Viswanathan Anand vs Vassily Ivanchuk (2011)

Viswanathan Anand vs Vassily Ivanchuk
4th Bilbao Masters (2011) · Spanish Game: Schliemann Defense (C63) · 0-1

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Sep-28-11		haydn20: <Tamar> agree. It's trickier now as W pushes hP & checks.

Sep-28-11		ajile: Yes 47..c5 was a bit of an overreaction. Black lost almost a full point in advantage after this move.

Sep-28-11		Marmot PFL: If there is a way to pull it out Anand will probably find it. As for Carlsen it wouldn't be the first time he lost early and came back to win.

Sep-28-11		tamar: <theodor> thanks

Sep-28-11		Strongest Force: This is a magnificent game (no pun intended: not about carlsen)

Sep-28-11		tamar: The reason I don't like ...c5 is that it is harder to find a safe haven for the King now. Hard to believe Anand won't find a drawing sequence somewhere before the a pawn hits bottom.

Sep-28-11		ajile: The other bad thing about ..c5 is now Black can't get connected passers on the q-side. Leaving the pawn on c6 means he could have played ..b5 later.

Sep-28-11		MyCatPlaysChess: Is the position after black sacrafices his bishop for white's c pawn (gaining three connected passed pawns) winning for black? The idea being to simply exchange queens and march the pawns?

Sep-28-11		haydn20: <ajile> good pt. re ...b5.

Sep-28-11		Sneaky: "Passed rook pawns look more dangerous on the second rank than on the seventh."

Sep-28-11		boz: Excellent. I just drove home from work and only missed a few moves. When are they going to make chess available on the radio?

Sep-28-11		scormus: <MCPC> good question. I was asking myself the same, but getting the Q's off stumps me at the moment

Sep-28-11		ajile: <MyCatPlaysChess: Is the position after black sacrafices his bishop for white's c pawn (gaining three connected passed pawns) winning for black? The idea being to simply exchange queens and march the pawns?> Looking at it now. Black appears to still have a very slight advantage after 47..Bxc4. Sample line: 1. = (-0.06): 48.Qf4+ Ke7 49.Nxc4 Qxf4+ 50.Kxf4 b5 51.Ne3 Kf6 52.Ke4

Sep-28-11		theodor: <<tamar>: <theodor> thanks> astonishing! a rook cant stop two pawns on the 6th, but knight can stop three of them!

Sep-28-11		ajile: click for larger view Analysis by Rybka 3 32-bit : 22 ply 1. = (0.17): 51...Kf6 52.Nc2 c5 53.Ke4 Ke6 54.h4 Kd6 55.h5 Ke6 56.h6 Kf7 57.Kd5 Kg6 58.Kxc5 Kxh6 59.Kxb5 Kg5 60.Kxa4 Kg4 61.Nb4 2. = (0.17): 51...Kd6 52.Ke4 c5 53.h4 Ke6 54.Nc2 b4 55.Kd3 Kf5 56.Kc4 Kg4 57.Kb5 Kxh4 58.Kxa4 Kg3 59.Kb3 Kf2 60.Kc4 Kg2 61.Na1 Kf3 62.Nb3 Kf4 63.Nxc5 Ke3 64.Nb3

Sep-28-11		Ragh: As soon as both the minor pieces are off the board, the black king cannot escape from a spite of checks from white queen. A draw no matter what the engine evals say.

Sep-28-11		boz: If Anand survives this, it will be two close calls in a row. A tough man to beat.

Sep-28-11		tamar: <Ragh> I agree. Chucky went for 49...Bb3, at least keeping minors on.

Sep-28-11		ajile: The king might be able to hide on a7 but he has to get there first.

Sep-28-11		technical draw: Chucky better start checking...

Sep-28-11		haydn20: Was 49. Qe6 better?

Sep-28-11		tamar: <ajile> We might see the King on a7 now that Anand chose 50 Qe4 The point Anand might have missed is that 50...a3 is on.

Sep-28-11		tamar: I guess 50...a3 was an engine move, as both players did not see it. 50...a3 51 Qxb7+ Ke6 52 Qxb3 Qd2+ instead of taking the knight.

Sep-28-11		ajile: White is correctly trying to confuse the issue but Black has nothing to fear from any discovered checks. 50..a3 is simply winning.

Sep-28-11		scormus: tamar ... a3. I didnt see that either

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