GM Ivanchuk (2781) – GM Aronian (2737) [C68]
12.09.2008, Bilbao Grand Slam Final
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Bxc6 dxc6 5.0–0 Bg4 6.h3 h5 7.d3 Qf6 8.Nbd2 Ne7 9.Re1 Ng6 10.d4 Nf4 11.hxg4 hxg4 12.g3 gxf3 13.Qxf3 Ne6 14.dxe5 Qxe5 15.Qf5 Qb5 16.Nf3 g6 17.Qxb5 axb5 18.c3 b4 19.cxb4 Bxb4 20.Re2 0–0 21.Be3 Rfd8 22.Ng5 Nd4 23.Bxd4 Rxd4 24.Nf3 Rdd8 25.Kg2 Be7 26.b3 c5 27.Rc1 Ra6 28.Ne5 Re6 29.f4 Rd4 30.Kf3 b5 31.Rcc2 f5 32.exf5 gxf5 33.Re3 Kg7 34.Rh2 Bf6 35.Rh5 Rd2 36.Rxf5 Rxa2 37.g4 Ra3 38.g5 Be7 39.Kg4 c4 40.Nxc4 Rxe3 41.Nxe3 Rxb3 42.Re5 Bf8 43.Nf5+ Kf7 44.Nd4 Rb4 45.Nxb5 Rc4 46.Rd5 Ke6 47.Re5+ Kf7 48.Kf5 Kg8 49.Na7 Kf7 50.Re4 Rc1 51.Rd4 Rc5+ 52.Kg4 Ke6 53.Nc8 Ra5 54.Rd8 Ba3 55.Re8+ Kd7 56.Rh8 Bb2 57.Rf8 Ba3 58.Rg8 Ra4 59.g6 Bb2 60.Kg5 Ra1 61.Rf8 Rg1+ 62.Kf5 Bc1 63.Na7 Bxf4 64.Rf7+ Ke8 65.Kxf4 Rf1+ 66.Ke5 Rxf7 67.gxf7+ Kxf7 68.Kd5 c6+ 69.Ke4 Game drawn ½–½
He’s hot
Chucky, have a look at your time please! He makes me nervous…
If ivanchuk wins this game he will be official world number 1 in the October list whatever happens in the last round!
Hooray for Ivanchuk!
Aronian is on ropes.
I don’t doubt Chuky will finish him off now.
Well,done Chuky!
Hoovering ’round 2800 mark :)!
Clear winning for Ivanchuk now. Strong played.
I was wrong. Time trouble for Ivanchuk? I thought he was clear winning.
Trivia Q:
What was Kasparov always saying about Chuky?
Who won?
It is a draw – brilliant defense by Aronian
Now Ivanchuk has to beat Topalov with black for a chance to win the tournament- a draw could have been enough for a play-off with Topalov if he had won today.
Also if he had won today he would have been guaranteed official number 1 spot- now he needs to avoid losing to Topalov with black to get the top spot officially on next list.
If Ivanchuk loses last round, Topalov will not only win this tournament in style but he will be official number 1 in October list unless Carlsen beats Anand.
If Aronian wins with white against Radjabov last round, Aroinian wins the tournament having never led until it was over unless Topalov wins against Ivanchuk.
If Aronian doesn’t win last round, Topalov only needs a draw for first, and Ivanchuk would win the tournament with a win with black over Topalov.
So does Ivanchuk try to win with black risking his FIDE number 1 spot? Topalov might play for win to win tournament and FIDE number 1 spot would be likely too. However he is likely to win the tournament with a draw- but relies on Aronian not winning.
Chucky should just play what he feels best, rather than overcalculating and stop giving these patzers a chance. :O
This game is today’s game on ICC
http://www.chessclub.com/chessfm/
here:
http://webcast.chessclub.com/Bilbao08/Round9/GOTD.html
47.Re5+ seemed to lose contact with the win.
Aronian is not only an outsider.
He IS hot, yes…