Round 2.2: Radjabov out, Ponomariov still alive
28 November 2007 21:27 PM | Last modified: 17:50
Another big name has left the World Cup tournament: against the Pole Macieja, Teimour Radjabov had to win but he lost again. Until now it was the only upset of this second round, because Ponomariov did it again: he had to win with Black against Wang and he did. Galkin again kept Ivanchuk relatively easy to a draw and with eleven other duos they’re going to play the tiebreak tomorrow.
After his first draw yesterday, Galkin achieved the same result against Ivanchuk relatively easy with Black in a not very common line of the Petroff. A nice exchange sacrifice proved correct since his two bishops control the whole board. Against Gustafsson, Aronian used the same topical line of the Semi-Slav as in his win of yesterday to draw his game with Black today.
Shulman went for the sharpest line in a Winawer French, which always seems more easy to play for Black than for White, except on 2700-level. Especially against Shirov, who feels at home in such positions, it might not have been the best choice. But it did result in a great game.
Sergei Tiviakov defended an ending with a pawn down for more than a hundred moves till he could liquidate to a drawn pawn ending. Karjakin’s win over Zhang Penxiang was a model endgame that probably deserves to be replayed from move 1. Update: Loek van Wely was eliminated by Bareev after he couldn’t win a rook ending with a pawn up. But earlier in the game the Dutchman had missed a clear win:
World Cup Round 2.2 Results
| Match | Match score | White | Result | Black |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1-1 | Ivanchuk, V (UKR) | 0,5-0,5 | Galkin, A (RUS) |
| 2 | 0,5-1,5 | Kozul, Z (CRO) | 0,5-0,5 | Mamedyarov, S (AZE) |
| 3 | 0-2 | Radjabov, T (AZE) | 0-1 | Macieja, B (POL) |
| 4 | 0,5-1,5 | Gustafsson, J (GER) | 0,5-0,5 | Aronian, L (ARM) |
| 5 | 1,5-0,5 | Shirov, A (ESP) | 1-0 | Shulman, Y (USA) |
| 6 | 0-2 | Pavasovic, D (SLO) | 0-1 | Svidler, P (RUS) |
| 7 | 1,5-0,5 | Adams, M (ENG) | 1-0 | Gurevich, M (TUR) |
| 8 | 0,5-1,5 | Sakaev, K (RUS) | 0-1 | Alekseev, E (RUS) |
| 9 | 1,5-0,5 | Grischuk, A (RUS) | 1-0 | Najer, E (RUS) |
| 10 | 1-1 | Naiditsch, A (GER) | 0,5-0,5 | Carlsen, M (NOR) |
| 11 | 1,5-0,5 | Kamsky, G (USA) | 0,5-0,5 | Avrukh, B (ISR) |
| 12 | 0,5-1,5 | Ghaem Maghami, E (IRI) | 0-1 | Akopian, V (ARM) |
| 13 | 1,5-0,5 | Jakovenko, D (RUS) | 1-0 | Belov, V (RUS) |
| 14 | 1-1 | Wang Hao (CHN) | 0-1 | Ponomariov, R (UKR) |
| 15 | 1-1 | Wang Yue (CHN) | 0,5-0,5 | Tiviakov S (NED) |
| 16 | 0,5-1,5 | Roiz, M (ISR) | 0,5-0,5 | Bacrot, E (FRA) |
| 17 | 1,5-0,5 | Karjakin, S (UKR) | 1-0 | Zhang Pengxiang (CHN) |
| 18 | 1-1 | Motylev, A (RUS) | 0,5-0,5 | Bu Xiangzhi (CHN) |
| 19 | 0,5-1,5 | Hossain Enamul (BAN) | 0,5-0,5 | Tomashevsky, E (RUS) |
| 20 | 0-2 | Socko, B (POL) | 0-1 | Almasi, Z (HUN) |
| 21 | 1-1 | Malakhov, V (RUS) | 0,5-0,5 | Volkov, S (RUS) |
| 22 | 1-1 | Georgiev, K (BUL) | 0,5-0,5 | Kasimdzhanov, R (UZB) |
| 23 | 1,5-0,5 | Dominguez, L (CUB) | 1-0 | Baramidze, D (GER) |
| 24 | 1,5-0,5 | Bareev, E (RUS) | 0,5-0,5 | Van Wely, L (NED) |
| 25 | 0,5-1,5 | Nevednichy, V (ROU) | 0,5-0,5 | Fressinet, L (FRA) |
| 26 | 1-1 | Zhou Jianchao (CHN) | 0,5-0,5 | Volokitin, A (UKR) |
| 27 | 1-1 | Rublevsky, S (RUS) | 0,5-0,5 | Navara, D (CZE) |
| 28 | 0,5-1,5 | Nikolic, P (BIH) | 0,5-0,5 | Onischuk, A (USA) |
| 29 | 1,5-0,5 | Inarkiev, E (RUS) | 0,5-0,5 | Vallejo Pons, F (ESP) |
| 30 | 1-1 | Sasikiran, K (IND) | 0,5-0,5 | Zvjaginsev, V (RUS) |
| 31 | 1-1 | Cheparinov, I (BUL) | 0,5-0,5 | Tkachiev, V (FRA) |
| 32 | 1-1 | Nisipeanu, LD (ROU) | 0,5-0,5 | Zhao Jun (CHN) |
Ha Peter!,
Loek kon wel in een zet winnen hoor! Txg3 ipv Pxe5; uit het hoofd;ik geloof zet 33 of zoiets.
groet,
Garth
Thx Garth, I’ve added this moment to the article.[/lang_enl