King's Tournament: Schliemann!

This looked like a species of suicide: bringing out the Schliemann against Carlsen.  The Schliemann is theoretically dubious at best, and if you're going to mix it up, do you really want it to be against Carlsen?  Worked like a charm.  Carlsen played 4.Nc3, heading for the attendant complications, but Nisipeanu was obviously well prepared.  Carlsen can be forgiven for not leaning forward in anticipation of 3...f5.  Nisipeanu has played into a Ruy all of seven times, four of them in classical mainlines and three Berlins.  He's a Sicilian player.  Despite the early theoretical advantage enjoyed by White, the game is played well on both sides and goes nowhere particularly interesting.  The theory is worth some review if your're a Ruy player.

Corus 2010: Robson With 5 1/2 of 6

Robson's opponent makes a mistake and is punished immediately.

Corus C Wijk aan Zee (NED), 16-31 i 2010														cat. IX (2455)
					1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0	1	2	3	4
1.	Robson, Ray	g	USA	2570	*	.	.	?	1	.	1	1	.	.	1	½	.	1	5½	2789
2.	Li Chao2	g	CHN	2604	.	*	.	½	.	½	.	.	1	?	1	.	1	1	5	2676
3.	Gupta, Abhijeet	g	IND	2577	.	.	*	1	½	.	½	1	.	.	½	½	?	.	4	2541
4.	Vocaturo, Daniele	g	ITA	2495	?	½	0	*	.	1	.	.	0	1	.	.	1	.	3½	2553
5.	Swinkels, Robin	m	NED	2495	0	.	½	.	*	.	½	½	.	.	?	1	.	1	3½	2500
6.	Van Kampen, Robin	m	NED	2456	.	½	.	0	.	*	½	.	?	.	½	.	1	1	3½	2461
7.	Peng Zhaoqin	g	NED	2402	0	.	½	.	½	½	*	.	1	½	.	?	.	.	3	2526
8.	Kuipers, Stefan	f	NED	2340	0	.	0	.	½	.	.	*	½	1	.	1	.	?	3	2525
9.	Lie, Kjetil A	g	NOR	2547	.	0	.	1	.	?	0	½	*	.	1	.	½	.	3	2407
10.	Grandelius, Nils	m	SWE	2515	.	?	.	0	.	.	½	0	.	*	0	1	1	.	2½	2323
11.	Bok, Benjamin	f	NED	2322	0	0	½	.	?	½	.	.	0	1	*	.	.	.	2	2419
12.	Muzychuk, Mariya	m	UKR	2447	½	.	½	.	0	.	?	0	.	0	.	*	.	1	2	2345
13.	Plukkel, Sjoerd		NED	2279	.	0	?	0	.	0	.	.	½	0	.	.	*	½	1	2217
14.	Soumya, Swaminathan	wg	IND	2323	0	0	.	.	0	0	.	?	.	.	.	0	½	*	½	2074

Corus 2010: Nakamura 1/2 - Carlsen 1/2

This is an amazingly high quality game where neither player appears to have ever lost control of the game despite its complexity.

Corus 2010, Group C: Robson Wins A Wild One

Robson has vaulted into first in the Corus C Group, opening with two wins. If you can only see one thing in this game, look at 50.Ng8.