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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 ** =. =. == 1. =1 11 6.5 / 9 2889
2 Anand, Viswanathan g IND 2786 =. ** 1= == =. =1 =. 5.5 / 9 2813
3 Topalov, Veselin g BUL 2757 =. 0= ** == 1= =. 1. 5.0 / 9 2789
4 Leko, Peter g HUN 2749 == == == ** == =. =. 5.0 /10 2754
5 Adams, Michael g ENG 2741 0. =. 0= == ** == 1= 4.5 /10 2697
6 Kasimdzhanov, Rustam g UZB 2678 =0 =0 =. =. == ** =0 3.5 /10 2644
7 Vallejo Pons, Francisco g ESP 2686 00 =. 0. =. 0= =1 ** 3.0 / 9 2623
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Round 11 (March 6, 2005)
Leko, Peter - Topalov, Veselin 1/2 19 B90 Sicilian Najdorf
Kasimdzhanov, Rustam - Anand, Viswanathan 0-1 38 B50 Sicilian Defence
Vallejo Pons, Francisco - Adams, Michael 1/2 29 A05 VariousRound 11 6th March 2005 Michiel Abeln reports.  Round 11 Michael Adams at the start of his game against Vallejo. Photo © Michiel Abeln In the 11th round of Linares there was enough excitement despite the fact that Garry Kasparov had a rest day. The draw between Francisco Vallejo Pons and Michael Adams looked like a standard, boring hedgehog, but in fact Vallejo missed a good chance to make life hard on Adams. Probably he wasn’t feeling confident after another loss yesterday, Vallejo decided not to take any risks and made sure that whilst he was doing nothing, Adams could not start any action either.  Round 11 Peter Leko against Vesselin Topalov. Photo © Michiel Abeln The second game of the day to finish was between Peter Leko and Vesselin Topalov. Topalov sank into deep thought in a position that was known to be good for white, and he invented a great novelty. Leko was left with a misplaced knight on e3 and had to be very careful. He decided to offer a draw at the moment that Toplaov had to make some big decisions. The Bulgarian accepted and only after a long post mortem was one line found that may have given him some winning chances, certainly he would have had to take a big risk.  Round 11 Viswanathan Anand at the start of his game against Kasimdzhanov. Photo © Michiel Abeln Again today we had one winner, this time it wasn’t Kasparov but Anand. Right from the beginning Kasimdzhanov was playing for a draw, but in doing so he made a lot of queen moves. After the opening was over white had two problems, a misplaced knight and a backward pawn. Anand centralised all his pieces, tried to find a forced win, but in the end simply decided to push his central pawns, after which the game was quickly over. Now that Anand is on + 2 he still has some chance to catch Kasparov, although it is only a slight one.  Round 11 Francisco Vallejo Pons at the start of his game against Michael Adams . Photo © Michiel Abeln Vallejo Pons,Francisco (2686) - Adams,Michael (2741) [A30] XXII Torneo Internacional de Linares (11), 06.03.2005 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5 4.g3 b6 5.Bg2 Bb7 6.0-0 Be7 7.d4 cxd4 8.Qxd4 d6 9.b3 0-0 10.Bb2 a6 11.e4 Nbd7 12.Qe3 Qc7 13.Nd4 Rfe8 14.Rad1 Bf8 15.Rfe1 Rad8 [15...d5 16.e5 Ng4 17.Qf4 Ngxe5 18.cxd5] 16.h3 g6 Adams was not quite sure about g6, Qb8 was an alternative 17.Qd2 Bg7 18.Nc2  18...Nc5 [Maybe it was