Photo by Fred Lucas
Anand (2800) – Carlsen (2826) [C95]
Final Masters Bilbao (6), 15.10.2010
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0–0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 0–0 9.h3 Nb8 10.d4 Nbd7 11.Nbd2 Bb7 12.Bc2 Re8 13.a4 Bf8 14.Bd3 c6 15.b4 Nb6 16.axb5 cxb5 17.d5 Rc8 18.Ra3 Nh5 19.Nf1 g6 20.N1h2 Bg7 21.Bg5 Qd7 22.Be3 Nc4 23.Bxc4 Rxc4 24.Nd2 Rc7 25.Nhf1 Nf4 26.Bb6 Rcc8 27.Ne3 f5 28.f3 Rf8 29.Kh2 Rf7 30.c4 bxc4 31.Nexc4 fxe4 32.fxe4 Rcf8 33.Be3 Bh6 34.Rf1 Bg7 35.Qa4 Qe7 36.b5 axb5 37.Qxb5 Bc8 38.Qb6 Qg5 39.Rf2 Qh4 40.Bxf4 Rxf4 41.Rxf4 Qxf4+ 42.Kg1 Bh6 43.Rf3 Qg5 44.Qc6 Rxf3 45.Nxf3 Qc1+ 46.Kf2 Bd7 47.Qxd7 Qxc4 48.Qe6+ Kg7 49.Qe7+ Kg8 50.Qe6+ Kg7 ½–½
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Final standings
| # | Player | + | = | – | Points |
| 1 | Vladimir Krámnik | 2 | 4 | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Viswanathan Anand | 1 | 5 | 0 | 8 |
| 3 | Magnus Carlsen | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | Alexei Shirov | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
http://www.bilbaofinalmasters.com/2010/en/torneo/fase-final-de-bilbao/clasificacion-2/
Can Shirov become a fashion model?
If he works at his poses.
A great success for the “3 points for a win and 1 point for a draw”! Only 67% of the games were draws, and the players finished in the same order as they would have under the normal scoring system.
Pathetic …
This was a good event and Kramnik played very well.
Shirov looks pissed-off in this picture. Magnus looks tired. Vishy’s hair piece is dripping wet with sweat. Kramnik is smiling like the cat who ate the canary.
What a picture!
It’s understandable a 19yr old looks tired, he doesn’t have the energy of 40yr old players.