Final position
GM Leko (2753) – GM Carlsen (2733) [C95]
22.01.2008
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0–0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 0–0 8.c3 d6 9.h3 Nb8 10.d4 Nbd7 11.Nbd2 Bb7 12.Bc2 Re8 13.Nf1 Bf8 14.Ng3 g6 15.b3 a5 16.Bd2 Rb8 17.Bd3 b4 18.Qc2 d5 19.cxb4 dxe4 20.Nxe4 Bxb4 21.Bxb4 Bxe4 22.Bxa5 Bxd3 23.Qxd3 e4 24.Qc4 exf3 25.Bxc7 Qc8 26.Bxb8 Qxb8 27.Rxe8+ Qxe8 28.a4 fxg2 29.a5 Qe4 30.a6 Nb6 31.a7 Kg7 32.Qc7 Qxd4 33.Re1 Qb4 34.Re7 Qxb3 35.Kxg2 Qd5+ 36.Kg1 Qd1+ 37.Kg2 Qd5+ 38.Kg1 Qd1+ 39.Kh2 Qf3 40.Qxb6 Qf4+ White wins 1–0
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Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Time pressure. Only seconds left. Sad after battling so long to blunder, so close to time control.
Tourney is wide open now.
Not a big surprise, really. Carlsen has never beaten Leko in their 11 career matches. Chessgames.com shows Leko at +2 -0 =9.
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That’s Leko… 😉
I am not a big fan of him but it’s nice to see that he can in fact win…
Magnus would have a drawn game after Qd4 instead of Qf3. After Qf3 black loses a knight. However, Magnus had only 1 minute (or less) left, so I think time pressure was the decisive factor here.
Leko is a fine GM and pukka gentleman. Also he has got young Carlsen’s number! Good show GM Leko.
carlson mesmorized with leko’s striking good looks.
Brokeback chess match?
Carlsen chokes again – nothing new