Tal Memorial 2009
ChessFire
The 2009 Tal Memorial will take place November 4-19, 2009 in Moscow,
Russia. This is the strongest tournament of the year. Here are the
confirmed players:
Tal Memorial Moscow (Moscow, Russia)
Name T Nat Elo
Anand, Viswanathan g IND 2788
Aronian, Levon g ARM 2786
Carlsen, Magnus g NOR 2801
Kramnik, Vladimir g RUS 2772
Leko, Peter g HUN 2752
Gelfand, Boris g ISR 2758
Ivanchuk, Vassily g UKR 2739
Morozevich, Alexander g RUS 2750
Svidler, Peter g RUS 2754
Ponomariov, Ruslan g UKR 2739
Official website: http://russiachess.org
SAT W-7
How will Carlsen do with all the powerful chess players they have here
? He destroyed every one in his last tournament ..If Carlsen wants to
be a world champ then winning this tournament would be a great start
..Then if he can beat Anand , you send him a message ..I am coming for
you ......
Will Anad play like the World Champion that he is or will he just work
on stuff he might try and spring on Topolov ...I think he is in a tough
position because you know Topolove will go over every game he plays here
and try and find a weakness .....You know i would not play in the
tournament if i were him. Then again playing the best of the best will
keep you in top form ...
what are the time controls for the games ?
ChessFire
> So your saying they can add more players ?
Yeah - this is just the 2700+ crowd.
> How will Carlsen do with all the powerful chess players they have here
> ? He destroyed every one in his last tournament ..If Carlsen wants to
> be a world champ then winning this tournament would be a great start
> ..Then if he can beat Anand , you send him a message ..I am coming for
> you ......
I think he is the favorite, and who second? Probably Anand.
> Will Anad play like the World Champion that he is or will he just work
> on stuff he might try and spring on Topolov ...I think he is in a tough
> position because you know Topolove will go over every game he plays here
> and try and find a weakness .....You know i would not play in the
> tournament if i were him. Then again playing the best of the best will
> keep you in top form ...
I think Kasparov kept or advised Magnus not to play in the Euro Team
championship so he could concentrate for this one. Certainly, player's
repertoires are now instantly available to other players.
> what are the time controls for the games ?
Dunno, will find out if they are 'new' Fide, which are a bit faster
than in previous years.
ChessFire
> > what are the time controls for the games ?
Official website: http://russiachess.org
[was not working when I tried it earlier]
PI
madams
>
> Here are confirmed participants //Phil Innes
>
> The 2009 Tal Memorial will take place November 4-19, 2009 in Moscow,
> Russia. This is the strongest tournament of the year. Here are the
> confirmed players:
They sure are some "strongies" eh ? Phil ...
What I can't unnerstand is how come strongies like Maxime
Vachier-Lagrave (recently clocked @ 1 pt off the 2800 barrier & of
course our very own Nige who hurdled this mythic "style" with aplomb &
pts to burn) aren't automatically "included" or "invited" as the case
may be. It all seems to "smack" of hyperinflation, favouritism & a poor
interpretation of Prof. Elo's maxims..... harrumpf ! ...
m.
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Offramp
prediction contest. (I would provide links but I'm at work) Another
user there is doing an overall standings prediction contest; the final
result.
I'm taking part in both. You can see my attempts there, same name -
Offramp.
Offramp
It is a malicious web site.
Offramp
> ChessFire wrote:
>
> > Here are confirmed participants //Phil Innes
>
> > The 2009 Tal Memorial will take place November 4-19, 2009 in Moscow,
> > Russia. This is the strongest tournament of the year. Here are the
> > confirmed players:
>
> They sure are some "strongies" eh ? Phil ...
>
> What I can't unnerstand is how come strongies like Maxime
> Vachier-Lagrave (recently clocked @ 1 pt off the 2800 barrier & of
> course our very own Nige who hurdled this mythic "style" with aplomb &
> pts to burn) aren't automatically "included" or "invited" as the case
> may be. It all seems to "smack" of hyperinflation, favouritism & a poor
> interpretation of Prof. Elo's maxims..... harrumpf ! ...
There does seem to be a clique. And as long as players get reasonable
scores, their elos will continue to grow higher and the group will
stay the same.
Wlodzimierz Holsztynski (Wlod)
>
> There does seem to be a clique. And as long
> as players get reasonable scores, their elos
> will continue to grow higher and the group will
> stay the same.
Could you expand on this?
Wlod
Wlodzimierz Holsztynski (Wlod)
>
>
> > Official website:http://russiachess.org
>
>
> It is a malicious web site.
You're malicious yourself. I tried, and
my newly acquired Norton anti-virus
protection claims "No fraud detected",
and it gives no negative feedback.
Wlod
madams
.
> There does seem to be a clique. And as long as players get reasonable
> scores, their elos will continue to grow higher and the group will
> stay the same.
This is total stasis Alain !! Nothing & I mean "nothink" stops my course
... I achieve higher values than your 'corsements' your "corsetry" ....
leave me in peace "alan" swine... you're a concibingal offal snukker
..........................................
m.
SAT W-7
they have over looked me..
If i was playing id win it all....
EJAY
All of the first round games were drawn. This should be an exciting
event. Topalov should be playing.
EJAY
SAT W-7
sitting out ..He is saving his brain energy and he can study Anands
games ..
You know i belive he is probably going to became the new W.C because
he has lost one chance at it already and he will not want to be a two
time loser .....
ChessFire
Yes - here were the line-ups for round 1
Round 1 pairings:
Carlsen - Kramnik
Morozevich - Leko
Ivanchuk - Anand
Gelfand 1/2 Ponomariov
Aronian 1/2 Svidler
Phil
ChessFire
Here is info from the English Language version of the site:
Each round starts at 3 p.m. The playing days are 10 through 4 and 16
through 19 Nov.
The rate of play is 100 minutes to each player for the first 40 moves
plus 50 minutes for the next 20 moves plus 15 minutes for the rest of
the game with an increment of 30 seconds per move starting from the
first.
It doesn't say 'live games' but says 'all the games' which didn't
work.
First one of us to watch a game live, gets the Louis Blair Prize for
Much Said About Nothing.
Phil
SAT W-7
over ..Just click that..
I have no idea who win win this tournament but it will be the one
who's brain will not get as tired as the other guys....
