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Etienne Bacrot vs Evgeny Alekseev
41st Biel International Chess Festival (2008), Biel SUI, rd 6, Jul-26
Catalan Opening: General (E00)  ·  1-0

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Jul-26-08
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  Stonehenge: blimey :(
Jul-26-08  TheBB: A minute or so ago I could've sworn Alekseev was winning, but now it seems the game has turned.
Jul-26-08  whiteshark: <34.Rxc6! > Good timing, game over sooner or later.
Jul-26-08  solskytz: A minute or two ago it was Carlsen who was winning (this game wasn't visible).

If Alekseev loses (which looks rather probable) it looks like almost no competition for Carlsen in this tourney.

Jul-26-08  Atking: yes a great come back from Bacrot
Jul-26-08  TheBB: It was visible on the official website, on which I, incidentally, was looking, a minute or so ago.
Jul-26-08  solskytz: how to defend b5, and after that, a4?
Jul-26-08  acirce: Wow, clever piece sac Alekseev mistakenly allowed. Quite surprisingly there is nothing that can be done about Q(x)b5 with White getting the piece back and keeping an overwhelming position.
Jul-26-08  solskytz: (to the BB) I got it. Thanks for clarifying.
Jul-26-08
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  Domdaniel: Qxb5 and Qg6 among many threats ... and that knight hasn't much of a future.
Jul-26-08
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  An Englishman: I was reviewing the game and made some interesting discoveries. First, this is called a King's Pawn Game, yet White has not moved that pawn! Second, White has been sacrificing or trying to sacrifice material all game long, and now has dropped a piece in exchange for back rank threats. Looks like another fun game to watch.
Jul-26-08  TheBB: <solskytz> You're welcome. =)
Jul-26-08  solskytz: The Kt is still trapped after ...Qb5 Nc3 ...Qxb4, n'est ce pas?
Jul-26-08  solskytz: forgot to add ...Na2 Qa3
Jul-26-08
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  Peligroso Patzer: Black obviously cannot keep his extra piece. 35. ... Nc5 may be the best way to give it back.
Jul-26-08  solskytz: that R on c6 between the Rook-restraining pawns is simply ingenious
Jul-26-08
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  chessgames.com: <First, this is called a King's Pawn Game, yet White has not moved that pawn!> Not really--the live games are always assigned A00 or C00 temporarily until the software identifies what opening it actually is. So for a minute or two it shows up as "King's Pawn Game", but now the software fixed it and identified it properly as a Catalan.
Jul-26-08  whiteshark: <36.Rc8+ Kf7 37.Qh7> and it's hard to find any good respond due to 38.Qg8+ threat.
Jul-26-08  acirce: <solskytz> Yes, or ..Nd5 Qc5, but Bacrot chose another way to win.
Jul-26-08  TheBB: This is just crushing. Very nice play by Bacrot.
Jul-26-08  solskytz: it's again the seventeen-weaknesses law in operation.
Jul-26-08
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  Domdaniel: <An Englishman> Who called it a King's Pawn game? It looks like a Catalan or Bogo-Indian, or combination thereof.
Jul-26-08  Fiberking: <solskytz: it's again the seventeen-weaknesses law in operation.> LOL!
Jul-26-08
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  An Englishman: <ChessGames>, thanks for the clarification. In any case, this game is a great argument for not playing e2-e4 at all! Naturally, I can out-odd this; I once won a 45 move skittles game as White in which my d and e pawns never moved.
Jul-26-08  crafty: 41. ♕xf7+ ♔xf7 42. d7 ♕xa6 43. d8=♕ ♘b6 44. ♕c7+   (eval 4.57; depth 16 ply; 125M nodes)
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