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| Shajmaty: The leader lost in 19 moves!? In the main line of a Panov!? Oh, my... |
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Oct-13-08
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| Eyal: Btw, the opening is classified as Caro-Kann but the game reaches a typical Nimzo-Indian setup, which can arrived at by 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 d5 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Bd3 c5 7.O-O cxd4 8.exd4 dxc4 9.Bxc4 b6 (this kind of thing is actually quite common in the Panov-Botvinnik Attack, which is a sort of d4 opening in disguise). Black's troubles seem to begin with 14...Rc7 - the usual (and recommended) move here is 14...h6. Rc7 already failed to 15.Ne5 Qa8 16.Bxe6! in D Leal vs M Vilar Lopez, 2001. Svidler tries to improve with 15...Kh8 first, but it doesn't seem to really solve Black's problems. Another way for White to conduct the K-side attack, recommended by engines, was 17.Qg3 (with threats along the h2-b8 diagonal and of bringing the queen to h4) Ne4 (17...Nxe5 18.Bxf6 gxf6 19.Rxe5! fxe5 20.Qxe5+ f6 21.Qxc7 Be4 22.Bxe6) 18.Ng6+ fxg6 19.Rxh7+ Kxh7 20.Qh4+ Kg8 21.Bxe6+ Rf7 22.Bxf7+ Kxf7 23.Qf4+ Ndf6 24.Qxc7+ Kf8 25.Bxf6 Nxf6 26.Re7. After 17.Nxd7, as played by Timofeev, Black may have still survived with 17...Nxd7, but 17...Rxd7? loses immediately. The finish, which Svidler avoided playing out on the board, would be 19...Kxh7 20.Qh3+ Kg7/g8 21.Qg4+ Kh7 22.Re3 Bf3 23.Rxf3 Qxf3 24.Qxf3. |
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Oct-13-08
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| acirce: 14..h6 is supposed to equalize. Svidler has very little experience with both the Caro-Kann and the Nimzo, so it's not that surprising that he goes wrong in the opening. However, he keeps going more and more wrong with every new move... certainly not his best day. A very high-profile example of this line is Kramnik vs Kasparov, 2000 where Garry played 13..Be7, with the position probably still being about equal. |
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| Oct-13-08 |
| ruelas007: ouch svidler got total pwnt!
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| Oct-15-08 |
| stanleys: <Eyal:> I think that you've followed GM Zagrebelny's online comments :) |
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Oct-16-08
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| Ulhumbrus: On 19...Kxh7 20 Qh3+ Kg6 21 Re3! f5 22 Rg3+ Kf6 23 Qh4 is mate. |
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Oct-16-08
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| bright1: Ulhumbrus, in your line, Black can give up the bishop and queen to stop mate.
19...Kxh7 20 Qh3+ Kg6 21 Re3 Bf3 22 Rxf3 Qxf3
This is of course still hopeless for Black, but leads to the same result as the line that Eyal gave. |
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