GM Benjamin Tan on a roll in SuperBowl
GM Ben shocked the chess world by recording consecutive victory over Russian Superstar Alexis Migel. Both players started out brightly but it was Ben's two central pawn that decided the game, some chess commentators even said that Migel had resigned prematurely - apparently out of fear for Ben's superior talent, some other argued that the position was a lost one for black and Migel did the right thing to give up.
Overall it was a superb game for Ben, he breezed through the game without having to spend too much time on any move.
The notation of round 11 is as followed
2010 Chess SuperBowl Round 11
25th June 2010
Benjamin Tan vs Alexis Migel
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 0-0 7. e3 c6 8. Bd3 Bg4 9. Qb3 a5 10. a3 Bxc3+ 11. bxc3 Bxf3 12. gxf3 b6 13. Rg1 Re8 14. c4 Nbd7 15. cxd5 cxd5 16. Bb5 Re6 17. Ke2 Nf8 18. Rac1 Rc8 19. f4 Rxc1 20. Rxc1 Rd6 21. f5 Qa8 22. Qc2 h6 23. Bxh6 Qb7 24. Bf4 Rd8 25. Qc7 Qxc7 26. Rxc7 Nh5 27. Be5 Nh7 28. Rc6 N5f6 29. f3 Nd7 30. Rd6 Nhf8 31. Rxd5 f6 32. Bf4 Kf7 33. e4 g5 34. Bg3 a4 35. Be1 Ke8 36. e5 Black resigns 1-0
Current Score
GM Benjamin Tan 7.5
GM Alexis Migel 3.5
Sunday, June 27, 2010
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Alexis VS Ben. After Round 10
Moscow to push panic button
Russia is in a state of shock after their man suffered a stunning defeat in the hand of Singapore ace GM Benjamin Tan. Widely expected to drift past his slightly lower-rated opponent Migel found himself trailing by 3-0 with 10 games played.
In round 10 Ben controlled the game brilliantly, neutralising every threat and eventually defeated Migel's king with is own ! The notation of round 10 is as followed
2010 Chess SuperBowl Round 10
22nd June 2010
Alexis Migel vs Benjamin Tan
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 h6 7. Bxf6 Bxf6 8. Be2 0-0 9. 0-0 Nd7 10. Bd3 Be7 11. cxd5 cxd5 12. Rc1 Nf6 13. Ne5 b6 14. Nc6 Qd7 15. Nxe7+ Qxe7 16. Qf3 Bb7 17. Nb5 Rfc8 18. Qf4 Ne8 19. Rxc8 Bxc8 20. Rc1 Bb7 21. f3 a6 22. Na3 Rc8 23. Rxc8 Bxc8 24. Nc2 Qd6 25. Qxd6 Nxd6 26. Kf2 b5 27. a3 Nc4 28. b3 Na5 29. Na1 Kf8 30. Kg3 Ke7 31. h4 g6 32. Kf4 Kd6 33. g4 Bd7 34. g5 h5 35. e4 Bc6 36. a4 Bxa4 37. e5+ Kc7 38. bxa4 Bxa4 39. Bxa6 Kb6 40. Bd3 Bb5 41. Bc2 Nc4! 42. Nb3 Na3 43. Bd1 Ba4 44. Ke3 Kb5 45. Ke2 Kb4 white resigns 0-1
Current score
GM Benjamin Tan 6.5
GM Alexis Migel 3.5
Saturday, June 19, 2010
Ben VS Alexis. After Round 9
Drawn in 19 as two recorded 2nd quickest tie
Alexis Migel played like a man who hadn't slept for days and when Ben offered a draw he accepted after a minute of positional evaluation.
This game set the record as the quickest draw in the series so far.
