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Ruslan Ponomariov vs Peter Svidler
World Cup (2011), Khanty-Mansiysk RUS, rd 6, Sep-13
Gruenfeld Defense: Exchange Variation (D85)  ·  0-1

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ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)8.Qb3 was played in Lara Janzelj vs Francesco Puglia, 2018 (1-0)better is 9...O-O 10.h4 Bg4 11.Nd2 b6 12.f3 Bd7 13.h5 e5 14.d5 Na5 = +0.22 (20 ply)better is 10.d5 Ne7 11.Bd3 b6 12.c4 Nc8 13.Bb2 f6 14.O-O Nd6 ⩲ +0.84 (23 ply)= +0.27 (23 ply) 18.Rfd1 Bf5 19.Bxd4 Rxd4 20.Rxd4 Bxd4 21.Nxh8 Bxh8 ⩲ +0.54 (23 ply)= -0.35 (25 ply)better is 22.Bd3 b4 23.Rbe1 Kd8 24.h3 a5 25.Kh2 a4 26.Bc4 Kc7 = -0.26 (23 ply) ⩱ -0.82 (24 ply) after 22...Rf8 23.Rbd1 Kc7 24.Rd2 a5 25.Rc1 Kb6 26.Re1 b4 better is 24.Rfe1 Rf8 25.f3 Bb5 26.Rbd1 Kc7 27.Bc2 Bc6 28.Be4 Re8 ⩱ -0.66 (21 ply) ⩱ -1.19 (23 ply) after 24...Bb5 25.Rfc1 Kc7 26.a3 Rd8 27.Bf3 Kb6 28.axb4 axb4 28.g4 Rf8 29.h3 Rf6 30.Re2 Bc6 31.Rf1 g5 32.Ree1 Bc3 ⩱ -0.92 (23 ply) ∓ -1.91 (25 ply)better is 36.h4 Ba4 37.Rd2 Bc3 38.Rd8 c4 39.Rb8 Be5 40.Rb4 Bb5 ∓ -1.82 (24 ply)better is 36...Bf6 37.g5 Bc3 38.Rd1 c4 39.Bb1 Be5 40.Kf2 c3 41.Bc2 ∓ -2.44 (25 ply) 37.Bb1 Kc6 38.Bc2 Kd5 39.Rd1 c4 40.f4 c3 41.Kf3 Bc6 42.f5 ∓ -1.70 (24 ply)-+ -2.98 (26 ply) 41.Rd1 c4 42.Rxd3 cxd3 43.Kf3 Kb4 44.Bb1 Kc4 45.f5 gxf5 -+ -2.81 (33 ply)-+ -7.95 (27 ply)44.Rxd3 c2 45.Rb3+ Ka5 46.Rb8 c1=Q 47.Ra8+ Kb6 48.Rb8+ -+ -14.19 (23 ply)0-1

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Kibitzer's Corner
Sep-13-11
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  Honza Cervenka: This one is over too.
Sep-13-11  whiteshark: Svidler ftw!!!
Sep-13-11
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  tpstar: Hooray! Thanks for the second broadcast. =)
Sep-13-11  agb2002: No moves left. Pono just abandoned.
Sep-13-11  whiteshark: and game over.

Thanks for the live broadcast, <chessgames.com>

Sep-13-11  talisman: one thing i like about Pono is he never made excuses...interviews would try bait him on Kaspy and his fallen ranking...he would just say he's OK and is working hard to get back in the top ten.
Sep-13-11  Knight13: Impressive performance by Svidler.
Sep-13-11  Yafazuda: <Knight13> yeah! he's doing a wonderful tournement
Sep-13-11  abstract: 22.. a5 is a scary move.. isnt it ??
Sep-13-11
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  Honza Cervenka: <Knight13: Impressive performance by Svidler.> Yes, but definitely not in the opening.
Sep-13-11  sevenseaman: A very confident <Svidler>! He will be hard to put down.
Sep-13-11  JohnBoy: 17.0-0 gives up the d pawn without a struggle. Why? Seems like this is aat the heart of white's loss.
Sep-13-11  GBKnight: White can not hold the d-pawn, eg 17Rd1 Ba4 followed by Nxd4, so black will emerge with 2 pawns for the exchange, and, more importantly, 3 pawns v 2 on the queen side.
Sep-13-11
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  HeMateMe: Fine judgment by Svidler. The pawn mass, sheparded by the King and two Bishops, was stronger than losing the exchange.
Sep-13-11  madlydeeply: the two bishops are better than rooks for shepherding passed pawns... the rooks sit behind the pawn, whereas the bishops can clear the squares in front of the pawns...while being protected by the same pawns! i found this out one day losing to my Kaspy computer...won the exchange and five moves later was completely pinned to the wall by passed pawns supported by two bishops! huzzah! even a class B player can figure some things out...
Sep-13-11
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  HeMateMe: Yeah, the other point being that black got his King activated very fast, and white had no time to create a passer on the other wing.
Sep-13-11  nummerzwei: Was 28.g4 more tenacious?
Sep-13-11  JohnBoy: Why not just 17.d5, <GBKnight>? Then Ke2 and Rhd1 (or c1). I don't see why white needs to lose the d pawn right away. At least without a fight.

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