Position after 17.Nc1
Both Morozevich and Ivanchuk have a shot at the official #1 ranking on the next FIDE rating list. Morozevich is the current leader at the 2008 Tal Memorial and Ivanchuk is right at his heels. This is a big game with only 2 rounds left after today.
GM Ivanchuk (2781) – GM Morozevich (2788) [D87]
25.08.2008 – Tal Memorial – Round 7
1.c4 Nf6 2.d4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Bc4 c5 8.Ne2 0–0 9.0–0 Nc6 10.Be3 Na5 11.Bb5 Bd7 12.Bd3 b6 13.Rb1 e5 14.dxc5 Ba4 15.Qd2 Qd7 16.cxb6 axb6 17.Nc1 +=
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Ivanchuk is winning the battle… and the tournament!!!
Ivanchuk just won
1. c4 Nf6 2. d4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 c5 8. Ne2 O-O 9. O-O Nc6 10. Be3 Na5 11. Bb5 Bd7 12. Bd3 b6 13. Rb1 e5 14. dxc5 Ba4 15. Qd2 Qd7 16. cxb6 axb6 17. Nc1 Rfc8 18. Rxb6 Bf8 19. Ra6 Qb7 20. Rxa8 Qxa8 21. Nb3 Nxb3 22. axb3 Bxb3 23. Rb1 Qa3 24. h3 Be6 25. Rc1 Rd8 26. Qc2 Bb3 27. Qb1 Ba2 28. Qb5 Rc8 29. Qxe5 Bc5 30. Bxc5 Rxc5 31. Qb8+ Kg7 32. Qf4 Qb2 33. Qe3 f6 34. Bf1 Qxc1 35. Qxc5 Qe1 36. Qd4 g5 37. c4 Qc1 38. c5 Be6 39. f3 h5 40. Kf2 h4 41. Qe3 Qc2+ 42. Kg1 Bc4 43. Bxc4 Qxc4 44. Kh2 Kf7 45. Qa3 Ke6 46. Qa7 Qc1 47. Qb6+ Kf7 48. Qd6 Qf4+ 49. Qxf4 gxf4 50. Kg1 Ke6 51. Kf2 Kd7 52. Ke2 Kc6 53. Kd3 Kxc5 54. Kc3 Kd6 55. Kd4 Ke6 56. Kc4 Kd6 57. Kb5 Ke6 58. Kc6 Ke5 59. Kd7 f5 60. exf5 [1-0]
Actually 34-35 moves are like that:
1.c4 Nf6 2. d4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 c5 8. Ne2 O-O 9. O-O Nc6 10. Be3 Na5 11. Bb5 Bd7 12. Bd3 b6 13. Rb1 e5 14. dxc5 Ba4 15. Qd2 Qd7 16. cxb6 axb6 17. Nc1 Rfc8 18. Rxb6 Bf8 19. Ra6 Qb7 20. Rxa8 Qxa8 21. Nb3 Nxb3 22. axb3 Bxb3 23. Rb1 Qa3 24. h3 Be6 25. Rc1 Rd8 26. Qc2 Bb3 27. Qb1 Ba2 28. Qb5 Rc8 29. Qxe5 Bc5 30. Bxc5 Rxc5 31. Qb8+ Kg7 32. Qf4 Qb2 33. Qe3 f6 34. Qxc5 Qxc1 35. Bf1 Qe1 36. Qd4 g5 37. c4 Qc1 38. c5 Be6 39. f3 h5 40. Kf2 h4 41. Qe3 Qc2+ 42. Kg1 Bc4 43. Bxc4 Qxc4 44. Kh2 Kf7 45. Qa3 Ke6 46. Qa7 Qc1 47. Qb6+ Kf7 48. Qd6 Qf4+ 49. Qxf4 gxf4 50. Kg1 Ke6 51. Kf2 Kd7 52. Ke2 Kc6 53. Kd3 Kxc5 54. Kc3 Kd6 55. Kd4 Ke6 56. Kc4 Kd6 57. Kb5 Ke6 58. Kc6 Ke5 59. Kd7 f5 60. exf5
I thought Carlsen was going to be the new number one. I thik they should just go by the FIDE Ratings and scrap the world championship. Look at Kramnik, he is the world champion but has the rating of a patzer. Go figure!
Anand is the world champion.