Cheparinov beats McShane, Le Quang Liem leads 3/3 @ Aeroflot Open 2010
Grandmaster Ivan Cheparinov of Bulgaria overcame English GM Luke McShane in the third round of the Aeroflot Open 2010 at Moscow. Cheparinov along with young Vietnamese GM Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son and GM Timofeev Artyom share the second spot with 2.5 points.
Chinese Grandmaster Bu Xiangzhi’s sacrifice backfired against Le Quang Liem, giving the Vietnamese his third straight win and sole lead with 3/3 score.
India’s Krishnan Sasikiran was held to a draw by Chinese GM Zhou Weiqi (2600) in a Slav game that lasted 25 moves. Sasikiran shares the fifth spot with 2.0 points with several players including GMs Vescovi, Motylev, Bu, Ehlvest, Bacrot, Khalifman, and top seed Maxime Vachier-Lagrave.
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Luke McShane – Ivan Cheparinov
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Qc2 dxc4 5. Qxc4 Bf5 6. g3 e6 7. Bg2 Be7 8. O-O Nbd7 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Re1 Bg6 11. h3 Ne4 12. Bf4 Nxc3 13. bxc3 Be4 14. Qb3 Nb6 15. Rec1 c5 16. a4 Nd5 17. Bd2 Nf6 18. Bg5 Rc8 19. Bxf6 Bxf6 20. e3 Bd5 21. Qb5 Rc7 22. Nh2 Bxg2 23. Kxg2 Qd5+ 24. Nf3 Rfc8 25. Rcb1 h5 26. Qd3 cxd4 27. cxd4 a6 28. Rb3 Rc1 29. Rxc1 Rxc1 30. Rb2 Qc6 31. Qb3 Ra1 32. Rc2 Qxa4 33. Rc8+ Kh7 34. Qd3+ g6 35. Rc7 Kg7 36. e4 Rd1 37. Qe3 Qb5 38. g4 Qf1+ 39. Kg3 Rd3 40. Rc1 Rxe3 41. Rxf1 Rxe4 42. Rd1 hxg4 43. hxg4 g5 44. Rb1 Bxd4 45. Rxb7 Be5+ 46. Kg2 Bf4 47. Rd7 Kf6 48. Ng1 a5 49. Kf3 Rb4 50. Ne2 Be5 51. Ra7 a4 52. Ra5 Bc7 53. Ra6 Bb6 54. Ng3 Ke5 55. Nh5 Rb3+ 56. Kg2 a3 57. Ra4 Bd4 58. Ng3 Kd5 59. Ne2 Bc5 60. f4 Re3 61. Kf1 Rf3+ 62. Ke1 gxf4 63. Kd2 e5 64. Nc3+ Rxc3 65. Kxc3 f3 66. Kd3 e4+ 67. Rxe4 f2 68. Rf4 a2 0-1
Le Quang Liem – Bu Xiangzhi
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nf3 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 e6 6. a3 Be7 7. e4 O-O 8. Nf3 b6 9. Be2 Bb7 10. O-O Rc8 11. Bf4 Na5 12. Nd2 d5 13. cxd5 exd5 14. e5 Ne4 15. Ncxe4 dxe4 16. b4 Bg5 17. Bxg5 Qxg5 18. h4 Qxh4 19. bxa5 Rc6 20. Nxe4 Rh6 21. f3 Bxe4 22. fxe4 Rd8 23. Qb3 Qh2+ 24. Kf2 Qxe5 25. Rad1 Re8 26. axb6 Qxe4 27. Kg1 Qe7 28. Rxf7 Qc5+ 29. Rf2+ Kh8 30. Qb5 Qe3 31. Rd3 1-0
Zhou Weiqi – Krishnan Sasikiran
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