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Boris Gelfand vs Leinier Dominguez Perez
FIDE Grand Prix Paris (2013), Elancourt FRA, rd 3, Sep-24
Queen's Gambit Declined: Barmen Variation (D37)  ·  1-0

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White to move.
ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)7.Bxc4 was played in A E Post vs F J Lee, 1905 (1-0)better is 8.Bxd6 cxd6 9.Bxc4 b6 10.d5 e5 11.O-O h6 12.e4 O-O ⩲ +0.55 (24 ply)= +0.01 (23 ply)better is 12...Qb6 13.b3 Qb4 14.Qc2 b6 15.Ne4 Bb7 16.Nxf6+ Nxf6 = 0.00 (19 ply) ⩲ +0.60 (21 ply) 16...Bb7 17.Re1 Bc5 18.Nc4 Re8 19.Ne3 Bxe3 20.Rxe3 Qd6 = +0.27 (20 ply) ⩲ +1.15 (21 ply) 17...Bxh2+ 18.Kh1 Be5 19.Re1 b5 20.d6 Bxb2 21.Nxf6+ Bxf6 ⩲ +0.57 (20 ply) ± +1.67 (22 ply) 19...Bf4 20.Rc4 b5 21.Rb4 Bd6 22.Nxd6 Qxd6 23.Rd4 Nf6 ⩲ +0.67 (21 ply) ± +1.79 (22 ply) 23...Nf6 24.Bxf8 Kxf8 25.Qe2 Ng4+ 26.Kh3 Bd7 27.Qxf2 ± +1.51 (25 ply)+- +2.81 (25 ply)better is 26.Qd3 f5 27.Rf4 Nc5 28.Qd4 Nd7 29.Bxf8 Rxf8 30.Re7 Qxd4 +- +2.97 (22 ply)+- +5.79 (22 ply)better is 29.d6 b4 30.Bb3 g6 31.Qc4 Qd5 32.Qxd5 Bxd5 33.Bxd5 Rb8 +- +7.11 (24 ply)+- +2.59 (26 ply)better is 39.Rxe5 Rxe5 40.Bf6 Rg5 41.Bxg5 hxg5 42.Qxg5 Bxb3 43.d7 +- +7.53 (38 ply)+- +3.75 (26 ply) 40.Re1 Be6 41.d7 Bxd7 42.Qd5+ Kh8 43.Rxe5 Rc1+ 44.Kf2 +- +4.23 (29 ply) ⩲ +1.13 (30 ply)better is 44...Rf5 45.Qa8 Re5 46.b4 Rd5 47.Qd8 Re5 48.Bf2 Re4 ⩲ +1.17 (27 ply) ± +1.73 (30 ply) 46...Rg5 47.b4 Rg4 48.Qa8 Kf7 49.Qxa6 Rg5 50.Bd4 Nf8 ± +1.57 (28 ply) 47.b4 h4 48.Qe4+ Kf7 49.Qxh4 Rxd6 50.Qf4+ Ke7 51.Bxg7 +- +2.51 (29 ply) ± +1.60 (29 ply)better is 48...Rd1+ 49.Kh2 Kxg7 50.Qxe6 Nf6 51.Qe7+ Kg6 52.Qc7 ± +1.75 (30 ply) ± +2.33 (35 ply)better is 51.b4 Ke6 52.Qh6+ Kd7 53.Qxh5 Be6 54.Qh7+ Kxd6 55.Qg7 +- +2.55 (31 ply) ± +1.90 (32 ply) 54...Ke7 55.Qg7+ Bf7 56.g4 Rd6 57.Kg2 Rg6 58.Qe5+ Re6 ± +1.81 (34 ply)+- +2.77 (30 ply)better is 61.Qc5+ Kb7 62.g5 Rd2+ 63.Kg3 Ra2 64.Qe7+ Kc6 65.Qa7 Ra4 +- +2.95 (22 ply) 61...Rd6 62.Qe7+ Kc6 63.Qa7 Kd5 64.Ke3 Re6+ 65.Kf4 Rf6+ ± +2.12 (24 ply)+- +2.95 (24 ply) after 62.Kg3 Rd3+ 63.Kh4 Ra3 64.g5 a5 65.bxa5 Rxa5 66.Qe4+ Kc7 69...Rc2 70.Kf4 Rg2 71.Qe7 Ka5 72.Qf8 Rg6 73.Qa8+ Kb6 +- +2.62 (22 ply)+- +4.52 (24 ply) after 70.Kf4 Bg8+ 71.Kf5 Kb6 72.Qe3+ Ka6 73.Qe8 Ba2 74.Qa8+ +- mate-in-22 after 83.Qe8+ Kc7 84.Qe7+ Rd7 85.Qc5+ Kd8 86.Qf8+ Kc797...Kc8 98.Qh8+ Kc7 99.Qg7+ Kc6 100.Qxb7+ Kd6 101.Qe4 Kc5 +- mate-in-101-0

