Topalov, Veselin – Carlsen, Magnus
Nanjing 2010 (9)
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 Bb4+ 4.Bd2 Bxd2+ 5.Qxd2 d5 6.Bg2 c6 7.Nf3 Nbd7 8.0–0 b6 9.Rc1 0–0 10.b4 Bb7 11.Qb2 Rb8 12.Nbd2 Qe7 13.e3 Rfc8 14.Rc2 c5 15.bxc5 bxc5 16.Qa3 Rc6 17.Rac1 Ra6 18.Qd3 h6 19.Qe2 dxc4 20.Qxc4 cxd4 21.Nxd4 Rb6 22.Bxb7 R8xb7 23.Kg2 Ne5 24.Qc5 Qxc5 25.Rxc5 Rb2 26.R1c2 Nd3 27.Rc8+ Kh7 28.N4f3 a5 29.h3 a4 30.a3 g5 31.Rxb2 Rxb2 32.Rc3 Nxf2 33.Rc7 N2e4 0–1
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Round 9 results:
| Bacrot, Etienne | – Wang Yue | ½ |
| Gashimov, Vugar | – Anand, Viswanathan | ½ |
| Topalov, Veselin | – Carlsen, Magnus | 0-1 |
Standings after 9 rounds:
| 1. | Carlsen, Magnus | g | NOR | 2826 | 6½ |
| 2. | Bacrot, Etienne | g | FRA | 2716 | 5 |
| 3. | Anand, Viswanathan | g | IND | 2800 | 5 |
| 4. | Gashimov, Vugar | g | AZE | 2719 | 4 |
| 5. | Topalov, Veselin | g | BUL | 2803 | 3½ |
| 6. | Wang Yue | g | CHN | 2732 | 3 |
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Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
I think he’s done really well to come back from the bad form he was having. Good for him!
Well, well, well.
Anyway, I have been trying out ICC, and least for a short while (hopefully also a later tournament) one can hear the GM explanation of games (though not today, I love Yasser, but slept late and then saw the openings… ;)) without having to pay, I must be discreet at this moment in life (there is tea to be bought, movies, music, books).
Anyway, I wonder, it occurred to me, I suppose I glimpsed my copy of “Find the Right Plan”… Anyway, I wonder if it would be very difficult to get Karpov to comment on a few games on ICC or Chessbase or the like, that would truly be a treasure. Of course hearing such from Morozevich would also be very interesting, but just thought to express this thought.
ANON at 07:32…
Check this out…
http://www.jan-gustafsson.de/nc/jans-kolumne/beitrag/blick-nach-nanjing/
Well, you can’t have a post by me without promoting openings. However, I did spy Chessbase going for Bird’s opening, thank you, I agree, it has hardly been put to a Carlsen against Anand against Kramnik test, nevermind the Polish, or the Vienna for the matter, even the King’s gambit though I do appreciate Spassky and Bronstein. So:
What did I think, well I thought, hmm…. It seems Carlsen can win games left and right, it is not necessarily the openings considered, well not to go so far as sound, but topical. Ah, I said it all, and I am an amateur, but I do remember when everyone save Gelfand lost with the Catalan (and he could not dream of winning), until (my memory may be shaky) Kramnik took it up, then suddenly now it is one of the most popular!
Of course Carlsen should not think he can win games left and right, only he has such understanding he can challenge the current môde. He can win with only a little plus in the middle game.
I see that even grandmasters suffer from knight blindness.
@ Anon 09:46.
That looks good, though I think reading it will be more beneficient to my German than anything else. Well, I had a good score from my German in high school and I have studied it a bit beside engineering studies in high school. However, my first language is Finnish. (Though it would be great if Nyback gave a similar explanation in Finnish!)
Congratulations to Magnus on dominating yet another world class event.
Magnus’s spurt over the short time that he has declared himself a full-time chess professional is remarkable. He has at the least proven himself to be the finest tournament player today. Moreover, the colorable proposition (advanced by Kramnik among others) that there is essentially parity between Carlsen, Anand, Kramnik and Topolov can be soundly countered by posing a simple question: Among this elite, who is the one player whose performance over the last year or two shows unmistakable signs of significant further potential? That question answers itself. Notwithstanding the fact that Magnus has secured the # 1 rating spot, he shows as much potential today as he ever has.
– c.a.
I think its sort of Amazing should Wang win tomorrow…Topalov would finish last!!!!!
People will still beat Wang tomorrow.
The question is has Topa decided to stop beating wang and play chess?