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Subject: Re: Kramink loses again (after a blunder of Topalov...)

Author: Terry McCracken

Date: 15:44:37 05/22/05

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On May 22, 2005 at 18:05:50, stuart taylor wrote:

>On May 22, 2005 at 14:05:05, Kurt Utzinger wrote:
>
>>Topalov now played 30...Qxb2?? and overlooked the winning 31.Qxc5
>>but Kramnik chose 31.Nc7?
>>[D]r3r1k1/1q3p1p/6p1/2nNp1b1/p1b1P3/8/PP2NQPP/1B1RR2K b - - 0 30
>>
>>[D]5rk1/5p1p/4n1p1/4p1b1/p1b1P3/8/Pq2NQPP/1B1R1R1K w - - 0 34
>>Kramnik chose 34.Nc1?? and resigned after 34...Qxb1
>
>Wow! such a mistake only _I_ could make (e.g.) whilst falling asleep, playing
>all moves in one minute. But It doesn't look like there was any profound idea to
>this move, and I don't think a normal 1200 elo player would even consider it!
>S.Taylor
>
>>
>>[Event "120'/40+60'/20+30'"]
>>[Site "MyTown"]
>>[Date "2005.05.22"]
>>[Round "?"]
>>[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
>>[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
>>[Result "0-1"]
>>[ECO "B80"]
>>[PlyCount "68"]
>>[TimeControl "40/7200:20/3600:1800"]
>>
>>1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. f3 b5 8. Qd2
>>b4 9. Nce2 e5 10. Nb3 Nc6 11. c4 Be7 12. Ng3 g6 13. Bd3 Nd7 14. Rd1 O-O 15. Qf2
>>a5 16. O-O a4 17. Nc1 Nc5 18. Bb1 Qc7 19. Nce2 Be6 20. Bh6 Rfe8 21. Nf5 Bxc4
>>22. Ne3 Ba6 23. f4 exf4 24. Bxf4 Ne5 25. Nd5 Qa7 26. Bxe5 dxe5 27. Kh1 Bg5 28.
>>Nxb4 Bc4 29. Rfe1 Qb7 30. Nd5 Qxb2 31. Nc7 Ne6 32. Nxe8 Rxe8 33. Rf1 Rf8 34.
>>Nc1 Qxb1 0-1

It was a terrible game...Topalov thought he could sac the Night, but it wasn't
that great...Kramnik blundered badly:(

Terry



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