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| Chess by Malcolm Pein of the Daily Telegraph   Malcolm Pein writes for the Daily Telegraph (telegraph.co.uk) you can read his chess columns along with those of Nigel Short and David Norwood at their Chess Club (to read the columns you need to register which is free). Garry Kasparov was frustrated again by the sixteen year old prodigy Teimour Radjabov who saved a lost rook and pawn endgame in the second round at Linares. The world number one was desperate to avenge a defeat by the youngster at last year's Linares tournament but missed at least one chance for victory before giving up his winning attempts shortly after the time control at move 40. The youngster had defended tenaciously and Kasparov appeared to be very nervous as he used up lots of time at the critical moment before the time control. The Classical Chess World Champion Vladimir Kramnik played another insipid game. After employing an interesting wrinkle in the Ruy Lopez Kramik seemed slightly better against Alexey Shirov but the latter managed to create counterplay. Nevertheless it was disappointing to see a game between these two fine players end so quickly. In a sense Shirov seems set fair, having drawn with Kasparov and Kramnik, he has two of his four most difficult games behind him. Round two results: Kasparov unfinished Radjabov, Sicilian 3.Nc3 Kramnik draw Shirov, Ruy Lopez Closed, 22; Topalov draw Vallejo Pons, Slav Defence Moscow Variation, 35. Agreed drawn in in mutual time pressure. Scores: Leko (Hungary) 1/1; Kasparov (Russia) 0.5/1+1unf; Kramnik (Russia) 1/2, Vallejo Pons (Spain) 1/2, Shirov (Spain)1/2; Topalov (Bulgaria) 0.5/1; Radjabov (Azerbaijan) 0/1+1unf; The tournament is a seven player double round all play all which means one player sits out every round and yesterday it was world number four Peter Leko. Radjabov,T (2656) - Leko,P (2722) [D00] XXI Linares ESP (1), 19.02.2004 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 d5 3.e3 g6 4.Bxf6 exf6 5.c4 dxc4 6.Bxc4 Bd6 7.Nc3 0-0 8.h4N A new move, plenty of other continuations have been tried: [ 8.Nge2; 8.Qf3; 8.Nf3; 8.Qc2] 8...h5 9.Qc2 Kg7 10.Nge2 Nd7 11.0-0-0 Nb6 12.Bb3 Qe7 13.Qe4 Re8 14.Qxe7 Bxe7 15.Nf4 a5 16.a3 Bd6 17.Nd3 a4 18.Ba2 Ra5 19.e4 Rd8 20.Rhe1 Be7 21.Nf4?! f5! 22.e5 Bxh4 This pawn sacrifice misfires for white. 23.g3 Bg5 24.d5 c6!  25.dxc6 Admitting things have gone wrong. [ If 25.d6 Be6] 25...Rxd1+ 26.Kxd1 bxc6 27.e6 Bxf4 28.e7 Bd7 29.e8Q Bxe8 30.Rxe8 Bd6 31.Ne2 Rb5 32.Kc2 f4 33.gxf4 Rf5 34.Re4 h4 35.Ng1 Rxf4 36.Rxf4 Bxf4 37.b3 f5 38.bxa4 Nxa4 39.Nh3 Bd6 40.f4 Nb6 41.Kb2 Kh6 42.Bf7 Nd5 43.Be8 Nxf4 The bishops of opposite colours ending is a simple win. 44.Nxf4 Bxf4 45.Bxc6 g5  0-1 |
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