Moves of Indian players in fifth round of Corus Chess

By IANS

Netherlands : Following are the moves of the games played by the Indian players in the fifth round of the 70th Corus Grandmasters chess tournament here Thursday.


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While Viswanathan Anand drew his game in Group A, Pentala Harikrishna and Koneru Humpy drew in group B. The lone winner for India on the day was Parimarjan Negi in Group C.

Following are the moves:

Aronian v Anand

Group A: Corus Round 5

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. Qc2 dxc4 8. e3 b5 9. a4 Bb7 10. axb5 cxb5 11. Nxb5 Bb4+ 12. Nc3 O-O 13. Be2 Nd7 14. O-O Rfc8 15. Rfc1 a5 16. Nd2 Nb6 17. Bf3 Qe7 18. Bxb7 Qxb7 19. h3 Rc7 20. Qd1 1/2-1/2 (Draw)

Koneru Humpy v Sargissian

Group B: Corus Round 5

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. d4 d5 4. e3 e6 5. Nc3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 Bd6 9. Ng5 Bb7 10. O-O O-O 11. Bd2 a5 12. Rc1 Qb8 13. f4 c5 14. Nxb5 cxd4 15. Nxd4 h6 16. Ngf3 e5 17. fxe5 Nxe5 18. Nxe5 Bxe5 19. h3 Bxd4 20. exd4 Qg3 21. Rf3 Bxf3 22. Qxf3 Qxf3 23. gxf3 Rfd8 24. Rc4 a4 25. Bb4 Rdc8 26. Rc5 Rd8 27. Rc4 Nd5 28. Ba3 Nf4 29. Be4 Rac8 30. Rxa4 Rxd4 31. Rxd4 Ne2+ 32. Kf2 Nxd4 33. Bb4 Ne6 34. Bc3 Ng5 35. Bf5 Ra8 36. h4 Ne6 37. a3 Ra4 38. Bb4 g5 39. Bxe6 fxe6 40. hxg5 hxg5 41. Bd2 g4 42. Bb4 gxf3 43. Kxf3 Kf7 44. Ke4 Ke8 45. Ke5 Kd7 46. Ke4 Ra8 47. Bc3 Rg8 48. Ke5 Rg4 49. Bb4 Rg5+ 50. Ke4 Kc6 51. Bc3 Kb5 52. Bf6 Rh5 53. Bc3 Kc4 54. Bf6 Kb5 55. Bd4 Kc6 56. Bc3 Kc5 57. Bb4+ Kc4 58. Bc3 Rh2 59. Ke5 Re2+ 1/2-1/2 (Draw)

Movsesian v Harikrishna

Group B: Corus Round 5

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. O-O O-O 6. Bb3 Re8 7. c3 h6 8. Re1 Bf8 9. d4 d6 10. d5 Ne7 11. c4 g6 12. Nc3 Nd7 13. Ba4 Bg7 14. Be3 Rf8 15. Qd2 Kh7 16. Nh4 Nb6 17. Bb3 c5 18. dxc6 Nxc6 19. g3 Nd4 20. Bxd4 exd4 21. Nb5 Qf6 22. Red1 a5 23. a4 Bg4 24. f3 Be6 25. Rac1 Rfc8 26. Nxd6 Rc6 27. f4 Nd7 28. e5 Nxe5 29. fxe5 Qxe5 30. Nb5 d3 31. Qxd3 Qc5+ 32. Kh1 Bxb2 33. Rc2 Bf6 34. Qf3 Rd8 35. Rxd8 Bxd8 36. Rf2 Bxc4 37. Rc2 Bb6 38. Rc1 Bd5 39. Rxc5 Bxf3+ 40. Nxf3 Rxc5 41. Bxf7 Kg7 42. Bb3 Rc1+ 43. Kg2 Rb1 44. Bd5 Rb4 45. Nc3 Bd8 46. Ne1 Bf6 47. Nd3 Rd4 48. Nf4 Rxf4 1/2-1/2 (Draw)

Negi v Ushenina
Group C: Corus Round 5

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 c5 4. e3 cxd4 5. Bxc4 Qc7 6. Bb3 dxe3 7. Bxe3 e6 8. Nc3 Bd7 9. O-O Nf6 10. Rc1 Qa5 11. a4 Nc6 12. Nb5 a6 13. Nd6+ Bxd6 14. Qxd6 Ne4 15. Qd3 Nf6 16. Bc5 Rc8 17. Rfd1 Ne7 18. Ba3 Rxc1 19. Rxc1 Bc6 20. Nd4 Qg5 21. Qf1 Ne4 22. Nxc6 Nxc6 23. Rd1 Nc5 24. Bc2 Ne7 25. Qc4 b6 26. a5 O-O 27. axb6 Rc8 28. Bxc5 Nd5 1-0 (white wins)

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