Letsplaychess.com presents GM Ivanchuk vs GM Radjabov, Corus Rd. 3 game

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[Event "Corus A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2009.01.19"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Ivanchuk, V."]
[Black "Radjabov, T."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2761"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2009.01.17"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Nf3 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5
Ne7 9. b4 Ne8 10. a4 f5 11. a5 Nf6 12. Bg5 Nh5 13. exf5 gxf5 14. Qd2 (14. Nxe5
Bxe5 15. Bxh5 Bxc3 16. Ra3 Bf6 (16... Be5 17. Bh6 Rf6 (17... Kh8 18. Bxf8 Qxf8)
18. Bg5 Rf8 19. f4 Bf6 20. Bh6 Bg7 21. Rg3 Ng6 22. Bxg6 hxg6 23. Rxg6 Rf7 24.
Rf3) (16... Bxb4 17. Re3) 17. Bh6 Bg7 (17... Kh8 18. Bxf8 Qxf8 19. Re1 Be5 20.
Qd2 Ng8 21. f4 Qh6 22. g3 Bg7 23. Bf3 Qg6 24. Bg2 Nf6 25. Rae3 Bd7 26. Re7 a6
27. Kh1 Kg8 28. Qd3 Rd8) 18. Rg3 Ng6 19. Bxg6 hxg6 20. Rxg6 Rf7 21. Re1 Bd7 22.
Qa1 Qf8 23. Bxg7 Rxg7 24. Rxg7+ Qxg7 25. Qxg7+ Kxg7 26. Re7+) 14... Nf6 15. c5
Bd7 16. b5 Be8 17. c6 (17. a6 b6) (17. b6 axb6 18. axb6 Rxa1 19. Rxa1 cxb6 20.
cxd6 Qxd6 21. Rd1 Ng6 22. Qc2 Bd7 23. Nd2 b5 (23... Ng4 24. Bxg4 fxg4 25. Qb3
Nf4 26. Nde4 Qg6 27. d6+ Ne6 28. Be3 Rf7 29. Qxb6 Bc6)) 17... b6 18. Nh4 Bf7
19. Bd3 Bg6 20. f3 Qe8 21. Kh1 Kh8 22. Bc2 Qf7 23. g4 Nfg8 24. Ra4 Rae8 25.
axb6 axb6 26. Ra7 (26. Nxg6+ Qxg6 27. Ra7 Rc8 28. Be3 Qf7 29. gxf5 Nxf5 30.
Bxb6 Nd4 31. Bb1 Nxf3 32. Qg2 Nh6) 26... Rc8 27. Nxg6+ Qxg6 28. Rg1 Qf7 29. Rg3
e4 30. Ne2 Nf6 31. Nf4 exf3 32. gxf5 Nfxd5 33. Rxf3 Nxf4 34. Qxf4 Bf6 35. Bb3
Qh5 36. Bxf6+ Rxf6 37. Be6 (37. Qe3 Nxf5 38. Qc3 Qh4 (38... Rcf8 39. Rxc7 Qe8
40. Rf7 R8xf7 41. Bxf7 Qxf7 42. Rxf5 Kg7) 39. Ra4 Nd4 40. Rxd4 (40. Bd1 Rxf3
41. Bxf3 Rf8 42. Rxd4 Qf6 43. Rd3) 40... Rxf3) 37... Rcf8 38. Rxc7 (38. Rg3
Nxf5 39. Bxf5 Rxf5 40. Qd4+ Re5 41. Rxc7 Rf1+ 42. Kg2 Qe2+ 43. Kh3 Rf8) (38.
Rg3) 38... Rxe6 39. fxe6 Rxf4 40. Rxf4 Qd5+ (40... Qg5 41. Rf8+ Ng8 42. e7) (
40... Qg5) 41. Kg1 Qg5+ 0-1

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• Corus
• Ivanchuk
• Radjabov
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• Bayonet
• attack

[Nimzomyth68]

What a blow. Invanchuk again falling victim in one of his famous time scrambles. Is there a future for the Kings Indian at the top levels against the Bayonet? Radjabov was getting crushed here.

[manuelfranco1]

He was getting squeezed, but by playing the provocative 9...Ne8 it's almost daring white to get a stronger than usual queenside initiative. 9...Nh5 with the same idea is more problematic to white because black can get more counterplay on the kingside (white almost has to waste a move on 10.Re1) Both Nh5 and a5 are antidotes with proper preparation, even against white's best moves. KC seems to believe the bayonet is a virtual refutation to the KID, yet strong KID players have nice records vs it.

[kingscrusher]

I never said it was a refutation of the KID - it is good statistically though. Also not many super GM's play the KID anymore.

[kingscrusher]

Well Radjabov is the highest rated exponent I think. So long as he keeps playing it, it is being represented. But not many other "Super GMs" play the KID apart from him I think. It remains a practical weapon. In this game though, perhaps Ivanchuk was distracted by Fide political issues like dope tests, etc, which at the end of the last Olympiad he missed the test for.

[MrAhmadedelby]

great video. it is true that even GM players commit mistakes, only because they r human, and for the better of the royal game.

[IdiosyncraticChild]

Super GM using KID is very rare. Two thumbs up to Radjabov for not only using it still, but using it effectively against his opponent.

[Shoarmaboer20]

kasparov also used the Kid amazingly.

[gologram]

OK,but it seems that both Azeri and Russians share some cultural heritage if even their surnames sound the same.I know a lad who plays chess in a park who won a game against Radjabov in his younger years.

[liebelicht]

man just google it!!!! he`s from aserbaijan

[jnicholas87]

yay i spotted the tactics

[ataggake]

In your piece sac variation with Bxc3 Ra3, I don't know why you didn't first consider Bg7 rather than Bf6, since if Rg3 there's Kh8, right? No pin.

[crazyarmen]

i love your videos, i watch em daily. please keep them coming. ive been playing chess competitively for about a year and a half now and Im advancing partly b/c of instructional analysis that you and others provide. thx.

[gologram]

Rajabov seems to be a Russian surname.Which country does Rajabov represent?

[JUANMAL82]

It is the second game at this tournament when Ivanchuk loses because of a timetrouble. He had an advatage. But He plaid endgame with less than a minute on his clock. Its a pity. Classical control games must not decide on a flag, even if it is 2 times blitz worldchampion play it.