ne5 21.Bxa6 Bxf2+ 22.Kh1 Rd8 23.Qe2 Bxe1 24.Rxe1 f6 25.Qh5+ Kd7 26.Qe2 Ke8 27.Qh5+ Game drawn ½–½
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Will Gustafsson be the next 2700 player?
What’s up with Chucky?! He has been fighting like crazy in previous tournaments but here he is playing dull.
Chucky maybe tired, wouldn’t surprize me as he played most games of all in 2007-2008.
But dull: no way! First round draw was played till the end, and draws do happen.
No anon 1:02. Chucky is not tired.
He is sober.