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| The 22nd Linares tournament takes place 22nd February - 10th March 2005. Round 1 Wednesday February 23rd 2005. Rest days March 1st and 7th 2005. The event is again a 7 player double round robin category 20 event (ave 2743). XXII SuperGM Linares ESP (ESP), 23 ii-17 iii 2005 cat. XX (2743)
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1 Kasparov, Garry g RUS 2804 ** =. =. == 11 11 =1 7.5 /10 2918
2 Anand, Viswanathan g IND 2786 =. ** 1= == =. == =1 6.0 /10 2800
3 Topalov, Veselin g BUL 2757 =. 0= ** == 1= 1. =1 6.0 /10 2811
4 Leko, Peter g HUN 2749 == == == ** == =. =. 5.0 /10 2754
5 Adams, Michael g ENG 2741 00 =. 0= == ** 1= == 4.5 /11 2674
6 Vallejo Pons, Francisco g ESP 2686 00 == 0. =. 0= ** =1 3.5 /10 2642
7 Kasimdzhanov, Rustam g UZB 2678 =0 =0 =0 =. == =0 ** 3.5 /11 2621
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Round 12 (March 8, 2005)
Anand, Viswanathan - Vallejo Pons, Francisco 1/2 67 A30 English Symmetrical
Topalov, Veselin - Kasimdzhanov, Rustam 1-0 32 D31 Semi-Slav Defence
Adams, Michael - Kasparov, Garry 0-1 26 B90 Sicilian Najdorf VariationRound 12 8th March 2005 Michiel Abeln reports. Kasparov continues to win!  Round 12 Kasparov had black against Adams in a sharp Sicilian. Photo © Michiel Abeln Today Kasparov had to face Adams with black and from the very first moves it was clear that a draw would not be likely. In no time a sharp Sicilian was on the board and at move 19 Kasparov sank into deep thought. Many people thought that white was simply better, but the post-mortem showed different. Although white’s attack looked dangerous, Kasparov explained afterwards that in fact both white and black have no real threats yet and should just consolidate. Adams made a small mistake with 20.Bg5 followed by a blunder 2 moves later after which he had to resign soon.  Round 12 Rustam Kasimdzhanov was soon under pressure from Vesselin Topalov Photo © Michiel Abeln Not only Kasparov won very quickly today, Topalov demolished Kasimdzhanov who is totally breaking down in the second half of the tournament. Topalov made an excellent psychological choice by playing 1.d4, following on old game of his against Kramnik. Almost immediately after the opening was over Kasimdzhanov made a mistake putting his queen in trouble and Topalov converted this into a full point by playing some strong moves.  Round 12 Vallejo Pons trying concentrate at the start of his game against Anand. Photo © Michiel Abeln The last game to finish lasted a lot longer. Anand was under pressure today to go for a win against Vallejo Pons. After the opening Anand had reached next to nothing, except that Vallejo had used up a lot of time as usual. In Vallejo’s time trouble Anand played some weak moves to find himself in a lost position after time trouble only to save himself by a miracle [or perhaps more accurately a terrible blunder at the end of the game by Vallejo MC].  