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XX International Chess Tournament
Cuidad de Linares 2003 (Cat. XX) |
Picture gallery round eight
By Frederic Friedel and Nadja Woisin
A full
report on round eight is here.
Ponomariov and Radjabov hurrying to round eight
...while Vladimir Kramnik calmly completes his stroll
Inside the playing hall Ruslan Ponomariov prepares for his game against Anand
His opponent Vishy Anand went on to push him to the edge.
The game Ponomariov vs Anand was a scary affair, with the Indian superstar
pushing all the way. Just when everyone thought it was over and Pono could do
nothing but resign the game ended in a surprising draw. A pale and distraught
Anand emerged from the hall, knowing that he had missed a sure win. Later, after
analysis in his room with Fritz, he could only mutter "Lucky, lucky $%"§!"
(a quote from Monty Python's Life of Brian), while Ponomariov told
us at breakfast that "Anand had missed five wins".
Waiting for Kasparov: Vladimir Kramnik, with a skeptical look on his face
Kasparov cometh, the watch is on the table.
Let the game begin: Kasparov vs Kramnik
Kasparov suffering on the close circuit video screens
This game was of very high quality, with virtually flawless play by both sides.
But that also meant that it ended in a draw, as probably all perfect games of
chess will do.
Postgame analysis with Kramnik's seconds Vladimir Malakhov and Miguel Illescas
watching on the left, and Yuri Dokhoian, Kasparov's helper on the right. In
the middle is Alexander Roshal, the editor of the Russian chess magazine 64.
The only decided game of the day, a very impressive victory by ex child prodigy
Peter Leko over today's top child prodigy Teimour Radjabov.
