GM Leko (2741) – GM Carlsen (2765) [B76]31.05.2008 – Miskolc game 5 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.f3 Nc6 8.Qd2 0–0 9.0–0–0 d5 10.Qe1 e5 11.Nxc6 bxc6 12.exd5 cxd5 13.Bg5 Be6 14.Bc4...
Carlsen draws first blood in game 4
Photo courtesy of PokemonChess This happens too often in chess. One player fails to convert a win, and his opponent comes back the next game to haunt him. That is exactly what happened in this match. Leko squeezed out...
Leko 1/2 Carlsen in Game 3
GM Leko (2741) – GM Carlsen (2765) [B52]Miskolc Match, 29.05.2008 – Game 3 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Bd7 4.Bxd7+ Qxd7 5.c4 Nf6 6.Nc3 g6 7.d4 cxd4 8.Nxd4 Bg7 9.h3 0–0 10.Be3 Rc8 11.b3 a6 12.a4 e6 13.Rc1 b6...
Carlsen 1/2 Leko in Game 2
GM Carlsen (2765) – GM Leko (2741) [B18]28.05.2008 – Match game 2 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bf5 5.Nc5 b6 6.Nb3 Nf6 7.Nf3 e6 8.g3 Nbd7 9.Bg2 Rc8 10.0–0 Bd6 11.Qe2 Qc7 12.c4 0–0 13.Be3 Rfe8 14.Rac1...
Leko 1/2 Carlsen in Game 1
GM Leko (2741) – GM Carlsen (2765) [B78]28.05.2008 – Match game 1 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.f3 Nc6 8.Qd2 0–0 9.Bc4 Bd7 10.0–0–0 Rc8 11.Bb3 Ne5 12.Kb1 Re8 13.h4 h5 14.Bh6...
Breaking News: Leko vs Carlsen Match
Location of the match: National Theatre of Miskolc 27 May (Tuesday)18.00 óra Opening ceremony and hosting of the draw at the National Theater of Miskolc 28 May (Wednesday)16.30 óra The first game of the match.18.00 óra The second game...
Leko 1/2 Aronian (Linares)
Position after 12…Re8 GM Leko (2753) – GM Aronian (2739) [C88]07.03.2008 / Linares – Round 14 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0–0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 0–0 8.d3 d6 9.c3 Na5 10.Bc2 c5 11.Nbd2 Nc6 12.Nf1...
Topalov on the verge of defeating Leko (Linares)
Position after 14.Qg4 GM Topalov (2780) – GM Leko (2753) [C88]06.03.2008 / Linares – Round 13 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0–0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 0–0 8.h3 Bb7 9.d3 d5 10.exd5 Nxd5 11.c3 Qd7 12.Nxe5...
Video interview with Carlsen, Anand, Leko, etc.
Excellent video interviews with Carlsen, Anand and Leko, courtesy from our friends at Europe Echecs. Click here to view the videos. Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Anand 1/2 Leko (Linares)
Position after 19.Qh5 GM Anand (2799) – GM Leko (2753) [C88]04.03.2008 / Linares – Round 12 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0–0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 0–0 8.h3 Bb7 9.d3 Re8 10.Nc3 h6 11.a3 Bc5 12.Nd5...