Quick Update on today's games
Saravejo: All three games were drawn quickly. (Maybe they've essentially ceded the tournament to Morozevich and want to get it over with?)
The King's Tournament: Two quick draws so far (booooo!), but the other three games are approaching respectable move numbers.
Leko-Carlsen, game 5: Ongoing, but Leko is a pawn up with a big time advantage in a Dragon Sicilian. A win would level the match with three games to go.
Ivanchuk-Shirov, game 1: An entertaining Ivanchuk win on the White side of an anti-anti-Sveshnikov (is there a better name for 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 [a trick to avoid the Sveshnikov: after 3...Nf6 - hoping for 4.d4 - 4.Bb5 is generally considered a favorable Rossolimo] 3...e5?), complete with sacrifices and promotion races.
Pivdenny: No idea!
Time to hit the road and resume driving! Maybe some of my wonderful readers can provide updates in the comments, and also update, when possible, the news of the Kamsky-Topalov match?
The King's Tournament: Two quick draws so far (booooo!), but the other three games are approaching respectable move numbers.
Leko-Carlsen, game 5: Ongoing, but Leko is a pawn up with a big time advantage in a Dragon Sicilian. A win would level the match with three games to go.
Ivanchuk-Shirov, game 1: An entertaining Ivanchuk win on the White side of an anti-anti-Sveshnikov (is there a better name for 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 [a trick to avoid the Sveshnikov: after 3...Nf6 - hoping for 4.d4 - 4.Bb5 is generally considered a favorable Rossolimo] 3...e5?), complete with sacrifices and promotion races.
Pivdenny: No idea!
Time to hit the road and resume driving! Maybe some of my wonderful readers can provide updates in the comments, and also update, when possible, the news of the Kamsky-Topalov match?
Posted by Dennis Monokroussos on
Saturday May 31, 2008 at 11:24am
Maybe it's time to name this variation!
I propose the Minotaur Variation (of the Sicilian Defense), since Black's setup, with knight + 2 pawns out, looks a bit like an ungulate with two horns, plus it creates a labyrinth of pawns.