Aronyan still stands a chance
[11:52 am] 06 March, 2009
Armenian GM Levon Aronyan stands a good chance to win the Linares Chess Super Tournament. In the 12th round the leader of the tournament, Russian GM Alexander Grishchuk, suffered a defeat giving his contenders a chance to go ahead.
Aronyan has been unable to beat his contenders during the last four rounds.
Presently Aronyan is the 4th on the list with 6 points.
Alexander Grishchuk continues to head the super tournament with 7 points, followed by Vassily Ivanchuk and Magnus Carlsen with 6.5 points.
In the 13th round Levon Aronyan will play with Vassily Ivanchuk and Grishchuk – with the World Chess Champion Vishwanathan Anand.
Source: http://www.a1plus.am
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http://linares09.soloajedrez.com/
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In Grischuk Anand, why did he play 8. Qd2 instead of 8.Qe2. I feel this is a much better move because when Black’s f-pawn moves to capture on f6 (after an exchange), the f7 diagonal to the King is wide open…