Surya Shekhar Ganguly vs Judit Polgar (2011) Surya Want to Play That?

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Surya Shekhar Ganguly vs Judit Polgar
"Surya Want to Play That?" (game of the day Jul-18-2011)
World Team Championship (2011), Ningbo CHN, rd 1, Jul-17
Sicilian Defense: Paulsen Variation (B46) · 0-1

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Jul-17-11		Kinan: Aggressive opening, great switching in middle game and nice finish..well done Polgar.

Jul-17-11		HeMateMe: Nice to see this kind of game.

Jul-17-11		tamar: Warning to all World Chess Teams...JUDIT'S GOT A GUN!!!

Jul-17-11		dangerhump: had a stretch of 6 out 8 moves with the king without being in check...don't see that happen much

Jul-17-11		fisayo123: Getting your king to safety is what its called. Fairly common. Ganguly blundered with 59. Rf3 ??

Jul-17-11		twinlark: Absolutely absorbing game, with Ganguly being intimidated by Polgar's patient intent and probing. He actually defended quite effectively and his game was quite defensible until 59. Rf3?? which loses instantly to the pawn advance as the queen can't defend both the rook and against the pawn advance. Looks like a time control blunder, as Ganguly seems too intent on protecting b3. It's a pity as the game was starting to get really interesting at this point. Giving the old abacus a good rattle, it seems the best way of defending the vulnerable g2 point is 59. Rd2, giving up the Pb3 and Pb4 in exchange for Black's Pe5: click for larger view If 59...Qxb3 60. Qxe5 Qxc4 61. Rf2 draws. If 59...d3 60. Qf2 (forced) Qc6 (60...Rxg2+ 61. Qxg2 Rxg2+ 62. Rxg2 looks drawish) 61. Rg4 Rxg4 62. hxg4 e4 63. Qf8 Rg6: click for larger view and White has to do everything right to survive. This is a really tough endgame! The only alternative to 61. Rg4 seems to be 61. g4: click for larger view After 61...Rf6 62. Qe3 e4 with a really volatile ending: click for larger view Still, both GMs deserve credit in this very complicated game. The ferocity of Polgar's patient and aggressive probing here augurs well, as long as she doesn't drop her bundle with a silly loss.

Jul-17-11		Clodhopper: Wow. In the Sicilian, which side is black supposed to attack on? All sides!!!

Jul-17-11		Bobsterman3000: I wish I could play the Taimanov like this, my pieces always end up getting cramped up against strong, aggressive competition. Polgar's knight on C6 looked backwards but it sure had a strong influence on her successful defense...

Jul-18-11		andrewjsacks: Judit at her best, and very nice to see.

Jul-18-11		IRONCASTLEVINAY: GOTD in one day?

Jul-18-11		sevenseaman: Judith has a wonderful multidimensional position. Surya cannot think of an immediate resource. Advance of the 'd' pawn escalates the problem. The Q cannot move away because Black Q will pick away the f3 R with impunity.

Jul-18-11		superparrot: Yet another reason why Polgar is one of my favorite players.

Jul-18-11		GlennOliver: I don't currently have any electronic aids with which to work through the analysis, but 59. Rg4 seems to have good chances for the draw. Your thoughts?

Jul-18-11		ColeTrane: a gangly attack on ganguly . . . now we've made fun of her first and last name

Jul-18-11		ColeTrane: but seriously, this is a Black Lion defense.

Jul-18-11		I play the Fred: <now we've made fun of her first and last name> <His> first and last name.

Jul-18-11		Elrathia Kingi: <GlennOliver> After 59.Rg4, Rxg4 60.hxg4 e4 61.Rh3, black has a powerful pair of passed pawns. Something like ...Qc6 21.Rh4 e3, and black has a nice advantage. Trading queens will almost certainly result in a black win, and the doubled pawns on g will easily fall.

Jul-18-11		SimonWebbsTiger: @coltrane we haven't said: Judit put a squeeze on Ganguly's bits.

Jul-18-11		marwanredman123: Masterpiece by wonderful Polgar

Jul-18-11		GlennOliver: Thanks for the analysis, EK. I'll look forward to playing your line through in a few days time.

Jul-18-11		kevin86: With all of the rook and queen acxtion-it took a pawn to decide it...

Jul-18-11		chrisowen: Lustful pawn the a judging Ganguly d2 it between the halls well done. Ji pluck rf3 overloading queen feed me d3 more going like clappers. Home run h5 61 lump black ash. Ok ram hows peg bowl one for free!

Jul-18-11		SimonWebbsTiger: can anyone tell me what language <chrisowen> speaks and are there classes?

Jul-18-11		sevenseaman: For your erudite study and a scholarly peregrination into the past! click for larger view What Judit does to Ganguly towards the end of this game happened 240 years ago and was was done by Robert Bownas Wormald to his opponent, Jon Owen. Owen vs R Wormald, 1868 click for larger view White resigned but see what comes up when he tries to play on. 32. Rxf1 dxe3 creates the same dilemma for White as forced upon Ganguly by Judit - a lone advancing pawn and paralyzed defending onlookers! All thanks to <CG>.

Jul-18-11		solskytz: a most enlightening post, sent to us by magic, straight from the year 2108.

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