GM Norm for Harika @ Reykjavik Open 2010
Former World Junior Champion and International Master Dronavalli Harika (2471) capped her illustrious career earning her first Grandmaster Norm in the Reykjavik Open 2010 last week. Scoring 6.0 points from nine rounds Harika came up with a rating performance of Elo 2607, a show that placed her on the elite path of GM Norm.
Harika’s dream show saw her playing with six Grandmasters, winning against two Yuri Shulman (2624) of USA and Tiger Hillarp Persson (2581) of Sweden and holding her own against other four GMs viz., Vladimir Baklan (2654) of Ukraine, Igor Nataf-Alexandre (2534) of France, Hannes Stefansson (2574) of Iceland and Miezes Normunds (2533) of Latvia.
Harika’s lone defeat came in the hands of 13-year-old teenage sensation Ilya Nyzhnyk from Ukraine in the seventh round. But, she recouped immediately scoring over experienced Swedish Grandmaster Tiger Hillarp Persson in the next round and drew with Latvian GM Miezes Normunds in the final round, completing her memorable show in Iceland.
Harika’s tournament card
Yuri Shulman – Dronavalli Harika
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 O-O 5. Bg5 d6 6. Qd2 c5 7. d5 e6 8. Bd3exd5 9. cxd5 a6 10. a4 Nbd7 11. Nf3 Qc7 12. O-O Ng4 13. Be2 Nde5 14. Nxe5Bxe5 15. h3 Nf6 16. Bd3 c4 17. Bc2 Nd7 18. f4 Bg7 19. e5 dxe5 20. f5 b5 21.d6 Qb6+ 22. Be3 Bh6 23. Rae1 Bb7 24. Kh1 Bxe3 25. Rxe3 Qd4 26. Qf2 b4 27.Ne2 Qxd6 28. Rd1 Qe7 29. Ng3 Rad8 30. Be4 Bxe4 31. Nxe4 Nf6 32. Rde1 Nxe433. Rxe4 Qf6 34. Rxe5 Rd1 35. Rxd1 Qxe5 36. f6 c3 37. bxc3 bxc3 38. Qb6 c239. Rc1 Qe2 40. Qd4 h5 41. Kh2 Rc8 42. a5 Qc4 43. Qd2 Qc3 44. Qg5 Kh7 45.Qf4 Qc7 46. g3 Qxa5 47. Qd6 Rd8 0-1
Dronavalli Harika – Vladimir Baklan
1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O d6 6. Nc3 Nc6 7. d4 Bg4 8.h3 Bxf3 9. Bxf3 Nd7 10. Be3 e5 11. Bxc6 bxc6 12. Qd2 a5 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. b3 a4 15. Bd4 axb3 16. axb3 Rb8 17. Rab1 Re8 18. Bxe5 Bxe5 19. e3 Rb7 20. Ne2 Qd7 21. Kg2 Reb8 22. Qd3 c5 23. Nf4 Ra7 24. Qd5 Qe8 25. Nd3 Bg7 26. Rfd1 Rab7 27. Nc1 Qe6 28. Qd3 Rb6 29. Qc2 Qc8 30. Rd3 Qf5 31. Rd2 Qxc2 32. Rxc2 Kf8 33. Kf3 Ke8 34. Ke2 Kd7 35. Kd3 Ra6 36. Ra2 Rba8 37. Rxa6 Rxa6 38. Ne2 Ra2 39. b4 Ra3+ 40. Kd2 Ra2+ 41. Kd3 cxb4 42. Rxb4 h5 43. Rb8 Be5 44. Rf8 Ke7 45. Rc8 c5 46. f4 Bf6 47. g4 hxg4 48. hxg4 Kd7 49. Rf8 Ke7 50. Rc8 Kd7 51. Rf8 d5 52. Nc3 dxc4+ 53. Kxc4 Rc2 54. Rxf7+ Ke6 55. Rxf6+ Kxf6 56. Kd3 Rc1 57. Kd2 Rg1 58. Ne4+ Ke6 59. Nxc5+ Kd5 60. Nd7 Ke4 61. Nf6+ Kf3 62. Nd7 Kxg4 63. Ne5+ Kf5 64. Nf3 Rh1 65. Kd3 Rd1+ 66. Ke2 Ra1 67. Ng5 Kg4 68. Kd3 Ra7 69. Ke4 Re7+ 70. Kd4 Kf5 71. Kd3 Rd7+ 72. Ke2 Kg4 73. Nf3 Kg3 74. Ne5 Rd6 75. Nf7 Re6 76. Ng5 Re7 77. Kd3 Kg2 78. Kd4 Kf2 79. e4 Kg3 80. f5 Kg4 81. Ne6 gxf5 82. exf5 Kxf5 83. Nc5 Re8 84. Nd3 Rd8+ 85. Ke3 Rd5 86. Nb4 Ra5 87. Nd3 Ra4 88. Nc5 Rb4 89. Nd3 Rc4 90. Nb2 Re4+ 91. Kd3 Kf4 92. Nc4 Re8 93. Kd4 Rd8+ 94. Kc5 Kf5 95. Kc6 Ke6 96. Kc5 Rd5+ 97. Kb4 Rh5 98. Kc3 Kd5 99. Kd3 Rh3+ 100. Ne3+ Ke5 101. Kd2 Ke4 102. Nc2 Rb3 103. Ke2 Rd3 104. Ne1 Rh3 105. Kd2 Rb3 106. Nc2 Rd3+ 107. Ke2 Rd8 108. Ne1 Rh8 109. Kd2 Rh1 110. Nc2 Rh3 111. Ne1 Rh7 1/2-1/2
Igor Nataf-Alexandre – Dronavalli Harika
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. e5 Qe7 7. Qe2 Nd5 8. c4 Nb6 9. Nc3 Qe6 10. Qe4 g6 11. f4 d5 12. Qc2 Bb4 13. a3 Bxc3+ 14. Qxc3 dxc4 15. Be2 O-O 16. O-O f6 17. Be3 Nd5 18. Bxc4 Nxc3 19. Bxe6+ Bxe6 20. bxc3 fxe5 21. fxe5 Rf5 22. Rxf5 Bxf5 23. Rf1 h5 24. h3 Re8 25. Bxa7 1/2-1/2
Ilya Nyzhnyk – Dronavalli Harika
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 O-O 6. O-O d5 7. Qc2 Re8 8. Bg5 dxe4 9. dxe4 h6 10. Bh4 Qe7 11. Nbd2 Bd7 12. Rfe1 a6 13. Bxc6 Bxc6 14. Nc4 Bd6 15. Na5 g5 16. Nxc6 bxc6 17. Bg3 a5 18. Qa4 Ra6 19. Rad1 Nd7 20. Qc4 Rb6 21. b3 Nc5 22. h4 a4 23. b4 Nd7 24. hxg5 hxg5 25. Nd2 Qe6 26. Qd3 c5 27. Nc4 Rb7 28. Nxd6 cxd6 29. Qxd6 Qxd6 30. Rxd6 cxb4 31. cxb4 Rc8 32. Red1 Rcc7 33. a3 f6 34. f3 Kf7 35. Bf2 Nb8 36. Bc5 Nd7 37. Be3 Nf8 38. R1d3 Rd7 39. Rxd7+ Rxd7 40. Rxd7+ Nxd7 41. Kf2 Ke6 42. Ke2 f5 43. Bxg5 f4 44. Kd3 Nb6 45. Bd8 Nc8 46. Bc7 1-0
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