Carlsen-Leko Games 3 and 4

GM's Magnus Carlsen and Peter Leko continue their rapid match today, with Magnus pulling a draw out of his hat after neglecting to claim a draw on 3 fold repetition earlier in the game. Here is game 3, will post game 4 later this afternoon.



Here's game 4, sorry so late, been still ill. Trying to rest for my big trip to Alaska, if this blog doesn't get updated until about June 20, you know why, but I will be back! I will also put up games 5-8, at least my prediction came true on GM Carlsen winning the match!

Carlsen-Leko Rapid Match

The Rapid Match between GM Magnus Carlsen (Norway) ELO 2765 and GM Peter Leko (Hungary) ELO 2741 starts today in less than 2 hours 9:30am my time. I will post the games here as they finish, so check back now and then if you don't have access to replay servers. As I said on my website, I predict GM Magnus Carlsen to win. I hope I'm right!

As GM Leko is knows as the DrawMaster, guess how game 1 ended! It just finished.

Game 1


Opening "Sicilian: dragon, Yugoslav attack, 10.O-O-O"
ECO B78

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8.
Qd2 O-O 9. Bc4 Bd7 10. O-O-O Rc8 11. Bb3 Ne5 12. Kb1 Re8 13. h4 h5 14. Bh6
Nc4 15. Bxc4 Rxc4 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Nd5 e5 18. Nxf6 Qxf6 19. Nb3 Rec8 20.
Qxd6 Be6 21. c3 b5 22. Qd2 a5 23. Qg5 Qxg5 24. hxg5 a4 25. Nd2 R4c7 26. a3
Rd7 27. Kc1 f6 28. gxf6+ Kxf6 29. Nf1 Rxd1+ 30. Kxd1 Rd8+ 31. Ke1 Kg5 32. g3
Rd3 33. Nd2 Bc4 34. Nxc4 bxc4 35. Ke2 Rd6 36. Rh2 {Game drawn} 1/2-1/2

Game 2: wow, what can I say? Who would have thought such a short draw?



[Opening "Caro-Kann: classical variation"]
[ECO "B18"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Nc5 b6 6. Nb3 Nf6 7. Nf3 e6 8.
g3 Nbd7 9. Bg2 Rc8 10. O-O Bd6 11. Qe2 Qc7 12. c4 O-O 13. Be3 Rfe8 14. Rac1
Bg4 15. Qc2 Bf5 16. Qe2 Bg4 17. Qc2 Bf5 18. Qe2 {Game drawn} 1/2-1/2

GM Alexander Rustemov (Goldmund) plays some games.

GM Alexander Rustemov, ICC Handle: Goldmund, played some games against TransWarp yesterday and today. Somehow, and I don't know how this happened, I had edited my book to avoid the C18 French Advance Variation he had used to beat TransWarp on time and draw on as well, but it seems my editing, got edited out somehow by chesspartner! How this could happen, I have no clue.

Here's the first C18 game, again with the king repetition...just as before when he was winning with it on time..just a draw this time. Beware..170+ moves.



This time TransWarp manages to hold, breaking through the blockade..however, I do believe that Goldmund could have just played his old C18 moves from way before and got the draw again.



Chessvideos.tv and ICC disagree on the ECO code, chessvideos calling it C17 and ICC calling it C18.

But the main thing is, GM Rustemov playing again! It's good to see him playing TransWarp, it's been a while. This is one of the GM's I mentioned that is someone I can chat with. It started with a disagreement, but however we fixed that and managed to be civil and chat now and then. When he had an all-time high for his blitz rating, he quit playing blitz for a while. So it's good to see him back playing again, that itch can never be scratched it seems...for a LOT of us!!

GM Wesley So

Timhortonsknight's blog (listed below in links) will have more info on this and more info on new GM Wesley So, who became the 7th youngest GM in history and the youngest at the moment. He has a FIDE ELO of 2540, highest ranked in the Philippines, just above legend GM Eugene Torre. (I thought it was Eugenio?) But I had to post this news as well, as I saw it on my chess news ticker. (Even though Timhortonknight called me Jaywalker, I will let him slide and not call him TimhortonHearsaWho. :P But for more news on the career of GM Wesley So, check out his site. Remembered the z's this time! I guess this is old news..ticker must have just picked it up..but for more info, really do check timhortonsknight's blog, link above. He's a big Wesley So fan. Even though we don't agree on Nakamura's temperament, we do love the sport of chess. I don't know why he doesn't get other GM's to chat, I do... Personally, I just think Naka likes the attention. But again, just opinion...you know what they say about that!

Two Games From GM Rahmaninov (anonymous)

Here's a couple games from GM "Rahmaninov" an anonymous GM on the Internet Chess Club. He's a pretty strong player when it comes to playing TransWarp, his 3000 ICC rating backs this up. It has been higher, but when playing on ICC, most GM's don't take the games too seriously, unless it's against one of their human rivals! But remember, it's just blitz chess too, not serious tournament chess. Like I always say, I just hope they are having fun.

Both games are A30 Reti opening, the first one, Rahmaninov gets the draw, but in the second game, TransWarp adjusts. I wish I could adjust like that, boy after my tumble yesterday, today is even worse! I feel like someone beat me with my cane or something, so trying to take it easy.