Magnus Carlsen (2690) - Vassily Ivanchuk (2750) [D87]

Morelia/Linares (11) 2007


1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 c5 8. Ne2 Nc6 9. Be3 O-O 10. O-O Na5 11. Bd3 b6 12. Rc1 cxd4 13. cxd4 e6 14. Qd2 Bb7 15. h4! An excellent plan, also after castling. 15... Qe7 15... Qxh4 16. Bg5 Qg4 (16... Qh5?? 17. Ng3 Qg4 18. Be2) 17. f3 Qh5 18. Ng3 Bxd4+ 19. Rf2 Bxf2+ 20. Kxf2 Qh2 21. Rh1 Qxh1 22. Nxh1 is very good for White. 15... Qd7 16. Bh6 Bxh6 17. Qxh6 Nc6 18. Bb5 a6 19. Bxc6 Bxc6 20. Qe3 Rac8 21. h5 Bb5 22. Rxc8 Rxc8 23. Rd1 Bxe2 24. Qxe2 Qb5 25. Qxb5 axb5 26. Rb1 gxh5 27. Rxb5 Rc1+ 28. Kh2 Rc2 29. f3 Rxa2 30. Rxb6 Rd2 31. Rb8+ Kg7 32. Rd8 Kf6 33. Kh3 h6 34. Rd7 Kg6 35. Kg3 Re2 36. Rd6 Kg7 37. Rd8 Kf6 38. Kh3 Kg7 39. Rd6 Kh7 40. Kg3 Kg7 41. d5 1/2-1/2, Cramling-Andersson, Haninge 1989 16. h5 Rfc8 17. e5! This novelt y (17.Bg5 Qa3 had been played before) at first seems antipositional but Black can't profit from the weakend d5 square or the backward d4 pawn, whilst Black will suffer from too little defenders for his king. 17... Rxc1 18. Rxc1 Rc8 19. Rxc8+ Bxc8 20. Bg5 Qc7?! 20... Qd7 21. Bf6 Nc6 makes a better impression, or 20... Qa3!? 21. Bf6 Nc6 22. Qg5 The attack plays itself. White is now threatening Bxg7, h6+ and Qf6. 22... h6 23. Qc1 g5?! This drops a piece. However, 23... Qd7 24. hxg6 fxg6 25. Bb5 ( or simply 25. Nf4 Nxd4 26. Nxg6) 25... Bb7 26. Nf4 a6 27. Bxc6 Bxc6 28. Qc2 is also terrible for Black. 24. Bb5 Bd7 25. d5! exd5 26. Nd4 Bxf6 27. exf6 Qd6 28. Bxc6 Qxf6 29. Bxd7 Qxd4 30. g3 Qc5 31. Qxc5 bxc5 32. Bc6 d4 33. Bb5 Kf8 34. f4 gxf4 35. gxf4 1-0

 








 

 

Alexander Morozevich (2741) - Viswanathan Anand (2779) [E15]

Morelia/Linares (11) 2007


1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qb3 d5 6. cxd5 Qxd5 7. Qd1 c5 8. Nc3 Qd8 9. Bg2 Bb7 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Bf4 Be7 12. dxc5 Nxc5 13. Qxd8+ Rxd8 14. Ne5 Nd5 15. Nb5 f6 16. Bxd5 exd5 17. Nf3 Kf7 18. Nfd4 a6 19. Nc3 Rc8 20. Rfd1 Rhd8 21. f3 b5 22. a3 Bf8 23. Be3 Nd7 24. Nc2 Ne5 25. Bd4 Rd7 26. Kf2 Nc4 27. Ra2 Na5 28. Bb6 Nc4 29. Bd4 Na5 1/2-1/2

 








 

 

Levon Aronian (2744) - Peter Leko (2749) [E00]

Morelia/Linares (11) 2007


1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 c5 4. Nf3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Bc5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. Bg2 Nc6 9. Nc3 b6 10. Bf4 O-O 11. O-O Bb7 12. e4 d6 13. Qe2 Qc7 14. Nb5 Qb8 15. Rad1 Rd8 16. c5 bxc5 17. Nxc5 e5 18. Nxb7 Qxb7 19. Bc1 Qa6 20. b3 Rab8 21. Nd4 Qxe2 22. Nxe2 Nb4 23. Nc3 Rdc8 24. Bb2 Nxa2 25. Nxa2 Rc2 26. Bxe5 dxe5 27. Nc1 Bc5 28. Nd3 Bd4 29. Ne1 Re2 30. Nf3 Rxe4 31. Nd2 Rg4 32. Bh3 Rg6 33. Nf3 Rh6 34. Bg2 Rh5 35. h3 Rf5 36. Nxd4 exd4 37. Rxd4 Rfb5 38. Ra1 a5 39. Bf1 Rxb3 40. Rxa5 R3b7 41. Kg2 1/2-1/2

 








 

 

Peter Svidler (2728) - Veselin Topalov (2783) [B90]

Morelia/Linares (11) 2007


1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3 h5 9. Qd2 Nbd7 10. O-O-O Be7 11. h3 Qc7 12. Bd3 h4 13. f4 b5 14. Rhe1 Rb8 15. Kb1 Nb6 16. Qf2 b4 17. Ne2 Nc4 18. Nd2 Nxe3 19. Qxe3 a5 20. b3 a4 21. Bc4 axb3 22. cxb3 Bd7 23. Nf3 O-O 24. fxe5 dxe5 25. Nxh4 Bc6 26. Ng3 Nxe4 27. Nxe4 Bxh4 28. g3 Be7 29. Nf2 Rbd8 30. Rxd8 Qxd8 31. Rd1 Qa5 32. Ng4 e4 33. Nh6+ gxh6 34. Qxh6 Qf5 35. g4 Qc5 36. Qg6+ Kh8 37. Qh6+ Kg8 38. Qg6+ 1/2-1/2