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 TATA STEEL CHESS TOURNAMENT 2011
The TATA STEEL had conducted its 73 rd TATA STEEL CHESS TOURNAMENT 2011(formerly CORUS) at WIJK  AAN  ZEE , NETHERLANDS  from JANUARY  14 – 30 Under Round Robin System. The  world ‘s strong 14  Grand Masters participated in the “ Group  A”  tournament  (Category- 20). 

GM VISWANATHAN ANAND                          IND
GM MAGNUS CARLSEN                                   NOR
GM  LEVON  ARONIAN                                    ARM
GM VLADIMIR KRAMNIK                                RUS
GM ALEXANDER GRISCHUK                           RUS
GM HIKARU NAKAMURA                                USA
GM RUSLAN PONOMARIOV                            UKR
GM IAN NEPOMNIACHTCHI                            RUA
GM WANG HAO                                                 CHN
GM ALEXEI                                                         SPN
GM MAXIME VACHIER-LAGRAVE                 FRA
GM ANISH GIRI                                                 NED
GM JAN SMEETS                                               NED
GM ERWIN P AMI                                              NED

GM Nakamura ,USA won the tournament with 9 points, a half point ahead of GM  Viswanathan  Anand, INDIA , the world chess champion(2nd place), GM Magnus Carlesen, Norway and Levon Aronian , Armenia were tied for 3rd place with 8 points each.

Standings after round 13

1.
H. Nakamura
9
2.
V. Anand
8½
3.
L. Aronian
M. Carlsen
8
5.
V. Kramnik
M. Vachier-Lagrave
7½
7.
A. Giri
R. Ponomariov
6½
9.
I. Nepomniachtchi
Wang Hao
6
11.
A. Grischuk
E. l'Ami
J. Smeets
4½
14.
A. Shirov
4




First Prize 10,000 Euros and  Second Prize 7,000 Euros goes to GM Nakamura and Viswanathan Anand respectively. The third and fourth combined prize amount of 6,000 Euros shared by  GM Magnus Carlsen and GM Levon Aronian.

Some of the interesting games played in the tournament are below  for viewers enjoyment.

White   Ponomariov
Black  Anand

 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf65. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. Be3 Be6 10. Nd5Nbd7 11. Qd3 Bxd5 12. exd5 Nc5 13. Qd2
Nfe4 14. Qb4 a5 15. Qb5 Qc7 16. Qc4 Rac8 17. Rfd1 f5 18. c3 Qd8 19. Qb5 b6 20. Nd2 Nxd221. Bxd2 Bf6 22. Rab1 e4 23. b4 Nd7 24.Rb3 Be5 25. a3 Rf7 26. c4 axb4 27. axb4 Ra8 28. Bc3 Bxc3
29. Rxc3 Ra2 30. Re3 g631. Bf1 Qf6 32. Rde1 Kg7 33. R3e2 Ra3 34. Qc6 h5 35. Re3 Ra7 36. h3 h4 37. Rb3 Ra2 38. Rbe3 g5 39. R3e2 Ra7 40. Qc8 Ne5 41. Rc2 Rf8 42. Qe6 Qd8 43. c5 bxc5 44. bxc5 Rf6 45.Qxe5 dxe5 46. d6 g4 47. hxg4 fxg4 48. g3 hxg3 49. fxg3 Qa5 50. Rec1 Qa3 51. Rc3 Qb2 52. R1c2 Qb4 0-1 


White Nakamura
Black Grischuk

d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 d5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. e3 c5 8. dxc5Qa5 9. Rc1 Bxc3+ 
10. bxc3 O-O 11. Nd4 Qxc5 12. Bd3 Ne4 13. Bf4 Nb6 14. Qc2 h6 15. f3Nf6 16. g4 Re8 17. Kf2 Nc4 
18. h4 Bxg4 19. Bxc4 dxc4 20. fxg4 Nxg4+ 21. Kf3 Ne5+ 22. Bxe5 Rxe5 23. Kf2 Rae8 24. Rh3 b5 
25. Rg1 Re4 26. Qd1 b4 27. Qf3 Rxe3 28. Rxg7+ Kxg7 29. Qg4+ Kf8 30. Rxe3 Rxe3 31. Kxe3 bxc3 
32. Ke2 Qe5+ 33. Kd1 Qh2 34. Ne2 Qd6+ 35. Qd4 Qxd4+ 36. Nxd4 Kg7 37. Nc6 a6 38. Nb8 a5 
39. a4 Kf6 40. Nc6 Ke6 41. Nxa5 Kd5 42. Kc2 1-0

