Ivanchuk verslaat ze allemaal
12 mei 2008 20:26 | Laatste bewerking: 17:17
Het verhaal verandert niet maar wordt toch steeds fantastischer: Vassily Ivanchuk versloeg vandaag ook Levon Aronian en schreef zo nú al geschiedenis door de eerste helft van de M-Tel Masters met een 100%-score te winnen.
Geschiedenis maken is nog niet hetzelfde als records breken natuurlijk en het wordt dan ook hoog tijd om eens in de schaakgeschiedenis te duiken, als het gaat om winning streaks.
Het eerste wat te binnen schiet is Karpovs mooiste overwinning uit zijn carrière: Linares ‘94, dat hij won met 11 uit 13. In dit toernooi won de grote Anatoly zijn eerste zes partijen voordat hij werd gestuit door Kasparov (wie anders), die remise ‘wist te maken’.
Vijf jaar later won Garry Kasparov zelf het toernooi in Wijk aan Zee (het laatste dat ‘Hoogovens’ heette) met 8 uit 11, waar hij 7 partijen op rij won in de rondes 2-8, waarna hij een variant uit het Nimzo-Indisch was vergeten en werd verslagen door Ivan Sokolov in ronde 9.
We moeten natuurlijk ook Bobby Fischer noemen, die een serie van twintig overwinning neerzette (in verschillende evenementen) in de jaren 1970-1971, inclusief zijn beroemde matchoverwinningen tegen Larsen en Taimanov. Maar er was natuurlijk ook het Amerikaans Kampioenschap van 1963-64. Daar won hij al zijn 11 partijen, een record dat Ivanchuk niet kan breken in Sofia (waar ze slechts 10 rondes spelen…).
Maar de meest indrukwekkende toernooioverwinning ooit moet zijn geweest Alexander Beliavsky’s buitenaardse toernooiwinst in Alicante (Spanje) in 1978. Daar won hij al zijn 13 partijen, de enige 100%-victorie in een grootmeestertoernooi ooit.
Een mooi plaatje uit de vijfde ronde…
Wat gebeurde er vandaag? Nou, Ivanchuk was zwart tegen Aronian, en omdat zijn 4 uit 4 toch enig geluk herbergde verwachtten niet veel mensen opnieuw een overwinning. In het Slavisch met 4…Lf5 volgden de spelers de partij Wang Yue-Bobras, Cappelle la Grande 2007, waarin de zwarte dame irritant loopt te doen op b2 maar daar ook potentieel gevaar loopt. Levons pionoffer 15.d5!? (een nieuwtje) voorkwam de zwarte rokade maar na 18…e4! moest wit zoeken naar compensatie.
…met Levon Aronian aan de beurt…
Hij slaagde er inderdaad in de zwarte dame te vangen maar de prijs was hoog: twee torens en een loper. Zijn enige hoop was de damevleugelmeerderheid maar net op tijd wist zwart én kunstmatig te rokeren én de witte vrijpion een halt toe te roepen. Aan het eind trapte Ivanchuk niet in Aronians patvalletje en zo versloeg Vassily de Grote ze allemaal!
…om door Vassily Ivanchuk te worden verslagen
In de tweede helft heeft Ivanchuk zelfs nog drie keer wit dus wie weet…
Dankzij Topalovs overwinning op Bu is het toernooi nog niet over. Met zijn sterke manoeuvre Pc1-d3 bewees de Bulgaar dat wit een plusje heeft in deze klassieke Slavische variant. Het lijkt dat 20…e5 een fout was was - misschien had Bu 22…exf4? 23.e5! gemist - want wit kreeg een dodelijke aanval.
