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| Nov-10-06 | | Runemaster: A great finish.
59.h7 Rf8 60.Kg7 Rh8 repeats the same idea as before. If White captures the rook in the corner, the Black king traps him by staying on f7 or f8 and White will have to eventually advance the 'b' pawn. Then Black captures on b3 and queens. |
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| Nov-10-06 | | suenteus po 147: This is the second time Shirov has allowed the Marshall in this tournament? I wonder why, since he hasn't been able to do anything constructive with it. |
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| Nov-10-06 | | Runemaster: <borkoto> If White advances d4-d5, Black just captures it. Then White has to move the 'b' pawn anyway. Black captures it, then White's 'c' can move (it's no longer blocked by the Black pawn on c4). Black will then queen first and wins. |
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| Nov-10-06 | | Caloy: <borkoto>same thing, advance d pawn, captures. advance b pawn captures then white still have the c pawn to advance...not stalemate |
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| Nov-10-06 | | mrjones: A very beautiful ending. No stalemate whichever white pawn advances first -- white has the unfortunate ability to move the remaining c-pawn. |
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| Nov-10-06 | | Runemaster: Oh, I see <borkoto> has removed his comment, which asked why, in my hypothetical one given above, White wouldn't move his 'd' pawn first. I'll leave my response anyway, because it's describing an interesting position. |
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| Nov-10-06 | | Ulhumbrus: Instead of 24 axb5, 24 Qf4 seems more exact. Then on 24...Rfe8 25 axb5 axb5 26 Rxa8 Rxa8 the Black KR has lost a tempo. On 27 Bf6 Ra1+ 28 Kg2 Ra8 29 g4 White may have the advantage. |
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| Nov-10-06 | | Shajmaty: <Ulhumbrus: Instead of 24 axb5, 24 Qf4 seems more exact.> Shirov-Leko, played on Wed 8th, followed until 22...Qg6 (N). I believe 24. Qd2 or even 24. Bf4 are better. |
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| Nov-10-06 | | percyblakeney: Aronian was asked after the game why he played so quickly (ending with the same amount of time on the clock as he started with). Aronian claimed that his second had told him to do that "since he plays worse the longer he thinks". |
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| Nov-10-06 | | percyblakeney: If I get it right Aronian may also be saying that his successful deviation with 22. ... Qg6 was caused by his not remembering the move order correctly, so instead of 23. ... Qg6 he played it a move earlier and it worked out fine :-) http://www.64.ru/?/ru/articles/item... |
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| Nov-10-06 | | Shajmaty: <percyblakeney: If I get it right Aronian may also be saying that his successful deviation with 22. ... Qg6 was caused by his not remembering the move order correctly, so instead of 23. ... Qg6 he played it a move earlier and it worked out fine :-)> The funny thing is 23...Qg6 maybe improves 23...Rfe8! |
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| Nov-10-06 | | Lt. Col. Majid: Very beautiful ending.
Mashall favours black easily since it has too initiatives and posibilities. White is alwasy on the back foot for one stupid pawn. |
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Nov-10-06
 | | Peligroso Patzer: The concluding phase of this game reminds me of the following study (Black to move and win): White: King at g7; pawns at a3, b2 and h7; Black: King at e7, Rook at b8; pawn at a4. The only winning move is: 1. ... Rh8!! Full anaysis can be found in Starting Out: Pawn Endgames by Glenn Flear. (See Diagram 10 on page 54.) |
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| Nov-10-06 | | crazy monk: Did Aronian play with Anand in Mainz? Since he verygood in rapid chess. |
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| Nov-10-06 | | notyetagm: <Runemaster: A great finish. 59.h7 Rf8 60.Kg7 Rh8 repeats the same idea as before. If White captures the rook in the corner, the Black king traps him by staying on f7 or f8 and White will have to eventually advance the 'b' pawn. Then Black captures on b3 and queens.> 48 ... ♔e8!!, what a brilliant conception.
When I first played over the game, I did not see how Black was going to defend his h8-rook -and- stop the White h7-pawn from promoting. Then I saw Aronian's 48 ... ♔e8!! and realized the ingenius idea: <ZUGZWANG>, as pointed out by <Runemaster>. Simply beautiful. You learn something new every day. |
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| Nov-10-06 | | notyetagm: 48 ... ♔e8!! is a finish right out of an endame study. |
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| Nov-10-06 | | DUS: Great game! Don't even remember when I was impresed so much by a chess game. |
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| Nov-10-06 | | notyetagm: <Peligroso Patzer: The concluding phase of this game reminds me of the following study (Black to move and win): White: King at g7; pawns at a3, b2 and h7; Black: King at e7, Rook at b8; pawn at a4. The only winning move is: 1. ... Rh8!! Full anaysis can be found in Starting Out: Pawn Endgames by Glenn Flear. (See Diagram 10 on page 54.)> Very similar indeed, good find!
Black To Play And Win: 1 ... ?
click for larger view1 ... ♖h8!! |
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Nov-10-06
 | | paulalbert: <notyetagm> and <Peligroso Patzer> I just got back from my run and when I saw how this game had ended I recognized it also as a study I had solved and shown to my chess group about six months ago. I think I got it from the TrainingBot exercises on ICC. Assuming it is a composed study, not from a real game as here, do you know its origins ? I don't have the Flear book. Does he give any citations? Paul Albert |
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| Nov-10-06 | | Maatalkko: Ke8!!
Sick-witted!! |
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| Nov-10-06 | | notyetagm: <paulalbert: ... Assuming it is a composed study, not from a real game as here> That is just amazing. When Aronian played 44 ... ♔x♗d6, this study-like finale is exactly what he had in mind. He re-created this study in an OTB game! Aronian really is an amazing chess player. Now if he just knew the <FORK-OVERLOAD TRICK> ... :-) |
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| Nov-10-06 | | Keshishian: <DUS: Great game! Don't even remember when I was impresed so much by a chess game.> I couldn't agree more, especially with the endgame technique. Very instructional game with sharp tactics. Well played, Levon!! |
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| Nov-10-06 | | mack: Delightful. Instant classic, no two ways about it. |
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| Nov-10-06 | | sheaf: aronian must have seen 48.. Ke8 while playing 43..Ke6, which shirov obviously missed.. and i think a lot of others must have missed... shirov must have been confident at the time of sac that he is winning but aronian saw the magnificant 48..Ke8 which leaves white with no choice but to resign.. i wouldnt call it a 44.h6 a blunder(although it actually is one )but a move which looks like winning sans a very tricky 48..Ke8.. great game |
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| Nov-10-06 | | sheaf: <DUS: Great game! Don't even remember when I was impresed so much by a chess game. > in my case it was just two days back when pono produced his brilliant 48.c5+ which(imo)he lust have seen while playing 43.Ke4..(strange coincidence isnt it 48th move with colors reversed )... of course this was much better considering that i thought aronian is lost... |
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