All four games are drawn at the World Cup final. Now the players will head into the rapid playoff tomorrow.
[Event “World Cup 2009”]
[Date “2009.12.13”]
[Round “74”]
[White “Gelfand, Boris”]
[Black “Ponomariov, Ruslan”]
[Result “1/2-1/2”]
[WhiteElo “2758”]
[WhiteCountry “ISR”]
[BlackElo “2739”]
[BlackCountry “UKR”]
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. a4 Bd7 9. Qxc4 Bc6 10. Bf4 a5 11. Nc3 Na6 12. Ne5 Bxg2 13. Kxg2 Nd5 14. Rad1 Nab4 15. Bc1 Nb6 16. Qb3 N4d5 17. Nb5 c6 18. Na3 Nb4 19. e4 Nd7 20. Nf3 Qb6 21. h4 Nf6 22. Bg5 h6 23. Nc4 Qd8 24. Bxf6 Bxf6 25. Nce5 Qc7 26. Ng4 Be7 27. Qe3 h5 28. Nge5 Bf6 29. Qe2 g6 30. g4 hxg4 31. Nxg4 Qf4 32. Nxf6+ Qxf6 33. Qe3 Kg7 34. Rh1 Rh8 35. Rh3 1/2-1/2
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This is the most exciting match ever.
What is Boris thinking playing that 8.a4 line in the Catalan? Not the least bit theoretically dangerous for black and now he has to go to rapid games against a much younger opponent. He’s asking for a beating.
Make them play Armageddon now so we can end this match! This is hurting the sport.