В Монако закончился предпоследний круг Амбер-турнира. 2 лидера опять доказали свое преимущество в «отличных» дисциплинах: Левон Аронян выиграл Веселина Топалова втемную, Магнус Карлсен — А. Грищука в скорых шахматах. Отныне у Ароняна 8 из 10 в «незрячих», у Карлсена — 8.5 из 10 в скорых.
По 1.5 очка в 2-ух партиях смогли накопить также Вишванатан Ананд (его жертвой стал Гашимов) и Б. Гельфанд, осиливший в одном из боев Гири.
[Event "20th Amber Blindfold"] [Site "Monaco MNC"] [Date "2011.03.23"] [Round "10"] [White "Topalov, Veselin"] [Black "Aronian, Levon"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D38"] [Opening "QGD"] [Variation "Ragozin variation"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 c5 8. e3 g5 9. Bg3 c4 10. Be2 Ne4 11. Rc1 Qa5 12. Ne5 Nc6 13. O-O Bxc3 14. bxc3 Nxc3 15. Rxc3 Qxc3 16. Bh5 O-O 17. Qf3 Nd8 18. Qf6 Qc2 19. Ng4 Bxg4 20. Be5 Qh7 21. Bxg4 Ne6 22. f4 Qg7 23. Qe7 Rae8 24. Qd7 Qh7 25. fxg5 f5 26. Qxh7+ Kxh7 27. Bxf5+ Rxf5 28. Rxf5 c3 29. gxh6 b5 30. Bd6 a5 31. Ba3 b4 32. Bc1 a4 33. Rf7+ Kxh6 34. Rb7 Nf4 35. exf4 Re1+ 36. Kf2 Rxc1 37. Rxb4 Ra1 38. Rb6+ Kg7 39. Rc6 Rxa2+ 40. Ke3 Rxg2 41. Rxc3 Rxh2 42. Rc6 a3 43. f5 Rh6 44. Rc1 Ra6 45. Kd3 a2 46. Ra1 Kf6 47. Kc3 Kxf5 48. Kb2 Ke4 49. Re1+ Kxd4 50. Ка1 Kc3 51. Rc1+ Kd2 52. Rc2+ Kd3 53. Rc3+ Ke4 54. Rh3 d4 55. Rh4+ Kd3 56. Rh3+ Kc4 57. Rc3+ Kd5 58. Rh3 Rb6 59. Kxa2 Kc4 60. Rh1 Kc3 0-1 [Event "20th Amber Blindfold"] [Site "Monaco MNC"] [Date "2011.03.23"] [Round "10"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A13"] [Opening "English"] [Variation "Neo-Catalan"] 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. d4 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 c6 7. Qc2 O-O 8. O-O b6 9. Rd1 Nbd7 10. Bf4 Bb7 11. Ne5 Rc8 12. Nc3 Nh5 13. Bc1 f5 14. Qa4 Nxe5 15. dxe5 Qc7 16. cxd5 cxd5 17. Qxa7 Bc5 18. Bf3 f4 19. g4 Ng3 20. b4 Ra8 21. Nxd5 Nxe2+ 22. Kf1 Rxa7 23. Nxc7 Bxf3 24. Nxe6 Nc3 25. bxc5 Nxd1 26. cxb6 Ra4 27. Nxf8 Kxf8 28. Rb1 Rxa2 29. b7 Rxf2+ 30. Ke1 Re2+ 31. Kf1 Rf2+ 32. Ke1 1/2-1/2 [Event "20th Amber Blindfold"] [Site "Monaco MNC"] [Date "2011.03.23"] [Round "10"] [White "Karjakin, Sergey"] [Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C11"] [Opening "French"] [Variation "Steinitz, Boleslavsky