The Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival 16th Edition: Jan 21-1 Feb 2018
Rd2 Marathon Game after 135 Moves Hikaru Nakamura secures the win over Valentina Gunina . He’s now 2/2 and on top of the leaderboard..
Rd2 Nakamura (2781) – Gunina (2592) 1-0
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. h4 h5 5. Bd3 Bxd3 6. Qxd3 e6 7. Bg5 Qa5+ 8. Nd2 Ne7 9. Ngf3 Nf5 10. O-O Qa6 11. c4 Bb4 12. b3 Nd7 13. Rfc1 O-O 14. a3 Be7 15. Bxe7 Nxe7 16. Nf1 Rad8 17. Ng3 dxc4 18. bxc4 c5 19. Qe3 cxd4 20. Nxd4 Ng6 21. Nf3 Qa5 22. Re1 Rc8 23. Rad1 Nb6 24. Qg5 Rxc4 25. Qxh5 Qa4 26. Ne2 Nd5 27. g3 Re8 28. Ned4 Nf8 29. Ng5 Re7 30. Nf5 exf5 31. Rxd5 Rd4 32. e6 f6 33. Qf7+ Rxf7 34. exf7+ Kh8 35. Re8 Rd1+ 36. Kg2 fxg5 37. Rxd1 Kh7 38. Rxf8 Qc6+ 39. Kg1 Kg6 40. hxg5 f4 41. gxf4 Qe6 42. Rd3 Qg4+ 43. Rg3 Qxf4 44. Rd8 Kxf7 45. Rd7+ Kg6 46. Rxb7 Qc1+ 47. Kh2 Qf4 48. Rb2 Qh4+ 49. Kg1 Qd4 50. Rb1 Qd2 51. Rbb3 Qe1+ 52. Kg2 Qe4+ 53. Kh2 Qe2 54. Rbf3 Qd2 55. Rf8 Qd6 56. Rc8 Qd4 57. Rc6+ Kf5 58. Rf3+ Kxg5 59. Kg2 Qe4 60. Rc7 Kh6 61. Rc3 Kh7 62. Re3 Qd5 63. Kh2 Qd6+ 64. Rg3 Kg8 65. Rc3 Qf4 66. Kg1 Qe5 67. Rc4 Qe1+ 68. Kg2 Qe5 69. Rcg4 Qd5+ 70. Kg1 Kf8 71. Rxg7 Qd1+ 72. Kh2 Qd2 73. Rg8+ Kf7 74. R3g7+ Kf6 75. Rg6+ Kf7 76. R6g7+ Kf6 77. Rg2 Qf4+ 78. R8g3 Qh6+ 79. Rh3 Qf4+ 80. Kh1 Qe4 81. Re3 Qd5 82. Kh2 Qh5+ 83. Rh3 Qe2 84. Rh4 Qf3 85. a4 a5 86. Rd4 Qf5 87. Kg3 Qc2 88. Rf4+ Ke6 89. f3 Qg6+ 90. Rg4 Qb1 91. Re2+ Kf5 92. Kg2 Qd3 93. Rge4 Qd1 94. Rb2 Qc1 95. Rb5+ Kf6 96. Rd4 Ke6 97. Rdd5 Qc2+ 98. Kg3 Qxa4 99. Re5+ Kf6 100. Rf5+ Kg6 101. Rfc5 Kf7 102. Rxa5 Qd7 103. Rf5+ Kg6 104. Rfd5 Qe6 105. Re5 Qd6 106. Rd5 Qc7 107. f4 Qc1 108. Re2 Qg1+ 109. Rg2 Qb1 110. Kg4 Kf6 111. Rd6+ Kf7 112. Rgd2 Qg1+ 113. Kf5 Qb1+ 114. R2d3 Qc2 115. Rd7+ Kg8 116. Kf6 Qb2+ 117. R3d4 Qa1 118. Rd8+ Kh7 119. f5 Qc3 120. Kf7 Qh3 121. R4d5 Qg4 122. R8d7 Qh5+ 123. Ke7 Qh4+ 124. Kf7 Qh5+ 125. Kf6+ Kh6 126. R5d6 Qe2 127. Kf7+ Kg5 128. f6 Qh5+ 129. Ke7 Qe2+ 130. Kf8 Kg6 131. Rg7+ Kf5 132. f7 Qa2 133. Kg8 Ke5 134. Ra6 Qc4 135. Rgg6 1-0
Rd2 Zanan (2482) – Howell (2682) 0-1
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Nge2 d5 6. a3 Be7 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Nf4 c6 9. Bd3 a5 10. O-O Na6 11. f3 Nc7 12. Bc2 c5 13. dxc5 Bxc5 14. Kh1 Ra6 15. Rb1 d4 16. exd4 Bxd4 17. Nfe2 Ba7 18. Qxd8 Rxd8 19. Bf4 Ncd5 20. Nxd5 Nxd5 21. Rbd1 Bb6 22. Bg5 f6 23. Bc1 Be6 24. Bb3 Raa8 25. Nc3 Nc7 26. Rxd8+ Rxd8 27. Bxe6+ Nxe6 28. g3 Kf7 29. Kg2 Bd4 30. Nb5 Bb6 31. Nc3 f5 32. Rd1 Rxd1 33. Nxd1 Bd4 34. Ne3 Bxe3 35. Bxe3 a4 36. Kf1 Kf6 37. f4 Ke7 38. Ke2 Kd6 39. Kd3 Kd5 40. Bf2 h5 41. Ba7 h4 42. Ke3 hxg3 43. hxg3 Kc4 44. Bb8 g6 45. Be5 Nc5 46. Bg7 Nd7 47. Bd4 b5 48. Bg7 Nb6 49. Bh8 Kb3 50. Kd2 Nc4+ 51. Kc1 Nd6 52. Bf6 Ne4 53. Bh4 Nf2 54. Kb1 Ne4 55. Kc1 Kc4 56. Kc2 Kd4 57. b3 Ke3 58. bxa4 bxa4 59. Bd8 Kd4 60. Be7 Nxg3 61. Bd6 Ke3 62. Bc7 Ne2 0-1
