Zoltan Almasi vs Pentala Harikrishna (2006)

Members · Prefs · Laboratory · Collections · Openings · Endgames · Sacrifices · History · Search Kibitzing · Kibitzer's Café · Chessforums · Tournament Index · Players ·

Kibitzing

Zoltan Almasi vs Pentala Harikrishna
4th Marx Gyorgy Memorial (2006), Paks HUN, rd 8, Aug-05
Spanish Game: Marshall Attack. Modern Main Line (C89) · 0-1

ANALYSIS [x]

FEN COPIED

explore this opening	find similar games	7 more Z Almasi/Harikrishna games
	PGN: download \| view \| print	Help: general \| java-troubleshooting

TIP: You can get computer analysis by clicking the "ENGINE" button below the game.

For help with this chess viewer, please see the Olga Chess Viewer Quickstart Guide.

PREMIUM MEMBERS CAN REQUEST COMPUTER ANALYSIS [more info]

Aug-06-06		Albertan: The move 19.f3 appears to be a theoretical novelty, In the game Karjakin vs Grischuk, 2006 Karjakin played 19.Re1

Aug-06-06		Albertan: Another idea for Harikrishna on move 19 was to play 19...b4!? play then could have continued: 19... b4!? 20.Nc4 bxc3 21. Bxg5 cxb2 22. Nxb2 Bxe4 23. fxe4 Be7 24. Bh6 Nc3 25. Bxf8 Kxf8 26.Rc1 Nxe4 27. Rxc6 Rxd4 =

Aug-06-06		Albertan: Almasi could have tried the more aggressive 21.e5 to try and gain an advantage how ever after: 21. e5 Be7 22. Ne4 h6 23. h4 Ne6 24. Ke2 c5 25. dxc5 Nxc5 26. Nxc5 Bxc5 27. hxg5 hxg5 28. Bxg5 Rde8 the game would be balanced.

Aug-06-06		Albertan: Almasi could have tried Nc6 on move 25, and play might have continued: 25.Nc6 Rc8 26.Rf1 Ne6 27.Nd4 Bc5 28.Rf6 Nxd4 29.cxd4 Rxe4 30.Kf3 Rxd4!? 31.Bxd4 Bxd4 32.Rxh6 Ra8 33.Rg6+ Kf8 34.Rxg5 Rd8 35.Rf5 f6 36.Rh5 Bxb2

Aug-06-06		Albertan: Almasi's sacrifice 29.Bxf7?! did not work out too well. Perhaps he should have been satisfied with playing 29.Nxh6+ instead in which case play might have continued: 29...Kg7 30.Rxf7+ Rxf7 31.Nxf7 Rf5+ 32.Kg4 Rxf7 33.Bxf7 Kxf7 34.Bxg5 Nf6+

Aug-06-06		Albertan: Almasi could have tried Bd4 on move 32: 32. Bd4 Re6 33. Ra7 Be7 34. Ra8 Nf6 35. h3 Kg6

Aug-06-06		Albertan: Almasi resigned on move 38 because if he for example played 38.h3 then after: 38. a3 Nd6 39. Bd4 Nc4 40. Ke2 Ke4 41. Kd1 Nxa3 42. Ke2 Nc4 43. Bh8 Ne3 44. h3 Nd5 45. Kd2 Nf4 46. Bd4 Nxh3 he is down a knight.

Aug-10-06		Mateo: Another interesting Marshall due to Harikrishna. And 2-0 for him against the strong IGM Almasi. 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d4 Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15. Re4 g5 16. Qf1 Qxf1+ 17. Kxf1 Bf5 18. Nd2 Rad8 19. f3 Bxe4 <19. Re1 Karjakin vs Grischuk, 2006 1/2-1/2.> 20. fxe4 Nc7 21. Kg2 c5!? <21... h6 was a safer choice.> 22. Nf3!? <22. e5 Be7 23. dxc5 Ne6 (23... Bxc5 24. Ne4 wins the g pawn) 24. Ne4 Rd3 (impeding 24. Be3) 25. Nf2 (25. Bxe6!? fxe6 26. Nxg5 Bxg5 27. Bxg5 Rd5 ) Rdd8 26. Bd5 Nd8 27. Ng4! White has the advantage.> h6 23. Be3 cxd4 24. Nxd4 Rfe8 25. Rf1 Rd7 26. Rf6 Rxe4 27. Kf3 Re5 28. Nf5 Ne8 29. Bxf7+? <A complete failure. Almasi should have played 29. Nxh6 Kg7 30. Rxf7+ Rxf7 31. Nxf7 Rf5+ 32. Kg2 Rxf7 33. Bxf7 Kxf7 34. Bxg5. With 3 pawns for the Knight, it seems that he would have a small edge in this unbalanced ending.> Rxf7 30. Nxh6+ Kg7 31. Rxf7+ Kxh6 32. b4 <32. Ra7? Rxe3+!.> Be7 33. Bd4 Kg6 34. Rf4 Rf5 35. Rxf5 Kxf5 36. g4+ Ke6 37. Be3 Kd5 0-1

Aug-17-06		harifan: <Mateo> <Albertan> Thanks for the annotations! A tricky game to follow otherwise.

Aug-22-06		Christopher Ernest: Hi guys.In this match I think 27;Nf4 preparing bd4 to try and attack the kingside would be much better instead of KF3 which chases away the knight to a more favourable square.Does anybody see any weakness in this move?

Sep-17-06		harifan: I think Harikrishna got some good wins in the Ordix Open as well with the Marshall. Seems to have worked hard on his openings.

NOTE: Create an account today to post replies and access other powerful features which are available only to registered users. Becoming a member is free, anonymous, and takes less than 1 minute! If you already have a username, then simply login login under your username now to join the discussion.

Please observe our posting guidelines:

No obscene, racist, sexist, or profane language.
No spamming, advertising, duplicate, or gibberish posts.
No vitriolic or systematic personal attacks against other members.
Nothing in violation of United States law.
No cyberstalking or malicious posting of negative or private information (doxing/doxxing) of members.
No trolling.
The use of "sock puppet" accounts to circumvent disciplinary action taken by moderators, create a false impression of consensus or support, or stage conversations, is prohibited.
Do not degrade Chessgames or any of it's staff/volunteers.

Please try to maintain a semblance of civility at all times.

See something that violates our rules? Blow the whistle and inform a moderator.

NOTE: Please keep all discussion on-topic. This forum is for this specific game only. To discuss chess or this site in general, visit the Kibitzer's Café.

Messages posted by Chessgames members do not necessarily represent the views of Chessgames.com, its employees, or sponsors.
All moderator actions taken are ultimately at the sole discretion of the administration.

This game is type: CLASSICAL. Please report incorrect or missing information by submitting a correction slip to help us improve the quality of our content.