[Candidate Matches 2007]---Polgar-Bareev

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[Candidate Matches 2007]---Polgar-Bareev
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Evgeny Bareev beat Judit Polgar with white when Evgeny Bareev opened up the Queen's Indian and needing a win, Judit Polgar strikes but drew the last game and put Evgeny Bareev to the Semis with Peter Leko.

Great games in this series:

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27.?

ANSWER: 27.g6 hxg6 28. Qxg6+ Kh8 29. Kh1! (not clear is 3 Qxh5+? Kg7) Qxc3 30. Qh6+ Kg8 31. Rg1+ Kf7 32. Rg7+ Ke8 33 Qe6+. If 29 ... Rf4, then 30 Qxh5+ Kg7 31 Rg1+ Kf8 32 Qh8+ Kf7 33 Qg7+! Ke8 34 Qxe5+ leads to mate. Best is 29... Qb3, but 30 Qxh5+ Kg7 31 Rg1+ Kf6 32 Nd5+! Qxd5 33 Qh6+ Ke7 34 exd5 wins Black's Queen.

Game 1: May 27th, 2007
J Polgar vs Bareev, 2007
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 63 moves, 1/2-1/2
Game 2: May 28th, 2007
Bareev vs J Polgar, 2007
(E15) Queen's Indian, 64 moves, 1-0
Game 3: May 29th, 2007
J Polgar vs Bareev, 2007
(B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 56 moves, 1/2-1/2
Game 4: May 31, 2007
Bareev vs J Polgar, 2007
(E19) Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 9.Qxc3, 54 moves, 1-0
Game 5: June 1st, 2007
J Polgar vs Bareev, 2007
(B11) Caro-Kann, Two Knights, 3...Bg4, 33 moves, 1-0
Game 6: June 2nd, 2007
Bareev vs J Polgar, 2007
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 47 moves, 1/2-1/2
6 games

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