Zahar Efimenko vs Michael Adams (2007)

Zahar Efimenko vs Michael Adams
5th Gibraltar Chess Festival (2007) · Italian Game: Classical Variation. Giuoco Pianissimo Main line (C53) · 1-0

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Jan-30-07		kackhander: this is a bit of a surprise, did adams have problems right out of the opening here or did efimenko just play a very accurate middlegame? he seems to get a strong mobile kingside pawn mass and a very elastic blockader for the doubled d-pawns.

Jan-30-07		Gouki: hehe, a spite check from Adams before he resigns, 95..h7+ Adams a 2735 rated GM is totally outplayed by Efimenko, the 2616 rated GM :)

Jan-30-07		Confuse: Just wondering, why did adams go around in the end game, if he stayed with his bishop and rook there, couldn't he have traded down to a drawn ending? i dont get it

Feb-02-07		TheSlid: Good Question <Confuse>. Say changing rooks at move 45 and then a blockade on the dark squares would give Black a draw in the opposite coloured bishops ending. Only explanation is that Adams is still playing for more at this stage.

May-15-07		Knight13: I think 78...Rxc4 draws. There's no way Black is gonna promote that pawn now that it is Bishop of Opposite Color, and black can take that pawn on g4 and then move his king back to g5 to defend that pawn on g6 if need to, and then move his dark-squared bishop-back-and-forth. So if White Wait what the heck am I talking about? Black loses. Nevermind.

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