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Shahriyar Mammadyarov: After 19th move, Kramnik's mood was spoiled
VI round has ended In ShamkirChess 2017 tournament dedicated to the memory of Vugar Hashimov . In VI round of XXI category super-tournament Organized by Synergy Group, Azerbaijani chess player Shahriyar Mammadyarov defeated former world champion Vladimir Kramnik with black pieces. Russian chess player surrendered at the end of the meeting, which lasted 6 hours 22 minutes.
According to the press service of tournament , after the game Shahriyar Mammadyarov has attended the press conference. Student of Sumgait Chess School told that game didn’t start well for him:” After debut everything was in my opponent's favor. My pieces were in bad situation. The white pieces had gain advantage. It was possible to improve the situation. In 19th move , the opponent made a mistake. I think after that, Kramnik’s mood was spoiled. This move was a turning point in the game.