CHESSDOM: NEPO WINS ORDIX OPEN

Nepomniachtchi wins Ordix Open after dramatic last round

Pavel Eljanov and Zoltan Almasi secured 2nd and 3rd place

By Johannes Fischer

Fighting spirit rewarded

Ian Nepomniachtchi is the winner of the 15th Ordix Open. After a perfect start with 8 wins in a row, the 17-years old Russian could not keep the pace and lost in the penultimate round. But he showed his fighting spirit in the last round against Evgeny Bareev. With the courage of a lion he attacked his opponent and set up several cunning traps. In the end his opponent collapsed and lost on time. Pavel Eljanov and Zoltan Almasi secured 2nd and 3rd place. Best woman was European champion Kateryna Lahno with 9 points.

[Event "Ordix Open"]
[Site "Mainz GER"][Date "2008.08.03"][Round "8"]
[White "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[Black "Adam Horvath"]
[ECO "B48"]
[WhiteElo "2602"]
[BlackElo "2513"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be3 a6
7. Qd2 Nf6 8. O-O-O Bb4 9. f3 Ne5 10. Nb3 b5 11. Qe1 Be7
12. f4 Ng6 13. e5 Ng4 14. Ne4 O-O 15. Bd3 Bb7 16. Bd2 f6
17. h3 Nh6 18. exf6 Nxf4 19. Ba5 Nxd3+ 20. Rxd3 Qf4+ 21. Bd2
Qxe4 22. fxe7 Rfc8 23. Bxh6 gxh6 24. Qg3+ Qg6 25. Qd6 e5
26. Qxg6+ hxg6 27. Re1 Kf7 28. Rxd7 Bxg2 29. Rxe5 Re8 30. Re3
Rac8 31. Rd2 Bb7 32. Rf2+ Kg7 33. Nd4 Bd5 34. Ne6+ Bxe6
35. Rxe6 Rc5 36. h4 a5 37. Rff6 g5 38. Rxh6 gxh4 39. Rxh4 Kf7
40. Rhe4 1-0