Svidler won the Russian Championship Super Final after defeating Nepomniachtchi in the rapid playoffs. Nepomniachtchi was able to catch Svidler after beating Kramnik in the last round, while Svidler was drawing against Karjakin. We will show the final round draw, which is an instructive game on how to use the extra pawns to compensate for an exchange.
Showing posts with label Kramnik. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Kramnik. Show all posts
Wednesday, October 16, 2013
Monday, October 7, 2013
Double Sacrifice!
Kramnik started the Russian Championship with a double sacrifice and spectacular win!
Sunday, September 8, 2013
Kramnik winning the 2013 FIDE World Cup
After more than 3 weeks in Norway, the 128-player knockout tournament ended with Kramnik as the winner. Although, Kramnik not always playing the most exciting chess compared to current younger players, his experience and consistency prevailed in a match format, where upsets for top players are common and any mis-steps may not provide a chance for a come back!
In his last game, Andreikin was in a must-win situation to tie the match and move to tie-break, but Kramnik defended well and actually reached a winning position before accepting the draw that was sufficient for winning the tournament.
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