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Alexander Grischuk vs Veselin Topalov
20th Amber Tournament (Rapid) (2011) (rapid), Monaco MNC, rd 5, Mar-17
Dutch Defense: Hopton Attack (A80)  ·  1-0

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Mar-17-11  Ulhumbrus: 40...Rg7 makes of the second Rook a target on the long diagonal in addition to the rook on e5, but on 40..Qg7 41 Nc5 Rd8 42 Nxb7! the Queen on g7 is overworked. She can't cover both the pawn on b7 and the Rook on e5.
Mar-17-11  fab4: That knight on e4 kept white's game together.Seem to control so many important squares.That and the passed d pawn decided it.
Mar-17-11
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  Penguincw: I guess Grischuk realizes that if Topalov was going to beat him with the white pieces,he should get some payback.
Mar-18-11  Aniara: Is it just me or does the black position lock very imposing at move 10 or so?
Mar-18-11
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  tamar: <In the rapid game Topalov played for a win with the Dutch Defence, at least that was his opponent’s interpretation of the Bulgarian’s opening choice. Black got a fine game, but went astray with 22…Qf6 where he should have played either 22…b5 or even the primitive (Grischuk) 22…c5. Now there followed a forced sequence and after 28.d6 White was winning. Not only did he have two pawns for the exchange, but also the bishop pair and a better king position. ‘In the rest of the game I didn’t blunder anything and so I won’, Grischuk summed up the remainder of the game.>

from rd 5 report

Mar-20-11  notyetagm: http://webcast.chessclub.com/Amber1...

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