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Round 1 games and results:
Shirov 1/2 Anand
Kramnik 1-0 Carlsen
Kramnik, Vladimir – Carlsen, Magnus
Bilbao Final Masters
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.Qa4 Bb7 6.Bg2 c5 7.dxc5 bxc5 8.0–0 Be7 9.Nc3 0–0 10.Rd1 Qb6 11.Bf4 Rd8 12.Rab1 h6 13.Qb5 Bc6 14.Qxb6 axb6 15.b3 g5 16.Bxb8 Raxb8 17.Ne5 Bxg2 18.Kxg2 Rbc8 19.e4 d6 20.Nd3 Kf8 21.h3 Nd7 22.f4 Nb8 23.Na4 Nd7 24.Nf2 Ra8 25.Rd2 Ra5 26.Nc3 Nb8 27.Rbd1 Nc6 28.Nb5 gxf4 29.gxf4 d5 30.exd5 exd5 31.cxd5 Rxb5 32.dxc6 Rc8 33.Ng4 Rxc6 34.Ne5 Re6 35.Kf3 Ra5 36.Rg2 f6 37.Nc4 Ra7 38.f5 Rc6 39.a4 Rb7 40.Rg6 h5 41.Rdg1 Ke8 42.Ne5 Rc8 43.Rg8+ Bf8 44.Ng6 Rf7 45.Rd1 1–0
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Shirov, A – Anand, V
Bilbao Final Masters
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.0–0 Nxe4 5.d4 Nd6 6.Bxc6 dxc6 7.dxe5 Nf5 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8 9.Nc3 Ke8 10.h3 h5 11.b3 Be7 12.Bb2 Be6 13.Rad1 a5 14.a4 b6 15.Ne4 c5 16.c4 Rd8 17.Rxd8+ Kxd8 18.Rd1+ Kc8 19.Kf1 Rd8 20.Rxd8+ Kxd8 21.Ke2 Ke8 22.Kd3 Bd8 23.Bc1 f6 24.g4 hxg4 25.hxg4 Nd4 26.Nxd4 cxd4 27.exf6 gxf6 28.g5 c5 29.Nxf6+ Bxf6 30.gxf6 Bf5+ 31.Kd2 Bb1 32.Kd1 d3 33.Kd2 Kf7 34.Kc3 Kxf6 35.Bf4 Ke6 36.Bc7 Ba2 37.Bxb6 Kd6 38.Bxa5 d2 39.Kxd2 Bxb3 40.Kd3 Bxa4 41.Ke4 ½–½
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Carlsen is falling like a stone.
You wonder….flash in the pan?!
He doesn’t seem to have the nads…hey I’m a Model!! Frick…I thought this kid might have some potential….too bad. Oh well….lets wait for the next one….or will Magnus somehow be able to pick up his pants after the past 30 days worth of humiliation?! I wonder.
Beautiful Kramnikean python like victory! Contrats !
The surprise was not that Kramnik won, but that Carlsen showed little resistance. I think that this loss will remind him of where his mind ought to be. Nice play by Kramnik though.
lil magasparov in the wrong country, thats all it is.
Perfect.
I’m pleased Kramnik won today! Alot of people criticize his play. He does have ups and downs and may be dull at times, but unlike Carlsen he’s proven himself by being WC! Most people who criticize him wouldn’t stand a chance against him otb. They just analyse with engines and talk crap! This looks like it’s going to be a good tournament.
MANHANDLED
Wonderful for a Kramnik and Karjakin fan! 🙂
All these people going crazy over Carlsen think that youth trumps experience, but let’s put this into perspective. Kramnik beat Kasparov, who is Carlsen’s trainer and perhaps was the best chess player ever. Carlsen has time to change things.
Something affected Carlsen’s play in the recent weeks …
Some think taht Kasparov was trying to help Kramnik get on to the Number One spot.
So far he is succeeding!
Kramnik has stolen the wrinkle from between Magnus’ eyes! He now has the power!
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