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Viswanathan Anand vs Anish Giri
20th Amber Tournament (Rapid) (2011) (rapid), Monaco MNC, rd 11, Mar-24
Russian Game: Classical Attack. Jaenisch Variation (C42)  ·  1-0

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Mar-24-11
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  Penguincw: Doubled pawns win?
Mar-24-11  goldenbear: <Penguincw> Kf6 f5!
Mar-24-11
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  Penguincw: < goldenbear: <Penguincw> Kf6 f5! >

Yah.How did Anand win here? Must've been time forfeit or something.

Mar-24-11  rangek: <Penguincw> After 38.. Kf6 39. f5 g6 40. fxg6 it seems completely hopeless for black.
Mar-25-11  Fanques Fair: This game proves that Giri is not in the level of the other players. Why 18 - ..., Qd8 ? if Black had the obvious and simple Bb7 ? He ends up losing a pawn for nothing.
Mar-25-11
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  Penguincw: Penguincw: < rangek: <Penguincw> After 38.. Kf6 39. f5 g6 40. fxg6 it seems completely hopeless for black. > Ok.

< Fanques Fair: This game proves that Giri is not in the level of the other players. Why 18 - ..., Qd8 ? if Black had the obvious and simple Bb7 ? He ends up losing a pawn for nothing. >

Yep.Even though he's 16,he should've noticed the tactics.I wonder how he beat Carlsen...

Oct-15-12  timztw: 38.. Kf6 39. f5 g6 40. fxg6 Kxg6 41. e7 Kf7 What's the problem for black?
Oct-15-12  Cyphelium: <timztw> It's a dead lost pawn endgame. Look at the position after 38.- ♔f6 39. f5 g6 40. fxg6 ♔xg6 41. e7 ♔f7


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and you'll see that if the white king gets to g5, pawn h5 will fall. There is no way for black to stop the white king from getting there, as white can always win tempi by moving the f-pawn. For example 42. ♔f3 ♔xe7 43. ♔f4 ♔f6 44. f3 and wherever black goes, white will get to g5. 44.- ♔g6 45. ♔e5 ♔g7 46. ♔f5 ♔h6 47. f4 ♔g7 48. ♔g5.

Oct-15-12  Mr. Bojangles: Anand wins hallelujah been a loooonnggg time coming.

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