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The local hero of the Chess Society of Bucharest’s grandmaster tournament, Liviu Dieter Nisipeanu. He is Romania’s highest ranked, and highest-rated player ever at 2675. Here Nisipeanu is welcomed by Romanian chess officials as he enters the tournament hall to participate in the elite double round-robin tournament which began on June 14 and ends on June 25. 
The local hero of the Chess Society of Bucharest’s grandmaster tournament, Liviu Dieter Nisipeanu. He is Romania’s highest ranked, and highest-rated player ever at 2675. Here Nisipeanu is welcomed by Romanian chess officials as he enters the tournament hall to participate in the elite double round-robin tournament which began on June 14 and ends on June 25. 

Gelfand v Nisipeanu

The Chess Society of Bucharest is staging a double round–robin tournament from June 14-25 in Bazna, featuring six of the finest chess players who are currently active on the international circuit. They are Teimour Radjabov 2756, Azerbaijan, ranking 5th in the world; Vassily Ivanchuk 2746, Ukraine, 12th in the world; Alexei Shirov 2745, Spain, 13th; Boris Gelfand 2733, Israel, 15th;Gata Kamsky 2720, USA, 24th; and Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu 2675, Romania, 55th.

The local hero of the Chess Society of Bucharest’s grandmaster tournament, Liviu Dieter Nisipeanu. He is Romania’s highest ranked, and highest-rated player ever at 2675. Here Nisipeanu is welcomed by Romanian chess officials as he enters the tournament hall to participate in the elite double round-robin tournament which began on June 14 and ends on June 25. 
The local hero of the Chess Society of Bucharest’s grandmaster tournament, Liviu Dieter Nisipeanu. He is Romania’s highest ranked, and highest-rated player ever at 2675. Here Nisipeanu is welcomed by Romanian chess officials as he enters the tournament hall to participate in the elite double round-robin tournament which began on June 14 and ends on June 25.

In the following game, the most exciting of the second round, Black produces a surprising Knight sacrifice and obtained a strong attack against his opponent. But in time trouble, Black went wrong and resigned on move 36.

Gelfand, Boris – Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter

Kings’ Tournament Bazna ROM (2), 15.6.2009

1.d4 d6 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4 Bg7 4.e4 Nf6 5.Nc3 0-0 6.Be2 e5 7.0-0 Nc6 8.d5 Ne7 9.b4 Nh5 10.Re1 a5 11.bxa5 f5 12.Nd2 Nf6 13.c5 Rxa5 14.Nb3 Ra8 15.f3 f4 16.a4 g5 17.Ba3 h5 18.a5 Ng6 19.cxd6 cxd6 20.Na4 g4 21.Nb6 Nxe4! “A brilliant sacrifice” (Gelfand) 22.fxe4

f3. 22…g3? doesn’t work in view of 23.Bxh5 Qh4 24.h3 Bxh3 25.gxh3 Qxh3 26.Ra2. 23.Rf1 Nf4 24.Bxf3! Gelfand’s move is much safer than 24.gxf3 Qg5 25.fxg4 Nh3+ 26.Kh1 Nf2+ 27.Rxf2 Rxf2. 24…gxf3 25.Rxf3 Bg4 26.Nxa8 Qxa8?  27.Bxd6 Rf7 28.Qf1! Qd8.  29.Bc5.

Now White is winning. 29…Bf8 30.Rf2 Qh4 31.Kh1 Ne2 32.Rxf7 Ng3+ 33.Kg1 Bxc5+ 34.Nxc5 Ne2+ 35.Qxe2 Bxe2 36.Rf2 Black Resigns!  1-0.