page 1 of 4; games 1-25 of 91  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. R Swinkels vs A Gupta ½-½ 49 2010 Corus (C Group) B67 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 8...Bd7 2. B Bok vs Li Chao 0-1 65 2010 Corus (C Group) B56 Sicilian 3. S Kuipers vs K Lie   ½-½ 89 2010 Corus (C Group) B27 Sicilian 4. M Muzychuk vs N Grandelius   0-1 73 2010 Corus (C Group) C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense 5. Robson vs S Swaminathan 1-0 51 2010 Corus (C Group) B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 6. D Vocaturo vs S Plukkel 1-0 50 2010 Corus (C Group) C24 Bishop's Opening 7. Z Peng vs R Van Kampen   ½-½ 35 2010 Corus (C Group) D12 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav 8. Robson vs R Swinkels 1-0 66 2010 Corus (C Group) C87 Ruy Lopez 9. S Swaminathan vs S Plukkel   ½-½ 61 2010 Corus (C Group) B65 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...Be7 Defense, 9...Nxd4 10. K Lie vs Z Peng 0-1 53 2010 Corus (C Group) B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 11. A Gupta vs M Muzychuk   ½-½ 57 2010 Corus (C Group) A81 Dutch 12. N Grandelius vs S Kuipers   0-1 49 2010 Corus (C Group) A11 English, Caro-Kann Defensive System 13. R Van Kampen vs B Bok   ½-½ 31 2010 Corus (C Group) C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd 14. Li Chao vs D Vocaturo   ½-½ 39 2010 Corus (C Group) C45 Scotch Game 15. B Bok vs K Lie   0-1 55 2010 Corus (C Group) B27 Sicilian 16. D Vocaturo vs R Van Kampen 1-0 23 2010 Corus (C Group) B94 Sicilian, Najdorf 17. Z Peng vs N Grandelius   ½-½ 29 2010 Corus (C Group) E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 18. S Kuipers vs A Gupta   0-1 40 2010 Corus (C Group) B67 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 8...Bd7 19. M Muzychuk vs Robson ½-½ 30 2010 Corus (C Group) E34 Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Noa Variation 20. R Swinkels vs S Swaminathan 1-0 29 2010 Corus (C Group) A20 English 21. S Plukkel vs Li Chao 0-1 27 2010 Corus (C Group) B50 Sicilian 22. R Swinkels vs M Muzychuk   1-0 54 2010 Corus (C Group) A04 Reti Opening 23. A Gupta vs Z Peng   ½-½ 57 2010 Corus (C Group) D10 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav 24. Robson vs S Kuipers 1-0 39 2010 Corus (C Group) B33 Sicilian 25. K Lie vs D Vocaturo 1-0 33 2010 Corus (C Group) A10 English  page 1 of 4; games 1-25 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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