Monthly Archives: January 2007

Corus 2007, Round 2 – Topalov smashes van Wely, Aronian, Kramnik and Anand win

Posted on January 20, 2007 by admin

Round 2 explodes to life with Topalov smashing through to van Wely’s king. Radjabov fails to dispose of Karjakin from a very promising position. Shirov blunders badly against Kramnik. Aronian outplays Ponomariov in a queenless middlegame, Svidler eventually makes it … Continue reading →

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Corus 2007, Round 1 – Radjabov derails van Wely’s Bayonet

Posted on January 20, 2007 by admin

Radjabov derails van Wely for the only decisive game in round one, Motylev gets the upperhand against Topalov but agrees to a draw. Kramnik and Carlsen equalises easily against Karjakin and Tiviakov. Shirov and Svidler share some aggressive moves but … Continue reading →

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Kramnik – Topalov, World Championship 2006 (12)

Posted on January 20, 2007 by admin

Topalov adopts Kramnik’s preferred Slav Defence for the last game of the match, but converts it into a Stonewall formation with 13… f5?!. Kramnik goes for a minority attack on the queenside (16. b4 and 19. b5) and infiltrates the … Continue reading →

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Topalov – Kramnik, World Championship 2006 (11)

Posted on January 17, 2007 by admin

Topalov’s last game with the White pieces sees him out of a Slav with very little. He refrains from his novelty from game 8 and instead plays a more solid 8. Rb1. Kramnik’s solid play gives him a tiny edge … Continue reading →

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Kramnik – Topalov, World Championship 2006 (10)

Posted on January 16, 2007 by admin

Kramnik bounces back with a solid win after Topalov stumbles in a difficult position. Topalov’s queenside expansion (11… b5?!) is ambitious, and Kramnik seizes the initiative by opening the centre (13. e4), forcing Topalov to play some awkward moves to … Continue reading →

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