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Decisive Start in Morelia




Decisive Start in Morelia |
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By Jennifer Shahade | |
February 17, 2008 | |
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Morelia,Mexico Photo Cathy Rogers, 2007
1637 1634 Peter Leko--who prognosticator Greg Shahade gave a 50% chance to lead the tournament in draws -- is also off to a decisive start although his games were not quite as exciting as Anand's. In round one, he scored a positional win over Radjabov on the White side of the Sveshnikov. 1635 In round two, Leko lost to Ivanchuk's Ruy Lopez. The game was distinguished by an unusual middlegame material imbalance- two rooks for a queen. However, the most relevant factor in Ivanchuk's win turned out to be Leko's traditionally weak Ruy Lopez pawns. 1633 In a Nimzo-Indian endgame, Aronian's rook was snagged by Topalov's two powerful bishops. 1636 Morelia-Linares (February 15-March 7) Standings after two rounds 1-2- Vassily Ivanchuk and Veselin Topalov -1.5 3-6- Levon Aronian, Vishy Anand, Magnus Carlsen, Peter Leko- 1 7-8- Alexei Shirov and Teimour Radjabov-.5 You can watch the games 1-7 live on the Internet Chess Club at 4:30 EST. Also check out the official website and CLO's Morelia-Linares Predictions. |