Corus Chess: Indian players in third round

Wijk Aan Zee, Netherlands:

Following are moves of the games played in the third round by the Indian Grandmasters at the 70th Corus Grandmasters chess tournament at De Moriaan Hall in Wijk Aan Zee.

Parimarjan Negi in Group C was the lone Indian to score a win, while Viswanathan Anand in Group A and Pentala Harikrishna in Group B drew their games. Koneru Humpy lost her game in Group B.

Following are the moves:

Pavel Eljanov (Ukr) v Viswanathan Anand (Ind) - Corus Group A, Round 3

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 Qxd5 6. Nf3 Qf5 7. Qb3 c5 8. a3 Ba5 9. Qc4 Bxc3+ 10. Qxc3 Nbd7 11. g4 Qxg4 12. dxc5 Nd5 13. Qc2 Qf5 14. Qc4 Ne5 15. Nxe5 Qxe5 16. Bg2 Bd7 17. Bxd5 1/2-1/2 (Draw)

Daniel Stellwagen (Neth) v Pentala Harikrishna (Ind) - Corus Group B, Round 3

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d3 Bd6 13. Re1 Bf5 14. Qf3 Qh4 15. g3 Qh3 16. Bxd5 cxd5 17. Qxd5 Rad8 18. Qg2 Qxg2+ 19. Kxg2 Bxd3 20. Be3 Rfe8 21. Nd2 b4 22. Bd4 bxc3 23. Bxc3 f6 24. Rad1 Rxe1 25. Rxe1 Kf7 26. f3 Be7 27. g4 h5 28. h3 hxg4 29. hxg4 Bb5 30. Nb3 Bc4 31. Re4 Rc8 32. Rd4 Rc7 33. Nd2 Bxa2 34. Ra4 Be6 35. Rxa6 f5 36. gxf5 Bxf5 37. Kg3 g6 38. Ne4 Rd7 39. Kf4 Be6 40. Ra8 Rd5 41. Ra7 Rd7 42. Ra5 Rd3 43. Ra7 Rd7 44. Rxd7 Bxd7 45. Ke5 g5 46. Bd2 Kg6 47. Be3 Bh3 48. Bc5 Bxc5 49. Nxc5 Bg2 50. f4 1/2-1/2 (draw)

Erwin L'Ami (Neth) v Koneru Humpy (Ind) - Corus Group B, Round 3

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 d5 5. Qa4+ Nc6 6. Ne5 Bd7 7. Nxd7 Nxd7 8. cxd5 Nb6 9. Qb5 Nxd5 10. Bd2 O-O 11. e3 a6 12. Qd3 Qe7 13. Be2 Rfd8 14. O-O e5 15. Nxd5 Rxd5 16. Bf3 Rdd8 17. Bxc6 bxc6 18. Bxb4 Qxb4 19. Qc3 Rab8 20. dxe5 Qxb2 21. Qxc6 Qxe5 22. Qxa6 g6 23. h3 Rd2 24. Rad1 Rbb2 25. Rxd2 Rxd2 26. Qc4 Qb2 27. a4 Rc2 28. Qe4 c5 29. a5 Rc1 30. Rxc1 Qxc1+ 31. Kh2 Qa1 32. Qa8+ Kg7 33. a6 c4 34. Qa7 Qe5+ 35. f4 Qf6 36. Qb7 c3 37. a7 c2 38. a8=Q c1=Q 39. Qbb8 Kh6 40. Qf8+ Qg7 41. Qad8 f6 42. Qdxf6 1-0 (L'Ami wins)

Parimarjan Negi (Ind) v John Van der Wiel (Neth) - Corus Group C, Round 3

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 b6 5. a3 Bf8 6. Nf3 Ba6 7. Bxa6 Nxa6 8. O-O Qd7 9. Ne2 c6 10. b3 Ne7 11. c4 Ng6 12. h4 Be7 13. g3 h5 14. cxd5 cxd5 15. Qd3 Nc7 16. Ng5 Nf8 17. a4 Rc8 18. Bd2 f6 19. Nf3 Kf7 20. Nf4 f5 21. Rfc1 g6 22. Rc2 Nh7 23. Nh3 Na8 24. Rac1 Ba3 25. Nfg5+ Nxg5 26. Nxg5+ Ke7 27. Ra1 Rxc2 28. Qxc2 Rc8 29. Qa2 1-0 (Negi wins)