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Victor Bologan vs Ruslan Ponomariov
Karpov Poikovsky (2006), Poikovsky RUS, rd 5, Mar-22
Spanish Game: Closed Variations (C84)  ·  1-0

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Mar-24-06  micahtuhy: Ponomariov Checkmated! NOw there is a rare sight, I haven't seen a checkmate in a GM game in forever. I wonder why Pono didn't resign a few moves earlier, surely he must have seen it coming. This is Bologan first vicotry of the tournament, and I believe the first round he's getting any points from, so props to Bologan for getting on the board with this win over the former FIDE World Champ!
Mar-24-06
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  offramp: As an unusual checkmate on the board Korchnoi vs Petrosian, 1974 sticks in my memory as the strangest - a Candidates' ½-final!
Mar-24-06  Ezzy: Bologan,V (2661) - Ponomariov,R (2723) [C88]
7th Karpov Poikovsky RUS (5), 22.03.2006
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0–0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 0–0 8.h3 Bb7 9.d3 d6 10.a3 Qd7 11.Nbd2 Rae8 12.c3 d5 13.a4 <Topalov v Svidler Linares 1999 went 13 Ba2> 13...dxe4 14.Nxe4 Rd8 15.axb5 axb5 16.Ng3 <Counterattacking. If now 16... Qxd3 17 Qxd3 Rxd3 18 Nxe5 Nxe5 19 Rxe5 hitting e7 and b5>. 16...h6 17.Bc2 Rfe8 18.Nxe5 Nxe5 19.Rxe5 Bd6 20.Rxe8+ Rxe8 21.Bd2 c5 22.Qf1< Bologan will have to play this eventually if Ponomariov plays ...Qc6 threatening mate on g2> 22...Qc7 23.Ne4 Bxe4 24.dxe4 Qc6 <24...c4 seems a good way to defend the b5 pawn, and it also cramps whites position a little more.> 25.c4 Bh2+ 26.Kh1 Bc7 27.e5 <To prevent 27...Qd6 threatening mate on h2 and the bishop on d2> 27...Bxe5 28.cxb5 Qd6 29.Rd1 Qb6 30.b3 Bb8?! <30...Bd4 was a more active square for the bishop>. 31.Bc3 Qc7 32.g3 Qb7+ 33.Kg1 Nd7?! <Ponomariov should be challenging whites control of the a1 - h8 diaganal with 33...Be5> 34.Qd3 Nf8 35.Re1 Rxe1+ 36.Bxe1 Ne6 37.Bc3 Kf8 38.b4 Qc7 39.Bb3 Nd4 40.b6 <40.bxc5 Nxb3 41.b6 Qc8 42.c6 Nc5 43.Bxg7+ Kxg7 44.Qd4+ Kg8 45.Qxc5 is a more clinical approach> 40...Qxb6 41.bxc5 Qxb3 42.Qxd4 f6 43.c6 Bc7 44.Bb4+ Kg8 45.Bd6 Bb6 46.Bc5 Ba5 47.Qd6 Qf7 48.Qb8+ Kh7 49.Qb7 Qc7 50.Qb1+ Kg8 51.Qe4 Qd8 52.Qe6+ Kh8 53.Bd6 Bb6 54.Kh2 Kh7 55.h4 h5 56.Qf5+ g6 57.Qe6 Kg7 58.Kg2 Ba5 59.Be7 Qd4 60.Qd7 Qe4+ 61.Kh2 Qc2 62.Bc5+ Kh6 63.Bf8# 1–0

Ponomariov gave up a pawn for more space and better piece activity, but then played a bit wimpish and passive and Bologan never let him off the hook. A nice win from a disasterous start to the tournament from Bologan.

Mar-24-06  KYENNY139: Who are the players in this game? Are they GMs? are they good? This seems like an interesting game. Black sacced a pawn , and did not take it back, and seems to have messed up later. How do you pronounce the names of the players? Can you talk to trhem? ?Do they also comment on here?
Mar-24-06  EricCartman: <KYENNY139> I see you know very little about the chessworld, but it doesn't matter... Yes, these guys are one of the best players in the world.
Mar-24-06  THE pawn: <KYENNY139> Click on their name, and if their rating is over 2450+...chances are that they are really, really good players.
Mar-24-06  KYENNY139: <EricCartman> I know a lot about the ANCIENT CHESSWORLD. I dont see that you do. It is true, I am sa bitignorant about GMs. Which ofd the players is the stronger player? <ThePawn> Thx. That is good advice.
Mar-24-06  vesivialvy93: <KYENNY139> Ponomariov is a blond guy with blue eyes he is russian too ! ah and before i forget he was only the world champion fide and he is also one of the strongest young chess master ever ....only that !!!
Mar-25-06  Petrosian63: Great win by Bologan after a poor start to the tournament.
Mar-25-06  KYENNY139: <vesivialvy> ok.
Jul-18-06  acirce: 21.Bd2? c5?

Both players missed 21..Bxg3 22.fxg3 Qd5 23.Qf1 Qxg2+ 24.Qxg2 Bxg2 25.Kxg2 Re2+, 26..Rxd2 and Black is better.

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