White Nakamura
Black Shirov
 
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. c3 d6 8. a4 Rb8 9. d4 Bb6 
10. axb5axb5 11. Na3 O-O 12. Nxb5 Bg4 13. d5 Ne7 14. Bc2 Qd7 15. Na3 Nexd5 16. h3 Bh5 
17.exd5 e4 18. Bg5 Bxf3 19. Qd2 e3 20. Bxe3 Bxe3 21. fxe3 Be4 22. Rxf6 Bxc2 23. Rf4 Bg6 
24. Nc4 Ra8 25. Na5 Rfe8 26. Ra3 Be4 27. c4 g5 28. Rf1 g4 29. h4 Qe7 30. Qf2 Bg6 31. b4h5 
32. Rc3 Qe5 33. Rb3 Qe4 34. Rc3 Qe5 35. Rfc1 Be4 36. Qf4 g3 37. Qxe5 Rxe5 38. Ra3 Kg7
 39. Rf1 Ree8 40. Rfa1 Re5 41. Nb3 Rxa3 42. Rxa3 Bxd5 43. Nd2 Be6 44. e4 Bg4 45. Rxg3 f5
 46. Re3 Re8 47. Kf2 Ra8 48. exf5 Ra2 49. Rd3 Bxf5 50. Rd5 Be6 51. Rg5+ Kh6 52. Ke3 Ra3+
 53. Kd4 Ra1 54. g3 Rd1 55. Kc3 Rg1 56. b5 Rc1+ 57. Kd3Bf7 58. Nb3 Rd1+ 59. Ke2 Rb1
 60. Nd4 Bxc4+ 61. Kd2 d5 62. Nf5+ Kh7 63. Rxh5+ Kg6 64. Rg5+ Kf6 65. Ne3 Rb2+ 66. Kd1 Be2+
 67. Kc1 Rxb5 68. Kd2 Rb2+ 69. Kc3 Rb5 70. Nxd5+ Kf7 71. Re5 Bg4 72. Re7+ Kf8 73. Re4 Bf5 
74. Nxc7 Rc5+ 75. Rc4 Re5 76. Rf4 Ke7 77. Kd4 Ra5 78. Nd5+ Ke6 79. Nc3 Ra8 80. g4 Bh7
 81. Ke3 Rc8 82. Ne2 Ke5 83. Ra4 Rb8 84. Nd4 Rb1 85. Ra5+ Kf6 86. Kf4 Rf1+ 87. Nf3 Bc2 
88. Kg3 Rb1 89. Ra6+ Kg7 90. Nd4 Bd3 91. Rd6 Kf7 92. Kf4 Ra1 93. h5 1-0
 
White Carlsen
Black Giri
 
 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Nf3 Nb6 7. Nc3 Nc6 8. e3 O-O 9. O-O Re8 
10. Re1 a5 11. Qd2 e5 12. d5 Nb4 13. e4 c6 14.a3 cxd5 15. axb4 axb4 16. Rxa8 bxc3 17.bxc3 Nxa8 
18. exd5 Nb6 19. Rd1 e4 20. Ng5 e321. Qb2 Qxg5 22. Bxe3 Qg4 0-1
 
