Karjakin-Anand drawn, Hari goes down to Anish Giri @ Corus Wijk Aan Zee 2010

World Champion Viswanathan Anand began his 2010 campaign with a solid draw against GM Sergei Karjakin in the first round of the Group A Corus Super GM tournament at Wijk Aan Zee, The Netherlands. Karjakin-Anand Ruy Lopez game lasted 40 moves.

In other key games, Dutchman Sergei Tiviakov held World No.1 Magnus Carlsen to a draw in a 27 move Ruy Lopez game. Tal Memorial winner and former World Champion Vladimir Kramnik split the points with Cuban Grandmaster and former World Blitz Champion Leinier Perez Dominguez. The quiet Petroff game lasted just 23 moves.

In a Group B match reigning Dutch Champion Grandmaster Anish Giri defeated higher rated Indian GM Pentala Harikrishna. The Slav game saw Hari rattling the first 13 moves in under a minute, showing the strength of his preparation. But Giri was upto the task, as he built up a steady position that rose from Hari’s piece sacrifice for three pawns. Sweeping Hari’s extra pawns on the queenside with meticulous precision, Giri wrapped up the game on the 55th turn.

The other Indian in the fray at Group B, 16-year-old  Grandmaster Parimarjan Negi drew with David Howell after a stiff defence. The Slav game saw the Indian playing for the initiative on most occasions, with Howell consuming more time to find better options. Around the first time control, the Englishman had exchanged the pieces and appeared to have an edge in the bishop versus knight ending with two extra pawns. But accurate play by Negi brought cheers to the Indian camp, as the Delhi boy drew without much ado.

In two Group C games, former World Junior Champion Abhijeet Gupta drew his opener with GM Robin Swinkels of The Netherlands, while World Junior Girls Champion Sowmya Swaminathan went down to the talented American boy Ray Robson.

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Anish Giri – Pentala Harikrishna

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 e6 7. f3 Bb4 8. Nxc4 Nd5 9. Bd2 Qh4+ 10. g3 Qxd4 11. e4 Nxc3 12. bxc3 Bxc3 13. Ra2 Bxe4 14. Qc1 Bd3 15. Qxc3 Qxc3 16. Bxc3 Bxf1 17. Rxf1 O-O 18. Ke2 b6 19. Rd1 Na6 20. Rd6 Rfc8 21. Ne5 c5 22. a5 Nc7 23. axb6 Nb5 24. Rd3 axb6 25. Rb2 Nc7 26. Nc4 Re8 27. Nxb6 Ra6 28. Kd2 e5 29. Nd5 Ne6 30. Bxe5 c4 31. Nb4 Ra1 32. Re3 Rd8+ 33. Kc2 Rh1 34. Re2 Rdd1 35. Kc3 Rdf1 36. f4 h5 37. Kxc4 h4 38. Nd5 Rc1+ 39. Rbc2 hxg3 40. hxg3 Rxc2+ 41. Rxc2 f6 42. f5 Nf8 43. Bf4 g6 44. fxg6 Kg7 45. Ra2 Kxg6 46. Ra6 Nh7 47. Kd3 Re1 48. Ne3 Nf8 49. Ke4 Nd7 50. Rd6 Nf8 51. Kf3 Rb1 52. Kg4 Re1 53. Nd5 Nh7 54. Bg5 Re5 55. Nf4+ 1-0

David Howell – Parimarjan Negi

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 Nbd7 7. Nxc4 Qc7 8. Qd2 Be6 9. e3 Bxc4 10. Bxc4 e5 11. O-O Bb4 12. Qc2 O-O 13. Ne2 Rad8 14. Rd1 a5 15. b3 Bd6 16. h3 e4 17. Bd2 b5 18. axb5 cxb5 19. Bxa5 Nb6 20. Nc3 bxc4 21. bxc4 Qxc4 22. Bxb6 Ra8 23. Rxa8 Rxa8 24. Rc1 Nd5 25. Bc5 Qxc3 26. Bxd6 Qxc2 27. Rxc2 f6 28. Rb2 Rd8 29. Bc5 f5 30. Rb3 g5 31. f3 Re8 32. Kf2 h5 33. Bd6 f4 34. exf4 e3+ 35. Ke2 gxf4 36. g3 fxg3 37. Bxg3 Ra8 38. Rb8+ Rxb8 39. Bxb8 Kf7 40. Bg3 Ke6 41. h4 Kf6 42. Kd3 Kg6 43. Ke4 Ne7 44. Be1 Nf5 45. Ke5 e2 46. Ke4 Kf6 47. Kd3 Ke6 48. Bf2 Kd5 49. Kxe2 Ng7 50. Kd3 Nf5 51. Kd2 Ng7 52. Ke2 Nf5 53. Kd3 Ng7 54. Bg3 Nf5 55. Be5 Nxh4 56. Ke3 Nf5+ 57. Kf4 Nxd4 58. Bxd4 Kxd4 59. Kg5 Ke3 60. f4 h4 61. Kxh4 Kxf4 1/2-1/2

Sergei Karjakin – Viswanathan Anand

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