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Linares (2009) The 26th Torneo Intercontinental de Ajedrez Ciudad de Linares was again staged only in Spain. In the previous three years, the first half of the tournament was in Morelia, Mexico (hence the "Intercontinental"). It was rumored that next year the first half would probably be in the Arab Emirates. The participants were: World Champion Viswanathan Anand (Elo ranked #2 in the world), Vassily Ivanchuk (#3), Magnus Carlsen (#4), Teimour Radjabov (#6), Levon Aronian (#11), Wang Yue (#13), Alexander Grischuk (#14), and Leinier Dominguez Perez (#23). Grischuk replaced Veselin Topalov (#1) who had to withdraw because of a new schedule for the Topalov - Kamsky Candidates Final (2009). Games started at 4 pm in Teatro Cervantes. Grischuk won on tiebreak (more wins) ahead of Ivanchuk. Linares, Spain, 19 February - 7 March 2009 Age Elo 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 1 Grischuk 25 2733 ** ½½ ½0 ½½ 1½ 1½ 1½ ½½ 8 2 Ivanchuk 39 2779 ½½ ** ½½ ½½ ½½ ½½ 11 ½½ 8 3 Carlsen 18 2776 ½1 ½½ ** 1½ ½½ ½0 ½0 ½1 7½ 4 Anand 39 2791 ½½ ½½ 0½ ** 1½ 1½ 0½ ½½ 7 5 Radjabov 21 2761 0½ ½½ ½½ 0½ ** ½½ ½1 ½½ 6½ 6 Wang Yue 21 2739 0½ ½½ ½1 0½ ½½ ** ½½ ½½ 6½ 7 Aronian 26 2750 0½ 00 ½1 1½ ½0 ½½ ** 1½ 6½ 8 Domínguez 25 2717 ½½ ½½ ½0 ½½ ½½ ½½ 0½ ** 6 Category: XXI (2756). Arbiters: Juan Vargas and Faik Gasanov. Video Round 10: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0D... Video Round 14: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izy... Sources ChessBase, 3/7/2009 (https://en.chessbase.com/post/linar...) ChessBase, 2/19/2009 (https://en.chessbase.com/post/linar...) FIDE rating list January 2009 (http://fidelists.blogspot.com/2009/...) Mark Crowther in TWIC 748 (http://theweekinchess.com/html/twic...) Spanish ChessBase, 19/02/2009 (https://es.chessbase.com/post/la-in...) Daaim Shabazz in The Chess Drum, 20 Feb - 7 March 2009 (http://www.thechessdrum.net/blog/20...) Ian Rogers in Peón de Rey, No. 80 (May-June 2009), pp. 8-18 (https://e-nautia.com/santiago/disk/...) Round dates: February 19, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 28, March 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 (from TWIC and ChessBase). Previous: Morelia-Linares (2008). Next (and last): Linares (2010)  page 1 of 3; games 1-25 of 56  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Aronian vs Carlsen ½-½ 37 2009 Linares E06 Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3 2. Dominguez Perez vs Grischuk ½-½ 30 2009 Linares C18 French, Winawer 3. Y Wang vs Ivanchuk ½-½ 31 2009 Linares E11 Bogo-Indian Defense 4. Anand vs Radjabov 1-0 61 2009 Linares B33 Sicilian 5. Anand vs Aronian 0-1 53 2009 Linares D47 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 6. Carlsen vs Dominguez Perez ½-½ 18 2009 Linares A33 English, Symmetrical 7. Radjabov vs Ivanchuk ½-½ 42 2009 Linares E94 King's Indian, Orthodox 8. Grischuk vs Y Wang 1-0 57 2009 Linares D17 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav 9. Aronian vs Radjabov ½-½ 42 2009 Linares E61 King's Indian 10. Dominguez Perez vs Anand ½-½ 42 2009 Linares B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 11. Y Wang vs Carlsen ½-½ 57 2009 Linares D37 Queen's Gambit Declined 12. Ivanchuk vs Grischuk ½-½ 65 2009 Linares E20 Nimzo-Indian 13. Aronian vs Dominguez Perez 1-0 92 2009 Linares D27 Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical 14. Radjabov vs Grischuk 0-1 41 2009 Linares E17 Queen's Indian 15. Carlsen vs Ivanchuk ½-½ 34 2009 Linares D81 Grunfeld, Russian Variation 16. Anand vs Y Wang 1-0 33 2009 Linares D15 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav 17. Dominguez Perez vs Radjabov ½-½ 62 2009 Linares B77 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack 18. Y Wang vs Aronian ½-½ 26 2009 Linares D12 