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[lang_nl]Ervaring aan de leiding[/lang_nl][lang_en]Experience leading the field[/lang_en]

20 September 2007, 8.04 CET | Last modified: 22:17 | By Peter Doggers  | Filed under: Reports | Tags:

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Na de zesde ronde kunnen we stellen dat Ervaring aan de leiding gaat. Nadat Anand met zwart remise had gespeeld tegen Leko in een variant die ze ergens tien jaar geleden samen hadden bestudeerd, won Gelfand (de oudste speler gevolgd door Anand) opnieuw, ditmaal van Morozevich, zodat de Isra?ɬ´li?ɬ´r nu naast Anand op de eerste plaats staat. Svidler en Grischuk vochten een prachtig gevecht uit, waarvan ze ook zelf duidelijk genoten. Na allebei gewonnen te hebben gestaan werd het punt uiteindelijk gedeeld. Dit was helemaal aan het begin van de middag ook gebeurd bij Aronian en Kramnik, die een uiterst correcte Catalaan hadden afgewerkt.[/lang_nl][lang_en]Videos have been added!

After the sixth round you could say that Experience is leading the field. After Anand had drawn his game against Leko with Black in a line they had studied together some ten years ago, Gelfand (after Anand the oldest player in the field, followed by Anand) won again, this time against Morozevich, and so the Israeli is joining Vishy on the first spot. Svidler and Grischuk fought a great battle today, which they both clearly enjoyed themselves as well. After both had had won positions, eventually the point was shared. This had also happend in the early afternoon between Aronian and Kramnik, who went through an ultra-correct Catalan.[/lang_en]

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Aronian was benieuwd hoe Kramnik, die het Catalaans zelf zo succesvol toepast, op deze opening zou reageren. De variant die de wereldkampioen koos stond onterecht bekend als niet geweldig voor zwart en daarop besloot Aronian geen grote risico’s te nemen en waar het kon meteen de remise te pakken.

Omdat Leko zo verrast was over de openingskeuze van Anand, besloot hij voor een erg oude variant te gaan (13.Le3, door Kasparov bestempeld als ‘a relic’) en zijn 17.Te1 was pas nieuw maar ongevaarlijk.

In Grischuk-Svidler gebeurde zoals gezegd een hoop. Het hele Grischuk-team was vergeten de variant die Svidler koos te checken en zo kwam zwart vanuit de opening in het voordeel. 24…bxc4? was echter fout, alsmede 37.Pxe6?.

Gelfand deed erg goede zaken na een Petrosian-achtig kwaliteitsoffer van Morozevich in het eindspel. De witte toren werd over de vierde rij geactiveerd waarna het opeens toch erg moeilijk werd voor zwart.

De stand:[/lang_nl][lang_en]Aronian was curious about how Kramnik, who’s so succesful himself in the Catalan, would react to this opening. The line that was chosen by the world champion isn’t known as very good for Black, but undeservedly. Aronian chose not to take risks and grabbed the draw when it was there.

Since Leko was so surprised by Anand’s opening choice, he decided to go for an old line (13.Be3, called “a relic” by Kasparov) and only his 17.Re1 was new, but not dangerous.

As mentioned there was much exciting stuff in Grischuk-Svidler. The whole Grischuk team had forgotten to check the line played by Svidler and so Black came out of the opening with an advantage. But 24…bxc4? was wrong and so was 37.Pxe6?.

Though Gelfand has a very serious attitude from outside, he’s probably the happiest player in the field right now. He reacted well to Morozevich’s Petrosian-like exchange sac by activating the white rook via the fourth rank, when suddenly things were going bad for Black.

Standings:[/lang_en]



[lang_nl]Uitslagen/speelschema:

