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Subject: Re: WCC-FIDE: Ponomariov played a fantastical combination!

Author: ALI MIRAFZALI

Date: 14:07:12 12/07/01

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On December 07, 2001 at 15:12:21, John Merlino wrote:

>On December 07, 2001 at 14:47:49, Eduard Nemeth wrote:
>
>>In first game of tiebreak Ponomariov wins against Bareev. In the game two
>>he played a fantastical move with the queen:
>>
>>After move 25:
>>
>>[D]5rk1/1bp1q2p/4r1p1/p1Ppb3/P2B1pQ1/2PB4/6PP/R3R1K1 w - -
>>
>>Ponomariov played now Qxe6 - Wow !
>>
>>
>>[Event "2001/2002 World Chess Cha "]
>>[Site "?"]
>>[Date "2001.??.??"]
>>[Round "5"]
>>[White "Ponomariov,Ruslan"]
>>[Black "Bareev,Evgeny"]
>>[WhiteElo "2680"]
>>[BlackElo "2715"]
>>[ECO "B06"]
>>[Result "1-0"]
>>
>>1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. f4 a6 5. Nf3 b5 6. Bd3 Nd7
>>7. e5 e6 8. O-O Ne7 9. Qe1 Bb7 10. a4 b4 11. Ne4 d5 12. Nc5
>>Nxc5 13. dxc5 a5 14. Be3 O-O 15. Nd4 Qd7 16. Qh4 f6 17. Qh3
>>Nf5 18. Nxf5 exf5 19. Bd4 fxe5 20. fxe5 Rae8 21. Qg3 Re6
>>22. Rfe1 Qe7 23. c3 bxc3 24. bxc3 f4 25. Qg4 Bxe5 26. Qxe6+
>>Qxe6 27. Rxe5 Qg4 28. Re7 Rf7 29. Re8+ Rf8 30. Re7 Rb8
>>31. Rf1 Bc6 32. g3 g5 33. Rg7+ Kf8 34. Rxf4+ 1-0
>>
>>In the semifinals played tomorow:
>>
>>Anand against  Svidler, and Ponomariov against Ivanchuck
>>
>>Eduard
>
>
>Very interesting! CM8000 has not too much trouble finding the move:
>
>Time	Depth	Score	Positions	Moves
>0:00	1/3	-1.13	2802		1.Kh1 Bc6 2.Bb5
>0:00	1/4	-1.08	11662		1.Kh1 h5 2.Qe2 Re8
>0:00	2/5	-1.04	30201		1.Kh1 Bc8 2.Qf3 c6 3.Bxe5 Rxe5
>0:02	2/6	-1.00	112090		1.Kh1 Qf6 2.Rab1 Bc8 3.Bxe5 Rxe5
>0:05	3/7	-1.12	297133		1.Kh1 Qf6 2.Bb5 c6 3.Qe2 Rfe8 4.Bxe5
>					Rxe5
>0:12	3/8	-1.06	800738		1.Kh1 Qf6 2.Bb5 c6 3.Bd3 Rfe8 4.Rab1
>					Bc8
>0:31	4/9	-1.11	2003908		1.Kh1 Qf6 2.Qe2 Rfe8 3.Qf2 Bc6
>					4.Bb5 Bxb5 5.axb5 Bxd4 6.Rxe6 Qxe6
>					7.cxd4
>0:48	4/9	-0.87	3213400		1.Qxe6+ Qxe6 2.Rxe5 Qf6 3.Rxd5
>					Qf7 4.Re5 Bc6 5.Ree1 Rd8
>1:15	4/10	-1.11	5232851		1.Qxe6+ Qxe6 2.Rxe5 Qc8 3.Rae1
>					Bc6 4.Bb5 Qb7 5.Re7 Rf7 6.c4 Rxe7
>					7.Rxe7 Bxb5 8.cxb5
>
>However, I think Bareev threw away the game with 27...Qg4?, 30...Rb8?? and
>ESPECIALLY 32...g5???
