Final position
GM Amonatov (2649) – GM Nepomniachtchi (2600) [C12]
Aeroflot, 20.02.2008
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Bb4 5.e5 h6 6.Be3 Ne4 7.Qg4 g6 8.a3 Bxc3+ 9.bxc3 Nxc3 10.Bd3 Nc6 11.h4 Ne7 12.h5 g5 13.f3 c5 14.dxc5 Nc6 15.f4 d4 16.Bd2 Qd5 17.Nf3 Bd7 18.0–0 gxf4 19.Qh4 Qxc5 20.Qf6 Rg8 21.Bxf4 Nd5 22.Qxh6 0–0–0 23.Bg5 Rh8 24.Qg7 Rdg8 25.Qxf7 ½–½
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Will Nepom break 2700 this year?
cowards – this is not a drawn postion
this is the legacy of the Russian Chess School
chiken chess
Am I missing something here? Why is this a draw? I think the black pieces had a clear advantage in this position.
High time we saw some Fischer Random tournaments at high levels, if these sorts of short draws continue to become more the norm.
Whiners. It’s an open tournament, they do not owe anything to anyone.
oh yeah. some nobody-knows-whom blogger robert knows better than Nepo or Ammonatov. LOL. show us your legacy and demonstrate how black gets advantage (or playable equal) position if he doesnt repeat the moves.
I dont care whether Nepo breaks 2700 or not, but the kid does have brilliant ideas. I would like to see him in Dortmund. however the odds are Dreev takes 1st.
I’m shocked….but not about the game. I’m shocked about how many draw fans does the game of chess have!!! I can’t beleive that there are people here defending these type of draws even under 20 moves. No wonder our favorite hobbie will never be taken seriously by the mainstream media.
Just like I said, the black pieces had a clear lead in this position. But don’t take my word for it…go to this analysis:
http://chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=4469