Round 10 – Wednesday the 24th – Group A
V. Topalov – M. Carlsen
A. Motylev – V. Kramnik
T. Radjabov – P. Svidler
S. Karjakin – V. Anand
A. Shirov – R. Ponomariov
L. van Wely – L. Aronian
S. Tiviakov – D. Navara
Please feel free to post updates and analysis for everyone to see. I am heading back to the hospital for a checkup now. I will blog about this later this morning. Thanks everyone!
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
A QGD from carlsen wuld be lovely. (or from any other player for that matter)
D.K.
Is Topalov’s exchange sac new?
Yes
looks good as well. but he’s underestimating his opponent!! he’s too arrogant! GO MAGNUS!!!
Very nice games today! EvenKramniks petroff is very interesting but I think that Alexanders attacking idea won’t be enough to bring us adecisive game, in the current position after move 10 c6 the position looks preety equal but I’mnotshre if wtes pawn structure doesn’t give black a small endgame advantage?!
*I predicted Carlsend QGD (sort of … ) (jej :D) But Topys position looks very active and I have no idea why is Magnus spending so much time on a forced move, I’m not sure Qa4 is that good but aparently Magnus has a plan … (sadly I predict 1-0)
** Shirov avoided a draw but now Ponomariov has compensation they aer still in basicall familiar theritory right now … (now being move 28th)
***Probably the most interesting game is Karjakin Anand! Anands preparation this asto two games is amaizing Krajekin is probably heding for time truble and his position looks really bad! (23th move played)
[White “GM Karjakin, Sergey(UKR)”]
[Black “GM Anand, Viswanathan(IND)”]
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Qd2 Nbd7 9. O-O-O b5 10. f3 Be7 11. g4 O-O 12. g5 b4 13. Ne2 Ne8 14. h4 a5 15. Kb1 Nb6 16. Ng3 a4 17. Nc1 d5 18. Bxb6 Qxb6 19. exd5 Rd8 20. Bc4 Nc7 21. dxe6 Rxd2 22. exf7+ Kh8 23. Rxd2 Nb5 (this is the new move all the rest is theory) *
Previously Qc6 was played.
D.K.
“looks good as well. but he’s underestimating his opponent!! he’s too arrogant! GO MAGNUS!!!”
I think u r drunk as hell!!!
the sacrifice is not entirely new. there is a drawn game in chessbase Kempinski with white (dated 2006, Dresden), but black continued with Qc7 instead of Qa4, where white had the initiative all along due to the passiveness of the black pieces…
Well, I don’t know how hard Carlsen was thinking but with 15… Nxc5 he just blundered according to my chess engine (Fruit 2.1) : at 15. b5 (-0.33) and now at 16. …Be6 is (+1.00).
seems that stuff like (-0.33) or (+1.00) is not so useful in this kind of position. It’s very concret, at least some variations could give a clue. Alas, I do believe, Topalov must have prepared this. Or could Carlsen find a hole?
I don’t see a way now preventing white king from staying in the centre, but I’m without engines. Does anybody have some variations?
Fruit 2.1 seems to be way too materialistic.
So 15…Nxc5 16 Qxc5 Be6 has been played? You’d like to think Carlsen must have prepared this as well if he was going to play the Manhattan (is that what this variation is called with …Nbd7 in?). Blindfold I don’t fancy it much for Black myself…
My engine gives :
Depth: 11 Value: 2.22
19. Nd4 Qc5 20. Be2 Bd7 21. O-O f6 22. Bf4 f5 23. Bd3 Qf8 24. Qb2
Does Karjakin have a fortress here?
carlsen is giving Topa a platefull-no easy draw today.
I’m sure he’ll be happy to settle for an easy win, which is how it looks to me.
wow… karjakin and anand playing rapid chess? it’s been only less than 2 hours total, and they’ve each played out 43 moves!
And Kramnik is on the record: 17 moves for a draw… have we seen this before?
Whereas Svidler, on the other hand, loses like a child. What on earth is the matter with him?
I do wish one of these Whites would have the courage to try and beat Kramnik. It’s a tribute to him they don’t dare to try, but it would be more interesting if they did. We’ll see in round 12.
