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China Chess Association News On July 24, Beijing time, the chess legend star network tournament began the third round of competition, Carlson and Sweedler won the opponents, won all three games, and topped the standings.
The most exciting match of the round was Anand against Kramnik.
Indian chess king Anand, 50 years old; Kramnick, the 45-year-old former world champion, joined forces to deliver a tense and bumpy game that has been called "Masterpiece of the Year":
Anand-Kramnik
1. E4 E6 d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 C5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 Be7 8. Qd2 a6 9. Bd3 B5 10. a3 c4 11. Be2 Nb6 12. O-O Bd7 13. Bd1 g6 14. h3 Qc7 15. Bf2 h6 16. Ne2 a5 17. c3 O-O-O 18. Bh4 Bxh4 19. Nxh4 Kb7 20. Nf3 Ra8 21. Bc2 Qd8 22. g4 Qe7 23. Ng3 b4 24. axb4 axb4 25. Rxa8 Rxa8 26. f5 GXF5 27. GXF5 Ra2 28. QC1 BXC3 29. BXC3 Qa3 30. Bb1 Qxc1 31. Rxc1 Rb2 32. f6 Na4 33. Bh7 Na5 34. Bg6 Nb3 35. Re1 Be8 36. Nf5 fxg6 37. Nd6+ Kc7 38. Nxe8+ Kd7 39. Nd6 g5 40. Nf5 Ke8 41. Nxh6 Nxc3 42. Nxg5 Nxd4 43. f7+ Ke7 44. Ra1 Nce2+ 45. KF2 Nf4+ 46. Kg3 Ng6 47. Ra7+ Kd8 48. Ra8+ Kc7 49. Rg8 Ne2+ 50. Kf2 Nef4+ 51. Ke3 c3 52. Nxe6+ Nxe6 53. Rxg6 D4+ 54. Ke4 Re2+ 55. Kf3 Re3+ 56. Kg4 Nf8 57. Rg8 Nd7 58. Nf5 c2 59. Nxe3 c1=Q 60. Nd5+ Kb7 61. e6 Qd1+ 62. Kg5 Qd2+ 63. Kg6 Qg2+ 0-1
Although Anand eventually lost the round, public opinion unanimously concluded that the two masters showed excellent technical and tactical thinking and achieved one of Anand's "greatest matches".
Kramnick said it was a "fun" game and he thought he was "going to lose" at one point, but "I think after the first set, It's going to be hard for Anand to pull back the underdog." ”
This exciting match seems to obscure the light of other games.
Carlson and Lecco glued until the fourth set before they struggled to win 2.5-1.5. Carlson admitted after the game that Recco had caused him huge trouble at one point and almost lost in the third set.
Svedler and Gelvander, who tied for the top of the previous round, met in this round, and Sweedler continued to play well and steadily, also winning 2.5-1.5.
Ding Liren did not come out of bad shape, losing 1.5-2.5 to Ukrainian veteran IvanChuk.
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