| May-13-06 | | muzzy: I hope topalov loses! |
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| May-13-06 | | weisyschwarz: Benoni is Bacrot's undoing. Falls to Topalov in 49 moves. |
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| May-13-06 | | NakoSonorense: Topalovo is going to win in exactly 43 moves. |
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| May-14-06 | | Dionyseus: I'm a fan of both players, but I hope Topalov wins. |
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| May-14-06 | | TylerD: It is a Nimzo-Indian. |
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| May-14-06 | | TylerD: Moves so far:
1 d4 Nf6
2 c4 e6
3 Nc3 Bb4
4 Nf3 c5
5 g3 Bxc3+
6 bxc3 Qa5
7 Bd2
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| May-14-06 | | Dionyseus: After 8.Bg2, I can only find 3 games in my Chessbase 9 database. In 1920 Boguljubow played 8...d6 against Rubinstein and lost. In 1987 Martin Kasnitz played 8...Ne4 twice, managing a draw against H. Mueller, and losing against Arkadius Kalka. |
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| May-14-06 | | Dionyseus: Topalov's 8...Nc6 is a novelty. Will be interesting to see what happens |
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| May-14-06 | | Hitchhiker: How about
18 Bxd5 exd5
19 e3
I think that would make it hard for Topalov |
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| May-14-06 | | Dionyseus: <Hitchhiker> After 19...Rc8 20.Rac1 Rc4, black looks fine and position looks drawish. |
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| May-14-06 | | Hitchhiker: Thats what exactly what my Shredder told me :)
And since Bacrot should win this, Bd6 is a lot better ;) |
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| May-14-06 | | Dionyseus: Looks like Bacrot wants a draw, he just exchanged one of his bishops with the knight. |
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| May-14-06 | | percyblakeney: Looks very, very drawn now. |
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| May-14-06 | | Mateo: <percyblakeney: Looks very, very drawn now.> Dead draw, 101%. |
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| May-14-06 | | Dionyseus: Officially drawn now. |
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| May-14-06 | | TheSlid: Looks like they are playing opposite colour draughts (checkers) in the final position. |
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| May-14-06 | | blingice: Booooring. They just traded until they couldn't pass one another. |
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| May-14-06 | | yogi1986: topa's opening play is very weak. looks like he really is saving his novelties. he was very lucky to escape with a draw yesterday although he outplayed pono in the latter stages of the game (His Knight maneuver to a blockading position is beautiful). His opening against anand was very passive, and bacrot had all the chances out of this opening which even a do or die fighter like topolov was happy to draw |
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| May-14-06 | | ivan999: Hey, why everyone gets away from playing Sicilian against Topalov? |
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May-14-06
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| May-15-06 | | borisbadenoff: <<ivan999> Hey, why everyone gets away from playing Sicilian against Topalov?> Where do you see a tendency towards that? But to answer your question IMHO just look at the opening repertoire of Topa. |
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| May-15-06 | | Shajmaty: <Ulhumbrus: Instead of 24 Bxd5, 24 Bf1 leaves Black struggling to draw> 24. Bf1, Nc3; 25. Bc4, b5 looks like easy draw for Black. Even 24. Bd6, Bb7; 25. Kf1, Bc6; 26. a3, Kf7; 27. Ke1, g5; 28. Bb8, a6 is not enough for White. Draw? Draw! |
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| May-31-06 | | filipecea: <Hey, why everyone gets away from playing Sicilian against Topalov?> Bacrot is a d4 player anyway.. =) |
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