photo by www.chessbase.com
Alexander Grischuk and Levon Aronian had a sharp fight in their blindfold game. The tournament leader was unhappy about his move 17…Nf6, where he believed 17…Nb6 would have been better (as 18.Qxe7 is not good in possible 18…Nxd5 19.Qe4 Re8). In his calculations Aronian had missed 19.Ne5. He was happy that he had 20…Qe6 (‘not to lose on the spot’), but still his position would have been quite unpleasant if Grischuk had played 27.a5. Now the point was split after 31 moves.
Grischuk’s comment after he had inflicted Aronian’s first defeat in the rapid game was: "Finally something to be proud of since the first game, even if the game was decided by a blunder.’ The Russian grandmaster played a Benoni that was inspired by a game he played as White against Italy’s Daniele Vocaturo at the Olympiad in Khanty-Mansiysk. After a tough fight Grischuk won that game, but that had nothing to do with the opening. Aronian said he vaguely remembered that game, but still he failed to find the right plan. The decisive mistake was 27.Bf1, where White should have played 27.Ra1. After Grischuk’s captures on c3 and a3 White was lost. Grischuk was happy for himself and his colleagues: ‘This was the last chance to bring back some tension in the tournament."
Game of the day (Rapid) Round 6
No comments:
Post a Comment