Mar-22-09 | | Garech: Great game, Carlsen is on a winning streak! I have just run the game thru Fritz and Topalov missed two good chances: 31. ... Rg8 and 41. ... Rxe4 both result in an advantage of +1.00, despite white's knight later forking the king and rook in the latter. Still, it's blindfold, things are bound to be missed. Keep it up Magnus; the Wonderboy is alive and well! |
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Mar-22-09 | | arnaud1959: I think Topalov was really "blind" in this game. |
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Mar-22-09 | | ex0duz: @Garech: <41. Rxe4, 42. Rd8+ Kf7, 43.Nd6+ Ke7 44.Nxe4 Kxd8 45.Bxe4> and black has 2 bishops + 4 pawn vs rook + 4 pawn endgame? That is the +1.00 line you're talking about right? Seems like Topalov really did miss his chances.. especially since he's the master of sac'ing his rook/s for bishop, and in this case he would of had two bishops! Congrats to Magnus though, he played beautifully. Even looking at the board, this game is hard enough for me to understand, and half the moves i wouldn't of even considered playing, especially with the various back rank Queen+Knight+Rook+Bishop threats :( |
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Mar-22-09 | | parisattack: If you are good at blindfold it probably doesn't hurt your game. If you are bad at it (Topalov) it almost certainly is detrimental. I played four blindfold games once. Won two, lost won, lost track of the fourth. For my efforts I got the worst headache I've ever had in my life. |
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Mar-23-09 | | itsankush: <ex0duz> I really dont understand your line. When already 44...Kxd8, how come white hs a rook for blacks bishop pair? also how is 45Bxe4 possible? |
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Mar-23-09 | | itsankush: <ex0duz> The correct line is <41. Rxe4, 42. Rd8+ Kf7, 43.Nd6+ Ke6 44.Nxe4 Bxe4 |
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Mar-23-09 | | ex0duz: @<itsankush> Oops. Yeah, it should be 44.Nxe4 Bxe4 as you said. I added an extra move 44. Kxd8 that i was subconsciously thinking about from another line, but i saw that that would lose(draw) to 45. Nxf2 and i forgot to take it out :p |
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Mar-23-09 | | shahjinan: It is fun to see HOW EMOTIONALLY Carlsen and Topalov talked after their blindfold game with full of inaccuracies. Check out the video at www.amberchess2009.com I couldn't resist myself to make this emotional photo album between their conversation...check it out..and let me know your thoughts:) http://picasaweb.google.com/shahjin... |
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Mar-23-09 | | percyblakeney: <check it out..and let me know your thoughts:)> I think Carlsen and Topalov will pass this game by when they write their memoirs :-) |
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Mar-23-09 | | hardliner: <I couldn't resist myself to make this emotional photo album between their conversation...check it out..and let me know your thoughts:)> great work <shahjinan> But, do you know what they said? Topo: Magnus, did you see that Amber girl. She used to be a girl, but now she's a beatiful woman. Magnus: Ye, Topo she's fantastic, and my age, too. I'm really looking forward to the banquet. Think I need to send Henrik home and stay
another day.
Topo: Ye, and I can still imagine her blindfold........ Magnus: You should get yourself a paperbag, and breath deep into it |
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Mar-23-09
 | | tamar: Topa: You were playing for a cheapo!
Magnus: Me? A cheapo. That's your territory. You and Cheap-arinov! Topa: That's it. I'm filing a complaint! |
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Mar-24-09
 | | al wazir: Why not 30...Rxf4 ? Looks drawish after either 31. Bxa8 Rf1+ or 31. Qe8+ Qg8. |
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Mar-25-09 | | tonsillolith: Sometimes it's fun to put stuff in perspective...
This game that Carlsen played blindfolded and at relatively fast time controls is far better than any game I will ever play in my entire life. |
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Mar-25-09 | | Ulhumbrus: 6 a3 loses a tempo for development and this suggests 6...d5. |
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Apr-03-09 | | Archswindler: <Ulhumbrus: 6 a3 loses a tempo for development and this suggests 6...d5.> I'm not sure about 6...d5, as it leaves black with an isolated pawn after 7. cxd5 exd5 or 7...Nxd5 8. Nxc6 bxc6. Black has no need to weaken his pawn structure in this way, so surely it's better to just get on with development and castling. |
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Oct-27-09 | | Garech: <shahjinan: It is fun to see HOW EMOTIONALLY Carlsen and Topalov talked after their blindfold game with full of inaccuracies. Check out the video at www.amberchess2009.com I couldn't resist myself to make this emotional photo album between their conversation...check it out..and let me know your thoughts:)> Hilarious photos man! Thanks for doing this. Unfortunately I couldn't get find the video though. Is it still there? http://picasaweb.google.com/shahjin... |
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Feb-20-10 | | aazqua: Incredible that Topa managed to lose this endgame although it's far more incredible that they can play this sort of game blindfold. |
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