variation"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Qb6 9. Qd2 Qxb2 10. Rb1 Qa3 11. Bb5 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 a6 13. Bxd7+ Bxd7 14. Rb3 Qe7 15. Rxb7 Qh4+ 16. Bf2 Qd8 17. O-O Qc8 18. Rb3 Qc4 19. Ne2 Be7 20. Rfb1 O-O 21. Rb7 Qc8 22. Qc3 Bd8 23. Qxc8 Bxc8 24. Rb8 Rxb8 25. Rxb8 Bc7 26. Ra8 Bd7 27. Ra7 Rc8 28. Nc3 g5 29. g3 gxf4 30. gxf4 Kg7 31. f5 Kh6 32. Be3+ Kh5 33. Ne2 Kg4 34. Nd4 exf5 35. Kg2 f4 36. h3+ Kg5 37. Bf2 Bf5 38. Bh4+ Kg6 39. Rxa6+ Be6 40. Nxe6 fxe6 41. Rc6 Kh5 42. Bf6 Rg8+ 43. Kf3 Ba5 44. Kxf4 Bd2+ 45. Kf3 Re8 46. Rc7 Ra8 47. Ke2 Bf4 48. Rc6 Rxa2 49. Kd3 Ra3+ 50. c3 Ra2 51. Kd4 Kg6 52. Rxe6 Kf5 53. Re8 Rd2+ 54. Kc5 Rd3 55. Bg7 Rxc3+ 56. Kd4 Rxh3 57. Rf8+ Kg4 58. e6 Re3 59. Kxd5 Bg5 60. Be5 Ra3 61. Bd6 Re3 62. Rf7 h5 63. e7 Bxe7 64. Bxe7 h4 65. Rg7+ Kh5 66. Kd4 Re6 67. Kd5 Re2 68. Bf6 Re3 69. Rg5+ Kh6 70. Rg8 h3 71. Bd4 Ra3 72. Ke4 h2 73. Rh8+ Kg6 74. Rxh2 Ra4 75. Rf2 Ra8 76. Rg2+ Kf7 77. Rg7+ Ke6 78. Rg6+ Kf7 79. Rh6 Ra4 80. Rd6 Ke7 81. Rc6 Kd7 82. Rh6 Ke7 83. Kd5 Ra5+ 84. Bc5+ Kf7 85. Rc6 Ra8 86. Ke5 Ra1 87. Rf6+ Kg7 88. Bf8+ Kg8 89. Bh6 Re1+ 90. Kf5 Rg1 91. Bg5 Rf1+ 92. Bf4 Kg7 93. Rb6 Kf7 94. Rb7+ Kf8 95. Ra7 Rf2 96. Ke5 Kg8 97. Bg5 Rf7 98. Ra6 Kg7 99. Bf6+ Kg6 100. Rc6 Ra7 101. Bd8+ Kf7 102. Kf5 Ke8 103. Bf6 Kd7 104. Rc4 Ra5+ 105. Be5 Ra7 106. Rc2 Rb7 107. Rd2+ Kc6 108. Ke6 Rb5 109. Bd4 Rh5 110. Rc2+ Kb5 111. Be5 Kb4 112. Kd5 Kb3 113. Rb2+ Ка3 114. Rb8 Rg5 115. Kd4 Ка4 116. Bd6 Rb5 117. Rc8 Kb3 118. Rc3+ Kb2 119. Kc4 Rh5 120. Rf3 Rh4+ 121. Bf4 Rg4 122. Rf2+ Ка3 123. Kc3 Ка4 124. Kc4 1/2-1/2 [Event "20th Amber Blindfold"] [Site "Monaco MNC"] [Date "2011.03.23"] [Round "10"] [White "Gelfand, Boris"] [Black "Giri, Anish"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D37"] [Opening "QGD"] [Variation "4.Nf3"] 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. d4 dxc4 5. e4 Bb4 6. Bg5 c5 7. e5 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Qa5 9. exf6 Bxc3+ 10. bxc3 Qxg5 11. fxg7 Qxg7 12. Qd2 O-O 13. Bxc4 Bd7 14. O-O Nc6 15. Nf3 Rfd8 16. Qe3 Ne7 17. Ne5 Ng6 18. f4 Rac8 19. Bd3 Rxc3 20. Qd4 Nh4 21. Be4 Rc7 22. Qd6 Rc2 23. Qe7 Rxg2+ 24. Kh1 1-0 [Event "20th Amber Blindfold"] [Site "Monaco MNC"] [Date "2011.03.23"] [Round "10"] [White "Grischuk, Daniel"] [Black "Carlsen, Magnus"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "E15"] [Opening "Queen'с Indian"] [Variation "Nimzovich variation (exaggerated fianchetto)"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb7 6. Bg2 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 c5 8. Bxb4 cxb4 9. O-O O-O 10. Qd3 d6 11. Nbd2 Qc7 12. e4 e5 13. Ne1 Nc6 14. Nc2 exd4 15. Rfe1 Nd7 16. Nxd4 Nde5 17. Qe3 Nxd4 18. Qxd4 Qc5 19. Qe3 a5 20. Nf1 a4 21. Red1 Rfd8 22. Qd2 Ng4 23. Rab1 h6 24. Qe2 Nf6 25. e5 Bxg2 26. exf6 Bxf1 27. Qxf1 axb3 28. axb3 d5 29. fxg7 dxc4 30. Rxd8+ Rxd8 31. Qxc4 Rd4 32. Qe2 Qd5 33. Re1 1/2-1/2 [Event "20th Amber Blindfold"] [Site "Monaco MNC"] [Date "2011.03.23"] [Round "10"] [White "Anand, Viswanathan"] [Black "Gashimov, Vugar"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C42"] [Opening "Petrov"] [Variation "Nimzovich attack"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Nc3 Nxc3 6. dxc3 Be7 7. Be3 Nc6 8. Qd2 Be6 9. O-O-O Qd7 10. Kb1 Bf6 11. h4 O-O-O 12. Nd4 Nxd4 13. Bxd4 Be5 14. f4 Bxd4 15. Qxd4 c5 16. Qf2 Rhe8 17. Bd3 Bf5 1/2-1/2 [Event "20th Amber Рапид"] [Site "Monaco MNC"] [Date "2011.03.23"] [Round "10"] [White "Aronian, Levon"] [Black "Topalov, Veselin"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A25"] [Opening "English"] [Variation "closed, 5.Rb1"] 1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nc6 3. Bg2 g6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. Rb1 a5 6. a3 f5 7. b4 axb4 8. axb4 e4 9. Nh3 Nge7 10. O-O O-O 11. Nd5 d6 12. d3 exd3 13. exd3 Nxd5 14. Bxd5+ Kh8 15. Ng5 Qf6 16. h4 h6 17. Re1 Nd4 18. Be3 c6 19. Nf3 cxd5 20. Bxd4 Qf7 21. Ra1 Rxa1 22. Qxa1 dxc4 23. dxc4 Kg8 24. Bxg7 Qxg7 25. Qd1 Qf6 26. Qd5+ Kh8 27. Rd1 f4 28. Qxd6 Qxd6 29. Rxd6 fxg3 30. fxg3 Rxf3 31. Rd8+ Kg7 32. Rxc8 Rxg3+ 33. Kf2 Rg4 34. b5 b6 35. Rc7+ Kf6 36. Rc6+ Ke5 37. Rxb6 1/2-1/2 [Event "20th Amber Рапид"] [Site "Monaco MNC"] [Date "2011.03.23"] [Round "10"] [White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "E32"] [Opening "Nimzo-Indian"] [Variation "classical variation"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5 7. Bg5 dxc4 8. Qxc4 b6 9. Rd1 Ba6 10. Qc2 h6 11. Bh4 Nbd7 12. e4 Bxf1 13. Kxf1 Qc8 14. Ne2 Qb7 15. f3 c5 16. Kf2 Rac8 17. Qd2 