Ronde 1: donderdag 13 september 2007, 14.00 uur
Kramnik 
?Ǭ?-?Ǭ?  Svidler
Morozevich 
?Ǭ?-?Ǭ?  Aronian
Anand 
?Ǭ?-?Ǭ?  Gelfand
Grischuk 
?Ǭ?-?Ǭ?  Leko
Ronde 2: vrijdag 14 september 2007, 14.00 uur
Svidler 
?Ǭ?-?Ǭ?  Leko
Gelfand 
?Ǭ?-?Ǭ?  Grischuk
Aronian 
0-1  Anand
Kramnik 
1-0  Morozevich
Ronde 3: zaterdag 15 september 2007, 14.00 uur
Morozevich 
1-0  Svidler
Anand 
?Ǭ?-?Ǭ?  Kramnik
Grischuk 
?Ǭ?-?Ǭ?  Aronian
Leko 
?Ǭ?-?Ǭ?  Gelfand
Ronde 4: zondag 16 september 2007, 14.00 uur
Svidler 
?Ǭ?-?Ǭ?  Gelfand
Aronian 
1-0  Leko
Kramnik 
?Ǭ?-?Ǭ?  Grischuk
Morozevich 
?Ǭ?-?Ǭ?  Anand
Rustdag: maandag 17 september 2007
Ronde 5: dinsdag 18 september 2007, 14.00 uur
Anand 
1-0  Svidler
Grischuk 
1-0  Morozevich
Leko 
?Ǭ?-?Ǭ?  Kramnik
Gelfand 
1-0  Aronian
Ronde 6: woensdag 19 september 2007, 14.00 uur
Aronian 
?Ǭ?-?Ǭ?  Kramnik
Gelfand 
1-0  Morozevich
Grischuk 
?Ǭ?-?Ǭ?  Svidler
Leko 
?Ǭ?-?Ǭ?  Anand
Ronde 7: donderdag 20 september 2007, 14.00 uur
Anand 
   Grischuk
Kramnik 
   Gelfand
Morozevich 
   Leko
Svidler 
   Aronian

Tweede helft

Ronde 8: vrijdag 21 september 2007, 14.00 uur
Svidler 
   Kramnik
Aronian 
   Morozevich
Gelfand 
   Anand
Leko 
   Grischuk
Rustdag: zaterdag 22 september 2007
Ronde 9: zondag 23 september 2007, 14.00 uur
Anand 
   Aronian
Grischuk 
   Gelfand
Leko 
   Svidler
Morozevich 
   Kramnik
Ronde 10: maandag 24 september 2007, 14.00 uur
Aronian 
   Grischuk
Gelfand 
   Leko
Kramnik 
   Anand
Svidler 
   Morozevich
Ronde 11: dinsdag 25 september 2007, 14.00 uur
Anand 
   Morozevich
Gelfand 
   Svidler
Grischuk 
   Kramnik
Leko 
   Aronian
Rustdag: woensdag 26 september 2007
Ronde 12: donderdag 27 september 2007, 14.00 uur
Aronian 
   Gelfand
Kramnik 
   Leko
Morozevich 
   Grischuk
Svidler 
   Anand
Ronde 13: vrijdag 28 september 2007, 14.00 uur
Aronian 
   Svidler
Gelfand 
   Kramnik
Grischuk 
   Anand
Leko 
   Morozevich
Ronde 14: zaterdag 29 september 2007, 14.00 uur
Anand 
   Leko
Kramnik 
   Aronian
Morozevich 
   Gelfand
Svidler 
   Grischuk

Zondag 30 september

Eventuele tiebreaks, sluitingsceremonie

[/lang_nl][lang_en]Results/schedule:

Round 1: Thursday, Sept. 13th 2007, 14:00h
Kramnik 
?Ǭ?-?Ǭ?  Svidler
Morozevich 
?Ǭ?-?Ǭ?  Aronian
Anand 
?Ǭ?-?Ǭ?  Gelfand
Grischuk 
?Ǭ?-?Ǭ?  Leko
Round 2: Friday, Sept. 14th 2007, 14:00h
Svidler 
?Ǭ?-?Ǭ?  Leko
Gelfand 
?Ǭ?-?Ǭ?  Grischuk
Aronian 
0-1  Anand
Kramnik 
1-0  Morozevich
Round 3: Saturday, Sept. 15th 2007, 14:00h
Morozevich 
1-0  Svidler
Anand 
?Ǭ?-?Ǭ?  Kramnik
Grischuk 
?Ǭ?-?Ǭ?  Aronian
Leko 
?Ǭ?-?Ǭ?  Gelfand
Round 4: Sunday, Sept 16th 2007, 14:00h
Svidler 
?Ǭ?-?Ǭ?  Gelfand
Aronian 
1-0  Leko
Kramnik 
?Ǭ?-?Ǭ?  Grischuk
Morozevich 
?Ǭ?-?Ǭ?  Anand
Free day: Monday, Sept. 11th 2007
Round 5: Tuesday, Sept. 18th 2007, 14:00h
Anand 
1-0  Svidler
Grischuk 
1-0  Morozevich
Leko 
?Ǭ?-?Ǭ?  Kramnik
Gelfand 
1-0  Aronian
Round 6: Wednesday, Sept. 19th 2007, 14:00h
Aronian 
?Ǭ?-?Ǭ?  Kramnik
Gelfand 
1-0  Morozevich
Grischuk 
?Ǭ?-?Ǭ?  Svidler
Leko 
?Ǭ?-?Ǭ?  Anand
Round 7: Thursday, Sept. 20th 2007, 14:00h
Anand 
   Grischuk
Kramnik 
   Gelfand
Morozevich 
   Leko
Svidler 
   Aronian

