Monday, May 16, 2005

The quarter-finals (Part 2)

Friday 20:00 : Anatoly Karpov 3-1 Marie Sebag
The champion qualifies for the next round but his victory is not so clearcut thanks to the resistance of the young genius. Marie plays beautifully and at the end of the first two rapidplay games the score is equal. In this case, two more games are played at a faster time control (5 minutes per player). This is Karpov’s speciality and even if young Marie misses the chance to win a rook, Anatoly once more shows that he is a tough guy to crack…

Friday 22:00 : Laurent Fressinet 2-0 Xavier Beudaert
The match ends with the logical victory of the young player from Dax.

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