1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bf4 Bg7 5. e3 O-O 6. Be2 Bg4 7. Ne5 Bxe2 8. Qxe2 c6 9. O-O-O Nh5 10. h4 Nd7 11. g4 Nxf4 12. exf4 Nxe5 13. fxe5 f6 14. exf6 Rxf6 15. g5 Rf7 16. h5

Caveman-style, but the threats are real, eg hxg6 and Qe2-d3-h3

16... Qd6 17. hxg6 hxg6 18. Kb1 Raf8 19. Qg4 Rxf2 20. Ne2 e5 21. dxe5 Qxe5 22. Nd4 Rh2 23. Rxh2 Qxh2 24. Qe6+ Kh7 25. Qd7 Qe5 26. c3

26. Qxb7?? Qxd4

26... Rf2 27. Qxb7 c5 28. Nc2 Rh2

28... Qe4!?

29. a3 Qf5 30. Rc1 d4 31. Qc7 Rh3 32. cxd4 cxd4 33. Ka1 d3 34. Nd4 Qf2 35. Qc8

35. Ne6 Qxb2#

35... Rh4 0-1

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 Bg7 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Na4 Nf6 7. Bf4 O-O 8. e3 c6 9. a3 Bg4 10. Be2 Nh5 11. Bxb8 Rxb8 12. O-O e5 13. dxe5 Bxf3 14. Bxf3 Qxd1 15. Raxd1 Bxe5 16. Bxh5 gxh5 17. Nc5 Rfe8 18. b4 Bb2 19. Rb1 Bg7

19... Bxa3 20. Rb3

20. h4 b6 21. Nd3 Rbd8 22. Rfd1 Be5 23. Kf1 Bc7 24. Ke2 Rd6 25. Rbc1 Kf8 26. Rc3 Ke7 27. Ne5 c5 28. Nd3 Rg6 29. g3 Bd6 30. bxc5 bxc5 31. Nxc5 Rc8 32. Rd5 Re6 33. a4 Re5 34. Ne4! Rxc3 35. Nxc3 Ke6 36. Rxe5+ Bxe5 37. Kd3 Kf5 38. Nb5 a6 39. Nd4+ Kg4 40. Ke4 Bg7 41. Nf5 Bf8 42. f3+ Kh3 43. Ke5 Kg2 44. f4 Bc5 45. Kf6 Kf3 46. Kxf7 Ke4 47. Ke6 Bf8 48. Kf6 Bb4 49. Ke6 Bf8 50. a5 Bb4 51. Nd6+ Kxe3 52. f5 Kf3 53. f6 Bc3 54. f7 Bg7 55. Nf5 Bf8 56. Kd7 1-0

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. c3 f5 6. exf5 Bxf5 7. O-O Bd3 8. Re1 Be7 9. Bc2 Bxc2 10. Qxc2 Nf6 11. d4 e4 12. Ng5 d5 13. f3 h6 14. Nh3 O-O 15. Nd2 exf3 16. Nxf3 Rf7 17. Nf4 Bd6 18. Ne6 Qd7 19. Bxh6!? Ne4!?

19... gxh6 20. Qg6+ Kh8 21. Qxh6+ Nh7 22. Nfg5 Re7 23. Nxh7 Rxh7 24. Qf6+ Kg8 25. Qg6+ is at least a draw for white

20. Neg5 gxh6 21. Nxf7 1/2-1/2

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 O-O 5. e4 d6 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nbd7 8. Be3 Qe7 9. d5 Ng4 10. Bg5 f6 11. Bh4 Nh6 12. Nd2 Nf7 13. b4 h5 14. f3 Bh6 15. Bf2 f5 16. Nb5 Nf6 17. Nxa7 Bd7 18. Nb5 g5 19. exf5

