page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 30  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Vallejo-Pons vs Topalov ½-½ 41 2010 Linares C95 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer 2. Gelfand vs V Gashimov ½-½ 54 2010 Linares A61 Benoni 3. Aronian vs Grischuk ½-½ 26 2010 Linares E25 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch 4. Grischuk vs Gelfand 1-0 35 2010 Linares E55 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, Bronstein Variation 5. Topalov vs V Gashimov 1-0 48 2010 Linares D11 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav 6. Vallejo-Pons vs Aronian ½-½ 41 2010 Linares C67 Ruy Lopez 7. V Gashimov vs Grischuk ½-½ 40 2010 Linares B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 8. Aronian vs Topalov ½-½ 51 2010 Linares A64 Benoni, Fianchetto, 11...Re8 9. Gelfand vs Vallejo-Pons ½-½ 42 2010 Linares D10 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav 10. Grischuk vs Vallejo-Pons ½-½ 34 2010 Linares D17 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav 11. Gelfand vs Topalov ½-½ 40 2010 Linares E05 Catalan, Open, Classical line 12. V Gashimov vs Aronian ½-½ 48 2010 Linares C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed 13. Vallejo-Pons vs V Gashimov 0-1 35 2010 Linares E10 Queen's Pawn Game 14. Topalov vs Grischuk 1-0 69 2010 Linares B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 15. Aronian vs Gelfand ½-½ 46 2010 Linares D48 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran 16. V Gashimov vs Gelfand ½-½ 37 2010 Linares C42 Petrov Defense 17. Grischuk vs Aronian ½-½ 101 2010 Linares D39 Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin, Vienna Variation 18. Topalov vs Vallejo-Pons 1-0 40 2010 Linares A29 English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto 19. V Gashimov vs Topalov ½-½ 42 2010 Linares C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense 20. Aronian vs Vallejo-Pons ½-½ 48 2010 Linares D12 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav 21. Gelfand vs Grischuk ½-½ 60 2010 Linares A29 English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto 22. Topalov vs Aronian ½-½ 45 2010 Linares D43 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 23. Vallejo-Pons vs Gelfand ½-½ 35 2010 Linares C42 Petrov Defense 24. Grischuk vs V Gashimov 1-0 40 2010 Linares A62 Benoni, Fianchetto Variation 25. Gelfand vs Aronian ½-½ 40 2010 Linares D15 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav  page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 30    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)

< Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 19 OF 36 ·  Later Kibitzing> Feb-20-10    anandrulez: Topalov luck vs these super GM's shudnt be underestimated ! He is getting lucky but the real talent is that he can win a super gm with complicating positions . Feb-20-10    abscissa: Good question, badest! Btw, I totally agree with Raisin Death Ray and agree with anandrulez. Feb-20-10    parmetd: totally agree frogbert. I just lost a drawn endgame with an IM today cause I had less than 7 seconds on my clock with no delay or increment. Feb-20-10    keithbc: The world needs a Topalov just as it needed a Kasparov and a Fischer and a Tal. He, more than any modern player, is a true fighter and complicates games and resists dry / short draws. It was such a disappointment when he lost against Kramnik. Feb-20-10    mynameisrandy: I wish Tal was still alive, and still young, and still a genius. He was the best one. A gentleman and a scoundrel, a fighter on the board who did not carry that aggression with him when he left the squares. Later gator. You were the best. Feb-20-10    znsprdx: <Bobwhoosta:> As support for your [page 17] defense of the absolute necessity to employ increments of at least 5 seconds (...30 is a bit much...) look at the position after ...28.Nxd3 BUT for the sake of argument let us presume that White's Queen is on g6 and that Black also is in 'zeitnot' hence moves 29.Rh5??(attacking Knight) missing what looms as a forced Philidor (smothered) mate (which I fantasized during actual game) < click for larger view > ...29.Qb6+ 30.Kh1 Nf2+ 31. Kg1 Nh3+(discovered & double check)32.Kh1 and Black's flag falls playing ...32. Qg1+ (point) It is lunacy for White to claim a win on time since 33.Nx[Q]g1 Nf2# From my Coffeehouse Blitz days I think there is an exception if delivering mate on the move - which further establishes the absurdity of the concept - why allow for this which acknowledges the anomaly? At worst at least call it a draw because in effect we are dealing with a variation of Zeno's Paradox [znsprdx] :) Feb-20-10    randzo: Gashimov-Topalov looked sharp from the opening but after 11.O-0 Black can be OK Feb-20-10    muradov: <Raisin Death Ray> If you don't know who Gashimov is and what he's doing in Linares, maybe you need to update that heavy piece on your shoulders ;) Feb-20-10    muradov: <znsprdx> 10. Qg3 was played. And this looks to be a novelty by Gashimov. Feb-20-10    Bobwhoosta: Gashimov's position looks great against Topa. He's got the two bishops, black has weak dark squares, he's about to regain his pawn, AND black is going to have trouble continuing development. We'll see what all of this comes to though... as far as it looks to me, huge advantage to white. Feb-20-10    Bobwhoosta: <Huge Advantage> Alright, so I missed the very simple 23...e5. White has a slight advantage. Feb-20-10    PhilFeeley: Does anyone believe 22. Qc3 by Aronian? Feb-20-10    zealouspawn: I'm thinking its a transmission error, or he would have resigned by now Feb-20-10    Pencho: It's a transmission error, u can check the real position at chessbomb.com Feb-20-10    PhilFeeley: Even chessok.com has the error. Feb-20-10    Jim Bartle: Seems like a fairly weak move. Feb-20-10    ROADDOG: Aronian vs Vallejo-Pons click for larger view Vallejo-Pons just played 28...b4 and a Rybka advantage of -1.12, but he is playing Aronian... Feb-20-10    csmath: <Gashimov's position looks great against Topa.> He really has nothing but a bishop pair and that is on mercy of Topalov as he can exchange them any time. In fact black has very pretty position but impossible to improve. Feb-20-10    Bobwhoosta: <csmath> Yes, a couple of moves have clarified that for me. Seems headed for a draw... Feb-20-10    csmath: Not so fast, I think Topa will try to improve his position although it is hard to see how. Feb-20-10    noiselesion: Time trouble or not, only good players get lucky. Feb-20-10    ivan999: gashimov made time control with 9 secs on his clock. Feb-20-10    csmath: Gashimov holds on a string but the string is strong. Any exchange and he will bring home a half a point which is what he wants apparently now. Feb-20-10    ivan999: gashimov's pawn on a5 is not so hot, but he should be able to hold i think. Feb-20-10    orio24: Could somebody provide the positions, please? Thanks. Jump to page #    (enter # from 1 to 36) < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 19 OF 36 ·  Later Kibitzing>

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