van Wely (2641) – Carlsen (2810) [D37]
Corus A Group (3), 18.01.2010
1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5 4.d4 Nbd7 5.cxd5 exd5 6.Bg5 Be7 7.e3 c6 8.Qc2 0–0 9.Bd3 Re8 10.h3 Ne4 11.Bxe4 dxe4 12.Nxe4 Qa5+ 13.Kf1 Bf8 14.Bf4 Qf5 15.Nfd2 Nb6 16.Rc1 Nd5 17.g4 Qg6 18.Nd6 Rd8 19.Qxg6 hxg6 20.Nxc8 Nxf4 21.exf4 Rxd4 22.Nb3 Rb4 23.Kg2 Rxc8 24.Rhd1 Rxf4 25.Rd7 Rb4 26.Rc2 Re8 27.Rcd2 Be7 28.Rc7 Bf6 29.Rdd7 b6 30.Rxa7 g5 31.Rd2 c5 32.Ra6 c4 33.Nd4 Bxd4 34.Rxd4 Rxb2 35.Rd7 c3 36.Raa7 Rf8 37.Rdc7 c2 38.Kg3 Rd8 39.Rxf7 Rd3+ 40.Kg2 c1Q Black wins 0–1
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Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
well its early…but we can clearly see who the three are that are going for it.
Should be a fun tourney….1 loss can turn it all around so there’s plenty of chess to play yet.
Boy, I had a hard time seeing any advantage for black until the passed pawn showed up. Van Wely may have, or may not have, made mistakes to lose that position, but Carlsen seemed to see very deeply into that double rook endgame. A very nice game.
why did Loek retreat with 31 Rd2? I didn’t see what threats black had at this point. Why not capture on f7?
With the bishop on f6 black has time to enter the second rank with rooks starting with Re2. That’s why 31. Rxf7 won’t help, although white looks hopeless.
Bf6 is so much stronger than his collaegue Nb3.
Kramnik is so close. I can taste victory. One point behind Carlsen and 1.5 behind Shirov, perfect positioning without showing off. True World Champion class, like Botvinnik.