Reykjavik Open (2012) (games of Yuri Kuzubov)

Reykjavik Open (2012)

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Game Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening
1. P Jonsson vs Y Kuzubov 0-1 46 2012 Reykjavik Open D38 Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation

2. Y Kuzubov vs K Friedrichs 1-0 39 2012 Reykjavik Open A07 King's Indian Attack

3. B Thorfinnsson vs Y Kuzubov ½-½ 42 2012 Reykjavik Open E39 Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Pirc Variation

4. Y Kuzubov vs Ashley 1-0 58 2012 Reykjavik Open A40 Queen's Pawn Game

5. Baklan vs Y Kuzubov ½-½ 18 2012 Reykjavik Open B52 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack

6. A Kveinys vs Y Kuzubov ½-½ 28 2012 Reykjavik Open A81 Dutch

7. Y Kuzubov vs H Danielsen ½-½ 64 2012 Reykjavik Open B01 Scandinavian

8. Y Kuzubov vs I Krush ½-½ 74 2012 Reykjavik Open B40 Sicilian

9. Y Kuzubov vs H S Gretarsson ½-½ 58 2012 Reykjavik Open B40 Sicilian

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Mar-13-12		Jim Bartle: This is the first Open tournament where I've looked at many games where highly-ranked players play lower-ranked players in the early rounds. I expected to see the better players win quickly, winning a piece or a couple of pawns early on. But what I've seen over and over is that the better player exchanges down to what to me looks like a fairly equal ending, but then almost always wins that ending. They really do seem just to have much deeper understanding.

Mar-13-12		twinlark: <25. Qb4> it is! The engine has been looking at this move for a while and is getting to like it more and more: click for larger view Caruana must now choose between <25...Nc6>, or <25...Nxc4> and the third option seems to be to sac the Knight on a4 with <25...Nxg2> (White wouldn't take the Knight on g2), which looks really dangerous if White isn't really careful.

Mar-13-12		twinlark: All hell could break out at any moment...

Mar-13-12		twinlark: Navara and Cheparinov have agreed to a draw.

Mar-13-12		twinlark: <Jim> <what I've seen over and over is that the better player exchanges down to what to me looks like a fairly equal ending, but then almost always wins that ending. They really do seem just to have much deeper understanding.> Right on. One thing weaker players hate more than anything else is playing "equal" endgames against GMs...

Mar-13-12		twinlark: Caruana is down to 12 minutes (Hou 36 mins) and still hasn't decided.

Mar-13-12		twinlark: Heh...the games server is overloading.

Mar-13-12		twinlark: Wow...<25...Nxc4> it is: <26. Rxa8 Qxa8 27. Nxc4 Qa1+>: click for larger view Engine prefers an intervention on e1 here to a king move for reasons I'm not sure I understand.

Mar-13-12		twinlark: Ahh...<28. Kh2 Qf1> and Black is winning.

Mar-13-12		Labgrunt: Could IM Krush be in the running for a GM norm here?

Mar-13-12		twinlark: Even the engine is finding it hard to decide which intervention is the better between 28. Re1 and 28. Ne1. Yifan chose <28. Re1> to which Caruana plays <28...Qa2>: click for larger view If now <29. Qxd6 then 29...Bxh3> as the f2 pawn is weak. Best seems <29...Nfd2> covering up.

Mar-13-12		twinlark: <Labgrunt> Doesn't look like it.

Mar-13-12		twinlark: <29. Nfd2> it is. click for larger view <29...f5> at long last?

Mar-13-12		twinlark: No. He plays <29...Rc8>. The tension is palpable, Caruana has 6 minutes, Yifan 18.

Mar-13-12		twinlark: She plays it safe with <30. Re3>: click for larger view probably protecting h3 and maybe even f2.

Mar-13-12		twinlark: But Caruana has a riposte here with <30...Qc2>. White has only one move that works: <31. Kh2>. everything else loses!

Mar-13-12		brankat: A smart move, I think. She is not in a hurry. Caruana should be. Plus Yifan Hou still has a somewhat better position.

Mar-13-12		twinlark: <31. Kh2> it is. Now Black has only one move, namely: <31...Qd1>, as everything else loses!

Mar-13-12		twinlark: What an awesome battle of the wits so far! Caruana has only a couple of minutes left.

Mar-13-12		twinlark: Caruana cracks under time pressure with <31...Nd3>. He only had about 30 seconds left. This loses with both <32. Qb7> or <32. Qxd6>. Can Yifan find one of these moves?

Mar-13-12		twinlark: Even <32. Qa5> wins.

Mar-13-12		twinlark: She's taking her time thinking this one through. She has about 6 minutes left to Caruana's 46 seconds.

Mar-13-12		nok: Caruana has to have miscalculated something with 25...Nxc4 as he had the simple 25...Nc6

Mar-13-12		twinlark: Caruana is virtually playing blitz. Yifan finds <32. Qb7>.

Mar-13-12		twinlark: OMG this is a tactical nightmare to work through in time pressure. <32. Qb7 Nc5 33. Qb6 Nd3 34. Qxd6 Rf8 35. N6c4 Nxf2 >: click for larger view With seconds left, Yifan's moves are either 36. Qb7 or 36. Qb3 or even 36. Qb1

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