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Viswanathan Anand vs Luke McShane
London Chess Classic (2010), London ENG, rd 5, Dec-12
Spanish Game: Berlin Defense. Rio Gambit Accepted (C67)  ·  1/2-1/2

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Dec-12-10
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  chancho: I'm guessing tablas now...
Dec-12-10  ajile: Um coudn't White have doubled on the open e file with queen and rook?

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Dec-12-10
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  Domdaniel: McShane looks like a young John Cusack. He should be starring in a Western movie with a name like <Luke's Gold: Return of the Son of a Man called Shane>...
Dec-12-10  whiteshark: <Dom> Don't mess with Evers. http://www.itcanwait.com/content/ro...
Dec-12-10  Eyal: Turns out both Shipov and Sakaev were right...
Dec-12-10  David2009: Crafty End Game Trainer defending as Black is satisfied with perpetual check. Has White more?
Dec-12-10  BobCrisp: Anand is a bum; he couldn't even beat a crappy 2650 player with White.
Dec-12-10  Marmot PFL: Carlsen game?
Dec-12-10  VargPOD: Very solid from McShane. Another defensive triumph to the Berlin Wall.
Dec-12-10  ajile: He used the Force to Force a draw.

Not bad young Skywalker.

Dec-12-10
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  scormus: Yes .... to most of what's been posted, well most od what's been posted that I can understand. Well played, Luke.
Carlson game, yes. You really wont want to see the end of Naka-Nige (if there any end left)
Dec-12-10  Ulhumbrus: <chessgames.com> Are you going to switch to another game?
Dec-12-10
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  Administrator: Thank you all for watching the game with us. Tomorrow is a rest day. Our coverage will continue on Tuesday at 9:am USA/Eastern time. Hope to see you then.
Dec-12-10
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  Domdaniel: A visit from Administrator in full Admin Regalia.

We are honored, Sir. We'll come back when we're told, if not sooner.

Dec-12-10  Landman: McShane moves his Knight 9 times in the first 19 moves and it ends up on f6.
Dec-12-10
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  scormus: At least the main man came in (virtual) person to tell us we werent switching to another game. Not all bosses do that, mine not anyway ....
Dec-12-10  Chessinfinite: Mc Shane somehow managed to play well to hold Anand. Looks like Anand is taking it easy on the English players.. though he crushed the greatest of them yesterday..
Dec-12-10  Atking: Chessgames-com this is not an uncommun opening...
Dec-12-10  Paraconti: I didn't realize McShane was rated so much more above Anand in ELO points.
Dec-12-10
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  perfidious: <Atking> We can only wish it were, and thank Anand for at least sparing us yet another wretched Berlin Wall and trying to infuse a little life into things.
Dec-12-10  polarmis: Here's my final version of Sergey Shipov's commentary on the game: http://www.chessintranslation.com/2...

On the opening - it's interesting that as he points out McShane's 11...d6 was played by Adolf Anderssen 144 years ago!

Dec-12-10  Eyal: <polarmis> Thanks as usual - also for the reference to the discussion of the Anand-Nakamura endgame.

Here's the historical game: G Neumann vs Anderssen, 1866.

Dec-12-10  polarmis: Thanks, <Eyal>, it's interesting to see your quotes from both Sakaev and Shipov. It's been a bit silly so far - Chess Pro and Crestbook have chosen the same game each round! (admittedly today was the first time you could have had any doubts which the main game was, but still...)
Dec-14-10  LucB: This is not really an "uncommon opening", is it?
Dec-15-10  Brandon plays: On this page they show Anand as being the 2600 whereas McShane is 2804. Good game nonethless.
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