Author Archives: Isofarro

World Championship 2007 Round 2: Kramnik majestically outplays Morozevich, Anand’s novelty overcomes Aronian

Posted on September 15, 2007 by Isofarro

Anand wins in a complicated and tactical game against Aronian. Kramnik sacrifices a piece for positional compensation of a mobile pawn phalanx. Morozevich runs into time trouble in a very complicated position and his position unravels allowing Kramnik to claim … Continue reading →

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World Championship 2007 Round 1: All draws; Kramnik and Svidler bail out of an interesting position.

Posted on September 15, 2007 by Isofarro

The World Championship almost started with a bang with the two friends Kramnik and Svidler bailing out for a draw in a most interesting position. Anand tries to wipe Gelfand with a kingside pawn storm, but Gelfand’s control of the … Continue reading →

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Candidates Matches 2007: Grischuk – Malakhov, Grischuk capitalises on his chances to edge out Malakhov

Posted on September 14, 2007 by Isofarro

This match was played between May 27 and June 3, alongside seven other first round Candidates Matches in Elista, Russia. Grischuk has been performing well in the SuperGM stratosphere, and it will be interesting how he fairs against fellow Russian … Continue reading →

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Candidates Matches 2007: Kamsky – Bacrot, Kamsky’s aggressiveness overwhelms Bacrot

Posted on September 12, 2007 by Isofarro

This match was played between May 27 and June 3, alongside seven other first round Candidates Matches in Elista, Russia. Kamsky has been playing himself back into form after a long layoff from top-flight chess. This will be his first … Continue reading →

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Candidates Matches 2007: Ponomariov – Rublevsky, Rublevsky edges out Ponomariov in a tense match

Posted on September 11, 2007 by Isofarro

This match was played between May 27 and June 3, alongside seven other first round Candidates Matches in Elista, Russia. Ponomariov came into the spotlight after winning the FIDE Knockout championship in 2002, and along with Radjabov and Karjakin is … Continue reading →

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Candidates Matches 2007: Gelfand – Kasimdzhanov, Gelfand wins a hard-fought match in rapidplay tiebreak.

Posted on September 2, 2007 by Isofarro

This match was played between May 27 and June 3, alongside seven other first round Candidates Matches in Elista, Russia. Gelfand would be expected to progress to the next round, even though Kasimdzhanov is an ex-FIDE World Champion. As skillful … Continue reading →

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Candidates Matches 2007: Leko – Gurevich, Leko through via semi-endgame manoevring

Posted on August 30, 2007 by Isofarro

This match was played between May 27 and June 3, alongside seven other first round Candidates Matches in Elista, Russia. Peter Leko takes on the oldest participant in the Candidates, 49 year-old Mikhail Gurevich. Leko was expected to win this … Continue reading →

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Candidates Matches 2007: Aronian – Carlsen, Aronian finally wins in blitz tiebreaker

Posted on August 27, 2007 by Isofarro

This match was played between May 27 and June 3, alongside seven other first round Candidates Matches in Elista, Russia. A much anticipated match-up between two young grandmasters both ascending the rankings. Aronian has already made his mark as a … Continue reading →

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Linares 2007, Round 14: Anand wins Linares, Morozevich superb comeback

Posted on May 27, 2007 by Isofarro

Anand secures a draw against Ivanchuk to take sole first place. Morozevich completes an amazing comeback dragging himself from the bottom of the table to second place with a decisive rout of Svidler. Leko’s last position is consoled with a … Continue reading →

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Morelia/Linares 2007, Round 13: Morozevich downs Topalov in a long knight endgame

Posted on May 27, 2007 by Isofarro

Morozevich wins a tough endgame battle against Topalov which relegates the Bulgarian to the half a point from bottom of the tournament standings. Other games are hard-fought draws. Morozevich – Topalov Morozevich’s c3 Sicilian sidesteps any Topalov-prepared line. Morozevich plays … Continue reading →

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