Boris Gelfand vs Yue Wang (2010)

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Boris Gelfand vs Yue Wang
King's Tournament (2010), Medias ROU, rd 1, Jun-14
Slav Defense: General (D10) · 1-0

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Jun-15-10		zdiddy: this game is so far over my head

Jun-15-10		Ulhumbrus: <zdiddy: this game is so far over my head> GM Dorian Rogozenco has annotated this game on the chess base website. Here is a link to the page: http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail...

Jun-15-10		howlwolf: luzhin, 55 Qxf6 Rxf6, marginally better than Nxf6, 56 Nd8 looks like the strongest response to me and I think black will eventually have to sac his rook for the c pawn.

Jun-16-10		Jafar219: Beautiful positional masterpiece..just beautiful.Alekhine would proud of Gelfand.

Jun-16-10		luzhin: If Yue was dead set on a draw he ought to have played the ultra-stonewalling 16...h5. Perhaps he was worried about an immediate 17.Bxh5, but this sac does not appear to give White an advantage.

Jun-16-10		GBKnight: I must say I was wondering about h5 for black as well. White would presumably then have to make a long-term sacrifce on h5, perhaps after some regrouping of the pieces. White might follow by advancing the g and h pawns, which seems to give lots of possibilities, maybe more than in the game where he basically had to engineer an entrance on the h-file. It would have been a different game, as they say.

Jun-16-10		ajile: <luzhin: If Yue was dead set on a draw he ought to have played the ultra-stonewalling 16...h5. Perhaps he was worried about an immediate 17.Bxh5, but this sac does not appear to give White an advantage.> I agree the sac could be dangerous either immediately or sometime in the future after White has prepared. Remember that White has a space and mobility advantage. Black can't do anything and has to wait for White to break through. What a great game by Gelfand.

Jun-16-10		Riccitensor: I like Gelfands style, solid, logical and stubborn!

Jul-24-10		whiteshark: <Jamboree <But when the knight re-emerges from the back side of the black hole with 49. Nf7!>> Interesting that you mentioned it, because every <black hole> may hold a hidden universe: http://www.newscientist.com/article...

Aug-21-10		notyetagm: Game Collection: Gelfand's Best Games

Aug-06-15		offramp: The position with white to play at move 48, click for larger view Would make a good Friday puzzle.

Jul-02-16		ChrisWainscott: Gelfand compares this not only to the Capa-Treybal game mentioned above, but also to Alekhine vs O Chajes, 1923

Aug-18-18		zenwabi: GM Gelfand considers this one of his best games, and he has annotated it extensively in his fine book, POSITIONAL DECISION MAKING IN CHESS.

Mar-23-25		Korora: Huh. Insane difficulty or not, I actually saw 44.♖xh7 to sac the Exchange. And I couldn't see any alternative line.

Mar-23-25		mel gibson: I only guessed the first ply. Stockfish 17 says: 44. Rxh7 (44. Rxh7 (1.Rxh7 Nxh7 2.Nxg6 Nd7 3.Bh5 Qd8 4.Rg3 Nhf8 5.Nge5 Nb8 6.Rh3 Rc7 7.Ke2 Qc8 8.Kd1 Qa6 9.Kc1 Rab7 10.Kb1 Qa7 11.Qh1 Qa8 12.Rh2 Na6 13.Ba5 b4 14.axb4 Rc8 ) +3.71/47 607) score for White +3.71 depth 47.

Mar-23-25		Walter Glattke: I come over g-line with 44.Ne5 Bxh6 45.gxh6 Nbd7 46.Nhxg5 Nxe5 47.Nxe5 - I am not sure, whether this was Gelfand's best game, if I break through wth g-line attack, then the match is a "Chinese Snooker" only.

Mar-23-25		An Englishman: Good Evening: Never mind move 44; move 47 would have proven impossible to see. And never mind move 47; move 48 would have proven impossible. One of the greatest games I've ever seen. Seriously. The quality of this game far outclasses Casablanca v. Treybal, IMO.

Mar-23-25		Lloyd Gross: Maybe just a pipe dream, but I took a different route at move 46. Rxh7 Kf7 47. Nge5+ Nxe5 48. Qh5+ Ke7 49. Rxg7+ Nf7 50. Ne5 Kd8 51. Nxf7+ Rxf7 52. Ba5+ Rxa5 53. Rxf7 Qxf7 54. Qxf7

Mar-23-25		scormus: Not easy to decide which piece to take and order of moves for both sides. I though probably the 44 Rxh7 (text and best) but I wasn't sure and wondered about Nxg6 which SF rates as playable but weaker. 44 Nxg6 would be good if B simply recaptured with 44 ... Bxg6? However, 44 ... Bxh6 would take much of the sting out of W's attack. Decision time again a couple of move later, I thought the same as <Lloyd Gross: Rxh7?!> which is also winning but not as strong as Qh5! Gelfand gave a masterclass in combining tactical and positional play. And the exercising of patience.

Mar-23-25		chrisowen: I mop bus its track its lunary its q gad its heff its x u Rxh7 aco its mo its aoh its a fig pug de riguer Rxh7 eg

Mar-23-25		Walter Glattke: 44.Ne5? Bxe5 45.fxxe5 Rg7 looks draw

Mar-23-25		chrisowen: bishop x get

Mar-23-25		King.Arthur.Brazil: The king goes with: 44. Rxh7 Nxh7 45. Nxg6 Nxg5 46. Rh8+ Bxh8 47. Qxh8+ Kf7 48. Nde5#. Otherwise: 44. Rxh7 Nxh7 45. Nxg6 (Qxg6 46. Bh5 win the ♕). Another way: 45... Bf8 46. Nxf8 Qxf8 47. g6 Nf6 48. Rh8+ Kg7 49. Qh6#. W has a powerful attack to proceed.

Mar-23-25		areknames: Wow, what a game. I need to have a proper look at it.

Mar-23-25		Breunor: Way beyond my pay grade!

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