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Shakhriyar Mamedyarov vs Levon Aronian
Tal Memorial (2010), Moscow RUS, rd 4, Nov-08
Slav Defense: Modern Line (D11)  ·  1/2-1/2

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Nov-08-10  Ulhumbrus: After 24 Rd8 I forecast a win for White
Nov-08-10  Marmot PFL: It is dangerous but Aronian defends well and his position looks tenable.
Nov-08-10  Ulhumbrus: One famous example of an endgame which White won playing with the bishop pair against a bishop and a knight and with an asymmetrical pawn formation is the game Kasparov vs Smyslov, 1984
Nov-08-10  Marmot PFL: If 26 Qxe8 Nxe8 27 Bxc5 b6 then Bxa2 isn't black OK? still white has B pair.
Nov-08-10  whiteshark: Is Mame building up some pressure with his ♕♗♗+ kingside pawn majority?
Nov-08-10
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  Domdaniel: Luckily for Kramnik, it's Black to move in this position (after 21.h5)


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White has an advantage but no forced win, I think.

Vlad is thinking long and hard, however ...

Nov-08-10  Ulhumbrus: On 28...Ne8 29 f5 the Black Queen cannot take the f5 pawn as she is tied to the defence of the N and on 29...Kf8 30 f6 gets ready for Bh6
Nov-08-10  Marmot PFL: If I was white would definitely traded queens. Dangerous to leave Aronian with queens on and more clock time.
Nov-08-10  Ulhumbrus: It has probably occurred to Mamedyarov that if he does not make sure of a win by playing very correctly, a player as strong as Aronian may escape.
Nov-08-10
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  Domdaniel: Official site may be frozen again. Nobody seems to have moved for a while ...
Nov-08-10
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  Domdaniel: I was wrong, they're fine. Kramnik played 21...c4.
Nov-08-10  SCUBA diver: I think 30. K-h2 would have been much stronger than a3.
Nov-08-10  whiteshark: <Dom> Refreshing every now and then works for me (it's not done automatically in Russia (From Russia with Love, so to say)
Nov-08-10  Ulhumbrus: In the position shown Nakamura can pin the d5 pawn by Rd1 and so gain the point c4 for his KB.
Nov-08-10  Ulhumbrus: On the video broadcast Aronian and Mamedyarov appear to be showing the game on a demonstration board, but they are speaking in Russisn, and I don't know what the conclusion of the game is.
Nov-08-10  Sokrates: Very interesting position. It seems that Bc6 (with Pa7 en prise after exchanging the B & N) forces Aronian to play Qd1+ followed by Qe2 pinning Bg2 and making the life of Be3 insecure. The passive a6 looks very bad, as does Bb5.
Nov-08-10  Kinghunt: I don't understand a word they're saying, but I think the game was drawn.
Nov-08-10  whiteshark: Yes, draw agreed after <30.a3>. (30... Qd3 31. Bf2 Qd1+ with equal chances)
Nov-08-10  Sokrates: Drawn? Not bad for Aronian IMO. I'd rather play white in that position.
Nov-08-10  Ulhumbrus: Perhaps it was a mistake for Mamedyarov to avoid an exchange of Queens, unless White can win by 29 f5 instead of 29 Qa8
Nov-08-10  Ulhumbrus: <chessgames.com> Are you going to switch to the Nakamura - Kramnik game?
Nov-08-10
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  Domdaniel: Nakamura-Kramnik seems to be a draw -- perpetual or repetition. But Shirov is two exchanges down and several pawns up ...
Nov-08-10
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  Domdaniel: Kramnik drew. Shirov lost almost all the pawns and has a bad B-vs-R ending.
Nov-08-10
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Nov-08-10  whiteshark: Thanks for the live-broadcast, <chessgames.com>!
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