Big surprise in Corsica Masters!

Mediterranean island Corsica hosted hundreds of chess players in the last couple of weeks. The festival had clinical finish as Vadim Milov manage to beat Vishy Anand in the Corsica Masters final with the score of 3-1!


Viswanathan Anand (2788) - Vadim Milov (2652)
9th Corsica Masters (KO-1) Bastia, Corsica, 05.11.2005
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Nf3 Ngf6 6. Nxf6+ Nxf6 7. Bd3 c5 8. Be3 Bd7 9. dxc5 Qc7 10. b4 b6 11. c4 bxc5 12. b5 Be7 13. O-O O-O 14. Bg5 Rad8 15. Qc2 h6 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Rad1 Bc8 18. a4 Bd4 19. Nxd4 Rxd4 20. Bh7+ Kh8 21. Rxd4 cxd4 22. Bd3 Qc5 23. a5 e5 24. f4 e4 25. Bxe4 d3+ 26. Qf2 Qxc4 27. Bf3 Qxb5 28. Qxa7 Ba6 29. Qb6 Qc4 30. Rd1 Re8 31. h3 Re6 32. Qd8+ Kh7 33. f5 Re3 34. f6 Qf4 35. fxg7 Kxg7 36. Qa8 d2 37. Qxa6 Re1+ 38. Qf1 Qd4+ 39. Kh2 Rxf1 40. Rxf1 Qe5+ 41. Kg1 Qc5+ 42. Kh1 Qxa5 43. Rd1 Qe5 44. Kg1 Qe1+ 45. Kh2 Kf6 46. Bh5 Kg5 47. Bf3 Kf4 48. Bh5 f6 49. Bf3 Ke3 50. Bh5 Kd3 0-1


Viswanathan Anand (2788) - Vadim Milov (2652)
9th Corsica Masters (KO-4) Bastia, Corsica, 05.11.2005
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Bd3 Ngf6 6. Qe2 c5 7. Nf3 cxd4 8. O-O Nxe4 9. Bxe4 Nc5 10. Rd1 Be7 11. Nxd4 Nxe4 12. Qxe4 O-O 13. Bf4 Qb6 14. a4 Bd7 15. a5 Qa6 16. c4 Qxc4 17. Qxb7 Qc8 18. a6 Qe8 19. Nf5 exf5 20. Rxd7 Bc5 21. Rc1 Qe2 22. Rd2 Qe6 23. Qd5 Bb6 24. Qxe6 fxe6 25. Rd7 Rac8 26. Rb7?? Rxc1+ 27. Bxc1 Rd8 0-1