page 2 of 4; games 26-50 of 91  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 26. S Swaminathan vs Li Chao 0-1 26 2010 Corus (C Group) B67 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 8...Bd7 27. N Grandelius vs B Bok 0-1 21 2010 Corus (C Group) A16 English 28. R Van Kampen vs S Plukkel 1-0 22 2010 Corus (C Group) C41 Philidor Defense 29. S Plukkel vs K Lie   ½-½ 79 2010 Corus (C Group) B28 Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation 30. D Vocaturo vs N Grandelius   1-0 83 2010 Corus (C Group) C53 Giuoco Piano 31. M Muzychuk vs S Swaminathan 1-0 67 2010 Corus (C Group) B18 Caro-Kann, Classical 32. Li Chao vs R Van Kampen   ½-½ 30 2010 Corus (C Group) B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 33. B Bok vs A Gupta   ½-½ 62 2010 Corus (C Group) B67 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 8...Bd7 34. Z Peng vs Robson 0-1 36 2010 Corus (C Group) E10 Queen's Pawn Game 35. S Kuipers vs R Swinkels   ½-½ 47 2010 Corus (C Group) B47 Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation 36. K Lie vs Li Chao 0-1 63 2010 Corus (C Group) C43 Petrov, Modern Attack 37. M Muzychuk vs S Kuipers 0-1 47 2010 Corus (C Group) B25 Sicilian, Closed 38. R Swinkels vs Z Peng   ½-½ 43 2010 Corus (C Group) A20 English 39. Robson vs B Bok 1-0 35 2010 Corus (C Group) C78 Ruy Lopez 40. A Gupta vs D Vocaturo 1-0 37 2010 Corus (C Group) A57 Benko Gambit 41. N Grandelius vs S Plukkel 1-0 26 2010 Corus (C Group) C42 Petrov Defense 42. S Swaminathan vs R Van Kampen   0-1 25 2010 Corus (C Group) B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 43. Z Peng vs M Muzychuk   ½-½ 72 2010 Corus (C Group) E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 44. R Van Kampen vs K Lie   ½-½ 57 2010 Corus (C Group) B27 Sicilian 45. S Kuipers vs S Swaminathan   ½-½ 47 2010 Corus (C Group) B18 Caro-Kann, Classical 46. Li Chao vs N Grandelius 0-1 28 2010 Corus (C Group) A18 English, Mikenas-Carls 47. S Plukkel vs A Gupta   0-1 52 2010 Corus (C Group) B50 Sicilian 48. D Vocaturo vs Robson 1-0 40 2010 Corus (C Group) C11 French 49. B Bok vs R Swinkels 0-1 33 2010 Corus (C Group) B62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer 50. M Muzychuk vs B Bok   ½-½ 78 2010 Corus (C Group) D85 Grunfeld  page 2 of 4; games 26-50 of 91    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)

< Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 4 OF 4 ·  Later Kibitzing> Jan-29-10    Ladolcevita: <keypusher> Indeed! It seems Muzychuk had made a wrong choice in the opening. Jan-29-10    Willem Wallekers: The last draw in this group was on Tuesday. Jan-29-10    dumbgai: With 2 rounds to go and a 1.5 point lead, Li Chao can guarantee himself at least a share of first by making a draw tomorrow. With a win he can secure clear first. Jan-29-10    An Englishman: Good Evening: Interesting statistic that might only interest me--the last 18 games have included 0 draws. Which means I probably just cursed the next round to end with 100% draws. Jan-29-10    ruelas007: And you also have un-cursed the next round but whoops! i have just re-cursed it again... damn, i think i have just.... wait, letīs just leave it like that ok? Jan-30-10    notyetagm: Congrats to Li Chao for winning Corus (C Group) (2010) with a round to spare! Jan-30-10    notyetagm: Corus (C Group) (2010)/Daniele Vocaturo Daniele Vocaturo has been amazing in this tournament: White +6 =0 -0 Black +0 =2 -4 Yes, that is correct. Vocaturo is <6/6(!)> with the White pieces but only <1/6> with the Black pieces. He's like two different players, 3400 with White and 2000 with Black. Anyone care to compute his exact TPRs with White and Black? Jan-30-10    chessmoron: Congrats to China's Li Chao (b) and punch himself through to next years B group. Excellent game against Ray Robson. Jan-30-10    notyetagm: <chessmoron: Congrats to China's Li Chao (b) and punch himself through to next years B group. Excellent game against Ray Robson.> I still cannot figure out how Robson missed a mate-in-1 with a 30-second increment on his clock. Li Chao vs R Robson, 2010 33 d3-h3 click for larger view 33 ... f6-f5???? click for larger view 34 h3-h8# click for larger view Jan-31-10    Don Cossacks: WOW!Even he had already won the C group with a round to spare, Li Chao still goes for the kill in the last round!Congratulations Li Chao,you deserve to win :)Li Chao rocks! Jan-31-10    Don Cossacks: I told you before guys that Li will win... Jan-31-10    Ladolcevita: <don cossacks> Hey,Lichao and Pengzhaoqing are good friends,it's said (by a chinese chess player in his mini blog)that if Lichao didnt win the champion in advance,Peng would agree on a draw in the final round,but if Lichao did,they two would really play for chess itself:) Jan-31-10    Don Cossacks: < Ladolcevita: <don cossacks> Hey,Lichao and Pengzhaoqing are good friends,it's said (by a chinese chess player in his mini blog)that if Lichao didnt win the champion in advance,Peng would agree on a draw in the final round,but if Lichao did,they two would really play for chess itself:) > Thanks for the information Ladolcevita,Li brought honor to Chinese chess again: )Looking forward to Corus B 2011! Jan-31-10    Ladolcevita: <don> Yes!!I hope he does well next year in GroupB!!Let's make a wish:) Jan-31-10    waustad: Congrats to Grandelius and Vocaturo for all of the decisive games. After today's win, now Vocaturo is tied for second, pending the result of Gupta - Robson. Jan-31-10    Whitehat1963: Is Li Chao the only player rated above 2600 in this crowd? Jan-31-10    ChessXin: Li Chao is too strong for this group. He should have played in Group B. Jan-31-10    Whitehat1963: My point exactly. Jan-31-10    wolfmaster: Congrats to Li Chao! Getting +7 in an immensely strong field (everyone over 2200) is no small achievement. Jan-31-10    ketchuplover: The USA contingent(3 players)finished a combined even(wins and losses) Jan-31-10    notyetagm: UNBELIEVABLE: Vocaturo went 7/7(!) with White in this tournament. Jan-31-10    KingG: Also pretty unbelievable that he didn't win with a score like that with White. Jan-31-10    notyetagm: <KingG: Also pretty unbelievable that he didn't win with a score like that with White.> Yes. White +7 =0 -0 Black +0 =2 -4 It's like Vocaturo played <3500> chess with White and <1900> chess with Black! Feb-01-10    notyetagm: A Gupta vs R Robson, 2010 17 ? click for larger view 17 d4xc5! click for larger view 17 ... d5xe4 <line-opening: h1-a8> click for larger view 18 c5-c6! <x-ray: g2-c6> click for larger view Euwe vs Loman, 1923 16 ? click for larger view 16 c2xd4!! click for larger view 16 ... g7xd4 <line-opening: a1-h8> click for larger view 17 h3-h8+! <x-ray: b2-h8> click for larger view Mar-28-10    Eastfrisian: I am a little bit diappointed about Nils Grandelius. I thought he was stronger. Jump to page #    (enter # from 1 to 4) < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 4 OF 4 ·  Later Kibitzing>

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