Alexis VS Ben. After Round 12 - The Halfway Mark

Ben lead 4-0 at the halfway mark

Singaporean superstar GM Benjamin Tan took a commanding 4-0 lead against his Russian opponent at the halfway mark. The two played 12 games with 8 ending in draws and 4 decisively, all in favour of the Chinese-Japanese chess star.

In the 12th game Ben hold a slight inituitive while Migel needed accurate play to claw back half a point. It is debatable if Ben's 18th move is a blunder, which allows Migel back into the game. At last at the 22nd moves when too much possibility are opened up both decided to shake hands and call it a day.
The notation of round 12 is as followed


2010 Chess Superbowl Round 12
6th July 2010
Alexis Migel vs Benjamin Tan

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 c5 5. dxc5 0-0 6. a3 Bxc5 7. Nf3 Nc6 8. b4 Nd4 9. Qd1 Nxf3+ 10. exf3 Be7 11. Bd3 a5 12. Ra2 d5 13. c5 d4 14. Na4 Nd5 15. 0-0 axb4 16. Qc2 Bd7 17. Nb6 Nxb6 18. cxb6 bxa3? 19. Bxh7+ Kh8 20. Qd3 g6?! 21. Bxg6 fxg6 22. Bh6

draw agreed 0.5 - 0.5


Current Score

GM Benjamin Tan 8
GM Alexis Migel 4