Vassily Ivanchuk vs Alexander Beliavsky (2010)

Vassily Ivanchuk vs Alexander Beliavsky
Chess Olympiad (2010) · Caro-Kann Defense: Panov Attack. Modern Defense (B13) · 1-0

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Sep-25-10		mariola: Did white win on time ? Why not 25... Qb4

Sep-25-10		Calar: On 25...Qb4 white has 26. Qf3+

Sep-25-10		nikromos: If 25 . . . Qb4 26. Qf3+ is no good because of Kb8. 26. Qe3 wins the Bishop and the game due to extra pawn and exposed B King.

Sep-27-10		al wazir: Why not 19. Bxf7 ? After 25. Rc7 Qxb2, what does white have? If 26. Qe4+ Kb8 27. Qxe7, then 27...Qa1+ 28. Kg2 Qxa2 29. Qxf7 Qa5, and black has a shot at a perpetual. If instead 27. Rxe7, then 27...Rf8 28. Re8+ Rxe8 29. Qxe8+ Kb7 30. Qxf7+ Kh6 31. Qxh7 Qxa2. White should win, but he still has a long slog. I would have played on a few more moves.

Sep-27-10		Sastre: If 25...Qxb2, then 26.Rxe7. Black can't play 26...Qxa2 because of 27.Qe4+ Kb8 28.Qb7#. Attempting to guard b7 with 26...Rb8 fails to 27.Qe4+ Rb7 28.Re8#. The exposed nature of Black's king and White's control over the seventh rank and the h1-a8 diagonal means that Black will always have to guard against mate threats, especially on b7. Furthermore, White can slowly pick off Black's weak queenside pawns.

Sep-27-10		Domdaniel: 7...Nxd4 is very dubious: White just gets too much initiative for the pawn. Instead, 7...e6 is solid and gives Black some hope of castling, while 7...Qxd4 is better if he really wants to grab a pawn (it gets interesting after 8.Nb5). This (7...Nxd4) line has been played a few times before, generally resulting in quick wins for White. The final position here is an easy win.

Nov-15-10		Fusilli: Amazing. After 7...Nxd4 all White has to do is to play natural development moves and look for tactical themes.

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