cxd4 18. Nxd4 Nxe4+ 19. fxe4 Nc5 20. Qe3 Nxe4+ 21. Kg1 Qd5 22. h3 g5 23. Be1 f5 24. h4 g4 25. Qxh6 Rf6 26. Qe3 Rd8 27. Kh2 f4 28. Qe2 g3+ 29. Kg1 e5 30. Qg4+ Kf7 31. Qh5+ Kg8 32. Qg4+ Kf7 33. Qh5+ Kg8 34. Qg4+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "20th Amber Рапид"] [Site "Monaco MNC"] [Date "2011.03.23"] [Round "10"] [White "Nakamura, Hikaru"] [Black "Karjakin, Sergey"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "E21"] [Opening "Nimzo-Indian"] [Variation "three knights variation"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 c5 5. g3 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Ne4 7. Qd3 Nxc3 8. bxc3 Be7 9. Bf4 Nc6 10. Bg2 O-O 11. O-O g5 12. Bc1 Ne5 13. Qc2 Nxc4 14. e4 Qa5 15. Rb1 Na3 16. Bxa3 Qxa3 17. e5 d5 18. f4 gxf4 19. Rxf4 f5 20. exf6 Bxf6 21. Rbf1 Qe7 22. Qf2 Bg7 23. Qe3 Bd7 24. Bxd5 Rxf4 25. Rxf4 Qc5 26. Bxe6+ Bxe6 27. Qxe6+ Kh8 28. Kg2 Qxc3 29. Nf3 Qc2+ 30. Kh3 Qc8 31. Qxc8+ Rxc8 32. Rf7 Rb8 33. Ng5 a5 34. Ne6 Bb2 35. Kg4 a4 36. Kf5 b5 37. Ra7 a3 38. Ng5 Rf8+ 39. Ke4 Re8+ 40. Kd3 Rd8+ 41. Kc2 Rd5 42. Rxh7+ Kg8 43. Rh5 b4 44. g4 Rd2+ 45. Kb3 Bc3 46. Ne4 Rb2+ 47. Kc4 Rxa2 48. Nxc3 bxc3 49. Kxc3 Rg2 50. Ra5 Rxg4 51. Rxa3 Rh4 52. Rb3 Rh3+ 53. Kb4 Rxb3+ 54. Kxb3 Kg7 55. h4 Kg6 56. h5+ Kxh5 1/2-1/2 [Event "20th Amber Рапид"] [Site "Monaco MNC"] [Date "2011.03.23"] [Round "10"] [White "Giri, Anish"] [Black "Gelfand, Boris"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B32"] [Opening "Sicilian defence"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qb6 5. Nb3 Nf6 6. Nc3 e6 7. Qe2 Bb4 8. Bd2 O-O 9. a3 Be7 10. O-O-O d5 11. exd5 Nxd5 12. Nxd5 exd5 13. Be3 Qc7 14. Kb1 Bf6 15. Qd2 Bf5 16. Bd3 Bxd3 17. Qxd3 Ne5 18. Qf5 Nc4 19. Bd4 Bxd4 20. Rxd4 g6 21. Qxd5 Rac8 22. Qe4 b5 23. h4 a5 24. h5 a4 25. Nc1 Rfe8 26. Qd3 Qe5 27. hxg6 hxg6 28. c3 Kg7 29. Rd5 Qf4 30. Qd4+ Qxd4 31. Rxd4 Rc5 32. Rhd1 Rf5 33. f3 Ne3 34. Re1 Re6 35. Rd2 Nc4 36. Rde2 Rd6 37. Na2 g5 38. Nb4 g4 39. fxg4 Rf4 40. Nc2 Rxg4 41. Nd4 Rd5 42. Rf2 Kg6 43. Re8 Rdg5 44. Nf3 Rf5 45. Rg8+ Kh5 46. Rh8+ Kg6 47. Rg8+ Kh5 48. Rh8+ Kg6 49. Re2 Kf6 50. Rb8 Rd5 51. Nd4 Rdg5 52. Rf2+ Kg6 53. Rxb5 Rxg2 54. Rxg5+ Rxg5 55. Kc2 f5 56. Ne6 Rg4 57. Nc5 Ne5 58. Kd2 Kf6 59. Nd3 Nc4+ 60. Ke2 Re4+ 61. Kd1 Ne3+ 62. Kd2 Nc4+ 