19. Nxc7?? Ba4

19... Bxf5 20. Nc3 Ra3 21. Nb5 Raa8 22. Nc3 Ra3 23. Nde4 Bh7 24. Nxf6+ Qxf6 25. Nb5 Raa8 26. Nxc7 Rac8 27. Ne6 Rfe8 28. Bd3 Nd8 29. Nxd8 Rexd8 30. Be3 g4 31. Bxh7+ Kxh7 32. Bxh6 Qxh6 33. Qe2 Qf4 34. Rac1 b5 35. fxg4 Qd4+ 36. Kh1 bxc4 37. Rf7+ Kg8 38. Qf3 Qxg4 39. Qf6 Rf8 40. Rf1 Rxf7 41. Qxf7+ Kh8 42. h3 Qg7 43. Qxh5+ Qh7 44. Qg4 Qg8 45. Qh4+ Qh7 46. Qf6+ Qg7 47. Qxd6 Rg8 48. Qf6! c3 49. Qxg7+ Kxg7 50. Rc1 Rc8 51. d6 Kf6 52. d7 Rd8 53. Rxc3 Rxd7 54. b5 e4 55. b6 Rd1+ 56. Kh2 1-0

1. Nf3 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. c4 Nf6 4. Nc3 O-O 5. Bf4 d6 6. h3 Nbd7 7. e3 b6 8. Be2 Bb7 9. O-O Ne4 10. Nxe4 Bxe4 11. Bh2 c5 12. Qd2 Nf6 13. Rfd1 Qd7 14. Rac1 Qb7 15. Ne1 cxd4 16. exd4 Rac8 17. Bf1 Rfd8 18. Bf4 d5 19. c5 bxc5 20. dxc5 d4 21. Qa5!? Nd5!?

21... Qxb2 22. Ba6 Ra8 23. c6 and the c-pawn is dangerous

22. Ba6 Qxb2 23. Bxc8 Rxc8 24. Qa6 Rf8 25. Bd2 Nc3 26. Bxc3 dxc3 27. Qa4 Bf5 28. g4 Be6 29. Rc2 Qb7 30. c6 Qc8 31. Ng2 h5!?

A change of tack

32. Ne3 hxg4 33. hxg4 Qc7 34. Nd5 Bxd5 35. Rxd5 Rc8 36. Rd7 Qxc6 37. Qxc6 Rxc6 38. Rxa7 Rc4 39. Rxe7 Rxg4+ 40. Kf1 Bf6 41. Ra7

Johansen is better here, but time was short

1/2-1/2

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 g6 3. g3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Nb6 6. d3 Bg7 7. Be3 c6 8. Qc1 h5 9. Nf3 Bf5 10. O-O Qd7 11. Ne4 Na6 12. Bd2 Nd5 13. Neg5 f6 14. e4 fxg5 15. Bxg5 Bh3 16. Bxh3 Qxh3 17. exd5 Nb4!?

17... cxd5 18. Re1

18. Nh4!? Nxd5 19. Nxg6 Rg8 20. Nf4 Qf5 21. Nxd5 Qxd5 22. Re1 O-O-O 23. Rxe7 Bd4 24. Bf4 Qf3 25. Be3 Bf6 26. Re4 Rd6 27. Qc4 Rgd8 28. Re1 Bxb2 29. Bxa7 b5 30. Qc2 Bh8 31. Be3 Qf7 32. Bf4 Rg6 33. Qc5 Qd5 34. Qa7 Rgd6 35. Re7 1-0

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nd4 4. Bc4 g6 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. Nxd4 cxd4 7. Qf3! e6 8. Nb5! Qb6

8... d6 9. Qa3!? Be5 10. d3 a6 11. f4 axb5 12. Qxa8 bxc4 13. fxe5 is one possibility

9. Qf4! Ke7 10. b3 f6 11. Nc7 Qc5

11... Rb8 12. Ba3+ Kf7 13. Nxe6!

12. Nxa8

A disaster for Solo!

12... b5 13. a4! bxc4 14. Ba3 Qxa3 15. Rxa3 Bb7 16. Qb8 Bxe4 17. Qxa7 Nh6 18. Nb6 Rd8 19. O-O cxb3 20. Rxb3 Bxc2 21. Nxd7!!

