Boris Gelfand vs Gata Kamsky (2011)

Boris Gelfand vs Gata Kamsky
World Championship Candidates (2011) · English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense. King's Indian Formation (A15) · 0-1

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Given 3 times; par: 73 [what's this?]

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May-16-11		swr: Oh my... that was ugly.

May-16-11		OhioChessFan: White's Queen stranded. Bet she didn't like the Rook on her home square.

May-16-11		al wazir: When I move my three times in the first 15 moves and then let it get trapped, people call me a patzer and worse. But what do they know? I'm actually playing like a GM.

May-16-11		lost in space: 16. a3?? c4! 17. dxc4 (instead of Qxc4) 17...Nc5 and the queen is gone too.

May-16-11		DAVI DE RAFE: is grischuk going to win world champ with this performance

May-16-11		al wazir: Grischuk, Gelfand, what's the difference? They're both Russians who begin with 'G'.

May-17-11		newton296: was this a blitz game? its so ugly! wow! boris gets his Q hung right in the middle of the board!

May-17-11		Gogia: is this really blitz?

May-17-11		tamar: No, this was a rapid game. As I recall, Gelfand was behind on the clock, but still had ample time, like 12 minutes or so.

May-17-11		Rob Morrison: Wow!! 16 . . . c4!! What a beautiful move! 16. a3? was a form of helpmate on white's queen but very easy to overlook the stunning reply.

Jun-02-11		ReikiMaster: That's the spirit <al wazir>! 16.Ne4 looks ok.

Jun-20-11		notyetagm: Game Collection: CLEARANCE: VACATING A SQUARE Gelfand vs Kamsky, 2011 16 ... c5-c4! vacates c5-sq for 17 ... Nd7-c5, harvesting b3-queen

Jun-20-11		notyetagm: Gelfand vs Kamsky, 2011 <lost in space: 16. a3?? c4! 17. dxc4 (instead of Qxc4) 17...Nc5 and the queen is gone too.> click for larger view 16 a2-a3?? <self-block: a3> click for larger view 16 ... c5-c4! <clearance: c5> click for larger view (VARIATION) 17 d3xc4 d7-c5 <trapped piece: b3-queen> click for larger view Gelfand clearly missed IMHO the most difficult <KNIGHT PATTERN> to see on the board, <THE OPPOSITE SIDES OF A 3X5 RECTANGLE>, here the d7- and b3-squares. This pattern is especially hard to see on a crowded board, as it is here. The Black d7-knight just seems to come out of nowhere (the Black 2nd rank) to harvest the White b3-queen, which is <STALEMATED>. <Rob Morrison: Wow!! 16 . . . c4!! What a beautiful move! 16. a3? was a form of helpmate on white's queen but very easy to overlook the stunning reply.> Yes, Gelfand is the new challenger to World Champion Anand, is rated over 2740, and completely(!) overlooked that 16 a2-a3?? c5-c4! results in a fatal loss of material due to a <TRAPPED> queen.

Jun-20-11		notyetagm: Game Collection: KNIGHT PATTERNS: OPP SIDES OF 3x5 RECTANGLE Gelfand vs Kamsky, 2011 17 ... Nd7-c5 comes out of nowhere to harvest trapped b3-queen

Jun-20-11		notyetagm: Game Collection: DECOYS: ALIGNMENT: DRAGGED INTO THE LINE OF FIRE

Oct-05-11		notyetagm: Game Collection: SELF-BLOCKS: CAN'T CAPTURE YOUR OWN PIMP Gelfand vs Kamsky, 2011 16 a2-a3?? takes away the a3-square, stalemating White b3-queen

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16 - c5-c4! 17 Qb3xc4 drags queen onto line of c8-rook for disc
from DECOYS: ALIGNMENT: DRAGGED INTO THE LINE OF FIRE by notyetagm

16 - c5-c4! vacates c5-sq for 17 - Nd7-c5, harvesting b3-queen
from CLEARANCE: VACATING A SQUARE by notyetagm

Match Gelfand!
by amadeus

16. c4! exploits 15...a3??
from Trapped Queen by patzer2

16 a2-a3?? self-blocks White b3-queen, 16 ... c5-c4! then wins
from TRAPPED PIECES: LACK OF MOBILITY, NO RETREAT by notyetagm

16 a2-a3?? takes away the a3-square, stalemating White b3-queen
from SELF-BLOCKS: CAN'T CAPTURE YOUR OWN PIMP by notyetagm

Match Kamsky!
by amadeus

16 a2-a3?? self-blocks White b3-queen, 16 ... c5-c4! then wins
from TRAPPED PIECES! TRAPPED PIECES! TRAPPED PIECES! by notyetagm