GM Ivanchuk (2750) – GM Anand (2779) [E15] 10.03.20071.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.Nbd2 Bb4 6.Qc2 Bb7 7.Bg2 c5 8.dxc5 Bxc5 9.b3 Nc6 10.0-0 Be7 11.Bb2 Qc7 12.Rac1 h6 13.Ne4 Nb4 14.Nxf6+ Bxf6 15.Qb1 Bxb2 16.Qxb2...
Round 13 LIVE Blogging
Anand vs. Leko (Linares – Round 13) 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0–0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 0–0 8.h3 Bb7 9.d3 Re8 10.Nc3 h6 11.Nd5 Na5 (This is the first interesting move. Black chose to give...
Linares Round 13
After 12 rounds, here are the standings: 1. Anand 7.52. Carlsen 7.03. Svidler 6.54. Aronian 6.05-7 Topalov, Ivanchuk, Morozevich 5.58. Leko 4.5 Round 13: Friday, March 9th Vishy Anand – Peter LekoMagnus Carlsen – Peter SvidlerLevon Aronian – Vassily...
Anand – Aronian 1/2
GM Anand (2779) – GM Aronian (2744) [C88] Linares – Round 1207.03.20071.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 0-0 8.h3 Bb7 9.d3 d6 10.a3 Na5 11.Ba2 c5 12.Nbd2 Nc6 13.Nf1 Bc8 14.Bg5 Ne8...
LIVE Blogging game of the day
Morozevich – Anand [E15] (Round 2 – Linares)Linares 2007, 06.03.2007 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.Qb3 (A less known line. More popular lines are: 5.b3; 5.Nbd2; 5.Qa4) 5…d5 6.cxd5 Qxd5 7.Qd1 c5 8.Nc3 Qd8 9.Bg2 Bb7...
Is Anand invincible in Linares?
Standings after 10 rounds: 1. Anand 6.52-3. Ivanchuk, Carlsen 5.54-5. Svidler, Aronian 5.06. Topalov 4.57-8 Leko, Morozevich 4.0 Round 11: Tuesday, March 6th Alexander Morozevich – Vishy AnandMagnus Carlsen – Vassily IvanchukPeter Svidler – Veselin TopalovLevon Aronian – Peter...
Anand dominated Carlsen to take sole lead
GM Anand (2779) – GM Carlsen (2690) [C96]04.03.20071.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 0-0 9.h3 Na5 10.Bc2 c5 11.d4 Nd7 12.d5 Nb6 13.Nbd2 g6 14.b4 cxb4 15.cxb4 Nac4 16.Nxc4 Nxc4...
Anand and Carlsen still lead Linares
After 9 rounds, here are the standings: 1-2. Anand, Carlsen 5.5 (+2)3. Ivanchuk 5.0 (+1)4-5. Svidler, Aronian 4.5 (0)6. Topalov 4.0 (-1)7-8. Leko, Morozevich 3.5 (-2) Here are the matchups for Round 10 Vishy Anand – Magnus CarlsenPeter Leko...
Linares LIVE Blogging?
While we are waiting for everyone to figure out what is going on with the transmission of moves, I posted one of my all time favorite pictures. You can stare at it and relax 🙂 Perhaps the Chess Doctor...
LIVE Blogging (Anand – Ivanchuk 1/2)
GM Anand (2779) – GM Ivanchuk (2750) [B90]24.02.2007 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 e5 7.Nb3 Be6 8.Qd2 Nbd7 9.0–0–0 Be7 10.h3 b5 11.g4 0–0 12.Kb1 Qc7 13.Bg2 Nb6 14.Bxb6 Qxb6 15.f4 (I am...