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Subject: Re: Did Topalov have a failure of nerves ?

Author: John Merlino

Date: 17:14:50 01/18/05

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On January 18, 2005 at 19:43:30, Thomas Logan wrote:

>[d]2r1kb1r/1b2q3/p2ppnpp/1p2n3/3NP1P1/P1N1B2P/1PPQB3/2KR1R2 b k - 0 16
>wKc1,Qd2,Nc3,d4,Be2,e3,Rd1,f1,Pa3,b2,c2,e4,g4,h3/bKe8,Qe7,Ne5,f6,Bb7,f8,Rc8,h8,Pa6,b5,d6,e6,g6,h6
>
>why did he refrain from 16...ne4 ?
>
>Tom

Not sure what Topalov played, but CM9000_R1 says 16...g5!?

Time	Depth	Score	Positions	Moves
0:00	1/3	-0.30	3330		16...Nxe4 17.Nxe4 Bxe4 18.Qa5 Qb7
					19.Rf6
0:00	1/4	-0.46	8530		16...Nxe4 17.Nxe4 Bxe4 18.Qa5 Bb7
					19.Kb1 Bg7
0:00	1/5	-0.26	33063		16...Nxe4 17.Nxe4 Bxe4 18.Qa5 Bb7
					19.Kb1 Bg7 20.Nb3
0:01	1/6	-0.56	144188		16...Nxe4 17.Nxe4 Bxe4 18.Kb1 Bg7
					19.Qa5 Qb7 20.Nxe6 Bxc2+ 21.Ka1
					Bxd1 22.Rxd1
0:02	1/7	-0.24	345384		16...Nxe4 17.Nxe4 Bxe4 18.a4 Nc4
					19.Bxc4 bxc4 20.Qa5 c3 21.Qxa6
					cxb2+ 22.Kxb2
0:03	1/7	-0.40	603354		16...Bg7 17.Ndxb5 axb5 18.Bxb5+
					Bc6 19.Ba6 Rd8 20.Bb6 Rb8
0:05	1/8	-0.40	1092755		16...Bg7 17.Ndxb5 axb5 18.Bxb5+
					Bc6 19.Qxd6 Qxd6 20.Rxd6 Bxb5 21.Nxb5
					Ke7 22.Rd4 Rc6 23.Nc3
0:09	1/8	-0.53	1786684		16...Nxe4 17.Nxe4 Bxe4 18.Qa5 Qb7
					19.a4 Nc6 20.Nxc6 Qxc6 21.c3
0:20	1/9	-0.53	4416873		16...Nxe4 17.Nxe4 Bxe4 18.g5 hxg5
					19.Bxg5 Qd7 20.Qe3 Bd5 21.a4 Bg2
					22.Rf6 Bxh3 23.axb5
0:53	1/10	-0.41	12078119	16...Nxe4 17.Nxe4 Bxe4 18.Qa5 Bb7
					19.Rde1 Bg7 20.Qb6 Rb8 21.Kb1 Qd7
					22.Qa5 Nc4 23.Bxc4 bxc4
1:15	1/10	-0.48	16902626	16...Bg7 17.Ndxb5 axb5 18.Bxb5+
					Bc6 19.Qxd6 Qxd6 20.Rxd6 Ke7 21.Rd4
					Bxb5 22.Nxb5 Nc4 23.Bf4 e5
1:46	1/10	-0.63	23957149	16...g5 17.Bd3 Bg7 18.Nf3 Nxf3
					19.Rxf3 Nd7 20.Rdf1 Ne5 21.Rg3
					Rf8 22.Kb1 Rxf1+ 23.Bxf1
3:25	1/11	-0.65	47130451	16...g5 17.Ndxb5 axb5 18.Bxb5+
					Kf7 19.Bd4 Kg8 20.Bxe5 dxe5 21.Qe3
					Bg7 22.Rd2 Qc7 23.Rfd1
6:15	1/12	-0.50	88490152	16...g5 17.Ndxb5 axb5 18.Bxb5+
					Kf7 19.Bd4 Kg8 20.Bxe5 dxe5 21.Qe3
					Bg7 22.Rd2 Qc7 23.Kb1 Ba8 24.Rfd1

This is on an AMD 2500....

jm



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