63. Kc2 Rh4 64. Nc5 Ne5 65. b3 axb3+ 66. Kxb3 Rh8 67. Rf4 Rc8 6 8. Ne4+ Ke6 69. Ng5+ Kf6 70. Ne4+ Ke6 71. Ng3 Rb8+ 72. Rb4 Rf8 73. Ne2 Nd3 74. Rd4 Rb8+ 75. Kc2 Nc5 76. Rb4 Rc8 77. Nf4+ Ke5 78. Rc4 Ra8 79. Ng6+ Kf6 80. Nf4 Ke5 81. Ne2 Kd5 82. Rd4+ Kc6 83. Rf4 Rxa3 84. Nd4+ Kd5 85. Nxf5 Ra2+ 86. Kb1 Rh2 87. Ne3+ Kc6 88. Nc2 Rh1+ 89. Ка2 Rh2 90. Rf6+ Kb5 91. Kb2 Na4+ 92. Kb3 Nc5+ 93. Kb2 1/2-1/2 [Event "20th Amber Рапид"] [Site "Monaco MNC"] [Date "2011.03.23"] [Round "10"] [White "Carlsen, Magnus"] [Black "Grischuk, Daniel"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B90"] [Opening "Sicilian"] [Variation "Najdorf, Byrne (English) attack"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. Nf3 a6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4 g5 9. Bg3 Bg7 10. Qd2 Nc6 11. Nb3 Be6 12. h4 gxh4 13. Bxh4 Qb6 14. O-O-O Rc8 15. Kb1 h5 16. Nd5 Bxd5 17. exd5 Nce5 18. Re1 Ng6 19. f3 Bh6 20. Qe2 N4e5 21. Bf2 Qc7 22. Qe4 Bg7 23. Bd4 Bf6 24. Be2 Nd7 25. Bd3 Be5 26. Qf5 Nf4 27. Bxe5 dxe5 28. g3 Nxd3 29. Qxd3 Qc4 30. Qd2 b6 31. Rh4 Qc7 32. f4 f6 33. g4 a5 34. Rxh5 Rg8 35. g5 a4 36. Nc1 a3 37. gxf6 exf6 38. fxe5 fxe5 39. Nd3 axb2 40. Nxe5 Nxe5 41. d6 Qd7 42. Qd5 Kf8 43. Qxe5 Rc5 44. Rf1+ 1-0 [Event "20th Amber Рапид"] [Site "Monaco MNC"] [Date "2011.03.23"] [Round "10"] [White "Gashimov, Vugar"] [Black "Anand, Viswanathan"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C11"] [Opening "French"] [Variation "Burn variation"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Be7 6. Bxf6 gxf6 7. Qd3 Nc6 8. O-O-O Nb4 9. Qb3 Qd5 10. Qxd5 Nxd5 11. Bc4 Nb6 12. Bb5+ c6 13. Be2 f5 14. Ng3 c5 15. Bb5+ Nd7 16. d5 a6 17. Be2 Nf6 18. dxe6 fxe6 19. Nh3 b5 20. Rhe1 Rb8 21. Nh5 Rb6 22. Kb1 Rg8 23. N3f4 Kf7 24. Nxf6 Kxf6 25. Rd3 Bd6 26. Nh5+ Kf7 27. Red1 Ke7 28. Rh3 Rxg2 29. Ng3 Bxg3 30. Rxh7+ Kf6 31. hxg3 Rxf2 32. Bh5 Bb7 33. Re1 Be4 34. Rf7+ Kg5 35. Bd1 Rd6 36. Kc1 Rdd2 37. g4 Bxc2 38. gxf5 Bxf5 39. Rf1 Rxb2 40. Rxf2 Rxf2 0-1
За экскурсионный тур до финиша Аронян сохраняет обрыв от Карлсена в одно очко в зачете. На чистое 3-е место вновь вышел Ананд.
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Одиннадцатый, конечный круг стартует послезавтра в 14.30 по Столице. Аронян сразит с Карякиным, Карлсен — с Гельфандом.