SAT W-7
change it to english it will not stay on that pic page ...It only stays
on the pic page with Russian writing..bugs me
ChessFire
Tal Memorial 2009 (1), 05.11.2009
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 0–0 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 d5 7.cxd5 Ne4
8.Qc2 exd5 9.Bf4 Nc6 10.e3 Re8 11.Nf3 g5 12.Bg3 g4 13.Ne5 Nxe5 14.Bxe5
c5 15.Bd3 Bf5 16.Qe2 f6 17.Bxe4 Bxe4 18.Bg3 Qa5+ 19.Qd2 Qxd2+ 20.Kxd2
c4 21.f3 gxf3 22.gxf3 Bg6 23.h4 Bh5 24.Ke2 Re6 25.Be1 Kf7 26.Kf2 Rae8
27.Bd2 Rb6 28.Bc3 Rb3 29.a4 b6 30.Rhe1 Bg6 31.e4 dxe4 32.d5 a6 33.fxe4
Bxe4 34.d6 f5 35.Rg1 Ke6 36.Rg7 Kxd6 37.Rxh7 Bd3 38.Kf3 Re4 39.h5 Rh4
40.Rg1 Be4+ 41.Ke3 Rh3+ 42.Kf4 Rf3+ 43.Kg5 b5 44.axb5 axb5 45.Kf6
Rbxc3 46.bxc3 Rxc3 47.Rg8 Rh3 48.Rc8 c3 49.Rhc7 c2 50.Kg5 Rh2 51.Rc3
Ke6 52.Re8+ Kf7 53.Rb8 Rg2+ 54.Kf4 Ke6 55.Re8+ Kd7 56.Rb8 Ke6 57.Re8+
Kf6 58.Rf8+ Ke6 ½–½
ChessFire
Carlsen, Magnus - Morozevich, Alexander ½-½
Kramnik, Vladimir - Anand, Viswanathan ½-½
Leko, Peter - Gelfand, Boris ½-½
Svidler, Peter - Ivanchuk, Vassily ½-½
Ponomariov, Ruslan - Aronian, Levon ½-½
ChessFire
with this line up and everyone now well played in, how about wins for
Carlsed, Anand and Ivanchuk? //Phil Innes
Round 3 pairings:
Boris Gelfand - Magnus Carlsen
Vishy Anand - Peter Svidler
Alexander Morozevich - Vladimir Kramnik
Levon Aronian - Peter Leko
Vassily Ivanchuk - Ruslan Ponomariov
ChessFire
result from Susan Polgar's site - Chessdom and Chessvibes also have
live commentary - in case you can't actually view the games at the
official site ;( /Phil Innes
This is a very intriguing matchup. Gelfand is an underrated player who
is very technically sound. I have known him for years and he is not
one who would be too easily intimidated. Carlsen is a brilliant phenom
with flair. He is on a quest to become #1 in the world. I expect this
to be an exciting game. The game will begin at 7 am NY time and 6 am
Texas time. Our friends at Chessdom are also covering this.
For those of you who are new to my LIVE commentary, simply refresh
your browser to see my updated commentary after the game begins.
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Ne4 5. Bh4 c5 Aggressive play by
Carlsen right from the opening. The two most popular responses for
White here are 6. cxd5 and 6. e3. I prefer 6. cxd5.
6. cxd5 Nxc3 7. bxc3 Qxd5 8. e3 Bg7 So far we are still in opening
book.
9. Nf3 cxd4 This is actually not the most popular line. The most
popular line would be 9. Nc6.
10. cxd4 Nc6 11. Be2 0-0 12. 0-0 Bf5 This is an interesting choice of
move. Other possible moves include 12... e5 and 12...b6 which are the
most popular. It seems that Magnus is playing quite quickly in the
opening. That means that he is fully prepared against Boris. I
remember Kasparov telling me a few years ago in NY that sometimes he
would play the opening lines he was well prepared for really fast on
purpose as a psychological weapon against his opponents. Could you
imagine what his opponents were thinking? Did they fall into some type
of home preparation by the Kasparov team? It may not work against a
seasoned warrior like Gelfand but it will definitely work against some
other GMs.
Boris is spending a lot of time here. He has many choices to choose
from which will effect how the game will play out. Some of the
possible moves here include 13. Nd2, 13. Qa4, 13. Qb3, etc.
For your information, from time to time you will see a GM spending a
lot of time at a particular point in the opening. There could be a
number of reasons for this:
1. They do not remember the opening lines and they're trying to
remember.
2. They do know the lines but they are deciding on which line to
choose against a particular opponent. For example, if he/she is
playing against someone who is a very positional player, he/she may
choose a more open and aggressive line to get his/her opponent out of
the comfort zone.
13. Nd2 e5 14. Bf3 Qd6 I am not sure of this move. As I recall,
14...e4 has been played and so has 14...Qa5. I personally like 15. d5
here but of course there are other playable moves too.
15. Nc4 Qb4 I am not sure how accurate is the online time but it seems
that Gelfand is down by about 40 minutes on the clock.
16. Bxc6 Qxc4 If 16..bxc6 then 17. Nxc5.
17. Bxb7 Rab8 It seems to me that Black has a very comfortable
position. White has no edge whatsoever. This is why I prefer 15. d5.
It would have kept the game more alive.
18. Qf3 exd4 19. Bd5 Qb4 Other options such as 19...Qa4 or 19...Qa6
are also playable. Boris has to be very careful here of the double
threat of Bishop on h4 and Rook on a1 once the d4 pawn is out of the
way.
20. e4 Black's most dynamic move here is probably 20...Be6. = / =+
20...Be6 White cannot capture with 21. Bxe6 because after fxe6, Black
has the open f file and a passed pawn. Therefore, 21. Bg3 chasing the
Rook out of the b file, followed by 22. Rab1 is most logical.
21. Rad1 Qc3 Now 22. Qf4 and 22. Rd3 are both playable although I
prefer the first one.
22. Qf4 An interesting move for Black here is 22...Rb6 to stop the
idea of 23. Bf6. Black needs the g7 Bishop to strengthen his d4 pawn.
I don't know who else is doing commentary but GM C. Bauer is doing
live commentary for Chessdom.com and IM Ris is doing live commentary
for Chessvibes.com. I an sure that ICC and PlayChess have their own
GMs as well. It is great that chess fans can see different perspective
from different commentators.
22...Bxd5 23. exd5 This pretty much will head into a draw probably
after move 30 as both sides will have equal material and identical
pawn structure.
23...Qc5 24. Bf6 Bxf6 25. Qxf6 Will this follow? 25...Qxd5 26. Qxd4
25...Qxd5 1/2 OK so I was wrong :) They did not wait until move 30 as
this is a dead draw for world class GMs.
I will do LIVE commentary once again tomorrow. I will post a poll
later today and you can pick which one you would like me to cover.
