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Apr-29-07 | | Shajmaty: After 17. g4?! Bg6; 19. Na3?! Be4, I believe Black has equalized. |
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Apr-29-07 | | Eyal: I wonder if White wasn't better off with 14.d5, when he still had the chance. |
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Apr-29-07 | | Shajmaty: <Eyal: I wonder if White wasn't better off with 14.d5, when he still had the chance.> Yeah, maybe. |
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Apr-29-07 | | Atking: 21.Nd2 NxBe3 22.fxBe3 Bd3 and a sac on d4 (Nxd4) looks dangerous. |
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Apr-29-07 | | acirce: <After all, to retain his title, he is going to need to win a few games as black.> That is not at all clear, but of course he has something in stock for when he wants to play for a win as well. Besides, you can win with the Petroff too. |
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Apr-29-07 | | artemis: acirce: yes you can, but if your opponent is satisfied with a draw, then it is very difficult. |
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Apr-29-07 | | Atking: 20. ...f5!? |
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Apr-29-07 | | artemis: whereas with the main line ruy lopez black can force white to stay at the board and keep playing, as there are many more imbalances there than in the petroff. |
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Apr-29-07 | | DCP23: <acirce>: <Besides, you can win with the Petroff too.> 1.e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 Nxe4 4.Qe2 Nf6 5.Nc6+! 1-0 |
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Apr-29-07 | | Shajmaty: 20...f5 and Black would have had more than compensation for the pawn here. Volodya feels comfortable here, and he choses a simple line for the draw. |
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Apr-29-07 | | acirce: <artemis> Indeed. The Petroff is of course his drawing weapon, but when/if he is so inclined he can take his chances for more when/if he gets them. |
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Apr-29-07 | | Hesam7: Where are you getting the moves?? |
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Apr-29-07 | | Shajmaty: 24...Rxb5? Yes! Why not? |
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Apr-29-07 | | acirce: Btw, I think Kramnik can simply take on b5. He gets a lot of play for the exchange. |
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Apr-29-07 | | virginmind: what was that? |
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Apr-29-07 | | pferd: Qd3 forks h7 |
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Apr-29-07 | | Eyal: After 24...Rxb5 25.Qd3 g6 26.Qxb5 Nf4 27.Kh2 Qd5 Black definitely has winning cjances here. |
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Apr-29-07 | | code13: Yes Fritz 6 evaluates the position after Rxb5 as dead level. Even though Shajmaty, Leko can play Qd3, threatening mate and then pick up the rook on b5. |
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Apr-29-07 | | artemis: hesam7:
http://www.lekokramnyik.hu/eng/2.html |
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Apr-29-07 | | Shajmaty: Lékó missed 26...Nf4! when he offered the Knight at b5. Now he's gonna have a bad time! |
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Apr-29-07 | | Shajmaty: <code13: Yes Fritz 6 evaluates the position after Rxb5 as dead level. Even though Shajmaty, Leko can play Qd3, threatening mate and then pick up the rook on b5.> Forget Fritz 6. Black is better. Yes, 25. Qd3... but 26...Nf4! |
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Apr-29-07 | | acirce: White is dead lost. |
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Apr-29-07 | | artemis: acirce: yes he is. (as far as I can see anyway). |
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Apr-29-07 | | acirce: White centralizes the king for the endgame. Too bad it's not an endgame. |
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Apr-29-07 | | Kangaroo: <<acirce>: White centralizes the king for the endgame. Too bad it's not an endgame.> If everything keeps going on this way, the <GAME> will soon come to its <END>, and the score will become 5 to 3 in Kramnik's favor! |
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