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Magnus the Magnusifent!

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Watched Magnus today pull out yet another win in another dead drawn position against Radjabov. This kid is tenacious!

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Here's the game:

  • 8
  • a
  • 7
  • b
  • 6
  • c
  • 5
  • d
  • 4
  • e
  • 3
  • f
  • 2
  • g
  • 1
  • h
1.d4Nf6
2.c4e6
3.Nc3Bb4
4.Qc2d6
5.Nf3Nbd7
6.g3O-O
7.Bg2e5
8.O-Oc6
9.Rd1Re8
10.dxe5dxe5
11.a3Bxc3
12.Qxc3Qe7
13.b4Nb6
14.Be3Ng4
15.Nd2f5
16.h3Nxe3
17.Qxe3e4
18.Rac1Be6
19.Qc3Rad8
20.Bf1c5
21.bxc5Na4
22.Qb4Nxc5
23.Nb3Rxd1
24.Rxd1Na6
25.Qxe7Rxe7
26.e3Kf7
27.Be2b6
28.Rd8Nc5
29.Nd4Kf6
30.Kf1Rd7
31.Rf8Bf7
32.Ke1g6
33.h4h6
34.Rc8Be6
35.Rf8Rf7
36.Rh8Rc7
37.Nb5Rd7
38.Nd4h5
39.Rf8Bf7
40.Rc8Ke5
41.Ra8a6
42.Rc8Rd6
43.Nc6Kf6
44.Nd4Be6
45.Rf8Ke7
46.Ra8Rd7
47.Rb8Rb7
48.Rxb7Nxb7
49.Kd2Kd6
50.Kc3Bf7
51.Nb3Ke5
52.Bf1a5
53.Be2Be6
54.Bf1Bd7
55.Be2Ba4
56.Nd4Nc5
57.Kb2Be8
58.Kc3Bf7
59.Nc6Kd6
60.Nd4Nd7
61.Nb5Kc5
62.Nd4Ne5
63.Nb3Kc6
64.a4Kd7
65.Nd4Kd6
66.Nb5Kc5
67.Nd4Be8
68.Nb3Kd6
69.c5Kc7
70.Kd4Nc6
71.Kc3Ne7
72.cxb6Kxb6
73.Nd2Bxa4
74.Nc4Ka6
75.Na3Kb7
76.Nc4Ka6
77.Na3Ka7
78.Kd4Nc6
79.Kc5Ne5
80.Nc4Nd3
81.Kd4Nc1
82.Bf1Bb5
83.Nxa5Bxf1
84.Nc6Kb6
85.Ne7Nd3
86.Nxg6Kc7
87.Ne7Bh3
88.Nd5Kd6
89.Nf6Bg4

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      I wonder what prompted Radjabov to play 83.Nxa5. The position might have been lost anyway, but that sure made Magnus' life easier!

      Also, I wonder what made him play 48.Rxb7. The position is definitely still drawn after that, but wouldn't it have been a much simpler position to hold if Radjabov had kept the rooks on the board and had just continued to shuffle his rook along the 8th rank? It don't see how black could have made any progress or after that.

      This puts both Kramnik and Carlsen at 8.5/13. According to Chessbase's calculations, Kramnik will almost certainly win the tiebreaks in the event of a tie after tomorrow's game, so it seems there's now a high probability of a Carlsen/Anand match.

      The outcome of the Ivanchuk/Kramnik match tomorrow will be particularly interesting.

      Edit: I thought RJHinds would like this:
      In the post-game conference, Svidler explained that his choice of play had been designed around psychological analysis more than chess. He felt that the Ukrainian would be steering for a principled continuation, and that is why, in a French Advance, he deliberately went for a very double-edged continuation at the cost of a pawn. Although he had great play for his risk, he never needed to work out the hardest lines as Ivanchuk’s flag fell on move 30.

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      Originally posted by Kareemelbadry
      Here's the game:
      [pgn]1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 d6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.g3 O-O 7.Bg2 e5 8.O-O c6 9.Rd1 Re8 10.dxe5 dxe5 11.a3 Bxc3 12.Qxc3 Qe7 13.b4 Nb6 14.Be3 Ng4 15.Nd2 f5 16.h3 Nxe3 17.Qxe3 e4 18.Rac1 Be6 19.Qc3 Rad8 20.Bf1 c5 21.bxc5 Na4 22.Qb4 Nxc5 23.Nb3 Rxd1 24.Rxd1 Na6 25.Qxe7 Rxe7 26.e3 Kf7 27.Be2 b6 28.Rd8 Nc5 29.Nd4 Kf6 30.Kf1 Rd7 31.Rf8+ Bf ...[text shortened]... sk, he never needed to work out the hardest lines as Ivanchuk’s flag fell on move 30.[/i]
      It could be that Radjabov wanted to play for a win and he thought that removing the Rooks was the only way to have a chance at that. Unfortunately for him, it was his mistakes starting with move 80 that led to his defeat. Probably the mistake at move 83.Nxa5 was because he was mentally and psychologically spent by this time.

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      Originally posted by Kareemelbadry
      Here's the game:
      [pgn]1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 d6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.g3 O-O 7.Bg2 e5 8.O-O c6 9.Rd1 Re8 10.dxe5 dxe5 11.a3 Bxc3 12.Qxc3 Qe7 13.b4 Nb6 14.Be3 Ng4 15.Nd2 f5 16.h3 Nxe3 17.Qxe3 e4 18.Rac1 Be6 19.Qc3 Rad8 20.Bf1 c5 21.bxc5 Na4 22.Qb4 Nxc5 23.Nb3 Rxd1 24.Rxd1 Na6 25.Qxe7 Rxe7 26.e3 Kf7 27.Be2 b6 28.Rd8 Nc5 29.Nd4 Kf6 30.Kf1 Rd7 31.Rf8+ Bf ...[text shortened]... sk, he never needed to work out the hardest lines as Ivanchuk’s flag fell on move 30.[/i]
      Kramnik will win the tie-breaks but Carlsen will face Anand???

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      Originally posted by ketchuplover
      Kramnik will win the tie-breaks but Carlsen will face Anand???
      Sorry - I meant Carlsen will win the tiebreaks.

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