23 Jan 08
Originally posted by mtthwLOL! While following that game live I remember thinking the exact same thing! Also cause i'm a big Sveshnikov fan and Teimour scored such excellent results with it.
That's right.
It's nice to see players trying something different. But in a two game match in a knock-out tournament? Probably not the best time.
Kramnik-Gelfand is also getting interesting, Gelfand is trying to sac. an exchange on c4 to let his white squared bishop become a monster.
23 Jan 08
Originally posted by sannevssrLooks like Loek has bad Luck today... He messed up big time due to time trouble, or imaginary time trouble (it was move 41, he must have missed the fact that the time control was already reached). Now it looks like Magnus is winning. 😲
King Loek is crashing through with Bg5 and a future exf5
23 Jan 08
Originally posted by NordlysI think the actual blunder occured before the 40th move, fritz says his position is going from +6 to -7 in one move with 39. Qe3
Looks like Loek has bad Luck today... He messed up big time due to time trouble, or imaginary time trouble (it was move 41, he must have missed the fact that the time control was already reached). Now it looks like Magnus is winning. 😲
23 Jan 08
Originally posted by sannevssrReally? Someone posted an analysis by Rybka after Bad Loek's 39. move, and while Magnus' prospects were already much better at that point, Rybka still sees an advantage for white:
I think the actual blunder occured before the 40th move, fritz says his position is going from +6 to -7 in one move with 39. Qe3
Analysis by Rybka 2.3.2a MP 64-bit 4CPU:
1. +- (1.59): 39...Qxd5+ 40.Kg1 Bd4 41.Rh8+ Kxh8 42.Be5+ Qxe5 43.fxe5 Bxe3+ 44.Rxe3 Be6 45.c7 Kg7 46.Rc3
2. +- (4.39): 39...Nd3 40.Be5 Qxd5+ 41.Kg1 Nxe5 42.fxe5 Qxc6 43.e6 Bxe6 44.Rb6
3. +- (4.94): 39...Nd1 40.Qe7 Qxd5+ 41.Kg1 Qd4+ 42.Kf1 Bd3 43.Qh4+ Bh6 44.Be5 Bxe2+ 45.Ke1
4. +- (5.04): 39...Nc4 40.Qf2 Qxd5+ 41.Kg1 Qxc6 42.Qh4+ Bh6 43.Re7#
5. +- (7.59): 39...g5 40.Rexb2 gxf4 41.Bxf4 Qxd5+ 42.Kg1 Qd1+ 43.Kf2 Bd3 44.Re2
After move 40 the position was equal according to Rybka.
23 Jan 08
Originally posted by Nordlyssorry, you are right i didnt check it thoroughly.
Really? Someone posted an analysis by Rybka after Bad Loek's 39. move, and while Magnus' prospects were already much better at that point, Rybka still sees an advantage for white:
Analysis by Rybka 2.3.2a MP 64-bit 4CPU:
1. +- (1.59): 39...Qxd5+ 40.Kg1 Bd4 41.Rh8+ Kxh8 42.Be5+ Qxe5 43.fxe5 Bxe3+ 44.Rxe3 Be6 45.c7 Kg7 46.Rc3
2. +- (4.39): 39...Nd3 40.B ...[text shortened]... xd5+ 42.Kg1 Qd1+ 43.Kf2 Bd3 44.Re2
After move 40 the position was equal according to Rybka.
King Loek is havng a very unfortunate tournament, he keeps getting juicy positions but fails to finish them.
25 Jan 08
Originally posted by vipiuCarlsen certainly landed most of the blows, but Anand defended very accurately! I think Carlsen got a bit carried away. 28.gxh6 looks a better bet, and the piece sac 30.Bxh5?! probably isn't correct. 33.Rxf5 Qxd5+ 34.Rhf3 was the last chance. I think black has to give up the queen for the rook then, when the material balance favours black, though it's still a bit unclear.
or not...
25 Jan 08
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Short won again, he seems to be on a roll!
It took me several minutes to work out why Leko vs Kramnik ended in a draw. I thought Leko could run away from the queen checks, but if he does this he loses his queen for a rook, leaving him with a difficult two rooks vs queen ending.
The ending to Sargissian vs Hou was instructive. At move 42 I was trying to find the win for Hou that I felt must be there, but wasn't up to the job. Hou showed how it was done in with some very nice maneuvering, leaving White pinned and helpless at the end.