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Alexey Shirov vs Fabiano Caruana
Biel Chess Festival (2011), Biel SUI, rd 3, Jul-20
Bishop's Opening: Berlin Defense (C24)  ·  1-0

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Jul-20-11  Ulhumbrus: 52 Be8 Nf4 53 h5 threatens 54 Bg6+
Jul-20-11  Shams: Can black hold the queenless ending? Looks like white gets a fast c-pawn...
Jul-20-11
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  plang: I would think Black cannot exchange queens and given that his king is more vunerable I don't like his chances to hold here.
Jul-20-11  Gordon1306: Queen-less ending is lost for Black.
Jul-20-11  MrSpock: 54. Bf6 -2.57 Houdini 1.5a 21 ply
Jul-20-11  Gordon1306: Qb5, followed by Kb3 and Ka4 should do it for White?
Jul-20-11  Ulhumbrus: <Shams: Can black hold the queenless ending? Looks like white gets a fast c-pawn...>

<plang: I would think Black cannot exchange queens and given that his king is more vunerable I don't like his chances to hold here.>

<Gordon1306: Queen-less ending is lost for Black.>

If Black cannot exchange Queens, this suggests that White can try something like Bf7 and Qe8

Jul-20-11  Ulhumbrus: If the ending without Queens is lost for Black, this suggests that 56 Qe8+ wins immediately
Jul-20-11  Shams: I think Black has some drawing chances if the queens come off. White' kingside pawns are weak.
Jul-20-11  Gordon1306: Now h5 looks strong (threatens h6 .. )
Jul-20-11  Ulhumbrus: Black's g7 pawn is pinned to h7 against the potential threat of Qh7 mate. This suggests 56 h5 and 57 h6.
Jul-20-11  Ulhumbrus: <Gordon1306> As happens often, I saw your message after having sent mine
Jul-20-11  Marmot PFL: Not sure that trading queens wins, as white has some weak isolated pawns. h5-h6 with mate threats looks more decisive.
Jul-20-11  MrSpock: 56. h5!
Jul-20-11  Strongest Force: Fab Car need to put a uptown NYC whipping on this man
Jul-20-11  Marmot PFL: Bf7 Qg1+ Ka2 and black can resign
Jul-20-11
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  tamar: Carmageddon
Jul-20-11  Shams: Very nice.
Jul-20-11  Ulhumbrus: Shirov compels brilliantly Black's Queen to choose a way to abandon her defence of the King
Jul-20-11  Marmot PFL: almost like a wednesday puzzle
Jul-20-11  MrSpock: Congratulation Alexey :-)
Jul-20-11  Gordon1306: One last check from Black.
Jul-20-11  Ulhumbrus: 62...Kh7 63 Bg6+! Nxg6 64 Qf7+! Kh8 66 fxg6 and it's all over
Jul-20-11  lost in space: Boing!!!!
Jul-20-11  Marmot PFL: White got no advantage with the Bishop's opening but just kept grinding away.
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