GM Carlsen (2714) – GM Adams (2729) [E36]
03.12.2007
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 d5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 dxc4 7.Qxc4 b6 8.Bf4 Ba6 9.Qxc7 Qxc7 10.Bxc7 0–0 11.Nf3 Rc8 12.Bf4 Nbd7 13.Nd2 Rc2 14.Rb1 Rac8 15.Nb3 Bc4 16.Na1 Ba2 17.Nxc2 Bxb1 18.Na1 Nd5 19.Bd2 e5 20.e3 exd4 21.exd4 Nb8 22.f3 Nc6 23.Bc4 Rd8 24.Kf2 Bf5 25.Nb3 Be6 26.Rc1 f6 27.a4 a5 28.Bc3 Bf7 29.Nd2 Nde7 30.Bf1 Nxd4 31.Re1 Ndc6 32.Nc4 Nd5 33.Rb1 Kf8 34.Be1 Ke7 35.Kg1 Nb8 36.Bf2 Nd7 37.Re1+ Kf8 38.Rd1 Ke7 39.Re1+ Kf8 40.Nd6 Ne5 41.Nxf7 Kxf7 42.Rd1 Ke7 43.f4 Ng4 44.Re1+ Kf8 45.Bd4 Rd6 46.h3 Nh6 47.Rd1 Nf5 48.Bf2 Ke7 49.g4 Nh6 50.f5 Nf7 51.Bg2 Nf4 52.Rxd6 Nxd6 53.Bxb6 Nc4 54.Bc5+ Kd7 55.Bf1 Nxb2 56.Bb5+ Kd8 57.Bb6+ Ke7 58.Kh2 Nd5 59.Bxa5 Kd6 60.Bd2 Kc5 61.Kg3 Nc7 62.Be3+ Kb4 63.Bd2+ Kc5 64.Bc1 Nc4 65.Bxc4 Kxc4 66.Bd2 Na6 67.a5 Kb5 68.Kf3 Nc5 69.Bc3 h6 70.Ke3 Kc4 71.Bd4 Na6 72.Ke4 Nb4 73.h4 Kb5 74.Bc3 Na6 75.Kd5 Nc5 76.Bd4 Nd3 77.Ke6 1-0
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A bit premature to wish for, but a Topalov-Carlsen match would be a killer!
Carlsen was tough and sharp and elegant and patient today !!!
i take off my hat …
With a draw tomorrow he will pass Radja for the 12th spot. Should he win he will be 2740 and break into the top ten, given that Arionan wont win.
tpr of 2852 so far in the WCC, only second to Shirov who impressed a lot win his win today with the black pieces.
Both players were under immense time pressure (Magnus had under 30 seconds left on several occasions), but Magnus played more precisely and won in the end.
Susan –
Wow what a game – can you give your opinion of it – maybe a recap
seems really complicated
I cannot understand how Adams can be a “GM” when his play is no better than a IM or National Master. GM titles should never be “for life.” They should be based on performance…if you retire with at the GM level, then you should be one for life….rather like a boxer that retires with the title…but, it’s silly to have people sporting around “GM” titles that couldn’t play in Central Park in New York on their best day. Adams and especially Nigel Short…yes, especially Mr. Short…shouldn’t be a “GM” if they don’t consistently perform as one and WIN, WIN, WIN!!! And, win at the GM level.
http://blog.magnuschess.com/
Henrik Carlsen has talked to Magnus and his blog is updated after todays game.
Anon 10:57,
I do agree that having the GM title for life is nonsense (2/4 of GMs in my home country can barely beat a decent FM). However, picking Adams as an example of a fallen star is a big miss, unless you think there should be no more than about ten GMs in total.
Yes…you are correct that GM Adams should not have been used in my example. Howeve, Mr. Short ( and please correct me if I’m wrong) hasn’t been playing up to GM strength in the past several tournaments that had many strong GM opponents.
GM Kamsky has really surprised me in this tournmant and done very well. I hope he keeps doing well. Yet, despite his past poor performances, no can say that he has played bad in this tournament…and that is even if he doesn’t advance.
I just don’t like the idea of have a “title for life” UNLESS YOU RETIRE WITH IT! That is completely different. But, there are so many GM’s that play and play and play and are no better than a 2200 level player.
And before anyone says “could I beat a GM like that?” NO. I COULDN’t. But, I know about chess ratings just as any other sport.
