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Re: Topalov's Najdorf Novelty
Reply #2 - 01/17/05 at 07:45:54
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13.Nb3? looks awful, weakening Pf3 and tying Qb4 to defence of Na4. 

After a quick look, 13.Nc3 seems alright, as 13...Rb8 14.Qa3 d5 can be met by 15.Qxa6 - but I guess Kramnik saw something wrong here...

In a way it's comforting to see that even a worldchampion can play like a patzer once in a while!  Shocked
  
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Re: Topalov's Najdorf Novelty
Reply #1 - 01/17/05 at 04:53:09
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I was think about the same when I was following this unusal game yesterday.

maybe 10.Ne2 instead of Na4 could be a way for white to play against 9...b4.

As in Iordachescu,V - Lutz,C 2004 (1-0)
  
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Topalov's Najdorf Novelty
01/16/05 at 20:15:54
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I followed Kramnik-Topalov with some interest this morning, and was stunned by how quickly Topalov finished off the world champion.  11 ... Ne5 seems new.  Thoughts?  I noticed that at Chessbase, they felt that Kramnik should not have accepted the pawn on b4, which was my feeling at the time.  How should White proceed?  Is this a strong new move, or one that likely will be dealt a harsh lesson the next time it appears in a top flight game?


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1. e4  c5  2.Nf3  d6  3.d4  cxd4  4.Nxd4  Nf6  5.Nc3  a6  6.Be3  e6  7.f3  b5  8.g4  h6  9.Qd2  b4  10.Na4  Nbd7  11.0-0-0  Ne5  12.Qxb4  Bd7  13.Nb3  Rb8  14.Qa3  Nxf3  15.h3  Nxe4  16.Be2  Ne5  17.Rhe1  Qc7  18.Bd4  Nc6  19.Bc3  d5  20.Nbc5  Qa7  0-1
  
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