better to play 18...Qc8 immediately because white cannot take on d6, but if he continues normally there is not much difference from the game. 19.Qxd6 Nc5 20.Qxb6 Nd3 21.Rxd3 Rxd3 22.e5 Bxg2 23.exf6 (23.Nb4 Nd7) 23...Bxf6 24.Kxg2 Bxc3 25.Bxc3 Rxc3] 19.Ba1 Bc6 [19...h5 20.Nb4 Qc8 21.Qf4 Qa8 22.Nd3 Nfd7 23.Nxc5 1/2-1/2 Kramnik,V-Shirov,A/Dos Hermanas 1997/CBM 59] 20.Nb4 Bb7 21.Nc2 Bc6 [If black seeks counterplay with 21...Qb8 22.b4 Ncd7 23.f4 b5 24.cxb5 axb5 25.Nxb5 Nxe4 26.Bxe4 Bxe4 27.Nxd6 is good for white] 22.Nb4 Bb7 23.Re2 Qc8 [23...Qb8] 24.Qe1 Qa8 25.Nc2 Qb8 26.Qd2 This is the critical moment of the game, if white wants anything he has to play b4 and f4: [26.b4 Ncd7 27.f4 and here Adams concluded during the post mortem that he probably has to stay passive because active counterplay seems to fail:  a) 27...Bc6 28.Red2 Bf8 b) 27...Qc8 28.Rxd6 Qxc4 29.e5+/-; c) 27...Rc8 28.e5 dxe5 29.fxe5+/-; d) 27...a5 28.Nb5+/-; e) 27...Ba8 28.Red2; f) 27...b5 28.cxb5 axb5 29.Nxb5 Bxe4 f1) 29...Nxe4 30.Bxg7 Kxg7 31.Bxe4 Bxe4 32.Nxd6; f2) 29...Ba6 30.Nxd6 (30.a4 Nb6) 30...Bxe2 31.Qxe2 Re7 (31...Rf8 32.e5 Nh5 (32...Ne8 33.Nb7; 32...Nd5 33.Bxd5 exd5 34.Rxd5+-) 33.Kh2) 32.e5 Nd5 33.a3 (33.Bxd5 exd5 34.Rxd5 Nb6 35.Rd1 Rxd6) 33...N7b6 34.Nd4+/-] 26...Qa8 27.Qe1 Clearly Vallejo was not in the mood today. 27...Qb8 28.Qd2 Qa8 29.Qe1 1/2-1/2  Round 11 Peter Leko against Vesselin Topalov. Photo © Michiel Abeln Leko,Peter (2749) - Topalov,Veselin (2757) [B84] XXII Torneo Internacional de Linares (11), 06.03.2005 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 e6 7.Be2 Be7 8.f4 0-0 9.g4 d5 10.e5 Ne4 11.Nxe4 dxe4 12.g5 Qb6 13.Nf5 Qa5+ 14.Bd2  14...Bb4! A strong novelty from Topalov and looking at the clock times found at the board. [14...Qc5 was played by Kasparov, but has a bad reputation because the boss experienced serious difficulties: 15.Nxe7+ Qxe7 16.c3 b5 17.Be3 Rd8 18.Qc2 Bb7 19.Kf2 Nd7 20.b4 Nf8 21.h4 Qc7 22.h5 Nd7 23.h6 g6 24.a4 Nb6 25.axb5 axb5 26.Kg3 Nc4 27.Rxa8 Rxa8 28.Bxc4 Qxc4 29.Rd1 Bd5 30.Rd4 Qf1 31.Qd1 Ra1 32.Qxf1 Rxf1 33.Kg4 Rf3 34.Bg1 Rxc3 35.Rd2 Kf8 36.Bc5+ Ke8 37.Re2 Rc1 38.Kg3 Kd7 39.Kf2 Kc6 40.Be3 Rb1 41.Bc5 Rc1 42.Bd6 Rh1 43.Re3 Rh2+ 44.Kg3 Rc2 45.Bf8 Ra2 46.Bc5 Ra1 47.Kf2 Rc1 48.Bd6 1/2-1/2 Shirov,A-Kasparov,G/Linares 2001/CBM 82] 15.Ne3 [Leko thought this was a way to force a draw which he was not interested in at this stage, but actually 15.Ne7+ Kh8 16.Nxc8 e3 (16...Rxc8 17.c3+/-) 17.c3 exd2+ 18.Qxd2 Rxc8 19.cxb4 Qb6 20.a3 Rd8 21.Qc3 Nd7 could be dangerous for white] 15...Rd8 16.c3 Be7 [16...Bf8 17.a4 threatening Nc4 and a5 with a big advantage for white. (17.Qb1 b5 18.a4 Bb7 19.axb5 Qc7) 17...Nd7 threatening Nc5 and Nd3 18.b4 Qc7 and black is ok, he can follow up with b6 and Bb7] 17.Qc2 [17.a4 Nd7 18.b4 Qc7 19.Qc2 b6=/+] 17...b5 18.a4 Bb7 19.b4 1/2-1/2 After 19.b4 Black can try to play for a win but there is a high risk, because if it does not work he might easily be worse with the bad bishop on e7/f8. so here Topalov accepted Leko's draw offer. The draw offer was at a strategically very good moment, because here Topalov had to make a choice between Qb6 and Qc7: Analysis Position after 19...Qc7  19...Qc7 