Second half

Round 8: Friday, Sept. 21st 2007, 14:00h
Svidler 
   Kramnik
Aronian 
   Morozevich
Gelfand 
   Anand
Leko 
   Grischuk
Free day: Saturday, Sept. 22nd 2007
Round 9: Sunday, Sept. 23th 2007, 14:00h
Anand 
   Aronian
Grischuk 
   Gelfand
Leko 
   Svidler
Morozevich 
   Kramnik
Round 10: Monay, Sept. 24th 2007, 14:00h
Aronian 
   Grischuk
Gelfand 
   Leko
Kramnik 
   Anand
Svidler 
   Morozevich
Round 11: Tuesday, Sept. 25th 2007, 14:00h
Anand 
   Morozevich
Gelfand 
   Svidler
Grischuk 
   Kramnik
Leko 
   Aronian
Free day: Wednesday, Sept. 26th 2007
Round 12: Thursday, Sept 27th 2007, 14:00h
Aronian 
   Gelfand
Kramnik 
   Leko
Morozevich 
   Grischuk
Svidler 
   Anand
Round 13: Friday, Sept. 28th 2007, 14:00h
Aronian 
   Svidler
Grischuk 
   Anand
Leko 
   Morozevich
Gelfand 
   Kramnik
Round 14: Saturday, Sept. 29th 2007, 14:00h
Anand 
   Leko
Kramnik 
   Aronian
Morozevich 
   Gelfand
Svidler 
   Grischuk

Sunday, Sept. 30th 2007

Possible tiebreaks, closing ceremony

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6 Responses to “[lang_nl]Ervaring aan de leiding[/lang_nl][lang_en]Experience leading the field[/lang_en]”

  1. Milo on September 20th, 2007 10:40

    According to Fritz 37. Pxe6 is the best move in the game Grischuk vs Svidler.

    Why would it be wrong?

  2. Marvol on September 20th, 2007 14:19

    “Gelfand (after Anand the oldest player in the field)”

    ? Slip of the keyboard?
    Gelfand is from 1968, Anand from 1969…

  3. acirce on September 20th, 2007 14:52

    Milo,
    since it throws the win away. White can win the a7-rook and take all Black’s pawns with check, but Black is saved thanks to his d-pawn. See: 41..Ke8 42.Qxa7 d3 43.Qxa6 d2 44.Qxe6+ Kf8 45.Qf5+ Ke8 46.Qxh5+ Kf8 and White can keep checking Black’s king around to no avail while 47.Qd1 Be4! with the idea Bc2 saves Black.

    Keeping the knight is essential. Try 37.Qh8+ Ke7 38.Qg7 and now for example 38..Rf8 39.Nxe6! etc

  4. Moonnie on September 20th, 2007 14:55

    Question: Will see Gelfand as a real world champion even if he wins ?

    Personally i feel other players take a little more risk against Gelfand because you are supposed to score points again him while a safe draw against Anand or Kramnik is a good result.

    Ofcourse he is still doing very well and it is nice to see a suprise on the top .. but still Gelfand vs Topalov .. i can predict the result of that one.

  5. Aleksander on September 20th, 2007 17:37

    “Question: Will see Gelfand as a real world champion even if he wins ?”

    What is then the point of him playing this tournament?

    “Personally i feel other players take a little more risk against Gelfand because you are supposed to score points again him while a safe draw against Anand or Kramnik is a good result.”

    Even if that was true, same judgment would be applicable to Grischuk, Svidler or Morozevich. And besides, Morozevich is known for making risky choices in both openings and middle stages of the game regardless of his opponent (but then again, his rook sacrifice was in some way forced, therefore not being risky at all).

    “Ofcourse he is still doing very well and it is nice to see a suprise on the top .. but still Gelfand vs Topalov .. i can predict the result of that one.”

    If I am not mistaken, Gelfand is the only player that went through qualification matches (against Kasimdzhanov and Kamsky) without losing a single game. He is obviously in good form; I think that the result of his match against Topalov would not be as easy to predict as you think …

  6. forest on September 20th, 2007 19:14

    When he wins, he won’t play Topalov, Topalov only comes into play when Kramnik wins. Otherwise Kramnik gets a rematch.

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