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| | Arctic Securities Chess Stars, Kr.sund, Final. |
| | Arctic Securities Chess Stars, Kr.sund, Day 2 |
| | Arctic Securities Chess Stars, Group play Day 1 |
| | Arctic Securities Chess Stars, Kr.sund, 28-30/8 |
| | Kings Tournament Bazna 2010 - Final Round |
| | kings Tournament Round 9, June 24th 2010 |
| | Kings Tournament Round 8 |
| | Kings Tournament Round 7 |
| | Kings Tournament Round 6 |
| | Kings Tournament Round 5 |
| | Kings Tournament Round 3 and 4 |
| | Kings Tournament Round 2 |
| | Kings Tournament Round 1 |
| | Kings Tournament, Bazna, Rumania 2010 |
| | My next tournament will be in Rumania, June 14-25 |
| | Amber 2010 Last Round |
| | Amber and blindfold and rapid, round 10 |
| | Amber blindfold and rapid, round 9 |
| | Amber blindfold and rapid, round 8 |
| | Amber blindfold and rapid, round 7 |
| | Amber blindfold and rapid, round 6 |
| | Amber blindfold and rapid, round 5 |
| | Amber blindfold and rapid, round 4 |
| | Amber blindfold and rapid, round 3 |
| | Amber blindfold and rapid, Round 2 |
| | Amber Blindfold and rapid, Round 1 |
| | Amber blindfold and rapid starting on Saturday |
| | Corus 2010 Last Round |
| | Corus 2010 Penultimate Round |
| | Corus 2010 Round 11 |
| | Corus 2010 Round 10 |
| | Corus 2010 Round 9 |
| | Corus 2010 Round 8 |
| | Corus 2010 Round 7 |
| | Corus 2010 Round 6 |
| | Corus 2010 Round 5 |
| | Corus 2010 Round 4 |
| | Corus 2010 Round 3 |
| | Corus 2010 Round 2 |
| | Corus 2010 Round 1 |
| | 2010 Corus Chess Tournament starting Saturday 16th |
| | London Chess Classics 2009. Final round, Dec.15th |
| | London Chess Classics 2009, Round 6, Dec.14th |
| | London Chess Classics 2009, Round 5, Dec.13th |
| | London Chess Classics 2009, Round 4 Dec.12th |
| | London Chess Classics 2009, Round 3 Dec.10th |
| | London Chess Classics 2009, Round 2 Dec.9th |
| | London 2009 Round 1, December 8th |
| | London Chess Classics, December 7th 2009 |
| | Oslo, November 28th, Blitz tournament. |
| | Moscow, Nov.18th 2009, World Blitz Final Day |
| | Moscow, Nov.17th 2009, World Blitz 2009 Day 2 |
| | Moscow, Nov.16th 2009, World Blitz Championship 09 |
| | Moscow, Nov.14th 2009, Tal Memorial Last Round |
| | Moscow, Nov.13th 2009, Tal Memorial R8 |
| | Moscow, Nov.12th 2009, Tal Memorial R7 |
| | Moscow, Nov.11th 2009, Tal Memorial R6 |
| | Moscow, Nov.10th 2009, Tal Memorial Round 5 |
| | Moscow, November 8th 2009, Tal Memorial Round 4 |
| | Moscow, November 7th 2009, Tal Memorial Round 3 |
| | Moscow, November 6th 2009, Tal Memorial Round 2 |
| | Moskva 5.november 2009 |
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| | | Magnus Carlsen`s Blog | | Amber blindfold and rapid, round 6 | After having lost the rapid game poorly yesterday, it was time to get back on track against Gelfand today. As white in the blindfold game I employed an unusual continuation on move 8, and did not get any advantage from the opening, as my opponent played actively and well. Eventually we reached a position where my prospects didn't look that great due to the passive position of my rooks, that both had to defend my weak pawn on c2. However, I was not that unhappy, as he had some weaknesses as well, and not many squares for his minor pieces. I gradually improved my position, and when I opened the position on the kingside on move 41, black was already in big trouble. Ten move later the game finished with a picturesque
checkmate in middle of the board. In the rapid game I employed the kings indian defence, the opening I had used to beat Aronian in good style earlier in the tournament. This time however, the game went less smoothly for me. I got a worse position without much counterplay a mistake on move 14. However, my opponent quickly returned the favour, allowing me to solve my problems, and even get an initiative. He then spent a lot of time and found a great resource, that apparently would force perpetual check and a draw. However, as I had a lot of time left I calculated for a while and found out that it was still possible to pose him some serious problems, though I had to be careful not to fall into mate. For instance, in one variation, my king would have run all across the board to safety at b4. There was still a narrow path to a draw, but short of my opponent could not surprisingly not find it, and in the game I eventually escaped from the checks, and finished the game with a nice little combination that won his queen. Since Ivanchuk only made two draws from superior positions today, I am now leading the tournament with 9/12. Ivanchuk is second with 8.5, while Gelfand, Kramnik and Grischuk are sharing 3rd place at a respectful distance with 7/12. Tomorrow I am playing Vugar Gashimov. The 23-year old Azeri recently broke into the top ten in the world, and is a dangerous opponent for anyone.
Magnus Carlsen, Nice, March 19th 2010 | 2010-03-20 03:17:57 |
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