[chessmind] Dennis Monokroussos: Elista Candidates, Round 1, Game 6

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Posted by Dennis Monokroussos:
Elista Candidates, Round 1, Game 6
http://chessmind.powerblogs.com/posts/1180808379.shtml


   Five down, three to go.
   The leaders played shaky chess, to put it kindly, but two of three
   made is safely to the next round. Rublevsky very confidently achieved
   his draw against Ponomariov, but Bareev's passive play (with White)
   against Polgar forced him to defend for a while before pulling out the
   draw. And poor Adams played a miserable game against Shirov, losing a
   pawn for nothing by move 20 and going down without a fight. They'll
   play tiebreaks tomorrow, as will Gelfand and Kasimdzhanov, who drew
   today without a fight, and Aronian and Carlsen, who also drew, but
   only after a spirited battle.
   My predictions for tomorrow: Kasimdzhanov (he might be the #2 rapid
   player in the world, after Anand), Shirov (if Adams could play so
   badly today, I don't see him dealing with the pressure more
   successfully tomorrow), and Aronian (but I wouldn't bet a nickel on
   it!).
   Match Standings after Game 6:
   Aronian - Carlsen 3-3
   Adams - Shirov 3-3
   Leko - Gurevich 3.5-.5 (finished)
   Bareev - Polgar 3.5-2.5 (finished)
   Rublevsky - Ponomariov 3.5-2.5 (finished)
   Grischuk - Malakhov 3.5-1.5 (finished)
   Gelfand - Kasimdzhanov 3-3
   Kamsky - Bacrot 3.5-.5 (finished)
   Games [1]here.

References

   1. http://chessmind.powerblogs.com/files/elista_candidates_2007_rd1_g6.htm