Hikaru Nakamura vs Francisco Vallejo-Pons (2011)

Hikaru Nakamura vs Francisco Vallejo-Pons
4th Bilbao Masters (2011) · English Opening: King's English Variation. Reversed Closed Sicilian (A25) · 1-0

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Oct-01-11		tarek1: in case of Re7 by Black, I wonder if the sac Rg6 works...

Oct-01-11		Domdaniel: if 46...Qc7 then 47.Rg6+! is neat.

Oct-01-11		Marmot PFL: Taking the queens off looks like the simplest way. Then black can resign as he has no chance to complicate.

Oct-01-11		tarek1: Actually what he played is safer because Rg6 would have led to R+N vs Q ending perhaps not so easy to win

Oct-01-11		Gordon1306: I think White had better than this Queen exchange.

Oct-01-11		Domdaniel: Yeah, this is easy for White. One of those positions where a Knight is helpless vs a Rook.

Oct-01-11		Marmot PFL: Black would like his rook behind the a-pawn, but it needs to protect his kind from mate. The Nd4 was strong with queens on but now is almost irrevalent.

Oct-01-11		JamesT Kirk: Paco"STEEL"Vallejo-Pons

Oct-01-11		JamesT Kirk: 52.. / Rc2+

Oct-01-11		Shams: Naka's having Paco salad.

Oct-01-11		technical draw: Vallejo has to be the slowest player in the world....

Oct-01-11		norami: Oddly enough there are positions where king, rook and rook pawn cannot beat king and knight. A Lasker-Lasker game ended that way.

Oct-01-11		haydn20: What is the etiquette in making White finish this off?

Oct-01-11		Gordon1306: Surely White must now push the a pawn?

Oct-01-11		Shams: <haydn20> We're not quite at that point yet.

Oct-01-11		joe1137: time to resign

Oct-01-11		Gordon1306: White's threat now is Rxe6

Oct-01-11		haydn20: White threatens RxN

Oct-01-11		Ulhumbrus: One way for Black to lose quickly is 55 Re7+ Kc8 56 Rc6

Oct-01-11		haydn20: 55 Rg7+ was even deadlier.

Oct-01-11		Gordon1306: 55. ... Re7 is forced.

Oct-01-11		technical draw: Naka wins!!!

Oct-01-11		kdogphs: GAME OVER!!!

Oct-01-11		jmboutiere: Valejo resigned

Oct-01-11		technical draw: I think Paco timed out...

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