Sergey Karjakin is 10th M.Tal Memorial Blitz Chess champ

MATE IN ONE MOVE

M. Tal Memorial 2018 Blitz
Town : Moscow
Date : 2018/03/05
Final ranking
Rank	Name	Rtg	FED	Pts	Wins	Draws	Loses	Res.
1	Karjakin Sergey	2868	RUS	10	8	4	1	0
2	Nakamura Hikaru	2842	USA	8½	5	7	1	0
3	Nepomniachtchi Ian	2768	RUS	7½	5	5	3	0
4	Artemiev Vladislav	2834	RUS	7	5	4	4	2
5	Grischuk Alexander	2846	RUS	7	5	4	4	1
6	Kramnik Vladimir	2784	RUS	7	5	4	4	0
7	Dubov Daniil	2767	RUS	6½	4	5	4	½
8	Andreikin Dmitry	2828	RUS	6½	4	5	4	½
9	Anand Viswanathan	2801	IND	6	3	6	4	½
10	Svidler Peter	2793	RUS	6	4	4	5	½
11	Morozevich Alexander	2663	RUS	5	3	4	6	1½
12	Fedoseev Vladimir	2688	RUS	5	4	2	7	1
13	Mamedyarov Shakhriyar	2714	AZE	5	2	6	5	½
14	Gelfand Boris	2745	ISR	4	2	4	7	0

[Event "11th Tal Mem Blitz 2018"]

[Site "Moscow RUS"]

[Date "2018.03.05"]

[Round "13"]

[White "Mamedyarov,S"]

[Black "Nakamura,Hi"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. c3 e6 6. Nbd2 Bd6 7. dxc5 Bxc5

8. Bd3 h6 9. Qe2 Nh5 10. Bg3 Nxg3 11. hxg3 Bd7 12. e4 dxe4 13. Nxe4 Be7 14.

g4 Qc7 15. g5 O-O-O 16. gxh6 gxh6 17. O-O-O f5 18. Ng3 Bd6 19. Bc4 e5 20.

Qd3 Bc5 21. Nxf5 e4 22. Qxe4 Rhe8 23. Qg4 Ne5 24. Nxe5 Rxe5 25. Rh5 Rf8 26.

Rxd7 Qxd7 27. Ne7+ Rxe7 28. Rxc5+ Kb8 29. Qxd7 Rxd7 30. f3 Rg7 31. Bf1 Re8

32. Rd5 h5 33. Kd2 h4 34. a4 a6 35. Rd4 h3 36. gxh3 Rg1 37. Be2 Rh1 38. Re4

Rd8+ 39. Kc2 Rxh3 40. a5 Rh2 41. b4 Rf2 42. Kb3 Rd2 43. Bc4 Rxf3 44. Re5

Rff2 45. Bd5 Ka7 46. Kc4 Rf8 47. Kb3 Rc8 48. Bc4 Rc7 49. Rg5 Rh2 50. Re5

Rh4 51. Bd5 Rh3 52. Bc4 Rg3 53. Rf5 Re7 54. Rc5 Ree3 55. Bf7 Re2 56. Bc4

Ree3 57. Bf7 Rg2 58. Ka3 Re1 59. Kb3 Rb1+ 60. Kc4 Rg4+ 61. Kd3 Rb2 62. Be6

Rg6 63. Bf5 Rg5 64. Kc4 Rf2 65. Be4 Rg4 66. Re5 Re2 67. Kd3 Re1 68. Re7

Rexe4 69. Rxe4 Rg7 70. Rf4 Rh7 71. Rg4 Rf7 72. Rh4 Rg7 73. Kc2 Rf7 74. Kb2

Rg7 75. Kb3 Rf7 76. Ka3 Rc7 77. Kb3 Rf7 78. Re4 Rh7 79. Re3 Rg7 80. Rf3 Rh7

81. Rg3 Rf7 82. Rh3 Rg7 83. Rh5 Rf7 84. Rh3 Rg7 85. c4 Rg5 86. Rd3 Rh5 87.

Kc3 Rg5 88. Rd5 Rg3+ 89. Kd4 Rb3 90. Kc5 Rc3 91. Rh5 Rc1 92. Rh4 Rb1 93. b5

axb5 94. cxb5 b6+ 95. axb6+ Kb7 96. Rh7+ Kb8 97. b7 Rg1 98. Kb4 Rg6 99. b6

Rxb6+ 100. Ka5 Rxb7 101. Rxb7+ Kxb7 1/2-1/2

[Event "11th Tal Mem Blitz 2018"]

