Ivanchuk surprises Aronian
The ever unpredictable Ivanchuk shocked Levon Aronian to move to the joint lead with one round to go at the Linares Chess tournament 2009. In a Semi Slav, Anti-Meran game, Ivanchuk showed that exprience matters and presented some problems to be solved from move 12 (with a novelty). A breathtaking sequence of moves by Ivanchuk and Aronian was already lost in a few moves. He tried some elementary tricks, which Ivanchuk avoided, simplified and won with a lot to spare. With just one game to go, Ivanchuk has a good chance to win the prestigious tournament since he plays tail ender Dominguez, albeit with the black pieces. Ivanchuk is clearly riding on a strong second wind, wish him all the best for the last game! In the other games, Carlsen missed a certain win against Radjabov in the late endgame and had to eventually agree to a draw. Here's Carlsen's disappointing draw against Radjabov