I mean, it isn’t a big deal and life goes on. Yet, it is rather disrespectful to the GM title that some have that title (even in correspondence play in which a “GM” is nothing more than the most powerful version of Rybka or another software program…but, hey, they are “Grandmaster” chess players)…
It should be based upon performance. Life long titles…unless you retire with it in good faith, is as rotten as having a lifelong political office. It isn’t, and I say this to the world, ONLY MY OPINION, a good thing for the sport of chess to have “GM’s” that play no better than a National Master or IM.
Carlsen is starting to look like a young man rather than a little kid in the posted picture.
I cannot understand how Adams can be a “GM” when his play is no better than a IM or National Master.
You are wrong, Magnus played a good game today..It would have been hard for any GM holding the position after Magnus fantasic Night manouvre…
I agree though..Micky Adams hasnt been in his best form lately! So i would say his strength is now at IM strength…same goes for Nigel..
Adams’ rating performance so far in the World Cup is 2681 after the loss today.
I assume IM’s are REALLY strong these days then.
you talk about GM titles when it’s time to congratulate a young talented champion ( who just turned 17 and who is playing like a giant ) …
you can not blind yourself with your short posts !!!
the truth is right there
MAGNUS CARLSEN is soon the boss
Well, he knocked him down, but not out yet.
And this silly comment about Adams not being GM strength… I think the person knows better anyhow.
GM title for life? Why not. It is like a degree. You studied the game for yers and the GM title is a degree you own.
If I get a doctors degree or any diploma for my works, I will keep it all my life, even if I decide to never go into the subject again. Same with the SM title. It is a degree you get for what you have achieved.
Therefore, limited GM titles are nonsense in my opinion.
limited minds should be forbidden too !!!
they just can’t take that a 17 year old boy is so good …
the GM problem is just a veil for these guys to forget about this simple fact …
CONGRATULATIONS MISTER CARLSEN !!!!
Carlsen is definitely on his way to become world champion…
According to the chessgames.com database Carlsen’s overall record against Adams is now 3 wins to none, with 1 draw. I expected this resultbased upon previous performance.
Adams played so terrible that at move 40 approximately, the computer said the game was even 0.00
So this terrible Adams playing the black side held the wonderkid to a dead draw for 40 moves.
I watched the game live and for a few moves there it looked like Magnus was going to lose the game. Admittedly Mickey did not find the “computer” moves all the time to finish him off but I am sure the tension over the board was high.
Congratulations to Mickey Adams for a Great Grand Master game well played. And to Magnus Carlsen for winning the game in the end.
The positions from lets say move 25 to 40 were extremely complex. The position was mind blowing complex. Magnus seemed to have the better handle on the complex position and came through in the end as the position simplified.
GM titles for life is deserved for sure. These guys are good. Even when they may no longer play so well as in their youth, they still understand the game extremely deeply. They may lose because their mind is not calculating so fast. But dont worry they know what is going on in the game. Mickey could lose the next 10 games in a row and still be a GM who can come back and win a tremendous game. The guy is good. Really good.
In approximately 1995 Nigel Short in the first game of the WC match he had a won game against Kasparov by playing a very complex game. He outplayed Kasparov but then overstepped the clock on the 40th move as he was making the move. That second or two was the tiny difference between winning and losing. Nigel is a super GM. He teaches the game more then he plays these days. Actual competition is something very different and difficult. I like Nigel. He is a great personality and chess player and has enriched the game.
Kramnik Carlsen
now there is a match to watch. forget Topalov. He does not deserve to play the winner.
here is a most interesting quote on Magnus blog by his father. Magnus was down to 2 seconds on his clock. Nice going.
http://blog.magnuschess.com/index.html
….. Blacks position is playable for a computer, but for a human the bishop pair and weakness on b6 makes the defence very difficult.
Magnus managed to exchange rooks and win the b-pawn after which black is in real trouble.
Adams may not have found the best continuation and after 64.Bc1 white is winning.
Being down to 2 seconds on the clock on one occasion and below 10 seconds several times Magnus sure kept the spectators nervous, but he managed to find the right moves and make progress.
Being able to make the correct moves in those few crutial seconds may have been the differance between the two players today.
I believe the match play format of the WC fits Carlsen very well.
He’s still improving his game, getting stronger for each tournament, and I guess few people will be very surprized to se him play the WC final one day. I don’t think he’s strong enough yet, but it curtainly looks like he’s on his way.