[Site "Moscow RUS"]

[Date "2018.03.05"]

[Round "13"]

[White "Dubov,Daniil"]

[Black "Fedoseev,Vl3"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3

O-O 8. O-O Re8 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bh4 Qe7 11. Kh1 Bxc3 12. bxc3 d5 13. exd5 cxd5

14. Qf3 g5 15. Bb5 Bg4 16. Qd3 c6 17. Bxc6 Be2 18. Qd4 Bxf1 19. Rxf1 gxh4

20. Bxa8 Rxa8 21. Qxh4 Kh7 22. Qf4 Rg8 23. Qf5+ Rg6 24. f3 Qe2 25. Rg1 Qc4

26. g4 Kg7 27. Qe5 Rg5 28. Qg3 Nh5 29. Qe1 Qf4 30. Qd1 Nf6 31. Re1 h5 32.

h4 Rg6 0-1

[Event "11th Tal Mem Blitz 2018"]

[Site "Moscow RUS"]

[Date "2018.03.05"]

[Round "13"]

[White "Gelfand,B"]

[Black "Nepomniachtchi,I"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Bf5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Nh4 Bg6 6. Nxg6 hxg6 7. g3 c6 8.

Qd3 Nbd7 9. Bg2 Be7 10. O-O O-O 11. Rd1 Qa5 12. b3 Rfd8 13. Qc2 Qa6 14. Rb1

dxc4 15. bxc4 Qxc4 16. Rxb7 Bb4 17. Rd3 Nd5 18. Bd2 N7b6 19. Bxd5 cxd5 20.

Qb3 Bxc3 21. Rxc3 Qxe2 22. Rcc7 Rab8 23. Bg5 Rxb7 24. Rxb7 Rc8 25. Rxa7 Rc2

26. Qe3 Rxa2 27. Qxe2 Rxe2 28. Rb7 Nc4 29. Rb8+ Kh7 30. Rb7 Nd6 31. Rd7 Ne4

32. Be3 f6 33. Re7 Nd2 34. Rxe6 Nf3+ 35. Kf1 Re1+ 36. Kg2 Nxd4 37. Rd6 Nf5

38. Rxd5 Rxe3 39. Rxf5 Rxg3+ 40. fxg3 gxf5 41. Kf3 g5 42. Ke3 Kg6 43. Kf3

Kf7 44. Ke3 Ke6 45. Kf3 Kd5 46. h3 Ke5 0-1

[Event "11th Tal Mem Blitz 2018"]

[Site "Moscow RUS"]

[Date "2018.03.05"]

[Round "13"]

[White "Andreikin,D"]

[Black "Karjakin,Sergey"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. e4 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Nf3 e6 7. e5 Ng4 8.

Bf4 Qb6 9. Qd2 dxe5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Bxe5 Nc6 12. Bg3 Qxb2 13. Rb1 Qa3 14.

Bd3 Bb4 15. Rb3 Qa5 16. O-O O-O 17. a3 Bxc3 18. Rxc3 e5 19. Qe3 g6 20. Rc5

Qxa3 21. Bh4 Kg7 22. f4 exf4 23. Rxf4 f6 24. h3 Bf5 25. Rcxf5 gxf5 26. Rxf5

Qe7 27. Qg3+ Kh8 28. Qf4 Rae8 29. Bxf6+ Rxf6 30. Rxf6 Qe3+ 31. Qxe3 Rxe3

32. Bxa6 Kg7 33. Rd6 bxa6 34. Rxc6 a5 35. Kf2 Ra3 36. Ke2 Rg3 37. Ra6 Rxg2+

38. Kd3 Rg3+ 39. Kd4 Rxh3 40. Rxa5 Rh4+ 41. Kd3 Kf6 42. c4 Ke6 43. Kc3 h5

44. Ra6+ Ke5 45. Ra5+ Ke4 46. Kb4 Rh1 47. Rg5 Kf4 48. Rg8 h4 49. c5 h3 50.

Rh8 h2 51. c6 Rb1+ 52. Kc5 h1=Q 53. Rxh1 Rxh1 54. c7 Ke5 55. Kc6 Rc1+ 56.

