After eliminating the young phenom So in rapid playoff, GM Malakhov wasted no time scoring another big win against GM Svidler with the Black pieces!
Svidler, P (2754) – Malakhov, V (2706) [D15]
World Cup Khanty-Mansiysk (5), 03.12.2009
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 a6 5.e3 b5 6.c5 g6 7.Bd3 Bg4 8.h3 Bxf3 9.Qxf3 Bg7 10.g4 e5 11.Qg3 Nfd7 12.Ne2 Qe7 13.0–0 h5 14.f3 Nf8 15.a4 b4 16.Bd2 a5 17.e4 dxe4 18.Bxe4 Ne6 19.Rae1 h4 20.Qf2 0–0 21.f4 exd4 22.f5 Nxc5 23.Bb1 d3 24.Nc1 Qd6 25.Ba2 Bd4 26.Be3 Ne4 27.Qxh4 g5 28.Qh5 d2 29.f6 Qxf6 30.Bxd4 Qxd4+ 31.Kg2 dxe1N+ 0–1
 
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Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Nice job by Malakhov.
I was looking forward to see how Malakhov would do after 1.e4. And then Svidler trap himself with 1.d4. Svidler is good with 1.e4 – not with 1.d4.
Susan, Malakkhov funny! Im of African descent and cant possibly know anything bout no chess,or win no games vs their top guys cuz dey know so much!UM- JUST A ONE TRICK PONY!!! hahahahaha. Susan, thats the ultra-oldstuff from 15 years ago! hehehe.
What a great game really! Looks so easy!
Strong chess women nowadays.
Ouch. …Qg7 saves the day.
I finally got one of these chess puzzles right.
Great game!
Nice underpromotion at the end to withdraw white’s last fang.
Well, Malakhov did not move his rook and knight from a8 and b8 respectively… so, effectively he won being two figure down 🙂
Susan, after 31…dxe1(N)+, why couldn’t white play 32.Kh2?