Morelia-Linares 2007 - Round 12

Morelia-Linares 2007 March, 2-10 [15:30 EST]   The Morelia - Linares tournament takes place 16th Feb - 11th March 2007. The Morelia half takes place 17th-25th February and Linares 2nd-10th March. The GMs participants are: Topalov, Anand, Leko, Svidler, Aronian, Ivanchuk, Morozevich and Carlsen.

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Express report of the Round 12
by John B. Henderson

The Linares super-tournament is heading for a tense finish on Saturday, with veteran Vishy Anand looking to hold off the spirited challenge from Norwegian teenager Magnus Carlsen to take his second Linares title.

In round 12, both Anand and Carlsen, respectively, had easy draws against last year's winner Levon Aronian and world No.1 Veselin Topalov to stay clear of the chasing pack, with the Indian ace retaining his half point lead at the top going into the penultimate round on Friday.

But if Anand can hold on to his lead, it could well be double joy for the Indian ace, as Linares looks set to make a dramatic impact on the FIDE rating list to be published next month. In Anand's long and distinguished career, he has always been the bridesmaid in the contest for the world No.1 spot - first to Garry Kasparov, followed by Veselin Topalov.

But Anand has gained 13 Elo points from Linares -- and Topalov set to lose perhaps more than that - so will become the new world No.1, with the Bulgarian perhaps slipping to No.3 behind Vladimir Kramnik. For world No.24 Carlsen, the tournament has proved to be major a breakthrough for the talented teen. Not only is Carlsen set now to enter the '2700 club' for the first time, but along with Teimour Radjabov, he's part of a new generation of young turks that's poised to make their way into the elite top ten.

Remarkably though, heading in the opposite direction and out of the top ten could well be world. No.6 Peter Leko, who has had a simply torrid time in both the Mexican and now Spanish leg of the tournament. A third defeat has uncharacteristically condemned the Hungarian to the cellar in Linares, as Alexander Morozevich put Vassily Ivanchuk's Scotch firmly on the rocks with an easy victory in the only other decisive game of the round.

Linares video: Post Mortem Morozevich-Leko by Macauley Peterson  We’re quite happy to be able to present a new video at Chessvibes.com from Linares by Macauley Peterson (Macauley). He filmed the post mortem of one of the best games of the tournament so far: Morozevich-Leko from round nine, played last Saturday.

And he added a new feature: a few times you will see an animated chess set, to clarify a few of the positions the two GMs are talking about. GMs in order of appearance: Alexander Morozevich, Peter Leko, Arshak Petrosian, and Rustam Kasimdzhanov. Have fun!

I WANT MY MTV..... March, 8 on MTV [9 PM EST and 9 PM PST]  Cancel your late night Thursday plans or set your Tivo! ICC's L.A. based Grandmaster Varuzhan Akobian (Scorpion83) will be on MTV's True Life in an episode titled "I'm a Genius." It will also air at 9 PM EST and 9 PM PST, but please check your local listings to ensure you'll catch it. The MTV crew followed Akobian to the recent Morelia Open, his birthday party, the beach and even the gym.

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ICC will have daily live commentary of the second major of 2007, hosted by Mig Greengard, who will be joined by former World Chess Champion, GM Susan Polgar, with IM Jennifer Shahade, GM Jon Speelman, GM Larry Christiansen, GM Joel Benjamin, and GM Gregory Kaidanov.

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Videos from Morelia at Chessvibes Chessvibes.com The Chessvibes team presents some fragments of the second round. Vassily Ivanchuk and Peter Leko seem to be the biggest wanderers. Especially Leko is quite interested in other positions. Also, the post-mortem games Anand-Svidler and Leko-Morozevich.

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