White l Ami
Black Anand
 
 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 a55. Nc3 b6 6. e3 Bb7 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O d5 9. cxd5 exd5 
10. Ne5 Nbd7 11. f4 c5 12. a3 Bxc3 13. Bxc3 c414. Bc2 b5 15. Rf3 Ra6 16. Rg3 Qe7 17. Qe1Rfa8
 18. Rd1 Nb6 19. Ng4 Nxg4 20. Rxg4 Nd7 21. e4 dxe4 22. d5 f6 23. Bxe4 Re8 24. Qg3 Nc5 
25. Bf5 Nd3 26. Bxd3 cxd3 27. Qxd3 Rd6 28. Re1 Qd729.Rxe8+ Qxe8 30. f5 Rxd5
 31. Rd4 1/2-1/2
 
White Anand
Black Wang Hao
 
 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. f3 d5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 c5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. dxc5Qa5 9. e4 Ne7 
10. Be3 O-O 11. Qb3 Qc7 12. Bb5 Nec6 13. Ne2 Na5 14. Qb4 e5 15. O-OBe6 16. Nd4 exd4
 17. cxd4 Nbc6 18. Qc3 Ne7 19. Rfd1 Rad8 20. Bf2 a6 21. Bg3 Qc8 22. Bf1b6 23. Rab1 Nb3
 24. Rxb3 Bxb3 25. Qxb3 bxc526. d5 Ng6 27. Qb6 f5 28. Bxa6 Qd7 29. Bb5Qf7 30. exf5 Qxf5 
31. Qxc5 Rc8 32. Qd4 Rfd8 33. a4 1-0
 

White l Ami
Black Nakamura
 
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 b5 7. cxb5 c6 8. Bg5 cxb5 9. e3 Bb7 
10. Nf3 h6 11. Bh4 a6 12. Bd3 d6 13. O-O Nbd714. Rfc1 Qb6 15. Qc7 Rfc8 16. Qxb6 Nxb6
 17.Bg3 Rxc1+ 18. Rxc1 Rc8 19. Rxc8+ Nxc8 20. h3 Ne4 21. Bh2 Kf8 22. Ne1 Nd2 23. f3 f5
 24.Nc2 Ke7 25. Kf2 Nb6 26. Ke2 Nb3 27. Nb4 Na5 28. Bc2 Nac4 29. Nd3 a5 30. Bg3 Nd5 
31. Bf2 g5 32. g4 a4 33. e4 fxe4 34. fxe4 Ndb6 35. e5 Be436. exd6+ Kxd6 37. Bg3+ Ke7
 38. Kd1 Bxd3 39. Bxd3 Nxb2+ 40. Ke2 Nd5 41. Be4 Nc3+ 42.Kf3 b4 43. Be1 Nbd1 0-1
 

 White Smeets
Black Carlsen
 
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe45. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8 
9. Nc3 Bd7 10. h3 b6 11. b3 Kc8 12. Bb2 h5 13. g3 Be7 14. Rad1 a5 15. a4 Re8 16. Rd3 c5 
17. Nd5 c4 18. Rc3 Bc5 19. Kh2 Bc6 20. bxc4 Bxa4 21. Ra1 Bc6 22. Rf1 a4 23. Ba3 Ra5 
24. g4 hxg4 25. hxg4 Ne7 26. Nb4 Bb7 27. Kg3 Ng6 28. Re1 Bxf329. Rxf3 Rxe5 30. Rd1 Re4
 31. Rxf7 Rxg4+ 32. Kxg4 Ne5+ 33. Kg3 Nxf7 0-1
 
