by National Life Master Loal Davis
There were three decisive games in the 7th round of the Tata Steel 2019 Masters Tournament. As Anand won his game this round that puts the tourney into a five-way tie for first place.
Teimour Radjabov
[Event “Tata Steel Masters 2019”]
[Site “?”]
[Date “2019.01.19”]
[Round “7”]
[White “Radjabov, Teimour (AZE)”]
[Black “Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi (IND)”]
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Qa4+ Nc6 6. e3 O-O 7. Qc2 Re8 8. Bd2 Bd6 9. h3 a6 10. a3 Bd7 11. Be2 dxc4 12. Bxc4 h6 13. g4 e5 14. g5 b5 15. Ba2 exd4 16. gxh6 dxc3 17. Bxc3 Be6 18. Bxe6 Rxe6 19. Rg1 Ne8 20. Bxg7 Nxg7 21. Rxg7+ Kf8 22. Qh7 Qf6 23. Ng5 Rxe3+ 24. Kf1 Nd8 25. Qg8+ Ke7 26. h7 Bg3 27. Ne4 Rxe4 28. Rxg3 Rh4 29. Rd1 Rxh7 30. Re3+ Ne6 31. Qxa8 Rh8 32. Qc6 Kf8 33. Rxe6 Qxe6 34. Rd8+ Kg7 35. Qc3+ f6 36. Qxc7+ 1-0
Viswanathan Anand
[Event “Tata Steel Masters 2019”]
[Site “?”]
[Date “2019.01.19”]
[Round “7”]
[White “Kramnik, Vladimir (RUS)”]
[Black “Anand, Viswanathan (IND)”]
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. d3 a6 6. Nd5 h6 7. c3 d6 8. h3 Ba7 9. a4 Be6 10. a5 Bxd5 11. exd5 Ne7 12. d4 exd4 13. Nxd4 O-O 14. g4 Nexd5 15. Kf1 Qd7 16. h4 Bxd4 17. Qxd4 Ne7 18. Be2 Qc6 19. Rh3 Qd5 20. Qxd5 Nfxd5 21. Bf3 c6 22. Ra4 b5 23. axb6 Nxb6 24. Re4 Rfe8 25. g5 hxg5 26. Bxg5 f6 27. Bc1 d5 28. Rg4 Nc4 29. Be2 Ne5 30. Rf4 Kf7 31. h5 Rh8 32. Ra4 a5 33. b3 Rab8 34. Bd1 Rb5 35. Bc2 c5 36. Rah4 c4 37. bxc4 Nxc4 38. Kg2 Rc5 39. Rg3 Rcc8 40. Rhg4 Rcg8 41. Rh3 Ra8 42. Rhg3 Rxh5 43. Rxg7+ Ke6 44. Ba4 Rah8 45. Bf4 Rh2+ 46. Kf1 Rh1+ 47. Ke2 Ra1 48. Bb5 Ra2+ 49. Kf1 Rh1+ 50. Kg2 Raa1 51. Bxc4 Nf5 52. Bxd5+ Kxd5 53. Kf3 Nxg3 54. fxg3 a4 55. Kg4 a3 56. Ra7 a2 57. Kf5 Rh2 0-1
Samuel Shankland
[Event “Tata Steel Masters 2019”]
[Site “?”]
[Date “2019.01.19”]
[Round “7”]
[White “Shankland, Samuel L (USA)”]
[Black “Van Foreest, Jorden (NED)”]
1. c4 e5 2. d3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. a3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e3 a5 7. Be2 Bd6 8. b3 O-O 9. Bb2 f5 10. Nbd2 Qe7 11. Qc2 Bd7 12. g3 Kh8 13. O-O Rae8 14. Rfe1 e4 15. Nd4 Nxd4 16. Bxd4 exd3 17. Qxd3 Bxa3 18. Bf3 Nb4 19. Qc3 Nc6 20. Bxg7+ Qxg7 21. Qxg7+ Kxg7 22. Rxa3 f4 23. Be4 fxe3 24. Rxe3 Rf6 25. Ra1 Bf5 26. Rc1 Bxe4 27. Rxe4 Rxe4 28. Nxe4 Rf5 29. Kg2 Kf7 30. Nc5 Nb4 31. Nxb7 Rxf2+ 32. Kxf2 Nd3+ 33. Ke3 Nxc1 34. Nxa5 Ke6 35. g4 Na2 36. Kd4 Nb4 37. h4 Nd5 38. Nc4 Nf4 39. Ne3 Ng6 40. Nf5 Kf6 41. Ke4 Nf8 42. Ne3 c6 43. Nc4 Ng6 44. g5+ Ke7 45. h5 Nf8 46. Ne5 Ne6 47. Nxc6+ Kd6 48. Kf5 Ng7+ 49. Kg4 Kxc6 50. h6 Ne8 51. g6 Kd7 52. Kg5 1-0
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