Andrei Kharlov
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Andrei Kharlov is a Russian chess
player. In 1992, he received the title of Grandmaster after tying for first place in the 1990 Russian National Championships
. Since then, Kharlov has won the 1996 Eurocup and the 1998 Russian Club Cup with the Kazan
chess team. In 2000, he tied for first in the Russian National Championship in Samara
and tied for first in the European Individual Chess Championship in Saint-Vincent
. He participated in the FIDE World Chess Championship 2000
, where he was knocked out by Veselin Topalov
in the second round. In the FIDE World Chess Championship 2004
he advanced to the fifth round (final eight), but was again knocked out by Topalov. In 2005 he ended shared first in the Aeroflot Open
, only to lose the title on tie-break.
Andrei Kharlov played Vassily Ivanchuk as white. The game played through the Krause Variation of the Queen's Pawn Game
opening. 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 c5 3. c3 a5 4. dxc5 Nf6 5. c4 e6 6. cxd5 Bxc5 7. Qc2 Bb4+ 8. Bd2 exd5 9. Bxb4 axb4 10. Nbd2 Nc6 11. Nb3 Bg4 12. g3 Rc8 13. Qd1 O-O 14. Bg2 Qb6 15. O-O Rfd8 16. Qd2 h6 17. Rfd1 Ne4 18. Qe1 d4 19. Nc1 Nc5 20. Nd3 Nxd3 21. Rxd3 Ra8 22. Rd2 Ra5 23. Qd1 Be6 24. b3 Bf5 25. h3 Be4 26. Ne1 Bxg2 27. Kxg2 Rc5 28. Nf3 Rc3 29. Qb1 Qa5 30. Qe4 Rxb3 31. Rad1 Ra3 32. Nxd4 Qd5 33. Qxd5 Rxd5 34. Nb3 Re5 35. Rc2 Na5 36. Rd3 Re8 37. Rf3 Nc6 38. Rd3 Rea8 39. Rdd2 Na5 40. Nd4 b3 41. axb3 Nxb3 42. Nxb3 Rxb3 43. Rd7 Rb5 44. Rcc7 Rf8 45. Re7 b6 46. Rb7 Rc5 47. Rxb6 h5 48. Rb4 g6 49. Rf4 Kg7 50. e4 Rc4 51. Rf3 Ra4 52. g4 hxg4 53. hxg4 Kh6 54. Kg3 f6 55. Rb3 Rc8 56. Kf4! A brilliant move by Kharlov. The game continued 56...g5+ 57. Kf5 Ra5+ 58. e5 Rxe5+ 59. Kxf6 1-0 when black cannot defend 60. Rh3# without losing material.
Andrei Kharlov is a Russian chess
Chess
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player. In 1992, he received the title of Grandmaster after tying for first place in the 1990 Russian National Championships
Russian Chess Championship
-Imperial Russia:In 1874, Emanuel Schiffers defeated Andrey Chardin in a match held in St. Petersburg with five wins and four losses. Schiffers was considered the first Russian champion until his student, Mikhail Chigorin, defeated him in a match held in St. Petersburg in 1879...
. Since then, Kharlov has won the 1996 Eurocup and the 1998 Russian Club Cup with the Kazan
Kazan
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chess team. In 2000, he tied for first in the Russian National Championship in Samara
Samara, Russia
Samara , is the sixth largest city in Russia. It is situated in the southeastern part of European Russia at the confluence of the Volga and Samara Rivers. Samara is the administrative center of Samara Oblast. Population: . The metropolitan area of Samara-Tolyatti-Syzran within Samara Oblast...
and tied for first in the European Individual Chess Championship in Saint-Vincent
Saint-Vincent, Italy
Saint-Vincent is a town and comune in the Aosta Valley region of north-western Italy. Saint-Vincent , is a popular summer holiday resort with mineral springs .-Geography:...
