Nesterovsky bros Chess

January 23, 2008

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Curus Chess Wijk aan Zee 2008, Round 9. Kramnik and Carlsen lost.

The high tension duel was between Veselin Topalov and Vladimir Kramnik. The two did not shake hands before the game, as neither one offered his first, but they would have obliged if one would have been offered. Topalov beats Kramnik, in a deeply prepared hodge-podge of moves that started with a knight sacrifice on f7. It was all found by Cheparinov, who was given all credits by Topalov

Adams has finally put an end to his series of draws, by beating Van Wely. Since he doesn’t play 6.Bc4 against the Najdorf that often, it might well have been a little Fischer tribute...

Leko vs Carlsen Leko was pressed Carlsen. In the end of the first control Magnus blundered and lost the game.

The game Aronian vs Eljanov finished with draw agreement. Aronian has joined Carlsen in the lead with 5½ points.

Leko
Interview Leko

Topalov
Video analysis Topalov vs Kramnik (part1)

Topalov
Video analysis Topalov vs Kramnik (part2)

Games round 9

Standing after 9th round:

No	Name	Country	Rating	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Score
1	V. Kramnik	RUS	2799	x	½	½	1	½	1	½	½	0					½	5
2	T. Radjabov	AZE	2735	½	x	½	1	½	0	½	½					1	½	5
3	S. Mamedyarov	AZE	2760	½	½	x	½	½	½	½					0	½	1	4½
4	P. Eljanov	UKR	2692	0	0	½	x	½	½					½	0	½	½	3
5	M. Adams	ENG	2726	½	½	½	½	x					½	½	½	½	1	5
6	L. Aronian	ARM	2739	0	1	½	½		x			1	1	½	½	½		5½
7	V. Ivanchuk	UKR	2751	½	½	½				x	½	½	½	½	½	½		4½
8	J. Polgar	HUN	2707	½	½					½	x	½	1	½	0	0	½	4
9	V. Topalov	BUL	2780	1					0	½	½	x	1	1	½	0	0	4½
10	B. Gelfand	ISR	2737					½	0	½	0	0	x	½	½	½	½	3
11	P. Leko	HUN	2753				½	½	½	½	½	0	½	x	1		½	4½
12	M. Carlsen	NOR	2733			1	1	½	½	½	1	½	½	0	x			5½
13	V. Anand	IND	2799		0	½	½	½	½	½	1	1	½			x		5
14	L. van Wely	NED	2681	½	½	0	½	0			½	1	½	½			x	3½

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