Chess
By GM Lubomir Kavalek
Monday, January 28, 2008; Page C10
Washington Post
Magnus Carlsen of Norway and Levon Aronian of Armenia won the elite Corus grandmaster tournament in Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands, yesterday with an 8-5 score. They edged world champion Vishy Anand of India and Teimour Radjabov of Azerbaijan by a half point.
A Victorious Knight
It is Carlsen’s best result of his young career, and the 17-year-old Norwegian made it to the top with a roller-coaster finish. Being in the lead, he lost to Anand but recovered by beating former world champion Vladimir Kramnik of Russia. In the dynamic English Hedgehog, Carlsen outplayed his opponent mixing tactics with a positional squeeze. The most remarkable piece in that game was Carlsen’s king’s knight, circling the board until it finally sealed Kramnik’s fate.
Click here to see the analysis of the Kramnik – Carlsen game.
Go Magnus!!!