Aronian-Kramnik 2007, Rapid Chess match.

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Aronian-Kramnik 2007, Rapid Chess match.

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score is 2-1 for Aronian

already? who won the leko-kramnik match?

Originally posted by Zander 88
already? who won the leko-kramnik match?

Aronian now leads 3-1!

game 5 (going on):


[White "*GM_Kramnik"]
[Black "*GM_Aronian"]
[TimeControl "1500+10"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 b5 6. Nd2 Nxd5 7. Bg2 Nc7 8.
Bxa8 Nxa8 9. b4
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crazy stuff so far! 😀

okay, here's the complete game 5:

[White "GM_Kramnik"]
[Black "GM_Aronian"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2759"]
[TimeControl "1500+10"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 b5 6. Nd2 Nxd5 7. Bg2 Nc7 8.
Bxa8 Nxa8 9. b4 c4 10. a4 Bxb4 11. Qc2 Bb7 12. Nf3 a6 13. axb5 axb5 14. Qb2
Qf6 15. Qxb4 Qxa1 16. O-O Qa6 17. Bb2 f6 18. Ba3 d6 19. Nd4 Nc7 20. Rb1 O-O
21. Nxc4 bxc4 22. Qxb7 Qxa3 23. Qxc7 Qc5 24. Rb7 Qxc7 25. Rxc7 d5 26. Nf5
Na6 27. Rxg7+ Kh8 28. Ra7 Nb4 29. Rc7 h5 30. Kg2 Re8 31. e3 Nd3 32. f4 Ra8
33. Kh3 Ra5 34. Kh4 Rc5 35. Rd7 Kg8 36. Kxh5 Kf8 37. Nd6 c3 38. Kg6 Rc6 39.
Kxf6 Kg8 40. Kg6 Kf8 41. Kf6 Kg8 42. g4 Nc5 43. Rd8+ Kh7 44. Kf7 Rc7+ 45.
Kf6 Rc6 46. Kf7 Rc7+ 47. Kf6 Rc6
1/2-1/2


I can't believe drawnik managed to turn that forced mate into a draw. sure there wasn't a lot of time, but still. he must be the biggest wussy there ever was.

still, great and entertaining game!

Originally posted by wormwood
I can't believe drawnik managed to turn that forced mate into a draw. sure there wasn't a lot of time, but still. he must be the biggest wussy there ever was.

Originally posted by Korch
I`m pretty sure that you would find mate during last seconds on your clock 😀

Originally posted by wormwood
hahah, yeah well, but I would've at least tried. 🙂

Originally posted by Korch
Why do you think that Kramnik did not try?

Originally posted by wormwood
okay, maybe he actually tried. 🙂