The first 3 games between Leko and Ivanchuk were drawn. In the 2nd blitz game, Ivanchuk decided to employ the Alekhine against 1.e4 just as he did in the first game. This time, he was completely outplayed by his opponent. The final score is Leko 2.5 – Ivanchuk 1.5.
GM Leko – GM Ivanchuk [B03] Finak Game 4
08.01.2007
1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.c4 Nb6 5.exd6 cxd6 6.Nc3 g6 7.Be3 Bg7 8.Rc1 0-0 9.b3 a5 10.Be2 Na6 11.Nf3 Bd7 12.0-0 Rc8 13.Qd2 a4 14.Rfe1 axb3 15.axb3 Re8 16.Bh6 Bh8 17.h4 e5 18.dxe5 dxe5 19.Bg5 f6 20.Be3 Nc5 21.Bxc5 Rxc5 22.b4 Rxc4 23.Bxc4+ Nxc4 24.Qd5+ Be6 25.Qxb7 Qb8 26.Qc6 Bf7 27.Nd5 Nd6 28.Nc7 Rd8 29.Red1 Qxb4 30.Na6 Qa3 31.Qc7 Rc8 32.Qxd6 Rxc1 White wins 1-0
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Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
i really don’t get why ivanchuk kept on playing the alekhine…
Against Leko, you pick your poison I guess. Alekhine or something else.
Chukky choked the big one!
I expected this outcome all along. Leko is a magnificient player. Even Vlad the great who easily won the World Championship title by beating Kasparov very convincingly (Kasparov did not win a single game) was able to get even (4-4)with him in the World Championship match at Brissago. There are some people who call his playing style as “boring” and the championship match between them as a “farce”, I would recommend them to analyze the following game :
https://www.chessbase.com/eventarticle.asp?newsid=1945
All should hail and praise these two players who are among the greatest players of all time