De remise in Cheparinov-Radjabov was ook niet gek: weer een Konings-Indiër met een vervolg op de theoretische discussie die Radjabov had met Van Wely en Shirov op het Corus Chess Tournament in januari 2007. Cheparinovs 16.exf5!? was nieuw (in de twee genoemde partijen speelde wit 16.c5) en de spelers bleven Rybka’s aanbevelingen volgen, inclusief het witte kwaloffer, tot 23.b5. Radjabov ving de witte activiteit goed op en lijkt zelfs kans op voordeel te hebben gemist met 34…Te3! 35.Lg2 (35.Tf3? Pe4!) 35…Dxc4. Zwarts laatste kans op meer dan remise was 41…Tg8.
M-Tel Masters 2008 Round 5 Standings
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||||
| 1 | Ivanchuk,V | 2740 | +797 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.0/5 | |
| 2 | Topalov,V | 2767 | +111 | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.5/5 | |
| 3 | Radjabov,T | 2751 | -86 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 2.0/5 | 4.00 |
| 4 | Cheparinov,I | 2696 | -20 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 2.0/5 | 2.75 |
| 5 | Aronian,L | 2763 | -177 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1.5/5 | |
| 6 | Bu Xiangzhi | 2708 | -205 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 1.0/5 |
Indeling ronde 6 (woensdag):
Topalov, V - Aronian, L
Xiangzhi, Bu - Cheparinov, I
Ivanchuk, V- Radjabov, T
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You missed one of the all-time great tournaments, Peter…. Sofia Polgar’s “Sack of Rome” in 1989. A 2928 performance rating after going 8.5/9 against mostly grandmasters. Not too shabby for a 14-year-old girl. The “other Polgar” and the “other Sofia” too!
5/5 !!!!!
Chucky 4 President!!! :O
What a genius!!!
@blisscoach OK thanks! That’s the good thing about comments under articles - in the end the viewers can always complete such trivia lists!
Hi
A great tournament with great results,
congratulations to IVANCHUK ,
And thanks for the fast and good coverage chessvibes!! appreciate it..
I noticed Topa didn’t shake Bu’s hand when he sat down. Did he shake his hand when the arbiter started the clock?? What’s with these Bulgarians? Why don’t they like to shake hands. Poor attitude if you ask me.
maybe they already did, another handshake scandal is the last thing Danailov needs with the Chinese now: since they are in the process of negotiating for a Grand Slam leg in China
Radjabov’s interview: In summery he said: ”OK”.
lol
the deadline for the kamsky-topalov match is extended another 3 days. at the request of Kamskys manager.
interesting.
Topa and Bu shaked ofcourse, stop this crap!
A fantastic performance by Ivanchuk, but let’s give a little credit to Aronian for the funny stalemate trick he tried in the end. It’s amazing that his creativity was still working in such a miserable position!
I don’t like radjabov’s attitude so much. He hardly looks to the interviewer, only likes his own lengthy words, there’s no real conversation. He’s so proud of himself I find him rather arrogant. Aronian and Ivanchuk are real gentlemens I think because their hearts are always speaking, vividly.
I wouldn’t be so harsh on Radjabov. True, he’s not looking much at GM Robert Fontaine, but that’s probably because he’s playing the moves in his mind as he tells them. I’m more annoyed at the rather dismissive attitude of Topalov towards Ivanchuk’s amazing performance. Understandably Topalov would like people to acknowledge that he plays like the number 1 in the world he once was, but unfortunately for him at the same time Ivanchuk plays like god.
Looks like that snotty arrogant ahole punk Aronian is getting reamed and yes its fun to watch this punk get his dues. Remember what he said about Vishy Anand at monaco ??… he said ” that was a really horrible move ..” etc etc, he was rude , he was totally obnoxious while Anand did’nt say an unkind word about anyone.
that terrible f6+ was more embarassing to Aronian than ‘creative’
jerkoff,
you’re a lying jerk
aronian is a real gentleman
I see friendly attitude among all the players in this torney!
Firstly, congratulations to Ivanchuk and Topalov for some fantastic chess. Ivanchuk has not done credit to his potential, but better late than never. He deserves his success!
