First result of the Russian Championship Superfinal: Kramnik defeated Shomoev.
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"That was a fun game, " Kramnik started the press conference, "I played risky and maybe black was even better at some point, but luckily it was behind on time. Yes, I was bluffing a bit...
After the game the chief arbiter Anatoly Bykhovsky approached me asking if I have blundered twice. Well, I am being underestimated... I am not a pensioner yet, I saw I was losing an exchange."
8.b4!? Ne4 9.cxd5 exd5 10.Nb3 Bxa1 11.Nxa1 that's how Kramnik played in the position you can see on a diagram.
Shomoev: "If I was surprised? Not really, it's much in Kramnik's style - he likes playing like that recently..."
Kramnik: "I guess here and later computer gives advantage to black, but we are not playing the computer chess, are we? In terms of human chess it's harder for Black to play."
The crucial moment took place later when young GM was in already in a time trouble.
KRAMNIK - SHOMOEV
17.Nxc5 After this move machine gives Black even bigger, decisive advantage.
17...bxc5 18.Qxc5 Ra6 19.Rb1
Kramnik, "What I was going to play on 19...Ba8? Honeslty, I didn't have any clear plan. Probably I would play 20.Nd4... I know that objectively Black is better, but well, we can say I played in Tal's style."
19...Nd7? A blunder which puts all upside down - now White has a decisive advantage. As Anton said he just blundered check on е3.
20.Qe3+ Kf7 21.Bxd6 Ba8 22.Qf4 Re8 23.Nd4 Rxa2 24.Bh3 Raxe2 25.Nxe2 Rxe2 26.Qh6 1-0
All games of the round finished decisively.
[Event "66th RUS-ch Superfinal"] [Site "Nizhny Novgorod"] [Date "2013.10.05"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Shomoev, Anton"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A05"] [WhiteElo "2796"] [BlackElo "2579"] [Annotator "Robot 6"] [PlyCount "51"] [EventDate "2013.??.??"] [EventCountry "RUS"] [TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"] 1. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 2. g3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} b6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 3. Bg2 {[%emt 0:00:57]} Bb7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 4. O-O {[%emt 0:00:13]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:19]} 5. d3 {[%emt 0:01:42]} d5 {[%emt 0:01:17]} 6. Nbd2 {[%emt 0:00:32]} g6 {[%emt 0:01:11]} 7. c4 {[%emt 0:08:34]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:06:35]} 8. b4 {[%emt 0:00:35]} Ne4 {[%emt 0:22:41]} 9. cxd5 {[%emt 0:00:42]} exd5 {[%emt 0: 10:24]} 10. Nb3 {[%emt 0:00:36]} Bxa1 {[%emt 0:04:04]} 11. Nxa1 {[%emt 0:00:04] } Nd6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 12. Bg5 {[%emt 0:04:44]} f6 {[%emt 0:00:52]} 13. Bf4 { [%emt 0:02:11]} a5 {[%emt 0:13:00]} 14. bxa5 {[%emt 0:09:07]} Rxa5 {[%emt 0:01: 35]} 15. Qc2 {[%emt 0:06:56]} c5 {[%emt 0:15:14]} 16. Nb3 {[%emt 0:00:30]} Ra7 {[%emt 0:01:13]} 17. Nxc5 {[%emt 0:09:44]} bxc5 {[%emt 0:01:20]} 18. Qxc5 { [%emt 0:01:40]} Ra6 {[%emt 0:05:32]} 19. Rb1 {[%emt 0:02:04]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:00: 39]} 20. Qe3+ {[%emt 0:01:48]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:06:55]} 21. Bxd6 {[%emt 0:02:33]} Ba8 {[%emt 0:04:48]} 22. Qf4 {[%emt 0:05:00]} Re8 {[%emt 0:00:38]} 23. Nd4 { [%emt 0:03:55]} Rxa2 {[%emt 0:01:48]} 24. Bh3 {[%emt 0:03:41]} Raxe2 {[%emt 0: 01:08]} 25. Nxe2 {[%emt 0:01:40]} Rxe2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 26. Qh6 {[%emt 0:06:00] } 1-0[Event "66th RUS-ch Superfinal"] [Site "Nizhny Novgorod"] [Date "2013.10.05"] [Round "1"] [White "Andreikin, Dmitry"] [Black "Karjakin, Sergey"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E12"] [WhiteElo "2706"] [BlackElo "2762"] [Annotator "Robot 6"] [PlyCount "85"] [EventDate "2013.??.??"] [EventCountry "RUS"] [TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"] 1. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} b6 {[%emt 0:00:32]} 3. