Category Archives: Vallejo Pons

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

Topalov surges past Bacrot. Leko struggles to split the point against Radjabov. Ivanchuk defuses Aronian, Svidler gets a draw from an inferior position. Radjabov – Leko Another Queen’s Indian with …c6 and …d5, where Radjabov tries dxc5, where his desparado … Continue reading →

Svidler’s Grunfeld knightmare continues as he succumbs to Topalov. Leko and Aronian take draws. Bacrot gets very lucky and wins on time against Ivanchuk Leko – Vallejo Leko plays an English attack against Vallejo’s Sicilian Najdorf. Vallejo emerges with a … Continue reading →

Leko leads at the halfway stage, Aronian half a point behind and Ivanchuk a further half point behind. The tournament now moves to Linares, Spain, with a scheduled restart of the 3rd March 2006. Aronian fights back from a lost … Continue reading →

Leko keeps his place at the top of the table, Aronian a point behind. Ivanchuk’s creativity is enough to see of Svidler. Topalov gets smashed by Vallejo. Radjabov’s classical play gives him a smooth win over Bacrot. Leko repeats his … Continue reading →

Topalov chalks up his first win by running Ivanchuk out of moves. Aronian wins a minor piece endgame against Svidler. Leko holds comfortably against Bacrot, and Radjabov draws an exciting game against Vallejo Pons. Ivanchuk – Topalov Topalov equalises easily … Continue reading →