page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 45  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Grischuk vs McShane 1-0 63 2012 Tal Memorial A29 English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto 2. Aronian vs Nakamura 1-0 53 2012 Tal Memorial A29 English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto 3. Radjabov vs E Tomashevsky 1-0 31 2012 Tal Memorial C45 Scotch Game 4. Carlsen vs Kramnik ½-½ 23 2012 Tal Memorial E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 5. Morozevich vs Caruana 1-0 56 2012 Tal Memorial C81 Ruy Lopez, Open, Howell Attack 6. Caruana vs Nakamura ½-½ 107 2012 Tal Memorial D22 Queen's Gambit Accepted 7. Kramnik vs Grischuk 1-0 29 2012 Tal Memorial E97 King's Indian 8. E Tomashevsky vs Aronian ½-½ 25 2012 Tal Memorial E06 Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3 9. Morozevich vs Carlsen ½-½ 59 2012 Tal Memorial E34 Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Noa Variation 10. McShane vs Radjabov 0-1 48 2012 Tal Memorial B30 Sicilian 11. Grischuk vs Morozevich 0-1 60 2012 Tal Memorial A09 Reti Opening 12. Nakamura vs E Tomashevsky ½-½ 41 2012 Tal Memorial C36 King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense 13. Carlsen vs Caruana ½-½ 30 2012 Tal Memorial D85 Grunfeld 14. Aronian vs McShane 0-1 38 2012 Tal Memorial D15 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav 15. Radjabov vs Kramnik ½-½ 25 2012 Tal Memorial C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense 16. Carlsen vs Grischuk ½-½ 40 2012 Tal Memorial C78 Ruy Lopez 17. McShane vs Nakamura ½-½ 79 2012 Tal Memorial B84 Sicilian, Scheveningen 18. Morozevich vs Radjabov ½-½ 37 2012 Tal Memorial C80 Ruy Lopez, Open 19. Caruana vs E Tomashevsky 1-0 32 2012 Tal Memorial C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed 20. Kramnik vs Aronian ½-½ 40 2012 Tal Memorial C47 Four Knights 21. Nakamura vs Kramnik ½-½ 40 2012 Tal Memorial A33 English, Symmetrical 22. E Tomashevsky vs McShane ½-½ 48 2012 Tal Memorial A54 Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3 23. Aronian vs Morozevich 0-1 40 2012 Tal Memorial D31 Queen's Gambit Declined 24. Grischuk vs Caruana ½-½ 31 2012 Tal Memorial D92 Grunfeld, 5.Bf4 25. Radjabov vs Carlsen 0-1 59 2012 Tal Memorial C45 Scotch Game  page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 45    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)

< Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 44 OF 73 ·  Later Kibitzing> Jun-14-12    Kinghunt: Yes, it is clear now that the best Kramnik can do is R+N vs. R. He could play on and try to win that, but it's almost guaranteed to be a draw. Jun-14-12    chancho: <Marmot PFL> He did win it twice (2007 and 2009) in spite of being too cautious. Jun-14-12    jussu: Actually, it isn't quite over yet. Jun-14-12    hellopolgar: <Absentee> http://video.russiachess.org/view/1... around 19:36:05 is when Naka/Moro post game conference begins. Jun-14-12    JustAFish: hellopolgar: Moro has risen in my estimation. It takes a great deal of strength of character and graciousness to show up for a press conference after losing such a game. A lot of players (I suspect Naka is in this camp) would likely allow the winner to do the press conference alone. Jun-14-12    chancho: Looks like Tomashevsky is dead meat. Jun-14-12    AuN1: <chancho: Looks like Tomashevsky is dead meat.> with his king so far from his pawn, it doesn't seem like he can make a fortress. should still require some technique though. Jun-14-12    jussu: Kramnik still found a winning trick, but now he will have to prove that he can win Q vs R, which is nowedays hellishly difficult thanks to defensive plans found as a by-product of tablebases. Jun-14-12    AuN1: <jussu: Kramnik still found a winning trick, but now he will have to prove that he can win Q vs R, which is nowedays hellishly difficult thanks to defensive plans found as a by-product of tablebases.