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Teimour Radjabov vs Peter Leko
Linares (2003), Linares ESP, rd 1, Feb-22
Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov-Petrosian Variation. Kasparov Attack (E12)  ·  0-1

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Feb-22-03  Chess Champ: Well, I wonder if Radjabov can do anything in this super tournament?
Feb-22-03  Spitecheck: Judging by this game, he might, probably needs to save some of his energy calculating though. I hope he goes a long way, looks like he likes to play "dust-up chess".
Feb-22-03  drukenknight: at the end shouldnt he just try to defend it as space w/: 45...Na3?

is Radjabov the kid?

Feb-22-03  Bears092: I don't get it... Rxe2
Feb-23-03  drukenknight: TYPO ALERT***TYPO ALERT***

46...Na3

Feb-23-03  Bears092: Rc1. If Rh1 or something like that, Nb5 followed by Nc4
Feb-23-03  drukenknight: umm your N cant get to b5 do you mean b6? Unless I am missing something.

Sorry for typos, obviously I am playing white not black.

Mar-08-03  Marnoff Mirlony: If 46. Na3 Nc3 47. Nxc2 Nxb1 48. Na3 Nc3 Black just pushes his pawn, wins the Knight, wins the a4 pawn, pushes his pawn on a6(or a7 in the case of 46. Nc3) to be promoted. This is just how I'm seeing it right now though.
May-14-04  csmath: Not a well played game. The opening brings nothing to white but Radjabov quickly sees tactical threats missed by Leko in the middlegame and brings Leko to a defensive position. Leko defends well and then instead of bringing the game to a draw Radjabov plays the resulting ending poorly.
Feb-21-07  percyblakeney: Radjabov tries a speculative sacrifice with 27. Nxf7 but goes wrong with 30. Qg3, much better is <30. Qg6 Qxh5> (all other moves lose quickly) <31. Qg3 Rb7 32. Bxf6 Rxf6 33. Qd6+ Re7 34. Rxe7 Bxe7 35. Qb8+ Qe8> and here Qf4+ Bf6 Qxb4+ secures a pawn up endgame for white:


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Feb-21-07  percyblakeney: ...and that should be <32. Bxf6 <B>xf6> in the line above. Radjabov recovered quickly from this loss and won against Kasparov in the next round.
Jan-15-21
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  plang: 14 Bf4..Bxd3 15 Rxd3..Nc6 16 d5..exd 17 exd..Qd5 (if 18 Qd2..c4) does not work for White. In Gershon-M.Gurevich Antwerp 1999 White played 16 Bf4 and Black went on to win; 16 h4 was new. 21..cxd!? was double edged leading to a passed b-pawn but activating the White queen bishop. 24..Rc7?! allowed a tactical breakthrough with with 25 d5!; better would have been 24..Bd6. 26..Rxd5? just fueled White's attack but 26..Nxd5 would also have been punished by 27 Nxf7..Kxf7 28 Qe6+..Kf8 29 Bxg7+..Kxg7 30 Qg6+; the only defense was 26..Bf8! 27 d6..Rxd6 28 Rxd6..Bxd6 29 Ng4..Nxg4 30 Qxg4..Bf8 31 Re8..f5 (31..f6 32 Qe6+..Rf7 33 Bd4! would have been strong for White) 32 Qxf5..Rf7 with an unclear position. With 30 Qg3? Radjabov's attack started to go off track; better was 30 Qg6..Qxh5 31 Qg3..Rc6 32 Bxf6..Rxf6 33 Ng4 with a continuing attack. Leko was playing for a win with 31..Qxh5; 31..Qd2 32 Qe6..Re7 33 Qc8+..Re8 34 Rxe8+..Nxe8 35 Qf5+..Nf6 36 Qc8+ would have allowed White a perpetual. 37 g3 would have been better limiting the knight when White would likely be OK. White was lost after 39 Nd6+?; necessary was 39 Bxc1..Rxc1+ 40 Kh2..Nd5 41 Rd4..Ke6 42 Re4+..Kf5 43 Rd4..Ke5 44 Rg4 with some chances to draw.

An excellent fighting game characterized by creative attacking play by Radjabov; Leko hung on and eventually took full advantage when Radjabov made several mistakes in time trouble.

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