Magnus said that he did not expect Radjabov to play the Chinese Dragon. He tried to avoid the most dangerous lines. The position was fairly normal until he played g4 which was basically a blunder. He missed the response by his opponent.
He didn’t know if Black was better or if he had compensation. But Nf3 Rg1 and f5, it was not so easy for Radjabov.
He didn’t like Rb4 by Teimour.
Later even with little time he was quite confident with his position.
When asked how he was feeling, he said he was just trying to be in the game. He could not afford to be nervous.
When asked about how he feels about the scoring system, he said he had a few decisive games so it is good for him.
When asked what he would do if he was Black, he jokingly said would probably lose. He said: “But all kidding aside, I would probably do fine as I play the Dragon myself.”
He also thought that the White King was safe so he would probably consolidate if he was Black. After all he believes that Black does not need to win by attacking. It would be better to play safe.
carlsen really turned the tables this time!
e5! and Nxg5 were good moves.
If Ivanchuk draws or loses, Carlsen will be the youngest (unofficial) number one in the history of the game…
WOW calrsen should now be no1 on the live rating list! anand lost and carlsen won.
How many points does Anand lose against Topa? How many points does Mangus win against Radjbov?
Why there is no click to play this game option?
Go to this page to watch the games.
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chess.pl?tid=65193&crosstable=1
Gegga
NO THAT CHUCK LOST CARLSEN SHOULD FOR SURE BE nr1 LIVERATING WISE! amazing!!
Yes, Magnus is number one: http://chess.liverating.org/
10 points between number 1 and 5.
4 of those 5 are playing in Bilbao, and any one of them could be number 1 in the world on the next official list!
oohyes, he’s awesome, and sooooo cute too, don’t you think? 🙂 <3
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oohyes, he’s awesome, and sooooo cute too, don’t you think? 🙂 <3″
Yes! Maggy is cute!
I agree. Cute as can be.