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Levon Aronian vs Veselin Topalov
Corus Group A (2007), Wijk aan Zee NED, rd 9, Jan-23
English Opening: King's English. Four Knights Variation Fianchetto Lines (A29)  ·  1/2-1/2

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Jan-23-07  chestknot1: White looks in trouble to me here.
Jan-23-07  Tomlinsky: draw agreed.
Jan-23-07  suenteus po 147: I can scarcely believe it! However, it makes sense. It's safe to draw since Radjabov failed to win his game and challenge Topalov's standing.
Jan-23-07  Stevens: <suenteus po 147:> sorry, i meant during the games, not before in the prediction contests. but i think you may be right, this looks pretty equal. hopefully topalov won't settle, but with radjabov taking an early one he may not feel oblidged to push too hard.
Jan-23-07  kellmano: I suspect both players will be reasonably happy with the draw. Lev to draw with the highest ranked player, Topa not to befall the same fate as Radja.
Jan-23-07
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  Honza Cervenka: If 27....Bxd4, then 28.Bxc6 bxc6 29.Rxd4 cxb5 30.Rxd8+ Qxd8 31.Qxb5 draw.
Jan-23-07
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  Mateo: Normally, we should switch to Ponomariov-Karjakine, since Karjakine has the better scoere in the remaining games.
Jan-23-07  AdrianP: <cg.com> Can we have Pono-Karjakin rather than Anand-VW if you're showing another one, as Anand-VW looks like it will be over fairly shortly.
Jan-23-07  strifeknot: No dancing rook in this one.
Jan-23-07  suenteus po 147: How very un-Mtel of Topalov to take the quick draw when it suits him. Maybe he and Kramnik are not so unalike after all ;)
Jan-23-07  suenteus po 147: <chessgames.com> Yes, Ponomariov-Karjakin please :)
Jan-23-07
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  Honza Cervenka: <suenteus po 147: How very un-Mtel of Topalov to take the quick draw when it suits him. Maybe he and Kramnik are not so unalike after all ;)> It is fair to say that the game is dead draw.
Jan-23-07  suenteus po 147: <Honza Cervenka> I don't dispute that, but Topalov has played on in games just as dead drawn as this one. We've both seen it.
Jan-23-07  acirce: <Maybe he and Kramnik are not so unalike after all ;)>

Looks like it. http://www.coruschess.com/year/2007...

Jan-23-07  boz: Pono has a dangerous attack against Karjakin.
Jan-23-07  lucifershammer: Have we not switched to another live game yet?
Jan-23-07  Tomlinsky: Bagels it is then...
Jan-23-07  ianD: Dear Chessgames:

Any chance we will get a feed from one of the other games?

Jan-23-07  PeerGynt: There are equal positions and equal positions. This one was more equal than the others. Even at MTel any referee would have pronounced it dead, sorry draw.
Jan-23-07  Jack Kerouac: Hey look! A Non-Icon makes an appearance.
Jan-23-07  Jack Kerouac: How Icon-oclastic.....
Jan-23-07  strifeknot: Why is this designated <Uncommon Opening (A00)>? Looks like an English to me.
Jan-23-07  NakoSonorense: After move 12, it looks like Greek to me.
Jan-23-07  Shajmaty: 26. d5!? is definitely worth a try. Not that easy for Black to equalize!
Jan-24-07  Fisheremon: <Shajmaty: 26. d5!? is definitely worth a try. Not that easy for Black to equalize!> Yeah, still a draw as 26.d5 Nd4 27.Nxd4 Bxd4 28.Kg2 Bc5. But a move ealier could do: 25.d5 Re8 26.Qa2 Ne5 27.Be2 Qb6 28.d6 and Black has to be very careful with his position now.
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