M-Tel Masters 2006 - Round 3 Report

Gata Kamsky Pulls off Upset



Vishwanathan Anand has lost his third round match against comeback GM Gata Kamsky of the United states Of America , in a spanish closed variation. Anand with white looked in no trouble with white pieces in the opening or Middle game. But his nemesis of corus Wijk an Zee tournament, Kamsky, pulled of a victory in a rook versus rook ending. Vishwanathan Anand has shown a weakness with a rook vs rook ending in previous games too..

The moves for todays game...

[White "GMAnand"]
[Black "GMKamsky"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2803"]
[BlackElo "2671"]


1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8.
h3 Bb7 9. d3 d6 10. a3 Qd7 11. Nbd2 Nd8 12. c3 Ne6 13. d4 Rad8 14. d5 Nf4
15. Nf1 Ng6 16. Ng3 c6 17. Bg5 cxd5 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. Bxd5 Nf4 20. Bxb7
Qxb7 21. Qc2 g6 22. Rad1 d5 23. exd5 Rxd5 24. Rxd5 Qxd5 25. Rd1 Qe6 26. Qe4
Rb8 27. Ne2 Nxe2+ 28. Qxe2 Re8 29. Qe4 h6 30. g4 Bg5 31. Nxg5 hxg5 32. Qd5
Kg7 33. Qxe6 Rxe6 34. Rd7 Kf6 35. Kf1 Rc6 36. Ke2 Ke6 37. Rd8 e4 38. f3
exf3+ 39. Kxf3 Rd6 40. Re8+ Kd5 41. b3 Rf6+ 42. Kg2 Rc6 43. Re3 f5 44. gxf5
gxf5 45. Rg3 Ke4 46. a4 bxa4 47. bxa4 Kf4 48. Rf3+ Ke5 49. Re3+ Kf6 50. Rd3
f4 51. Kf3 Ke5 52. Kg4 Rd6 53. Rxd6 Kxd6 54. h4 gxh4 55. Kxh4 Kd5 56. Kh3
Ke4 57. Kg2 Ke3 White resigns [0-1]

With this defeat Anand has 2 points out of 3 games, and Kamsky is on 2.5.

In the other games, GM Peter Svidler was held to a draw by French GM Etione Bacrot in a Grunfeld: Modern Exchange, game. The game lasted for 32 moves when it was drawn by repetition of moves, with both players failing to make any head way.

After this game Svidler has 2 and Bacrot has opened his account with 0.5 points out of 3 games.

Topalov held Ponomariov to a draw, or maybe it was the other way around? An unbalanced endgame got wild and crazy and it was Super Mariov and his extra piece forcing the repetition against Topalov's pawns.

Topalov and Ponomariov are now both on 1 point each after 3 rounds.

Standings after Round 3

Category: Chess , M-Tel Masters