M. Carlsen (2690) - P. Leko (2749) [D45]

Morelia/Linares (6) 2007


1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. b3 O-O 8. Be2 b6 9. Bb2 Bb7 10. O-O Qe7 10... Re8 11. Rad1 Qe7 12. Rfe1 Rac8 13. e4 Nxe4 14. Nxe4 dxe4 15. Qxe4 Bb4 16. Rf1 Ba3 17. Bxa3 Qxa3 18. Qc2 Nf6 19. c5 Carlsen-Topalov, Morelia/Linares (05) 2007 11. Rad1 Rad8 11... Rac8 12. e4 dxe4 13. Nxe4 Nxe4 14. Qxe4 Rfd8 15. Bd3 Nf8 16. Rfe1 Qf6 17. Qg4 c5 18. Be4 Bxe4 19. Qxe4 Qg6 20. Qxg6 Nxg6 21. d5 exd5 22. Rxd5 Bc7 23. Rxd8+ Rxd8 24. g3 f6 1/2-1/2, Capablanca-Flohr, Moscow 1936 12. Rfe1 Rfe8 13. e4 Nxe4 14. Nxe4 dxe4 15. Qxe4 Bb4 16. Rf1 Bd6 16... f5 17. Qc2 Bd6 18. c5 bxc5 19. dxc5 Bxc5 20. Bc4 Kh8 21. Rde1 Nf8 22. Re2 Bd6 23. Ne5 c5 24. f3 Nd7 25. Rfe1 Nb6 26. Qc3 Nd5 27. Bxd5 Bxd5 28. Nc4 Bb8 29. Ne3 Qc7 30. Kf1 Bc6 31. Nc4 Bd5 32. Ne3 Bc6 33. Nc4 Bd5 34. Ne3 1/2-1/2, Rustemov-Gurevich, Copenhagen 2001 17. Rfe1 Bb4 18. Rf1 Bd6 19. Rfe1 Bb4 20. Rf1 Bd6 1/2-1/2

 








 

 

A. Morozevich (2741) - P. Svidler (2728) [A28]

Morelia/Linares (6) 2007


1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 Bxc3+ 8. bxc3 Ne5 9. f4 Ng6 10. Bxf6 Qxf6 11. g3 Nf8 12. Bg2 Ne6 13. O-O O-O 14. e4 d6 15. Qd2 Bd7 15... Nc5 16. Rae1 Rb8 17. Re3 Bd7 18. Nb3 Nxb3 19. axb3 Bc6 20. Qd4 a6 21. Qxf6 1/2-1/2, Kramnik-Karpov, Las Palmas 1996 16. Rae1 1/2-1/2

 








 

 

L. Aronian (2744) - V. Topalov (2783) [D23]

Morelia/Linares (6) 2007


1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Qc2 dxc4 5. Qxc4 Bf5 6. g3 e6 7. Bg2 Nbd7 8. O-O Be7 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Re1 Bg6 11. h3 11. e4 Re8 12. Bf4 a6 13. Rad1 Qc8 14. Qe2 b5 15. Nh4 Nb6 16. Nxg6 hxg6 17. Rc1 Qb7 18. Red1 Rac8 19. h4 Red8 20. Bh3 Ne8 21. b3 Bd6 22. Bg5 Be7 23. Be3 Rc7 24. Nb1 Nf6 25. Nd2 Ne8 26. Nf3 Nd7 27. Bf4 Rcc8 28. d5 cxd5 29. Rxc8 Rxc8 30. exd5 Nf8 31. dxe6 Nxe6 32. Bxe6 fxe6 33. Qxe6+ Kh7 1-0, Wojtkiewicz-Kalbermatter, Bern 1991 11... h6 12. Bf4 12. e4 is probably something for next time. 12... Nd5 13. Bd2 Nb4 14. Rac1 Nc2 The surprising 14... Bc2 is also possible, because ...Nd7-b6 is threatened, winning the queen!After 15. e4 Nb6 16. Qe2 Bd3 17. Qd1 Ba6 18. Bf1 the position is about equal. 15. Red1 Nb6 16. Qb3 Nxd4 17. Nxd4 Qxd4 18. Bxh6 Qc4 19. Be3 Qxb3 20. axb3 Nd5 21. Nxd5 21. Bd4!? 21... cxd5 21... exd5!? 22. Rc7 22. Rc7 Bf6 23. Bd4 (23. Rxb7 Rfb8 24. Rxb8+ (24. Rxa7 Rxa7 25. Bxa7 Rxb3=) 24... Rxb8 25. Bxa7 Rxb3=) 1/2-1/2

 








 

 

V. Anand (2779) - V. Ivanchuk (2750) [B90]

Morelia/Linares (6) 2007


1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Qd2 Nbd7 9. O-O-O Be7 10. h3!? This set-up seems new in this position. 10... b5 11. g4 O-O 12. Kb1 Qc7 13. Bg2 Nb6 14. Bxb6 Qxb6 15. f4 Bc4 16. g5 Nh5 17. fxe5 dxe5 18. Nd5 Bxd5 19. exd5 Bd6 20. Na5 f5 21. gxf6 Rxf6 22. Rhf1 Re8 23. Rxf6 Nxf6 24. Nb3 e4 25. Nd4?! A bit better seems 25. Qe2 Re5 26. h4 25... Re5! 25... Nxd5? 26. Nf5 26. c3 Qc5 Simply 26... Rxd5 was possible. 27. Qe2 Nxd5 28. Bxe4 Nf6 29. Nb3 Qc7 30. Nd2 Qe7 31. Qd3 Bc5 32. Bg2 1/2-1/2