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Michael Adams vs Vladimir Kramnik
London Chess Classic (2014), London ENG, rd 3, Dec-12
Spanish Game: Berlin Defense. l'Hermet Variation Berlin Wall Defense (C67)  ·  1/2-1/2

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Dec-12-14  paavoh: Surely White could have played the end game better? 40.c5, 41.Kxc5 looks suspect as Black rook got more space to work in. Anyone with an engine?
Dec-12-14  starry2013: Black could have played it better before that as well.
Dec-12-14
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  kbob: 40. f6 followed by a properly timed e6 was Adams last chance to win. He had about five minutes left on the clock. I think the commentators were saying 36. ..Rxf3 was a pawn down draw for Kramnik but I may have heard wrong.
Dec-12-14  DAVID4014: f6 actually wins the game and passed pawn.
Dec-12-14  Petrosianic: You're sure about that? You don't seem sure.
Dec-13-14  Gypsy: < DAVID4014: f6 actually wins the game and passed pawn. >

Is there a concrete, convincing variation to that end? I have been trying to resolve this question, but Black always seems to somehow escape at the end of my variations.

(Not saying a win can not be done, just that the position is beyond my computing powers.)

Dec-13-14  RookFile: It sure looks like Kramnik only got a draw here by a razor thin margin. I would not be at all surprised to learn that there was some way Adams could have won this.
Dec-13-14  cro777: Kramnik: "Yes, I saw that after 40.f6 I had nothing to hope for..."


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40.f6 Rf1 41.Rh3 d3 42.Rxd3 Re1 43.Rd2 Rf1 44.e6

In time trouble Adam missed that after 40.c5? bxc5 41.Kxc5 Re4 42.Kd5 Kramnik had 42...Re3!

Dec-14-14  Gypsy: <40.f6 Rf1 41.Rh3 d3 42.Rxd3 Re1 43.Rd2 Rf1 44.e6 >

I was thinking about the lines like

<40.f6 d3 41.Rxd3 Rxg4 42.e6+ fxe6+ 43.Ke5+ Ke8 44.Kxe6...>

I had some doubts yesterday, but now it seems that White win is clear as a day: Between the f-pawn promotion and back-rank checkmates, Black is lost.

Dec-26-14  SimonWebbsTiger: Naroditsky has a useful article on this game and the Berlin.

40. f6 as mentioned in other posts.

http://www.chess.com/article/view/t...

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