Round 12 Kasparov had black against Adams in a sharp Sicilian. Chessbase's Fred Friedel takes footage. Photo © Michiel Abeln Adams,Michael (2741) - Kasparov,Garry (2804) [B84] XXII Torneo Internacional de Linares (12), 08.03.2005 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 e6 7.Be2 Qc7 8.Qd2 b5 9.a3 Bb7 10.f3 Nc6 A typical Kasparov position and he wins in typical Kasparov style! [10...Nbd7 11.0-0-0 d5 12.exd5 Bxd5 13.Bf4 Qb7 14.Nf5 Qb6 15.Rhe1 0-0-0 16.Bg5 Nc5 17.Bxf6 gxf6 18.Qd4 Bc6 19.Qxf6 Nd7 20.Ne7+ Bxe7 21.Qxe7 Rhf8 22.Rd6 Qc7 23.Red1 Rde8 24.Qh4 Nb6 25.Qb4 Kb7 26.a4 bxa4 27.Ne4 Bxe4 28.Rd7 1-0 Shirov,A-Gelfand,B/Monaco 2004; 10...Be7 11.0-0-0 0-0 12.g4 Nc6 13.g5 Nd7 14.Rhg1 Na5 15.f4 Rfc8 16.Kb1 Nb6 17.Qe1 Nac4 18.Bxc4 Nxc4 19.Rd3 g6 20.Bc1 Rab8 21.h4 Ba8 22.h5 b4 23.axb4 Rxb4 24.hxg6 fxg6 25.b3 Na5 26.Bb2 e5 27.Nd5 Bxd5 28.Qxb4 Bc4 29.bxc4 exd4 30.Rxd4 Bf8 31.Rd5 Nxc4 32.Qc3 Qb6 33.Qh8+ Kf7 34.Rg3 Nxb2 35.Qxb2 Qc7 36.Rb3 Be7 37.f5 Qc4 38.f6 Bf8 39.Rb7+ Ke6 40.Rd4 Qc3 41.Qxc3 Rxc3 42.Rb8 Kf7 43.Rdb4 1-0 Leko,P-Van Wely,L/Monaco 2002] 11.0-0-0 b4 12.axb4 Nxb4 13.g4 Be7 14.g5 Nd7 15.h4 Nc5 16.Kb1 Rb8 17.h5 0-0 18.g6 After the game both players had a post mortem and most variations are from them. Not everything might be entirely correct, but some lines are just a lot of fun! [18.Ncb5 Qa5 19.Na3 Bxe4 20.fxe4 Nxe4 21.Qe1 Rfc8 22.Nb3 Qxa3 23.bxa3 Nxc2 24.Qa5 Rxb3+ 25.Ka2 Rxe3 26.Bxa6 Rc5-+] 18...Bf6 19.Rdg1 Ba8 
After a long think played by Kasparov and he was very happy with his decision after the game: "A great move!" [Kasparov was less sure about the main alternative: 19...Qb6 20.h6 hxg6 21.hxg7 Bxg7 22.Nxe6 Bxe4 (22...fxe6 23.Rxg6 Kf7 24.Rxg7+ Kxg7 25.Bh6+ Kf7 26.Bxf8) 23.fxe4 Nd5 (23...Na2 24.Nb5 Here Kasparov stopped calculating, but things are not clear yet: (24.Na4 Qxb2+ 25.Nxb2 Rxb2+ 26.Ka1) 24...Nxe4 25.Qd3 Qxb5 26.Qxb5 fxe6 27.Qxb8 Rxb8 28.Kxa2 Rxb2+ 29.Ka3 Rxc2 30.Bg4 Rc3+ 31.Kb4 Rxe3) 24.Na4] 20.Bg5 Not a good move, it seems like an attacking move but it really closes the g-file. [20.Bh6 Nbd3 21.gxh7+ Kh8 22.Ndb5 axb5 23.Bxd3; 20.Bd1 was indicated afterwards by both players, but clearly white is not proving an advantage with such a move.; 20.Rg4 is a logical move 20...Qb6 21.gxh7+ Kxh7 22.Ncb5 Qa5 23.Na3; 20.gxh7+ Kh8 21.Bg5 Be5 22.h6 g6 23.f4 Nxe4 24.Nxe4 Bxe4 25.fxe5 dxe5 26.Rh4 Qa5 27.Bc4 Bd5 (27...Rfc8 28.Bf6+ Kxh7 29.Nxe6+-) 28.Bf6+ Kxh7 29.Nf3 Bxf3 30.Rxg6 fxg6 31.Qd7++-] 20...Be5 21.gxh7+ [21.Bh6 fxg6 (21...Nxc2 both players thought that this would lead to a draw 22.Bxg7 (22.Kxc2 fxg6 23.hxg6 Nxe4 