Comments on: Aronian beats Anand, takes over lead

By: Aronjanfan

Aronjanfan — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 14:00:26 +0000

Levon Aronjan is the Lasker of our time! His attacking play is not so brilliant as from Shirov or Polgar. And his opening preparation is perhaps not as deep as Anands, Topalovs or Kasparovs, but when it comes to pure chess skills he is able to outplay all of the strongest opponents ‚Äì even from positions which seemed to be ridiculous or inferior. Anyone here, who remembers his outstanding win against Volokitin or his great endgame tactics against Shirov?
Really great chess! I‚Äôm hopping that he soon has a real chance to play for the highest title.

By: Jagdish Dube

Jagdish Dube — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 15:05:13 +0000

Before 2011 WCC Match,Susan Polgar wrote in her daily chess column,
Hungary‚Äô highest ranked chess player P?©ter L?©k?? will meet world champion and number one Viswanathan Anand of India for a speed game between 2-7 June in Miskolc, S?°ndor K?°li, the mayor of the city announced last Thursday. The game is part of a four-year tradition, in which L?©k?? has already played chess giants such as Michael Adams (draw), Anatoli Karpov (win), Vladimir Kramnik (loss) and 19-year-old Norwegian wunderkind Magnus Carlsen (loss). L?©k?? and Anand have met 71 times before, and the Indian grandmaster leads the duel by 42.5-28.5.

By: Castro

Castro — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 14:42:03 +0000

@Forest
“I think you would lose in that case, for doing an illegal move.”

Just to remind:
No one loses a classic chess game by that (unless it is, say, the third-fourth time)!

By: paulo eduardo

paulo eduardo — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 12:53:09 +0000

if i’m not mistaken aronian is now leading 5-1 against anand in classical chess.
i think aronian is the toughest opponent for anand in a possible 2011 world chess championship match as he handles both positional and tactical positions very well

By: Thomas

Thomas — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 12:17:40 +0000

Thanks Michael, I think this is the best possible answer

By: Michael

Michael — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 11:39:13 +0000

28.Ne7+ displays what Kasparov would probably call a lack of chess culture. Mathematically speaking, it wins the exchange, but you simply don’t want to give up this great knight. It might somehow be playable, but Anand’s 28.Qc3 was much better.

By: Thomas

Thomas — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 11:10:46 +0000

@slint (and Chessgirl): I had [and still have] the same question …. . I could ‘calculate’ as far as 29.-fg6: (of course black would recapture with the pawn), but where exactly is the ‘devastating attack’? I do not see anything forced, certainly not a mate in 3 – does black really have enough remaining pieces to create serious threats against the white king??
Maybe not winning even more material was a sensible practical choice by Anand. But, while quite some analysis of the Anand-Aronian game is now published here and elsewhere, I am a bit surprised that noone so far investigated (or even mentioned) that line.

By: ChessGirl

ChessGirl — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 10:45:11 +0000

Thanks slint

By: ChessGirl

ChessGirl — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 10:42:20 +0000

Oh gosh, I¬¥m sorry I wrote that comment too early in the morning hahaha, I meant 28.Ne7 (I got messed by the fact that Knight relly begins with K)… I hope THIS move is legal at least (I am already hearing the answer: “It IS legal, and it is also a mate in 3 for black” xD)

By: slint

slint — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 10:37:49 +0000

28.Ne7+ Kh7 29.Ng6: fg6: with a devastating attack!