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Levon Aronian vs Vassily Ivanchuk
4th Bilbao Masters (2011)  ·  Queen's Gambit Declined: Barmen Variation (D37)  ·  0-1
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Sep-30-11
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  Ulhumbrus: Stahlberg's system has triumphed again, after a passage of fifty-eight years since the Zurich 1953 tournament
Sep-30-11
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  WinKing: Great game!
Sep-30-11
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  Honza Cervenka: <32. a4?? Big blunder by Aronian and he had plenty of time ...> Yes, that attempt for a cheap trick had a big hole. I also don't understand why Aronian did not take Pb5 in move 31.
Sep-30-11  DAVI DE RAFE: evanjukku anandinu mumpe lokachampinavandavana!enthu cheyyam,thalavara anandinayirunnu ennu mathram
Sep-30-11
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  anandrulez: enthuvadei ...ividide arku malayalm manasilavilla mone dinesha .
Sep-30-11
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  HeMateMe: Thats exciting chess.
Sep-30-11
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  anandrulez: This is one of the best games recently . I think really reminiscent of good old days opponents took it to the opponent .
Sep-30-11
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  scormus: <32 a4??> Things were moving too quickly just then for me to have been able to call it. Playing it through after it looks like an absolute lemon. There was nothing wrong with 31 Bxb5 either.

Did Chuky's time trouble unsettle Lev or was he just too shell-shocked to think clearly?

Sep-30-11  lerpo: After 31.Bb5.Rc8 and I dont see a good answer.
Sep-30-11
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  Ulhumbrus: <Honza Cervenka: <32. a4?? Big blunder by Aronian and he had plenty of time ...> Yes, that attempt for a cheap trick had a big hole. I also don't understand why Aronian did not take Pb5 in move 31.> How about this: 31 Bxb5 Rc8 32 Rc1 Qf3+ 33 Be2 Qh1+
Sep-30-11
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  Ulhumbrus: Perhaps one way to understand the move 17....c5 is that Black refuses to wait for 18 f5
Sep-30-11
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  KKDEREK: <Chucky does not get in time trouble, time gets in Chucky trouble.>

Rybka once got a mate in 3 against Chuck...Rybka resigned 2 moves later.

Sep-30-11
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  badest: <ajile: Chucky for president.> Hmm ... he just bombed Armenia instead of Afghanistan ... that's a pretty big mistake even for a president ;)
Sep-30-11
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  sevenseaman: Thats like sea waves relentlessly pounding a shore out of its serenity, shape or sense. Cheers to <ChukyChamp>!
Sep-30-11
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  badest: And some 20 years ago he played like this: Ivanchuk vs Kasparov, 1991
Sep-30-11
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  messachess: <Hesam7> Even if that should ultimately prove to make no sense, that is still very funny, Hesam7.--good one.
Sep-30-11  Bald72804: If Chucky keeps it up he'll reach 2800 and pretty soon too, I hope it happens ;)
Sep-30-11  wordfunph: "I think it was an interesting game until I started blundering."

- Levon Aronian

http://www.chess.co.uk/twic/chessne...

Sep-30-11
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  sevenseaman: I think in future this game will be used as a model by teachers who wish to sharpen the attacking instincts of their students.
Sep-30-11  shakh.i.shekh: Has anybody before ever won two games in a row with Black pieces against two players rated above 2800?
Sep-30-11  bronkenstein: <If Chucky keeps it up he'll reach 2800 and pretty soon too, I hope it happens ;)> speaking of if´s : If Chucky was able to keep this playing strength full time , he would be 3100 + (which is his tournament performance rating ATM), and that old debate ˝Fischer or Kasparov?˝ would be simply forgotten as ... pointless =)
Sep-30-11
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  Reisswolf: An overwhelming game by the Chuckster! It's not easy to do this to a steady player like Aronian.
Sep-30-11
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  FSR: This Ivanchuk is strong like bull - when he's not playing like an idiot, that is.
Sep-30-11  kia0708: that means, he's good player unless he's playing poorly, correct ?
Oct-01-11  pulsar: <Sep-30-11 FSR: This Ivanchuk is strong like bull - when he's not playing like an idiot, that is.>

Strongly worded. I wouldn't use Ivanchuk and idiot on the same breath. But that's just me, I guess.

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