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Sep-06-08 | | Ulhumbrus: On 24 Nb1-c3 Nb4 25 Rd2 Black gets no further whereas White threatens to make progress in any one of several ways |
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Sep-06-08 | | Jesspatrick: Okay. Chucky found a different way. But it's still equal. |
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Sep-06-08 | | Geronimo: <lost in space> possible ideas for Nb1 were to return to c3, sealing off the file, and leaving f4 open to the other night in preparation for Topa's inevitable attempt to free the bishop... |
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Sep-06-08 | | ughaibu: Hilarious game. Exactly Ivanchuk style. If not for this pesky time control. . . . . . . |
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Sep-06-08 | | Geronimo: Well I was wrong. That's why I'm here posting comments and not at Bilbao, fighting it out with the big boys.... |
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Sep-06-08 | | Ulhumbrus: 24 Na3 covers c2 and frees White's Rook from that task. This suggests that Ivanchuk intends to play 25 Ra1 in reply to 24...Nb4 and to use his Rook elsewhere to attack Black's position. |
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Sep-06-08 | | Marmot PFL: Carlsen seemed to have some edge, but maybe played too fast again and ended up with draw. |
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Sep-06-08 | | AdrianP: chunky still has a big edge - he wants to play Rc2 and exchange rooks |
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Sep-06-08 | | kellmano: <AdrianP> at the moment Rc2 would exchange rook for knight :-) Obviously a time lag issue, but i think Topa is ok. |
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Sep-06-08 | | AdrianP: black plans bc8 and ba6 |
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Sep-06-08 | | Marmot PFL: This is a very solid line of the Nimzo. No reason to expect more than the usual slight initiative for white. He might not even have that. |
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Sep-06-08 | | whiteshark: <AdrianP: chunky still has a big edge - he wants to play Rc2 and exchange rooks> I doubt that. Note that Be6 could become active now as ♘b4 is protecting ♙d5. |
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Sep-06-08
| | An Englishman: Looking at ...Bc8; Nec3,Ke6 and ...Ba6 to swap the Bishop for a Knight. |
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Sep-06-08 | | lost in space: I think now Black will start to activate this ♗ and the pawns at the king side with f6 and/or g5. Dead even position, IMO |
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Sep-06-08 | | AdrianP: if bc8 ba6 now chucky has nec3 |
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Sep-06-08 | | jeeky1996: Unclear to me. Let's wait a few more moves for Topa to unleash his bishop. |
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Sep-06-08 | | kellmano: If bllack does move his bishop to a6 there will be major deja vu from the Aronian game yesterday. |
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Sep-06-08 | | sergeyvicherik: Its a draw |
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Sep-06-08 | | Geronimo: If 26.Bc8, 27.Nec3, Ke6, 28.Na7! then what. Night for bishop trade better for Ivanchuk here? Or am I just ignoring something obvious? |
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Sep-06-08 | | BadKnight: all games drawn |
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Sep-06-08 | | YouRang: 26...g5 to restrict the knight seems right to me... |
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Sep-06-08 | | jeeky1996: How's Anand the WC doing? |
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Sep-06-08 | | lost in space: I prefere Black after ...f6 |
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Sep-06-08 | | jeeky1996: The other games are drawn.
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Sep-06-08 | | Ulhumbrus: If Ivanchuk had kept his h and f pawn back and played to threaten g4 or e4, he might have won. Now the game may be drawn. |
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