Alexander Grischuk vs Boris Gelfand (2009)

Alexander Grischuk vs Boris Gelfand
4th FIDE Grand Prix (2009) · Queen's Gambit Declined: Tartakower Defense. General (D58) · 1-0

To move:

Last move:

explore this opening	find similar games	55 more Gelfand/Grischuk games
	PGN: download \| view	Help: general \| java-troubleshooting

TIP: If you do not want to read posts by a certain member, put them on your ignore list.

For help with this chess viewer, please see the Pgn4web Quickstart Guide.

Apr-16-09		whiteshark: Gelfand went downhill rather rapidly in the middlegame. Quite out of the common run.

Apr-16-09		shintaro go: I like 11. b4 a lot.

Apr-18-09		Mateo: 31...Qd7 seems weird. But Black is lost. 1) 31...Qxe5? 32.Qxe5 Rxe5 33.Rc8+. The Bishop is lost. 2) 31...Qb6 32.a5! Qe6 (32...Qxa5 33.e6, Black's position collapses) 33.Rc7 threatening Bxa6. There is no way to defend the a6 pawn. So White wins a pawn. 30...Re8? is the losing move. 31.Rc1! just wins a pawn.

Apr-20-09		Eyal: <Mateo: 2) 31...Qb6 32.a5! Qe6 (32...Qxa5 33.e6, Black's position collapses) 33.Rc7 threatening Bxa6. There is no way to defend the a6 pawn. So White wins a pawn.> 33...Bc6 can hold the pawn, at least for a while (34.Bxa6 Ra8 followed by 35...Rxa5), but it still loses to 34.Qf6! Qxf6 (34...Bb5 35.Bxb5 axb5 36.a6 should transpose) 35.exf6 Bb5 36.Bxb5 axb5 37.a6. <30...Re8? is the losing move. 31.Rc1! just wins a pawn.> Yeah, that seems to be the decisive mistake. But Black's position already looks quite uncomfortable after 20.Qf5! and definitely so after 23.Ne5. So in retrospect, perhaps <19...g6> would have been better. The novelty came just a move earlier - 19.exd4 instead of Nxd4, as played in Timman vs Kasparov, 1998.

Apr-22-09		HeMateMe: Isn't there a set up where black can draw this double rook pawn ending? I thought something like this occurred in one of Fischer's games in M60MG. I think he was playing an IM named Muster from Austria, and had erred in the middle game, went into the ending down two pawns but was able to save the draw. Muster probably told everyone at Starbucks for the next 40 years "I Drew against Fischer"! I know I would have.

May-17-11		puzzlepatzer: <HeMateMe>this is the position i think you are looking for. click for larger view

NOTE: You need to pick a username and password to post a reply. Getting your account takes less than a minute, totally anonymous, and 100% free--plus, it entitles you to features otherwise unavailable. Pick your username now and join the chessgames community!

If you already have an account, you should login now.

Please observe our posting guidelines:

No obscene, racist, sexist, or profane language.
No spamming, advertising, or duplicating posts.
No personal attacks against other users.
Nothing in violation of United States law.

See something which violates our rules? Blow the whistle and inform an administrator.

NOTE: Keep all discussion on the topic of this page. This forum is for this specific game and nothing else. If you want to discuss chess in general, or this site, you might try the Kibitzer's Café.

Messages posted by Chessgames members do not necessarily represent the views of Chessgames.com, its employees, or sponsors.

Spot an error? Please submit a correction slip and help us eliminate database mistakes!
This game is type: CLASSICAL (Disagree? Please submit a correction slip.)

Featured in the Following Game Collections [what is this?]

Game 75
from Guess-the-Move Chess: 2000-2010 (Part 2) by Anatoly21

weak pawns
from 96_T�ckische - Random rook endgames II by whiteshark

4th FIDE Grand Prix 2009
by shintaro go

misplaced piece
from 00 Nunn Middlegames by cgrob