Rd2 Debashis (2501) -Navara (2749) 1-0
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 b6 7. O-O Bb7 8. cxd5 exd5 9. a3 Bd6 10. b4 Re8 11. Qb3 a6 12. Rb1 Nbd7 13. a4 Nf8 14. Ba3 Ne4 15. Rfc1 Nxc3 16. Rxc3 c6 17. Bf1 b5 18. Qc2 Nd7 19. a5 Nf6 20. Nd2 h5 21. Be2 Re6 22. Bd3 g6 23. Bc1 Qe7 24. Ba3 Re8 25. Bf1 h4 26. Rcb3 Bc8 27. Re1 Ng4 28. Nf3 Rf6 29. h3 Bf5 30. Qd2 Nxf2 31. Qxf2 Bg3 32. Qe2 Be4 33. Ne5 Rf2 34. Qxf2 Bxf2+ 35. Kxf2 Qg5 36. Kg1 Bf5 37. e4 Qd2 38. Nf3 Qa2 39. Rbe3 Rxe4 40. Bc1 Kg7 41. Ra3 Qc2 42. Bd2 Qb2 43. Rc3 Bd7 44. Rec1 f6 45. R3c2 Qa3 46. Rc3 Qb2 47. Bd3 Rxd4 48. R3c2 Qxc1+ 49. Rxc1 Rxd3 50. Rc3 Bf5 51. Rxd3 Bxd3 52. Nd4 1-0
TOP 25/275 players ..
IN an OPEN Tournament anything can happen …
Rd1 Gara (2350) – Aronian (2797) 1/2 – 1/2
1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nf3 d6 4. Be2 Nf6 5. Nc3 O-O 6. O-O a6 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bf4 Nc6 9. h3 e6 10. Qc1 Kh7 11. e5 dxe5 12. dxe5 Nd7 13. Rd1 Qe7 14. Qe3 Qc5 15. Qe4 Qb4 16. Qxb4 Nxb4 17. Rd2 Nc6 18. Re1 Ndxe5 19. Nxe5 Nxe5 20. Bf1 Nc6 21. Bxc7 b5 22. Ne4 f5 23. Nd6 e5 24. c4 e4 25. cxb5 axb5 26. Bxb5 Ne5 27. Nxc8 Rfxc8 28. Bxe5 Bxe5 29. a4 h5 30. g3 Rc5 31. Kg2 Rac8 32. b3 Kh6 33. Ree2 h4 34. Bc4 hxg3 35. fxg3 R8c7 36. Rd8 Bc3 37. Rc2 Ba5 38. Rd6 Re7 39. Re2 Bc7 40. Rd1 g5 41. Rd5 Rxd5 42. Bxd5 Re5 1/2-1/2
Rd1 A. Muzychuk (2571) – Serarols Mabras, (2235) 1-0
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. Nf3 Nd7 7. h4 h6 8. h5 Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 e6 11. Bd2 Be7 12. O-O-O Ngf6 13. Ne4 Nxe4 14. Qxe4 Nf6 15. Qe2 Qd5 16. Kb1 Qe4 17. Qxe4 Nxe4 18. Be3 f5 19. Rde1 Bf6 20. Ne5 Bxe5 21. dxe5 b6 22. f3 Ng5 23. Rd1 Rd8 24. c4 Ke7 25. c5 b5 26. Rd6 Rc8 27. Bf2 Rc7 28. Rhd1 Rhc8 29. Be1 Kf8 30. Ba5 Re7 31. Rd8+ Re8 32. Rxc8 Rxc8 33. Rd7 a6 34. Ra7 f4 35. Bc7 Nf7 36. Bd6+ Kg8 37. a4 g6 38. Rxa6 gxh5 39. a5 Kg7 40. Rb6 h4 41. a6 Ra8 42. Be7 Ng5 43. Bxg5 hxg5 44. Rxc6 Kg6 45. Rxe6+ Kf5 46. Rd6 Kxe5 47. Kc2 Rc8 48. Kb3 Rxc5 49. Rd8 Rc7 50. Kb4 g4 51. fxg4 1-0
Rd1 Ivanchuk (2726) –Bjerre, Jonas Buhl (2367) 1-0
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 a5 5. g3 d6 6. Bg2 Nbd7 7. O-O e5 8. e3 Bxd2 9. Qxd2 O-O 10. Nc3 Re8 11. Rad1 Qe7 12. e4 Nb6 13. b3 Bg4 14. h3 Bxf3 15. Bxf3 exd4 16. Qxd4 Qe5 17. Qe3 Nbd7 18. Rfe1 Re7 19. Qd2 Rae8 20. Nd5 Nxd5 21. cxd5 f5 22. exf5 Qxe1+ 23. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 24. Kg2 Ra1 25. Qxa5 Ree1 26. Qxc7 Ne5 27. Qc8+ Kf7 28. Qe6+ Kf8 29. Qxd6+ Kg8 30. Qb8+ Kf7 31. Qxb7+ Kf6 32. d6 Rh1 33. Qe7+ Kxf5 34. g4+ Kf4 35. Qf8+ Kg5 36. Qf5+ Kh4 37. Qh5# 1-0
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