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Gata Kamsky vs Veselin Topalov
MTel Masters (2006), Sofia BUL, rd 9, May-20
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf. Poisoned Pawn Variation (B97)  ·  0-1

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May-20-06  Squares: No bharatiy, everthing is fine with me
May-20-06  bharatiy: now kamsky can resign without having slightest of regret
May-20-06  WayneCramp: What utterly appalling play by Kamsky; 22..Nc5 23.Bf1 Qa7, white may as well resign.
May-20-06  Squares: Sorry chaps, I am a little underskilled, and I do not see the immediate danger, Could somebody take me through the line?
May-20-06  orio24: It seems to me Kamsky's position is very bad. Black attack seems to be coming, and there is no white attack on the other side.
May-20-06  Dionyseus: Analysis by Rybka 1.2n 32-bit:
25.Qe3 Nxd3 26.Rxd3 Bxc4 27.Qxe4 Qa7 28.Nc1 Bxd3+ 29.Qxd3 Rc3 30.Qe2 Rac8 31.fxe5 dxe5 (-2.30) Depth: 13 00:00:47 1516kN
May-20-06  Svrakata: Poor Gata... seems more and more hopeless!
May-20-06  griinke: the time please anyone?
May-20-06  Dionyseus: Gata has about 25 minutes left to play 15 moves.
May-20-06  Squares: Does Qf3 seem to be a reaonable option?
May-20-06  Daodejing: Kamsky is playing with a blocked away queen and is in big troubles.
May-20-06  Caloy: this wouldn't have happened if he played the simple a3 earlier. I don't understand why he allowed those 2 pawns to march, then thinks too long after that.
May-20-06  Svrakata: The black Knight poses 2 big threats - c3 and f2... And even without it the situation is dire for white...
May-20-06  Dionyseus: Kamsky needs to play 15 moves in 16 minutes.
May-20-06  madlydeeply: Kamsky's position is abysmal.
May-20-06  adasjag: Why not 24) ... Nf2? Wouldn't that have won the exchange immediately? Was the bishop on e7 dangerous in a way that I don't see? Thanks!
May-20-06  griinke: time? please
May-20-06  percyblakeney: Nb6 the losing move, Topalov can sacrifice the exchange :-)
May-20-06  Dionyseus: Analysis by Rybka 1.2n 32-bit:
26...Qa7 27.Nxa8 Rxa8 28.a4 Bxe2 29.Rxe2 Nc3+ 30.Kc2 Nxe2 31.Kb2 Qf2 32.Qd3 Nxf4+ 33.Qc2 (-3.51) Depth: 14 00:01:11 3481kN
May-20-06  Svrakata: Please Topalov, play Nf2...
May-20-06  Puro Teco: 1 e4 c5
2 Nf3 d6
3 d4 cxd4
4 Nxd4 Nf6
5 Nc3 a6
6 Bg5 e6
7 f4 Qb6
8 Nb3 Be7
9 Qf3 Nbd7
10 O-O-O Qc7
11 Bd3 b5
12 Rhe1 Bb7
13 Qh3 b4
14 Nb1 e5
15 N1d2 a5
16 Kb1 a4
17 Nc1 O-O
18 Ne2 Rfc8
19 Ng3 g6
20 Nc4 Ba6
21 b3 axb3
22 cxb3 Nc5
23 Ne2 Nfxe4
24 Bxe7 Qxe7
25 Bxe4 Nxe4
26 Nb6
May-20-06  madlydeeply: Topa can grab his own exchange on f2 if he wants, but he probably has stellar knight moves. Talking about those knight moves! with the autumn coming in...yeah

After 26...BxN then the black knight can park on c3 for ever and ever

May-20-06  percyblakeney: It's just a question about how, and how soon, to lose for Kamsky.
May-20-06  AlexandraThess: The position still looks complicated. Kamsky could save this game, don't forget that he is a fighter!
May-20-06  Puro Teco: 26. ..., Qa7 27. Nxa8 Rxa8
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