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav 19. Ivanchuk vs Anand ½-½ 65 2009 Linares D19 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch 20. Grischuk vs Carlsen ½-½ 34 2009 Linares B33 Sicilian 21. Y Wang vs Radjabov   ½-½ 43 2009 Linares E92 King's Indian 22. Ivanchuk vs Dominguez Perez ½-½ 47 2009 Linares A04 Reti Opening 23. Grischuk vs Aronian 1-0 59 2009 Linares D44 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 24. Carlsen vs Anand 1-0 77 2009 Linares D45 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 25. Dominguez Perez vs Y Wang ½-½ 57 2009 Linares C42 Petrov Defense  page 1 of 3; games 1-25 of 56    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)   < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 100 OF 192 ·  Later Kibitzing> Feb-25-09    percyblakeney: <RP-NP evaluation> 74% winning for the rook. Feb-25-09    furrer: 73.7% white wins 25.3% draws 1.00% black wins Feb-25-09    Mulyahnto: RP vs NP according to endgame explorer 1-0 73.7% 1/2 25.3% 0-1 1.0% Feb-25-09    furrer: drawing example: Rybka vs Zappa, 2007 Feb-25-09    atahualpa yupanqui: Leontxho Garcia now say something like "at the same moment that Ivanchuck enjoy the match of Real Madrid we enjoy the match Carlsen-Anand" loll Feb-25-09    wolfmaster: <percyblakeney, furrer, Mulyahnto> Thanks. It seems like Carlsen will win this one barring any errors. Feb-25-09    suenteus po 147: Do these evals mean that Carlsen is winning? Feb-25-09    severus6: looks like Carlsen will beat his nemesis! Feb-25-09    wolfmaster: <atahualpa> Hablas espanol? Feb-25-09    percyblakeney: I think Carlsen is winning now, but then I just said it was a clear draw... Feb-25-09    Mulyahnto: <Rybka vs Zappa, 2007> good thing for Carlsen the pawns aren't opposed I guess.... Feb-25-09    furrer: The game i posted was actually winning, rybka couldnt find it though. And didnt Carlsen jsut blew the win again? Feb-25-09    Mameluk: Anand was playing too quickly. It usually works though:) I prefer Grischuk´s time management. Feb-25-09    firefly3: Okay, guys, can we stop pawning off Rybka's evals as our own? And can we stop it with all the cries of disbelief when someone strays from Rybka's suggestion? Really, I know that you're all very gratified by these brief intervals in which, through Rybka's assistance, you are elevated above the top players in the world, but please recognize what you are unconsciously doing -- you are lying to yourselves. Consciously, you would deny it in a heartbeat, but unconsciously, you have all stooped to a bloated fantasy world. Feb-25-09    atahualpa yupanqui: haha of course wolfmaster otherwise do you think I will hear a voice without understand what he say for more than 5 hour? Feb-25-09    Bryce101: live games link please? Feb-25-09    bharatiy: this is tablebase loss for Anand! shame! Feb-25-09    Koenigsgambit: http://chessok.com/broadcast/?key=L... Feb-25-09    Mulyahnto: < firefly3> I think none of us are implying that we come up with these moves ourselves... Feb-25-09    orio24: <Bryce101: live games link please?> http://linares09.soloajedrez.com/ Feb-25-09    rogge: <firefly3> Good point. Is RP vs NP that easy to win in practical play? Feb-25-09    Mulyahnto: <this is tablebase loss for Anand! shame!> Why *shame*? Feb-25-09    bharatiy: only dropping b pawn is draw Feb-25-09    Trinculo: <firefly3> Hear, hear! Feb-25-09    deepakwa: mate in 32 moves Jump to page #    (enter # from 1 to 192) search thread:    < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 100 OF 192 ·  Later Kibitzing> NOTE: Create an account today to post replies and access other powerful features which are available only to registered users. Becoming a member is free, anonymous, and takes less than 1 minute! 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