page 1 of 3; games 1-25 of 56  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Aronian vs L Dominguez 1-0 92 2009 Linares D27 Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical 2. Wang Yue vs Carlsen ½-½ 57 2009 Linares D37 Queen's Gambit Declined 3. Anand vs Wang Yue 1-0 33 2009 Linares D15 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav 4. Carlsen vs Ivanchuk ½-½ 34 2009 Linares D81 Grunfeld, Russian Variation 5. Radjabov vs Grischuk 0-1 41 2009 Linares E17 Queen's Indian 6. Wang Yue vs Aronian ½-½ 26 2009 Linares D12 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav 7. Ivanchuk vs Anand ½-½ 65 2009 Linares D19 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch 8. Wang Yue vs Radjabov   ½-½ 43 2009 Linares E92 King's Indian 9. Ivanchuk vs L Dominguez ½-½ 47 2009 Linares A04 Reti Opening 10. Grischuk vs Aronian 1-0 59 2009 Linares D44 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 11. Carlsen vs Anand 1-0 77 2009 Linares D45 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 12. L Dominguez vs Anand ½-½ 42 2009 Linares B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 13. Aronian vs Radjabov ½-½ 42 2009 Linares E61 King's Indian 14. Aronian vs Carlsen ½-½ 37 2009 Linares E06 Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3 15. L Dominguez vs Grischuk ½-½ 30 2009 Linares C18 French, Winawer 16. Wang Yue vs Ivanchuk ½-½ 31 2009 Linares E11 Bogo-Indian Defense 17. Anand vs Radjabov 1-0 61 2009 Linares B33 Sicilian 18. Ivanchuk vs Grischuk ½-½ 65 2009 Linares E20 Nimzo-Indian 19. Carlsen vs L Dominguez ½-½ 18 2009 Linares A33 English, Symmetrical 20. Radjabov vs Ivanchuk ½-½ 42 2009 Linares E94 King's Indian, Orthodox 21. Grischuk vs Wang Yue 1-0 57 2009 Linares D17 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav 22. Anand vs Aronian 0-1 53 2009 Linares D47 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 23. L Dominguez vs Radjabov ½-½ 62 2009 Linares B77 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack 24. Grischuk vs Carlsen ½-½ 34 2009 Linares B33 Sicilian 25. Aronian vs Ivanchuk 0-1 44 2009 Linares E92 King's Indian  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 152 OF 192 ·  Later Kibitzing> Mar-03-09    suenteus po 147: <percyblakeney: The question is what Russian top player that really wants to play in Sofia, hardly Svidler but maybe Grischuk.> I don't know why Svidler is so unlikely a possibility, since he was the last Russian to play at Mtel back in 2006. Mar-03-09    percyblakeney: <I don't know why Svidler is so unlikely a possibility, since he was the last Russian to play at Mtel back in 2006> That was before the Elista match though, and he is after all one of Kramnik's best friends among the players. But it is probably no big surprise if he would play in Sofia, and Jakovenko is another possibility. Mar-03-09    whiteshark: Yue - Anand, position after <23.Na3> click for larger view Looks equal to me Mar-03-09    whiteshark: Ivanchuk - Carlsen, position after <20..Bg4> click for larger view It's plain equal Mar-03-09    acirce: Well, I would be surprised if Svidler refused to play there just because he is a friend of Kramnik. Hard to imagine that his loyalty goes that far. Mar-03-09    whiteshark: Dominguez - Aronian, position after <20...Bf8> click for larger view ... it's again an equal position Mar-03-09    siamesedream: Ivanchuk - Carlsen 1/2 Mar-03-09    LittleWing: An unnamed russian player according to the recent rating list could be Jakovenko too. Mar-03-09    shycuban2002: Dominguez is playing like if he has already seen this game before during his analysis at home... look very familiar into this sharp and "hard to work" position. Yesterday he did a job impression against Anand Mar-03-09    percyblakeney: It's always possible that Svidler's 2730 will make his chances to receive an invitation smaller, compared with 2750s like Jakovenko and Grischuk. Mar-03-09    ivan999: i put my money on grischuk (for mtel). Mar-03-09    shycuban2002: now it looks like if has forgotten what to do,... this Ng3 isn't look very "fine" 4 me Mar-03-09    nuwanda: looks like all games draws today, thing are looking good for grischuk... has he ever won a major tournament ? Mar-03-09    whiteshark: Yue - Anand followed with 1/2 Mar-03-09    smaragdus: Svidler is a nice guy, he is not someone like Kramnik and Morozevich, and big Peter has no problems and argues with Topalov. They met recently in Nankin and Svidler didn't show a trace of hostility against Topalov after losing both with white and black pieces. If I was to choose the Russian player for Sofia masters, it would be either Grischuk or Svidler. In fact I am disappointed that Dominguez will participate in Sofia tournament, he will be the fly in the ointment, he is the worst player in Linares as well, he has not a single win, and many times he was on the verge of losing, he is a new Kramnik-like drawing star. Mar-03-09    Jim Bartle: I'm getting the impression Anand is just coasting. Mar-03-09    percyblakeney: <has he ever won a major tournament ?> I don't think so, sole second in Corus 2002 ought to be his best result, but then most of the top players were absent. Mar-03-09    shycuban2002: 2 1/2 anand vs yue & carlssen vs ivanchuk ... in just around 20 moves each one... i hope the others could save us of a boring chess day. leinier best move should be Qe2 Mar-03-09    nuwanda: thanks <percyblakeney> then the wimbledon of chess could be the first, great Mar-03-09    percyblakeney: Grischuk did share first in Elista Grand Prix in December, even if that hardly counts as a classic on the level of Linares and Corus. I wouldn't be surprised if all games will be drawn before the 30th move today. Mar-03-09    shycuban2002: smaragdus: In fact I am disappointed that Dominguez will participate in Sofia tournament, he will be the fly in the ointment, he is the worst player in Linares as well, he has not a single win, and many times he was on the verge of losing, he is a new Kramnik-like drawing star. You problably doesn' know what kind of player dominguez is... it's true that he hasn't won a game here on Linares... but in his latest tournements has been doing a good performance... second on Biel (he finished tied on 1st place), then he became World Blitz Champion, he was on the last round tied on first too in Wijk ann Zee and now he is playing for +1.4 "among all the monsters" I guess youu reconsider your argument ....i know that is at least 15 players of more rating than him... but he is an outcoming star... and his style hass been very well reconsidered by the people who knows chess not certainly you or me Mar-03-09    hovik2003: Radjabov is on hot roll, I hope he wins against Grischuk to make everybody happy! Mar-03-09    samikd: Hey does anybody remember the game featured in Yesterdays (Monday) Puzzle ? I cant access 'Tactics Archive' till I update my premium membership, but I wanted this game in my collection (cool Q sac, followed by R sac at h8 and the N fork at f7) Mar-03-09    Stoned Knight: <smaragdus: In fact I am disappointed that Dominguez will participate in Sofia tournament, he will be the fly in the ointment, he is the worst player in Linares as well, he has not a single win, and many times he was on the verge of losing, he is a new Kramnik-like drawing star.> Leiner is a very solid player and a very good theoritician. the fact that he is not performing that well in Linares doesnt mean he is a bad player. The day he decides to take more risk he will become one of the greatest. Mar-03-09    Cacoethes: <samikd> N Sakr vs Ali Atwi, 2001 Jump to page #    (enter # from 1 to 192) < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 152 OF 192 ·  Later Kibitzing>

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