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Oct-01-12 | | Ulhumbrus: On 42...g5 43 hg Bxg5 Black has two distant passed pawns |
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Oct-01-12 | | hms123: <plang>
heh.
It looks as though it is bad luck for Ivanchuk. |
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Oct-01-12
 | | plang: Yes, 42..g5 looks quite promising |
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Oct-01-12 | | hms123: Maybe <42...Nc5> and then <...g5> later |
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Oct-01-12
 | | plang: ...but now White could play 44 f4 |
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Oct-01-12
 | | tpstar: <Why hasn't someone made the first comment?> Must be a personal vendetta. =)
Interesting BOSC endgame. |
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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 |
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Oct-01-12 | | Ulhumbrus: 44...Be7 gets ready for ...g5 |
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Oct-01-12 | | hms123: <tpstar>
Yes, <vendetta> is my middle name. Actually, it's <vendettavendetta> or <vv> except upside down. |
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Oct-01-12
 | | tpstar: <hms123> W for Wednesday when the tempest should be over. I don't think Topalov can convert this without a major error. |
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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. |
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Oct-01-12 | | hms123: <46. f4 exf4 47. Kf3> oops. Perhaps not the best approach for Ivanchuk. |
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Oct-01-12 | | Marmot PFL: Takes some accuracy but hard to believe black won't win this. |
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Oct-01-12
 | | 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. |
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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. |
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Oct-01-12 | | Marmot PFL: That is an elementary win, pawn more with outside passed pawn. |
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Oct-01-12 | | Marmot PFL: 51 Bh8 was really strange. |
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Oct-01-12
 | | Peligroso Patzer: Position after <52. ... Kxe5> looks easily < > with passed a- and f-pawns. Can there possibly be a way for White to hold? |
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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. |
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Oct-01-12
 | | chessgames.com: Thanks to everybody for participating today. The games continue tomorrow morning at 9:00 USA/Eastern (2:00pm London time). See you then! |
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Oct-01-12 | | Marmot PFL: Mamedyarov has almost complete zugzwang on Perez. |
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Oct-01-12
 | | 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. |
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Oct-01-12 | | waustad: Mamedyarov is about to take the lead, but it is nice seeing good play from Topalov again. |
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Oct-01-12 | | notyetagm: Mamedyarov just took the lead at +3. |
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Oct-01-12
 | | 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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