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| Apr-26-11 | | avidfan: After move 51, Black will have a hard time stopping the a-pawn. |
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Apr-26-11
 | | boz: If White can play Bc5 the black king won't even be able to approach the white e-pawn. |
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| Apr-26-11 | | unferth: I was surprised white didn't throw in Bc5 before Ka3--that pawn wasn't going anywhere |
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| Apr-26-11 | | MaxxLange: <boz> The threat of 52 Bc5 suggests that 51...Bf2 is almost forced. That move also stops Ka5-b6. Black looks to be in horrible danger of losing, but, it seems to me, he has some hope. For example, the White a-pawn Queens on the "wrong color" square, and White's e-pawn is weak. But, his King is SO FAR away from the a-file and from Black's weak c-pawn. I think Kamsky is going to force resignation in another 12 or so moves, maybe sooner. |
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Apr-26-11
 | | Marmot PFL: Looks simple - black can only take one pawn with his bishop, the other one queens. White can easily take black's only pawn. |
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Apr-26-11
 | | tamar: Cue the ROOK! |
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| Apr-26-11 | | unferth: 1-0 very soon |
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Apr-26-11
 | | Mozart72: Yes! Yes! |
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Apr-26-11
| | Mozart72: And yes! |
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Apr-26-11
 | | suenteus po 147: I don't want to say it's typical, but I've seen and played a number of Catalans where an extra pawn going into the endgame is decisive. |
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| Apr-26-11 | | MaxxLange: yay Rook. Nice win for Gata
The Catalan! I didn't tune in today until the ending, so this is news to me. The Catalan is the new Ruy, it seems, as far as your World Championship match openings go. The top players have been trying for wins there, in the last 2 or 3 WC contests. What is Kamsky saying to Topalov, by playing it today? I'm NOT going to play the Catalan in our match, so I am unafraid to show you how I WOULD play it? Or, Im not afraid to show you some of my Catalan preparation, because the US Championship title is worth it to me? And because I'm not afraid of YOUR preparation in it? Many questions. I'm sure they are firing up the GMs and computers at Topalov's training camp tonight. |
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Apr-27-11
 | | HeMateMe: When do G-Kam and the Topster get it on? Early May? I know it is coming soon, along with 3 other pairings. |
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Apr-27-11
| | boz: G-Kam (yeah, why not HMM) probably thinks it's more important to stay game-sharp than to hide opening prep. I don't think Kamsky's game has ever relied heavily on novelties anyway. |
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Apr-27-11
 | | beenthere240: I left the game when it looked drawn but whoa, 38....Kd7 allowing the rook to penetrate with check and snaffle the g pawn is something I didn't imagine. |
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Apr-27-11
 | | Domdaniel: *Dorcha O Nuallain* strikes again. |
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Apr-27-11
| | HeMateMe: Does he play for Arsenal? |
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| Apr-27-11 | | anandrulez: Even without Kd7 the position looks tough to defend , blacks pawns are weak and white has an amazing bishop ! |
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Apr-28-11
 | | Ulhumbrus: After 15 c4 if Black plays the pawn advance ...c5, the pawn structure, with colours reversed, will be similar to that in the game Karpov vs Kasparov, 1984 This suggests, if Black can manage it, the moves ...c5, ...Rfc8, and the manoeuvres ...Be7-d8-b6 and ...Nf6-e8-d6 |
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Apr-30-11
 | | wordfunph: Kamsky - Shulman
after 32...f5
click for larger viewfrom chessbase..
After 32…f5, Kamsky said he began to have thoughts of playing for a win. The sequence of pawn exchanges three moves later confirmed his decision to keep fighting. “After he took twice on g4, I thought it was already unpleasant for Black”, Kamsky said. “Before that it was equal. He helped me a lot – self-destruction.” http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail... |
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Apr-30-11
| | Ulhumbrus: A correction to my previous message. After 14...bxc6 pawn structure, with colours reversed, will be similar to that in the game Karpov vs Kasparov, 1984 One point worth nothing is that with his Queen's Rook on b1, Karpov played the manoeuvre Rb1-b5-a5 before advancing his c pawn to c4. This suggests that Black is advised to play the manoeuvre...Ra8-b8-b4-a4 followed by ...c5 together with the manoeuvres ...Be7-d8-b6 and ...Nf6-e8-d6 if he can manage it. |
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May-01-11
| | Ulhumbrus: A correction to my previous message. After 14...bxc6 pawn structure, with colours reversed, will be similar to that in the game Karpov vs Kasparov, 1984 One point worth noting is that with his Queen's Rook on b1, Karpov played the manoeuvre Rb1-b5-a5 before advancing his c pawn to c4. This suggests that Black is advised to play the manoeuvre...Ra8-b8-b4-a4 followed by ...c5 together with the manoeuvres ...Be7-d8-b6 and ...Nf6-e8-d6 if he can manage it. |
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| May-27-11 | | onlinechesslessons: I recently made a video analysis of this game - please give it a look http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tyw7... - feedback (positive or negative!) is always appreciated. Cheers!
Will |
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| Aug-23-12 | | mchinitz: Hi. I'm an 1800. Could someone please explain why white is probably winning? I was going over the game with Houdini, and it couldn't find any advantage after 38... Rd6 39. Rh1 Bd4 (if 40. g5, Be3). |
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| Aug-23-12 | | rapidcitychess: 40.Rh7 looks promising. If all pieces are traded off (40...Bxc3 41 Kxc3 Rd7 42. Rxd7 Kxd7), White's king position becomes pretty dominant quickly. White can't trade bishops, because of the forks, so the black bishop can stay for a while. Rh7 sets up a dominant 7th rank, and it can get behind the pawns easily. The rook would like to get behind the a-pawn, which is practically undefended. I'm not going to give lines, because my calculating skills aren't wonderful when I have to go 30 moves in. The game isn't one of mate in 5, it's a cat and mouse game. The problem for black is that he can't defend forever; eventually white will get positioned correctly. Rd6 + Bd4 is a defense that doesn't stand forever, as far as I can see. There's probably some person who is much better than me who can tell you some definitive reason, but that's the only thing I can see. |
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| Aug-24-12 | | mchinitz: Thanks for your help. |
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