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Subject: Re: Where did Kramnik lose it?

Author: Drexel,Michael

Date: 09:50:19 10/03/04

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On October 03, 2004 at 11:54:56, Mihaly Szalai wrote:

>On October 03, 2004 at 11:18:34, Drexel,Michael wrote:
>
>>On October 03, 2004 at 11:11:16, Mihaly Szalai wrote:
>>
>>>On October 03, 2004 at 11:09:11, Drexel,Michael wrote:
>>>
>>>>On October 03, 2004 at 11:05:11, Mihaly Szalai wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>On October 03, 2004 at 11:01:32, Drexel,Michael wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>On October 03, 2004 at 10:54:04, Mihaly Szalai wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>On October 03, 2004 at 10:50:28, Drexel,Michael wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>On October 03, 2004 at 10:46:38, Mihaly Szalai wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>On October 03, 2004 at 10:34:13, Drexel,Michael wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>Probably indeed at move 62.
>>>>>>>>>>62...Be1 should be a draw.
>>>>>>>>>>The point is:
>>>>>>>>>>If Black controls the long diagonal with his bishop in time the position is a
>>>>>>>>>>dead draw.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>[D] 6k1/2R5/6p1/3K1p1p/5P2/5P1P/8/b7 w - - 0 63
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>Michael
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>Excuse my ignorance but how did you moved the bishop to a1?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>Mihaly
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Bc3-a1 :)
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Michael
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>If Bc3 then Rxc3 :)
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Ra7xc3 is not legal :)
>>>>>
>>>>>The rook is on the c file since move 55 :)
>>>>
>>>>You wont make any progress with your rook on the c-file. My Bishop is on a5 :)
>>>
>>>No, it' on a1. Take a look at your own diagram.
>>
>>You don“t seem to understand. Lets say 62...Be1 63.Rc6+ Kf7 64.Ke5 Ba5.
>>
>>Now show me how to make progress.
>
>I agree that there's no progress but asked about the bishop on a1...

65. Rc4 Bd8 66.Rc8 Bf6+ 67.Kd5 Ba1 68.Rc7+ Kg8 is one of many ways to get to the
above position.

Michael





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