Ivanchuk, V (2739) – Gelfand, B (2758) [D11]
Tal Memorial (7), 12.11.2009
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 Bg4 5.h3 Bxf3 6.Qxf3 e6 7.Nc3 Nbd7 8.Bd3 dxc4 9.Bxc4 Bd6 10.0–0 0–0 11.e4 e5 12.d5 Nb6 13.Bd3 cxd5 14.exd5 h6 15.Be3 Rc8 16.Rac1 Nc4 17.Bxc4 Rxc4 18.Qe2 Rc8 19.Bxa7 b6 20.Nb5 Rc5 21.Rfd1 Qd7 22.Nxd6 Qxd6 23.Rxc5 Qxc5 24.Qe3 Qc2 25.Qb3 Qxb3 26.axb3 Rd8 27.d6 b5 28.f3 Ra8 29.Be3 Nd7 30.Rd5 Rb8 31.f4 exf4 32.Bxf4 f6 33.Rd2 Kf7 34.Kf2 Ke6 35.Ke3 Rc8 36.Kd4 g5 37.Re2+ Ne5 38.Bxe5 fxe5+ 39.Rxe5+ Kxd6 40.Rxb5 Rc2 41.g4 Rxb2 42.Rb6+ Kc7 43.Kc3 White wins 1–0
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Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Chuky is a genius.
Don’t know why! But I like Ivanchuk!
I like him too, because he’s so excentric.
I was sure that one day he would have been a World champion since he beated Karpov and Kasparov in the same tournament about 20 years ago, but even if I was wrong I fully admire him.