2013 Tata Steel – Day 8 Featured Games

Magnus Carlsen, Day 8, 2013 Tata Steel Chess Tournament, Photo Courtesy Official Website www.tatasteelchess.com

2013 Tata Steel, Day 8, Replay Select Games

Magnus Carlsen vs. Sergey Karjakin, Day 8, 2013 Tata Steel Chess Tournament, Photo Courtesy Official Website www.tatasteelchess.com

Carlsen, Magnus vs. Karjakin, Sergey

   [Event "Tata Steel Chess 2013"]  [Site "Wijk aan Zee"]  [Date "2013.01.20"]  [Round "8.4"]  [White "Carlsen, Magnus"]  [Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]  [Result "1-0"]  [ECO "A07"]  [PlyCount "183"]  [EventDate "2013.??.??"]   1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 c6 4. O-O Bg4 5. c4 e6 6. d3 Nbd7 7. cxd5 exd5 8.  Qc2 Be7 9. Nc3 Bxf3 10. Bxf3 d4 11. Ne4 O-O 12. Nxf6+ Nxf6 13. Bd2 a5 14. a3  Nd5 15. Rab1 Qd7 16. Rfc1 Rfe8 17. Qc4 Nc7 18. h4 a4 19. Bb4 Nb5 20. Kg2 h6 21.  Bc5 g6 22. Qb4 Bf6 23. Qd2 Kg7 24. Rc4 Ra6 25. Qd1 b6 26. Bb4 c5 27. Bd2 Nc7  28. Rcc1 Nd5 29. Qh1 Be7 30. Kg1 Rd8 31. Rc2 Qe6 32. Qg2 Ra7 33. Re1 Rad7 34.  Kh2 Rc8 35. Qh3 Qxh3+ 36. Kxh3 h5 37. Rb1 Ra8 38. Kg2 Ra6 39. b3 axb3 40. Rxb3  Bf6 41. Rc4 Rd6 42. Kf1 Kf8 43. a4 Nc3 44. Bf4 Re6 45. e3 Nxa4 46. Bd5 Re7 47.  Bd6 b5 48. Bxe7+ Bxe7 49. Rxb5 Nb6 50. e4 Nxc4 51. Rb8+ Kg7 52. Bxc4 Ra7 53. f4  Bd6 54. Re8 Rb7 55. Ra8 Be7 56. Kg2 Rb1 57. e5 Re1 58. Kf2 Rb1 59. Re8 Bf8 60.  Rc8 Be7 61. Ra8 Rb2+ 62. Kf3 Rb1 63. Bd5 Re1 64. Kf2 Rd1 65. Re8 Bf8 66. Bc4  Rb1 67. g4 hxg4 68. h5 Rh1 69. hxg6 fxg6 70. Re6 Kh6 71. Bd5 Rh2+ 72. Kg3 Rh3+  73. Kxg4 Rxd3 74. f5 Re3 75. Rxg6+ Kh7 76. Bg8+ Kh8 77. Kf4 Rc3 78. f6 d3 79.  Ke3 c4 80. Be6 Kh7 81. Bf5 Rc2 82. Rg2+ Kh6 83. Rxc2 dxc2 84. Bxc2 Kg5 85. Kd4  Ba3 86. Kxc4 Bb2 87. Kd5 Kf4 88. f7 Ba3 89. e6 Kg5 90. Kc6 Kf6 91. Kd7 Kg7 92.  e7 1-0

Vishy Anand, Day 8, 2013 Tata Steel Chess Tournament, Photo Courtesy Official Website www.tatasteelchess.com

Anand, Viswanathan vs. Sokolov, Ivan

   [Event "Tata Steel Chess 2013"]  [Site "Wijk aan Zee"]  [Date "2013.01.20"]  [Round "8.2"]  [White "Anand, Viswanathan"]  [Black "Sokolov, Ivan"]  [Result "1/2-1/2"]  [ECO "C63"]  [PlyCount "47"]  [EventDate "2013.??.??"]   1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 f5 4. Nc3 fxe4 5. Nxe4 Nf6 6. Qe2 Qe7 7. O-O d5 8.  Nxf6+ gxf6 9. d4 e4 10. Nh4 f5 11. g3 Bg7 12. c3 O-O 13. f3 Bd7 14. Bf4 Bxd4+  15. cxd4 Nxd4 16. Qd2 Nxb5 17. Qxd5+ Rf7 18. Rad1 Re8 19. Nxf5 Bxf5 20. Qxb5  exf3 21. Rxf3 a6 22. Qb3 Qc5+ 23. Be3 Qb5 24. Qxb5 1/2-1/2

