Category Archives: Grischuk

World Championship 2007 Round 4: Aronian’s Maroczy bind deposes Leko. Kramnik and Anand fail to capitalise on their advantages.

Posted on September 22, 2007 by Isofarro

Kramnik fails to convert a big advantage against Grischuk. Anand gets a large advantage against Grischuk and also bails out into a draw by repetition. Svidler runs into Gelfand’s ultra-solid Petroff and gains nothing. Aronian locks down Leko in a … Continue reading →

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World Championship 2007 Round 3: Morezevich bounces back with a win, Grischuk spares Aronian

Posted on September 22, 2007 by Isofarro

Svidler gets the upperhand against Morozevich but overstretches allowing Morozevich to destroy his queenside and claim his first win. Anand fights hard to defend a draw in a long endgame against Kramnik. Grischuk pulls out of a lethal attack against … Continue reading →

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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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