Kamsky strikes back!

After his very bad display in round one, Gata Kamsky was first to score a win today. His opponent Boris Gelfand chooses Slav defence, but Kamsky played nice maneuver Qc1, a4-a5-a6 and forced him to sacrifice the exchange.





Mickey Adams simply crushed World Champion Veselin Topalov in the Naidorf Sicilian. The opening went quiet, but Mickey played few strong moves later 22.f5! 23.Nd5! and finally 29.Rf7! to break Topa's resistance.

















Vassily Ivanchuk beat Ivan Sokolov with Black pieces after he surprised him with 9....dc6 novelty. He is now leading the race with 2 points out of 2 games.

Etienne Bacrot won against Sergei Tiviakov after 41 moves in the Sicilian Maroczy Bind.

Van Wely-Mamedyarov, Anand-Aronian and Leko-Karjakin were draws.


All the photos are made by Carla Huppeldepup


Gata Kamsky 2686 - Boris Gelfand 2723
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 Nbd7 7. Nxc4 Qc7 8. g3 e5 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Bf4 Nfd7 11. Qc1 g6 12. Bg2 Bg7 13. O-O O-O 14. a5 Be6 15. Nxe5 Nxe5 16. a6 bxa6 17. Rxa6 Rab8 18. Qa1 Qb7 19. Ra5 Nc4 20. Rxa7 Qxb2 21. Bxb8 Qxb8 22. Rb1 Qe5 23. Rc1 Nd2 24. Rc2 Nb3 25. Qa3 Qb8 26. Bxc6 Bxc3 27. Rxc3 Nd4 28. Ra8 Nxe2+ 29. Kg2 Qxa8 30. Bxa8 Nxc3 31. Qa5 Nb5 32. f3 Nd6 33. g4 Rc8 34. Kg3 Nc4 35. Qa1 Rd8 36. h4 Ne3 37. Be4 Nd5 38. Qe5 h6 39. Bxg6 Rd7 40. Be4 Ne7 41. Qf6 1-0


Michael Adams 2707 - Veselin Topalov 2810
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e6 7. O-O Be7 8. a4 Nc6 9. Be3 O-O 10. f4 Qc7 11. Kh1 Re8 12. Bf3 Bf8 13. Qd2 Na5 14. b3 Rb8 15. Rad1 Nc6 16. Bf2 Nd7 17. Bg3 Nxd4 18. Qxd4 b5 19. axb5 axb5 20. b4 g6 21. e5 d5 22. f5 gxf5 23. Nxd5 Qc4 24. Qd2 h6 25. h3 exd5 26. Bxd5 Qxb4 27. c3 Qc5 28. Rxf5 Re6 29. Rxf7 Nb6 30. Rdf1 Nxd5 31. Rxf8+ Qxf8 32. Rxf8+ Kxf8 33. Qxd5 Ke8 34. Bh4 Bd7 35. Bf6 b4 36. Qe4 Bc8 37. cxb4 Rb7 38. Qg6+ Kd7 39. Qxh6 Kc7 40. Qf4 Kb8 41. h4 Rc7 42. h5 1-0


Ivan Sokolov 2689 - Vassily Ivanchuk 2729
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Qb3 c5 6. a3 Ba5 7. Bg5 Bb7 8. dxc5 Na6 9. c6 dxc6 10. Qc2 c5 11. Rd1 Qc7 12. Bxf6 gxf6 13. g3 Ke7 14. Bg2 Nb4 15. Qb3 Nc6 16. O-O Rad8 17. Ne4 h6 18. Qe3 Ne5 19. Nxe5 Qxe5 20. Rxd8 Rxd8 21. Nxf6 Qxe3 22. fxe3 Ba6 23. Ng4 Rd2 24. b3 Bc3 25. Nxh6 f5 26. g4 Bg7 27. g5 Rxe2 28. e4 Bb7 29. Rf4 Be5 30. Rf1 Bxe4 31. Bxe4 Rxe4 32. Kg2 Rh4 33. Re1 Rxh2+ 34. Kg1 Rh5 35. Nxf5+ Kd7 36. Rd1+ Kc7 37. Ne3 Bd4 38. Rd3 Rxg5+ 39. Kf1 Kc6 40. Nc2 e5 41. Rh3 e4 42. Rh6+ Kd7 43. Rh4 Rg1+ 44. Ke2 Rg2+ 45. Kd1 e3 46. Re4 Rd2+ 47. Kc1 a5 48. b4 a4 49. bxc5 bxc5 50. Ne1 Rf2 51. Kd1 Kd6 52. Re8 Be5 53. Nd3 Rd2+ 54. Kc1 Bd4 55. Ne1 Rh2 56. Kd1 Rb2 57. Nc2 Rb3 58. Re4 Rd3+ 59. Kc1 Be5 60. Nxe3 Rxe3 61. Rxe3 Bf4 62. Kd2 Bxe3+ 63. Kxe3 Ke5 64. Kd3 Kf4 65. Kd2 Ke4 66. Ke2 Kd4 67. Kd2 Kxc4 68. Kc2 Kd4 69. Kd2 c4 70. Kc2 c3 71. Kc1 Kc5 72. Kd1 Kd5 73. Kc1 Kd4 0-1


Etienne Bacrot 2717 - Segei Tiviakov 2669
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 d6 7. Nc2 Bg7 8. Be2 Nd7 9. Bd2 Nc5 10. O-O O-O 11. b4 Ne6 12. Rc1 Ned4 13. Nxd4 Nxd4 14. Be3 Nxe2+ 15. Qxe2 Be6 16. Nd5 Qd7 17. Rfd1 b6 18. b5 f5 19. exf5 Rxf5 20. Nb4 Bf7 21. Nc6 Re8 22. Qd3 Rc8 23. Qe4 Rc7 24. a4 h5 25. h3 Qe6 26. Qxe6 Bxe6 27. Re1 Bc8 28. a5 bxa5 29. Bxa7 Kf7 30. Bb6 Rxc6 31. bxc6 a4 32. Red1 a3 33. Bd4 Bxd4 34. Rxd4 Be6 35. Rd5 Ke8 36. Rxf5 gxf5 37. Ra1 Kd8 38. Rxa3 Kc7 39. Re3 Bxc4 40. Rxe7+ Kxc6 41. f3 1-0