Author: Hans Christian Lykke
Date: 22:01:19 07/26/98
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On July 26, 1998 at 10:21:27, Jeroen Noomen wrote: >On July 26, 1998 at 06:37:57, Amir Ban wrote: > > >Actually, I spoke with Anand about this position after the game. >He told me the only 'reasonable' alternative he saw, was 16 ... h5?! >16 ... Bd6! really is the only move, after which the ending is >unclear according to Anand. > >Rebel's mistake in this game was the move h2-h4? after which White >is lost. Instead, Ke2! would have been very unclear, as confirmed >by Vishy after the game. > >Best regards, Jeroen > Here is the evaluation by the King 2.54 P200MMX on the best 4 moves 15. ... Bf8-d6 [ -0.14] 15.... Be7 16. Bg5 Rf8 17. Bxe7 Kxe7 [ -0.33] 15.... Rg8 16. 0-0 f6 17. Nd3 cxd4 [ -0.38] 15.... cxd4 16. cxd4 Be7 Qc2 17. Be3 [ -0.72] 15.... h5 16. 0-0 cxd4 16 Be7 17. Rad1 c4 Best regards Hans Chr. > >>Did Anand have a good alternative to the critical 16...Bd6 ? Maybe not: >> >>16... f6 17. Qh5+ is losing >> >>16... Be7 17. Bg5 Rf8 is horrible >> >>16... cxd4 17. cxd4 Be7 18. Rc1 Qd8 19. Nxf7 Bxe4 20. Qxe4 Kxf7 21. 0-0 is >>clearly in white's favor. >> >>16... cxd4 17. cxd4 Qc2 is the only reasonable alternative. The continuations >>are unclear & complicated, but look more in white's favour: >> >> 18. Be3 f5 19. Qh5+ g6 20. Nxg6 hxg6 21. Qxh8 and black can continue Qc3+ >>or Qxe4. >> >> or >> >> 18. d5 Bxa3 19. 0-0 (or even Rxa3) >> >> or >> >> 18. d5 exd5 19. exd5 Be7 >> >> >>Most people assume that Anand spent 18 minutes to work out that Bd6 works >>perfectly. He may have spent those 18 minutes to consider just how bad those >>alternatives are, then crossed his fingers and played Bd6. >> >>Amir
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