Anand and Van Wely on winning streak
19.01.2003 After the Dutch player Loek van Wely stormed his way into the joint lead with Anand and Polgar, he continued his incredible winning streak by beating compatriot Jan Timman today. Only Vishy Anand was able to keep up with a fine victory over FIDE champion Ruslan Ponomariov. Meanwhile Shirov continued his roller coaster ride with a win over Bareev, while Judit Polgar squeaked out a draw against Vladimir Kramnik. Read our full report.
Corus Wijk aan Zee
Round 7 (Sunday, January 19, 2003)
Round 7 (Sunday, January 19, 2003) |
Shirov, Alexei
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1-0
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Bareev, Evgeny |
Grischuk, Alexander
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1-0
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Krasenkow, Michal |
Anand, Viswanathan
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1-0
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Ponomariov, Ruslan |
Van Wely, Loek
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1-0
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Timman, Jan H |
Topalov, Veselin
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½-½
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Karpov, Anatoly |
Radjabov, Teimour
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½-½
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Ivanchuk, Vassily |
Polgar, Judit
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½-½
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Kramnik, Vladimir |
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ROUND 7: Dutch courage. Just in case it
wasn't sweet enough for Loek van Wely to win his third game in a row in front
of the home crowd, he did it against Dutch arch-rival Jan Timman in just 24
moves! It also kept him in a tie for first with Vishy Anand, who beat a reeling
Ruslan Ponomariov.
Right behind them
with 4.5/7 are Alexei Shirov, who bounced back with a win over Bareev, and Judit
Polgar, who drew her third in a row. It was no small draw, however,
as it came against Vladimir Kramnik, usually a nightmare opponent for Polgar.
He was performing his usual torture act, but she held on until finding a remarkable
pawn sacrifice to save the day. In the diagram she played 77.g4, luring
the white pawns forward where they were vulnerable to attack.
The game continued 77...Bxf4+ 78.Ke2 hxg4 79.h5 gxh5 80.Bxf5 Kb4 81.Bg6 h4
82.Bf5 g3 83.Kf3 Kc4 84.Bh3 Be5 85.Ke4 Bf6 86.Bf1+ Kc3 87.Bg2 Kc4 88.Bf1+ Kc5
89.Bg2 Be7 90.Bf1 Bd8 91.Bg2 Kc4 92.Bf1+ Kc3 93.Bg2 Kd2 94.Kf3 Kd3 95.Kg4 Ke3
96.Kh3 Bf6 97.Bh1 ½-½
Bareev's loss to Shirov was a brutal affair in what
we can call the poisoned-pawn variation of the French. Bareev came
under a withering attack after grabbing two queenside pawns. This was waving
red flags at a bull who usually doesn't need to see any flags to charge. A very
attractive execution by Shirov. After winning his first two games Bareev has
scored 1/5.
We had yet more reports from the front lines of the
B32-B33 Sveshnikov Sicilian line that has been all the rage since Leko used
his improvements on the Black side to win the 2002 Dortmund qualifier.
The news today, however, reported victories for the white forces. Anand and
Grischuk beat Ponomariov and Krasenkow, respectively. This kept Vishy in a tie
for first with van Wely and gave Grischuk his first decisive game.
To the surprise of no one, Radjabov-Ivanchuk was a short
draw. The usually combative and brilliant Chukky has either started
taking a new medication or stopped taking the old one. Topalov, who always takes
combative to new levels, tried for a while to break through against Karpov, without
success.
Mig Greengard
Standing after round 7
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Previous rounds
Round 1 (Saturday, January
11, 2003)
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Ponomariov, Ruslan
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0-1
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Bareev, Evgeny |
Kramnik, Vladimir
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½-½
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Ivanchuk, Vassily |
Krasenkow, Michal
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0-1
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Karpov, Anatoly |
Shirov, Alexei
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½-½
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Timman, Jan H |
Grischuk, Alexander
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½-½
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Van Wely, Loek |
Anand, Viswanathan
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½-½
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Radjabov, Teimour |
Polgar, Judit
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½-½
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Topalov, Veselin |
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Round 2 (Sunday, January 12, 2003) |
Bareev, Evgeny
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1-0
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Radjabov, Teimour |
Topalov, Veselin
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0-1
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Anand, Viswanathan |
Van Wely, Loek
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½-½
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Polgar, Judit |
Timman, Jan H
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½-½
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Grischuk, Alexander |
Karpov, Anatoly
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½-½
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Shirov, Alexei |
Ivanchuk, Vassily
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½-½
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Krasenkow, Michal |
Ponomariov, Ruslan
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1-0
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Kramnik, Vladimir |
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Round 3 (Tuesday, January 14,
2003) |
Anand, Viswanathan
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½-½
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Van Wely, Loek |
Shirov, Alexei
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½-½
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Ivanchuk, Vassily |
Polgar, Judit
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1-0
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Timman, Jan H |
Grischuk, Alexander
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½-½
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Karpov, Anatoly |
Kramnik, Vladimir
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1-0
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Bareev, Evgeny |
Krasenkow, Michal
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½-½
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Ponomariov, Ruslan |
Radjabov, Teimour
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0-1
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Topalov, Veselin |
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Round 4 (Wednesday, January 15,
2003) |
Van Wely, Loek
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½-½
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Radjabov, Teimour |
Timman, Jan H
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½-½
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Anand, Viswanathan |
Bareev, Evgeny
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½-½
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Topalov, Veselin |
Ivanchuk, Vassily
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½-½
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Grischuk, Alexander |
Karpov, Anatoly
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0-1
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Polgar, Judit |
Ponomariov, Ruslan
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0-1
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Shirov, Alexei |
Kramnik, Vladimir
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1-0
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Krasenkow, Michal |
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Round 5 (Thursday, January 16,
2003) |
Grischuk, Alexander
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½-½
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Ponomariov, Ruslan |
Polgar, Judit
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½-½
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Ivanchuk, Vassily |
Topalov, Veselin
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0-1
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Van Wely, Loek |
Shirov, Alexei
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1-0
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Kramnik, Vladimir |
Radjabov, Teimour
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1-0
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Timman, Jan H |
Krasenkow, Michal
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½-½
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Bareev, Evgeny |
Anand, Viswanathan
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1-0
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Karpov, Anatoly |
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Round 6 (Saturday, January 18,
2003) |
Kramnik, Vladimir
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½-½
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Grischuk, Alexander |
Ivanchuk, Vassily
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½-½
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Anand, Viswanathan |
Ponomariov, Ruslan
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½-½
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Polgar, Judit |
Bareev, Evgeny
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0-1
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Van Wely, Loek |
Krasenkow, Michal
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1-0
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Shirov, Alexei |
Timman, Jan H
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0-1
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Topalov, Veselin |
Karpov, Anatoly
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½-½
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Radjabov, Teimour |
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