2013 Tata Steel – Day 2 Featured Games

Day 2, Aronian vs. Carlsen, 2013 Tata Steel Chess Tournament, Photo Courtesy Official Website www.tatasteelchess.com

2013 Tata Steel, Day 2, Replay Select Games

Aronian, Levon vs. Carlsen, Magnus

   [Event "Tata Steel Chess 2013"]  [Site "Wijk aan Zee"]  [Date "2013.01.13"]  [Round "2.4"]  [White "Aronian, Levon"]  [Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]  [Result "1/2-1/2"]  [ECO "E90"]  [PlyCount "92"]  [EventDate "2013.??.??"]   1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. h3 Nc6 7. d5 Nb4 8. Be2 e6  9. Be3 Re8 10. Nd2 a5 11. O-O Bd7 12. Re1 b6 13. Rc1 Kh8 14. a3 Na6 15. Qc2 e5  16. Rb1 Ng8 17. b4 f5 18. Nb5 Bh6 19. Bxh6 Nxh6 20. exf5 gxf5 21. f4 exf4 22.  Qc3+ Kg8 23. Bh5 Nf7 24. Rxe8+ Qxe8 25. Qf6 Qf8 26. Bxf7+ Qxf7 27. Qg5+ Qg7 28.  Qxf4 axb4 29. axb4 Re8 30. Nd4 Qe5 31. Qg5+ Qg7 32. N2f3 Qxg5 33. Nxg5 Kg7 34.  Nge6+ Kf6 35. Rf1 Bxe6 36. Nxe6 h5 37. g4 hxg4 38. hxg4 Nxb4 39. Rxf5+ Kg6 40.  Nf4+ Kg7 41. g5 c6 42. Kf2 cxd5 43. cxd5 Re5 44. Ne6+ Kg6 45. Rf6+ Kh5 46. Kf3  Re3+ 1/2-1/2

Round 2 Nakamura vs. Sokolov, 2013 Tata Steel Chess Tournament, Photo Courtesy Official Website www.tatasteelchess.com — Day 2 Nakamura vs. Sokolov, 2013 Tata Steel Chess Tournament, Photo Courtesy Official Website www.tatasteelchess.com

Nakamura, Hikaru vs. Sokolov, Ivan

   [Event "Tata Steel Chess 2013"]  [Site "Wijk aan Zee"]  [Date "2013.01.13"]  [Round "2.6"]  [White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]  [Black "Sokolov, Ivan"]  [Result "1/2-1/2"]  [ECO "A22"]  [PlyCount "180"]  [EventDate "2013.??.??"]   1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 Bb4 4. Nf3 e4 5. Nd4 Nc6 6. Nc2 Bxc3 7. bxc3 O-O 8.  Bg2 d5 9. cxd5 Qxd5 10. f3 exf3 11. Bxf3 Qa5 12. Bg2 Bf5 13. O-O Be4 14. Ne3  Bxg2 15. Kxg2 Rfe8 16. Rf5 Re5 17. Qf1 Rae8 18. Rxf6 gxf6 19. Qxf6 R8e6 20. Qf3  Ne7 21. Qxb7 Nf5 22. c4 Qc5 23. Qb3 Re4 24. Qd3 Nxe3+ 25. dxe3 Qxc4 26. Qd8+  Kg7 27. Bb2+ f6 28. Rf1 Qc6 29. Kg1 Qd6 30. Qxd6 Rxd6 31. Rc1 Rxe3 32. Rxc7+  Kg6 33. Kf2 Ree6 34. Rc2 Rc6 35. Rd2 Red6 36. Rxd6 Rxd6 37. a3 a5 38. Bc3 a4  39. Bb4 Rb6 40. Bc5 Rb5 41. Bd6 Rb3 42. h4 Kf5 43. Be7 Kg4 44. Bd6 f5 45. Kg2  h6 46. Kf2 h5 47. Kg2 f4 48. gxf4 Kxh4 49. e4 Kg4 50. f5 Rd3 51. Bb4 h4 52. f6  h3+ 53. Kh2 Rf3 54. e5 Rf2+ 55. Kh1 Kh5 56. Bc5 Rf3 57. Kh2 Kg4 58. Bb4 Rf2+  59. Kh1 h2 60. f7 Rxf7 61. Kxh2 Rf2+ 62. Kg1 Re2 63. Bd6 Kf3 64. Kf1 Re4 65.  Kg1 Re1+ 66. Kh2 Rd1 67. Bb4 Rd4 68. Bd6 Rh4+ 69. Kg1 Rh6 70. Bf8 Rh8 71. Bd6  Rh6 72. Bf8 Rb6 73. Bd6 Rb1+ 74. Kh2 Re1 75. Bc7 Ra1 76. Bd6 Rd1 77. Bb4 Rd4  78. Bd6 Rg4 79. e6 Rg2+ 80. Kh1 Re2 81. e7 Kg4 82. Kg1 Kf5 83. Kf1 Re6 84. Kf2  Kg6 85. Kf3 Kf7 86. Bb4 Ke8 87. Bc5 Kd7 88. Bb4 Rb6 89. Bc5 Rc6 90. Bb4 Rc4  1/2-1/2

Giri vs. Anand, Day 2, 2013 Tata Steel Chess Tournament, Photo Courtesy Official Website www.tatasteelchess.com

Giri, Anish vs. Anand, Viswanathan

   [Event "Tata Steel Chess 2013"]  [Site "Wijk aan Zee"]  [Date "2013.01.13"]  [Round "2.7"]  [White "Giri, Anish"]  [Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]  [Result "1/2-1/2"]  [ECO "C88"]  [PlyCount "92"]  [EventDate "2013.??.??"]   1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. d3  d6 9. a3 Nb8 10. Nbd2 Nbd7 11. Nf1 Nc5 12. Ba2 Be6 13. Bxe6 Nxe6 14. Ng3 g6 15.  c3 c5 16. Bh6 Re8 17. h3 Nd7 18. a4 Qb6 19. Nh2 Nf6 20. Ng4 Reb8 21. Re3 Qd8  22. Nf5 b4 23. Rg3 bxc3 24. bxc3 Rb7 25. Rb1 Rxb1 26. Qxb1 Nxg4 27. Rxg4 Bf8  28. Qb7 Rb8 29. Qd5 Nc7 30. Qc6 Ne8 31. Qxa6 Nf6 32. Rg5 Qb6 33. Qc4 Ne8 34.  Rg3 Qb3 35. Qxb3 Rxb3 36. Bd2 Ra3 37. d4 Rxa4 38. dxe5 dxe5 39. Nh6+ Kg7 40.  Rd3 Nf6 41. Ng4 Nxg4 42. hxg4 Rxe4 43. g5 Ra4 44. Kf1 Ra6 45. c4 Rd6 46. Ke2  Rxd3 1/2-1/2

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2013 Tata Steel – Day 2 Featured Games

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