21. Nxd7 Rxd7 22. Qc5+

21. Nxd7 Bxb3 22. Nc5+ Kf8 23. Nxb3

1-0

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Ng5 Ngf6 6. Bd3 e6 7. N1f3 Bd6 8. Qe2 h6 9. Ne4 Nxe4 10. Qxe4 Qc7 11. O-O b6 12. Qg4 Kf8 13. b3 Bb7 14. Bb2 Nf6 15. Qh4 c5!? 16. dxc5 Qxc5 17. Bd4 Qa5 18. Bxf6 Bxf3 19. Bb2 Bc6 20. Qd4 Ke7 21. Rfd1 Qh5 22. Qxd6+!? Kxd6 23. Be2+ Qd5 24. Bf3!! f6

24... Qxd1+ 25. Rxd1+ Kc7 26. Be5+ Kb7 27. Rd7+ Ka6 28. Bxc6 is the fantastic point to Smerdon's play

25. Bxd5 exd5 26. c4 Ke6 27. cxd5+ Bxd5 28. Rd3 Bc6 29. Rc1 Rhc8 30. a4 Kf7 31. Ba3 Kg8 32. h4 Be4 33. Rd7 Rxc1+ 34. Bxc1 Bc2 35. b4 Bxa4 36. Rb7 Bc6 37. Rc7 Be8 38. Rb7 Bc6 39. Rc7 Bd5 40. Rd7 Bf7 41. Be3 h5 42. Kf1 Rc8 43. Rxa7 Rc4 44. b5 Rxh4 45. Bxb6 Rh1+ 46. Ke2 Bc4+ 47. Ke3 Bxb5 48. Kf4 Rh4+ 49. Kg3 Rg4+ 50. Kh2 Bf1 51. Ra1 Bxg2 52. Rg1 Bf3 53. Rxg4 Bxg4 54. Kg3 Kf7 55. f4 g5 56. fxg5 fxg5 57. Bg1 Kg6 58. Bh2 Bc8 59. Bg1 Kf5 60. Be3 Bd7 61. Bd2 h4+ 62. Kh2 Bc8 63. Be3 g4 64. Bf2 Kg5 65. Be3+ Kh5 66. Bf2 Bd7 67. Be1 1/2-1/2

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bg5 h6 4. Bxf6 Qxf6 5. e4 d5 6. Nbd2 g6 7. c3 Bg7 8. Bd3 O-O 9. O-O Nd7 10. e5 Qe7 11. h4 c5 12. Qe2 cxd4 13. cxd4 Rd8 14. a3 Nf8 15. h5 Bd7 16. hxg6 Nxg6!? 17. g3 f5 18. exf6 Qxf6 19. Rae1 Rf8 20. Kg2 Rf7 21. Qd1 Raf8 22. Qc2 Nf4+!!

23. gxf4 Qxf4

Black threatens a quick mate with Q-g4-h5+ and R-f4-g4, and white's pieces do not have many active moves. Also, the central pawns will soon start rolling

24. Rg1 Bxd4 25. Kf1+ Kh8 26. Re2 Rc8 27. Qb1 Bf6 28. Ne1 e5 29. Ng2 Bh3 30. Rh1 Bxg2+ 31. Kxg2 Rg7+ 32. Kf1 Rgc7! 33. Nb3 Rc1+ 34. Nxc1 Rxc1+ 35. Qxc1 Qxc1+ 36. Re1 Qf4 37. Bb1 e4 38. Ba2 Bh4 39. Re2 d4

A very nice game by Anand

0-1

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 h6!?

What the heck?

