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Boris Gelfand vs Watu Kobese
World Cup (2005), Khanty-Mansiysk RUS, rd 1, Nov-27
Semi-Slav Defense: Stoltz Variation (D45)  ·  1-0

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Nov-27-05  GBKnight: A good clean win by Gelfand. White always had the edge and black succumbed on the black squares.
Nov-28-05  Frankly: Was the exchange of rooks on move 28 in Black's interests? Seemed a weird decision to me. Did it not add at least potential strength to the passed pawn?
Nov-28-05  alicefujimori: Although this is theory, I dislike the 8...dxc4 line. After 14.Rb1 White's position looked quite comfortable. He has control of the b-file, a good piece of the centre, better placed pieces than Black and more importantly, has restricted Black's counterplay to a minimium. (eg.13.h3) In fact, after 14.Rb1, I don't see any good plan for Black. The game just showed how White had all the time to prepare for a breakthrough while Black just sits there helplessly getting slaughtered.

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