Position after 17…Rxc6. Ivanchuk overpushed and lost.
GM Graf (2576) – GM Ivanchuk (2787) [A04]
21.12.2007
1.Nf3 c5 2.b3 b6 3.g3 Bb7 4.Bg2 Nf6 5.Bb2 e6 6.0–0 Be7 7.c4 0–0 8.Nc3 d5 9.cxd5 Nxd5 10.Qc2 Nc6 11.Rac1 Rc8 12.Qb1 Bf6 13.Nxd5 Bxb2 14.Qxb2 Qxd5 15.Ne5 Qd6 16.Nxc6 Bxc6 17.Bxc6 Rxc6 18.Rc4 Rfc8 19.Rfc1 h6 20.d3 R8c7 21.R1c2 b5 22.R4c3 Qd4 23.Qc1 a6 24.a4 e5 25.axb5 axb5 26.Ra2 Rf6 27.e3 Qd5 28.Qc2 Rd6 29.Ra5 Qf3 30.d4 e4 31.Ra1 h5 32.Rxc5 Rxc5 33.dxc5 Rc6 34.b4 h4 35.Qd1 Qf5 36.Qd8+ Kh7 37.Qxh4+ Rh6 38.Qf4 Qd5 39.Qg4 g6 40.Rd1 Qb3 41.Rd4 White wins 1–0
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
This is why Chuky will never be #1
why
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the fist semi rapid was so exciting susan!!!!
he had less than 3 sedconds , 11 and graf about a min. at the end in a hard position wsith 3 seconds he managed to draw and end up with 30 seconds!!!
unbelievable he left me like a morron.
that why i dont like personally the extra tempo, i prefer knowing how much u have and not the increment but hey fide is ruinning chess, 12 games for a worled champ is a laugh
jb.
are u wtchin the final at chicen itz by the way
??? i cant