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Viktor Korchnoi vs Vladimir Kramnik
Tilburg Fontys (1998), Tilburg NED, rd 9, Nov-02
Semi-Slav Defense: General (D43)  ·  0-1

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Oct-22-05  KingG: I don't understand 23.g3 at all, by playing it he drops a pawn and makes exanging his bishop for Black's knight in the future risky due to the weak light squares around his king.

What was wrong with 23.Qxa5 Qxe5 24.Bxd5 Bxd5 25.Qxb4 with an extra pawn and two connected passed pawns on the queen side. Ok, Black has some compensation after 25. ...Qg5 26.g3 Bf3 27.Re1 Rfc8, but is it enough?

May-02-07  outplayer: 9.e4 isn't a good move.
Sep-24-10
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  plang: 5 Qb3 is an offbeat line that Korchnoi has used periodically. Korchnoi had introduced 9 e4!? in his game against Anand at Tilburg 1991 which Black had won. Korchnoi had played 10 Na4 in that game; Kramnik gave Korchnoi's new move 10 Bxf6 an explanation point. After 14 Rac1 Kramnik thought that White had sufficient compensation for the pawn. After 22 Be4?..Bb7! White was worse; Kramnik recommended 22 Qxa5..Qxe5 23 Bf1..Qxb2 24 Nd3..Qa3 25 Qxa3..bxa 26 Rxc7..Nxc7 27 Rb1 with equality. 23 Qxa5 would have been answered by 23..Rfc8. Korchnoi could have stayed in the game with 24 Nxb7..Rxc1 25 Rxc1..Qxe4 25 Nxa5..Ne3 26 Qc6; after 24 Re1? he was lost. 25..Rxc5? wouldn't have worked due to 26 Qxb7! with equality.

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