GM Kasimjanov – GM Gelfand [E15]
28.05.2007
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.b3 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Be7 7.Nc3 0-0 8.Rc1 d5 9.cxd5 exd5 10.Bg2 Bb7 11.Ne5 Na6 12.0-0 h6 13.Bf4 c5 14.dxc5 Bxc5 15.Nd3 Qe7 16.Nxc5 bxc5 17.e4 d4 18.Na4 Bxe4 19.Re1 Qb7 20.Bf1 Rfe8 21.Bxa6 Qxa6 22.Nxc5 Qxa2 23.Qxd4 Game drawn 1/2-1/2
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GM Aronian – GM Carlsen [A58]
28.05.2007
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.bxa6 g6 6.Nc3 Bxa6 7.g3 d6 8.Bg2 Bg7 9.Nf3 Nbd7 10.Rb1 Qa5 11.0-0 Nb6 12.a3 Nc4 13.b4 Qc7 14.Qa4+ Nd7 15.Nb5 Qb8 16.bxc5 Bxb5 17.Qxb5 Qxb5 18.Rxb5 Nxc5 19.Nd2 Nxa3 20.Bxa3 Rxa3 21.Ne4 Game drawn 1/2-1/2
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GM Bacrot – GM Kamsky [A81]
28.05.2007
1.d4 f5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 g6 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.b4 c6 6.c4 d5 7.Nbd2 Ne4 8.Bb2 a5 9.bxa5 Qxa5 10.0-0 0-0 11.a4 Be6 12.cxd5 cxd5 13.Nb3 Qa6 14.Ne5 b6 15.Qd3 Nd7 16.a5 Rfc8 17.Qe3 bxa5 18.f3 Nef6 19.Nxa5 Qb6 20.Nd3 Bf7 21.Qd2 e5 22.Qb4 e4 23.Qxb6 Nxb6 24.Nc5 Nfd7 25.Nab3 Nxc5 26.Nxc5 Nc4 27.Bc3 Rxa1 28.Bxa1 Bf8 29.fxe4 dxe4 30.Bc3 Ne3 31.Ra1 Nc2 32.Rc1 Bxc5 33.dxc5 Bb3 34.e3 Rxc5 35.Bb2 Kf7 36.Kf2 Ke6 37.Bf1 Bd5 38.Be2 Rc6 39.Bd1 Nb4 Black wins 0-1
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Kasim. – Gelfand is very interesting, a great concept from Gelfand. Black gives up his dark square bishop and gets hanging pawns. His knight is on a6. to boot! And because White’s (the only remaining) dark square bishop has no good squares and is practically being trapped while sitting on f4, White decides to simplify down to a draw.
At least that’s how I see it.
Hi Susan:
Do you know why radjabov is not in the candidate list? He is absolutely qualified for it.
Thanks!
the sofia rule does not apply for the candidates?
Hi,
congratulations for Gata Kamsky.
Regards
Pony.
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I am so happy and hope Kamsky wins the match by a big margin!
It also seems Judit may win so this would turn out to be a great day for me!
Only Magnus didn’t deliver.
Mea Culpa! I just saw on ICC Judit lost this game! This is a tough start for her.