Indian players’ moves in seventh round of Corus chess

By IANS

Wijk Aan Zee (Netherlands) : Following are the moves by Indian players in the seventh round of the Corus Grandmasters chess tournament here Saturday.


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Viswanathan Anand and Koneru Humpy scored their first wins, while Pentala Harikrishna was held to a draw and Parimarjan Negi scored his fourth win in seven games.

Following are the moves:

Judit Polgar (Hun) vs Anand (Ind), Corus A, Round 7: 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nf3 Be7 8. Bc4 O-O 9. O-O Nc6 10. Bb3 Be6 11. Bg5 Nd7 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. Nd5 Qd8 14. Qe2 Nc5 15. Rad1 b5 16. Ne3 Nxb3 17. axb3 Qc7 18. Rd3 Nb4 19. Rd2 Qe7 20. Rfd1 Rad8 21. Nf5 Bxf5 22. exf5 Rfe8 23. c3 Nc6 24. Qe4 Na5 25. Qd5 Qf6 26. Re2 Rc8 27. Nd2 Qxf5 28. Ne4 Qe6 29. Nxd6 Rcd8 30. Red2 Nxb3 31. Nxe8 Rxd5 32. Rxd5 h6 33. Rd8 Kh7 34. Nd6 Nc5 35. h3 Qg6 36. g3 Ne6 37. Rd7 Ng5 38. h4 Qe6 39. Rb7 Nf3+ 40. Kg2 Qg4 41. Rd5 Nxh4+ 42. Kf1 Qf3 43. Rd2 Nf5 44. Nxf5 Qxb7 45. Ke2 a5 46. Ne3 a4 47. Rd5 b4 48. cxb4 Qxb4 49. Rd2 f5 50. Rc2 Qb3 51. f4 exf4 52. gxf4 Qb4 53. Nc4 g5 0-1

Nepomniachtchi (Rus) vs Harikrishna (Ind), Corus B, Round 7: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. O-O Bd7 6. c3 Nge7 7. d4 Ng6 8. d5 Nb8 9. c4 Be7 10. Nc3 O-O 11. b4 Bg4 12. h3 Bc8 13. Be3 Nd7 14. c5 Nf6 15. Nd2 h6 16. Nc4 Nh7 17. cxd6 Bxd6 18. b5 Qh4 19. bxa6 Rxa6 20. Bb5 Bb4 21. Bxa6 Bxc3 22. Rc1 Bd4 23. Bb5 Ng5 24. Bxg5 Qxg5 25. Kh2 Qf4+ 26. g3 Qxe4 27. Ne3 Nf4 28. Re1 Bxe3 29. Bf1 Nxd5 30. Bg2 Qd4 31. fxe3 Nxe3 32. Qxd4 exd4 33. Rxc7 Nxg2 34. Kxg2 Be6 35. Rd1 Ra8 36. Rc2 d3 37. Rb2 Bc4 38. Kf2 b5 39. Ke3 Bxa2 40. Rxd3 Bc4 41. Rd6 Kh7 42. Rb6 Re8+ 43. Kf2 Re5 44. Rd2 g6 45. Kf3 Kg7 46. g4 h5 47. Rd8 Be6 48. Rdb8 Rc5 49. Rxb5 hxg4+ 50. hxg4 Rc3+ 51. Kf2 Bxg4 52. Rb3 Rc2+ 53. Kg3 Be6 54. Re3 Rc6 55. Rb7 g5 56. Rb5 Kg6 57. Rbe5 Rd6 58. R5e4 Bd7 59. Rb4 f5 60. Reb3 Kh5 61. Rf3 Be6 62. Re3 Kg6 63. Ra3 Rc6 64. Rba4 Kh5 65. Rd4 Rc5 66. Re3 Bc8 67. Rb3 Re5 68.

Rdb4 Bd7 69. Rc3 Re6 70. Rbc4 Rf6 71. Rf3 f4+ 72. Rfxf4 gxf4+ 73. Rxf4 Bf5 74. Rd4 Kg5 75. Kf3 Rb6 76. Ke3 Rb3+ 77. Ke2 Kf6 78. Rd5 Ke6 79. Ra5 Be4 80. Kd2 Bd5 81. Rc5 Ke5 82. Rc3 Rb2+ 83. Rc2 Rb4 84. Rc3 Rh4 85. Kd3 Rg4 86. Kd2 Bc4 87. Rf3 Kd4 88. Rf2 Bd5 89. Re2 Rg3 90. Rf2 Ra3 91. Rf4+ Be4 92. Rf2 Bf3 93. Ke1 Ke4 94. Kd2 Kf4 95. Rf1 Ke5 96. Rf2 Ke4 97. Rf1 Kd4 98. Rf2 Rd3+ 99. Kc2 Kc4 100. Kc1 Be4 101. Rc2+ Kb3 102. Rb2+ Ka3 103. Re2 Rd4 104. Ra2+ Kb4 105. Rb2+ Kc4 106. Rd2 Bd3 107. Rf2 Bg6 108. Rd2 Rg4 109. Rf2 Kc3 110. Rc2+ Kd3 111. Rd2+ Ke3 112. Rd6 Rg2 113. Rd2 Rg1+ 114. Rd1 Rg5 115. Rd6 Bd3 116. Kb2 Kd2 117. Rb6 Rg1 118. Rb4 Rb1+ 119. Ka3 Rc1 120. Kb3 Rc3+ 121. Ka4 Rc5 122. Kb3 Rb5 1/2-1/2 (drawn)

