[lang_nl]Anand wint Morelia/Linares 2008[/lang_nl][lang_en]Anand wins Morelia/Linares 2008[/lang_en]
7 March 2008, 20.30 CET | Last modified: 13:49 | By Peter Doggers | Filed under: Reports | Tags:
[lang_nl]Update: partijen met commentaar.
Ze dronken een glas, deden een plas en alles bleef zoals het was. Na vier remises in de laatste ronde heeft Viswanathan Anand voor de derde keer in zijn carri?ɬ®re gewonnen in Linares.[/lang_nl][lang_en]Update: games with comments.
For the third time in his career, Viswanathan Anand emerged as the winner in the city of Linares. His first tournament victory as a world champion was “very similar to last year”, he said.[/lang_en]
[lang_nl]Tijdens de persconferentie na zijn remise tegen Topalov wees Anand erop hoe veel zijn toernooi van dit jaar leek op die van 2007. Ook toen had hij 8,5 uit 14, ook toen werd hij achternagezeten door Carlsen (maar toen was er natuurlijk ook nog de comeback van Morozevich). Verder wees de wereldkampioen erop hoe boeiend het toernooi was geweest. “Niet alleen als speler, maar ook als schaakfan heb ik genoten van de partijen hier.”
Carlsen probeerde tegen Radjabov lang maar tevergeefs een eindspel te winnen dat ietsje beter voor hem stond maar volgens de kenners potremise was. Maar het was begrijpelijk, want bij winst was hij gelijk ge?ɬ´indigd met Anand. (Ook dan was Anand tot winnaar uitgeroepen, op onderling resultaat.) Desondanks kan Magnus terugkijken op opnieuw een geweldig toernooi, dat hem in de top 5 van de wereld brengt.
Carlsen – Radjabov ?Ǭ?-?Ǭ?
Leko – Aronian ?Ǭ?-?Ǭ?
Shirov – Ivanchuk ?Ǭ?-?Ǭ?
[/lang_nl][lang_en]During the press conference after his draw against Topalov, Anand pointed out how much his tournament looked like that of 2007. Then he also scored 8.5 out of 14 and then too he was chased by Carlsen (but of course there was also the amazing comeback by Morozevich). He also emphasized how interesting the tournament had been. “Not only as a player but also as chess fan I have really enjoyed looking at the games here.”
Against Radjabov, for quite a while Carlsen had been trying in vain to win a slightly better ending that was a dead draw according to the experts. But it was understandable, since a victory would have yielded a shared first place with Anand. (Also in this case, Anand would have been the tournament winner as he won his minimatch with Carlsen). But in any case Magnus can look back at another great tournament, that got him virtually into the world’s top 5.
Carlsen – Radjabov ?Ǭ?-?Ǭ?
Leko – Aronian ?Ǭ?-?Ǭ?
Shirov – Ivanchuk ?Ǭ?-?Ǭ?
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Morelia/Linares 2008 | Final Standings
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||||||
| 1 | Anand,V | 2799 | +26 | ** | 1½ | 0½ | ½½ | ½½½ | ½½ | 1½ | 11 | 8.5 | |
| 2 | Carlsen,M | 2733 | +75 | 0½ | ** | 1½ | 11 | 0 | ½1 | ½0 | ½1 | 8.0 | |
| 3 | Aronian,L | 2739 | +43 | 1½ | 0½ | ** | 01 | ½½ | 1½ | ½½ | ½½ | 7.5 | 52.00 |
| 4 | Topalov,V | 2780 | -2 | ½½ | 00 | 10 | ** | ½½ | 1½ | 11 | 01 | 7.5 | 49.25 |
| 5 | Radjabov,T | 2735 | +23 | ½½ | 1½ | ½½ | ½½ | ** | ½½ | -0½ | 01 | 7.0 | |
| 6 | Ivanchuk,V | 2751 | -19 | ½½ | ½0 | 0½ | 0½ | ½½ | ** | 11 | ½½ | 6.5 | |
| 7 | Leko,P | 2755 | -72 | 0½ | ½1 | ½½ | 00 | 1½ | 00 | ** | ½½ | 5.5 | 39.75 |
| 8 | Shirov,A | 2753 | -74 | 00 | ½0 | ½½ | 10 | 1 | ½½ | ½½ | ** | 5.5 | 38.00 |
[lang_nl]Links:
- Indeling, uitslagen, stand, alle info
- Toernooiwebsite
- Partijen in PGN
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Links:
- Pairings, results, standings, all info
- Tournament website
- Games in PGN
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Congratulations to Anand and Carlsen! I think both have to be very happy with the results. I think Anand is clearly the class of the field, but Magnus is showing why he’s the advance of the new generation.
Congratulations to Anand.
Anand is a great person. Never part of any controversies. He is just there to play good chess as a gentleman.
And congratulations to Carlsen too! No doubt he will be the future world champion.
Thnx to the chessvibes team for a great coverage..again!
I have to say that this is certainly one of the most entertaining torunaments of chess I have ever watched! Exciting games with some blunders, a lot of tension, timetrouble, and action!! And there is no doubt that Chessvibes is covering this tournament in an exceptional way. You have become my main chessforum, thanks to your interesting articles and coverage of tournaments all over the world!
