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Feb-22-08 | | Marmot PFL: This should be drawn very soon now. |
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Feb-22-08
 | | Sneaky: <hedgeh0g: I was wondering if somebody could enlighten me in tournament etiquette. Are GMs obliged to concede a draw if the position seems drawn even if their opponent is in time trouble? Or can they simply play on, ignoring draw requests, until their opponent runs out of time?> That's a complicated question. There's a special rule, often misinterpreted and abused, which allows one of the players to claim that the game be adjudicated as a draw if their opponent is "not trying to win by normal means". In other words, if it's a dead drawn position and they just want to play a game of "who can slap the clock the fastest" the arbiter can call it a draw. |
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Feb-22-08 | | ennar: drawn! |
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Feb-22-08 | | panzerkampf: is there any perpetual for black? |
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Feb-22-08 | | Eyal: Looks like the dust has cleared and Anand has a perpetual. |
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Feb-22-08 | | waustad: draw
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Feb-22-08 | | The End: Somewhere Anand misplayed, I believe.Few moves back he appeared to have a nice attack.Pity. |
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Feb-22-08 | | grebenarov: Only a perpetual can save Anand now. I give credit to Topalov for the fighting spirit he's showing |
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Feb-22-08 | | whiteshark: All ♕ endings are drawn as someone once stated. |
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Feb-22-08 | | hedgeh0g: Draw. |
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Feb-22-08
 | | keypusher: Some interesting evaluations above...you'd almost expect Anand to be announcing mate around now. |
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Feb-22-08 | | MindCtrol9: <And now it's a draw.What was the Anand's mistake?Playing with Topolov's time. |
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Feb-22-08 | | Hesam7: Aronian - Leko ? |
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Feb-22-08 | | AdrianP: Must be a draw now. Well done Fishy, nearly even snatched it. |
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Feb-22-08 | | grebenarov: <And now it's a draw.What was the Anand's mistake? <Playing with Topolov's time.>>
No his mistake was simply: playing with Topalov |
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Feb-22-08 | | panzerkampf: it was a good game anyway, althought black seemed much more adventegous 6-7 moves before the end |
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Feb-22-08 | | Wild Bill: Draw. Finally.
Leko has about 30 seconds per move in his game. |
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Feb-22-08 | | Ulhumbrus: One question is whether Anand missed a win by 18...f5 instead of 18...Bxf3 |
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Feb-22-08 | | Kangaroo: <<Ulhumbrus>: One question is whether Anand missed a win by 18...f5 instead of 18...Bxf3>
Why do you believe it would be a <win>? What about <19. Qa4> - this move preserves the minor advantage for Topalov. |
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Feb-22-08 | | hedgeh0g: Thanks, <Sneaky>. |
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Feb-22-08 | | talisman: OH yea....the ole nimzo-3 knights :) ...now that i know... i can replay and enjoy. |
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Feb-23-08 | | shintaro go: Very nice game |
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Feb-23-08 | | positionalgenius: Interesting struggle,fine game |
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Feb-23-08 | | Ulhumbrus: <Kangaroo: <<Ulhumbrus>: One question is whether Anand missed a win by 18...f5 instead of 18...Bxf3> Why do you believe it would be a <win>? What about <19. Qa4> - this move preserves the minor advantage for Topalov.> No, Black has a lead in development and the move h4 invites the attack ..f4. With the move 18 h4?! Topalov may have begun an attack from a position where he has little or no advantage. In that case, the attack is unsound and will give Black the advantage. |
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Feb-23-08 | | chessfan30iasi: a logical draw |
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