page 2 of 4; games 26-50 of 91  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 26. Shirov vs J Smeets 1-0 37 2010 Corus C42 Petrov Defense 27. Ivanchuk vs Van Wely 1-0 26 2010 Corus B96 Sicilian, Najdorf 28. Carlsen vs Short ½-½ 47 2010 Corus B01 Scandinavian 29. Anand vs Nakamura ½-½ 33 2010 Corus A81 Dutch 30. Caruana vs L Dominguez ½-½ 58 2010 Corus D76 Neo-Grunfeld, 6.cd Nxd5, 7.O-O Nb6 31. Short vs Ivanchuk ½-½ 63 2010 Corus B40 Sicilian 32. J Smeets vs Kramnik 0-1 40 2010 Corus B07 Pirc 33. Tiviakov vs Karjakin ½-½ 43 2010 Corus C77 Ruy Lopez 34. Leko vs Anand ½-½ 28 2010 Corus C64 Ruy Lopez, Classical 35. Van Wely vs Shirov 0-1 59 2010 Corus A29 English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto 36. L Dominguez vs Tiviakov 1-0 38 2010 Corus E00 Queen's Pawn Game 37. Karjakin vs J Smeets ½-½ 25 2010 Corus C42 Petrov Defense 38. Leko vs Caruana 1-0 45 2010 Corus C78 Ruy Lopez 39. Short vs Kramnik ½-½ 63 2010 Corus C43 Petrov, Modern Attack 40. Ivanchuk vs Nakamura ½-½ 16 2010 Corus D17 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav 41. Kramnik vs Van Wely 1-0 56 2010 Corus E92 King's Indian 42. Anand vs Carlsen ½-½ 19 2010 Corus B77 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack 43. Shirov vs Short ½-½ 31 2010 Corus C96 Ruy Lopez, Closed 44. Carlsen vs Ivanchuk 1-0 35 2010 Corus D10 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav 45. Van Wely vs Karjakin ½-½ 16 2010 Corus E15 Queen's Indian 46. J Smeets vs L Dominguez ½-½ 30 2010 Corus B96 Sicilian, Najdorf 47. Tiviakov vs Leko ½-½ 31 2010 Corus C77 Ruy Lopez 48. Caruana vs Anand ½-½ 33 2010 Corus D45 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 49. Nakamura vs Shirov 1-0 41 2010 Corus B33 Sicilian 50. Shirov vs Carlsen ½-½ 33 2010 Corus B33 Sicilian  page 2 of 4; games 26-50 of 91    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)

< Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 131 OF 131 ·  Later Kibitzing> Feb-08-10    wanabe2000: <Ezzy> Thank you for your spot on comments. Magnus Carlsen has re-juvinated chess in 2008-2010, if not before, to the extent that people look forward to his tournaments. Much like Tiger Woods, if he's in I watch golf, if not, my interest level is low. Now, having said that, I was watching the Moscow Open with interest, but when MC plays I'm glued. Unfortunally I am not a writer but MC did get a nice article in January 11, 2010 Time Magazine "Prince of the Chessboard: The Youngest No.1 in History". It is a start. Feb-08-10    ycbaywtb: Ezzy was a little funny in the post, but the point is fairly accurate. Where is the praise for Magnus, being the winner of these tournaments? After reading Ezzy's post, i have become curious how long Magnus may dominate events like these, because he certainly has been dominating lately, winning everything in sight Feb-08-10    storbondemongoen: Thank you Ezzy for putting it all into perspective. I wonder, when will Slo-off-the-marko come to the same conclusion? Feb-08-10    badest: <Ezzy> You have a very good point. But ... the comparison with Kasparov (and Fischer, which some other fans use) is weak. Both K and F were very charismatic players/people both at and off the board. Magnus will never be that. Feb-08-10    Shams: <badest> Carlen's lack of megalomania is a feature, not a bug. Feb-08-10    frogbert: shams, hehe :o) Feb-09-10    badest: <Shams: <badest> Carlen's lack of megalomania is a feature, not a bug.