Bilbao Masters: Anand slips to third
2/10/2011 03:34 AM
Sportal India
Vishwanathan Anand drew with Armenian Levon Aronian on Sunday sending him to the third spot in the Brazilian leg of the Bilbao Masters chess tournament. Ukraine’s Vassily Ivanchuk leads with ten points.
Ivanchuk remained in the lead espite losing to world number one Magnus Carlsen in th fifth round. With his win, Carlsen is tied at third place with Anand and Aronian.
Indian ace Anand initially appeared strong in his tie against Aronian but ultimately was able to draw.
American Hikaru Nakamura remains undefeated as he beat Spaniard Vallejo Pons to move to second place with seven points.
In the tie against Aronian, Anand made use of the the anti-Marshall. But instead of pushing for victory, Anand chose to wait which only steered the game towards a tame draw. He could not take forward the promising start he made and ultimately had to settle for a draw.
In the other game, Carlsen amazed with his control over the game against Ivanchuk. After finding himself in a complex situation, Carlsen cautiously saved his bishops while observing the pawns he had on the kingside. From then on, Ivanchuk could not do much to save the game.
Hikaru Nakamura won his first game by defeating Pons in 59 moves. Final points position at Sao Paulo: Ivanchuk 10, Nakamura 7, Anand, Carlsen, Aronian 6, Vallejo 3
Source: http://www.sportal.co.in
Though isn’t there also, in the Italian game, the corresponding Schlechter defence, 3… g6, aside from the 3… f5 I might play. I don’t know if the corresponding Schlechter, or was that in the Queen’s gambit, anyway e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 or Bc4 and then f5 or g6, if the g6 ever builds up to an f5 as a 3. g3 does in a Vienna most probably (One must take into account all the black’s second moves, like in the 2. …Nc6 line white should sacrifice the f3 knight which looks a bit mad in the King’s gambit(like that one in the early Karpov game, he won that handsomely)).
Anand will hide his repertoire.
I couldn’t find the Karpov game from the early sixties, don’t have a good database, but it starts something like 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. h4 g4 and then I think the accurate move for this line, in absence of Ng5 or Ne5, 5. Bc4 (or d4) and gxf3 and however much white likes to sacrifice from there, probably not the rook.
Karpov took with the Queen on f3, that much I remember.
Hi Susan Polgar,
Yeah,”Anand” has all capability to repertoire to succeed,without underestimating the opponent at any point of time.
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