4. c3 c5 5. Ngf3 Nf6 6. exd5 Nxd5 7. Nb3 Nd7 8. Bd3 Qc7 9. Bc2 b6 10. O-O Bb7 11. Re1 Be7 12. Ne5 Nxe5 13. dxe5 O-O-O

Black seems to have a reasonable position

14. Qg4!? h5!? 15. Qc4

Capturing on g7 just hands black a kingside attack

15... g5 16. a4 a6 17. Bd2 Kb8

17... Qc6!? 18. Be4

18. Rad1 g4 19. Nc1 Rdg8 20. Be4 h4 21. Nd3 g3 22. h3 gxf2+ 23. Nxf2 Qxe5? 24. Bxd5 Bxd5

Not 24... Qxd5?? 25. Bf4+

25. Qxd5!! Qxd5 26. Bf4+ Bd6

Otherwise the Be7 will be snapped up by the Re1 anyway, after Rxd5 exd5

27. Bxd6+ Kc8 28. Rxd5 exd5 29. Re7

White has a big edge, especially since the black rooks are so awkwardly placed

29... Rh6 30. Bf4 Rhg6 31. g4 hxg3 32. Ng4 R8g7 33. Kg2 d4 34. cxd4 cxd4 35. Be5 d3!? 36. Rc7+! Kd8 37. Rc3! Rxg4 38. Rxd3+ Ke7 39. hxg4 Rxg4 40. Rd4 Rg5 41. Bf4 Rg6 42. Bxg3 a5 43. b3 Rc6 44. Re4+ Kd7 45. Kf3 Rf6+ 46. Bf4 Rc6 1-0

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e3 Bd6 5. Qc2 f5 6. Bd3 Nf6 7. Nge2 O-O 8. f3 Nbd7 9. Bd2 dxc4 10. Bxc4 Nb6 11. Bb3 Kh8 12. a3 e5 13. O-O-O Qe7 14. h3 Bd7 15. Kb1 a5 16. g4 Nfd5 17. e4 Nxc3+ 18. Bxc3 fxe4 19. Qxe4 Be8 20. dxe5!!

Sensational!

20... Bg6 21. exd6 Bxe4+ 22. Ka1!! Qe8 23. fxe4 a4 24. Ba2 Rf3

24... Qxe4 25. Ng3 Qe8 26. Nh5 Rf7 27. Rhe1 Qf8 28. Bxf7 Qxf7 29. Bxg7+ Kg8 30. Re7 Qg6 31. Nf6+ Illustrates what Black's up against

25. e5 Nd5 26. Bxd5 cxd5 27. Rxd5 Qf7 28. Rdd1 Qc4 29. e6!! Qxe2 30. d7 Rd3 31. Rde1!!

31. Rde1 Qf3 32. e7 Rxd7 33. e8=Q+ Qf8 34. Qxd7 A magnificent game!

1-0

1. d4 c5 2. d5 Nf6 3. Bg5 Ne4 4. Bf4 d6 5. f3 Nf6 6. e4 g6 7. c4 Bg7 8. Nc3 O-O 9. Qd2 Na6 10. Nge2 Nc7 11. Ng3 b5 12. Bh6 bxc4 13. Bxc4 e6 14. O-O exd5 15. exd5 Bb7 16. Rad1 Bxh6 17. Qxh6 Re8 18. Nge4 Re5 19. Qf4 Nh5 20. Qd2 Nf6 21. Nxf6+ Qxf6 22. f4 Ree8 23. f5! Qe7 24. Rf3

f6!?

24... Qh4 25. Rf4 Qd8 26. fxg6 fxg6 27. Ne4 Re5 28. Rdf1 Kh8 29. Rf7! Bxd5

29... Rxe4 30. Qh6

30. Bxd5 Nxd5 31. Qh6 Qg8 32. Ng5 Re7 33. Rxe7 1-0

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Qc7 7. Qg4 f5 8. Qg3 cxd4 9. cxd4 Ne7 10. Bd2 g6?!

10...0-0 is normal here.

11. h4 Qxc2 12. Bd3 Qb2 13. Rb1 Qxd4 14. Ne2 Qc5 15. Rc1 Qb6 16. h5 Nbc6 17. hxg6 Nxg6 18. Rb1 Qc7??

18...Qc5! 19.Bb5 Qf8 unclear.

19. Qxg6+!! hxg6 20. Rxh8+ Kd7 21. Rh7+ Kd8

When playing 18...Qc7 Black had not realised that 21...Ne7 loses to 22.Bb5+

22. Bg5+! Ne7 23. Rh8+ 1-0