Pentala Harikrishna vs Peter Svidler (2008)

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Pentala Harikrishna vs Peter Svidler
Dresden Olympiad (2008), Dresden GER, rd 4, Nov-16
Gruenfeld Defense: General (D80) · 1-0

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Nov-16-08		percyblakeney: 25. Rxe6 is a very pretty move by Harikrishna, fxe6 is impossible because of 26. Bxe6+ Kh7 27. Qf3 (for example followed by 27. ... Bh6 28. Qh3 g5 29. Qd3+ Kg7 30. Rxc3): click for larger view

Nov-17-08		veerar: 22.g4,shows that Harikrishna had seen deep!He was very much short of time,and I thought he would lose on time,despite a winning position.Followed all the Indian games live.Well done!

Nov-17-08		Eyal: 22.g4 prevents Black from countering 23.d6 with 23...exd6, because after 24.Bxf7+ Kxf7 25.Bxd6+ Black wouldn't have Qf5. Black's decisive mistake was 24...Red8? allowing the pretty Rxe6, but he already was under quite a lot of pressure at this point. In the final position, Black has no adequate defence against White's combined threats of Be3 (with a double attack on f7 and the queen), Rxf7, and Rc7 winning the knight.

Nov-17-08		computer chess guy: <Eyal: Black's decisive mistake was 24. .. Red8?> True, but 22. .. ♘b6 was also bad: 22. .. b5 or ..b6 would be better, keeping the path of the pawn blocked and preventing the discovered attack on b7.

Jul-30-21		Brenin: 25 Rxe6, and if 25 ... fxe6 then 26 Bxe6+ Kh8 or h7 (26 ... Kf8 27 Qe7 mate) 27 Qf3, with the threat of Qh3+. Black's response 25 ... Rab8 simply drives the White Q where it was heading away. At the end, Black has no answer to the threats of Be3 and Rc7.

Jul-30-21		mel gibson: It took me about 20 seconds to see the first ply. Stockfish 14 says: 25. Rxe6 (25. Rxe6 (♖e1xe6 ♘b6-d5 ♖e6xg6 f7xg6 ♕b7xd5+ ♕c5xd5 ♗b3xd5+ ♔g8-f8 ♗d5xa8 ♖d8xa8 ♗f4-g5 ♔f8-e8 ♖c1-e1+ ♔e8-f7 ♖e1-e7+ ♔f7-f8 ♖e7-e4 ♔f8-f7 d6-d7 c3-c2 ♖e4-c4 ♗g7-f6 ♖c4xc2 ♖a8-d8 ♗g5xf6 ♔f7xf6 ♖c2-c6+ ♔f6-g5 ♖c6-c7 ♔g5xg4 ♖c7xa7 ♔g4-f3 ♖a7-c7 ♔f3-e4 a2-a4 ♔e4-d5 a4-a5 ♔d5-d6 ♖c7-c3 ♔d6-e6 ♖c3-d3 ♖d8xd7 ♖d3xd7 ♔e6xd7 ♔g1-g2 ♔d7-c6 ♔g2-f3 ♔c6-b5 h2-h4 ♔b5-c6 a5-a6) +7.30/34 427) score for White +7.30 depth 34.

Jul-30-21		An Englishman: Good Evening: Solved it, but the real surprise consists of how deep the theory runs--the players didn't deviate from known book until 16.Rc1.

Jul-30-21		Walter Glattke: 24.-Red8 allows 25.Rxe6, even Bd4 26.Rxg6+ Kh8 27.Rh6 brings mate, too. 24.-Rf8 allows Rxf4 later, but mate, too. 24.-Bd4 25.Rc2 Qc8 is maybe better

Jul-30-21		Stanco: I saw it is Re6 but had in mind 27.Qe7 instead od Qf3 24. Txe6 fxe6 26. Bxe6+ Kh7 27. Qe7, which is also winning

Jul-30-21		chrisowen: Doffs it cap aint it go at Rxe6 goodness a bluff in i frazzled it aid in as doffs it offer in i o carpa it refines in flow it go in at bath its boats again tins i cafe it bossed it feck in i quirk ebbs its wiggy plum jump vilnius its hand mads in its weeps in be pebble tron rung its cog in offs uniform hint Nd5 ghoul in as a blush latch Red8 garrulous ghost abridge axled it i in totups finish affable lindisfarne packforth fiddle highlight its wides in hone its a tumultuous in i approach its helms in it cloister Rxe6 etcetera?

Jul-30-21		Stanco: the ghost of dirty dick is still in search of little nell wee willie winkie with a candlestick still writing songs in the wee wee hours everybody's looking for somebody's arms to fall into etcetera?

Jul-30-21		chrisowen: Hang on no?

Jul-30-21		agb2002: White has the bishop pair for a bishop and a knight. White controls a number of squares around the black king, x-rayd by the bishop on b3. This suggests 25.Rxe6 but after 25... fxe6 26.Bxe6+ Kh7 27.Qf3 Bd4 (27... g5 28.Qd3+ Kh6 - 28... Kh8 29.Qh3+ wins decisive material- 29.Bf7 wins) I haven't found a clear winning path.

Jul-30-21		Stanco: need the toilet right now no?

Jul-30-21		agb2002: According to DroidFish, White wins with 28.Qh3+ Kg7 29.Qh6+ Kf6 30.Bf5 (the move that escaped me). If 30... Rg8 then 31.Qg5+ and mate soon.

Jul-30-21		Brenin: <agb2002>: instead of 30 ... Rg8 Black has 30 ... Bxf2+, but after 31 Kg2 Qd5+ 32 Kxf2 Qd4+ 33 Be3 Qxd6 34 Qxg6+ followed by 35 Qg7+ it looks terminal for Black.

Jul-30-21		Jimfromprovidence: To me 26 Qf3!! is fantastic. click for larger view Not only because of the threat of Qh3 but also because of the idea of Re7, then Be3 (or some other threatening move with the bishop moving off of the f file) seeing Qxf7+. If 26 Qf3 for just Qh3 then one might as well play 26 Qg2. But 26 Qf3 wins 2x the material as 26 Qg2

Jul-30-21		chrisowen: No date referral no?

Jul-30-21		Stanco: no, you call.

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