Candidates Tournament 2013

[Carl Hibbard]

As someone without access to the live feed this afternoon, I'd very much apperiate a quick summary as to how the games are going so far.

Well Ivanchuk is going for it so not the best day to miss, the other three equal

[Carl Hibbard]

As someone without access to the live feed this afternoon, I'd very much apperiate a quick summary as to how the games are going so far.

So far...

[Event "Candidates 2013"] [Date "2013.03.20"] [Round "5.1"] [Board "1"] [White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"] [Black "Carlsen, Magnus"] [Result "*"] [WhiteClock "00:59:21"] [BlackClock "01:12:11"] [WhiteElo "2757"] [BlackElo "2872"] [PlyCount "24"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bf4 Bg7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Qa5 8. Rc1 Rd8 9. Qa4 Qxc5 10. b4 Qc6 11. Qa3 dxc4 12. b5 Qb6

[Eoin Devane]

Svidler is on the attack against Gelfand. He's opened the g&h files against the black king.

[Carl Hibbard]

Svidler is on the attack against Gelfand. He's opened the g&h files against the black king.

Yes 18. d5 looks good

[Eoin Devane]

Kramnik looks to have the nicer position in his game with Aronian. He may have two pawns less for the moment, but those extra black pawns are horribly arranged, and white may have some f file play against the black kingside as well.

[Matthew Turner]

This could be a really great day for the candidates. Svidler is winning, Ivanchuk is clearly better and Kramnik has the advantage. If all those advantages get converted then it really throws things open.

[Jonathan Bryant]

Thanks to all

[John McKenna]

Grischuk has a Ps b4,c5 & d4 against Radjabov's Ps b6,c6 d5, etc. Black had doubled Rs on a-file and a B (on f6) & N v. 2 Ns. All major pieces and 7 Ps each sill on board after 21 moves. Could go either way.

[Matthew Turner]

I think Kramnik might be pretty close to winning now. Carlsen looks to have jettisoned a pawn, he is hanging on, but if it gets any worse he'll be losing too.

[JustinHorton]

Though I thought that when I was in Earl's Court watching him a pawn down to Michael Adams...

..by the way, am I missing something? I see no jettisoned pawn.

[JustinHorton]

Ah, there it goes....

[John McKenna]

17.Qxe7 netted Vassily a pawn but he has about 20 mins left to Magnus' 50 for more than 20 moves.

[John McKenna]

Did not like Grischuk's 23.Qd1 as it allows Radjabov to call the shots now. But black is behind on clock by about 15 mins

[Carl Hibbard]

17.Qxe7 netted Vassily a pawn but he has about 20 mins left to Magnus' 50 for more than 20 moves.

His position has slipped a little now as well

[JustinHorton]

Looks all right to me, though of course the usual disclaimers apply i.e. there's a reason it's not me sitting at that board and them watching it on the internet.

Talking of which, I don't think I've got more than ten minutes' internet time today, which is intensely annoying given how exciting this is.