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Nov-13-07
 | | notyetagm: Game Collection: Zwischenschach lets you save pieces with tempo Position after 44 ...  c2xc5??:
click for larger viewBlack (Topalov) has just blundered by playing 44 ... c2xc5??. By taking the White pawn chain base c5-pawn, he has <REMOVED THE GUARD> of the White b6-rook so that now both the White b6-rook -and- the White a5-rook are <EN PRISE>. He was clearly hoping for 45 a5xc5+?!  c7xb6 and the worst is over for Black. (VAR) Position after 45 a5xc5+?! c7xb6
click for larger viewInstead White (Kramnik) has a much better alternative, that Kramnik did not miss, based on playing not just one but -two(!)- <ZWISCHENSCHACH>, two <IN-BETWEEN CHECKS>. Instead of 45 a5xc5+?!, Kramnik played 45 b6-b7+! <ZWISCHENSCHACH>, moving his <UNDEFENDED> White b6-rook to the b7-square where it is <DEFENDED> by the White a6-pawn, and moving there <FOR FREE> by gaining time on the exposed Black c7-king. Position after 45 b6-b7+! <zwischenschach>:
click for larger viewThen after 45 ... a7xb7 White does not recapture immediately on b7 but instead plays the <ZWISCHENSCHACH> 46 a5xc5+!. Position after 45 b6-b7+! a7xb7 46 a5xc5+!:
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Nov-13-07
| | notyetagm: Then 46 ... c7-b6 47 a6xb7 (<-now- take the b7-rook>) results in the Black b6-king being <OVERWORKED>: either the White passed b7-pawn promotes or Black recaptures his rook. Position after 46 ... c7-b6 47 a6xb7 :
click for larger viewUndoubtedly it was this sequence of -two- consecutive <ZWISCHENSCHACH> 45 b6-b7+! and 46 a5xc5+! that Topalov missed when he blundered with 44 ... c2xc5??. This petite combinaison by Kramnik is the best example I have ever seen of rescuing threatend pieces with <ZWISCHENSCHACH>. It also shows that even strong players like Topalov can go terribly wrong when they ignore the <CHECKS> in the position. It also shows you that your tactical ideas do not work when you have tactical weaknesses of your own. Here the exposed Black c7-king, exposed to <CHECK> by -both- of White's rooks, means that the attempt to <REMOVE THE GUARD> by taking the base of the pawn chain with 44 ... c2xc5?? is doomed to failure. |
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| Jul-10-08 | | Jim Bartle: From October 2006:
"acirce: I can bet all my remaining chessbucks that they will find a way to include Topalov anyway, of course. Why would they not let him sneak in if there is some way they could. And they can." Hope nobody took the bet... |
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| Jul-18-08 | | The Ninth Pawn: From Game Collection: The Ninth Pawn's Chess Course : In Kramnik vs Topalov, 2006 , Black missed 45. b6-b7+! and 46. a5xc5+! which would make White a rook to the good. And a top player overlooked this! ZWISCHENZUG is not to be taken as trivial! |
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| Jul-18-08 | | KamikazeAttack: <notyetagm: <percyblakeney: 19. ... Ne4 is a move engines claim gives black a rather clear advantage...> Really? How big? >
Big enough to lose? lol.