> it's mate in about 30 with best play. there are some sneaky moves in there though, especially to force the win of the pawn first. Jun-14-12    Marmot PFL: Allowing Rd7 is incomprehensible. Either Tomashevsky is way overrated (about 1000 points), or has awful nerves, or some kind of deal was made behind the scenes in Moscow. I would hate to think that or I would lose interest in watching the rest of this. Jun-14-12    SatelliteDan: <Jun-14-12 JustAFish: hellopolgar: Moro has risen in my estimation. It takes a great deal of strength of character and graciousness to show up for a press conference after losing such a game. A lot of players (I suspect Naka is in this camp) would likely allow the winner to do the press conference alone.> Can you post interview? Thanks. Jun-14-12    AuN1: <Marmot PFL: Allowing Rd7 is incomprehensible. Either Tomashevsky is way overrated (about 1000 points), or has awful nerves, or some kind of deal was made behind the scenes in Moscow. I would hate to think that or I would lose interest in watching the rest of this.> he was pretty low on time. it could have been fatigue as well as time trouble. Jun-14-12    technical draw: Kramnik wins! Jun-14-12    Marmot PFL: So simple was 68...Na4 and if 69 Rf8+ Ke5 70 Rf7 Nc5+ and Nxe6 defend c7 and Nxe6 fails to Rxf7. Jun-14-12    jussu: Tomashevsky simply trusted Kramnik's skill and resigned. Probably Kramnik has already proven his abilities somewhere and continuing would have made no sense. Two leaders all of a sudden. Jun-14-12    AuN1: that's weird. kramnik still had a ways to go. he hadn't even gotten the h-pawn yet. i would have kept playing. Jun-14-12    acirce: <Nothing against Kramnik, but he is too cautious to win an event named for Tal.> I know it's cheap to point out the obvious, that he is now in fact in shared lead, but he's also won it twice before. Once with a 1.5 points margin.. Jun-14-12    SatelliteDan: What takes more energy? Attacking or defending in chess? Jun-14-12    Shams: <jussu><Kramnik still found a winning trick, but now he will have to prove that he can win Q vs R, which is nowedays hellishly difficult> Hellishly difficult against an engine, but against another GM? Jun-14-12    jussu: Oh okay, the problem was that the pawn occupies an essential field for Black, making the win much easier. Jun-14-12    SatelliteDan: Shams. Thanks for schedule info earlier. Jun-14-12    jussu: <Shams> Don't ask me, I have never bothered to really learn this ending, alhough I think I have a vague idea about the tempo-losing triange which used to be the hardest part. I have understood that 4-piece tablebases spit out such ways to defend R vs Q that it took everyone by surprise, and now someone equipped with the new knowledge would probably hold the draw against one not familiar with it. Jun-14-12    Open Defence: < acirce: <Nothing against Kramnik, but he is too cautious to win an event named for Tal.> I know it's cheap to point out the obvious, that he is now in fact in shared lead, but he's also won it twice before. Once with a 1.5 points margin..> winning an event with Tal's name ? we should have a purification ritual! someone sac a rook quick!!! Jun-14-12    jussu: With the pawn on h6, everything turns out really banal. In the final position, if Black didn't have the h-pawn, he could keep on playing with ...Rh6. Every other square on the 6th rank loses the rook, as does going to a lower rank, and going to the 7th or 8th allows Qd6+ and king somewhere 6th, after which black has a choice between getting mated on the 8th or 7th rank. Jun-14-12    Arcturar: Hellopolgar, the fact that he showed up to the press conference at all speaks volumes. Naturally after messing up such a promising position and instantly losing an amazing 1 point lead is awful...This was the tournament of Moro's life and it would have been his first super tournament win. But now all bets need to go to Kramnik; he has captured all initiative. And since Carlsen has apparently woken up he can't bw written off either. Jump to page #    (enter # from 1 to 73) < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 44 OF 73 ·  Later Kibitzing>

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