>
>Here's CM8000's analysis of the position before 27...Qg4:
>
>Time	Depth	Score	Positions	Moves
>0:00	1/3	-1.63	1245		2...Qd7 3.Ree1 Re8
>0:00	1/4	-1.69	2832		2...Qd7 3.Re2 f3 4.Bb5 Qxb5 5.axb5
>					fxe2
>0:00	1/4	-1.76	3969		2...Qf7 3.Re2 f3 4.Rf2
>0:00	2/5	-1.69	9284		2...Qf7 3.Re2 Bc6 4.Bc2 Re8
>0:01	2/6	-1.72	23984		2...Qf7 3.Rae1 f3 4.Rf1 Qd7 5.Rb1
>					Bc6
>0:01	3/7	-0.50	50932		2...Qf7 3.Rae1 f3 4.gxf3 Qxf3 5.Re7
>					Qg4+ 6.Kh1 Rc8 7.Rf1
>0:02	3/7	-0.69	109866		2...Qf6 3.Rxd5 Qf7 4.Re5 f3 5.Rf1
>					Qa2
>0:04	3/8	-0.90	208262		2...Qf6 3.Rae1 f3 4.gxf3 Qh4 5.Re8
>					Bc6 6.Rxf8+ Kxf8
>0:07	3/8	-1.04	450898		2...Qc8 3.Rae1 Bc6 4.c4 Qa6 5.Re6
>					Rf7 6.Rc1
>0:20	4/9	-1.06	1271583		2...Qc8 3.Rae1 Bc6 4.Bb5 Qb7 5.Re7
>					Rf7 6.c4 Rxe7 7.Rxe7 Bxb5 8.cxb5
>0:43	5/10	-0.30	3114805		2...Qc8 3.Rae1 Bc6 4.Bb5 Bxb5 5.axb5
>					Rd8 6.Re7 a4 7.Rg7+ Kf8 8.Rxh7 a3
>1:47	5/10	-0.91	7548883		2...Qf6 3.Rxd5 Qf7 4.Re5 f3 5.gxf3
>					Bxf3 6.c6 Bxc6 7.Rxa5 Qf3
>3:05	6/11	-0.65	13423980	2...Qf6 3.Rxd5 Qf7 4.Re5 Bc6 5.Bb1
>					Rd8 6.Re2 Bd5 7.Bd3 Bc4
>
>Here is after 27...Qg4 (White has secured at least a draw):
>
>Time	Depth	Score	Positions	Moves
>0:00	1/3	0.00	469		3.Re7
>0:00	1/3	0.00	1799		3.Re7 Rf7 4.Re8+ Rf8 5.Re7
>0:00	1/4	0.00	4263		3.Re7 Rf7 4.Re8+ Rf8 5.Re7
>0:00	2/5	0.00	15543		3.Re7 Rf7 4.Re8+ Rf8 5.Re7
>0:00	2/6	0.00	28431		3.Re7 Rf7 4.Re8+ Rf8 5.Re7
>0:01	3/7	0.00	82264		3.Re7 Rf7 4.Re8+ Rf8 5.Re7
>0:02	3/8	0.00	216643		3.Re7 Rf7 4.Re8+ Rf8 5.Re7
>
>Here is after 30...Rb8:
>
>Time	Depth	Score	Positions	Moves
>0:00	1/3	0.65	1004		6.Rxc7 f3 7.Rg7+ Kf8
>0:00	1/4	0.69	5620		6.Rxc7 f3 7.Rg7+ Kf8 8.Ra2 Bc6
>					9.Rxh7 Bxa4
>0:00	1/4	0.91	10022		6.Rg7+ Kf8 7.Rxc7 f3 8.Ra2 Qh4
>					9.gxf3 Qe1+ 10.Bf1
>0:00	2/5	0.92	31656		6.Rg7+ Kf8 7.Rxc7 Bc8 8.Rxh7 Rb2
>					9.Rh8+ Ke7
>0:01	2/6	0.77	106743		6.Rg7+ Kf8 7.Rxc7 Bc8 8.Rxh7 Rb2
>					9.Rh8+ Kf7 10.Bf1 Bd7 11.Rh7+ Kf8
>					12.Bf6
>0:08	3/7	0.45	538180		6.Rg7+ Kf8 7.Rf1 Bc8 8.Bb5 Bf5
>					9.Rxc7 Be4 10.g3
>0:10	3/7	0.62	704093		6.Rf1 Bc6 7.Rg7+ Kf8 8.Rxc7 Bxa4
>					9.Be5 Ke8 10.Rxf4 Qd1+ 11.Bf1
>0:14	3/8	0.26	970389		6.Rf1 Bc6 7.Rg7+ Kf8 8.Rxc7 Rb2
>					9.g3 Qh5 10.Rxf4+ Ke8 11.Rh4 Qf3
>					12.Bf1 Rb1 13.Rc8+ Kd7
