Author: Jorge Pichard
Date: 14:04:32 02/19/04
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On February 19, 2004 at 16:57:36, Ovidio Santistevan wrote: >http://www.marca.com/edicion/noticia/0,2458,449038,00.html Alexei Shirov and Paco Vallejo lower to the Earth the two kings of chess Kasparov and Kramnik. Linares And to the first day they lowered to the Earth the Russians Gari Kasparov, first in the world-wide lists from 1985, and Vladimir Kramnik, second. The ones in charge to make them see the reality were two Spaniards, one of adoption and another one of Menorca: Alexei Shirov, fifth of the world, and Francisco Vallejo, 33º. The tables in 35 and 18 plays respectively are a sample of which the victory in Linares, in 21ª edition of the most prestigious match of the professional calendar, is never a way of roses. The inaugural day, nevertheless, located in the provisional leadership of the classification to Hungarian Peter Leko, winner of the last edition, that won in 45 movements to the azerí Teimur Radjabov. The encounter of the day was also the one of morbo and had by protagonists to Shirov and Kasparov. These two players had been four years without narrowing the hand and today they have I decide that already it was hour to restore protocolic relations. Once cooled the fire, the game that disputed these two great teachers was a small work of art, with blows and counterstrokes in the siciliana defense. Shirov played very fine and saved all the traps that with blacks to him Kasparov raised. In the end, the tie by repetition of movements was a right marker to so enthusiastic fight. If Shirov and Kasparov got involved in an acute fight, Vallejo and Kramnik decided on one more a calmer chess, in which the Spanish treatment to obtain some type of advantage in a calm line of the Scottish opening.? Todo was correct, the game declared Vallejo when concluding, and when everything is correct only there is a possible result: the tables. Leko did not pardon to Radjabov a result to which could not inhale Radjabov in spite of leading the white pieces. A psychological duro mazazo if one considers that in the beginning of the average game its position was very healthful. But from there, the young star of 16 years did not understand the position and play to play was making worse its game. Leko, an excellent and patient player, did not pardon the opportunity and took the first step in its aspirations to the Gin of Silver.
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