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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 88852 times)

IMJohnCox God Member Offline I Love ChessPublishing! Posts: 1551 Location: London Joined: 01/28/06 Gender:	Re: Kramnik-Topalov match Reply #1219 - 10/13/06 at 13:07:44	Post Tools	Print Post
	...Nb6; what on earth is that?? I've never seen that manoeuvre before in this type of position. ANyone?


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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 #1218 - 10/13/06 at 13:06:00	Post Tools	Print Post
	Topalov postponing ...Nxg6. Are we still in theoretical channels?

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castlerock God Member Offline Erro Ergo Sum Posts: 842 Location: Chennai Joined: 02/24/05 Gender:	Re: Kramnik-Topalov match Reply #1217 - 10/13/06 at 13:05:50	Post Tools	Print Post
	Already into move 9. It would be very hard on players,

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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 #1216 - 10/13/06 at 13:05:17	Post Tools	Print Post
	and what is this?? This has to be a new plan devised just for the rapids and pre-planned; this isn't how White normally plays this position at all.


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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 #1215 - 10/13/06 at 13:04:01	Post Tools	Print Post
	Huge psychology on the opening here. Topa's GOT to try and catch Kramnik in his prep somehow...


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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 #1214 - 10/13/06 at 13:02:51	Post Tools	Print Post
	Yeah, Slavs and Catalans. Just goes to show it's not the opening that makes a game interesting.


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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 #1213 - 10/13/06 at 13:02:08	Post Tools	Print Post
	He's normally at lunch from about 1 to 3.30! Maybe he's a Guardian reader - Jon Speelman announced today the rapids were Saturday. Or was that the Independent? Kramnik's very strong in rapids: intuition counts for more in them. He had the edge even on Gazza back in the rapid circuit in the mid-90's, let alone Anand. Age may have withered him a bit but after all he's the same age as Topa, and some people think rapid is better for older players because you don't have to concentrate so long. Although that was back when there were breaks between games....


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Klick God Member Offline Posts: 528 Joined: 01/31/03	Re: Kramnik-Topalov match Reply #1212 - 10/13/06 at 13:01:42	Post Tools	Print Post
	What a WC. Feel we've only seen slavs the entire match.

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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 #1211 - 10/13/06 at 13:00:44	Post Tools	Print Post
	Board also set up on Playchess, but no moves yet.

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MarinFan Senior Member Offline I Love ChessPublishing! Posts: 447 Location: Leeds Joined: 04/04/06 Gender:	Re: Kramnik-Topalov match Reply #1210 - 10/13/06 at 13:00:06	Post Tools	Print Post
	My mistake they just set up the boards on ICC.


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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 #1209 - 10/13/06 at 12:58:02	Post Tools	Print Post
	Exciting game 2. I think Topalov got a great position is the early middlegame and somehow totally blew it. Faster time control seems to favor Kramnik (less aggressive, but less blunder prone). Where's Keano, BTW?

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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 #1208 - 10/13/06 at 12:57:30	Post Tools	Print Post
	10 minutes, surely? It's not up, is it?? Will we see 1 e4? I still guess not.


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MarinFan Senior Member Offline I Love ChessPublishing! Posts: 447 Location: Leeds Joined: 04/04/06 Gender:	Re: Kramnik-Topalov match Reply #1207 - 10/13/06 at 12:54:45	Post Tools	Print Post
	Blimey, this is harsh. Looks like they are straight into the third game...


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castlerock God Member Offline Erro Ergo Sum Posts: 842 Location: Chennai Joined: 02/24/05 Gender:	Re: Kramnik-Topalov match Reply #1206 - 10/13/06 at 12:53:53	Post Tools	Print Post
	IMJohnCox wrote on 10/13/06 at 12:51:48: I'm supposed to be working now..... Don't. There still may be some hope left for Pro chess.

	CastleRock
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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 #1205 - 10/13/06 at 12:53:37	Post Tools	Print Post
	Two high quality games. Typical of that flow you get in high-class rapid. If you lose that you're dead, and that's what happened to Topa here; round about moves 24-27 he didn't quite follow the music somehow, while Kramnik reorganised beautifully over that period, et voila.


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