Photo by Fred Lucas for the official Corus website
Robson (2570) – Bok (2322) [C78]
Corus C (6), 22.01.2010
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0–0 b5 6.Bb3 Bc5 7.a4 Rb8 8.c3 d6 9.d4 Bb6 10.axb5 axb5 11.Qd3 0–0 12.Bg5 exd4 13.cxd4 h6 14.Bh4 g5 15.Bg3 Nh5 16.Nc3 Nxg3 17.fxg3 Ne5 18.Qd2 Qf6 19.Rad1 c6 20.Nxe5 Qxe5 21.Kh1 Qg7 22.e5 dxe5 23.Ne4 Bxd4 24.Nf6+ Kh8 25.Bc2 g4 26.Nh7 f5 27.Nxf8 Qxf8 28.Be4 c5 29.Qc2 f4 30.gxf4 exf4 31.Rxd4 cxd4 32.Qc7 Bf5 33.Bxf5 Qxf5 34.Qxb8+ Kg7 35.Qxf4 White wins 1–0
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Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Robson is the best American hope since Bobby Spassky.
The exchange sacrifice on move 31 very pretty.
Mark
@Anon 1:57:
Congratulations, best wishes, and good skill to GM Robson. I hope he goes 13.5/14 in this tournament.
Many commenters have not put his performance in perspective, however. He is rated 2570, is 2600
strength and has played six players whose average rating is 2388.
Glad you put it all in perspective for us. We aren’t able to you see.
TPR is the best indicator on this – what are the TPRs for Robson, and for Shirov?
Impressive stuff by both though: you have to work to win.
5:22, I appreciate 9:56’s comment. “We weren’t able to you see.” Sour grapes.