What a plesant day tha was for many across the chess world. I heard many cold crows were consumed like never before. |
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| Aug-15-08 | | ravel5184: <Pi Guy>, Topalov doesn't leave his Rook hanging on move 44! The White Rook on b6 is also hanging and will be taken if 45. Rxc5+! |
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| Jan-10-09 | | WhiteRook48: wow. Kramnik wins Topalov. |
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| Feb-01-09 | | WhiteRook48: great game |
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| Mar-10-09 | | WhiteRook48: why is this won? |
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| Mar-30-09 | | WhiteRook48: because 45 Rb7+ never mind |
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| Sep-12-09 | | WhiteRook48: but it's still a blunder |
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| Dec-12-09 | | easternthoughts: after Rxc5, ...Rb7+, black would have to take the rook on b7 and then white would play
...Rxc5+ Kb6, ...axb7 and black would have to take the pawn and be a rook down or white would promote |
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Mar-29-10
 | | Golden Executive: Up to now, no engines can save the game for black at 44. If i´m wrong please let me know. |
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| Mar-30-10 | | Wrong: <Golden Executive:> Up to now, no engines can save the game for black at 44. If i´m <<wrong>> please let me know. ===
after white's 44th move, i believed white is already ahead. here the engine evaluation after white's 44th move:
Vladimir Kramnik - Veselin Topalov, Kramnik-Topalov World Championship Match 2006
click for larger viewAnalysis by Deep Fritz 8:
1.  (1.75): 44...e6-e5 45.Bf1-e2 Bg6-f5 46.g2-g3 h7-h5 47.Rb6-b3 g7-g5 48.h2-h4 g5xh4 49.g3xh4 Bf5-e6 50.Rb3-b4 f7-f5
2. (1.92): 44...Rc2-c1 45.Bf1-e2 Rc1-c3+ 46.Ke3-d2 Rc3-c2+ 47.Kd2-d1 h7-h6 48.h2-h4 Bg6-f5 49.g2-g4 Bf5-h7 50.Ra5-b5 Ra7-a8 51.f3-f4 Ra8-d8+ you can see white is already ahead.
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so probably you are not <wrong>. =) |
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| Mar-30-10 | | Atking: Kramnik in Karpov mood, building advantage after another. Always a pleasure to look. |
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Mar-30-10
| | Golden Executive: Hey Mr <Wrong> please excuse me for trying to usurp. Now you resolved my identity issue. Seems like i´m not <wrong>. Thanks for your <psycho>analysis |
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| Mar-31-10 | | Wrong: maybe you should look here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wrong
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dict...
http://thesaurus.com/browse/wrong
http://dictionary.reference.com/bro...
http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/
http://lesswrong.com/
http://www.wrongobject.com/ |
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May-10-10
 | | acirce: It's been 3½ years. How would the chess world have looked today if this one single rapid game had ended 0-1 instead of 1-0? |
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Nov-15-10
 | | talisman: a whole lot worse... |
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| Nov-16-10 | | Pencho: That was the time Topa played his best chess..Sadly he failled to win the title that in my opinion he deserved. If we don't count the 5th game it woudl've been 3:2 for Kramnik.However it should've been 3:2 for Topa.. It's all about game two - first Topalov missed the win after Kramnik's 31st move, then he missed a forced draw and ended up loosing a game he should've won. Realy sad story. |
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Oct-24-11
 | | AnalyzeThis: Not really. The better player won. |
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Jan-08-13
| | notyetagm: Kramnik vs Topalov, 2006 Game Collection: FORCING MOVES SHOW YOU WHERE THE PIECES *REALLY* 44 ... Rc2xc5?? does not remove guard due to 45 Rb6-b7+! 1-0 |
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Jan-08-13
| | notyetagm: Kramnik vs Topalov, 2006 Game Collection: FORCING MOVES SHOW YOU WHERE PIECES *REALLY* ARE 44 ... Rc2xc5?? does not remove guard due to 45 Rb6-b7+! 1-0 |
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| Jan-08-13 | | jussu: One think keeps puzzling me: Topalov had this same "obvious" blunder available on move 43, but instead he firs gave that strange check, driving white king to a move active square, and only then grabbed the pawn. I mean if Rxc5 actually didn't blunder the rook, would you prefer 43... Rxc5 or 43... Rc2+? |
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Jan-08-13
| | notyetagm: <jussu: One think keeps puzzling me: Topalov had this same "obvious" blunder available on move 43, but instead he firs gave that strange check, driving white king to a move active square, and only then grabbed the pawn. I mean if Rxc5 actually didn't blunder the rook, would you prefer 43... Rxc5 or 43... Rc2+?> Good point. But as a big Topalov supporter at the time, I clearly remember Topalov's play be marred by several horrible ?? moves. |
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