Position after 19.Nf4
GM Radjabov (2735) – GM Ivanchuk (2751) [B46]
20.02.2008, Morelia 2008
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 Nf6 7.f4 d5 8.e5 Nd7 9.Qd2 Bc5 10.0–0–0 0–0 11.Qf2 Qe7 12.Kb1 Nxd4 13.Bxd4 b5 14.Bd3 b4 15.Ne2 a5 16.Rhe1 Ba6 17.f5 Bxd3 18.Rxd3 exf5 19.Nf4 Bxd4 20.Qxd4 Nf6 21.Rf1 Nd7 22.Re1 Nf6 23.Rf1 Nd7 24.Nxd5 Qxe5 25.Rxf5 Qxd4 26.Ne7+ Kh8 27.Rxd4 g6 28.Rb5 Nf6 29.Nc6 Rfe8 30.b3 Re2 31.Nxa5 Rxg2 32.h4 Ng4 33.Nc4 Rg1+ 34.Kb2 Nf2 35.Rxb4 Nd1+ 36.Kb1 Nc3+ 37.Kb2 Nd1+ 38.Kb1 ½–½
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Radja is pushing hard.
It’s time for Radjabov to win… but not against Carlsen, I hope!
May be he’ll outdo Shirov to get an even score before the tournament moves to Linares… quite near my forest abode! 😉