Secondly, Topalov remains at his best, but the fact is that he makes more mistakes than other GM’s, and the really good players know that if they can weather his initial storm, he will give them an opportunity around moves 30-40 to capitalise on. Also, wouldn’t it so good if he were to start behaving better!
Surprised to see Aronian getting crushed…quite unlike him. I initially also thought Radjabov will be a front-runner in this tourney, but how mistaken was I! Wish them both all the best for the second half.
And, lastly, hope Vishy hammers Kramnik in the world championship. We know Kramnik’s engine…What engine(s) do you think Vishy is using for his preparation?
Well, after Elista I am not so fond of Topalov either, His games are always interesting, but when he speaks I can hear his egocentricness in every word, which goes always at the cost of other people. With radjabov it’s about the same. never smiling openheartedly (contrary to Mamedyarov!!), never granting succes to others. But as a chessfan I enjoy their games.
CAL|Daniel: Yes I’m sure even you wouldn’t take that f6-pawn. Personally I think Aronian should’ve resigned after 24. … Rxd1+, anyone above, hm, let’s say 2150, clearly saw it was a win for black then. Poor Aronian is not very strong at calculation. What’s your rating?
@Cal: why was that move ‘terrible’? It was the best try in the position, and it showed Aronian hadn’t at least lost his sense of humour. But then again, many people on this forum don’t seem to know what a ’sense of humour’ is at all
Nah, sense of humour is when you blunder after 9 moves, then play to 32.
But facing Topalov and getting crushed, you play to 31.
More respect for Topalov than Ivanchuk?
lol, Ivanchuk was not the winner in the polls, BUT they bolded him anyway
I fully agree with arne. There was nothing disrespectful in Aronian’s f6+. He just made a small joke in a forced mate position. His last move and his genuine smile are clearly intended as a silent: “Oh I so wish my pawn had been on g5 instead of g4…”
In 1998, Kasparov played a clock simul against the Israeli national team, beating 4 2600+ GMs 7-1 over two rounds (+6 =2). That beats everything in my opinion.
Kramnik did the same (beating them in a clock simul) against the German national team. It is completely incredible but it happened. These players could individually compete in the Olympiad and end in top 10.
arkansaw: humm now we know who you voted for
You can see in bold type the player you’ve voted for in the poll.
Well, I think they are all very nice people, basically. How anybody can not like Aronian is beyond me.
@Eiae, don’t you think some people may consider some of these guys just a little *too* nice? I mean come on, have you ever heard Anand say anything even remotely surprising?Or Aronian *without* his irony ‘mask’? These are nice guys, and they play great chess, but I myself sometimes wish they would drop their guard from time to time and say what they really think.
well ivanchuck had some luck but it wasnt all luck he is a great player and he played well and had some luck
@arne, don’t bet on that. Look what happened to Topalov after he dropped the mask … now he is the Antichrist lol. No, I think most of the GMs will just continue being “nice” .
Truth to be told though, I think Anand is honest in his niceness :).
re: the football game, I can’t say I’m surprised to see Topalov dive for a penalty kick…
Ivanchuk…has been playing with astonishing accuracy and deserves every single point at this tournament. He is a true chess genius and a simple guy at the same time. I mean, who else in the world top-10 would go to his local town club and analyze games with amateurs…well, Chucky does!
Those punks who consider Aronian or Anand rude, you guys are either dumb or out of touch with reality. OK I’ll admit I am Armenian, but the vast majority of sane people will agree with me on this issue. To not sound biased, I’ll also admit that Mamedyarov (unlike Radjabov) is a very nice guy, too.
Aronian…is having one of his worst tournaments, but stuff happens
Topalov…well he’s got his chance today. With a win he ties for first with Chucky with three rounds to go.
A great fighting chess in this tournament! Congratulation to both Chucky and Topa for the thrilling game yesterday!