round 8/9- not sure, i've had a drink.

jonrothwell

Only Chess

23 Sep 07

jonrothwell

Joined: 12 May 07
Moves: 8718

23 Sep 07

Grischuk took 12 mins to play 1.d4?? must of been in the loo i guess.

And hurrah, at last a semi-open game. a sicilian najdorf.🙂

hawker

Joined: 23 Sep 07
Moves: 22

23 Sep 07

yeah at least a sicilian, but it's Svidler playing and Leko at the other side so will probably be a big DRAW

jonrothwell

Joined: 12 May 07
Moves: 8718

23 Sep 07

Originally posted by hawker
yeah at least a sicilian, but it's Svidler playing and Leko at the other side so will probably be a big DRAW

yeah i know what you mean, leko is generally cautious.

Korch

Chess Warrior

Riga

Joined: 05 Jan 05
Moves: 24932

23 Sep 07

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Originally posted by hawker
yeah at least a sicilian, but it's Svidler playing and Leko at the other side so will probably be a big DRAW

Right you are - they have finished their game - DRAW. 🙂

Also in Anand - Aroniangame there is draw too (Aronian decided not to play for win in better position).

wormwood

If Theres Hell Below

We're All Gonna Go!

Joined: 10 Sep 05
Moves: 10228

24 Sep 07

1 edit

kramnik just resigned against moro's crazy game. guts over sanity! 🙂

[White "GM_Morozevich"]
[Black "GM_Kramnik"]
[Result "1-0"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 g6 3. e3 Bg7 4. d4 Nf6 5. d5 O-O 6. Nf3 e6 7. Be2 exd5 8.
cxd5 d6 9. O-O Bg4 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Bxf3 Nbd7 12. a4 a6 13. g4 c4 14. Be2
Rc8 15. g5 Ne8 16. f4 Qe7 17. Ra3 Rc5 18. Bf3 Ra5 19. Bd2 Nc5 20. Qe2 Nb3
21. Ne4 Nxd2 22. Qxd2 Qd8 23. Qb4 b5 24. axb5 Rxb5 25. Qxc4 Qb6 26. Qc6
Bxb2 27. Qxb6 Rxb6 28. Ra2 Bg7 29. Rc1 h6 30. h4 hxg5 31. hxg5 f6 32. Rc6
Rxc6 33. dxc6 fxg5 34. Nxg5 Nc7 35. Rd2 Rd8 36. Bg4 Bc3 37. Rd3 Ba5 38. Kg2
d5 39. e4 d4 40. e5 Bb6 41. Rb3 Rb8 42. Rh3 Ba5 43. Rh6 Rb2+ 44. Kg3 Be1+
45. Kf3 d3 46. Rxg6+ Kf8 47. Rd6 d2 48. Ke4
1-0