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Carlsen acts the maverick against Adams England experienced highs and lows in successive rounds at the Olympiad this week and will do well to reach a top-15 finish in Sunday's final round.In round six Norway's boards 2-4 looked outgunned, so British champion Michael Adams v world No1 Magnus Carlsen seemed a critical pairing. Carlsen's opening three moves shocked the chess world: 1 e4 g6 2 d4 Nf6?! 3 e5 Nh5?! It appears a novice choice but is the North Sea Defence, has been tried by a few maverick grandmasters, and offers a pawn for active play by 4 Be2 d6 5 Bxh5 gxh5 6 Qxh5 dxe5 7 dxe5 Rg8.Adams preferred a slight risk-free edge but Carlsen's position was solid until his fresh provocations 18...g5? (Rc8 or Qd7) and 24...Nh5? (Bh4 25 Rg1 f5) left his king too weak. Adams had more incisive moves with 28 Nf6+! and later 35 c5! but, with Carlsen short of time, White's combined threats on the g file and the b1-h7 diagonal proved decisive. At the end if Kxh6 39 Qg5+ Kh7 40 Qh4+ Nh5 41 Bxh5 wins.M Adams v M Carlsen1 e4 g6 2 d4 Nf6?! 3 e5 Nh5?! 4 Be2 d6 5 Nf3 Nc6 6 exd6 exd6 7 d5 Ne7 8 c4 Bg7 9 Nc3 0-0 10 0-0 Bg4 11 Re1 Re8 12 h3 Bxf3 13 Bxf3 Nf6 14 Bf4 Nd7 15 Rc1 Ne5 16 b3 a6 17 g3 Nf5 18 Bg2 g5? 19 Bxe5 Bxe5 20 Ne4 Ng7 21 Qd2 h6 22 f4 gxf4 23 gxf4 Bf6 24 Kh2 Nh5? 25 Rg1! Kh7 26 Rcf1 Rg8 27 Qe2 Ng7 28 Qd3?! Kh8 29 Bf3 b5 30 Bd1 bxc4 31 bxc4 Bh4 32 Bc2 f5 33 Rg6 Kh7 34 Rfg1 Qe7 35 Ng3 Bxg3+ 36 Qxg3 Qf7 37 Bd1! Rae8 38 Rxh6+! 1-0The ironic sequel was that Norway's other trio all drew, so Carlsen's gung-ho strategy was not needed. Anti-climax, too, for England with a 1-3 defeat to Belarus next day; but the team's hopes stayed alive with a big 3.5-0.5 win over Germany.In the gold medal race Ukraine have a narrow lead over their main rivals Russia and Israel, who have made a late surge. Russia's women have been impressive, winning every match and taking gold with a round to spare.Offboard, Kirsan Ilyumzhinov was re-elected as International Chess Federation (Fide) president by a 95-55 margin over ex-world champion Anatoly Karpov.3159 1 exd5?? (better 1 Bc2) Bxf5 2 Qxf5 Nh4 3 Qxe5 Bb8 4 d6 Bxd6 traps the queen.Magnus CarlsenChessLeonard Bardenguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds guardian.co.uk |
Big spenders pay $100K to play Vegas football pool By OSKAR GARCIA 2010-10-08T18:43:14ZLAS VEGAS (AP) -- A new season-long football pool at a Las Vegas casino is taking America's favorite gambling sport to new heights, with a $100,000 buy-in and a $490,000 top prize.... hosted.ap.org |
US national swimmer dies in overseas race By RON TODT 2010-10-23T18:57:47ZPHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Fran Crippen, a medal-winning open water swimmer on the U.S. national team, told his coach he wasn't feeling well late in a race before he died in the United Arab Emirates on Saturday.... hosted.ap.org |