Hikaru Nakamura, Day 8, 2013 Tata Steel Chess Tournament, Photo Courtesy Official Website www.tatasteelchess.com

van Wely, Loek vs. Nakamura, Hikaru

   [Event "Tata Steel Chess 2013"]  [Site "Wijk aan Zee"]  [Date "2013.01.20"]  [Round "8.5"]  [White "van Wely, Loek"]  [Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]  [Result "1/2-1/2"]  [ECO "E11"]  [PlyCount "134"]  [EventDate "2013.??.??"]   1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 a5 5. g3 d6 6. Bg2 Nbd7 7. O-O e5 8. Be3  exd4 9. Bxd4 O-O 10. a3 Bc5 11. Nc3 Re8 12. Qc2 c6 13. Rfd1 Qe7 14. h3 Ne5 15.  Bxc5 Nxf3+ 16. Bxf3 dxc5 17. Bg2 Qe5 18. e4 g5 19. Qd2 g4 20. h4 Nd7 21. Na4  Nf8 22. Qd6 Qxd6 23. Rxd6 Ne6 24. e5 Kg7 25. Re1 Ra6 26. Re4 h5 27. f3 gxf3 28.  Bxf3 Rh8 29. Be2 b6 30. Kf2 Nd4 31. Bd1 Ne6 32. Be2 Nd4 33. Bd1 Ne6 34. Nc3 Ra7  35. Ne2 Rd7 36. Rxd7 Bxd7 37. Nf4 Nxf4 38. gxf4 Bf5 39. Re3 Rd8 40. Bxh5 Rd2+  41. Re2 Rd4 42. Kg3 Rxc4 43. Bg4 Bd3 44. Re3 Rd4 45. h5 c4 46. f5 Rd8 47. f6+  Kh6 48. e6 fxe6 49. Rxe6 Kg5 50. f7 Rf8 51. Rxc6 Rxf7 52. Rxb6 Rf1 53. Rb5+ Kh6  54. Rxa5 Rb1 55. Kf4 Rxb2 56. Ra6+ Kg7 57. Ke3 Rg2 58. Bf3 Rg3 59. a4 Kh7 60.  Rc6 Bc2 61. Rxc4 Bd1 62. Rf4 Rxf3+ 63. Rxf3 Bxa4 64. Rf6 Be8 65. h6 Bg6 66.  Rxg6 Kxg6 67. h7 Kxh7 1/2-1/2

Aronian vs. Hou Yifan, Day 8, 2013 Tata Steel Chess Tournament, Photo Courtesy Official Website www.tatasteelchess.com — Aronian, Levon vs. Hou Yifan, Day 8, 2013 Tata Steel Chess Tournament, Photo Courtesy Official Website www.tatasteelchess.com

Aronian, Levon vs. Hou, Yifan

   [Event "Tata Steel Chess 2013"]  [Site "Wijk aan Zee"]  [Date "2013.01.20"]  [Round "8.3"]  [White "Aronian, Levon"]  [Black "Hou, Yifan"]  [Result "1-0"]  [ECO "A18"]  [PlyCount "79"]  [EventDate "2013.??.??"]   1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. e4 d5 4. e5 d4 5. exf6 dxc3 6. bxc3 Qxf6 7. Nf3 e5 8.  Bd3 Bg4 9. Be4 Nd7 10. Bxb7 Rb8 11. Bd5 c6 12. Be4 Nc5 13. Qe2 Nxe4 14. Qxe4  Bxf3 15. Qxf3 Qxf3 16. gxf3 Bd6 17. Kd1 Kd7 18. Kc2 f5 19. d3 Rhf8 20. Rg1 g6  21. Bh6 Rf7 22. Rad1 Ke6 23. Bc1 Rb6 24. f4 Ra6 25. fxe5 Rxa2+ 26. Kb1 Rxf2 27.  exd6 Rb7+ 28. Ka1 Kxd6 29. Rd2 Rf3 30. Re1 Rd7 31. Kb1 g5 32. Kc2 f4 33. Ba3+  Kc7 34. d4 g4 35. d5 cxd5 36. cxd5 h5 37. Be7 g3 38. Re5 Re3 39. d6+ Kc6 40.  Rxh5 1-0

Harikrishna vs. Leko, Day 8, 2013 Tata Steel Chess Tournament, Photo Courtesy Official Website www.tatasteelchess.com

Harikrishna, Pentala vs. Leko, Peter

   [Event "Tata Steel Chess 2013"]  [Site "Wijk aan Zee"]  [Date "2013.01.20"]  [Round "8.6"]  [White "Harikrishna, Pentala"]  [Black "Leko, Peter"]  [Result "1/2-1/2"]  [ECO "B90"]  [PlyCount "60"]  [EventDate "2013.??.??"]   1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. h3  Be7 9. Qf3 O-O 10. O-O-O b5 11. g4 b4 12. Nd5 Nxd5 13. exd5 Bc8 14. Bd3 a5 15.  Nd2 Bg5 16. Bxg5 Qxg5 17. Qe4 f5 18. Qe3 Qf6 19. gxf5 Bxf5 20. Bxf5 Qxf5 21.  Ne4 Ra6 22. Rhg1 Nd7 23. Qe2 Rb6 24. Rg3 g6 25. Qe3 Qf4 26. Qxf4 Rxf4 27. Rg4  Rf5 28. Kd2 Nf6 29. Nxf6+ Rxf6 30. Ke2 Rb7 1/2-1/2

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2013 Tata Steel – Day 8 Featured Games

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