24.fxe4 Bxe4+ 25.Kd1+/-) 22...Bxg7 23.gxh7+ Kxh7 24.Rxg7+ Kxg7 25.Nf5+ exf5 26.Qg5+=) 22.hxg6 Nbd3 (22...Qb7 was given by Kasparov 23.Bc4 (23.Nd1 Nxc2 24.gxh7+ Kh8-/+) 23...Nxc2 24.Qxc2 (24.Nb3 Na3+ 25.bxa3 d5 26.Nxd5 exd5 27.Bxd5+ Qxd5 28.exd5 Nxb3) 24...Bxd4 25.Bc1-+) 23.cxd3 Bxd4 24.gxh7+ Kh8-+] 21...Kxh7  22.Nb3?? A blunder by Adams, clearly black is having not any problems, maybe he's even slightly better, but this move just throws the game. 22...Nxc2 Maybe Adams overlooked this blow? 23.Nxc5 Na3+ 24.Ka2 Qxc5 25.Na4 Nc2 26.Kb1 Qa3 0-1  Round 12 Vesselin Topalov had white against Rustam Kasimdzhanov. Photo © Michiel Abeln Topalov,Veselin (2757) - Kasimdzhanov,Rustam (2678) [D37] XXII Torneo Internacional de Linares (12), 08.03.2005 1.d4 Maybe a surprising choice by Topalov, but Kasimdzhanov is having a terrible second half in this tournement. However, in the first half he showed that after 1.e4 he knew his stuff quite well, so Topalov decided to play 1.d4, but true to his style, he opted for dynamic position again. 1...d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Be7 4.Nf3 Nf6 5.Bf4 0-0 6.e3 c5 7.dxc5 Bxc5 8.a3 Nc6 9.Qc2 Qa5 10.Nd2 Bb4 11.cxd5 exd5 12.Bd3 d4 13.0-0 Bxc3 14.Nc4 Qh5 15.bxc3 Nd5 16.Bg3 dxe3 17.Rae1 Be6 18.fxe3 Nde7 A new move and it is not clear that it is a good one. [18...Rad8 19.Nd6 Ne5 20.Bxh7+ Qxh7 21.Qxh7+ Kxh7 22.Bxe5 f6 23.e4 Nb6 24.Bg3 Na4 25.e5 f5 26.Bh4 Rd7 27.Re3 f4 28.Ref3 Bd5 29.Rh3 Be6 30.Be7+ Bxh3 31.Bxf8 Be6 32.Ne4 Kg8 33.Ng5 Kxf8 34.Nxe6+ Ke7 35.Nxf4 Rd2 36.Rf3 Nc5 37.h4 Ne6 38.Kh2 Ra2 39.Nxe6 Kxe6 40.Rg3 Kf7 41.e6+ Kxe6 42.Rxg7 Rxa3 43.Rxb7 Kf5 44.Rb5+ Kg4 45.Rb4+ Kh5 46.g3 Ra1 47.Kh3 a5 48.g4+ Kh6 49.Rb6+ Kg7 50.h5 a4 51.Ra6 a3 52.Kh4 a2 53.Kg5 Kh7 54.Ra7+ Kg8 55.Kg6 Kf8 56.g5 1-0 Topalov,V-Kramnik,V/Monte Carlo 2001/CBM 081 ext] 19.Nd6 b6 20.Rb1  20...f6 When Ljubojevic saw this move he simply stated: "this guy does not understand chess, such an ugly move. Chess is a very simple game, it is very logical, you just have to find the connections between the moves. If this guy wants to make it more complicated, his problem." [20...Nd5 21.Rb5 Qh6 22.Rxd5 Bxd5 23.Nf5 Qg5 24.Bh4 Qh5 25.Rf4 f6 26.Ng3 Qe8 27.Bxh7+ Kh8 28.Be4 Rd8 29.Rf5 Bxe4 30.Nxe4 g5 31.Bf2 Qd7 32.g4 Kg7 33.Ng3 Ne7 34.Nh5+ Kh8 35.Rxf6 Qxg4+ 36.Bg3 Qxh5 37.Be5 Qd1+ 38.Rf1+ Kg8 39.Rxd1 1-0 Nadanian,A-Dervishi,E/Panormo 1998/CBM 067 ext] 21.Rb5 Ne5 22.Rf4 N7g6 23.Rd4 Bd7 24.Rbd5 Be6 25.Be2 Qh6 26.Bf4 Nxf4 27.exf4 g6 [27...Bxd5 28.Nf5 simply wins for white; 27...Nc6 28.Rh5 Nxd4 29.cxd4 Qg6 30.f5 Bxf5 31.Rxf5+-] 28.Qe4 Bxd5 29.Qxd5+ Kh8 30.Re4 Nd7 31.Nf7+ Rxf7 32.Qxf7 1-0  Round 12 Anand played quietly against Vallejo Pons trying to develop long term pressure. Photo © Michiel Abeln Anand,Vishy (2786) - Vallejo,Francisco (2686) [A30] XXII Torneo Internacional de Linares (12), 08.03.2005 1.Nf3 c5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 b6 4.Bg2 Bb7 5.0-0 e6 6.Nc3 Be7 7.d4 cxd4 8.Qxd4 Nc6 9.Qf4 Qb8 10.Qxb8+ Rxb8 11.Bf4 Rc8 12.Nb5 If white wants to prove anything in thsi line then this move is probably premature. 