I had some advantage

VASSILY IVANCHUK: I TRIED TO PLAY ACCORDING TO THE POSITION



Vassily Ivanchuk (Ukraine) and Alexander Grischuk (Russia) were unable to determine the winner in two classical games, and will continue the match on tie-breaks.
Despite tiredness, both players attended the press-conference and discussed the second game of the match.


— Alexander, could you tell us about the game?


Grschuk: I liked my position at first, but then I made something inexplicable, a complete nonsense, and had to give up a queen in a very difficult position. I blundered 30.Bb7, but the critical moment of the game occurred when Vassily took an exchange on c8. He played 32.Qd4, and after 32…h5 winning is very difficult for White; maybe Black even has a fortress. The right move is 32.g4.


— Are you happy with the outcome?


Grischuk: Well, I never had any winning chances, but could lose very easily...


— Vassily, do you agree that 32.g4 instead of 32.Qd4 gives White better winning chances?


Ivanchuk: Maybe, but there is no forced win there either... 32...Bxg4 33.Qf6+ Kg8 34.Qxh5 Bf5... It is quite possible that 32.g4 is better.


— Did you feel you had the initiative during the game?


Ivanchuk: I had some advantage, but wasn't sure if I had anything real of the opponent defends accurately.


— When Alexander was down to just a couple of minutes, were you tempted to utilize his time trouble?


Ivanchuk: I also was quite short on time, so I tried to play according to the position.


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