Mexico City, Round 13, Live Update #2
The second game to finish was Leko-Morozevich, and although it's not of any direct importance to the race for the title, it may have some indirect significance. Leko won pretty convincingly, as Morozevich tried the Sicilian again (why? 1...e5!=). Against Anand a few rounds ago he tried the Najdorf and got a bad game; today he switched to the Classical (...Nc6 + ...d6) and lost quickly and convincingly.
So what's the significance? Just this: Leko should get a little confidence boost from the win, and that could make him a tougher opponent for Anand tomorrow. And speaking of Anand, his game with Grischuk continues. It's move 50 in a rook ending that's probably winning for the Russian, but the route to success is not yet trivial. Here's the position with White to move:
White: Kf4, Rd3, p's a3, f2, g4, h4
Black: Kf6, Rb2, p's a4, f7, h6
More news as it happens.
So what's the significance? Just this: Leko should get a little confidence boost from the win, and that could make him a tougher opponent for Anand tomorrow. And speaking of Anand, his game with Grischuk continues. It's move 50 in a rook ending that's probably winning for the Russian, but the route to success is not yet trivial. Here's the position with White to move:
White: Kf4, Rd3, p's a3, f2, g4, h4
Black: Kf6, Rb2, p's a4, f7, h6
More news as it happens.
Posted by Dennis Monokroussos on
Friday September 28, 2007 at 6:48pm