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The following express commentary was provided by Romanian GM Mihail Marin, who is the author of a number of very popular ChessBase training CDs and articles for ChessBase Magazine. GM Marin will study the games of the Morelia/Linares tournament in greater detail and provide the full results of his analysis in the next issue of ChessBase Magazine.
Carlsen,M (2690) - Leko,P (2749) [D45]
XXIV SuperGM Morelia/Linares MEX/ESP (6), 24.02.2007 [Mihail Marin]
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.b3 0-0 8.Be2 b6
9.Bb2 Bb7 10.0-0 Qe7 11.Rad1 Rad8 This is the most natural way to develop
the queen's rook. One round earlier, Topalov preferred to place it on c8. 12.Rfe1
Rfe8 13.e4 Nxe4 14.Nxe4 dxe4 15.Qxe4 Bb4 16.Rf1.
16...Bd6. This position usually arises through a different move order, with 12.e4 instead of 12.Rfe1. In this concrete position, the last move clearly shows that Leko does not have the least intention of depose the surprising leader of the tournament. The more ambitious 16...f5 is not without drawbacks. After 17.Qc2 Bd6 18.c5 bxc5 19.dxc5 Bxc5 20.Bc4 White obtained excellent compensation for the sacrificed pawn, in view of the weakness of the dark squares from Black's camp, Rustemov-Gurevich, Copenhagen 2001. 17.Rfe1 A brave decision dictated by the impetuosity of youth. Previously, 17.Bd3 and 17.Ne5 have been tried. 17...Bb4 18.Rf1 Bd6 19.Rfe1 Bb4 Excellent fighting spirit! Black could have claimed a draw by repetition already, but he prefers to continue this fierce duel of nerves for a while. 20.Rf1 Bd6 1/2-1/2. [Click to replay]
Alexander Morozevich of Russia vs Peter Svidler of the same
Morozevich,A (2741) - Svidler,P (2728) [A28]
XXIV SuperGM Morelia/Linares MEX/ESP (6), 24.02.2007 [Mihail Marin]
1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.d4. One of Botvinnik's favourite in the
past, this line is not too fashionable today. 4...exd4 5.Nxd4 Bb4 6.Bg5 h6
7.Bh4 Bxc3+ 8.bxc3 Ne5 9.f4 Ng6 10.Bxf6 Qxf6 11.g3 Nf8 12.Bg2 Ne6 13.0-0 0-0.
14.e4 Strictly speaking, this is a novelty, although move orders can be tricky and several transposition are possible. 14...d6 15.Qd2 Bd7 16.Rae1 One thing is sure: this position has never been seen before. However, history teaches us that opening theory tends to advance slowly in positional lines, especially in games between co-nationals. Therefore, the abrupt end of the game should not be considered really unexpected. 1/2-1/2. [Click to replay]
Levon Aronian, super-strong GM from Armenia
Former FIDE world champion Veselin Topalov
Aronian,L (2744) - Topalov,V (2783) [D23]
XXIV SuperGM Morelia/Linares MEX/ESP (6), 24.02.2007 [Mihail Marin]
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Qc2 dxc4 5.Qxc4 Bf5 6.g3 e6 7.Bg2 Nbd7 8.0-0
Be7 9.Nc3 0-0 10.Re1. After his game against Anand, Aronian had no special
reasons to refrain from this variation. 10...Bg6!?
Instead of preventing the advance of the e-pawn, Black takes preventive measures against it. 11.h3. The only game where Black retreated the bishop to g6 before (Wojtkiewicz-Kalbermatter, Bern 1991) continued with 11.e4 . Black reacted passively, allowing White consolidate his advantage of space. However, after the more resolute 11...b5!? followed by ...b4, the white centre would have been in some danger. Aronian's play in the next phase of the game suggests that he did not find a viable plan to meet the opening surprize. 11...h6 12.Bf4 Nd5 13.Bd2 Nb4 14.Rac1 Nc2 15.Red1 Nb6 16.Qb3 Nxd4 17.Nxd4 Qxd4 18.Bxh6 Qc4 19.Be3 Qxb3 20.axb3 Nd5 21.Nxd5 cxd5 22.Rc7 1/2-1/2. [Click to replay]
Anand,V (2779) - Ivanchuk,V (2750) [B90]
XXIV SuperGM Morelia/Linares MEX/ESP (6), 24.02.2007 [Mihail Marin]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 e5 7.Nb3 Be6 8.Qd2 Nbd7
9.0-0-0 Be7
In spite of opposite castles, both kings are in relative safety, while in case of simplifications the presence of opposite coloured bishops would make a draw highly probable. Therefore, the oponents decided to shorten the process. 1/2-1/2. [Click to replay]
An overview of the playing hall and the stage during round six
Tired of all the same old boring pictures of men staring at boards, trying to rearrange pieces of wood better than each other? Once again we caught our two friends in the press room, discussing arguably more interesting subjects. And proving that they have have an unlimited supply of topics to go through.
Pilar Molina (left), Pilar Molina, press officer from Spain, and Aruna Anand
Pilar hails from Linares (spot the connection?) but lives in the Andalucia
town of Seville
Aruna is from Chennai (Madras, India) but lives with Anand in Spain...
...which means that this animated conversation took place en Español.
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