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| Albertan: <Billosky: This may be a newbie question, but I don't understand why White's 28 Rfd1 was played? Was there really nothing stronger?> Hi Billosky, 28.Rfd1 was played so that Topalov could get his queen to f5 on move 30 to attack Kasparov's unprotected rook and win a tempo. Topalov could have played 28.Qa4! with this variation possible: 28. Qa4! Kh6 29. Qb5 Bc8 30. c4 Rg8 31.Rf3 e4 32.Re3 f5 33.Rh3+ Kg7 34.Rd7 Kf6 35.Rxh7 Re6 36.Rh6+ Kf7 37.Rxe7+! Rxe7 38.Qxc5 Kg7 39.Qd6 (threatening Qf6# which forces 39...Re6) 39...Re6 40.Rxe6 Bxe6 41.Qxe6 Rf8  |
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| Sep-03-06 |
| EmperorAtahualpa: Interestingly, in the Opening Explorer, there are 34 games with an identical opening (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bc4 e6 7.Bb3 Nbd7 8.f4 Nc5 9.O-O), but this game is the ONLY game in the database in which Black moves 9...Ncxe4. What does this mean? Did Kasparov dare Topalov to find the correct reponse to 9...Ncxe4 to gain back the pawn? Did Kasparov simply not study this opening adequately? |
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| Sep-03-06 |
| wonderboymyth: By white's 32nd move h4, black has a rook, bishop, and a pawn for white's queen, which is materially balanced. White's main advantage stems from the fact that black's bishop, hemmed in by black's own pawns, is very passive. As 32...Rg6 can be played after h5 is actually played by white, how is 32...c4 followed by Bc5+ for an improvement? Perhaps black could also activate his e6 rook too via e6-d6-d2, where there should be a lot of pressure on white's position, and of course a lot of activity. |
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Sep-03-06
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| kevin86: Here is a csae where the great champion is outplayed-his rook and bishop is no match for the opponent's active,powerful queen. |
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| Sep-03-06 |
| Billosky: Thanks so much for the explanation Albertan! I definitely saw the advantage of white getting his Q to f5, but exchanging a rook for a bishop still seems to me to be a very heavy price to pay for the tempo if one doesn't have to, -- especially so early on, relatively speaking. [Maybe Topalov could already see a won endgame, however?] I will need to take some time to run through the variations on 28 Qa4 that you mention. Topalov could have played 28.Qa4! with this variation possible: 28. Qa4! Kh6 29. Qb5 Bc8 30. c4 Rg8 31.Rf3 e4 32.Re3 f5 33.Rh3+ Kg7 34.Rd7 Kf6 35.Rxh7 Re6 36.Rh6+ Kf7 37.Rxe7+! Rxe7 38.Qxc5 Kg7 39.Qd6 (threatening Qf6# which forces 39...Re6) 39...Re6 40.Rxe6 Bxe6 41.Qxe6 Rf8 Poor Topalov! He's the loser in both of the great K's "immortal" games. And yet no one seems to grant him "immortality" for a great work of art like this amazing win! |
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Sep-03-06
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| whatthefat: Wow, what a game! |
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Sep-04-06
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| patzer2: It would seem Kasparov blundered with 16...Ra6?? (16...Bd7  avoids an immediate loss), allowing Topalov a winning surprise attack on the helpless King with 17. Nd8!The strong followups 18. Nf7! and 21. fxg6! make it appear as though Topalov may have cooked this attack up in home preparation. Or I suppose as a brilliant tactician Topalov could have found this OTB. Either way, it's a brilliant surprise attack against the then reigning world champion, Kasparov. |
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| Oct-04-06 |
| Tenderfoot: Too bad Topalov can't seem to play like this against Kramnick. I would like to see Kramnick play in a game that is as heavy on tactics as this one was. |
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| Oct-17-06 |
| colles: I wonder if Kasparov chose his 1999 game against Topalov as his best in revenge because got burnt three years earlier by this game. |
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| Oct-17-06 |
| Lt. Col. Majid: <Tenderfoot: Too bad Topalov can't seem to play like this against Kramnick. I would like to see Kramnick play in a game that is as heavy on tactics as this one was.> Kasparov vs Kramnik, 1996 |
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| Oct-17-06 |
| ikipemiko: <Lt. Col. Majid> Have you been born when this games was played? |
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| May-11-07 |
| iccsumant: BTW, when did Topalov become a tiger and I think that's why Kasparov returned his favor by beating him almost the same manner as how Topalov beat him in this game. See this game: Kasparov vs Topalov, 1999 |
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| Jul-09-07 |
| alexandrovm: Really, Kasparov was crushed here... |
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| Jul-09-07 |
| SniperOnG7: Topalov at his best: taking full rein of the initiative. |
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| Jul-11-07 |
| alexandrovm: and since the opening, a hard thing to do to Kasparov in that time... |
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| Sep-02-07 |
| ViciousMentality: at move 12 kasparov had a winning position. The correct move was 12...d5 followed by 13.Re1 Bc5 14.Rxe4 O-O 15.Rh4 Bxf5 16.c3 exd4 17.cxd4 Be7 and black is up a pawn and has a winning advantage. again kasparov's 15th move was terrible. The correct move was 15...Bd7 16.Nb4 Qb6 after these two mistakes white's attack is unstoppable. |
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| Sep-11-07 |
| chessarmenia: Probably,if i was topalov, id just simply play 65.Qxd6 |
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| Sep-11-07 |
| RookFile: 65. Qxd6 Bxd6 66. Kxd6 f4 and both sides get a queen. I'm sure a tablebase probably shows white winning anyway, but it might be a bit problematic. |
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| Mar-19-08 |
| Alex Patkowski: This game is amazing! |
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| Sep-06-08 |
| The Rocket: This game shows how unatural moves like ra6 often are bad ones... Of course there are exeptions but I have often found that the most natural moves is often the strongest one. |
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| Nov-24-08 |
| nthan: ý am sure that If Topalov did not play 28:Rfd1 he could win easier...This was a big false... |
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| Dec-05-08 |
| Abdooss: Short found the novelty 12..d5! prior to his 1993 World Championship Match against Kasparov. He dared not play it as White, as he feared Kasparov's legendary & fearsome preparation. Alas! Kasparov's Novelties were great but he is still Human. Topalov vs Short, 1996 Short played Sicilian Najdorf in later rounds after Toplaov defeated Kasparov in this line
Topalov vs Kasparov, 1996 |
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| Jan-15-09 |
| darth shitious: amazing play by topa! |
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Feb-16-09
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| whiteshark: a foretaste... |
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| Feb-23-09 |
| NARC: Has anyone tried 8 Bxc6, 9 Nxe6
followed by 10 0-0 intending 11 b4? |
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