Koneru Humpy (Ind) vs Krasenkow (Pol), Corus B, Round 7: 1. d4 d6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 c6 4. Bg2 Bf5 5. O-O Nbd7 6. c4 e5 7. Nc3 Be7 8. Nh4 Bg6 9. d5 Rc8 10. dxc6 bxc6 11. b4 Nb6 12. Qb3 d5 13. c5 Nbd7 14. Nxg6 hxg6 15. e4 d4 16. Na4 Rb8 17. Qc4 a5 18. a3 axb4 19. axb4 Ra8 20. Bd2 Qb8 21. Qc2 Ra7 22. Nb2 Qa8 23. Rxa7 Qxa7 24. Nc4 O-O 25. Na5 Qa6 26. Ra1 Ra8 27. Bf1 Qc8 28. f3 Nb8 29. Ra4 Bd8 30. Qa2 Ne8 31. Bc4 Qd7 32. Kg2 Ra7 33. Nb3 Rb7 34. Na5 Ra7 35. Bb3 Bxa5 36. Rxa5 Rb7 37. Bc4 Nc7 38. Ra7 Nb5 39. Rxb7 Qxb7 40. Qa5 Qc7 41. Qxc7 Nxc7 42. f4 Nd7 43. Kf3 Kf8 44. Ke2 Ke7 45. Kd3 f6 46. h4 Nb5 47. f5 Nf8 48. g4 Ke8 49. Bb3 Nc7 50. Ba4 Nb5 51. Be1 Kd7 52. Bd1 Ke7 53. Bd2 Ke8 54. g5 fxg5 55. hxg5 Ke7 56. Bg4 Nh7 57. Bh3 Ke8 58. Kc4 Na3+ 59. Kd3 Nb5 60. Bg2 Ke7 61. Bf3 Ke8 62. fxg6 Nf8 63. Be1 Ke7 64. Bh5 Ne6 65. Bg3 Nf4+ 66. Bxf4 exf4 67. Bg4 Kd8 68. Bf3 Kd7 69. e5 Nc7

70. Kxd4 Na6 71. Kc4 Nb8 72. Bg4+ Ke7 73. Kc3 Na6 74. Be2 Nc7 75. Kd4 Ne6+

76. Ke4 Nxg5+ 77. Kxf4 Ne6+ 78. Ke3 Nc7 79. Kd4 Kd7 80. Bg4+ Ke7 81. Bf3 Kd7 82. Kc4 Ne8 83. e6+ Kc7 84. Kd4 Nf6 85. Ke5 Ng8 86. Be4 Ne7 87. Bb1 Ng8 88. Bc2 Nf6 89. e7 Kd7 90. Ba4 Ne8 91. b5 Nc7 92. b6 Na6 93. Bxc6+ Kxe7 94. Ke4 1-0 (White wins)

Negi (Ind) vs Krush (US), Corus C, Round 7: 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8. O-O-O h6 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. Bf4 d5 11. Qe3 Bb4 12. a3 Ba5 13. Be2 O-O 14. exd5 cxd5 15. Qg3 Kh8 16. Be5 Ne8 17. Bd3 Bc7 18. f4 Rb8 19. Ne2 Bxe5 20. fxe5 Qb6 21. b3 a5 22. Rhf1 Ba6 23. Bxa6 Qxa6 24. Nf4 Rg8 25. a4 Rb7 26. Qe3 Qb6 27. Rd4 Qc5 28. Ne2 Rf8 29. Kb2 Nc7 30. Rf6 Na6 31. Rxh6+ Kg8 32. Rdh4 f6 33. Rh8+ Kf7 34. Rxf8+ Kxf8 35. Rh8+ Kf7 36. Qf3 Rb8 37. Qh5+ Ke7 38. Rxb8 Nxb8 39. Qh8 1-0

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