GM Anand (2791) – GM Ivanchuk (2779) [C67]
Linares 2009 (12), 05.03.2009
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.0–0 Nxe4 5.d4 Nd6 6.Bxc6 dxc6 7.dxe5 Nf5 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8 9.Nc3 Ke8 10.h3 b6 11.Re1 Bb4 12.Bd2 Be6 13.g4 Ne7 14.Kg2 Rd8 15.a3 Bxc3 16.Bxc3 c5 17.Rad1 Rxd1 18.Rxd1 a5 19.Kg3 h6 20.Nh4 g5 21.Ng2 Ng6 22.f3 a4 23.Rh1 Kd7 24.h4 h5 25.hxg5 hxg4 26.Rxh8 Nxh8 27.f4 Ng6 28.Ne3 Ne7 29.Nxg4 Bf5 30.Ne3 Be4 31.b3 axb3 32.cxb3 Nf5+ Game drawn ½–½
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Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
As Grischuk just lost to Carlsen both Carlsen and Ivanchuk are now only half a point behind Grischuk. Should make for two interesting final rounds.
No surprise about this. Anand is known for drawing his way to safe victories….not for creating chaos in the chessboard in order to demolish an opponent. Anand definitely masters the art of drawing.
“The drawing pattern continues”
Oh, the boredom…