GM Shirov (2740) – GM Ivanchuk (2740) [D85]
Foros – Round 8, 16.06.2008
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.Bd2 Bg7 6.e4 Nb6 7.Be3 0–0 8.Bb5 Qd6 9.Nge2 c6 10.Bd3 e5 11.dxe5 Qxe5 12.Bd4 Qe7 13.Bxg7 Kxg7 14.Bc2 Rd8 15.Qc1 Na6 16.0–0 Be6 17.Nf4 Bc4 18.Re1 Nb4 19.a3 Nxc2 20.Qxc2 Qf6 21.Nce2 Rd7 22.b3 Ba6 23.Rad1 Rad8 24.g3 Qe5 25.f3 Kg8 26.a4 h5 27.Kf2 Rd6 28.Qc3 Nd7 29.Rxd6 Qxd6 30.Rc1 Ne5 31.h4 Qf6 32.b4 Rd3 33.Nxd3 Qxf3+ 34.Kg1 Bxd3 35.Qxe5 Qe3+ 36.Kh2 Qxe2+ Black wins 0–1
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Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Great! Ivanchuk will be back over 2780 again.. Ivanchuk had a bad loss to Carlsen- but otherwise has been solid and not lost any other games. Meanwhile Carlsen is copying Ivanchuk’s 8/10 in Mtel here it looks like…
Yeah, this is a great game. Fighting chess with black: well done, Chucky is the man of 2008!
strange that shirov didn’t see the sacrifice …
It comes with the age.
It is so exciting at the top- Topalov is now over 5 points below 5th ranked Invanchuk despite being 10 points higher than he was the last list when he was ranked 4th! They are racing up the list to 2800 are Carlsen, Ivanchuk and Morozevich! At this rate in 6 months the world top 6 will all be over 2800!
Stange picture of Chucky.
It looks like a drunk cartoon character. 🙂