12...Ne4 13.Rfd1 [13.Rad1 Bc5 (13...g5 14.Nxg5 Nxg5 15.Bxg5 Bxg5 16.Nd6+ Ke7 17.Nxb7 f5 18.Nd6 Rb8 19.e3 Bf6 20.Rd2 a6 21.Rfd1 Rhd8 22.f4 Na5 23.Rc2 Nc6 24.Rcd2 Na5 25.b3 Bc3 26.Rd3 Bb4 27.e4 fxe4 28.Bxe4 h6 29.Kg2 b5 30.cxb5 axb5 31.Kh3 Rb6 32.Nc8+ Rxc8 33.Rxd7+ Kf6 34.Rh7 Rd6 35.Rxh6+ Ke7 36.Rh7+ Kf6 37.g4 Rxd1 38.g5# 1-0 Sosonko,G-Van der Sterren,P/Rotterdam 1998/CBM 066) 14.Nd2 Nxd2 15.Rxd2 Bb4 16.Rd3 e5 17.Be3 Ba6 18.Rb3 Bf8 19.Bxc6 Rxc6 20.Nxa7 Bxc4 21.Rc3 Bb4 22.Rc2 b5 23.Nxc6 dxc6 24.Rd1 Ke7 25.b3 Bd5 26.Bc5+ Bxc5 27.Rxc5 Ke6 28.f3 f5 29.Re1 Kd6 30.Rc2 e4 31.fxe4 Bxe4 32.Rd2+ Ke6 33.Kf2 Ra8 34.Rc1 Bd5 35.Ke3 Ke5 36.Kd3 Rb8 37.Kc3 b4+ 38.Kb2 g5 39.Rc5 h5 40.Ra5 f4 41.gxf4+ Kxf4 42.Ra7 Ke3 43.Rc2 1/2-1/2 Smyslov,V-Tal,M/Moscow 1963/MCL] 13...a6 14.Nd6+ Nxd6 15.Bxd6 Bxd6 16.Rxd6 Ke7 17.Rad1 Rc7 18.b3 f6 Rb8 immediately is probably more precise 19.Ne1 Rb8 20.Nc2 Bc8 21.f4 Nd8 22.e4 Nf7 23.R6d2 Bb7 White has a bit more space, that is all. 24.a4 a5 A committing move, now black can forget about b5 ideas. 25.h4 Rd8 26.Kf2 Rc5 27.Nd4 Ba8 28.Ke3 Bb7 29.Bf3 Ba8 30.f5 It is not easy for white to make progress here, g4 would be the normal move but then black has g5. The move played by Anand is quite risky. 30...Re5 31.g4 Nd6 32.fxe6  32...dxe6 Vallejo had little time left to make a choice: [32...Nxe4 33.Nf5+ Rxf5 34.gxf5 (34.Rxd7+ Rxd7 35.Rxd7+ Kxe6 36.Rxg7 Re5) 34...Nxd2 35.Rxd2 Bxf3 36.Kxf3 dxe6 37.Rg2 g6 38.fxg6 hxg6 with two dangerous passed pawns 39.Rxg6] 33.Nb5 Nf7 34.Rxd8 Nxd8 35.Na7 Maybe a bit too creative... 35...Bb7 36.Rb1 Kd7 37.b4 axb4 38.Rxb4 Ra5! With less than one minute left an excellent move from Vallejo Pons 39.Nb5 Nc6 40.Rb1 Ne5 41.Be2 Rxa4 42.Nc3 Ra3 43.Kd2 Kc6 44.g5 Ba6 45.gxf6 gxf6 46.Rf1 Nxc4+ 47.Bxc4 Bxc4 48.Rxf6 It is really amazing that Vishy manages to save this position! 48...b5 49.Nd5 Bxd5 50.exd5+ Kxd5 51.Rf7 h5 52.Rh7 e5 53.Rxh5 Kd4 54.Rh8 Ra2+ 55.Kd1 Rh2 56.h5 b4 57.h6 Kd3 58.Kc1 Kc3 59.Rc8+ Kb3 60.Rh8 Kc3 61.Rc8+ Kb3 62.Rh8 e4 63.Kd1 Kb2 64.Ke1 b3 65.h7 e3 66.Kd1  66...Kb1?? After getting to the win Vallejo blunders horribly. The win is actually quite simple and really fundamental rook and pawn technique. MC[66...Rd2+ 67.Ke1 Rd7 68.Ke2 Re7 69.Rb8 Rxh7 70.Kxe3-+ Rd7 71.Ke2 Kc2 72.Rc8+ Kb1 73.Ke3 (73.Rb8 b2 74.Ke3 Rd5 75.Ke4 Ra5 76.Kd3 Ka2 77.Kc2 b1Q+ 78.Rxb1 Rc5+) 73...b2 74.Ke4 Ra7 75.Rb8 Ka2] 67.Rb8 Rxh7 Incredible. 1/2-1/2 |
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