2009 China (Nanjing) International Chess Super Grand Prix started the third round of the contest in Nanjing Pukou Mingfa Pearl Spring Hotel at 3:00 p.m. Beijing Time on September 30. In the just ended competition, China's famous player Wang Yue, under a period of disadvantage, stubbornly drew with Norway's point-leading player Carlson. The other two chess were also ended in a draw. Carlson has currently two wins and one draw, and has 2.5 points, continuing taking the lead. Wang Yue has three draws after three games and has 1.5 points.
Today, the game which was mostly concerned was undoubtedly that Chinese famous player Wang Yue had the game with Norway’s player Carlson. In the first two rounds, Carlson remained winning in very good condition, and Wang Yue was in two draws after twogames. Wang Yue and Carlson are old rivals, and the two sides have games with each other many times in slow chess and quick chess since 2007. Wang Yue is better than Carlson in the slow chess while Carlson is slightly better than Wang Yue in the quick chess in the record.
Today, in this game of chess, Wang Yue played White to have first start with pre-pawn, and recently under a direct line from the former chess maste Kasparov, Carlson again passed out his previously-not-often-used Greenfield defense. In start phase, Carlson chose a way rare change to successfully avoid Wang Yue’s pre-race preparation. Afterwards,Wang Yue pushed forward the pawn in the chariot wing for an attention to close the center to control the Black pieces activity scope, but well-prepared Carlson countered to give up a pawn in the center for fighting back and succeeded in seizing advantage. Under pressure, Wang Yue made counter-attack from chariot wing to create a complicated situation. Carlson in tight time emerged slow hand under the attack of Wang Yue. Wang Yue successfully equalized the situation. To 58th round, after the two sides formed opposite-colored bishops-pawn endgame, and the two sides stopped fighting.
In other two games of chess, Azerbaijan chess player Radjabov who continued to play Black in the first two rounds,played White in this round to firstly use the start of the Scotland system against Russian chess player Jakovenko and fought 32 rounds to shake hands after forming a repeated situation. The world's number one champion Topalov of Bulgaria firstly used the start of the Spanish system against Hungary’s famous player Leko and fought 55 rounds. Under a period of advantage, Topalov couldn’t find a breakthrough chance, and eventually simplified with opponent to chariot-with-single-thiller against chariot-with-single-thiller situation, and finally shake hands.
After three rounds, the accumulated points situation remains no change. Carlson, two wins and one draw with 2.5 poins in continuing leading alone; Wang Yue, Radjabov and Jakovenko all have three draws and temporarily accumulated points of 1.5 respectively. Topalov and Leko have 2 draws and 1 loss with one point respectively.
Tomorrow is the Chinese National Day, but the six players will continue fighting. The fourth round will start 3:00 pm in the afternoon, Wang Yue will play White against Leko; Carlson will be against Jakovenko; Topalov will be against Radjabov.
Source: Sina net
