Grand Chess Tour Romania 2019/Blitz Final: Superbet Rapid & Blitz
GM Levon Aronian Blitzed his way to his 2nd 2019 GCT Title defeating Sergey Karjakin in a 2 game playoff (1.5-.5)
After 3 days of Rapid play there was 2 days/18 rounds of Blitz play..
G/2 TB Aronian, Levon – Karjakin, Sergey 1-0
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. e5 d5 7. Bb5 Ne4 8. cxd4 Bb6 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Be3 Bg4 11. h3 Bh5 12. Qc2 Nxc3 13. bxc3 f6 14. exf6 Qxf6 15. Be2 Rae8 16. O-O h6 17. Rae1 Qd6 18. Bc1 Ba5 19. Qd2 Re4 20. Bd1 Bxf3 21. Bxf3 Rxd4 22. Qc2 Rc4 23. Ba3 Bb4 24. Qd3 Rxf3 25. Qxf3 Bxa3 26. Re8+ Kh7 27. Qf5+
Although there is alot of drama of highs and lows quality of chess play is both fantastic and sometimes head banging (palm to forehead)
wild game between Sergey Karjakin and Anton Korobov…which ended in a draw. Both players had their chances
it hurt Karjakin more had he won he would of finished clear first place winner of the tournament ..Instead he finished with the same score as Levon thus going into tie breaks.
Black Misses the Winner … 49. Kg1 Rh1! 50.KxR Qe3.. to be fair there was like only seconds to find such a move..
Rd 18 Karjakin, Sergey – Korobov, Anton 1/2 -1/2
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bd3 e6 7. f4 Qc7 8. Qe2 b5 9. a3 Nbd7 10. O-O Bb7 11. Nf3 Be7 12. Bd2 O-O 13. Rae1 Rac8 14. Kh1 Nc5 15. b4 Nxd3 16. cxd3 Qd7 17. Nd4 Rc7 18. Na2 Rfc8 19. Nc1 g6 20. Ncb3 e5 21. fxe5 dxe5 22. Nf3 Qe6 23. Nc5 Bxc5 24. bxc5 Rxc5 25. Ng5 Qe7 26. Bb4 h6 27. Nf3 a5 28. Bxc5 Rxc5 29. Qd2 Kg7 30. Qxa5 Nh5 31. Qb4 Qc7 32. Qd2 Qd6 33. g3 f5 34. exf5 gxf5 35. Kg1 Nf6 36. Nh4 Qc6 37. Qg2 Qb6 38. Nxf5+ Kh7 39. Qh3 Rc2+ 40. d4 Ng4 41. Ne3 Qxd4 42. Rf7+ Kg6 43. Rxb7 Nxe3 44. Qe6+ Kh5 45. Qf7+ Kg5 46. Qg7+ Kh5 47. Qf7+ Kg5 48. Rd7 Rg2+ 49. Kh1 Rxh2+ 50. Kg1 Rg2+ 51. Kh1 Rh2+ 1/2-1/2