Of course Motylev was his second in Elista. It’s not surprising if they don’t feel the urge to fight desperately, although I’m sure we’d have seen something different if Kramnik had been White.
Anand won, 61 moves in 50 minutes.
Topalov won.
Can somebody explain why Carlsen did not play 24 Rc1 (to try to win the bishop)
Kramnik managed 17 move draw… wow… he is getting better each day!! Soon he only need a few moves… then he won’t even have to turn up for the match.. his opponent will pause the clock and sign the scoresheet for him…
I told you Topalov wins today – see the 2nd post!
1.5 in fornt of Kramnik, 4 to go, Topalov will have white v Kramnik.
Hmmm, what do you think 😀
If Karokjan faisl to win his one today … Topalov is 90% winning this one!
24.Rc1 Ke2 and B is defended
24 … Rc1? just drops the exchange after Nb3 Rxd1 Nxa1.
To the one asking why not 24…Rc1
25.Nb3 and wins the exchange
Can somebody explain why Carlsen did not play 24 Rc1 (to try to win the bishop)
Because Nb3 forks the two rooks, leading to further loss to black.
TOPA FOREVER!!!!
David said: “Even Kramniks petroff is very interesting”
it was so exciting i can hardly hold my breath !
Go Topalov !
1)Motylev-Kramnik Drawn.Russian Defence(Petroff).Motylev played the same line than Shirov against him two rounds ago…Kramnik change queens(14th move) and is a dead draw.They divide the point.It is 17th move.
2)Radjabov-Svidler. It is a Sicilian,Paulsen line.Radjabov sacrifices a pawn,but it looks like a theorical line and they sign draw without real fight.It is
19th move.
3)Topalov-Carlsen.1-0.Queen gambit declined.Carlsen gives two pieces for a rook and attacks!.It seems like one of these positions that you play with a low rated opponent(Topalov has more pieces but bad development)and you checkmate him/her…but Topalov did 5 good defensive moves,and all is over for Carlsen.He resigns in 26 moves.
4)Van Welly-Anand.Queen gambit declined.Van Welly change queens in 11 moves,playing clearly for draw/victory without risk.It is move 25th now and white has both bishops and black an isolated pawn and more space.I think Aronian is a bit worse.I predict draw.
5)Karjakin-Anand.Sicilian,Najdorf line.They play theory until Karjakin decide to play a middlegame with R+N+P against queen.The endgame arrives and Karjakin try to build a fortress to survive…and he finally blunders.In the final position 1…h1=Q 2.Nxh1 Qxa2 wins.
6)Shirov-Ponomariov. Sicilian,Najdorf line.Shirov refuses a theorical line draw and goes for the victory!.Finally he has an extra pawn(and it is passed),but in a opposite coloured bishops endgame and I think is draw.I predict draw.
7)Tiviakov-Navara.Drawn.Spanish opening.Tiviakov plays without risk and out of the main lines.Draw in 18 moves.No real fight.
24…Rcc1
25. Nb3? Rxd1+
26. Ke2 Rxh1
27. Nxa1 Rxa1 black wins
the reason is 25. Kd2 I think
whittes 24 move was 0-0…
maybe you wanted to ask about 23…Rc1 in which case I agree with you..
LOL, notice the trend?
ALL, games where Kramnik is with black pieces and is playing vs player from ex-USSR, he makes draws without any actual fight.
White just play safe and draw in 28-25-21-19-17 moves…
Yey, what coincidense, don’t take me wrong 😀
Thats so sad for the chess.
Yes, of course
23…Rcc1
24. Nb3? Rxd1+
25. Ke2 Rxh1
26. Nxa1 Rxa1 black wins
the reason is 24. Kd2 I think
Van Welly-Aronian.Aronian blundered and now he is playing with a pawn against a bishop(and more pieces for each side).He will lose.Its a clear 1-0.
Sorry, Van Welly Blundered too and it looks like a miracle,but it is draw,hahaha,Wow! the armenian are really strong!
>>24…Rcc1 loses immidiately after >>the response 25.Nb3
After 25.Nb3 even I could beat Carlson (actually Shredder which I used in his place).