GM Carlsen – GM Aronian [E12] 01.06.2007
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.a3 Bb7 5.Nc3 d5 6.cxd5 Nxd5 7.Qc2 Be7 8.e4 Nxc3 9.bxc3 0-0 10.Bd3 c5 11.0-0 Qc7 12.Qe2 Nd7 13.Bb2 c4 14.Bc2 b5 15.Bc1 a5 16.Rb1 Ba6 17.e5 b4 18.axb4 axb4 19.Bg5 Nb6 20.Qe4 g6 21.Qh4 Ra7 22.Bf6 Bxf6 23.exf6 Nd5 24.Be4 Qf4 25.Bxd5 Qxh4 26.Nxh4 exd5 27.Rxb4 Bc8 28.Rb6 Ra3 29.Rc1 Be6 30.Nf3 Rfa8 31.h4 h6 32.Ne5 Ra1 33.Rxa1 Rxa1+ 34.Kh2 Ra3 35.Rb8+ Kh7 36.f4 Rxc3 37.h5 gxh5 38.Rf8 Ra3 39.f5 Bxf5 40.Rxf7+ Kg8 41.Rg7+ Kf8 42.Rb7 Ra8 43.Kg3 Rd8 44.Kf4 Be4 45.g3 c3 46.Rf7+ Kg8 47.Rg7+ Kf8 48.Nd7+ Rxd7 49.Rxd7 White wins 1-0
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Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Awsome. Magnus made some brilliant sacrifices at the end there to get the final advantage! The last game with black will be a tough one though. I hope he play a “normal” defence with black, as he has tried some rather complicated positions when playing black so far…
Thanks for posting this, Susan. Apparently, “NHL.com” is legal at the company, presumably because everyone here loves hockey, but any chess site is not. This one works because it does not have the word “chess” contained in the URL. (Good thinking!)
Honestly, the tactical ability of this kid is amazing. To borrow an expression from the former Secretary of State, he “smoked out” Aronian.
Nice effort by both players!!!!
Right away, one notices the youth of Carlsen, but that he is trying to look impressive.
Both the conduct of the chess play, and in the serious dress he wears.
His opponent’s dress might be viewed by many as “unsportsman-like conduct”. It is difficult to tell in the photo, but it looks like no tie on the opponent.
Both individuals did not bother to wear the suit coat though. Was that too difficult for them?
If they read this, it is not meant to be a condemnation, just that there is work to be done in the area of chess image that Carlsen may be good material to work with on the question.
KosmicEggburst, you have obviously not seen much of Carlsen earlier, have you? And are you just trying to impress Susan here, as she want a proper dress code?
Magnus is just a teenager, and his father Henrik has tried to let him be just that. And as far as I know teenagers don’t wear suit and tie unless they are in a wedding or at a funeral. At least not in Norway. In conservative countries like USA and England this might be more common, but not in Norway. Not even at the posh schools.
Notice that Magnus wears his shirt outside of his trousers… He is not trying to anyone, he just tries to live up to the “standard” set by others, but fail to impress, obviously. 🙂
This is surely the best of the 8 candidate matches. Back and forth, it will be interesting to watch the final game (and tie-breaks) if necessary. I am sure we can expect the unexpected tomorrow.
It seems neither player will go down quietly. Now this is the type of match which can stir up excitement for the game of chess.
He wears his shirt outside of his trousers because it looks much better that way.
Personally I am rooting hard for Aronian, although I am deeply impressed by Carlsen’s confidence. Brillinant play and game.
About the Armenian dress code: I really don’t think that one should pressure Aronian in that matter. A good point was made that one should take into account the dress code of the culture of the player’s country. I guess personal history of the player and his economic background influences his pick of clothes and taste, and comfort in them. Flexibility is the word. It is too rigid to force same standards of dress code on all players. Still, the talk about dress code is valuable.
This is the best game I watched since, Topalov’s win over Sasikirian in Mtel. In fact, both games resemble each other; in both the game was decided in a creative attack with few pieces left on the board. A game to remember.
I am rooting hard for Aronian though.