Leinier Dominguez Perez vs Judit Polgar (2011)

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Leinier Dominguez Perez vs Judit Polgar
World Cup (2011), Khanty-Mansiysk RUS, rd 4, Sep-07
Sicilian Defense: Old Sicilian. Open (B32) · 0-1

White to move.

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rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR w KQkq - 0 1

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Sep-07-11		Natalia Pogonina: One of those endgames that one has to refresh from time to time. Very easy to forget the winning patterns. I even have a special file on my laptop with the main winning positions to save time when reviewing.

Sep-07-11		Peligroso Patzer: Just for the record and FWIW, in 2008 Domiguez swindled a full point from the more difficult (to win; should be easier to defend) rook-and-minor-vs.-rook pawnless endgame in this game from Biel 2008: Onischuk vs L Dominguez, 2008.

Sep-07-11		Peligroso Patzer: Also FTR, Judit knows how to win pawnless K + B + N vs. lone K. Not sure whether she can win it in her sleep, but she can win it blindfolded: Ljubojevic vs Judit Polgar, 1994.

Sep-07-11		T.Tinio Phan Nhot: And So - Adly, World Junior Championship 2007, Sicilian. It is a K + R vs K + B + R.

Sep-07-11		HeMateMe: It really starts to look like a win for black (in my patzer view) after 44...B-c3, locking in the white king on the back rank. Wonderful to see someone play so well both in the middlegame and in the minutiae of the endgame. This reminds me of some of Kasparov's games, using the minor pieces to block the activity of an opponent's Rook, while increasing one's advantage.

Sep-07-11		karban: This game is for me the most thrilling one since The Kramnik-Carlsen in London 2010. Even better than it because there MC had defended good but it was Kramnik one mistake which secured draw but here it was extremely unbalanced since move 15 to 115! Personally, I thought it was draw after exchanging knigths- with so few pawns, especially for Judit. I think that White could try sacrifice one rook for black bishop before the king march. And then when she missed Kc1 it was still extremely unbalanced. True the classic R+B vs R endgame was played badly by both sides but alas such endgames are almost always played in time trouble. Generally, it is very rare to see the game which walks along border of win and draw so long, especially with so little material. Truly beatiful to see this often invisible border.

Sep-07-11		qjuice14: Great game by Polgar, instructive technique in the end game. Kind of reminds me of the Sutovsky-Ivanchuk game. I don't understand why Dominguez-Perez, like Sutovsky, would initiate such a complicated tactical position in a game where they only needed to draw having the white pieces. Not that either didn't earn the full point, but I think both Ivanchuk and now Polgar were gifted an unnecessary tactical struggle and they both took advantage.

Sep-07-11		coolchess1: This game showed it is always important to have the basic chess endings against a minor piece v/s two to have memorized accurately. Judit was in danger of drawing this game during the final stages and luckily her opponent made few mistakes and brought her again into the game. All in all a good fight back from Judit , specially to bring the game to a stage where you had a R+B v R ending. Hope she advances further in this cup. Well done by Judit.

Sep-07-11		PinnedPiece: Where is <Gregor Samsa Mendel> to point out that 112...? should be a Wed-Thurs puzzle? (I sure hope it would not considered a Tues!!> .

Sep-07-11		kia0708: such end games are beyond my understanding :-)

Sep-07-11		wilfrid811: Shouldn't white try, at least, Rg2?

Sep-07-11		Bryan14: Plz can someone explain to me why not 111.Ka4 ?

Sep-07-11		Kinghunt: Here's a puzzle for everyone. 107.? White to play and draw. Hint: it's not that Dominguez did anything wrong with his move, it's just that he failed to do something.

Sep-07-11		twinlark: <Bryan14: Plz can someone explain to me why not 111.Ka4 ?> Both 111. Ka4 and the move played result in mate in six.

Sep-07-11		Jimfromprovidence: The position after 78...Rb2 is intriguing and would make for an excellent puzzle. click for larger view White has two drawing moves. One is is a bit more obvious than the other, 79 Rb4, but what is the other one and why does it work?

Sep-07-11		coolchess1: @kinghunt: Leinier Dominguez-Perez failed to claim draw by three fold repetition rule. It would have been a draw had he claimed at this move.

Sep-07-11		kia0708: I hope <kingcrusher> will make a video and do some analysis of this game.

Sep-07-11		kamalakanta: coolchess1, are you sure? Is it possible the position repeated 3 times, but not 3 times with the same person to make a move?

Sep-07-11		HeMateMe: Does the move matter, as long as the same position is reached, 3 times?

Sep-07-11		wilfrid811: I think 113.Rg2 should draw.

Sep-08-11		Blunderdome: if 113. Rg2 then ...Re6

Sep-08-11		tamar: 113 Rg2 is a good try, but 113...Re6 takes away the stalemate idea because the bishop would capture on 114 Re2

Sep-08-11		sevenseaman: <jimforprovidence> <but what is the other one and why does it work?> The other move is 79. Rc4. Threatened with Rxc3 next Black has to accept the R sac. With the Rs going off, both parties get stripped down to inadequate 'mating' material as Black can always sac his B to take the P.

Sep-08-11		whiteshark: She's got a nerve!

Sep-08-11		whiteshark: <17.Nd5!> would have changed chess history, m.o.l. <17...exd5 18.exd5> click for larger view ...

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