ChessFire
> After 10 draws I speculate that round 3 will see some decisive games,
> with this line up and everyone now well played in, how about wins for
> Carlsed, Anand and Ivanchuk? //Phil Innes
>
> Round 3 pairings:
>
> Boris Gelfand - Magnus Carlsen
>
> Vishy Anand - Peter Svidler
got 1 right:
Anand, V (2788) - Svidler, P (2754) [D85]
Tal Memorial (3), 07.11.2009
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.Bd2 Bg7 6.e4 Nb6 7.Be3 0–0
8.h3 e5 9.Nf3 exd4 10.Bxd4 Bxd4 11.Qxd4 Qe7 12.Qe3 Nc6 13.Bb5 Nb4
14.Rc1 Be6 15.b3 a6 16.Be2 Nc6 17.0–0 f6 18.Rfe1 Rad8 19.Bf1 Bf7
20.Nh2 Be6 21.f4 Nd4 22.f5 Bf7 23.Ng4 gxf5 24.Nh6+ Kh8 25.Qf2 fxe4
26.Rxe4 Qd6 27.Rd1 c5 28.Nxf7+ Rxf7 29.b4 f5 30.bxc5 fxe4 31.Qxf7 Nf3+
32.Qxf3 White wins 1–0
help bot
Were any moves played, or was this perhaps one
of those "team draws"?
-- help bot
SAT W-7
about exciting to read.
I will not be here to vote for a game you will do next so i will throw
my vote out now , Pono Rulsan , i really do not know anything about
him so that the reason i will vote for his game.
I am not sure who he plays in the 3'd round ..
Mybe you can do one a day or every other day because i know they take
time to do..
Thank you again ......
The Masked Bishop
Hah! There is a long history to Russian group draws. It's almost as
exciting as Russian group sex...well, no it isn't...but almost. Don't
expect a lot of fireworks with this crowd, as they split the pot to
shore up their flagging bank accounts. Those aren't exactly helped by
the lack of and English website...but who needs English? Who needs
sponsors, interest, attention?
--TMB
help bot
> Hah! There is a long history to Russian group draws. It's almost as
> exciting as Russian group sex...
If you've played a game at GetClub recently, you
may have noticed that some "Russian sex" adver-
tisements have been added-- another of the many
recent "improvements"; however, these ads are in
the guise of finding a woman for marriage-- not
group sex.
> well, no it isn't...but almost. Don't
> expect a lot of fireworks with this crowd, as they split the pot to
> shore up their flagging bank accounts. Those aren't exactly helped by
> the lack of and English website...but who needs English? Who needs
> sponsors, interest, attention?
I find it nearly impossible to feel pity for these
"poor" grandmasters, especially in view of the
fact that most people can't afford to take lessons
from them at the going rates, and chess lesson
giving not exactly being "back-breaking work".
It is akin to those movies in which the audience
is supposed to feel sorry for the wealthy (and
quite lazy) elites, after they are forced to dismiss
half of their servants due to a lack of funds with
which to pay them (to do all the real work). IMO,
this is a serious plot flaw.
On the other hand, I do feel sorry for them in
that these poor fellows, by necessity, are ob-
sessed with a mere board game-- and, as if this
were not bad enough, most are peculiarly ob-
sessed with the chess openings, often refusing
to complete games which stray far beyond this
realm.
If one must take pity on someone, take pity on
those chess players who lack the talent to break
the 1000 barrier, even after a lifetime of study
and hard work, but who nevertheless plod on--
never realizing that had they devoted a lifetime
of hard work to tic-tac-toe, they might have one
day nearly mastered it... .
-- help bot
ChessFire
I think the games have been described as 'fighting' - Carlsen is
certainly 'hitting with both fists' and doesn't seem interested in
draws; here are latest results now that initial conservatism has worn
off
Round 3 results:
Aronian, Levon - Leko, Peter 1-0
Anand, Viswanathan - Svidler, Peter 1-0
Ivanchuk, Vassily - Ponomariov, Ruslan ½-½
Gelfand, Boris - Carlsen, Magnus ½-½
Morozevich, Alexander - Kramnik, Vladimir 0-1
Standings after 3 rounds:
1-3. Anand, Viswanathan g IND 2788
2
1-3. Kramnik, Vladimir g RUS 2772
2
1-3. Aronian, Levon g ARM 2786
2
4-7. Ponomariov, Ruslan g UKR 2739
1½
4-7. Carlsen, Magnus g NOR 2801
1½
4-7. Ivanchuk, Vassily g UKR 2739
1½
4-7. Gelfand, Boris g ISR 2758
1½
8-10. Svidler, Peter g RUS 2754
1
8-10. Leko, Peter g HUN 2752
1
8-10. Morozevich, Alexander g RUS 2750
1
Chess news from Susan Polgar
ChessFire
> ChessFire , thank you for the commentary , you make the game you talk
> about exciting to read.
Many people here have acknowledged by brilliance and can't stop
mentioning my name? Perhaps they are sick..? Seriously, the bad news
is that Fly Season has hit Moscow and several players are unwell -
this news is from Mig Greenard:
"The bad news is that there are reports of at least two of the players
falling ill. Magnus Carlsen is suffering from a fever bad enough to
consider requesting a postponement of his round four game. He's been
to the doctor, so let's hope things improve. I also heard a comment
that Kramnik is dealing with some flu symptoms."
Let's hope both are OK.
Update: Espen Agdestein informed Chessdom.com and Nettavisen that
Carlsen has been given antibiotics. He is sick, but he will play
today.
ChessFire
season' ;))
hey... here is a treat - this was forwarded by a Norwegian chess fan
following Magnus's Blog
==
Moscow, November 8th 2009, Tal Memorial Round 4
People say top chess is becoming younger, but it doesn’t show in the
top 10. We’re only 3 players below 30 in this tournament. The Armenian
Levon Aronian (27), may very well be my fiercest competitor when the
“old” guard retires. We’ve had several tense encounters already and
after he eliminated me from both the World Cup in 2004 (I was just 13)
and the World Championship Candidate Matches in 2007, I’ve won quite a
number of games to have a positive score in our classical encounters.
Today I was not in much of a fighting mood and was quite happy to play
a relatively short but somewhat complicated drawn game against him
despite having the white pieces. I’m starting to feel somewhat better
this evening after a few days with a sore throat and also fever.
Tomorrow is a rest day and I hope to be back in good shape for round 5
on Tuesday. Former World Champion Vladimir Kramnik won again and is
leading with 3 out of 4. I’m still shared 4th with a 50% score.
Magnus Carlsen
2009-11-08 21:03:45
Moscow, November 7th 2009, Tal Memorial Round 3
After some snow this morning we had a rainy day in Moscow. I played
black against Boris Gelfand from Israel (born and raised in Belarus).
At 41 he is the oldest player in the field. My opening preparation
worked well and at the crucial point Boris had to choose between a
complicated game with chances for both sides and simplifications
leading to a slightly better position for me. He chose the latter, but
I soon concluded that my marginal advantage was insufficient to create
serious winning chances. We traded off more material and entered a
dead equal ending. Draw.
