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| Feb-22-09 |
| KamikazeAttack: Unlike Kramnik v Anand, one thing is clear in this match, Kamsky is playing on the same level as Topalov. The match is widely open.
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| notyetagm: 54 ...  d6-f6  55 ... f6-h4#
click for larger viewHow does Kamsky (White) deal with this mate-in-1 threat? 55 b7-c8!
click for larger viewKamksy played 55 b7-c8!, preparing to <INTERPOSE (BLOCK)> with his queen. 55 ... f6-h4+ 56 c8-h3
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| Feb-22-09 |
| KamikazeAttack: lol omg |
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Feb-22-09
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| notyetagm: Excellent game by Kamsky.
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| Feb-22-09 |
| melianis: Mate in 22: 73...Ba5 74.d7+ Kf8 75.Ne6+ Kg8 76€.Rg7+ Kh8 77.b4 Bb6 78.Rf7 Rg1 79.Rf8+ Kh7 80.Rb8 Rd1+ 81.Kc4 Be3 82.d8=Q Rxd8 83.Rxd8 e4 84.fxe4 h4 85.b5 Bf2 86.e5 Be3 87.Rd7+ Kh6 88.Nf8 Bf4 89.e6 Kh5 90.e7 Kg5 91.e8=Q Kg4 92.Qe2+ Kg5 93.Rg7 Bg3 94.Rxg6+ Kf4 95.Rg4+ Kf5 96.Qe6# 1-0 This one maybe in error.
Are there any faster mates (barring black mistakes)?
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Feb-22-09
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| OneArmedScissor: This is a tremendous game by Kamsky. Well played. |
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Feb-22-09
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| Bondsamir: typical blunder by Topalov made Kamsky look like a hero, and he "kamsky" will be back to his normal level and lose again and again.
don't be very happy Mr.Kamsky soon you will be the real Kamsky don't know what move to play waiting for your time to run out as another excuse to hide your head in the sand. |
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| Feb-22-09 |
| ontocaustic: what's his 'normal' level, do you forget how he got in a spot to play toppy anyway? if you weren't ignorant you'd see that he has better record against kramnik than toppy, and i'll be surprised if he doesn't win (unless of course the bulgar cheats again) because so far he is playing much better chess than his oponent. |
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| Feb-22-09 |
| ontocaustic: you can compare also his record to anand's if you think that topalov would be anything but a joke against anand in a match |
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| outplayer: My congrats for Mr. Kamsky. He really played like a god in this game. His positional play is gorgeous. I didn't like Topalov's 33...Nb5? It looked a strangely weak move to me when I was seeing the game. Fritz confirmed my evaluation. Toppy is not a defender. I think he should play the Marshall gambit and expect an anti-marshall from Kamsky. A draw would be a benefit. Gata excelled in the ending too. |
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Feb-22-09
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| Ulhumbrus: At the cost of repeating a question, what does either Rybka or Fritz say if Black declines the pawn offered by 26 b3 and plays 26...a5 instead of 26...Qxc3? |
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| Feb-22-09 |
| KamikazeAttack: <Toppy is not a defender.> That is his main weakness. He cant sustain pressure for too long. |
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| badest: <KamikazeAttack: <Toppy is not a defender.> That is his main weakness. He cant sustain pressure for too long.> LOL! So true ... so true. If he can attack (or at least counter) Topa is really human.But it takes a lot of skill to put Topa in such a situation... |
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| Feb-22-09 |
| melianis: <Ulhumbrus> this is neither of those machines, but my computer calculates that on 26...a5 27.Bb2 intending Qe2+Bd3 or Rd2! (depending on the response) gives white a small but comfortable (for Kamsky) lead. If 27...a4 28.Ba3 Rd8 29.Qe2 Ra7 30.Bb4 Kg8 31.hxg6 fxg6 32.Bd3 axb3 33.axb3 Rxa1 34.Rxa1 Bxb3 35.Bxb5 and I can't see how black could have a break in the center. Excellent game. |
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Feb-22-09
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| Eyal: <what does either Rybka or Fritz say if Black declines the pawn offered by 26 b3 and plays 26...a5 instead of 26...Qxc3?> Pretty much what Ian Rogers says in the commentary quoted above - if Black doesn't grab the pawn White plays 27.Ba3 leading to similar positions to the game, but without the material solace. 26...a5 in particular seems like a bad idea because it creates a further weakness on b5 (in addition to d6). |
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Feb-22-09
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| Ulhumbrus: After 26 b3!! ( I think that the pawn sacrifice may warrant two exclamation marks by now) Black gets into too much trouble if he accepts the pawn. However if Black declines the pawn on c3, the b3 pawn keeps Black's N on b6 out of play. This suggests moving the N on b6 to a more useful square. On 26...Nb6-d7 27 Ba3 Nc5 the N attacks the e4 pawn a third time and obstructs White's QB. If White becomes then unable to make further headway, that may count as a success for Black, at least from this position. |
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| freeman8201: go Gata! He handled the situation better than the 1st Ruy Lopez encouter with Topalov. Maybe he was physce out? You know "bad hair day" day! |
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Feb-22-09
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| Ulhumbrus: After 26 b3 what does Fritz or Rybka have to say if Black plays his N on b6 to c5 eg by 26...Nb6-d7 27 Ba3 Nc5? |
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| Feb-22-09 |
| Discerning King: alright!!!! kamsky!!!! |
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| Feb-23-09 |
| ChessEscudero: gata kamsky is god! |
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| Feb-27-09 |
| WhiteRook48: what do you mean, Gata Kamsky is God? |
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| Feb-28-09 |
| I Like Fish: is he...
rilly...
a god...
he...
has been...
toppled...
afterwards... |
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| Mar-01-09 |
| WhiteRook48: 73. Rg7 seems to be better, but the rh7 move is close enough |
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| Mar-13-09 |
| WhiteRook48: as it threatens 74 d7+ Kf8 75 Ne6# |
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| Apr-10-09 |
| WhiteRook48: 53...Bxd5? is an error. 53...Qd8 54 Ne7+ Bxe7 55 Rc8 Qxc8 56 Qxc8+ Bf8 was the last chance |
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