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Further Tal Memorial decisive games
The decisive moments from the latter stages of the recent Tal Memorial which was won by Magnus Carlsen ahead of Levon Aronian on tie-break. Victories by both players feature below in a selection of six annotated games.
 
Tal memorial, early games
I've had a look at some of the key moments from the recent Tal Memorial. Here are a selection of the decisive phases in the early rounds. At the end, Magnus Carlsen and Levon Aronian finished equal first, with Carlsen getting the nod for the title on tie-break. You can see in the notes below how all this could have been different as Aronian missed a win in their individual encounter!  
 
The games that decided the World Cup
In my final review of key moments from the 2011 World Cup, I've been looking at games from the final three rounds. It was here that the World Cup was won by Peter Svidler, who never lost a game throughout. The main highlights of the final stages are analyzed below, enjoy them as well as the other five articles on 'key moments from Khanty Mansiysk' (for subscribers only) available on the site.  
 
Fourth round frolics!
Another selection of key moments and critical continuations from the fourth round of the recent World Cup, for subscribers only. I hope that you enjoy these highly instructive examples in which the quality and drama shine through!  
 
Third round adventures
A couple of dramatic matches stood out in the third round, Judit Polgar against Sergey Karjakin, and Vassily Ivanchuk against Emil Sutovsky. They both feature in our 'key moments' from the third round review.  
 
Second round drama
In the second round from Khanty Mansiysk, there were again some 'key moments' that can be instructive to us all. See below for the drama of some high-class struggles. First of all Vugar Gashimov demonstrates his attacking instincts.  
 
More Khanty Mansiysk adventures!
Here are further segments from the first round of the World Cup in Khanty Mansiysk. Some nice moves and a few oversights follow below!  
 
The opening salvos!
I have picked a selection of 'Key Moments' from the first round, first games in Khanty Mansiysk. I hope you enjoy the game segments with complications, combinations and mis-calculations galore!   
 
Three decisive endgames from Medias
In the second series of games in Medias, Romania, there were four victories by White. Three of these were long endgames where a small advantage was successfully nurtered by the stronger player. I hope you find them as instructive as I did!  
 
Pitiless against the Pirc!
Sergey Karjakin continues his rise up the world rankings with another excellent result in the 5th King's tournament in Medias, Romania. He won both games against Vassily Ivanchuk, including the following one-sided crush of Ivanchuk's Pirc Defence.  
 
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