At this level it is not easy to win with black unless white
complicates the game or makes some serious mistakes. My main
competitors Anand, Aronian and Kramnik all used the opportunity to win
and they are sharing the lead with 2 points out of 3. I'm sharing 4th
at 1,5 points and will have white against Aronian Sunday.
Magnus Carlsen
2009-11-07 21:09:50
Source: http://www.arcticsec.no/index.php
& Susan Polgar.
//Phil Innes
SAT W-7
Levon , i thought he was younger ....
Yes if your feeling bad it is like any job you just want to get
through the day and get some rest ..
Carlsen vs Levon will be a battle ...It would bug me if he eliminated
me twice in major world cup matches and id try and beat him every time i
came up against him..
Is Carlsens website in English ?
ChessFire
No. It was translated by a kind Norwegian who sent it to Susan Polgar,
who smoothed it out, and which I repeated here. And here are round
5results
Boris Gelfand (2) 1/2 (3) Vladimir Kramnik
Levon Aronian (2.5) 1/2 (1.5) Alexander Morozevich
Vishy Anand (2.5) 1-0 (1.5) Peter Leko
Vassily Ivanchuk (2) 1/2 (2) Magnus Carlsen
Peter Svidler (1) 1/2 (2) Ruslan Ponomariov
Lots of draws, no?
Cordially, Phil
SAT W-7
either one would make would weaken them ..
I have not had many draws over the years i have been playing because i
am not that good but the few i have had we ( my opponent ) and i got to
a position and any offensive move would hurt us so we would shuffle
pieces on our back row until one asked for a draw....
I kinda think that is how it works with GM's too because they are so
good ....
The thing is as the rounds wear on the ones that get more mentally tired
will start to falter.
How many rounds do they play ?
That was nice of the guy to write it in english for you.....Carlsen
stuff ..
nite
ChessFire
>
> How many rounds do they play ?
I think they have 4 more - here is current live commentary by GM
Susan Polgar - she is noticing a 'shocker' at move 12 and suspecting
it is a Kasparov move 'for it's psychological value'. :)
With only 4 rounds left, Magnus has to make a move to have a chance to
catch up with the leaders. This is why this game is important to the
young Norwegian phenom.
[Event "Tal Memorial"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Anand, V."]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2801"]
[BlackElo "2788"]
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. Bg5 Bb4 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7.
bxc3 h6 (I don't remember seeing this move before.)
8. Bxf6 Qxf6 9. e3 (9...0-0 is the safer and more solid choice. 9...b5
is the riskier one.)
9...b5 10. a4 (Black must play 10...c6 here. 10...a6 is no good
because White can simply play 10...axb5 due to the pin.)
10...c6 (Both 11. Qb1 and 11. Ne5 are playable.)
11. Ne5 (Black can simply castle. Another possible move is 11...a6.
Both are fine choices.)
11...a6 (Now White needs to put his Bishop on the h1-a8 diagonal. He
can do that with either g3 then Bg2 or Be2 then Bf3.)
12. g4! (I give it a ! because it is a shocker. I did not expect this
at all. This looks to me like one of the Kasparov move. While it may
or may not be the strongest move, it certainly has excellent
psychological value.)
12...Bb7 13. Bg2 Qe7 14. 0-0 0-0 = (White has compensation for the
pawn. Now is the time to start some actions on the Kingside while
Black is still not fully developed and his pieces are not fully
coordinated yet. Magnus can start with 15. f4.)
15. f4 (Perhaps it is time for Vishy to give back the pawn and develop
his Knight with Nd7. Black cannot afford to be under develop just to
hang on to the pawn, especially when Magnus is threatening to launch a
Kingside assault.)
15...Nd7 (Now the question is which pieces to capture on c6? A capture
by the Knight makes more sense to me.)
16. Nxc6 Qd6 (Magnus can simply retreat with Ne5. But another
interesting choice is 17. Ne7+ Qxe7 18. Bxb7. )
ChessFire
> 16. Nxc6 Qd6 (Magnus can simply retreat with Ne5. But another
> interesting choice is 17. Ne7+ Qxe7 18. Bxb7. )
the rest of the game, annotated by Susan Polgar
17. Ne7+ Qxe7 18. Bxb7 Ra7 19. Bg2 Nb6 20. axb5 axb5 21. Rxa7 Qxa7 22.
Qa1 Qe7 (A series of moves were rapidly played. The position is
somewhat equal but if given a choice, I would take Black as White has
weaknesses with his pawns. Black obviously did not want to trade
Queens. It is more beneficial for Black to keep his Queen on the board
to create chances to win. In this position, White cannot just sit
back. He must continue his attack on the Kingside.)
23. e4 Ra8 24. Qb2 Ra5 25. e5 Qh4 (I am not so keen on this move.
White can just ignore it and continue with 26. f5 and here is a
possible continuation 26...Qxg4 27. h3 Qg5 28. fxe6 fxe6 29. Qb4)
26. Qe2 (Here is one possible line 26...Ra3 27. f5 Rxc3 28. fxe6 fxe6
29. Qe4 Qd8 30. Qg6 Qxd4+ 31. Kh1 Re3 32. Qxe6+ Kh7 33. Qf5+ Kg8 34.
Qe6+ 1/2)
26...Ra3 27. f5 (Will Anand take the pawn on c3 or will he retreat
with Qe7? It is a critical choice for Black now.)
27...Rxc3 28. fxe6 fxe6 29. Qe4 (So far, the players followed the line
I suggested a few moves ago.)
29...Qd8 30. Qg6 Qxd4+ 31. Kh1 Re3 (Still following the line I
suggested. However, I just saw a possible improvement. Instead of 32.
Qxe6+, White can play 32. Bc6 and here is a possible continuation
32...Qc5 33. Qxe6+ Kh7 34. Be4+ Rxe4 35. Qf5+ Kg8 36. Qxe4 Qd5 37.
Qxd5+ Nxd5+=)
32. Qxe6+ Kh7 33. Qf5+ Kh8 = (Magnus is thinking here. He has the
perpetual in hand. But he's looking for any possible winning line. So
far, I don't see it.)
34. Qf8+ Kh7 35. Qf5+ (So Magnus came to the conclusion is White has
nothing better and the perpetual is the best outcome.)