The notation of round 9 is as followed
2010 Chess SuperBowl Round 9
June 18th 2010
Benjamin Tan vs Alexis Migel
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 cxd4 8. cxd4 Bb4+ 9. Bd2 Bxd2+ 10. Qxd2 0-0 11. Bc4 f5 12. 0-0 fxe4 13. Ng5 Re8 14. Rfe1 h6 15. Nxe4 Nc6 16. Qf4 Rf8 17. Qd6 Nxd4 18. Rad1 Qxd6 19. Nxd6 drawn agreed 0.5 - 0.5
Current Score
GM Benjamin Tan 5.5
GM Alexis Migel 3.5
Alexis Migel played like a man who hadn't slept for days and when Ben offered a draw he accepted after a minute of positional evaluation.
This game set the record as the quickest draw in the series so far.
The notation of round 9 is as followed
2010 Chess SuperBowl Round 9
June 18th 2010
Benjamin Tan vs Alexis Migel
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 cxd4 8. cxd4 Bb4+ 9. Bd2 Bxd2+ 10. Qxd2 0-0 11. Bc4 f5 12. 0-0 fxe4 13. Ng5 Re8 14. Rfe1 h6 15. Nxe4 Nc6 16. Qf4 Rf8 17. Qd6 Nxd4 18. Rad1 Qxd6 19. Nxd6 drawn agreed 0.5 - 0.5
Current Score
GM Benjamin Tan 5.5
GM Alexis Migel 3.5
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Alexis VS Ben. After Round 8
Alexis Fires Blanks
Alexis is getting more and more desperate in search of a full point, but the Russian superstar hasn't been lucky so far, failing to win in any of the opening 8 games. In game 8, he shook hands with Ben when the Singaporean asked for a draw despite having the better position for most of the game and a pawn up in the endgame.
The notation of round 8 is as followed
2010 Chess SuperBowl Round 8
15th June 2010
Alexis Migel vs Benjamin Tan
1. c4 c6 2. e4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. cxd5 Nf6 5. Bb5+ Bd7 6. Bxd7+ Qxd7 7. Nc3 Nxd5 8. Nf3 Nc6 9. d4 e5 10. dxe5 0-0-0 11. Qxd5 Qxd5 12. Nxd5 Rxd5 13. 0-0 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Rxe5 15. Bf4 Re6 16. Rac1+ Rc6 17. Rxc6+ bxc6 18. Rc1 Kd7 19. Rd1+ Re6 20. Rd8 g6 21. Re8+ Kd7 22. Ra8 Bg7 23. Rxa7+ Ke6 24. b3 Rc8 25. Rc7 Rxc7 26. Bxc7 Kd5 27. a4 c5 28. Kf1 c4 29. bxc4+ Kxc4 draw agreed 0.5 - 0.5
Current Score
GM Benjamin Tan 5
GM Alexis Migel 3
Alexis is getting more and more desperate in search of a full point, but the Russian superstar hasn't been lucky so far, failing to win in any of the opening 8 games. In game 8, he shook hands with Ben when the Singaporean asked for a draw despite having the better position for most of the game and a pawn up in the endgame.
The notation of round 8 is as followed
2010 Chess SuperBowl Round 8
15th June 2010
Alexis Migel vs Benjamin Tan
1. c4 c6 2. e4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. cxd5 Nf6 5. Bb5+ Bd7 6. Bxd7+ Qxd7 7. Nc3 Nxd5 8. Nf3 Nc6 9. d4 e5 10. dxe5 0-0-0 11. Qxd5 Qxd5 12. Nxd5 Rxd5 13. 0-0 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Rxe5 15. Bf4 Re6 16. Rac1+ Rc6 17. Rxc6+ bxc6 18. Rc1 Kd7 19. Rd1+ Re6 20. Rd8 g6 21. Re8+ Kd7 22. Ra8 Bg7 23. Rxa7+ Ke6 24. b3 Rc8 25. Rc7 Rxc7 26. Bxc7 Kd5 27. a4 c5 28. Kf1 c4 29. bxc4+ Kxc4 draw agreed 0.5 - 0.5
Current Score
GM Benjamin Tan 5
GM Alexis Migel 3
Ben VS Alexis. After Round 7
Ben happy with draw
Ben appeared to be in a composed mood after his round 7 tie with Alexis Migel, the Singaporean superstar played solidly, shutting out any real threat by his Russian opponent. The two shook hands in the 56th move.
