Category Archives: Morelia/Linares

Leko – Ivanchuk, Linares 2006

White: Peter Leko (2740) Black: Vassily Ivanchuk (2729) Opening Ruy Lopez: Anti-Marshall Tournament Linares 2006, Moerlia/Linares, Round 4 Date 22/02/2006 ECO Code C88 Result 1-0 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 … Continue reading

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Vallejo – Svidler, Linares 2006

White: Francisco Vallejo Pons (2650) Black: Peter Svidler (2765) Opening Grunfeld Tournament Linares 2006, Moerlia/Linares, Round 2 Date 19/02/2006 ECO Code D85 Result 0-1 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bd2 Bypassing the … Continue reading

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Ivanchuk – Aronian, Linares 2006

White: Vassily Ivanchuk (2729) Black: Levon Aronian (2752) Opening English Opening: Symmetrical Tournament Linares 2006, Moerlia/Linares, Round 2 Date 19/02/2006 ECO Code A30 Result 1-0 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. g3 Bb7 4. Bg2 c5 5. O-O g6 … Continue reading

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Linares 2006, Round 14 – Aronian beats Leko to win Linares 2006

Levon Aronian wins Linares 2006 by ousting tournament leader Peter Leko in the last round. Aronian has fought hard in every game, and certainly deserved to win the tournament. Topalov’s brilliant second half comeback grinds to a halt just short … Continue reading

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Leko – Radjabov, Linares 2006

White: Peter Leko (2740) Black: Teimour Radjabov (2700) Opening Sicilian: Sveshnikov Tournament Linares 2006, Moerlia, Round 2 Date 19/02/2006 ECO Code B33 Result 1-0 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. … Continue reading

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Vallejo – Leko, Linares 2006

White: Francisco Vallejo Pons (2650) Black: Peter Leko (2740) Opening Nimzo-Indian: Classical Tournament Linares 2006, Moerlia/Linares, Round 1 Date 18/02/2006 ECO Code E32 Result 0-1 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. e4 This … Continue reading

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Linares 2006, Round 13 – Four-way tie for first place

A four-way tie for first place! Topalov grinds Leko in a typically aggressive endgame. Ivanchuk busts Vallejo quickly. Aronian is in vintage form, but Bacrot defends solidly for the draw. Radjabov sacrifices a piece to smash Svidler’s kingside, and mops … Continue reading

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Linares 2006, Round 12 – All draws on a quiet day

All draws in a quiet day’s play Vallejo – Radjabov Vallejo pulls out an obscure variation of a Sicilian. Radjabov replies by adopting a Botvinnik-type system, and gradually the game starts to resemble an Anti-Marshall Ruy Lopez. This simplifies into … Continue reading

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Linares 2006, Round 11 – Aronian closes gap with sacrificial win over Vallejo

Aronian blitzed past Vallejo with sacrifices. Ivanchuk makes no headway against Leko. Topalov has a quiet day. Svidler salvages a draw against Bacrot. Aronian – Vallejo Aronian plays a Marshall Gambit against Vallejo’s Semi-Slav. Aronian sacrifices a knight to take … Continue reading

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Linares 2006, Round 10 – Topalov unstoppable, Ivanchuk’s time trouble woe continues

Topalov zugzwangs Aronian in a clever ending. Svidler earns a solid draw against Leko. Bacrot has an elegant finish against Vallejo. Ivanchuk loses his way in time trouble against Radjabov. Topalov – Aronian In a Kasparov system of the Nimzo … Continue reading

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