35...Kh8 36. Qf8+ 1/2
ChessFire
Gelfand, B (2758) - Aronian, L (2786) [D47]
Tal Memorial (6), 11.11.2009
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5
8.Bd3 Bb7 9.e4 b4 10.Na4 c5 11.e5 Nd5 12.dxc5 Nxc5 13.Nxc5 Bxc5 14.0–0
h6 15.Nd2 0–0 16.Ne4 Bd4 17.Nd6 Bc6 18.Bh7+ Kxh7 19.Qxd4 f6 20.Bd2
fxe5 21.Qe4+ Kg8 22.Qxe5 Qd7 23.Rac1 Rad8 24.Nc4 Rf5 25.Qg3 Nf6
26.Bxh6 Ne4 27.Qg4 Nf6 28.Qg6 Qe7 29.Bg5 Be8 30.Bxf6 Qxf6 31.Qxf6 gxf6
32.Rfd1 Rxd1+ 33.Rxd1 Rc5 34.b3 Bb5 35.Ne3 f5 36.f4 Kf7 37.Kf2 a5
38.Rd8 Rc1 39.Rb8 Bd3 40.Rb7+ Kf6 41.Ra7 Rb1 42.g4 fxg4 43.Nxg4+ Kf5
44.Ne5 Ke4 45.Nxd3 Kxd3 46.Rxa5 Ke4 47.Re5+ Kxf4 48.Rxe6 Rh1 49.Kg2
Rc1 50.Re2 Rc3 51.Kf2 Rc1 52.Rd2 Ke4 53.Kg3 Rc8 54.h4 Ke5 55.Re2+ Kf5
56.Rf2+ Kg6 57.Rf4 Rc2 58.Rxb4 Rxa2 59.Rb5 Rd2 60.h5+ Kf6 61.h6 Rd7
62.Rh5 Rh7 63.Kf4 Kg6 64.Rh3 Kf6 65.Ke4 Ke6 66.Kd4 White wins 1–0
ChessFire
Tal Memorial (6), 11.11.2009
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.f3 c5 4.d5 Bg7 5.e4 d6 6.Nc3 0–0 7.Nge2 e6 8.Ng3
Na6 9.Be2 exd5 10.cxd5 Nc7 11.a4 a6 12.Bg5 Bd7 13.h4 b5 14.h5 h6
15.Be3 b4 16.Nb1 g5 17.Bf2 Nfe8 18.Ra2 f5 19.b3 fxe4 20.Nxe4 Bf5
21.Ng3 Kh8 22.Bc4 Bh7 23.0–0 Nf6 24.Re2 Qd7 25.Rfe1 Rae8 26.Rxe8 Rxe8
27.Rxe8+ Qxe8 28.Nd2 Nfxd5 29.Nde4 Qc6 30.Bd3 Nf4 31.Bc2 Nce6 32.Nd2
Nd3 33.Nge4 Nef4 34.g3 Nh3+ 35.Kg2 Nhxf2 36.Nxf2 Nxf2 37.Kxf2 Bg8
38.Qe2 d5 39.Qe7 Bd4+ 40.Kf1 Qe6 41.Qf8 Qh3+ 42.Ke2 Qg2+ 43.Kd1 Qg1+
44.Ke2 Qf2+ 45.Kd1 Bg7 46.Qd6 a5 47.Qb6 Qg1+ 48.Ke2 Qg2+ 49.Kd1 c4
Black wins 0–1
ChessFire
Kramnik, V (2772) - Ponomariov, R (2739) [D38]
Tal Memorial (6), 11.11.2009
1.d4 e6 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Bb4 5.Bg5 Nbd7 6.cxd5 exd5 7.e3 c5
8.dxc5 Qa5 9.Rc1 Ne4 10.Qxd5 Nxc3 11.bxc3 Bxc3+ 12.Kd1 0–0 13.Bc4 Nf6
14.Bxf6 Bxf6 15.Ke2 b5 16.c6 Ba6 17.Qf5 Qa3 18.Bd3 Rfd8 19.c7 Qxa2+
20.Nd2 Rxd3 21.Qxd3 b4 22.Kf3 Bb7+ 23.Kg3 h5 24.h3 Qa5 25.f4 Rc8
26.Nc4 Qa6 27.Ne5 Qxd3 28.Nxd3 Bc3 29.Rhd1 a5 30.Nc5 Rxc7 31.Na4 Be4
32.Rd6 Kh7 33.Ra6 h4+ 34.Kh2 Rd7 35.Nc5 Re7 36.Rxa5 Bd2 37.Rc4 f5
38.Nxe4 fxe4 39.Rh5+ Kg6 40.Rg5+ Kf6 41.Rc6+ Kf7 42.Rf5+ Kg8 43.g4 Re8
44.Re5 Rb8 45.g5 Kh7 46.Re7 Bxe3 47.Rh6+ Kg8 48.Rg6 Bd4 49.Rge6 Kh7
50.f5 Bc5 51.Re8 Rxe8 52.Rxe8 b3 53.Kg2 Be3 54.Rxe4 Bxg5 55.Rb4 g6
56.Rb7+ Kh6 57.fxg6 Kxg6 58.Kf3 Bd2 59.Kg4 Be1 60.Rxb3 Bg3 61.Rf3 Be1
62.Re3 Bf2 63.Re6+ Kf7 64.Kf5 Bg3 65.Re4 Bf2 66.Kg5 Bg3 67.Re2 Kg7
68.Re7+ Kf8 69.Kf6 Bf2 70.Re6 Bg3 71.Kg6 Bh2 72.Re4 Bg3 73.Kf6 Bf2
74.Kg6 Bg3 75.Re2 Bd6 76.Kg5 Bg3 77.Kf6 Bf4 78.Re4 Bd6 79.Rd4 Bc7
80.Kg6 Bg3 81.Re4 White wins 1–0
ChessFire
translator at e3e5.com
Alexander Morozevich Interview
I do not miss Topalov here in Moscow, or in any other tournament -
Morozevich said
Presented by Chessdom.com
The Mikhail Tal Memorial, which is currently ongoing in Moscow, has
gathered eight of world's top ten rated Grandmasters. One of the
participants is Alexander Morozevich, who recently won an individual
gold medal for the performance at the European Team Chess Championship
in Novi Sad. Excerpts from the interview with Russian "Izvestia".
Izvestia: You were in great shape at the European Championship, but
the Russian team did not have enough points to win the gold medal.
Isn't that a pity?
Alexander Morozevich: I have mixed feelings about this competition. Of
course, I managed to win three consecutive games in the final rounds.
But the shame that the team finished only second is greater.
Izvestia: Now you are playing at the Tal Memorial. How do you estimate
the strength of the starting lineup?
Alexander Morozevich: I personally have no doubt that, with such
players, this is the strongest tournament of the year. Of course,
there are tournaments abroad where the average rating could be a few
points higher, but this is usually with four or maximum six top
Grandmasters. The organizers had to invest lots of effort to get the
highest XXI category with ten participants. They managed to include
almost all the world's best players - eight out of top ten. In
addition, we have the former World Champion Ruslan Ponomariov, and
Vassily Ivanchuk, who is now slightly lower rated.
Izvestia: Still the highest rated player - Veselin Topalov from
Bulgaria - did not arrive to Moscow. His absence did not upset you?
Alexander Morozevich: You know, I will tell you my own, totally
personal point of view. I myself do not miss Topalov here in Moscow,
or in any other tournament. Granted, millions of chess fans certainly
have different opinion on this matter.
