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Vasyl Ivanchuk vs Veselin Topalov
FIDE Grand Prix London (2012), London ENG, rd 9, Oct-01
Formation: King's Indian Attack (A07)  ·  0-1

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Oct-01-12  Ulhumbrus: On 42...g5 43 hg Bxg5 Black has two distant passed pawns
Oct-01-12  hms123: <plang>

heh.

It looks as though it is bad luck for Ivanchuk.

Oct-01-12
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  plang: Yes, 42..g5 looks quite promising
Oct-01-12  hms123: Maybe <42...Nc5> and then <...g5> later
Oct-01-12
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  plang: ...but now White could play 44 f4
Oct-01-12
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  tpstar: <Why hasn't someone made the first comment?>

Must be a personal vendetta. =)

Interesting BOSC endgame.

Oct-01-12  Ulhumbrus: <plang: ...but now White could play 44 f4> I doubt whether it will help him, though: 44 f4 ef 45 Bxf4 Be7
Oct-01-12  Ulhumbrus: 44...Be7 gets ready for ...g5
Oct-01-12  hms123: <tpstar>

Yes, <vendetta> is my middle name. Actually, it's <vendettavendetta> or <vv> except upside down.

Oct-01-12
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  tpstar: <hms123> W for Wednesday when the tempest should be over.

I don't think Topalov can convert this without a major error.

Oct-01-12  hms123: <tpstar> You may well be right about whether Topolov can win this. I thought that he might be able to get passed pawns on the a- and h-files, but that may not be enough. The defense could be difficult, though.
Oct-01-12  hms123: <46. f4 exf4 47. Kf3> oops. Perhaps not the best approach for Ivanchuk.
Oct-01-12  Marmot PFL: Takes some accuracy but hard to believe black won't win this.
Oct-01-12
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  plang: It looks like 50 Bxf4 might be playable - I'm not sure the K&P is a forced win for Black but I could be wrong.
Oct-01-12  hms123: <plang> White can't play <50.Bxf4> etc. Black pushes the a-pawn and then plays <..g5> and <..h4> when the WK goes over to the a-file.
Oct-01-12  Marmot PFL: That is an elementary win, pawn more with outside passed pawn.
Oct-01-12  Marmot PFL: 51 Bh8 was really strange.
Oct-01-12
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  Peligroso Patzer: Position after <52. ... Kxe5> looks easily < > with passed a- and f-pawns.

Can there possibly be a way for White to hold?

Oct-01-12  beenthere240: If white doesn't play Ke2, he can never stop the a pawn. If he does play Ke2, then an immediate f3+ puts him in an impossible spot.
Oct-01-12
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Oct-01-12  Marmot PFL: Mamedyarov has almost complete zugzwang on Perez.
Oct-01-12
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  Peligroso Patzer: Ivanchuk has now resigned.

Topalov joins Gelfand and Grischuk on +2 through nine rounds. Last time I looked, Mamedyarov had good chances to go to +3 today.

Oct-01-12  waustad: Mamedyarov is about to take the lead, but it is nice seeing good play from Topalov again.
Oct-01-12  notyetagm: Mamedyarov just took the lead at +3.
Oct-01-12
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  scormus: How did Chuky lose so quickly from his position around move 40? Was 46 f4 a pressing of the self-destruct button?
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