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Vladimir Kramnik vs Teimour Radjabov
World Championship Candidates (2011), Kazan RUS, rd 1, May-06
Catalan Opening: Closed Variation (E06)  ·  1/2-1/2

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May-06-11  just a kid: What's up guys?
May-06-11  Ulhumbrus: One way for Black to lose is 53 Ng4 Bd2 54 Nf6 Bxf4 55 Rg8 mate.
May-06-11  DEEPERGRAY: i am no PicAsso but i think this game is a draw and this final section shouldbe titled Activo of Futilityo
May-06-11
Premium Chessgames Member
  chancho: Kramnik is squeezing this position for all it's worth. Radja is going to hold the draw though...
May-06-11  wordfunph: Vlad knows it's a draw, a psychological ploy for the games to come..
May-06-11  SugarDom: What's happening to Grischuk-Aronian?
May-06-11  wordfunph: <Sugardom> Grischuk - Aronian 1/2
May-06-11  Caissanist: I don't know why Grischuk took a draw so quickly, the final position seems worth playing out, with white to move:


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May-06-11
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  Domdaniel: I think a spot of paint just dried.
May-06-11  Ulhumbrus: On 62 Kf3 Rc3+ 63 Ke4 Rc4+ 65 Ke3 Rc3+ 66 Kd4 Black's Rook has to give way and allow White's N to reach g4 and then f6.
May-06-11  lost in space: Just arrived and.....it too late to see a gamer. Already draw. Will now have a closer look to the game and you post.

$"§$"§$%&RT/(&)((?=)(/&%$!!!!!

May-06-11  Chesschatology: Perhaps the most boring ending of recent times. A genuine insult to Radjabov.
May-06-11  Knight13: White can position his knight anywhere on the board and he still won't be able to gain any advantage.
May-06-11  Chesschatology: "The game consisted of two parts. In the first there was a sandstorm – a continuous series of exchanges that led to complete equality. In the second half two bedouins wandered the desert in search of something that didn’t exist. Final impressions – thirst and sand on your teeth… Thank you for your attention and patience, dear spectators. Working for you has been Grandmaster Sergey Shipov. Until we meet again!"

Shipov rocks.

May-06-11  SCUBA diver: By moving the King to c6, and the Rook on a8, while the black rook is on e7, Black would be in zugzwang and lose.
May-06-11  Jack Kerouac: I think this game perfectly epitomizes my view of Kramnik's personality and style of play.
May-06-11
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  FSR: Kamsky, as Black, crushes Topalov: 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Qb3 Nb6 6. d4 Bg7 7. Bf4 Be6 8. Qa3 Nc6 9. O-O-O Nd5 10. Bg3 Bh6+ 11. e3 a5 12. h4 Ncb4 13. h5 c6 14. hxg6 hxg6 15. Rd2 f6 16. Ne4 b6 17. Be2 Qc8 18. Rh4 Kf7 19. Rd1 g5 20. Rh2 g4 21. Nfd2 c5 22. dxc5 f5 23. Rxh6 Rxh6 24. Ng5+ Kf8 25. Nxe6+ Qxe6 26. Bc4 Rc8 27. Bf4 Rf6 28. e4 Rxc5 29. exd5 Qxd5 30. b3 Qd4 31. Be3 Qc3+ 0-1
May-06-11
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  FSR: What a thriller! The spectators must have been on the edge of their seats! Anderssen's so-called "Immortal Game" has now been replaced by this masterpiece.
May-06-11
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  HeMateMe: that would be....sarcasm?
May-06-11  BobCrisp: I had the same opinion of his puns. Maybe he should stick to <Obama> fanboyism.
May-06-11  Helloween: Kramnik avoids Radjabov's draw by repetition at the cost of going into a crappy ending with White. Eat it, Kramnik bashers.
May-06-11
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  HeMateMe: <BobCrisp> Actually Bob, I thought his comments were funny. Yours, on the other hand, are a little too crisp for some of us.
May-06-11  Helloween: <Bob>What's wrong with being a fan of your Commander in Chief? Or showing respect for fellow posters, for that matter?
May-06-11  mrsaturdaypants: Looks like the kind of game Kramnik occasionally pulls out the win in, even when I can scarcely see an advantage for him. Not this time, though.

(Presumably Kramnik's many anti-fans would not have preferred it if he had offered an early draw.)

May-06-11
Premium Chessgames Member
  FSR: <BobCrisp: ... Maybe he should stick to <Obama> fanboyism.>

As I've previously mentioned, I used to be a big fan of Obama's, but am no longer. That said, I'm not going to start calling him "Old Purple Lips" and the other racist terms of endearment you employ.

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