. He participated in the FIDE World Chess Championship 2000
FIDE World Chess Championship 2000
The FIDE World Chess Championship 2000 was held in New Delhi, India, and Tehran, Iran. The first six rounds were played in New Delhi between 27 November and 15 December 2000, and the final match in Tehran started on 20 December and ended on 24 December 2000...
, where he was knocked out by Veselin Topalov
Veselin Topalov
Veselin Aleksandrov Topalov is a Bulgarian chess grandmaster. He currently has the sixth highest rating in the world, and was the challenger facing world champion Viswanathan Anand in the World Chess Championship 2010, losing the match 6½–5½....
in the second round. In the FIDE World Chess Championship 2004
FIDE World Chess Championship 2004
The FIDE World Chess Championship, 2004 was held at the Almahary Hotel in Tripoli, Libya, from June 18 to July 13.It was won by Rustam Kasimdzhanov, who beat Michael Adams in the final by a score of 4½-3½...
he advanced to the fifth round (final eight), but was again knocked out by Topalov. In 2005 he ended shared first in the Aeroflot Open
Aeroflot Open
The Aeroflot Open is an annual open chess tournament played in Moscow and sponsored by the airline Aeroflot. It was established in 2002 and quickly grew to be the strongest open tournament. The first event had around 80 grandmasters, while in the second event 150 grandmasters participated...
, only to lose the title on tie-break.
Andrei Kharlov vs Vassily Ivanchuk
In the 2005 Aeroflot OpenAeroflot Open
The Aeroflot Open is an annual open chess tournament played in Moscow and sponsored by the airline Aeroflot. It was established in 2002 and quickly grew to be the strongest open tournament. The first event had around 80 grandmasters, while in the second event 150 grandmasters participated...
Andrei Kharlov played Vassily Ivanchuk as white. The game played through the Krause Variation of the Queen's Pawn Game
Queen's Pawn Game
In the most general sense the term Queen's Pawn Game can refer to any chess opening which starts with the move:It is the second most popular opening move. The name is now usually used to describe openings beginning with the moves 1.d4 d5 where White does not follow through with an early pawn...
opening. 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 c5 3. c3 a5 4. dxc5 Nf6 5. c4 e6 6. cxd5 Bxc5 7. Qc2 Bb4+ 8. Bd2 exd5 9. Bxb4 axb4 10. Nbd2 Nc6 11. Nb3 Bg4 12. g3 Rc8 13. Qd1 O-O 14. Bg2 Qb6 15. O-O Rfd8 16. Qd2 h6 17. Rfd1 Ne4 18. Qe1 d4 19. Nc1 Nc5 20. Nd3 Nxd3 21. Rxd3 Ra8 22. Rd2 Ra5 23. Qd1 Be6 24. b3 Bf5 25. h3 Be4 26. Ne1 Bxg2 27. Kxg2 Rc5 28. Nf3 Rc3 29. Qb1 Qa5 30. Qe4 Rxb3 31. Rad1 Ra3 32. Nxd4 Qd5 33. Qxd5 Rxd5 34. Nb3 Re5 35. Rc2 Na5 36. Rd3 Re8 37. Rf3 Nc6 38. Rd3 Rea8 39. Rdd2 Na5 40. Nd4 b3 41. axb3 Nxb3 42. Nxb3 Rxb3 43. Rd7 Rb5 44. Rcc7 Rf8 45. Re7 b6 46. Rb7 Rc5 47. Rxb6 h5 48. Rb4 g6 49. Rf4 Kg7 50. e4 Rc4 51. Rf3 Ra4 52. g4 hxg4 53. hxg4 Kh6 54. Kg3 f6 55. Rb3 Rc8 56. Kf4! A brilliant move by Kharlov. The game continued 56...g5+ 57. Kf5 Ra5+ 58. e5 Rxe5+ 59. Kxf6 1-0 when black cannot defend 60. Rh3# without losing material.