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bb7 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 4. d4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 5. a3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 6. cxd5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Nxd5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 7. e3 {[%emt 0:00:14]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:31]} 8. h4 {[%emt 0:00:16]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:03:32]} 9. h5 {[%emt 0:00:21]} Nd7 {[%emt 0: 03:34]} 10. Bd3 {[%emt 0:09:20]} Nxc3 {[%emt 0:27:31]} 11. bxc3 {[%emt 0:00:25] } e5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 12. e4 {[%emt 0:21:04]} Qe7 {[%emt 0:15:06]} 13. O-O { [%emt 0:12:25]} O-O {[%emt 0:02:57]} 14. Re1 {[%emt 0:02:50]} Rfe8 {[%emt 0:06: 19]} 15. a4 {[%emt 0:12:16]} a6 {[%emt 0:01:44]} 16. Bc4 {[%emt 0:03:39]} c6 { [%emt 0:09:32]} 17. h6 {[%emt 0:22:30]} Bf6 {[%emt 0:10:31]} 18. Ba3 {[%emt 0: 00:11]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 19. dxc5 {[%emt 0:02:47]} Nxc5 {[%emt 0:03:21]} 20. Bxc5 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Qxc5 {[%emt 0:02:24]} 21. Qb3 {[%emt 0:00:18]} Re7 { [%emt 0:01:37]} 22. Rab1 {[%emt 0:00:25]} Bc6 {[%emt 0:00:34]} 23. Red1 {[%emt 0:02:35]} Rb8 {[%emt 0:04:50]} 24. Bd5 {[%emt 0:02:49]} Be8 {[%emt 0:00:55]} 25. c4 {[%emt 0:00:34]} Rc7 {[%emt 0:00:47]} 26. Ra1 {[%emt 0:02:32]} Kf8 { [%emt 0:02:48]} 27. Qb2 {[%emt 0:01:02]} a5 {[%emt 0:02:43]} 28. Rd3 {[%emt 0: 00:26]} Kg8 {[%emt 0:01:01]} 29. Rb3 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Ra7 {[%emt 0:00:24]} 30. Ne1 {[%emt 0:01:07]} Qd4 {[%emt 0:00:37]} 31. Qa2 {[%emt 0:01:47]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:29]} 32. Nf3 {[%emt 0:01:19]} Qc5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 33. Nxe5 {[%emt 0:00: 10]} Bg5 {[%emt 0:00:30]} 34. Ng4 {[%emt 0:01:34]} Qd4 {[%emt 0:00:43]} 35. c5 {[%emt 0:00:49]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:00:46]} 36. c6 {[%emt 0:01:07]} f5 {[%emt 0:00: 27]} 37. Rf3 {[%emt 0:00:19]} Bf7 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 38. Ne3 {[%emt 0:00:44]} fxe4 {[%emt 0:00:49]} 39. Rd1 {[%emt 0:00:29]} Qc5 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 40. Bxe4 { [%emt 0:00:00]} Bxh6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 41. Rd7 {[%emt 0:08:19]} Rxd7 {[%emt 0: 01:46]} 42. cxd7 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Qc1+ {[%emt 0:00:06]} 43. Kh2 {[%emt 0:00:37] } 1-0 [Event "66th RUS-ch Superfinal"] [Site "Nizhny Novgorod"] [Date "2013.10.05"] [Round "1"] [White "Motylev, Alexander"] [Black "Inarkiev, Ernesto"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C66"] [WhiteElo "2676"] [BlackElo "2695"] [Annotator "Robot 6"] [PlyCount "80"] [EventDate "2013.??.??"] [EventCountry "RUS"] [TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"] 1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 3. Bb5 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 4. d3 {[%emt 0:00:42]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:18]} 5. O-O {[%emt 0:00:47]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:00:22]} 6. c3 {[%emt 0:01:32]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:34]} 7. Re1 {[%emt 0:06:33]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:21]} 8. Nbd2 {[%emt 0:01:36]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:11]} 9. Ba4 {[%emt 0:01:21]} Re8 {[%emt 0:07:13]} 10. Nf1 {[%emt 0:04:10]} h6 {[%emt 0:03:03]} 11. Ng3 {[%emt 0:03:32]} d5 {[%emt 0:06:04]} 12. h3 {[%emt 0:01:55]} b6 {[%emt 0:24:14]} 13. Bb3 {[%emt 0:19:59]} Be6 {[%emt 0:07:01]} 14. Ba4 {[%emt 0:06:59]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:00:24]} 15. Bb3 {[%emt 0:11:59]} dxe4 {[%emt 0:00:54]} 16. dxe4 {[%emt 0:01:31]} Qe7 { [%emt 0:00:19]} 17. Qe2 {[%emt 0:05:10]} a5 {[%emt 0:01:37]} 18. a4 {[%emt 0: 02:15]} Nd8 {[%emt 0:01:51]} 19. Be3 {[%emt 0:03:18]} Nb7 {[%emt 0:01:57]} 20. Qc2 {[%emt 0:09:47]} Red8 {[%emt 0:07:20]} 21. Bc4 {[%emt 0:04:30]} Nd6 {[%emt 0:02:32]} 22. Bf1 {[%emt 0:04:53]} Bc6 {[%emt 0:04:34]} 23. Nd2 {[%emt 0:02:35] } Nh7 {[%emt 0:05:33]} 24. b4 {[%emt 0:02:29]} Nf8 {[%emt 0:01:59]} 25. Nb3 { [%emt 0:03:59]} axb4 {[%emt 0:03:12]} 26. a5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} bxc3 {[%emt 0:00: 27]} 27. Qxc3 {[%emt 0:00:25]} Bxe4 {[%emt 0:02:57]} 28. axb6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Rxa1 {[%emt 0:01:19]} 29. Rxa1 {[%emt 0:00:46]} cxb6 {[%emt 0:01:20]} 30. Bxb6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:01:58]} 31. Qb4 {[%emt 0:01:22]} Bc2 {[%emt 0:03: 35]} 32. Bc5 {[%emt 0:00:45]} Bxb3 {[%emt 0:04:21]} 33. Bxd6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Qe6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 34. Ra7 {[%emt 0:00:31]} Bc4 {[%emt 0:01:50]} 35. Re7 { [%emt 0:00:57]} Qd5 {[%emt 0:00:21]} 36. Bxc4 {[%emt 0:00:17]} Rxc4 {[%emt 0: 02:06]} 37. Qb8 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Qd1+ {[%emt 0:03:13]} 38. Kh2 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Rc1 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 39. Ne4 {[%emt 0:01:34]} Qh1+ {[%emt 0:02:45]} 40. Kg3 { [%emt 0:00:04]} Rg1 {[%emt 0:00:27]} 0-1
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