 
White Nakamura
 Black Smeets
 
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 dxc4 6. e4 b5 7. e5 h6 8. Bh4 g5 9. Nxg5 hxg5 
10.Bxg5 Nbd7 11. g3 Bb7 12. Bg2 Qb6 13. exf6 c514. d5 O-O-O 15. O-O b4 16. Na4 Qb5
 17. a3 exd5 18. axb4 cxb4 19. Bf4 Bh6 20. Qd2 Bxf4 21. Qxf4 Bc6 22. Qd4 Kb8 
23. Rfe1 Rhe8 24. Re7 Qa5 25. Rxf7 Bxa4 26. Bxd5 Qc5 27. Qf4+ Ne5 28. Be4 Rd7
 29. Rg7 Bb5 30. Rxd7 Bxd7 31. Bg6 Rf8 32. Re1 Qd6 33. Qxe5 Rxf6 34. Qxd6+ Rxd6 
35. Bf7 Rd2 36. Bxc4 Rxb2 37. h4 Bg4 38. Kg2 a5 39. Re5 Rc2 40. Rb5+ Kc7 41. Bd5 Rd2
 42. Bf7 Bd7 43. Rxa5 Bc6+ 44. Kf1 Bf3 45. Ra1 Kd6 46. Bb3 Rd3 47. Rb1 Kc5 48. Ke1 Kb5 
49. Bd1 Bxd1 50.Rxd1Rc351. h5 b3 52. Kd2 Rc8 53. Rc1 Rf8 54. f4 Kb4 55. Rh1 Ka3 56. Ke3 b2
57. g4 Rc8 58. Rb1 Ka2 59. Rxb2+ Kxb2 60. h6 Kc3 61. g5 1-0
 

 White Anand
 Black Aronian
 
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 
10.Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d4 Bd6 13. Re1 Qh414. g3 Qh3 15. Be3 Bg4 16. Qd3 Rae8 17.Nd2 Qh5
 18. Qf1 Re7 19. a4 Rfe8 20. axb5 axb5 21. Bxd5 Qxd5 22. Qg2 Qxg2+ 23. Kxg2 h5 24. Rec1 f6
 25. b3 g5 26. c4 bxc4 27. Nxc4 Bc7 28. Na5 Bxa5 29.Rxa5 Bd7 30. b4 Rb8 31. Rc4 Kf7 
32. Kf1 Kg633. Ke2 Bg4+ 34. Kd2 1/2-1/2
 
White Carlsen
 Black Nakamura
 
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf65. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. Be3 O-O 9. g4 Be6 
10. g5 Nfd7 11. h4 Nb6 12. Qd2 N8d7 13. f4 exf4 14. Bxf4 Ne5 15. O-O-O Rc8 16. Kb1 Qc7 
17. h5Rfe8 18. Ka1 Bf8 19. Nd4 Qc5 20. g6 Nec4 21. Bxc4 Nxc4 22. Qd3 fxg6 23. hxg6 h6 
24.Qg3 Qb6 25. Bc1 Qa5 26. Rdf1 Ne5 27. Nd5 Bxd5 28. exd5 Qxd5 29. Bxh6 gxh6 30. g7 Be7
 31. Rxh6 Nf7 32. Qg6 Nxh6 33. Qxh6 Bf6 34. Qh8+ Kf7 35. g8=Q+ Rxg8 36. Qxf6+ Ke8
 37. Re1+ 1-0
 

White Nakamura
 Black Anand
 
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 b6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 g5 7. Bg3 Ne4 8. Qc2 Bb7 9. e3 d6 
10. Bd3 Bxc3+ 11. bxc3 f5 12. d5 Na6 13. h4 Qf6 14. Bxe4 fxe4 15. Qxe4 Qxc3+ 16. Ke2 Nc5 
17.Qg6+ Ke7 18. Rac1 Qf6 19. Qxf6+ Kxf6 20. Rhd1 exd5 21. cxd5 Ba6+ 22. Ke1 Rae8 23. Rc3 Re4
 24. Rd4 Rhe8 25. Ra3 Bc8 26. hxg5+ hxg5 27. Rxa7 R8e7 28. Kf1 Bg4 29. Nd2 Rxd4 30. exd4 Nd3
 31. f3 Bf5 32. a3 Nf4 33. Bxf4 gxf4 34. Ne4+ Bxe4 35. fxe4 Rxe4 36. Rxc7 Rxd4 37. Rc6 Ke5 
38. Rxb6 Rd1+ 39. Ke2 Ra1 40. Rb3 Kxd5 41. g3 1/2-1/2