Kd7 Rxc7+ 57. Kxc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "11th Tal Mem Blitz 2018"]

[Site "Moscow RUS"]

[Date "2018.03.05"]

[Round "13"]

[White "Grischuk,A"]

[Black "Svidler,P"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 c5 4. d5 Bg7 5. Nc3 O-O 6. Bg2 d6 7. Nf3 e6 8. O-O

exd5 9. cxd5 Re8 10. Re1 Ne4 11. Nxe4 Rxe4 12. Qc2 Re8 13. e4 Bg4 14. Nd2

Na6 15. a3 b5 16. Rb1 c4 17. b4 cxb3 18. Nxb3 Rc8 19. Qa2 Qd7 20. Bb2 Rc2

21. Qa1 Rxb2 22. Rxb2 Nc7 23. Re3 Nxd5 24. exd5 Rxe3 25. fxe3 Qe7 26. Qc1

Bxb2 27. Qxb2 Qxe3+ 28. Kf1 Bf5 29. Nc1 a5 30. Ne2 Bd3 31. Ke1 Bc4 32. Bf1

h5 33. Qc3 Qe4 34. Qxa5 Qxd5 35. Qc3 Qh1 36. h4 d5 37. Qe3 d4 38. Qxd4 Qf3

39. Qc3 Qf5 40. Bg2 Qb1+ 41. Kf2 1-0

[Event "11th Tal Mem Blitz 2018"]

[Site "Moscow RUS"]

[Date "2018.03.05"]

[Round "13"]

[White "Kramnik,V"]

[Black "Anand,V"]

[Result "1-0"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 Nf6 5. O-O O-O 6. c3 d5 7. exd5 Nxd5

8. Re1 Be6 9. Nbd2 Bd6 10. Ne4 h6 11. b4 a6 12. a4 Re8 13. Qb3 Nf6 14. Bxe6

Rxe6 15. Be3 Ne7 16. Rad1 Ng6 17. h3 Qd7 18. Nc5 Bxc5 19. bxc5 b5 20. cxb6

cxb6 21. d4 exd4 22. Bxd4 Rxe1+ 23. Nxe1 Qc6 24. Qxb6 Qxa4 25. Rb1 1-0

[Event "11th Tal Mem Blitz 2018"]

[Site "Moscow RUS"]

[Date "2018.03.05"]

[Round "13"]

[White "Artemiev,V"]

[Black "Morozevich,A"]

[Result "1-0"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. Qb3 c5 7. Nf3 Nc6 8.

dxc5 Bxc5 9. O-O h6 10. Rd1 e5 11. Qc2 Qe7 12. Nh4 Nd4 13. Qd2 Bg4 14. h3

Bh5 15. e3 Nc6 16. Nf5 Qe6 17. g4 Bg6 18. Nd5 Bxf5 19. gxf5 Qxf5 20. b4

Nxd5 21. bxc5 Nde7 22. cxd6 Ng6 23. Qe2 Nh4 24. Qg4 Qxg4 25. hxg4 Nxg2 26.

Kxg2 b6 27. c5 Rfd8 28. Rb1 bxc5 29. Rb5 e4 30. Rxc5 Nb4 31. Ba3 a5 32. Rd2

Rd7 33. Re5 Ra6 34. Kg3 Raxd6 35. Rxd6 Rxd6 36. Rxa5 Rb6 37. Ra4 Nxa2 38.

Rxe4 Nc3 39. Rc4 Rb3 40. Bd6 f6 41. Kf4 Kf7 42. Kf3 Ke6 43. Bf8 Kf7 44. Bc5

Nd5 45. Rd4 Ke6 46. Ra4 Rc3 47. Ra6+ Kf7 48. Ra7+ Kg8 49. Bd4 Rc2 50. Ke4

Nb4 51. f4 Nc6 52. Rb7 Nxd4 53. exd4 Re2+ 54. Kf5 Rd2 55. Kg6 1-0