20. axb5 axb5 (20... Bxb4 21. b6 (21. bxa6 Bc5) 21... Qc8 22. cxb4 Qxc2 23. Nxc2 e3 24. Bxe3 Bxh1 {and white is at least ok}) 21. Rxa8 Bxa8 22. Bxb5 Nc6 {this is better than the endgame which is just equal (22...Bxb4 23.cxb4 Qxc2 24.Nxc2 e3 25.Rf1 exd2+ 26.Kd1 Be4 27.Ne3 (27.Ba4 Na6) 27...Nc6 28.Rf2=)  23.h4 (alternatively 23.0-0 Nxb4; OR 23.Qc1 Bxg5 (23...Nxe5) 24.fxg5 Nxe5; ) and now Topalov would have to risk it all with playing a dangerous piece sacrifice 23...Nxe5 (23...Nxb4 24.cxb4 Qxc2 25.Nxc2 e3 26.Rh2) 24.fxe5 Qxe5 25.Be2 Qg3+ 26.Kf1 f5 and the situation is highly unclear (26...f6 27.g6) 27.Qa2 Kf8] Analysis Position after 19...Qb6 20.a5 Qa7  19...Qb6 20.a5 Qa7 a) 21.Rd1 Nd7 22.h4 Rac8 23.Qb2 and with Rh3 possible white seems to be fine b) 21.0-0-0 Nc6 with the threat of Bxb4 and Rc8 giving black a clear advantage after Nc4 bxc4; c) 21.Kf2 Nc6 22.Rad1 Rac8 23.Qb2 Bf8; d) 21.Ng4 Rd3 22.0-0-0 Rh3 is maybe too much for black; e) 21.h4 Nc6 22.Rh3 Rac8 23.Qb2 Rd7 (23...Bf8 24.h5 Ne7 25.Kf1 (25.Rd1 Nd5) 25...Nf5 (25...Nd5 26.Nxd5 Bxd5 27.Be3 Qb7 28.Bd4 and white might be better) 26.Nxf5 exf5 27.Be3 Qa8 28.Bb6 Rd7 and black has some chances but also a terrible bishop on f8.) 24.Rd1 (24.h5 Nxe5!) ; After this lengthy analysis it seems that 19...Qc7 is stronger than 19. ...Qb6  Round 11 Viswanathan Anand at the start of his game against Kasimdzhanov. Photo © Michiel Abeln Kasimdzhanov,Rustam (2678) - Anand,Viswanathan (2786) [B50] XXII Torneo Internacional de Linares (11), 06.03.2005 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.c3 Nf6 4.Be2 Bg4 5.d3 e6 6.Nbd2 Nc6 7.Nf1 d5 8.exd5 Nxd5 [8...exd5 9.Ne3 Be6 10.d4 Bd6 11.dxc5 Bxc5 12.Nc2 0-0 13.0-0 Re8 14.Be3 Bd6 15.Nfd4 h6 16.Nxe6 fxe6 17.f4 Qc7 18.Kh1 Rad8 19.Nd4 Nxd4 20.cxd4 Qb6 21.Rb1 Ne4 22.Qd3 Be7 23.Bf3 Nd6 24.Rfe1 Bf6 25.Bf2 Qb5 26.Qg6 Qb6 27.Re2 Ne4 28.Bxe4 dxe4 29.Rxe4 Rf8 30.Qg4 Rd6 31.h3 Bxd4 32.Rxd4 Rxd4 33.Bxd4 Qxd4 34.Qxe6+ Kh7 35.Qe7 Rxf4 36.Qxb7 Rf2 37.a3 Re2 38.Qf3 Rf2 39.Rd1 Rxf3 40.Rxd4 Rf2 41.Rb4 a5 42.Rb5 a4 43.Kh2 Rd2 44.Kg3 Kg6 45.Rb4 Rc2 46.Kf3 h5 47.h4 Kf5 48.g3 Rd2 49.Rxa4 Rxb2 50.Rf4+ Ke5 51.Re4+ Kf5 52.Rb4 Rc2 53.Rb3 Rc4 54.Ke3 1-0 Kasimdzhanov,R-Sadvakasov,D/Mallorca 2004] 9.Qa4 Bh5 10.Ng3 Nb6 11.Qd1 Bg6 12.0-0 Be7 13.a4 0-0 14.a5 Nd5 15.Qa4 Qc7 16.d4 cxd4 17.Nxd4 Nxd4 18.Qxd4 f5 19.Qa4 Rad8 20.Rd1 f4 21.Ne4 Qe5 22.Bf3 b5 [22...Bxe4 23.Bxe4 Nxc3 24.Bxh7+ Kxh7 25.bxc3 Qxa5] 23.Qc2  [23.Qxb5 Bxe4 24.Re1 Bd3!] 23...Nf6 [Vishy was looking for a forced win here , but remarkably enough there is none: 23...Nb4 Looks attractive, but just fails to 24.Qe2 (24.cxb4 Bxe4 25.Re1 Bxc2 26.Rxe5 Bd1) 24...Rxd1+ (24...Bxe4 and now white has the amazing 25.Bd2!) 25.Qxd1 Rd8 26.Qe2 Bxe4 27.h3 and white is ok] 24.Nxf6+ Qxf6! Instead of going for a forced win that is not there Vishy realised he had to take back with the queen and just push his e-pawn. 25.Qb3 Rxd1+ 26.Qxd1 Rd8 27.Qe2 Bd3 28.Qe1 How far can the white pieces go back? 28...e5 29.Be2 Bxe2 30.Qxe2 e4 31.g3 e3 32.fxe3 f3  33.Qxb5 f2+ 34.Kg2 Rf8 35.Qd5+ Kh8 36.Kf1 Qh6 37.Bd2 Qh3+ 38.Qg2 Qf5 and white's rook and bishop never got in the game! 0-1 |
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