Viswanathan Anand vs Ian Nepomniachtchi (2019)

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Viswanathan Anand vs Ian Nepomniachtchi
GCT Croatia (2019), Zagreb CRO, rd 1, Jun-26
Italian Game: Two Knights Defense. Modern Bishop's Opening (C55) · 0-1

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Jun-26-19		Fusilli: Not looking at this game in any depth, but... really? You can play ...h6, ...g5, ...0-0, and beat a former world champion? I guess Anand got bamboozled and forgot to develop. By move 15 his pieces are awkwardly placed.

Jun-26-19		An Englishman: Good Afternoon: Had you shown me the position after 8...0-0 asked me to guess the players, would have suggested 2 eight-year-olds in their first tournament. Chess has changed so much at the top levels since my playing days.

Jun-26-19		SChesshevsky: Anand not having a good 2019 so far. At Lindores he looked kind of preoccupied during play. Maybe business interests or something are taking some attention away from his game. Hopefully he can turn it around second half of the year.

Jun-27-19		Ulhumbrus: The pair of pawn advances ...h6 and ...g5 may gain Black space instead of exposure if he can get away with it and this suggests that Nepomniachtchi has prepared for this game by acquiring knowledge of when or under which circumstances Black can get away with it. If after 10 h4 this pawn is going to become a target instead of a weapon one alternative is 10 Qe2.

Jun-27-19		Fusilli: 10.h4 looks dubious at least. 10.Ng3 was the natural move, and again on move 12 instead of 12.f3, which looks ugly. Nepo played principled with 11...d5. Since the white knights rendered themselves marginal, a strike in the center is in order.

Jun-29-19		cormier: L Dominguez vs Mamedyarov, 2018

Jun-29-19		cormier: click for larger view Analysis by Houdini 4 <d 22 dpa done 1. = / + (-0.59): 30.Nxf5> Bxf5 31.Bf3 Kg7 32.a3 b5 33.cxb5 Ra5 34.Bd1 Bxe4 35.dxe4 d3 36.Rf1 Bd2+ 37.Kxd2 Rxf1 38.Kxd3 Rg1 39.Kc4 Ra8 40.Bc2 Rg2 41.Bd1 Rd8 42.Kb4 Rg1 43.Bc2 Rd4+ 44.Ka5 Rxb1 45.Bxb1 Kf6 46.Bc2 Kg5 47.b6 cxb6+ 2. - / + (-0.80): 30.b4 Rh6 31.Rb2 Bc6 32.Rg2 Nd6 33.Bc2 b6 34.Rgh2 Rf7 35.b5 Bxe4 36.dxe4 Rg7 37.Rh3 Rgh7 38.Bd3 Kf7 39.Ke2 Ke6 40.Rf1 Rh8 41.Rfh1 Kd7 42.Rf1 Rg8 43.a3 c6 3. - / + (-1.07): 30.Bh5 Bc6 31.Nxf5 Rxf5 32.Rh2 Bxe4 33.dxe4 Rg5 34.g4 Rh6 35.Bf7+ Kxf7 36.Rxh6 Rxg4 37.Rh1 Ke6 38.Ke2 Rxe4 39.Rbe1 Rg4 40.Kd1 Rg3 41.Rhf1 Rg2 42.Re2 Rg8 43.Rh1 Rg7 44.Rh5 c6 45.b3 axb3 46.axb3 e4 47.b4 b6 48.Re1 Rg2 4. - / + (-1.17): 30.Nf3 Bc6 31.Rh3 Bxe4 32.dxe4 Nd6 33.Nxe5 Nxe4 34.Rh4 Nf2 35.Bf3 Kg7 36.Ke2 Re6 37.Rh5 Rfe8 38.Nd3 Nxd3 39.Kxd3 Bf2 40.Rf5 Re3+ 41.Kc2 d3+ 42.Kc3 Be1+ 43.Kd4 d2 44.Bxb7 Rxg3 45.Bd5 Re2 46.Kc5 Kg6 47.Rf8 a3 48.b3 Kg5 49.Rd1 Kg4 50.Kb4 5. - + (-1.55): 30.g4 Nxh4 31.Rxh4 Rf4 32.c5 Bc6 33.Rh5 Bxe4 34.dxe4 d3 35.Rh3 Bxc5 36.Rxd3 Rxe4+ 37.Kf1 Bd4 38.Bf3 Rf4 39.Re1 Raf6 40.Kg2 Kg7 41.Re2 c6 42.Kg3 Kg6 43.Be4+ Kg5 44.Bf5 Rf1 45.b3 axb3 46.axb3 Rh6 47.b4