> LOL ... but honestly ... got to have some megalomania ... it goes with the territory ;) Feb-09-10    Rolfo: Thanks Ezzy Feb-09-10    messachess: I am surprised to see it reported that Carlsen hasn't been getting the praise he deserves. I seem to recall having seen abundant praise on these pages. Of course he deserves praise. Any reservations would probably have to do with all the help that players get today from computers. And, of course, there is the special perceived advantage of his coach. Presumably past top players had a tougher time of it. Feb-09-10    Bdellovibrio: <messachess> Perhaps everybody is getting used to Carlsen constantly winning tournaments. Feb-10-10    The Rocket: "i have become curious how long Magnus may dominate events like these, because he certainly has been dominating lately, winning everything in sight" you think he dominated this tournament??? he won it by a half point!! and wasnt even really leading the tournament untill the very end. Feb-11-10    Billy Vaughan: It did feel like Magnus just stumbled his way into first place. But I mean, really. The fact that I can, with a straight face, say he "stumbled his way into first place" means that Magnus Carlsen really does dominate. We hold Carlsen to such a high standard that we treat <winning a super-tournament> as something he can do almost by accident. Feb-11-10    Petrosianic: Yes, but what does that mean? Really, it was Kramnik who stumbled, not Carlsen. If all you mean is that Carlsen wasn't in first place all the way through, that's true, but so what? If the person in First Place after Round 5 always won, there'd be no point in playing the rest of the tournament. Feb-11-10    SetNoEscapeOn: <Even Kasparov thinks it's a shame that Shirov didn't share first.> Notice that he didn't say anything about Kramnik :) Feb-11-10    The Rocket: "If the person in First Place after Round 5 always won, there'd be no point in playing the rest of the tournament" well the point was about domination... and you are not dominating a tournament if you end up winning it in the final round!!! and especially with half a point!!.. dumbass!(sorry love that word). Feb-11-10    ycbaywtb: i kind of meant Carlsen is dominating because of everything rolled into one: he shot to the top of the ratings, and has stayed there, he's winning all of his tournaments, nobody seems to be able to come ahead of him, despite a +5 start, or beating him in an individual game, he is dominating because he is the best, #1 rated, and a winner overall, not because of leading a tournament throughout, BUT i see your point that dominating a single tournament can be viewed differently, he may not have dominated Corus, but he won, and in combination with the chess events of last few months, Magnus Carlsen , to me, is very dominating when it comes to CHESS Feb-23-10    eraserhead: Guys, I completely missed this tourament. Can someone point me towards the most entertaining games? Were there any classic ones? Seems like people are a little disappointed. Also, being Norwegian I gotta ask, did Carlsen show any awesomness, or was it more of a grind? Mar-24-10    The Rocket: "Also, being Norwegian I gotta ask, did Carlsen show any awesomness, or was it more of a grind?" Why not just watch the games and decide for yourself?! Jun-10-10    Blunderdome: It's worth going page to 1 to see the very first post ever made on this forum, hchrist's prediction from 9 Jan 2010. Jul-21-10    LarsenBentYou: Somebody please give me some background... what "history" do Kasparov and Shirov have? Jul-22-10    tamar: Kasparov never lost to Shirov. http://www.chessgames.com/perl/ches... Sep-09-10    e4d4: http://schaaksite.nl/page.php?id=1197 Looks like Corus will no longer be called Corus. - A/B/C group lists to be released October after the Olympiad. - Magnus Carlsen, Vishy Anand, and Vladimir Kramnik's participation is confirmed. Dec-27-10    Penguincw: I can't wait for next year's tournament. Dec-28-10    Blunderdome: Corus/Tata is definitely the best tournament of the year. Mar-16-11    Penguincw: Wow.Nakamura did better at the Tata Steel (2011) tournament than Carlsen did at the Corus (2010) tournament.But nevertheless,Carlsen still finished very strong,with a plus 4 score. Jump to page #    (enter # from 1 to 131) < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 131 OF 131 ·  Later Kibitzing>

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