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Candidates Final Review & Preview of Upcoming World Championship Match
Written by Administrator
Friday, 12 April 2013
by GM Danny Gormally
Well the dust has cleared and what was expected to happen has indeed occurred- the Norwegian wunderkind Magnus Carlsen, the most exciting chessplayer in the world since Kasparov, has qualifed for the right to challenge the reigning champion, Indian Viswanathan Anand, for the World Chess Champion crown.
Magnus Carlsen vs. Viswanathan Anand. Photo by ChessBase.com
I would give myself the proverbial slap on the back, for tipping up Carlsen before the event, if he hadn't been such a strong favourite to begin with. Early on it looked like Aronian would be his closest challenger, but then Kramnik came back virtually from the dead, racking up win after win, before stumbling against the mercurial Ivanchuk in the final round.
Indeed at the end both Carlsen and Kramnik lost in that round, but Carlsen qualified by virtue of having a higher number of wins. By the end Carlsen seemed exhausted, losing two games with White- although admittedly the tactical problems Svidler posed him in that final game would have tested a fresh Carlsen.
He was forced to make only move after only move- but eventually cracked under the pressure. To give an illustration of how complex the situation on the board was, at one point the computer suggested that the best move for White was the extremely counter-intuitive Bh8!?, a move any human player would always have a great deal of problem playing.
Carlsen (2872) - Svidler (2747)
White played 30.Bh4?=/+, while the chess engines suggest 30.Bh8!?+/=
Fortunately for Magnus it didn't matter as Kramnik lost as well- he must have breathed a great sigh of relief that his early collapse wasn't costly. Rather than looking miserable in the press conference after the Svidler game, instead he looked thrilled- delighted that his dream of becoming world champion was well on track.
On this unique picture you can see 3 Women's World Chess Champions and 5 more members of the 2500+ club.
a) Regular trivia: name all the 8 players.
b) Challenge mode: pay attention to the male GMs. How many have you recognized?
The match between the leaders (Yugra and SHSM-Nashe Nasledie) turned out to be very dramatic. Olga Girya defeated Baira Kovanova, while Natalia Pogonina was a pawn down and in an inferior position vs. Valentina Gunina. However, Natalia managed to equalize the game closer to the time control and later capitalize on her opponent's tactical oversight. 1-1. Meanwhile, Marina Romanko had a totally winning endgame against Ekaterina Kovalevskaya. After a blunder the game was drawn. Ex-Women's World Chess Champion Alexandra Kosteniuk had certain winning chances in an endgame vs. Anna Ushenina, but the reigning champion eventually managed to hold the position. The fate of the gold medals will be decided on April 13th. Btw, Garry Kasparov will turn 50 on that day!
By candidate master Peter Zhdanov, editor of Pogonina.com
In this special weekly column we will be looking at the most unexpected upsets that happened last week. Players usually face opponents of a comparable level. Considerably less frequent are situations when a significantly lower-rated player succeeds in beating a much stronger adversary.
Last week has produced an anti-record. Normally we have 20-30 upsets with a rating difference of 300 points or more, from which the final top-10 is formed. This time we have found only 5.
If you have ever won a game against someone rated 300 points or above of yourself, please send it to us for publication. Any additional information (a photo, annotations, etc.) will be appreciated.
