Etienne Bacrot vs Vladimir Kramnik (2009)

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Etienne Bacrot vs Vladimir Kramnik
Dortmund Sparkassen (2009), Dortmund GER, rd 7, Jul-09
Russian Game: Classical Attack. Staunton Variation (C42) · 1/2-1/2

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Jul-09-09		Marmot PFL: <Bureaucrat> Conserving his energy is good strategy learned from experience. Kramnik will be strong and rested for the final rounds.

Jul-09-09		Ulhumbrus: 34 Nc5 Rxb4 35 Rxb7 Rxb7 36 Nxb7 and the players can shake hands

Jul-09-09		twinlark: 1. = (0.00): 34.f4 Nc2 35.Ra4 Kg7 36.Ke2 Rd5 37.Ra7 Rb5 38.Nc5 Nxb4 39.Rxb7 Rxc5 40.Rxb4 Rc2+ 41.Kf3 Rc3+ 42.Ke4 Rc2 43.Kf3 Rc3+ 44.Ke4 Rc2 45.Kf3 2. = (0.00): 34.g4 Kg7 35.Ra4 Kf6 3. = (0.00): 34.h3 Kg7 35.Ra2 Nc6 36.Ra4 Kf6 37.Ke3 Kf5 38.Kd2 Rd5 39.Kc3 Ne5 40.Nxe5 Kxe5 41.Ra7 Rd7 42.g3 Rc7+ 43.Kd3 Rd7+ 44.Kc3 Rc7+ 45.Kd3 Rd7+ 46.Kc3 4. = (0.00): 34.g3 Kg7 35.Nc5 b6 36.Nd3 Nc6 37.Ra4 Kf6 38.f4 Rd5 39.Ke3 Kf5 40.Ra8 Kg4 41.Ke4 Rd4+ 42.Ke3 Rd5 43.Ke4 Rd4+ 44.Ke3 Rd5 5. = (0.00): 34.Ra2 Kg7 35.h3 Nc6 36.Ra4 Kf6 37.Ke3 Kf5 38.Kd2 Rd5 39.Kc3 Ne5 40.Nxe5 Kxe5 41.Ra7 Rd7 42.g3 Rc7+ 43.Kd3 Rd7+ 44.Kc3 Rc7+ 45.Kd3 Rd7+ 46.Kc3 6. = (0.00): 34.Ra1 Nc6 35.Ra4 Kg7 36.Ke3 Kf6 37.h3 Kf5 38.Kd2 Rd5 39.Kc3 Ne5 40.Nxe5 Kxe5 41.Ra7 Rd7 42.g3 Rc7+ 43.Kd3 Rd7+ 44.Kc3 Rc7+ 45.Kd3 Rd7+ 46.Kc3 Looks a bit drawish...

Jul-09-09		Ulhumbrus: Is Bacrot playing to lose? 35...Kf6 keeps White's R out of e7

Jul-09-09		acirce: <Marmot PFL>, it does not seem to have been a "strategy". The games have just fizzled out. Apart from his win and that draw against Jakovenko where he was worse in the final position so clearly happy with the result at that point.

Jul-09-09		twinlark: 1. = (0.00): 35...h5 36.Re4 Rd5 37.Ke3 Nf5+ 38.Kd2 Rd8 39.Kc3 Kf6 40.g3 Rc8+ 41.Kb3 Rd8 42.Kc3 Rc8+ 43.Kb3 Rd8 44.Kc3 2. = (0.00): 35...Kf6 36.Re4 Rd5 37.g4 Kg5 38.Nc5 b6 39.Na4 b5 40.Nc3 Rd8 41.Nxb5 Nxb5 42.Re5+ 3. = (0.00): 35...f5 36.Re1 Nc2 37.Rb1 Kf6 38.Ke2 Rb6 39.Kd2 Nd4 40.Ke3 Nc2+ 41.Kd2 Nd4 42.Ke3 Nc2+ 43.Kd2 4. = (0.00): 35...Nc2 36.Re4 Rd5 37.Ke2 b5 38.h4 Nd4+ 39.Kd2 Nf5 40.Kc3 Nd6 41.Re7 Nf5 42.Re4 Nd6 43.Re7 Nf5 44.Re4 5. = (0.00): 35...h6 6. = (0.00): 35...Rb6 36.f4 f5 37.Ra8 Kf6 38.Rf8+ Kg7 39.Ra8 Kf6 40.Rf8+ Kg7 41.Ra8 Still looking a somewhat drawish.

Jul-09-09		Bondsamir: <twinlark:> Thanks for the analysis.

Jul-09-09		hedgeh0g: Not that I like the guy in particular, but I really wish Topalov were in this tournament.

Jul-09-09		waustad: I was about to say that you can't play all of the time, but Ivanchuk seems to.

Jul-09-09		just a kid: I would take Topalov instead of Naiditsch.Naiditsch is just the punching bag this tournament.

Jul-09-09		twinlark: Black is threatening <36...Nxf3> winning a pawn. <Bondsamir> You're welcome.

Jul-09-09		waustad: <kid>But he's the German punching bag. Somebody has to pay the bills and local players help with that.

Jul-09-09		Bondsamir: Bunching bag is just too kind for what Naiditch had recieved here.

Jul-09-09		Ulhumbrus: Perhaps Kramnik is thinking of 36 Re7 Nxf3 37 gxf3 Rxd3 38 Rxb7 reaching, with colours reversed, the type of Rook and pawn ending which Tchigorn won against Tarrasch in the game Chigorin vs Tarrasch, 1896 Botvinnik speaks of this ending in his chapter on the Soviet school of chess in his classic work "One hundred selected games" and it is possible that he may have given Kramnik lessons on this ending in his classes

Jul-09-09		twinlark: <Ulhumbrus> That's very cunning...at first blush you'd think that White would have the better chances with the passed pawn.

Jul-09-09		tarek1: Here the safe move might Ke3 and if Nc2+ Ke2

Jul-09-09		Bondsamir: The game is tight draw now but both players want to exhaust the chances for a blunder.

Jul-09-09		ketchuplover: Rd7 for the heck of it!

Jul-09-09		just a kid: Draw!

Jul-09-09		chessgames.com: We will switch to the last game (Naiditsch-Jakovenko) in just a minute.

Jul-09-09		just a kid: Thank you <chessgames>

Jul-09-09		Marmot PFL: <it does not seem to have been a "strategy". The games have just fizzled out.> I don't think it just happens. Kramnik with black plays familiar lines that lead to endings he knows well. He does not seek complications, although he won't avoid them if white wishes to complicate (which not many do, because he is one of the strongest when provoked).

Jul-09-09		Knight13: <ketchuplover: Rd7 for the heck of it!> No! Too passive looking!

Jul-10-09		kdogphs: Is it just me or has the Petrov become more popular in recent years??? It seems like a lot of GM's are utilizing it nowadays, particularly the Russian GM's. Agree or disagree???

Jul-11-09		Chlipchlop: Petrov became popular for Kramnik, and others followed... ;)

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