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Topalov wins 23 (29.1%) Kramnik wins 37 (46.8%) Draw 2 (2.5%) Match gets cancelled 17 (21.5%) other?... 0 (0.0%) Total votes: 79 « Created by: OstapBender on: 05/25/06 at 17:35:43 »

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Kramnik-Topalov match (Read 88880 times)

IMJohnCox God Member Offline I Love ChessPublishing! Posts: 1551 Location: London Joined: 01/28/06 Gender:	Re: Kramnik-Topalov match Reply #1189 - 10/13/06 at 12:39:45	Post Tools	Print Post
	Yes, a4. And now maybe the knight round to f5. Does Black want to play ...Nb6 with counterplay against d5?


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OstapBender God Member Offline There is no spoon. Posts: 1491 Location: not in Kansas anymore Joined: 10/16/04	Re: Kramnik-Topalov match Reply #1188 - 10/13/06 at 12:39:02	Post Tools	Print Post
	d4-pawn and a6 pawn go and White has clear edge (two B and backwards c5-pawn) I think.

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IMJohnCox God Member Offline I Love ChessPublishing! Posts: 1551 Location: London Joined: 01/28/06 Gender:	Re: Kramnik-Topalov match Reply #1187 - 10/13/06 at 12:38:28	Post Tools	Print Post
	...Ned7; what's that about? Somehow ...Bd6 looked natural. Does Topa just want to trade rooks? I suppose that must be right - if he got to cnetralise his king d5 would just be weak, so simplification might favour Black.


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Klick God Member Offline Posts: 528 Joined: 01/31/03	Re: Kramnik-Topalov match Reply #1186 - 10/13/06 at 12:38:12	Post Tools	Print Post
	Now white is better! +1.5

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OstapBender God Member Offline There is no spoon. Posts: 1491 Location: not in Kansas anymore Joined: 10/16/04	Re: Kramnik-Topalov match Reply #1185 - 10/13/06 at 12:36:09	Post Tools	Print Post
	After 24...c5, I thought Black was better. Now I like White. Way to go Kramnik!

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Klick God Member Offline Posts: 528 Joined: 01/31/03	Re: Kramnik-Topalov match Reply #1184 - 10/13/06 at 12:35:28	Post Tools	Print Post


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IMJohnCox God Member Offline I Love ChessPublishing! Posts: 1551 Location: London Joined: 01/28/06 Gender:	Re: Kramnik-Topalov match Reply #1183 - 10/13/06 at 12:35:21	Post Tools	Print Post
	Black looks nice on the black squares. But is a4 going to be a nuisance? Karpov was a great exponent of this system. I suppose Kramnik's style is maybe a little like his these days.


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OstapBender God Member Offline There is no spoon. Posts: 1491 Location: not in Kansas anymore Joined: 10/16/04	Re: Kramnik-Topalov match Reply #1182 - 10/13/06 at 12:33:56	Post Tools	Print Post
	from http://susanpolgar.blogspot.com/ Quote: 25.f3 Bf8 26.Bf2 Bc8 (In rapid, players have to move relatively fast. Therefore, a lot of second best moves were played. That is normal.) 27.Ne3 (Topalov misplayed the last few moves. He took his active Bishops and made nothing of it.)

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IMJohnCox God Member Offline I Love ChessPublishing! Posts: 1551 Location: London Joined: 01/28/06 Gender:	Re: Kramnik-Topalov match Reply #1181 - 10/13/06 at 12:33:33	Post Tools	Print Post
	OK, I was completely wrong as usual. The man had a plan. White's not looking so bad now, is he? Was the computer just flickering, klick, or is it still with White after Ned5?


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Klick God Member Offline Posts: 528 Joined: 01/31/03	Re: Kramnik-Topalov match Reply #1180 - 10/13/06 at 12:31:14	Post Tools	Print Post
	Suddenly comp-evaluation changed over a pawn in white's favour, from -.5 to +.8

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IMJohnCox God Member Offline I Love ChessPublishing! Posts: 1551 Location: London Joined: 01/28/06 Gender:	Re: Kramnik-Topalov match Reply #1179 - 10/13/06 at 12:30:27	Post Tools	Print Post
	Is it that h4 is met with Nh7, I wonder, and Kramnik wants to lure the c-pawn off c6 first so as to have Nd5?


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IMJohnCox God Member Offline I Love ChessPublishing! Posts: 1551 Location: London Joined: 01/28/06 Gender:	Re: Kramnik-Topalov match Reply #1178 - 10/13/06 at 12:28:51	Post Tools	Print Post
	Be3: hmm, I was hoping to put the knight there. What's the idea after ...c5, I wonder.


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OstapBender God Member Offline There is no spoon. Posts: 1491 Location: not in Kansas anymore Joined: 10/16/04	Re: Kramnik-Topalov match Reply #1177 - 10/13/06 at 12:28:12	Post Tools	Print Post
	IMJohnCox wrote on 10/13/06 at 12:25:12: Ah, finally got it, Nbd7 e5 Bc5 exf6 rxe1 rxe1 and Bxd4. But of course everyone else saw that. I saw it.

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IMJohnCox God Member Offline I Love ChessPublishing! Posts: 1551 Location: London Joined: 01/28/06 Gender:	Re: Kramnik-Topalov match Reply #1176 - 10/13/06 at 12:27:59	Post Tools	Print Post
	...g5; gee whizz. Susie P was wanting that. WHo was it said 'Mr X plays a game I am not familiar with'. Botvinnik on Tal? (or more plausibly someone on jack Nicklaus?)


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OstapBender God Member Offline There is no spoon. Posts: 1491 Location: not in Kansas anymore Joined: 10/16/04	Re: Kramnik-Topalov match Reply #1175 - 10/13/06 at 12:26:57	Post Tools	Print Post
	http://www.france-echecs.com/diagramme/imgboard.phpfen=3rr1k1/1b3p1p/p1pb1n2/1p2... After 23.Bc1 from http://susanpolgar.blogspot.com/ Quote: (The position is roughly equal but Black has plenty of play. 22...g5 is possible here with the idea of Ng6 then Nf4 but it weakens the f5 square.) 22...g5 (As predicted. Topalov is going for it again. He is pushing in every game.)

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