GM Anand – GM Carlsen [B30]
Amber Blindfold (3), 16.03.2009
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 d6 4.0–0 Bd7 5.Re1 Nf6 6.c3 a6 7.Bf1 Bg4 8.d3 e6 9.Nbd2 Be7 10.h3 Bh5 11.g4 Bg6 12.Nh4 Nd7 13.Ng2 h5 14.f4 hxg4 15.hxg4 Qc7 16.Nf3 0–0–0 17.Ne3 Nb6 18.Nc4 Nxc4 19.dxc4 f5 20.exf5 exf5 21.g5 Bf7 22.Qc2 g6 23.Qf2 d5 24.cxd5 Bxd5 25.Be3 Bxg5 26.Qg3 Be7 27.Bg2 g5 28.Nxg5 Bxg5 29.Bxd5 Rxd5 30.Qxg5 Qf7 31.Kf2 Rh2+ 32.Kf1 Rd8 33.Qg3 Qc4+ 34.Kg1 Rxb2 Black wins 0–1
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GM Aronian – GM Kamsky [A05]
Amber Blind (3), 16.03.2009
1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.h4 Bg7 6.h5 Nxc3 7.bxc3 c5 8.Qa4+ Qd7 9.Qh4 Bf6 10.Qf4 Qf5 11.g3 g5 12.Qe3 Nc6 13.Bg2 Bd7 14.h6 Rc8 15.0–0 Rg8 16.Ne1 b6 17.Nd3 Qg6 18.a4 Na5 19.Ne5 Bxe5 20.Qxe5 Qxh6 21.d3 Bc6 22.Qf5 Rd8 23.Bxc6+ Nxc6 24.a5 Nxa5 25.Rxa5 bxa5 26.Be3 Qc6 27.Rb1 Rg6 28.c4 Rh6 29.f3 Qe6 30.Qxc5 Qh3 31.Qb5+ Kf8 32.Kf2 Re6 33.Rg1 f6 34.Qb1 Qf5 35.Qc1 a4 36.Rh1 Kg8 37.d4 Rc6 38.c5 Ra6 39.g4 Qd5 40.Qc2 Qf7 41.Rxh7 Qxh7 42.Qc4+ Qf7 43.Qxa6 Qb3 44.c6 Qe6 45.c7 Qxa6 46.cxd8Q+ Kf7 47.d5 Qb5 48.d6 exd6 49.Qxd6 White wins 1–0
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Kamsky should retire. He’s no longer at the top of his game.
It was a BLINDFOLD game … which shouldn’t be taken too seriously. Same applies to Anand-Carlsen.
anyone who is not at the top of their game should retire.
wasn’t anand not at the top of his game just a couple of years ago?
Kamsky should retire. He’s no longer at the top of his game.
In what other sport, or any activity would you recommend to the 24th best on the planet to retire, because he is no longer at the top of his game?
Only ass kissing trolls should retire their lame ass comments!
Nice win of Kamsky, glad he didn’t retire. Perhaps tomorrow, let’s decide on retirement day by day.