You are doing a remarkable job Peter, keep up the good work!
Also congratulation to the winner, Anand, a very polite and nice person! And of course I also have to congratulate Carlsen, who once again is showing his strenght among more experienced players..
Magnus will be Wolrd Champ!!
For sure!
?¢‚Ñ¢¬†I would like to congrat Anand. A question to this forum: Is Anand nowadays improving his chess level? I say so because what if Kasparov had played here?
Do you think Anand would be this kind of super GM Tournament winner and be able to win to monster of Baku?..
We have to be affraid of wonderboy yeah!!!!!
Thanx for all the videos, information and articles, of chess.
Best regards from Michoacan, Mexico.
Congratulations to the winner Anand!!
Thanks to ChessVibes for great coverage!!!
Anand has been a class-act for so long I can not remember! I grew up a few doors from him in what was then Madras, now Chennai, a few years ahead of him all through schooling. Always the quiet kid, very well behaved. I believe when all’s said-n-done, he should be spoken off in the same sentence as Tal and Kasparov as all time chess greats. Think Borg, and Federer as a comparison from Tennis!
I remember meeting him in my final (fourth and senior) year in undergraduate college when he was a freshman at his (Vivekananda College), attending my school’s (IIT-Madras) annual cultural festival (Mardi Gras, then); never the badly-behaved, he was his usual self even at that youngish age– calm, low-key; in short, a class act. Despite this being a Chess forum, I’ll say this unequivocally — he’s the ‘abnormal’ (sic!) person amongst his past and present peers, because he’s the only normal one. As much as I respected Kasparov’s chess prowess, his slamming doors when getting up to go use the ‘facilities’ (read, bathrooms) amidst Championships with Anand, etc., speak poorly of a competitor who was clearly the better then in terms of ranking (ELO) resorting to less-than-normal behaviour, at best.
For history to speak and write of this gent–in the true sense of the word–in the same sentence as Gary would require Gary to un-retire and play some Classical games with Anand. Unfortunately Gary is dabbling in politics presently, something that he is not good at and not suited for. If he believes even remotely in Karma, he is needed in the Chess world, where he’ll arguably be the greatest to ever have played the game. If he chooses to stop his present gimmicks and return to his Azerbi roots and his passion for chess, we the world fans of chess might benefit, and the next generation of Magnusses can count themselves to have shared a board or two with the Garys and Anands. Oh, what a feeling and memories that would be.
Anand, I may have now lived my second half of my life away from our Customs Colony, Besant Nagar area, but in my book you are the greatest sportsman our land has ever produced. That other sport of our nation not withstanding, very few in our land of birth even comprehend why you are beyond chess. Your mother and father deserve a lot of the credit, I suppose. Best regards for being the better human amidst (y)our peers.
With warm Regards,
Kumar.
Its fortunate that we are living in the same age of Ananad, Gary , Fischer and Spassky .Its a treat to be trated with the comprehensive and live coverage of
“chessvibes” ,and the age is of the internet We all enjoyed thoroughly the Linares tournament just like we used to , the Wimbledon or the Indian cricket live.
Anand the gentleman first and then the chess supremo Cooler than the other living legends Federer or Tiger Woods or Tendulakar or Martina Navrotilova .At the highest levels ,its not easy to steer clear of controversies and Anand and chess have been lucky to each other in this regard . Other chess players hopefully have a role model in Anand .
CONGRATS ANAND
YOU MADE ALL CHESS LOVERS ESPECIALLY INDIANS PROUD BY WINNING THIS TOURNAMENT. YOU ARE A ROLE MODEL WITH YOUR NICE BEHAVIOUR ALSO.GOOD LUCK FOR THE COMING TOURNAMENTS.
Very well done, Anand
Please allow me to add to Kumar’s lovely comments. I am also from Madras (also an IIT-M alumni). I played against Anand in his very first Chess tournament, championship for Madras juniors conducted by the TNEB (Tamil Nadu Electricity Board). I beat Anand in a Giuoco Piano opening with White. I still vividly remember the 8-year old with bright, radiant eyes and chubby cheeks. He. of course, moved his pieces at lightning speed. I couldn’t help but feel then that I was up against someone special, even though he lost (I was twice his age then with a lot more chess experience)! Four years later, after his return from Phillipines, we met again in the Bertram tournament at Loyola. He beat me with Caro-Kann, after an exchange sacrifice. He told me after the game that I waas better off after the opening, and that the exchange sac was a bluff to set me up.
Enough rambling. I complete agree with the sentiments echoed here that Anand is one of the best human beings ever to have been the champion of a major sport. I feel that Anand would be just as happy with his life even if he had never moved a chess piece. Such is his sense of balance.
Anand is in danger of becoming a crashing bore. The record speaks for itself; in the 2nd half at Linares, 7 draws, only one longer than 30 moves. In every other sport, such cowardly behaviour would not be tolerated. Especially as world champion, he should be aware that he is a role model. What sort of example is this setting? Does he deserve to be respected however much of a genius he is?