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Stigma God Member Offline There is a crack in everything. Posts: 3276 Joined: 11/07/06 Gender:	Re: Gelfand's 61 Rh7 ?? In playoff game 3. Reply #3 - 05/31/12 at 13:17:42	Post Tools	Print Post
	Dink Heckler wrote on 05/31/12 at 11:17:58: Weird one. I could sooner understand 61 h7????, since at least you could understand the thought process. What is the point of 61 Rh7 ? The point must be to cut off the Black king from the 7th and 8th ranks. He must have reasoned "If the Black king reaches f7 it has to be a draw" or something. But yes, activating his own King was much more of a priority.

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micawber God Member Offline like many sneaks and skunks in history he's a poet Posts: 852 Location: Netherlands Joined: 09/07/05 Gender:	Re: Gelfand's 61 Rh7 ?? In playoff game 3. Reply #2 - 05/31/12 at 11:38:21	Post Tools	Print Post
	Yep, the endings in the rapid games where rather horid. First gelfand allowed an exchange of minor pieces into a lost rook endgame (game 2). Then Anand allowed the exchange of minor pieces into a very difficult but still drawn rook endgame. Then Anand made a mistake so Gelfland got into a won position (52...Ke6? played 52....Rc2+= gaining an essential tempo). Then Gelfland blundered the win away. Strangely enough I warned in my thread on Bacrot-Robson (technical intermezzo) that a similar position would be won for white (white rook in front, black rook behind the h-pawn) would be won for white provided the black king was away far enough. I preceded this with the remark that most players with basic endgame knowledge could skip over this...


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Dink Heckler God Member Offline Love-Forty Posts: 896 Joined: 02/01/07 Gender:	Re: Gelfand's 61 Rh7 ?? In playoff game 3. Reply #1 - 05/31/12 at 11:17:58	Post Tools	Print Post
	Weird one. I could sooner understand 61 h7????, since at least you could understand the thought process. What is the point of 61 Rh7 ?

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FischerTal Senior Member Offline I Love Chess Books Posts: 307 Location: England Joined: 04/11/08	Gelfand's 61 Rh7 ?? In playoff game 3. 05/31/12 at 09:16:24	Post Tools	Print Post
	I was sickened by this move, I thought Soviet trained top grandmaster would have this completely worked out, it just seemed so obvious even moving instantly that the only possible win was to move the king up


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