Eyal: Position after 25...h6:

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In his live commentary to the game, Shipov claimed a "miracle draw" for White here after <26.Qb7!> hxg5 27.e6! Ne2+ 28.Kh2 Kh7 29.Be5 Rg8 30.Qf7! [aiming for h5] Qg4 31.Kg2! Nf4+ 32.Kg1 Qd1+ 33.Kh2 Qh5 34.gxf4 Qxf7 35.exf7 Rgf8 36.hxg5 and it appears that White can hold the endgame. (http://translate.google.com/transla...).

Chessok's Rybka also criticizes Moro's 26.Nf3 and recommends 26.Qb7! Ne2+ 27.Kh2 f4 28.Qf7+ Kh8 29.Qh5 fxg3+ 30.fxg3 etc. with a -0.67 eval, which might also be enough to hold the game (http://chessok.com/broadcast?key=ta...).

However, after playing a little with this line on my own engine I think I've found a clear win for Black... 26.Qb7 hxg5 27.e6 Ne2+ 28.Kh2 Rxe6! (instead of Shipov's Kh7) 29.Qxa8+ Kh7 30.hxg5 Qe4!! (not 30...Rxd6?? 31.Kg2+ Kg6 32.Qe8+ Kxg5 33.Qe7+) - this move both prevents Kg2 with the lethal check by discovery and prepares Qf3 with a decisive attack - e.g. 31.Qb8 Qf3 32.Bc5 f4, or 32.Rf1 Rxd6! 33.Qxd6 f4.

and I say... Kramnik always!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yes. Click on the double-arrowhead gadget at the lower-left corner of the chessboard, right next to a1.

Unfortunately some posters here prefer to talk out of some other orifices on their body instead of their mouths.

That option is apparently not available when there is live broadcasting going on. (So now you can do it because the game is now in the database.)

Ridiculous, of course. A great player like Kramnik would never fall into a mate in four (or less).

During the world championship in Mexico, at the press conference after Kramnik vs Anand, 2007, I remember that some idiot journalist asked him if he saw the trap 29.Qxg5?? Ne2+ 30.Kh1 Qxh2+! 31.Kxh2 Rh8+ with mate next move, and Kramnik said "No, I usually miss this kind of thing".

Of course though, while in both the Anand and Moro games the opponent tried to lure Kramnik with bait which made Kramnik stop and think, in the Topalov and Fritz games there wasn't any real bait (i.e. hanging a piece or pawn), which probably resulted in Kramnik letting his guard down, although in the Topalov game he was probably already losing at that point and luckliy managed to hold on for a win.

for and example of the 10.Qxc7?Qd5 line check out the game I Krush vs Gulko, 2009. Rc8 doesn't happen immediately in this line if white follows with 11.Qd6 but it does happen. Also 10...Qxc7 11.Bxc7 Rc8 probably also gives black a slight edge as well. Maybe Moro should have avoided 9.Bf4 and tried for 9.Bg5 instead.