Fabiano Caruana vs Vladimir Kramnik (2012)

Fabiano Caruana vs Vladimir Kramnik
Tal Memorial (2012) · Scotch Game: Mieses Variation (C45) · 1-0

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Jun-17-12		SetNoEscapeOn: One idea flows into another until Kramnik is forced to give up the ghost.

Jun-17-12		Everett: Remarkable how the prevalence of Black playing the Ruy Berlin has on increased the frequency of Scotch's on the elite level.

Jun-17-12		fischer2009: Instead of the obvious time trouble blunder 39... Ne3,39... Ra3.40 Ka3 Kc4 seems very interesting.

Jun-17-12		Whitehat1963: Forgive my blindness once again, but what happens if 40...dxc3?

Jun-17-12		Everett: <Whitehat1963: Forgive my blindness once again, but what happens if 40...dxc3?> 41.Bxg7 and white will be able to stop the pawn.

Jun-17-12		Check It Out: I think he meant if the bishop is taken on c3. After 40...dxc3 then 41.Rd3+ and it's a hopeless endgame as black's weak c pawns will fall after either 41...Ke5 42.Rxc3 or 41...Ke6 42.Rd5+.

Jun-17-12		Illogic: <Forgive my blindness once again, but what happens if 40...dxc3?> Then he's two pawns down..

Jun-17-12		Marmot PFL: <fischer2009> 39...Rxa3+ 40 Kxa3 Kc4 41 Bxd4 Kxd3 42 Bxg7 Nxg7 and it seems likely that black can draw the knight ending.

Jun-17-12		PawnEnding: <Marmot PFL>: 39. - Rxa3+ 40. Kxa3 Kc4 41. Rd1 dxc3 42. Nd6+ Nxd6 43. Rxd6 c2 44. Rxc6+ Kd3 45. Kb3 is winning for white.

Jun-17-12		Everett: < Check It Out: I think he meant if the bishop is taken on c3. After 40...dxc3 then 41.Rd3+ and it's a hopeless endgame as black's weak c pawns will fall after either 41...Ke5 42.Rxc3 or 41...Ke6 42.Rd5+.> Yep. Didn't read carefully. Sorry 'bout that.

Jun-17-12		Marmot PFL: <: 39. - Rxa3+ 40. Kxa3 Kc4 41. Rd1 dxc3 42. Nd6+ Nxd6 43. Rxd6 c2 44. Rxc6+ Kd3 45. Kb3 is winning for white.> But black has 43...c5! and if 44 Rc6 Bd4. If 44 Rd1 c2 and cb4+.

Jun-18-12		fischer2009: <Pawnending> I was about to post that u missed 43.... c5! in your analysis when i noticed that <Marmot PFL> has given the whole line.

Jun-21-12		pmukerji: What if black plays 35. ... Rxa3 to equalize...i'm probably not seeing something here. Thoughts?

Jun-21-12		Eyal: 35...Rxa3 36.Bxg7 Rxd3 37.Kxd3 Nxg7 38.Ne5+ followed by 39.Nxg6 leaves White a pawn up in a probably winning knight endgame.

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