Carlsen triumphs @ Corus Wijk Aan Zee 2010, Anish Giri wins Group B title

World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen emerged champion despite facing the music against Italian Grandmaster Fabiano Caruana in the final round of the Corus Super Grandmaster Chess tournament at Wijk Aan Zee, The Netherlands. The 56 move draw from the age old Ruy Lopez gave Carlsen, the Norwegian wonder boy, a clear title with 8.5 points from thirteen rounds. The title in the first major tourney of the year at Wijk Aan Zee gives Carlsen his second successive super GM tourney title following his triumph at the London Chess Classic at London during December 2009.

Early leaders Alexei Shirov and Vladimir Kramnik settled for the second spot half a point behind at 8.0 points, both losing out on the title chances largely due to their lone defeat in the hands of Indian ace Vishy Anand who finished fourth with a 7.5/13 score. Anand’s solid show kept him the only undefeated player in this prestigious event.

Dutch teenage sensation Anish Giri claimed the Group B title with 9/13 score, while Indian duo Harikrishna and Negi shared the sixth spot with 6.5 points. Anish now graduates to Group A in the year 2011, thanks to his massive triumph in Group B this year.

Chinese Grandmaster Li Chao (10.0) won the title in Group C by a two point margin, where Indians Abhijeet Gupta (7.5) and Sowmya Swaminathan (3.0) took the fourth and thirteenth spot respectively.

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Magnus Carlsen – Fabiano Caruana

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 g6 7. Nbd2 Bg7 8. Nf1 O-O 9. Bg5 d5 10. Qe2 Qd6 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. Ne3 Ne7 13. Bb3 c6 14. h4 Be6 15. Ng5 Bd7 16. Rd1 Rad8 17. Qf3 h6 18. Nc4 dxc4 19. dxc4 Nd5 20. Nh3 h5 21. Qg3 Bg4 22. Rd2 Bxh4 23. Qxh4 Qf6 24. Qxf6 Nxf6 25. Ng5 c5 26. f3 Bc8 27. Ba4 Kg7 28. Rxd8 Rxd8 29. b4 Rd3 30. bxc5 Rxc3 31. Kd2 Rxc4 32. Bb3 Rxc5 33. Nxf7 a5 34. Rc1 Rxc1 35. Kxc1 a4 36. Bc4 b5 37. Nd6 bxc4 38. Nxc8 h4 39. Nb6 Nh5 40. Nxc4 Kf6 41. Kd2 Nf4 42. Ke3 Nxg2+ 43. Kf2 Nf4 44. Nb2 a3 45. Nc4 Nd3+ 46. Kg2 Kg5 47. Nxa3 Kf4 48. Nc2 Nb2 49. Nb4 h3+ 50. Kxh3 Kxf3 51. Kh4 Kf4 52. Nd5+ Kxe4 53. Ne7 Kf3 54. Nxg6 e4 55. Ne5+ Kf4 56. Ng4 Na4 1/2-1/2

Loek van Wely – Viswanathan Anand

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. b3 O-O 8. Be2 b6 9. O-O Bb7 10. Bb2 Qe7 11. Rad1 Rfe8 12. Rfe1 Rad8 13. Bf1 e5 14. dxe5 Nxe5 15. Nd4 dxc4 16. Nf5 Qe6 17. Nxd6 Rxd6 18. bxc4 Rxd1 19. Nxd1 c5 20. e4 Bxe4 21. Rxe4 Nxe4 22. Qxe4 Nxc4 23. Qc2 Nxb2 24. Qxb2 g6 25. Ne3 Qe5 26. Qa3 Re7 27. g3 Kg7 28. h4 h5 29. Bc4 Rd7 30. Qc1 Rd4 31. a4 Qd6 32. Qa1 Kg8 33. a5 Qf6 34. Qa2 Kg7 35. axb6 axb6 36. Kg2 Rd7 37. Bb5 Rd8 38. Bc4 Rd7 39. Bb5 Rd8 1/2-1/2

Pentala Harikrishna – Tomi Nyback

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