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| Apr-09-06 | | doremi: wow, Topalov is now at 2808, just 4 points shy of Kasparov's 2812 when he retired |
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| Apr-09-06 | | you vs yourself: Since he played the lost position this long, Nisi could've tried 43...Qe4+ and 44...f3. |
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Apr-09-06
 | | chessgames.com: Thanks to everybody for coming by over these past four days. We look forward to doing this again soon. |
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| Apr-09-06 | | dragunr1: official site gives also the moves: ...Qe5 44. Qe3 Qa6 45. Qd4 ??? as played |
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| Apr-09-06 | | Bobak Zahmat: <doremi> I was right about ten moves, wasn't I? :) |
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Apr-09-06
 | | tpstar: <chessgames.com> Thanks for the live broadcasts. =) |
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| Apr-09-06 | | lentil: ..Qe4+ and ..f3 loses to Qc8+ and a8Q
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| Apr-09-06 | | Bobak Zahmat: Topalov marches on to the sky. I wonder what his rating will be at the end of 2006. Maybe 2820? Who knows! |
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| Apr-09-06 | | tud: It strikes me like Topalov is a champion for real and even a Kaparov comeback cannot change much. |
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| Apr-09-06 | | patzernic: thanks chess games, that was enjoyable. |
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| Apr-09-06 | | TheUnkraut: Yes-thx chessgames.com for this excellent transmission! |
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| Apr-09-06 | | EmperorAtahualpa: Thank you <chessgames.com>! |
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| Apr-09-06 | | notsodeepthought: <EmperorAtahualpa: This is a win for Topalov definitely....Goodbye my dear chessbucks! :(> You too, I see... |
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| Apr-09-06 | | bgkuzzy: topa just crushed the poor guy!! |
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| Apr-09-06 | | black death: bg kuzzy topalov e velik
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| Apr-09-06 | | jperr75108: I wonder how much Nisipeanu prepaired for this. |
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| Apr-09-06 | | midknightblue: I shall be the first one to be making visits to the chessbucks loan shark. Will my knee caps be shot out? |
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| Apr-09-06 | | GufeldStudent: I am not certain about Rc6 as a move. Is Qe5 an option for black? |
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| Apr-09-06 | | chessmoron: Why can Nisipeanu play French instead of sicilian? |
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| Apr-09-06 | | Ezzy: Topalov - Nisipeanu [B65]
(4), 09.04.2006
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 Be7 8.0–0–0 0–0 9.f4 Nxd4 10.Qxd4 Qa5 11.h4 <11 Bc4 is the main line. 11 h4 seems to be a relatively new idea. What that idea is I don't know. Topalov doesn't play it as a precursor to a kingside attack, so I am not sure of its strategic meaning>. 11...e5 12.Qe3 exf4 13.Bxf4 Be6 14.Bxd6 Bxd6 15.Rxd6 Rac8< Black is now threatening 16...Bxa2 as white cannot play 17 b3 because of his attacked c3 knight>. 16.a3 Rc6< It's a brave decision to try to open lines to whites king, at the cost of weakening his pawn structure.> 17.Rxc6 bxc6 18.Be2 <Topalov seems to have idea's including 19 Qg3 20 Rf1 threatening 21 Rxf6 so Nisipeanu reroutes his knight.> 18...Nd7 19.Rd1 Qc7< So what has Nisipeanu got for his sacrificed pawn? An undeveloped rook, a knight on d7, a weak c6 pawn, and a bishop that can't move. Not what I would call compensation. :-(> 20.g3 Rb8 21.Qd4 Qxg3 22.Qxa7 <Threatening 22 Rxd7>. 22...Nf6 23.Kb1 h5 <Blacks back rank was looking a bit vulnerable>. 24.a4 <It's a passed pawn so why not push it.> 24...Bg4 25.Bxg4 hxg4 26.Qd4<This has a strong threat of 27 e5 which must be stopped>. 26...Qxh4?!<Nisipeanu now loses his only 'ace' - his passed g pawn.> 27.e5 Nd5 28.Nxd5 cxd5 29.Rg1< 29 Qxd5 was also possible, but why give black any counterplay with his passed g pawn.> 29...Qh2 30.Rxg4 <30 e6 now is a winning threat.> 30...Rc8 <Counterplay, but it's too late>. 31.Rxg7+ Kh8 32.Rg4 Rc4 33.Qd1 Rxg4 34.Qxg4 Qxe5 35.c3 Kh7 36.Qd4 Qe6 37.a5 f5 38.b4 Qe2 39.Qxd5 Kg6 40.Qd6+ Kg5 41.a6 f4 42.Qc5+ Kg4 43.a7 1–0Great play by Topalov! Nisipeanu played some enterprising chess in this match, but he is playing a world champion who is at the top of his game!! |
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Apr-10-06
 | | Open Defence: I hope an in form Anand emerges as a Challenger.. though the format will be different (Tournament), it would give more credibility to FIDE and would be an incentive for the mainstream players to concentrate on FIDE e.g. Shirov, Nisipeanu, etc |
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| Apr-10-06 | | Bobak Zahmat: I think this is a little preview of the coming MTel Tournament. There will Topalov together with Anand be domninating. Wonder whether Aronian is able to catch with them in the near future. |
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| Apr-10-06 | | Ulhumbrus: 21...Qb7 seems consistent with the plan of opening the b file begun by the move 16...Rc6, although one alternative is to play 21...c5 first. On 21...Qb7 22 Na4 c5 the White Q cannot both defend b2 and attack the c5 Pawn a second time. The text exchanges the g3 pawn for the a7 Pawn. The a7 pawn is a weakness, but its removal turns the a3 Pawn into a passed Pawn. |
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| Apr-16-06 | | goldenbear: <Ezzy> 11.h4 is curious. As a practical matter, h6 now has no point, but I think it is a matter of something else: White is contemplating an eventual Tal-like sacrifice in the form of Nd5. |
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May-25-06
 | | LIFE Master AJ: This is my "Game of The Month" for April, 2007. (http://www.geocities.com/thegotmman...) Check it out, if you like.
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