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Subject: Re: Ivanchuk beat Anand and there will be a tie break for the Female !

Author: Sally Weltrop

Date: 10:30:04 12/13/01

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On December 13, 2001 at 10:53:16, Tord Romstad wrote:

>Duzhe dobre!  :-)
>
>I cannot remember the last time a chess result has made me so happy.  Vasyl'
>Ivanchuk has been my favorite player for about a decade.  I was very
>pessimistic before the semifinal against Anand, and when Anand equalized
>easily with black in the third game I almost gave up all hope.

I agree. Ivanchuk hasn't been glorified like some of the other Super GM's but he
always was a strong player as long as he didn't do himself in through his own
nerves. He's finally coming into his own. Looking into my database it seems like
he does better verse Kramnik than Kasparov if it means anything.
>
>As an extra bonus, Ruslan Ponomariov secured an all-Ukrainian final by
>beating Peter Svidler in the other semi-final.  I look very much forward
>to following the final in January.
>
>Tord



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