21st International Chess Tournament
Linares Feb. 19 – March 5, 2004
|
Linares Round 10
| 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 |
| |
|
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.
Here is the most exciting game of the day:
Topalov,V (2735) – Shirov,A (2736) [C97]
XXI SuperGM Linares ESP (10), 29.02.2004
Position after 37...Ne7-g6
Here comes the utterly terrifying kingside assault: 38.e5 dxe5 39.Bxg6
hxg6 40.Qxg6 e4 41.Rh3 Rfb7 42.Nf4 Rb1 43.Qh7+ Kf7 44.Qh5+ Kg8 45.Ng6 1-0.
Pictures from round nine
Slugfest between Bulgaring champion Veselin Topalov and Latvian-born Alexei
Shirov
Kramnik's intention to teach the kid a lesson never really materialised
Not in a fighting mood after yesterday's
accident: Garry Kasparov and Peter Leko
Whom do we spot in the background? None other than Don
Luis Rentero (right) who built up the tournament and ran it for decades.
Some years ago Rentero barely survived a tragic car accident. Popping out briefly
to collect something, Rentero, instead of using his Rolls Royce, opted to use
his wife’s smaller family car, which unfortunately was hit at a junction
by a lorry. Whether he would have been better protected in the Roller is open
to question – however his injuries were such that he was no longer the
person he once was. There was a long, but steady recovery from his horrific
injuries – injuries that forced him to relinquish control of "his"
tournament which has now passed over the City of Linares. To the left of Rentero
is his son who runs the family hotel business.
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 |
| |
|
| Round 8 (Friday, February
27, 2004) |
| Vladimir Kramnik |
½-½ |
Francisco Vallejo |
| Garry Kasparov |
½-½ |
Alexei Shirov |
| Peter Leko |
½-½ |
Teimour Radjabov |
| |
|
| 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 |
| Games – Report |
|
| Round
11 (Tuesday, March 2, 2004) |
| Peter Leko
|
|
Vladimir Kramnik |
| Teimour Radjabov
|
|
Veselin Topalov |
| Alexei Shirov
|
|
Francisco Vallejo |
| Games
– Report |
|
| Round
12 (Wednesday, March 3, 2004) |
| Francisco Vallejo
|
|
Teimour Radjabov |
| Veselin Topalov
|
|
Peter Leko |
| Vladimir Kramnik
|
|
Garry Kasparov |
| Games
– Report |
|
| Round
13 (Thursday, March 4, 2004) |
| Garry Kasparov
|
|
Veselin Topalov |
| Peter Leko
|
|
Francisco Vallejo |
| Teimour Radjabov
|
|
Alexei Shirov |
| Games
– Report |
|
| Round
14 (Friday, March 5, 2004) |
| Alexei Shirov
|
|
Peter Leko |
| Francisco Vallejo
|
|
Garry Kasparov |
| Veselin Topalov
|
|
Vladimir Kramnik |
| Games
– Report |
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