Jun-29-19		cormier: click for larger view Analysis by Houdini 4 d 23 done 1. = / + (-0.39): 28.Rf1 Bg5 29.Be2 Bc8 30.Kd1 Raf6 31.Nhf3 Bxd2 32.Kxd2 fxe4 33.dxe4 Nc6 34.Nh4 Rxf1 35.Rxf1 Rxf1 36.Bxf1 Kg7 37.c5 Nd8 38.b4 axb3 39.axb3 Kf6 40.Nf3 Bg4 41.Ne1 Ne6 42.b4 2. = / + (-0.46): 28.Nhf3 Bg7 29.b3 fxe4 30.Nxe4 axb3 31.axb3 Bf5 32.Nfg5 Bf6 33.g4 Bg6 34.Be2 Bxg5 35.Nxg5 Rff6 36.Rh3 Ra3 37.Rb2 Nc6 38.Nf3 Kg7 39.Kd2 b6 40.g5 Rf5 41.b4 Nd8 42.Rh1 Ne6

Jun-29-19		cormier: click for larger view Analysis by Houdini 4 d 21 dpa done 1. = / + (-0.49): 27...fxe4 28.Nxe4 Rh6 29.Nc5 Bc6 30.Rf1 Rxf1+ 31.Kxf1 b6 32.Ne4 Bf6 33.Nf3 Kf7 34.Kf2 Rh8 35.Nfd2 Nf5 36.Bf3 Be7 37.Rh1 Rxh1 38.Bxh1 Ne3 39.Nd6+ Bxd6 40.Bxc6 Nd1+ 41.Ke2 Nxb2 42.g4 Kg6 43.Nf3 Kf6 44.Be4 a3 45.g5+ Kg7 46.Nd2 Be7 2. = / + (-0.44): 27...Raf6 28.b3 axb3 29.Bxb3 Bh6 30.exf5 Bxd2+ 31.Kxd2 Nxf5 32.Nxf5 Rxf5 33.c5+ Kg7 34.Rbe1 Bc6 35.Rh2 Kg6 36.g4 Rf2+ 37.Re2 Rxh2 38.Rxh2 Rf3 39.Re2 Bb5 40.Bc2 Kf6 41.Rh2 Bc6 42.a4 Rg3 43.Bd1 e4 44.Rf2+ Kg6 3. = / + (-0.30): 27...Bh6 28.Rf1 Bg5 29.Be2 Rh6 30.Nhf3 Bf6 31.exf5 Nxf5 32.g4 Bh4+ 33.Nxh4 Nxh4 34.Rxf8+ Kxf8 35.Kf2 Ng6 36.Kg3 Nf4 37.Bf1 Rg6 38.Nf3 Rxg4+ 39.Kf2 e4 40.dxe4 Ne6 41.Re1 Ke7 42.Ne5 Rf4+ 43.Kg3 Rf6 44.Bh3 Kd6 45.Nd3 Rg6+ 46.Kf2

Jun-29-19		cormier: click for larger view Analysis by Houdini 4 d 24 dpa done 1. = / + (-0.51): 22.Nhf3 Nxg5 23.Nxg5 Ne7 24.Qh2 Qh6 25.Qxh6 Bxh6 26.Ngf3 Bg7 27.Nh4 Bd7 28.Ke2 Bg4+ 29.Ke1 Bc8 30.Kf1 f5 31.exf5 Nxf5 32.Nxf5 Bxf5 33.Kg2 Rg6 34.Ne4 Bxe4+ 35.dxe4 Bh6 36.Rbf1 Ra8 37.Rf5 a3 38.b3 Bf4 39.Rh3 Kg7 40.Kf3 2. = / + (-0.64): 22.Qh5 Nxg5 23.Qxg5 Ne7 24.Bd1 Qg6 25.Qxg6 Rxg6 26.Bxa4 Rxg3 27.Nhf3 Ng6 28.Kf2 Rg4 29.Bc2 Nf4 30.Rbg1 Rxg1 31.Nxg1 f5 32.Ngf3 fxe4 33.Nxe4 Bg4 34.Neg5 Bf5 35.Ne4 Bxe4 36.dxe4 Kf7 37.a4 Kf6 38.c5 c6 39.b4 Rg8 40.Bb3 Ra8 41.Rd1 Rh8 42.Bc4 Rh6 43.b5 Rh3 44.Rg1

Jun-29-19		cormier: click for larger view Analysis by Houdini 4 <d 23 dpa done 1. = (0.00): 21.a3> Nh7 22.Nhf3 Nxg5 23.Nxg5 Ne7 24.0-0-0 Qg6 25.Ngf3 f5 26.Kb1 fxe4 27.dxe4 Bg4 28.Rdf1 c5 29.Qd3 Qe6 30.Rh4 Qg6 31.Rhh1 Qe6 2. = / + (-0.26): 21.Bxf6 Qxf6 22.Qh5 Ne7 23.Nhf3 Qg6 24.Qh4 Bg4 25.Bd1 Bd7 26.a3 Re8 27.Bc2 Qg4 28.Qxg4 Bxg4 29.0-0-0 Bd7 30.Rh5 Ng6 31.Rf1 Rf6 32.Kb1 Nf8 33.Bd1 Rg6 34.Rg5 Bh6 35.Rxg6+ Nxg6 36.c5

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