Full interview on Izvestia.ru (Russian language). Thanks to e3e5.com.
madams
.
> No. It was translated by a kind Norwegian who sent it to Susan Polgar,
> who smoothed it out, and which I repeated here.
Such a pity she couldn't (also) "smooth" out her crappy pgn's then ....
>And here are round
> 5results
>
> Boris Gelfand (2) 1/2 (3) Vladimir Kramnik
> Levon Aronian (2.5) 1/2 (1.5) Alexander Morozevich
> Vishy Anand (2.5) 1-0 (1.5) Peter Leko
> Vassily Ivanchuk (2) 1/2 (2) Magnus Carlsen
> Peter Svidler (1) 1/2 (2) Ruslan Ponomariov
>
> Lots of draws, no?
Yep ! I'd say draws of this calibre usually repay a bit of study...
eg: [White "Vassily Ivanchuk"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2739"]
[BlackElo "2801"]
[PlyCount "62"]
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. e3 d6 5. h3 O-O 6. Be2 b6 7. a4 c5 8.
c3
Ba6 9. O-O Qc8 10. Re1 Qb7 11. Bb5 Bxb5 12. axb5 a6 13. Qe2 axb5 14.
Rxa8
Qxa8 15. Qxb5 Na6 16. Bh2 Qb7 17. Nbd2 Nc7 18. Qb3 Ne6 19. Ra1 Rb8 20.
Ra3
b5 21. Qa2 Qd5 22. Qa1 Ne4 23. Qa2 Qxa2 24. Rxa2 Nxd2 25. Nxd2 b4 26.
Kf1
bxc3 27. bxc3 cxd4 28. cxd4 Nc7 29. Ra5 f5 30. g4 Rb5 31. Rxb5 1/2-1/2
Also:
Nov-10-09 Cercatore: Carlsen is sick. 1h game, and then... return to
bed.
He's unlucky.
Nov-10-09
tpstar: In the 1980s 1. d4 & 2. Nf3 & 3. Bf4 was the "Businessman's
Opening" as it could be used against virtually any Black defense and got
both sides out of book very quickly. Against the KID, as of 6. Be2 Black
has a slight scoring edge Opening Explorer and then 6 ... b6 is not the
most common choice (6 ... Nbd7) but Black equalized quickly with 7 ...
c5. White avoided both e4 & c4 and thus the center was quiet, so there
was no real play or counterplay. The maneuver with 21. Qa2, 22. Qa1 &
23. Qa2 is quite piquant indeed.
I sense Ivanchuk was expecting a Grunfeld instead of a KID and didn't
want any sharp theoretical duel today.
Nov-10-09
seagull1756: thanks to Magnus we'll be able to use Kasparov's
opening ideas for the next 10 years or so ))))
Nov-10-09
Sem: Looks like mutual respect.
[Chessgames.com]
m.
>
> Cordially, Phil
madams
.
> I think they have 4 more - here is current live commentary by GM
> Susan Polgar - she is noticing a 'shocker' at move 12 and suspecting
> it is a Kasparov move 'for it's psychological value'. :)
:)
>
> With only 4 rounds left, Magnus has to make a move to have a chance to
> catch up with the leaders. This is why this game is important to the
> young Norwegian phenom.
"phenom." :)
-----
>
> [Event "Tal Memorial"]
> [White "Carlsen, M."]
> [Black "Anand, V."]
> [ECO "D30"]
> [WhiteElo "2801"]
> [BlackElo "2788"]
>
> 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. Bg5 Bb4 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7.
> bxc3 h6 (I don't remember seeing this move before.)
My 'gameplayer' spat the dummy @ "(I don't remember seeing this move
before.)" so I deleted "it" :)
>
> 8. Bxf6 Qxf6 9. e3 (9...0-0
Spat the dummy right here "0-0" for some strange reason (also) :)
Pfft !
:)
m.
madams
>
> A first win for Gelfand:
I ask the reader can you tell the difference between Stork & Butter ?
Well ! can you ? ? ?
[Round "6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Boris Gelfand"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D47"]
[WhiteElo "2758"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[PlyCount "132"]
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5
8.
Bd3 Bb7 9. e4 b4 10. Na4 c5 11. e5 Nd5 12. dxc5 Nxc5 13. Nxc5 Bxc5 14.
O-O
h6 15. Nd2 O-O 16. Ne4 Bd4 17. Nd6 Bc6 18. Bh7+ Kxh7 19. Qxd4 f6 20. Bd2
fxe5 21. Qe4+ Kg8 22. Qxe5 Qd7 23. Rac1 Rad8 24. Nc4 Rf5 25. Qg3 Nf6 26.
Bxh6 Ne4 27. Qg4 Nf6 28. Qg6 Qe7 29. Bg5 Be8 30. Bxf6 Qxf6 31. Qxf6 gxf6
32. Rfd1 Rxd1+ 33. Rxd1 Rc5 34. b3 Bb5 35. Ne3 f5 36. f4 Kf7 37. Kf2 a5
38.
Rd8 Rc1 39. Rb8 Bd3 40. Rb7+ Kf6 41. Ra7 Rb1 42. g4 fxg4 43. Nxg4+ Kf5
44.
Ne5 Ke4 45. Nxd3 Kxd3 46. Rxa5 Ke4 47. Re5+ Kxf4 48. Rxe6 Rh1 49. Kg2
Rc1
50. Re2 Rc3 51. Kf2 Rc1 52. Rd2 Ke4 53. Kg3 Rc8 54. h4 Ke5 55. Re2+ Kf5
56.
Rf2+ Kg6 57. Rf4 Rc2 58. Rxb4 Rxa2 59. Rb5 Rd2 60. h5+ Kf6 61. h6 Rd7
62.
Rh5 Rh7 63. Kf4 Kg6 64. Rh3 Kf6 65. Ke4 Ke6 66. Kd4 1-0
[Chessgames.com]
m.
madams
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Alexander Morozevich"]
[Black "Vassily Ivanchuk"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[PlyCount "94"]
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 c5 4. d5 Bg7 5. e4 d6 6. Nc3 O-O 7. Nge2 e6 8.
Ng3
Na6 9. Be2 exd5 10. cxd5 Nc7 11. a4 a6 12. Bg5 Bd7 13. h4 b5 14. h5 h6
15.
Be3 b4 16. Nb1 g5 17. Bf2 Nfe8 18. Ra2 f5 19. b3 fxe4 20. Nxe4 Bf5 21.
Ng3
Kh8 22. Bc4 Bh7 23. O-O Nf6 24. Re2 Qd7 25. Rfe1 Rae8 26. Rxe8 Rxe8 27.