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Sep-24-13  luzhin: Gelfand could have had an earlier dinner if he'd spotted 39.Rxe5! Rxe5 40.Bf6 which wins, i.e 40...Rg5 41.Bxg5 hxg5 42.Qxg5 Bxb3 43.d7.
Sep-24-13
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  Eggman: This is at least the second time that Gelfand has had the Queen vs Rook ending in his career. On a previous (infamous) occasion against Peter Svidler Gelfand had the rook, and with some help from his opponent managed to defend successfully.

Today Gelfand had the queen, and managed to win it, though curiously Gelfand missed a faster win, and it was exactly the win missed by Svidler:


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Here in Gelfand vs Svidler, 2001 White has just played 95.Rg1 and Svidler misses 1...Qh4+ 2.Kg2 Qd4!, ending things quickly, e.g. 3.Kh2 Kf2 4.Rg2+ Kf1 and the rook soon falls.


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Meanwhile in Gelfand-Dominguez Black has just played 85...Ra7, reaching exactly the same position as in Gelfand-Svidler above, and now instead of 86.Qd8+ Kb7 87.Qd4! Gelfand played 86.Qf8+?!, prolonging the struggle. Unlike Svidler, however, Gelfand eventually got the job done.

Sep-24-13  devere: "Gelfand vs Svidler, 2001"

Anyone one who cannot win this Q v R ending in the required 50 moves should not consider themselves a chess master. So much for the claims that today's players are better than the famous old-timers.

Sep-24-13  Shams: <devere> You don't think Peter Svidler should even consider himself a master? That's rubbish. Against stout defense the ending can be very, very difficult to win. Ask Walter Browne if you don't believe me.
Sep-24-13  paramount: WOW....GOTD!!!!
Sep-25-13  Blunderdome: Epic.
Sep-25-13  PawnJockey: <luzhin> You are absolutely right. 39. Rxe5 is crushing.

I wonder if there was time pressure on both players as 39.. Ne5 seems a blunder to me. The whole point of white's queen on the G file (at least at first glance) appears to put the pin on black's g-pawn and in that position Ne5 is just a welcome gift.

Sep-25-13  builttospill: Wow! So many in-between moves, starting with the Be7. Gelfand is the real deal
Sep-26-13
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  Gypsy: Gelfand channeling his inner Kasparov.
Sep-26-13  Marmot PFL: In Gelfand vs Svidler, 2001 if the score is right Svidler somehow missed 85...Qc5+, winning the rook. Maybe that upset him and threw off his concentration.

<I wonder if there was time pressure on both players as 39.. Ne5 seems a blunder to me. The whole point of white's queen on the G file (at least at first glance) appears to put the pin on black's g-pawn and in that position Ne5 is just a welcome gift.>

Black was losing anyway so his only chance was a time pressure mistake by white.

Jun-18-18  Omnipotent00001: 68. Qe4 mates in 54 turns. g7 as played wins also but takes 8 moves longer.

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