The notation of round 7 is as followed
2010 Chess SuperBowl Round 7
11 June 2010
Benjamin Tan vs Alexis Migel
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 0-0 7. e3 h6 8. Bxf6 Qxf6 9. Qb3 Qe7 10. a3 Bxc3+ 11. Qxc3 Bf5 12. Bd3 Bxd3 13. Qxd3 Nd7 14. Qb3 Nb6 15. 0-0 Rfe8 16. Rac1 c6 17. Ne5 Nc8 18. e4 dxe4 19. f3 e3 20. Rfe1 Nb6 21. Rxe3 Qc7 22. Ng4 Qf4 23. Rd1 Rad8 24. Ne5 Re7 25. Nc4 Rxe3 26. Qxe3 Nd5 27. Qe5 Kf8 28. Re1 f6 29. Qe4 Qxe4 30. fxe4 Nf4 31. d5 cxd5 32. exd5 Rxd5 33. g3 Nh3+ 34. Kf1 Ng5 35. h4 Nf3 36. Re3 Nd4 37. Rd3 Ke8 38. Kg2 Rd7 39. h5 b6 40. Kf2 b5 41. Nd2 Nc6 42. Rxd7 Kxd7 43. Ke3 Ke6 44. Ne4 Ne7 45. Nc3 Nd5+ 46. Kd4 Nxc3 47. bxc3 Kd6 48. c4 Kc6 49. cxb5+ Kxb5 50. Kd5 a5 51. Ke6 Ka4 52. Kf7 Kxa3 53. Kxg7 a4 54. Kxh6 Kb3 55. Kg6 a3 56. h6 draw agreed 0.5 - 0.5
Current Score
GM Benjamin Tan 4.5
GM Alexis Migel 2.5
Ben appeared to be in a composed mood after his round 7 tie with Alexis Migel, the Singaporean superstar played solidly, shutting out any real threat by his Russian opponent. The two shook hands in the 56th move.
The notation of round 7 is as followed
2010 Chess SuperBowl Round 7
11 June 2010
Benjamin Tan vs Alexis Migel
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 0-0 7. e3 h6 8. Bxf6 Qxf6 9. Qb3 Qe7 10. a3 Bxc3+ 11. Qxc3 Bf5 12. Bd3 Bxd3 13. Qxd3 Nd7 14. Qb3 Nb6 15. 0-0 Rfe8 16. Rac1 c6 17. Ne5 Nc8 18. e4 dxe4 19. f3 e3 20. Rfe1 Nb6 21. Rxe3 Qc7 22. Ng4 Qf4 23. Rd1 Rad8 24. Ne5 Re7 25. Nc4 Rxe3 26. Qxe3 Nd5 27. Qe5 Kf8 28. Re1 f6 29. Qe4 Qxe4 30. fxe4 Nf4 31. d5 cxd5 32. exd5 Rxd5 33. g3 Nh3+ 34. Kf1 Ng5 35. h4 Nf3 36. Re3 Nd4 37. Rd3 Ke8 38. Kg2 Rd7 39. h5 b6 40. Kf2 b5 41. Nd2 Nc6 42. Rxd7 Kxd7 43. Ke3 Ke6 44. Ne4 Ne7 45. Nc3 Nd5+ 46. Kd4 Nxc3 47. bxc3 Kd6 48. c4 Kc6 49. cxb5+ Kxb5 50. Kd5 a5 51. Ke6 Ka4 52. Kf7 Kxa3 53. Kxg7 a4 54. Kxh6 Kb3 55. Kg6 a3 56. h6 draw agreed 0.5 - 0.5
Current Score
GM Benjamin Tan 4.5
GM Alexis Migel 2.5
Monday, June 14, 2010
Alexis VS Ben. After Round 6
All square as Migel failed to take advantage
Migel would have to wait for his first win after he once again failed to convert his white-pieces-advantage into a full point. The Russian arguable has the better position throughout the game, but the Singaporean superstar showed positional-understanding prowness and held onto his 2 points lead.
