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Radjabov wins 'Match of the Hopes' in Corsica

19 May 2007 [08:37] - TODAY.AZ
Having staged "The Match of the Legends" in May 2006 between Karpov and Spassky, the Corsican Chess League on Friday organized "Le Match des Espoirs" between the two top juniors of the world – 20-year-old GM Teimur Radjabov of Azerbaijan and 16-year-old GM Magnus Carlsen of Norway. After tying two rapid and two blitz tie-break games Radjabov won the match in the Armageddon playoff.

The two top juniors of the world played a two-game rapid (10' + 3") match in which both 'hopes' won one game each. They then went in for two blitz tie-break games, both of which were drawn. The match was finally decided by an Armageddon-style one-game playoff in which Carlsen with the white pieces and 4 minutes on the clock had to beat Radjabov (black pieces, 3 minutes) to win the match. Carlsen refused a threefold repetition draw in a lost position, and Radjabov soon wrapped up the game and the match 3-2.

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