Tashkent FIDE GP 2012
Leko scored 5.5/11 for a solid result.
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| Rank | Name | Rtg | FED | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GM | Karjakin Sergey | 2775 | RUS | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 6½ |
| 2 | GM | Wang Hao | 2737 | CHN | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 6½ |
| 3 | GM | Morozevich Alexander | 2748 | RUS | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 6½ |
| 4 | GM | Caruana Fabiano | 2786 | ITA | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | GM | Mamedyarov Shakhriyar | 2764 | AZE | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 6 |
| 6 | GM | Kasimdzhanov Rustam | 2696 | UZB | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 6 |
| 7 | GM | Ponomariov Ruslan | 2741 | UKR | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 5½ |
| 8 | GM | Svidler Peter | 2747 | RUS | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 5½ |
| 9 | GM | Leko Peter | 2732 | HUN | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 5½ |
| 10 | GM | Gelfand Boris | 2751 | ISR | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 0 | 4½ |
| 11 | GM | Dominguez Perez Leinier | 2726 | CUB | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | 4 |
| 12 | GM | Kamsky Gata | 2762 | USA | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | * | 3½ |
Here is Leko’s only win.
Kamsky,G (2762) – Leko,P (2732)
Nimzo-Indian 8…Nbd7 9.Bd2[E55]
FIDE GP Tashkent Tashkent UZB (8.4), 30.11.2012
White played the harmless 9.Bd2 and got nothing in the opening.
Position 1
Now later, black has just recaptured with 22…Nxd5 and an endgame has begun. How do you assess the position?
-Dead even. The IQP is not a factor due the white’s active pieces
-Slightly better for black due to the IQP
-Unclear, it’s too soon to tell as the Nc6 gives white a chance to make murky play.
Position 2
26.a3 has just been played. The RRB-RRN ending looks complex but really it is not. Black has the better structure and more useful minor piece. How should black proceed?
-26..Rxa6
-Build slowly with …f6/..e5
-Play the little hidden tactical blow
-Somthing else
Black to Play
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