White Nakamura
 Black Vachier-Lagrave
 
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd55. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 c5 8. Ne2 Nc6 9. Be3 O-O
 10. O-O Na5 11. Bd3 b6 12. Qd2 e5 13. Bg5 Qd714. Bh6 Bb7 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. d5 f5 17. f3Rf7
18.exf5 c4 19. Bc2 gxf5 20. Rad1 f4 21. g3 Qd6 22. gxf4 exf4 23. Kh1 Re8 24.Rg1+ Kf8 
25. Be4 Bc8 26. Nd4 Qf6 27. Ne6+ Bxe6 28. dxe6 Qxe6 29. Bd5 Qh3 30. Bxf7 Qxf3+ 31. Rg2 Kxf7
 32. Qd7+ Kf6 33. Qg7+ 1-0
 
White Carlsen
 Black Nepomniachtchi
 
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf65. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. Kh1 Nc6
 10. f4 b5 11. Be3 Bb7 12. a4 exf4 13. Rxf4 Ne5 14. Qd4 Nc6 15. Qd2 Ne5 16. Qd4 Nc6 17. Qd2Ne5 
18. axb5 axb5 19. Re1 Ng6 20. Rff1 b421. Nd5 Nxe4 22. Nxe7+ Qxe7 23. Qxb4 Nh4 24.Bf3 Nxf3 
25. gxf3 Qd7 26. Bf4 Ra4 27. Qb6 Nf628. Qxd6 Qg4 29. Nd4 Rxd4 30. Qxd4 Bxf3+ 31.Rxf3 Qxf3+
 32.Kg1Qg4+ 33. Kh1 Qc8 34. Qf2 Qb7+ 35. Kg1 Ne4 36.Qd4 Re8 37. Re2 h6 38. h3 Re6 39. Kh2 f5
 40. b4 Kh7 41.Re3 Rg6 42. Re2 Qb5 43. Re1 Rc6 44. Rxe4 fxe4 45. Qxe4+ Rg6 46. Bg3 Qd7
 47. h4 h5 48.c4 Qd2+ 49. Kh3 Qc3 50. Qf4 Qxb4 51. Qf5 Qxc4 52. Qxh5+ Rh6 53. Qf3 Qe6+
54. Kh2 Rf6 55. Qd3+ Rf5 56. Qc2 Qd5 57. Bf2 Kh6 58. Be3+ Kg6 59. Bf2 Kf6 60. Bg3 Rf1 
61. Bf2 Rd1 62. Qc3+ Qe5+63. Qxe5+ Kxe5 64. h5 Kf6 65. Bh4+ Kf5 
66. Be7 Rd7 0-1
 

 White Anand
 Black Shirov
 
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. e3 Qa5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Qd2 Bb4 9. Rc1 h6 
10.Bh4 c5 11. Bc4 Nxc3 12. bxc3 Ba3 13. Rb1 a614. Be2 O-O 15. O-O b5 16. c4 Bb4 17. Qc2 Bb7
 18. Rfd1 bxc4 19. dxc5 Nxc5 20. Rd4 Rab8 21. Ne5 Bd5 22. Be7 Rfe8 23. Bd6 Rbd8 24. Bh5 Rxd6
 25. Bxf7+ Kf8 26. Bxe8 1-0
 

