Fide Grand Swiss IOM /Rd4
4 way tie : The Leaders after 4 rounds . Caruana, Wang ,Mcshane and Maghsoodloo..
Rd4 brd 1 Caruana (2812) – Wang (2726) 1/2-1/2
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. c4 c6 9. Re1 Bf5 10. Qb3 Qd7 11. Nc3 Nxc3 12. Bxf5 Qxf5 13. Qxb7 Qd7 14. Qxd7 Nxd7 15. c5 Bxh2+ 16. Nxh2 Ne4 17. Bf4 Rfe8 18. f3 Nef6 19. Nf1 Nf8 20. Be5 Ne6 21. Rad1 a5 22. Ne3 Nd7 23. Bd6 g6 24. Rd3 Ra7 25. Nc2 h5 26. Ra3 Rea8 27. Ra4 Ng7 28. Bf4 Nf5 29. Bd2 Nf8 30. Kh2 Ne6 31. g4 hxg4 32. fxg4 Nh4 33. Kg3 g5 34. Ra3 Ng6 35. Rb3 Ngf4 36. Rb6 Kg7 37. Rh1 Rc7 38. Bc3 Kg6 39. Kf3 Ng7 40. a4 Nfe6 41. b4 axb4 42. Nxb4 Rxa4 43. Nxc6 f6 44. Ke3 Ra3 45. Rc1 Ra8 46. Ra1 ½-½
Bishops of opposite color usually a draw .. Iranian GM Parham Maghsoodloo proves differently full One point score..
Rd4 Maghsoodloo, Parham – Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi
1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. b3 Nf6 4. Bb2 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Nc3 e5 7. e3 Nxc3 8. Bxc3 Bd6 9. Bb5 Qe7 10. Bxc6+ bxc6 11. d3 Ba6 12. Qc2 Rd8 13. Ba5 Rd7 14. Nd2 O-O 15. Nc4 f5 16. e4 Qg5 17. f3 Rf6 18. h4 Qg3+ 19. Qf2 Qg6 20. h5 Qf7 21. Qc2 Rh6 22. O-O-O Rxh5 23. Nxd6 Rxd6 24. Rxh5 Qxh5 25. Qxc5 Qh6+ 26. Kc2 fxe4 27. fxe4 Qf6 28. Qxa7 c5 29. Bc3 Qf2+ 30. Rd2 Bxd3+ 31. Kb2 Qf1 32. Qb8+ Qf8 33. Qxf8+ Kxf8 34. Bxe5 Rd7 35. Kc3 Bb5 36. Rxd7 Bxd7 37. Kc4 Bc6 38. Kxc5 Bxe4 39. Kd6 Bxg2 40. b4 Ke8 41. Kc7 Ke7 42. b5 Ke6 43. Bd6 h5 44. b6 h4 45. a4 g5 46. a5 Bb7 47. Kxb7 Kxd6 48. Kc8 Kd5 1-0
England’s top Amateur player GM Luke McShane showcasing his talent with a nice win over GM Baskaran Adhiban of India
Rd4 brd 6 McShane (2682) – Adhiban (2639) 1-0
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Nxd7 5. O-O Ngf6 6. Qe2 e6 7. d4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 a6 9. c4 Rc8 10. b3 g6 11. Bb2 Bg7 12. Nc3 O-O 13. Rad1 Qc7 14. Kh1 Rfd8 15. f4 Qb8 16. Nf3 Nh5 17. f5 Re8 18. fxe6 fxe6 19. e5 Nxe5 20. Nxe5 Bxe5 21. Ne4 Bxb2 22. Qxb2 d5 23. g4 dxe4 24. gxh5 e5 25. hxg6 hxg6 26. Qg2 Rc6 27. Rd7 Rd6 28. Rdf7 Qc8 29. R7f6 Rxf6 30. Rxf6 Re7 31. Rxg6+ Kh8 32. Qg5 Qf8 33. Qh5+ Rh7 34. Qxe5+ Rg7 35. Qxg7+ Qxg7 36. Rxg7 Kxg7 37. Kg2 1-0
Lucky board 7 …
The world champion’s unbeaten streak continues at 94 games. Its hard to believe after 4 rounds he’s in 34th place..
Carlsen with a slow start looking for a correction in round 5. Today’s opponent 25-year-old Belarusian GM Vladislav Kovalev gave MC all he could handle..great defense by the champ.
Rd4 brd 7 Kovalev(2661) – Carlsen (2876) 1/2 -1/2
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. c4 e5 6. Nc3 Nc6 7. d3 Be7 8. a3 Bd8 9. O-O Nge7 10. b4 O-O 11. bxc5 dxc5 12. Nd5 Ng6 13. Be3 b6 14. Nd2 f5 15. exf5 Qxf5 16. Ne4 Nf4 17. g3 Qg6 18. Kh1 Nxd5 19. cxd5 Ne7 20. d6 Nf5 21. Qb3+ Kh8 22. Qd5 Bf6 23. Rae1 Rad8 24. f4 Nxe3 25. Rxe3 exf4 26. Rxf4 h6 27. d7 Be7 28. Ref3 Rxf4 29. Rxf4 b5 30. Nxc5 Bxc5 31. Qxc5 Kh7 32. Qd5 Qg5 33. Qe4+ Qg6 34. Qd5 Qg5 35. Qd6 Qg6 36. Qc7 Qg5 37. Qd6 Qg6 38. Qc7 Qg5 39. Qc6 Qe7 40. Qxb5 Rxd7 41. Qf5+ g6 42. Qf8 Qxf8 43. Rxf8 Kg7 44. Ra8 Kf6 45. Kg2 Rxd3 46. Rxa7 Rd2+ 47. Kg1 Ke5 48. ½-½
TOP 20 Results 4th Round
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