Rxe8+ Qxe8 28. Nd2 Nfxd5 29. Nde4 Qc6 30. Bd3 Nf4 31. Bc2 Nce6 32. Nd2
Nd3
33. Nge4 Nef4 34. g3 Nh3+ 35. Kg2 Nhxf2 36. Nxf2 Nxf2 37. Kxf2 Bg8 38.
Qe2
d5 39. Qe7 Bd4+ 40. Kf1 Qe6 41. Qf8 Qh3+ 42. Ke2 Qg2+ 43. Kd1 Qg1+ 44.
Ke2
Qf2+ 45. Kd1 Bg7 46. Qd6 a5 47. Qb6 0-1
[Chessgames.com]
m.
================
madams
[Result "1-0"]
[White "V Kramnik"]
[Black "R Ponomariov"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "4"]
1.d4 e6 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Bb4 5.Bg5 Nbd7 6.cxd5 exd5 7.e3 c5
8.dxc5 Qa5 9.Rc1 Ne4 10.Qxd5 Nxc3 11.bxc3 Bxc3+ 12.Kd1 O-O 13.Bc4 Nf6
14.Bxf6 Bxf6 15.Ke2 b5 16.c6 Ba6 17.Qf5 Qa3 18.Bd3 Rfd8 19.c7 Qxa2+
20.Nd2 Rxd3 21.Qxd3 b4 22.Kf3 Bb7+ 23.Kg3 h5 24.h3 Qa5 25.f4 Rc8 26.Nc4
Qa6 27.Ne5 Qxd3 28.Nxd3 Bc3 29.Rhd1 a5 30.Nc5 Rxc7 31.Na4 Be4 32.Rd6 Kh7
33.Ra6 h4+ 34.Kh2 Rd7 35.Nc5 Re7 36.Rxa5 Bd2 37.Rc4 f5 38.Nxe4 fxe4
39.Rh5+ Kg6 40.Rg5+ Kf6 41.Rc6+ Kf7 42.Rf5+ Kg8 43.g4 Re8 44.Re5 Rb8
45.g5 Kh7 46.Re7 Bxe3 47.Rh6+ Kg8 48.Rg6 Bd4 49.Rge6 Kh7 50.f5 Bc5
51.Re8 Rxe8 52.Rxe8 b3 53.Kg2 Be3 54.Rxe4 Bxg5 55.Rb4 g6 56.Rb7+ Kh6
57.fxg6 Kxg6 58.Kf3 Bd2 59.Kg4 Be1 60.Rxb3 Bg3 61.Rf3 Be1 62.Re3 Bf2
63.Re6+ Kf7 64.Kf5 Bg3 65.Re4 Bf2 66.Kg5 Bg3 67.Re2 Kg7 68.Re7+ Kf8
69.Kf6 Bf2 70.Re6 Bg3 71.Kg6 Bh2 72.Re4 Bg3 73.Kf6 Bf2 74.Kg6 Bg3 75.Re2
Bd6 76.Kg5 Bg3 77.Kf6 Bf4 78.Re4 Bd6 79.Rd4 Bc7 80.Kg6 Bg3 81.Re4 1-0
[Chessgames.com]
m.
================
SAT W-7
the game ?
How does it work ?
Does a chess board pop up and the pieces start to move in that order
?
I have this crappy webtv so when i want to play the game i set my
pieces up on the chess board and make each move myself , looking at the
tv and then look at the piece i move , then when i get ten or fifteen
moves in i start to lose my place on the tv screen ..it is time
consuming and hard if i lose my place ..
ChessFire
> ChessFire wrote:
>
> > A first win for Gelfand:
>
> I ask the reader can you tell the difference between Stork & Butter ?
>
> Well ! can you ? ? ?
Not personally; I can only tell the difference between Pelikan and
Benoni. Meanwhile here were the...
Standings after 6 rounds:
1. Kramnik, Vladimir g RUS 2772
4½ 2958
2. Anand, Viswanathan g IND 2788
4 2884
3-4. Gelfand, Boris g ISR 2758
3½ 2823
3-4. Ivanchuk, Vassily g UKR 2739
3½ 2821
5-6. Carlsen, Magnus g NOR 2801
3 2765
5-6. Aronian, Levon g ARM 2786
3 2759
7. Ponomariov, Ruslan g UKR 2739
2½ 2709
8-10. Morozevich, Alexander g RUS 2750
2 2643
8-10. Leko, Peter g HUN 2752
2 2637
8-10. Svidler, Peter g RUS 2754
2 2637
ChessFire
Ivanchuk, V (2739) - Gelfand, B (2758) [D11]
Tal Memorial (7), 12.11.2009
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 Bg4 5.h3 Bxf3 6.Qxf3 e6 7.Nc3 Nbd7
8.Bd3 dxc4 9.Bxc4 Bd6 10.0–0 0–0 11.e4 e5 12.d5 Nb6 13.Bd3 cxd5
14.exd5 h6 15.Be3 Rc8 16.Rac1 Nc4 17.Bxc4 Rxc4 18.Qe2 Rc8 19.Bxa7 b6
20.Nb5 Rc5 21.Rfd1 Qd7 22.Nxd6 Qxd6 23.Rxc5 Qxc5 24.Qe3 Qc2 25.Qb3
Qxb3 26.axb3 Rd8 27.d6 b5 28.f3 Ra8 29.Be3 Nd7 30.Rd5 Rb8 31.f4 exf4
32.Bxf4 f6 33.Rd2 Kf7 34.Kf2 Ke6 35.Ke3 Rc8 36.Kd4 g5 37.Re2+ Ne5
38.Bxe5 fxe5+ 39.Rxe5+ Kxd6 40.Rxb5 Rc2 41.g4 Rxb2 42.Rb6+ Kc7 43.Kc3
White wins 1–0
Ivanchuk scored the lone win of the day over Gelfand to move into a
tie for 2nd with Anand, 1/2 point behind Kramnik. It is a mistake for
anyone to judge Ivanchuk based on his rating. He is capable of winning
any tournament and beating anyone.
Round 7 results:
Levon Aronian 1/2 Vladimir Kramnik
Vishy Anand 1/2 Alexander Morozevich
Peter Svidler 1/2 Magnus Carlsen
Vassily Ivanchuk 1-0 Boris Gelfand
Ruslan Ponomariov 1/2 Peter Leko
Standings after 7 rounds:
1. Kramnik, Vladimir g RUS 2772
5 2926
2-3. Anand, Viswanathan g IND 2788
4½ 2860
2-3. Ivanchuk, Vassily g UKR 2739
4½ 2865
4-6. Carlsen, Magnus g NOR 2801
3½ 2763
4-6. Gelfand, Boris g ISR 2758
3½ 2762
4-6. Aronian, Levon g ARM 2786
3½ 2760
7. Ponomariov, Ruslan g UKR 2739
3 2714
8-10. Morozevich, Alexander g RUS 2750
2½ 2668
8-10. Svidler, Peter g RUS 2754
2½ 2666
8-10. Leko, Peter g HUN 2752
2½ 2657
ChessFire
> I have a question when you post the game moves your computers can replay
> the game ?
