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Morozevich beats Kramnik, takes sole lead

21 August 2008 8:51 AM CET | By Peter Doggers  | Filed under: Reports | Tags:

In the third round of the Tal Memorial, Morozevich played the sharp 7.g4 against Kramnik’s Semi-Slav, started attacking and… won in crushing style. The Muscovite is now leading with 2.5 points. Shirov lost his third game in a row.

The Tal Memorial takes place 17-31 August at the GUM Exhibition Hall, located close to the Red Square, in Moscow, Russia.


Results round 3, August 20, 2008
Leko - Shirov 1-0
Morozevich - Kramnik 1-0
Ponomariov - Mamedyarov ½-½
Ivanchuk - Alekseev ½-½
Kamsky - Gelfand ½-½

Tal Memorial Round 3 Standings

        1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0    
1 Morozevich,A 2788 +237 *     ½     1   1   2.5/3  
2 Ivanchuk,V 2781 +56   *     ½     1 ½   2.0/3 2.75
3 Leko,P 2741 +136     * ½     ½     1 2.0/3 1.50
4 Mamedyarov,S 2742 +7 ½   ½ *   ½         1.5/3 3.00
5 Gelfand,B 2720 +20   ½     * ½   ½     1.5/3 2.50
6 Ponomariov,R 2718 +5       ½ ½ *     ½   1.5/3 2.00
7 Kramnik,V 2788 -31 0   ½       *     1 1.5/3 1.00
8 Kamsky,G 2723 +24   0     ½     *   1 1.5/3 0.75
9 Alekseev,Evgeny 2708 -66 0 ½       ½     *   1.0/3  
10 Shirov,A 2741 -790     0       0 0   * 0.0/3  

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Pairings round 4, August 21, 2008
Leko - Morozevich
Shirov - Gelfand
Alekseev - Kamsky
Mamedyarov - Ivanchuk
Kramnik - Ponomariov

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8 Responses to “Morozevich beats Kramnik, takes sole lead”

  1. Euwe on 21 August 2008 11:58 AM

    Extremely cool endgame by Kamksy, pity he missed the win…

  2. Elz on 21 August 2008 13:28 PM

    If Morozevich wins today he will be the new Number 1 in the Live Rating List.
    I have never seen in my life a player so original as Moro. He is very very strong.

  3. Lajos Arpad on 21 August 2008 13:39 PM

    In Kamsky-Gelfand i think
    55. Rd8+ Bg8 56. Nd7 is as strong as 55. Re7, because the threat is Nf6 and Rxg8++, black has no adequate defence.
    Congratulations for Moro and Lékó.

  4. someone on 21 August 2008 16:26 PM

    No.

    55.Rd8+ Bg8 56.Nd7 is met by

    56….Rb7! and if 57. Nf6 Rg7 saves the game.

  5. someone on 21 August 2008 16:29 PM

    Also I had this question during the game and nobody made any comment the following day, so I still wonder:

    Instread of 50. g5 (which anyway is probably winning also)

    could white have played

    50. b5

    This will give a very quick passed pawn and at the time I thought it was an easy win… But as I said neither kamsky played it nor any comentator said anything :-)

  6. Nep on 21 August 2008 21:02 PM

    Kramnik is hiding his skills before the match with Anand. He wants to fool Anand into believing he is not on top form.

  7. Lajos Arpad on 22 August 2008 15:35 PM

    I believe that after Kh6 black is totally cramped. The king and bishop cannot move, neither the rook, but youmay be right.
    50. b5 lokks good enough too.

  8. someone on 23 August 2008 11:06 AM

    Lajos you are quite write.. My sugestion was nonesense as you pointed out.

    However,
    55. Rd8+? Bg8 56. Nd7

    is met by

    56…. Rd4! and this IS a draw. If you play 57. Kh6 Rh4+ 58. Kg6 Rd4

    it is the pin of the knight that saves the day.

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