The notation of round 6 is as followed
2010 Chess SuperBowl Round 6
6th June 2010
Alexis Migel vs Benjamin Tan
1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Bc4 d5 4. exd5 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nxd5 6. Qe2+ Be7 7. Nc3 Be6 8. Nxd5 Bxd5 9. d4 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 Qxd4 11. Qxf4 Nc6! 12. Bxf7+ Kf8 13. Bd5+ Bf6 14. Bxc6 bxc6 15. Qxd4 Bxd4 16. Rf1+ Kg8 17. Rf3 Re8+ 18. Kf1 Rf8 19. Bf4 Bxb2 20. Rb1 Bd4 21. Rb7 h6 22. c3 Bxc3 23. Rxa7 Kh7 24. a4 Bd4 25. Rxc7 Ra8 26. Rxc6 Rxa4 27. Rc1 Rf8 28. Bg3 Rxf3+ 29. gxf3 Ra1 30. Rxa1 Bxa1 31. Ke2 Kg6 32. Kd3 Kf5 33. Kc4 Be5 34. Kd3 Bf4 35. Ke2 h5 36. Kf2 Kg5 37. h4+ Kf5 38. Kg2 Bxg3 39. Kxg3 Ke5 40. Kf2 Kf4 41. Kg2 Ke3 42. Kg3 g6 43. Kg2 Kd4 44. Kf2 Ke5 45. Ke2 Kf5 46. Ke3 Ke6 47. Ke4 Kf6 48. Kf4 g5+ 49. hxg5+ Kg6 50. Ke5 Kxg5 51. f4+ draw agreed 0.5 - 0.5
Current Score
GM Benjamin Tan 4
GM Alexis Migel 2
Migel would have to wait for his first win after he once again failed to convert his white-pieces-advantage into a full point. The Russian arguable has the better position throughout the game, but the Singaporean superstar showed positional-understanding prowness and held onto his 2 points lead.
The notation of round 6 is as followed
2010 Chess SuperBowl Round 6
6th June 2010
Alexis Migel vs Benjamin Tan
1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Bc4 d5 4. exd5 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nxd5 6. Qe2+ Be7 7. Nc3 Be6 8. Nxd5 Bxd5 9. d4 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 Qxd4 11. Qxf4 Nc6! 12. Bxf7+ Kf8 13. Bd5+ Bf6 14. Bxc6 bxc6 15. Qxd4 Bxd4 16. Rf1+ Kg8 17. Rf3 Re8+ 18. Kf1 Rf8 19. Bf4 Bxb2 20. Rb1 Bd4 21. Rb7 h6 22. c3 Bxc3 23. Rxa7 Kh7 24. a4 Bd4 25. Rxc7 Ra8 26. Rxc6 Rxa4 27. Rc1 Rf8 28. Bg3 Rxf3+ 29. gxf3 Ra1 30. Rxa1 Bxa1 31. Ke2 Kg6 32. Kd3 Kf5 33. Kc4 Be5 34. Kd3 Bf4 35. Ke2 h5 36. Kf2 Kg5 37. h4+ Kf5 38. Kg2 Bxg3 39. Kxg3 Ke5 40. Kf2 Kf4 41. Kg2 Ke3 42. Kg3 g6 43. Kg2 Kd4 44. Kf2 Ke5 45. Ke2 Kf5 46. Ke3 Ke6 47. Ke4 Kf6 48. Kf4 g5+ 49. hxg5+ Kg6 50. Ke5 Kxg5 51. f4+ draw agreed 0.5 - 0.5
Current Score
GM Benjamin Tan 4
GM Alexis Migel 2
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