Category Archives: Tournaments

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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Corus 2007, Round 12 – Radjabov notches up another win in a Kings Indian

Posted on January 28, 2007 by Isofarro

Radjabov catches up with Topalov in first place with another King’s Indian Defence. Van Wely notches up a tidy win against Svidler. Navara outplays Ponomariov. Kramnik holds Topalov in another tenaciously solid display of defence. Shirov holds off Aronian for … Continue reading →

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Corus 2007, Round 11 – Topalov blunders away a winning position

Posted on January 28, 2007 by Isofarro

Topalov blunders away a winning position against Svidler. Carlsen wiggles out of van Wely’s grasp and earns a draw. Aronian’s piece play overcomes Karjakin’s resistance. Motylev fails to capitalise after Navara’s weak response to his piece sacrifice. Svidler – Topalov … Continue reading →

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Corus 2007, Round 10 – Anand defuses Karjakin’s queen sacrifice. Topalov wins

Posted on January 27, 2007 by Isofarro

Karjakin repeats a Leko novelty, but Anand steers a course to a win. Topalov refutes a Carlsen piece sacrifice to win. Shirov makes no headway against Ponomariov. Aronian survives a lost position against van Wely. Karjakin – Anand In an … Continue reading →

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Corus 2007, Round 9 – Ponomariov blugeons Karjakin. Anand and Shirov win.

Posted on January 27, 2007 by Isofarro

Anand plays Motylev’s three pawn sacrifice in the Poisoned Pawn Sicilian, and wins against van Wely. Ponomariov wastes no time bludgeoning through to Karjakin’s king. Shirov’s tactical power clocks up his first win in this tournament against Navara. Aronian comfortably … Continue reading →

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Corus 2007, Round 8 – Topalov crunches Anand, Shirov and Navara lose from strong positions

Posted on January 27, 2007 by Isofarro

Topalov drives Anand’s novelty and position into the ground. Aronian’s unorthodox play and superb endgame skills depose Radjabov. Shirov disappoints against Tiviakov, extracting a draw from a winning position. Motylev throws caution to the wind, and Svidler wins the battle … Continue reading →

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Corus 2007, Round 7 – Topalov ties up Ponomariov, Anand fails to convert against Radjabov

Posted on January 27, 2007 by Isofarro

Topalov forces the collapse of Ponomariov’s position. Anand fails to capitalise on his advantages against Radjabov. Svidler’s clever knight sacrifice ruins Carlsen’s hopes of a draw. Navara’s insipid play provokes van Wely into compromising his position, and Navara cleans up … Continue reading →

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Corus 2007, Round 6 – Kramnik’s majestic positional win over Anand

Posted on January 23, 2007 by Isofarro

Kramnik produces a majestic positional performance against Anand – and duly converts a superior endgame. Shirov suffers another loss, this time at the hands of Karjakin. Motylev and Carlsen go all-in for a no-holds barred slugfest – with sacrificial play … Continue reading →

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