>0:26	3/8	0.52	1828545		6.Rg7+ Kf8 7.Rxh7 f3 8.g3 Re8 9.Rf1
>					g5 10.Bg6 Re6 11.Rf7+ Kg8 12.c6
>1:16	4/9	0.68	5338707		6.Rg7+ Kf8 7.Rxh7 Bc8 8.Rh8+ Kf7
>					9.Rh6 Rb7 10.Bxg6+ Qxg6 11.Rxg6
>					Kxg6 12.Be5 Kg5 13.c6
>
>Here is before 32...g5:
>
>Time	Depth	Score	Positions	Moves
>0:00	1/3	0.28	1124		7...Rc8 8.Rg7+ Kf8 9.Rxh7
>0:00	1/3	-0.17	1954		7...f3 8.Rxc7 Bd7 9.c6
>0:00	1/4	-0.17	5271		7...f3 8.Rxc7 Bd7 9.c6
>0:00	2/5	0.10	35684		7...f3 8.Rg7+ Kf8 9.Rxc7 Bxa4 10.Rxh7
>					Rb2 11.Re1
>0:01	2/6	0.57	71803		7...f3 8.Rg7+ Kf8 9.Rxh7 Rb2 10.Rh4
>					Qe6 11.Rxf3+ Ke7 12.Rh7+ Kd8
>0:02	3/7	0.56	171262		7...f3 8.Rg7+ Kf8 9.Rxh7 Rb2 10.Rh4
>					Qe6 11.Rxf3+ Ke8 12.Rh7 Bd7
>0:06	3/8	1.16	454198		7...f3 8.Rg7+ Kf8 9.Rxh7 Rb2 10.Rh4
>					Qg5 11.Rxf3+ Ke7 12.Rh7+ Ke8 13.Rxc7
>					Bxa4
>0:18	4/9	1.59	1485397		7...f3 8.Rg7+ Kf8 9.Rxh7 Rb2 10.Rh4
>					Qg5 11.Rxf3+ Ke8 12.Be3 Qe7 13.Bxg6+
>					Kd7 14.Rh7
>1:16	5/10	1.59	6237308		7...f3 8.Rg7+ Kf8 9.Rxh7 Rb2 10.Rh4
>					Qg5 11.Rxf3+ Ke8 12.Be3 Qe7 13.Bxg6+
>					Kd7 14.Rh7
>
>Here is after 32...g5:
>
>Time	Depth	Score	Positions	Moves
>0:00	1/3	3.72	1609		8.Rg7+ Kf8 9.Rxf4+ gxf4 10.Rxg4
>					fxg3 11.Bg7+ Ke7 12.hxg3
>0:00	1/3	15.49	3764		8.Bxh7+ Kf8 9.Rfe1 Qe6 10.R1xe6
>					Rb1+ 11.Bxb1 Bxa4 12.Rxc7 fxg3
>					13.hxg3
>0:00	1/4	15.67	7309		8.Bxh7+ Kf8 9.Rfe1 Qe2 10.R1xe2
>					Rb1+ 11.Kf2 fxg3+ 12.hxg3 Rf1+
>					13.Kxf1
>0:00	2/5	Mate08	23433		8.Bxh7+ Kf8 9.Rfe1 Qe6 10.R1xe6
>					Rb1+ 11.Bxb1 Bxa4 12.Bg7+ Kg8 13.Bh7+
>					Kxh7 14.Rh6+ Kg8 15.Rh8#
>0:00	2/6	Mate07	61978		8.Bxh7+ Kf8 9.Rfe1 Qe6 10.R1xe6
>					Rb1+ 11.Kg2 f3+ 12.Kh3 g4+ 13.Kh4
>					Bxa4 14.Bg7#
>0:01	3/7	Mate07	150109		8.Bxh7+ Kf8 9.Rfe1 Qe6 10.R1xe6
>					Rb1+ 11.Kg2 f3+ 12.Kh3 g4+ 13.Kh4
>					Bxa4 14.Bg7#
>0:04	3/8	Mate07	422110		8.Bxh7+ Kf8 9.Rfe1 Qe6 10.R1xe6
>					Rb1+ 11.Kg2 f3+ 12.Kh3 g4+ 13.Kh4
>					Bxa4 14.Bg7#
>0:14	4/9	Mate07	1329825		8.Bxh7+ Kf8 9.Rfe1 Qe6 10.R1xe6
>					Rb1+ 11.Kg2 f3+ 12.Kh3 g4+ 13.Kh4
>					Bxa4 14.Bg7#
>0:51	5/10	Mate07	4783458		8.Bxh7+ Kf8 9.Rfe1 Qe6 10.R1xe6
>					Rb1+ 11.Kg2 f3+ 12.Kh3 g4+ 13.Kh4
>					Bxa4 14.Bg7#
>
>jm
Bravo to CM8000 The Worlds greatest tactical player.



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