Final position
Ivanchuk finally drew his first game in the 2008 Mtel Super Tournament.
GM Ivanchuk (2740) – GM Radjabov (2751) [B33]
Mtel – Round 6, 14.05.2008
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6 8.Na3 b5 9.Bxf6 gxf6 10.Nd5 Bg7 11.Bd3 Ne7 12.Nxe7 Qxe7 13.c3 f5 14.Nc2 0–0 15.0–0 Rb8 16.exf5 e4 17.Be2 Bxf5 18.Nb4 Qg5 19.f4 exf3 20.Bxf3 Rbe8 21.Nc6 Be5 22.Nxe5 dxe5 23.Qc1 Qxc1 24.Raxc1 Be6 25.Rfe1 f6 26.Rcd1 Rd8 27.Bb7 a5 28.Bc6 b4 29.cxb4 axb4 30.a4 Rxd1 31.Rxd1 Rc8 32.Be4 f5 33.Bd5 Bxd5 34.Rxd5 Rc2 35.b3 Rc3 36.Rxe5 Rxb3 37.Rxf5 Ra3 38.a5 b3 39.Rb5 Kg7 40.h3 b2 41.Rxb2 Rxa5 ½–½
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Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
He is up a pawn. He should have played on!
No, this is quite a “simple” draw.
In latest time such rook end games were often played out for a very long time and they all ended in a draw.
Ivanchuk is showing real sportsmanship by not senseless trying to push this endgame nowhere for another 30 moves.
He’s not only great over the board in this tournament but great as player, too.
Go, Chucky, you have really deserved the victory in this tournament!
Best regards
Jochen
This draw is allowed under Sofia rules? Therefore it must be counted as a drawn position so that Radjabov could claim it to the arbiter whether Ivanchuk wants or not?
I do not think so, ano 2:14.
But if I know it right the players may OFFER a draw to the ARBITER which then in cases like this decides to give it to the opponent!?
So Ivanchuk (*) has to ask the arbiter if he may offer the draw?
(*) At the player’s niveau the weaker side does not offer draw in such a situation.
Gee, I could hold this, and I’m just an average club player. Google “Phildor Position” if you don’t know how.
He should have played on. Incredible streak and he didn’t try to extend it!
I thought Ivanchuk had enough of an advantage to go for a win at move 21, but Nc6 gave it away