> How does it work ?
>
> Does a chess board pop up and the pieces start to move in that order
> ?
>
> I have this crappy webtv so when i want to play the game i set my
then check this out brother, if you want some color about the event,
an amazing bit of footage including the live Tal, plus current
tournament characters, with Ivanchuk in mask etc:
http://susanpolgar.blogspot.com/2009/11/tal-memorial-video.html
madams
.
> > I ask the reader can you tell the difference between Stork & Butter ?
> >
> > Well ! can you ? ? ?
>
> Not personally; I can only tell the difference between Pelikan and
> Benoni.
Huh ! how about the Lemming Attack in the Ruy (Penguin Var.) or the
Bonito-bust to the Minsk(y) ... eh, big fellah ?
All small lemon-pips when considering 600,000 tertiary practices and 108
secondary practices - that's for sure ...
Marge.
SAT W-7
ha
SAT W-7
video ..This is a old webtv unit and it can not do very much ..
By the way he is over reacting ..
ChessFire
Maybe they made him wear it because he has the flu?
Anyway currently there is live commentary at Susan Polgar's blog spot
- and she again makes this remark:
11. Qe1 (This is a shocker. Magnus spent a lot of time on this move. I
am not a so called "Expert" on this line but I don't recall ever
seeing this move. This may be a home prep line with Kasparov :) I have
seen 11. h4, 11. Bd3, 11. Kb1, etc. Ponomariov seems to be very
surprised by Magnus' 11th move. He is spending a lot of time on the
response. I think one of the biggest pluses for Magnus spending time
working with Garry is the psychological effect on his opponents. Every
time he uncorks a new move, his opponents will be wondering if it is
part of Garry's magnificent opening repertoire.)
-This comment is following the game Carlsen v Pono.
There is also live video from a Russian camera at http://video.russiachess.org/#session71
maybe you can view that?
Cordially, Phil
ChessFire
1. Kramnik, Vladimir g RUS 2772
5½ 2907
2-3. Anand, Viswanathan g IND 2788
5 2853
2-3. Ivanchuk, Vassily g UKR 2739
5 2861
4. Carlsen, Magnus g NOR 2801
4½ 2803
5-6. Gelfand, Boris g ISR 2758
4 2765
5-6. Aronian, Levon g ARM 2786
4 2758
7-10. Ponomariov, Ruslan g UKR 2739
3 2681
7-10. Leko, Peter g HUN 2752
3 2673
7-10. Morozevich, Alexander g RUS 2750
3 2681
7-10. Svidler, Peter g RUS 2754
3 2678
Going into the final round, only 3 players still have mathematical
chances to win the tournament. If Kramnik draws, he is guaranteed at
least share of 1st. If Kramnik wins, he wins clear first. If Ivanchuk
wins, he is also guaranteed at least a share of 1st. If Anand wins, he
can only share 1st if Kramnik draws or loses. It will certainly be an
exciting final round.
SAT W-7
ChessFire
> ChessFire wrote:
>
> .
>
> > > I ask the reader can you tell the difference between Stork & Butter ?
>
> > > Well ! can you ? ? ?
>
> > Not personally; I can only tell the difference between Pelikan and
> > Benoni.
>
> Huh ! how about the Lemming Attack in the Ruy (Penguin Var.)
Spanish Lemmings? Except I am not sure of myself... where do Lemmings
actually hang out? I'll google it:
the first result was a store in San Francisco, but the second was in
tundra biodomes - interestingly they meet only to mate, much like
chess players, but I also learned this:
Myths and misconceptions
Misconceptions about lemmings go back many centuries. In the 1530s,
the geographer Zeigler of Strasbourg proposed the theory that the
creatures fell out of the sky during stormy weather (also featured in
the folklore of the Inupiat/Yupik at Norton Sound), and then died
suddenly when the grass grew in spring.[4] This myth was refuted by
the natural historian Ole Worm, who accepted that the lemmings could
fall out of the sky but that they had been brought over by the wind
rather than created by spontaneous generation. It was Worm who first
published dissections of a lemming, which showed that they are
anatomically similar to most other rodents, and the work of Carl
Linnaeus proved that the animals had a natural origin
> Bonito-bust to the Minsk(y) ... eh, big fellah ?
Wait, I need to reboot brain after that one...
Even after a reboot the word 'Pilchards' comes up over and over
again.
> All small lemon-pips when considering 600,000 tertiary practices and 108
> secondary practices - that's for sure ...
>
> Marge.
Oleo Festiva!
Cordially, Butter
and you can tell the difference! you a pallette-dork, or something?
might as well buy lard and eat it or smear it on <extensive rant self-
excised>
> Meanwhile here were the...
ChessFire
interview with chessbase:-
\
It is especially nice to win in Moscow
Vladimir, first a few words about how the tournament went.
It was both very successful and rather strange. Straight after the
first round game against Carlsen, I fell ill. Usually in such a strong
tournament, if you are playing with a temperature, you cannot expect
anything very good. But for some reason, I played really well, despite
the illness. Of course, I had prepared for the event and felt that I
was in quite good form, but it was still a surprise for me that I
achieved such a good result when I was ill and had to take tablets to
control my temperature before the games. That was a revelation.
A result of "plus 3" is fairly typical for the winner of category 21
tournaments. Kasparov won with the same score at Las Palmas 1996 and
Topalov at Bilbao 2008. Are you satisfied with the result, or could
you have scored even more points?
I think this was not only the strongest tournament of this year, but
also one of the strongest ever. Even so, I made my plus three with
something to spare. I could even have won a couple of other games. I
was winning against Carlsen, and also against Gelfand at one time. On
the other hand, I had some luck at some moments too. So I think the
result was about right. And I would emphasise that it is especially
nice to win such a tournament in Moscow.
Were you not shocked at how feebly Anand lost to Aronian in the last
round?
I was. Especially because Anand is well-known for his good
preparation. I think it is likely that he has a bit of a complex about
Aronian. He plays very badly against him. Almost every player has his
bogey opponents. I said to Levon “Tell me, how come you manage to get
Anand to play against you at the strength of an Indian candidate
master?” Aronian laughed and said: “You pay me, and I’ll tell you!”.
But joking aside, apart from this game, Anand played very well in
Moscow. He was competing for first place until the last round, and the
misfortune against Aronian does not in any way detract from his high
class.
Do you have any bogey opponents yourself?
Fortunately not. At one time it was Alexey Shirov, but I shook off
this complex and now have a plus score against him.
Here is the full interview as posted on chessbase.com.