Tal Memorial 2009

missed the earlier games, but apparently they were all draws until anand vs svidler which just ended:

another interesting game just ended, morozevich vs kramnik. nice finish.

just asking: wouldn't you expect Moro to resign earlier? I'm not exactly telling the guy should have, it was just a little surprising to me. was there any specific tricks? was Kramnik in time trouble?

Originally posted by philidor position
just asking: wouldn't you expect Moro to resign earlier? I'm not exactly telling the guy should have, it was just a little surprising to me. was there any specific tricks? was Kramnik in time trouble?

?!?

http://youtube.com/watch?v=jMT4tOvJThA

wow, that ivanchuk fellow scares me, he looks very much like a lunatic.

Originally posted by philidor position
he looks very much like a lunatic.

Originally posted by philidor position
just asking: wouldn't you expect Moro to resign earlier? I'm not exactly telling the guy should have, it was just a little surprising to me. was there any specific tricks? was Kramnik in time trouble?

Originally posted by philidor position
and excuse me but moro resigns in this position but doesn't resign against kramnik earlier? come on!

[pgn][Event "Tal Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2009.11.11"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ChessCat "CHESSCAT 1.0"]
[ECO "E60"]
[Opening "King's Indian defence"]
[PlyCount ...[text shortened]... 2 Qf2+ 45.Kd1 Bg7 46.Qd6 a5 47.Qb6 Qg1+ 48.Ke2 Qg2+ 49.Kd1 c4 0-1 [/pgn]

Originally posted by heinzkat
It's so easy for the crowd to criticize the grandmasters; I think White is totally screwed in the final position

Originally posted by philidor position
I appreciate your compliment but I realize that. my point was that against kramnik he kept on playing while he was like -5.

Originally posted by heinzkat
So what? Let him make some chess moves, it hurt nobody

and by the way, kramnik rocks this tournament and I knew it. 😏

Originally posted by wormwood
another interesting game just ended, morozevich vs kramnik. nice finish.

[pgn]
[Event "ICC"]
[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
[Date "2009.11.07"]
[White "*GM_Morozevich"]
[Black "*GM_Kramnik"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[TimeControl "7200+0"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+
6. Qxc3 d5 7. Nf3 dxc4 8. ...[text shortened]... 41. Ke2 f3+ 42. Kxf3 Rf8 43. Bxf8 Rc3+ 44. Kg2 Qg3+ 45. Kf1 Rc1+
0-1
[/pgn]

Originally posted by philidor position
and by the way, kramnik rocks this tournament and I knew it. 😏