 White Kramnik
 Black Carlsen
 
 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Bxd2+5. Qxd2 d5 6. Bg2 Nbd7 7. Nf3 c6 8. O-O b6 9. Rc1 O-O
 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. Na3 Bb7 12. Nb5 a6 13. Nd6 Qb8 14. Qb4 a5 15. Qa3 Ba6 16. Ne5 b5 
17. Qxa5 Qxd6 18. Rc6 Qb8 19. Rxa6 Rxa6 20. Qxa6 Nxe5 21. dxe5 Qxe5 22.Qxb5 Rb8 
23. Qd3 Rxb2 24. Qe3 Qxe3 25. fxe3 Rxe2 26. a4 Rc2 27. a5 Rc7 28. a6 Ra7 29. Bf1Kf8 
30. Rb1 Ke7 31. Rb7+ Rxb7 32. axb7 Nd7 33. Kf2 Kd6 34. Bb5 Nb8 35. Be8 Ke7 36. Bb5f6 
37. Kf3 Kd6 38. Be8 Kc7 39. Bf7 Kxb7 40. Bxe6 Kc6 41. Bg8 h6 42. Kg4 Nd7 43. Kf5 Ne5 44. h3 Kc5
45. g4 Kd6 46. Bh7 Ke7 47. Bg8 g6+ 48. Kf4Nf7 49. Bh7 g5+ 50. Kg3 Nd6 51. Bg8 Ne4+52. Kg2 Kd6 
53. Kf3 Kc5 54. Bh7 Nc3 55. Bd3 Kb4 56. Ba6 Kb3 57. Bb7 Kc2 58. Ba6 Kd1 59. Bb7 Kd2 
60. Bc6 Ke1 61. Bb7 Kf1 62. Ba8 Kg1 63. Kg3 Ne4+ 64. Kf3 Nd2+ 65.Kg3 Nf1+ 66. Kf3 Nd2+
 67. Kg3 Nc4 68. Bxd5 Nxe3 69. Bb7 Nf1+ 70. Kf3 Kh2 71.Kf2 Nd2 72. Bg2 Nc4 73. Bf1 Ne5 
74. Ke3 Kg1 75. Be2 Kg2 76. Ke4 Kxh3 77. Kf5 Kh4 78. Bd1 Nc4 79. Ke4 Nd6+ 
80. Kd5 f5 0-1
 

White Nepomniachtchi
 Black Nakamura
 
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. h4 h5 5. c4 e6 6. Nc3 Ne7 7. Nge2 Bg4 8. f3 Bf5 9. Ng3 Bg6 
10.Bg5Qb6 11. Qd2 Nd7 12. a3 f6 13. Be3 Qb3 14. cxd5 Nxd5 15. Nxd5 Qxd5 16. Rc1 Nb6 
17.Ne2 fxe5 18. dxe5 Qxe5 19. Bd4 Qc7 20. Qg5 Bf5 21. g4 hxg4 22. fxg4 Be4 23. Rh3 Be7 
24.Qxg7 Rh7 25. Qe5 Qxe5 26. Bxe5 Bxh4+ 27. Ng3 Nd7 28. Bd4 Bf3 29. g5 Bg4 30. g6 Rh6 
31. Rxh4 Rxh4 32. Rc3 Bf3 33. Rxf3 Rxd4 34. Bh3 Ne5 35. Rf6 Nd3+ 36. Ke2 Nf4+ 37. Ke3 e5 
38. Rf7 Rd3+ 39. Ke4 Rxg3 40. Bd7+ Kd8 41. Bf5 Nxg6 42. Rg7 Rb8 43. b4 b5 
44. Bxg6 Rg5 0-1
 

 White Carlsen
 Black Wang Hao
 
1e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Be3 e6 5. Nd2Nd7 6. Ngf3 Bg6 7. Be2 Ne7 8. Nh4 c5 9. c3 Nc6 
10.Nxg6 hxg6 11. Nf3 Rc8 12. O-O a6 13. g3 Be714. h4 b5 15. a4 Qb6 16. axb5 axb5 
17. Kg2 c4 18. Ng5 Qd8 19. Bg4 Bxg5 20. Bxg5 Qc7 21. Rh1 Nb6 22. h5 gxh5 23. Bxh5 Na4 
24. Bxf7+ Kxf7 25. Qf3+ Kg8 26. Rxh8+ Kxh8 27. Rh1+ Kg8 28. Qh5 Rf8 29.Bf6
1-0
 
 
Kramnik was awarded the best game prize  for his fine victory against L'Ami in 23
moves. 
 
English opening

White Kramnik
 Black "l” Ami
 
 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd55. d3 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Qc2 O-O 8. g3 c5 9. Bg2 Nc6 
10.h4 Nb4 11. Qd2 Nd5 12. Bb2 Qa5 13. h5 Nb614. hxg6 hxg6 15. a4 Bd7 16. Kf1 Nxa4 17.Qg5 Qb6
 18. Qh4 Rfe8 19. Bc1 e5 20. Qh7+ Kf8 21. Bh6 Bxh6 22. Qxh6+ Ke7 23. Nxe5 1-0
 
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