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| Oct-27-10 | | frogbert: well, there were <other> winning continuatinos both at move 61 and 63 that seemed "even easier" from a human point of view. and i maintain that it wasn't about spotting the idea but rather about its execution. |
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| Oct-27-10 | | iamsheaf: <and i maintain that it wasn't about spotting the idea but rather about its execution.> I entirely agree with you, as I mentioned in my post, As 61. ? , e6 is the first candidate move, perhaps for wrong reason but it is the most natural move that comes to your mind. <deflect the queen> from 7th rank and Rc7+ winning a piece. Even without the necessary intermizzo, Qh6+, it's not at all obvious that black will manage to get perpetual checks. So the likelihood of black blundering after e6-Rc7-Qxh7 and losing is much higher than white blundering and taking a draw. So that makes e6 a good practical choice as well, even if you haven't seen the whole plan of evading checks. |
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Oct-27-10
 | | achieve: <frogbert: well, there were <other> winning continuatinos both at move 61 and 63 that seemed "even easier" from a human point of view.> I agree there, and to be honest when I wrote my <61 e6> (also at the C-page) comment I was neither accurate nor thorough enough. Fascinating analysis by <eyal> and you btw. <continuatinos> I actually prefer your spelling there.... It has a nice "mediterranean ring" to it ;) |
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Oct-27-10
 | | keypusher: thanks to all for their analysis, especially eyal, frogbert and whiteshark (I wouldn't have seen 61.Kg1 if I'd thought for 100 years). |
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Oct-28-10
 | | Hesam7: Anand went for another Catalan! This should be interesting! Bacrot - Gashimov is an exchange Slav. |
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Oct-28-10
| | Hesam7: Actually the 7. Rc1 Bacrot has chosen can lead to very sharp play in exchange slav. Anand played 11. cxd5 which I think is not the main move. The world team in its current game chose 11. Nbd2 and another line theory recommends is 11. Ne5. |
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Oct-28-10
| | Hesam7: Anand - Topalov after 14. ... Ng4:
click for larger viewNow the innocent looking 15. h3 runs into 15. ... Nxf2! 16. Kxf2 Bc5+ 17. Kf1?! (17. Be3 maybe better) 17. ... f6! 18. exf6? Qxf6  
click for larger view |
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| Oct-28-10 | | thathwamasi: IS Topa's Sac sound????? |
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Oct-28-10
| | Hesam7: <thathwamasi: IS Topa's Sac sound?????> Yes. |
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| Oct-28-10 | | thathwamasi: Thanks Hesam |
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Oct-28-10
| | Hesam7: Anand - Topalov after 18. ... b5:
click for larger viewThe position of the White king says it all! |
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| Oct-28-10 | | Atking: few moves ago Wang Yue vs Carlsen and Anand vs Topalov offer more than one similarity. |
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Oct-28-10
 | | saurav4000: what is Rybka's evaluation of the Topa - Vishy game? |
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| Oct-28-10 | | pamparana: Black seems better in Anad-Topa game. I think the sac is pretty sound. Does anyone have any engine evals? |
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| Oct-28-10 | | LKor: Rybka 4 gives +0.14 for white after 21. Bxd5 - depth 18 |
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| Oct-28-10 | | Troller: The engine evals in Anand-Topalov are mainly telling us that there are no forced wins or perpetuals right now. The position is extremely difficult to play otb, but I have a feeling that Topalov could go overboard. He has done so before in similar situations, and he is not in his best shape in Nanjing. |
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| Oct-28-10 | | mohitm: <saurav4000> now it's +0.90 |
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Oct-28-10
| | saurav4000: < mohitm: <saurav4000> now it's +0.90 > Rybka suggests Anand should have played 24. Qd6...it's now +0.53 |
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| Oct-28-10 | | mohitm: <saurav4000> yeah, he made a minor mistake |
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| Oct-28-10 | | mohitm: wait, rybka suggested Qd4, while he played Qd6 |
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| Oct-28-10 | | thathwamasi: people say its a perpetual now. |
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Oct-28-10
 | | twinlark: Topalov is at his best when he has the initiative, and Anand is defending. You'd expect a draw, but Vishy has some defending. |
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Oct-28-10
| | twinlark: To exchange or not to exchange queens.
That is the question.
The pawns and pieces of outrageous fortune,
Or to take arms against a sea of checks,
And by opposing end them? |
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| Oct-28-10 | | Skakalec: <Anand-Topalov>
It's headin' towards a draw.
If Kd2 now then Bb7 protecting h1. |
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Oct-28-10
| | twinlark: To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow,
Creeps in this pretty play from day to day,
To the last move of a recorded game;
And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief game!
Chess is yet a stalking titan, the greatest of games,
That struts and frets its hour upon the stage,
And then is heard ever more. It is a tale
Told by an genius, full of sound and fury,
Signifying everything. |
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