GM Eljanov (2720) – GM Kamsky (2729) [E15]
22.10.2008, European Club Cup
1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 b6 3.d4 e6 4.g3 Ba6 5.Qb3 c6 6.Bg5 h6 7.Bxf6 Qxf6 8.Nc3 g5 9.Bg2 Qe7 10.h4 g4 11.Ne5 Bg7 12.0–0 0–0 13.Rfd1 h5 14.e3 Rc8 15.Rac1 d6 16.Nd3 Bh6 17.Qa4 Bb7 18.d5 b5 19.dxc6 Bxc6 20.Nxb5 a6 21.Bxc6 Nxc6 22.Nc3 Bg7 23.Ne4 Ne5 24.Nxe5 Bxe5 25.Qa3 Rc6 26.Rc2 Qc7 27.Rcd2 Rxc4 28.Nxd6 Rc1 29.Ne4 Rb8 30.Qd3 Rxd1+ 31.Rxd1 Rxb2 32.Ng5 Kf8 33.Qh7 Bg7 34.Qxh5 Rxf2 35.Qxg4 Rf5 36.Qb4+ Kg8 37.Kg2 Rb5 38.Qf4 Rb2+ 39.Kh3 Qxf4 40.Rd8+ Bf8 41.exf4 Re2 42.Ra8 f6 43.Nf3 Re3 44.Nd4 Re4 45.Nc6 Re3 46.h5 Kf7 47.Ra7+ Ke8 48.Ra8+ Kf7 49.Rxa6 e5 50.fxe5 fxe5 51.Nd8+ Ke7 52.Ne6 Rf3 53.Ng5 White wins 1–0
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GM Ivanchuk (2786) – GM Carlsen (2786) [D10]
22.10.2008, European Club Cup
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 g6 5.Nf3 Bg7 6.Bd3 0–0 7.0–0 Bg4 8.h3 Bxf3 9.Qxf3 e6 10.Rd1 Nbd7 11.Bd2 Re8 12.Rac1 Rc8 13.Be1 Qe7 14.Qe2 a6 15.b3 Rcd8 16.Qc2 Rc8 17.Bf1 Bf8 18.Qb1 Rcd8 19.g3 Bg7 20.Bg2 h5 21.Ne2 h4 22.g4 e5 23.Ba5 Rc8 24.dxe5 Nxe5 25.Bc3 dxc4 26.bxc4 Qc7 27.c5 Rcd8 28.Rxd8 Rxd8 29.Bxe5 Qxe5 30.Qxb7 Rd2 31.Nd4 Ne4 32.Nxc6 Qb2 33.Ne7+ Kf8 34.Qa8+ Kxe7 35.Qxe4+ Qe5 36.c6 Rd8 37.c7 Rc8 38.Qb7 Qe6 39.Qxc8 White wins 1–0
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Is Kamsky past his prime?
Carlsen is not in his greatest shape lately. I think his rating will slip a bit until he gets to 2800
Carlsen just keeps pushing too hard. His game agaisnt Movsesian was a clear draw, however, he kept pushing and pushing and eventually lost. Now the same against Ivanchuk who – let’s be frank – chose a rather timid opening, probably counting on Magnus overstretching again. The same in Biel were he threw away the tournament against Alexeev. Carlsen is still playing great but I really wonder when he will finally learn that sometimes a draw is just a draw, and that he can falter as well as his opponents (used to). Still, kudos to him for keeping pushing.
DV
Why talk about Carlsen if Chucky wins (again!)?
CHUCKY!!!
“Is Kamsky past his prime?”
could be, but i’ve now learnt that a player’s tournament results before his/her World Championship match means very little. Heh!
however, Carlsen’s having a very bad start.
Go Magnus!
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