21st International Chess Tournament
Linares Feb. 19 – March 5, 2004
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Linares Round 11
| Round 11 (Tuesday, March
2, 2004) |
| Peter Leko |
0-1 |
Vladimir Kramnik |
| Teimour Radjabov |
½-½ |
Veselin Topalov |
| Alexei Shirov |
½-½ |
Francisco Vallejo |
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| Round 12
(Wednesday, March 3, 2004) |
| Francisco Vallejo
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|
Teimour Radjabov |
| Veselin Topalov
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|
Peter Leko |
| Vladimir Kramnik
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|
Garry Kasparov |
| Games
– Report |
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Before the rest day here is the cross table for ten rounds. Note that due
to the odd number of participants some players have one less game than others,
so the total score is not really very meaningful. You can look at it this way:
Kramnik is +2, Kasparov and Leko +1, Topalov +0, Shirov and Vallejo –
1, Radjabov –2.
Here is the most exciting game of the day:
Leko,P (2722) – Kramnik,V (2777) [B33]
XXI SuperGM Linares ESP (11), 02.03.2004
Position after 32.Ra7-d7??
Peter Leko, who had been pushing with the white pieces throughout the game,
got his queen into a spot of trouble by moving it from e7 to h3 a move earlier.
Now he blocked it in with his rook. Kramnik was able to take immediate advantage
of the situation with 32...Rh5. Now the queen cannot escape
(after 33.Qg4 Rg5 34.Qh3 Bf6 there is a deadly threat of mate on g2), so White
must counterattack: 33.R7d6 Bf6 34.Rxf6.
It looks as thought White has defused the situation, but Kramnik came up with
the killer: 34...Qc2! threatening ...Qxe2 and mate to follow.
White cannot defend: 35.Re1 Qd2 36.Kf1 Rxh3 and it is all over. The game finished
35.Qxh5 Qxe2 36.g4 Qf2+ and Black has a forced mate in seven.
0-1.
Pictures from round eleven
Peter Leko starting off with great hopes
Watch it Veselin, the kid's giving you The Stare
Alexei Shirov worked hard to beat the local boy – in vain
Pictures by Jesús J. Boyero Gabarre
All results so far
| Round 1 (Thursday, February
19, 2004) |
| Francisco Vallejo |
½-½ |
Vladimir Kramnik |
| Alexei Shirov |
½-½ |
Garry Kasparov |
| Teimour Radjabov |
0-1 |
Peter Leko |
| |
|
| Round 2 (Friday, February 20, 2004) |
| Kasparov, Garry |
½-½ |
Teimour Radjabov |
| Vladimir Kramnik |
½-½ |
Alexei Shirov |
| Veselin Topalov |
½-½ |
Francisco Vallejo |
| |
|
| Round 3 (Saturday, February
21, 2004) |
| Alexei Shirov |
½-½
|
Veselin Topalov |
| Teimour Radjabov |
½-½
|
Vladimir Kramnik |
| Peter Leko |
½-½ |
Garry Kasparov |
| |
|
| Round 4 (Sunday, February
22, 2004) |
| Vladimir Kramnik |
½-½
|
Peter Leko |
| Veselin Topalov |
½-½ |
Teimour Radjabov |
| Francisco Vallejo |
½-½
|
Alexei Shirov |
| |
|
| Round 5 (Monday, February
23, 2004) |
Teimour Radjabov |
½-½
|
Francisco Vallejo |
Peter Leko |
½-½
|
Veselin Topalov |
Garry Kasparov |
½-½
|
Vladimir Kramnik |
| |
|
| Round 6 (Wednesday, February
25, 2004) |
Veselin Topalov |
½-½ |
Garry Kasparov |
Francisco Vallejo |
½-½ |
Peter Leko |
Alexei Shirov |
1-0 |
Teimour Radjabov |
| |
|
| Round 7 (Thursday, February
26, 2004) |
| Peter Leko |
1-0
|
Alexei Shirov |
| Garry Kasparov |
1-0 |
Francisco Vallejo |
| Vladimir Kramnik |
1-0 |
Veselin Topalov |
| |
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| Round 8 (Friday, February
27, 2004) |
| Vladimir Kramnik |
½-½ |
Francisco Vallejo |
| Garry Kasparov |
½-½ |
Alexei Shirov |
| Peter Leko |
½-½ |
Teimour Radjabov |
| |
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| Round 9 (Saturday, February
28, 2004) |
| Teimour Radjabov |
½-½
|
Garry Kasparov |
| Alexei Shirov |
½-½
|
Vladimir Kramnik |
| Francisco Vallejo |
½-½
|
Veselin Topalov |
| |
|
| Round 10 (Sunday, February
29, 2004) |
| Veselin Topalov |
1-0
|
Alexei Shirov |
| Vladimir Kramnik |
½-½
|
Teimour Radjabov |
| Garry Kasparov |
½-½
|
Peter Leko |
| |
|
| Round 11 (Tuesday, March
2, 2004) |
| Peter Leko |
0-1
|
Vladimir Kramnik |
| Teimour Radjabov |
½-½
|
Veselin Topalov |
| Alexei Shirov |
½-½
|
Francisco Vallejo |
| |
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| Round
12 (Wednesday, March 3, 2004) |
| Francisco Vallejo
|
|
Teimour Radjabov |
| Veselin Topalov
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|
Peter Leko |
| Vladimir Kramnik
|
|
Garry Kasparov |
| Games
– Report |
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| Round
13 (Thursday, March 4, 2004) |
| Garry Kasparov
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|
Veselin Topalov |
| Peter Leko
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|
Francisco Vallejo |
| Teimour Radjabov
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|
Alexei Shirov |
| Games
– Report |
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| Round
14 (Friday, March 5, 2004) |
| Alexei Shirov
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|
Peter Leko |
| Francisco Vallejo
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|
Garry Kasparov |
| Veselin Topalov
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|
Vladimir Kramnik |
| Games
– Report |
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