Author: John Merlino
Date: 15:54:59 10/13/05
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On October 13, 2005 at 18:13:36, Bigler wrote:
>Topalov is our new KING !!!
>
>[Event "WCh"]
>[Site "San Luis"]
>[Date "2005.10.13"]
>[Round "13"]
>[White "Kasimdzhanov, R."]
>[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
>[Result "*"]
>[Annotator "Holger_Lieske"]
>[PlyCount "82"]
>[EventDate "2005.09.27"]
>[EventType "tourn"]
>[EventRounds "14"]
>[EventCountry "ARG"]
>[TimeControl "40/7200:20/3600:900+30"]
>
>1. e4 {5} e5 {8} 2. Nf3 {6} Nc6 {9} 3. Bb5 {32} Nf6 {9} 4. O-O {42} Nxe4 {23}
>5. d4 {23} Nd6 {9} 6. Bxc6 {9} dxc6 {6} 7. dxe5 {9} Nf5 {16} 8. Qxd8+ {12} Kxd8
>{6} 9. Nc3 {12} Ne7 {8} 10. h3 {43} Ng6 {6} 11. Be3 {209} Be7 {522} 12. Rad1+ {
>593} Ke8 {50} 13. a3 {111} h5 {96} 14. Rfe1 {212} h4 {203} 15. Nd4 {480} a6 {
>220} 16. f4 {227} Rh5 {174} 17. Ne4 {261} Bd7 {858} 18. c4 {1019} a5 {650} 19.
>c5 {202} a4 {315} 20. Rc1 {395} f5 {847} 21. exf6 {1338} Bxf6 {169} 22. f5 {76}
>Ne7 {78} 23. Nxf6+ {220} gxf6 {7} 24. Bf4 {395} Kf7 {106} 25. Bxc7 {19} Nxf5 {
>125} 26. Rc4 {304} Nxd4 {316} 27. Rxd4 {1} Be6 {61} 28. Bd6 {151} Ra5 {382} 29.
>Rde4 {200} Bd5 {83} 30. Re7+ {104} Kg6 {5} 31. Rxb7 {11} Rb5 {53} 32. Rb6 {15}
>Rg5 {243} 33. Re2 {5} Rb3 {21} 34. Kh2 {146} Re3 {123} 35. Rd2 {58} Reg3 !!!
>
>He is a god !! Just amazing !!!!
>
>Can Hydra find this move ? :-)
>
>Best regards
A very interesting move. I think engines will think it's horrible for the first
several ply (perhaps up to depth 15-17), then think it will allow Black to draw
(or give some drawish score), but THEN the score might start to creep back to
White's favor if you really let it think a long time.
After playing around, here's what looks like the most likely line after
35...Reg3:
36.Bxg3 hxg3+ 37.Kh1 Rf5 38.Rd1 Rf2 39.Rg1 {I would say that all moves up to
this are forced} f5 40.Rb4 f4
which leads to this position:
[D]8/8/2p3k1/2Pb4/pR3p2/P5pP/1P3rP1/6RK w - - 0 41
CM9_R1 analyzes this position as follows on an AMD 2500:
Time Depth Score Positions Moves
0:00 1/5 3.00 14623 41.Rxa4 f3 42.Rg4+ Kf5 43.Rxg3
fxg2+ 44.R1xg2 Bxg2+ 45.Rxg2 Rf1+
46.Kh2 Rf4
0:00 1/6 2.24 44557 41.Rxa4 Kf5 42.Ra8 f3 43.Re1 fxg2+
44.Kg1 Rxb2 45.Rf8+ Kg5 46.a4
0:00 1/7 0.72 82773 41.Rxa4 Kf5 42.Ra8 f3 43.Rc1 Rxg2
44.Rf8+ Kg5 45.h4+ Kxh4
0:00 1/7 1.14 117608 41.Rd4 f3 42.Rg4+ Kf6 43.Rxg3 fxg2+
44.Kh2 Rxb2 45.h4 Rc2 46.Rg5 Bf3
0:00 1/8 -0.05 211352 41.Rd4 Kf5 42.Rxd5+ cxd5 43.Rd1
d4 44.Kg1 f3 45.gxf3
0:01 1/9 0.00 404644 41.Rd4 Kf5 42.Rxd5+ cxd5 43.Rd1
d4 44.Kg1 Rc2 45.Kf1 Rf2+ 46.Kg1
0:04 1/10 0.60 1335121 41.Rd4 Kf5 42.Rxd5+ cxd5 43.Rc1
f3 44.gxf3 Rxb2 45.c6 d4 46.c7
Rh2+ 47.Kg1
0:06 2/11 0.29 1910890 41.Rd4 Kf6 42.Rxd5 cxd5 43.Rc1
f3 44.gxf3 Ke7 45.c6 Kd8 46.Rd1 Kc7
0:17 3/12 0.40 5139575 41.Rd4 Kf6 42.Rxd5 cxd5 43.Rc1
f3 44.gxf3 Ke7 45.c6 Kd8 46.c7+
Kc8 47.h4 Rxb2 48.Kg1
0:29 4/13 0.35 9153999 41.Rd4 Kf6 42.Rxd5 cxd5 43.Rc1
Ke7 44.c6 Kd8 45.c7+ Kc8 46.h4
f3 47.gxf3 Rxb2 48.h5 Rh2+ 49.Kg1
Rxh5
1:09 5/14 0.35 21490432 41.Rd4 Kf6 42.Rxd5 cxd5 43.Rc1
Ke7 44.c6 Kd8 45.c7+ Kc8 46.h4
f3 47.gxf3 Rxb2 48.h5 Rh2+ 49.Kg1
Rxh5
2:17 6/15 0.23 44206102 41.Rd4 Kf6 42.Rxd5 cxd5 43.Rc1
Ke7 44.c6 Kd8 45.c7+ Kc8 46.h4
f3 47.gxf3 Rxb2 48.Kg1 Rh2 49.f4 d4
6:22 7/16 0.05 122007140 41.Rd4 Kf6 42.Rxd5 cxd5 43.Rc1
Ke7 44.h4 f3 45.gxf3 Kd7 46.c6+
Kc7 47.h5 Rxb2 48.f4 Rh2+ 49.Kg1
Rxh5 50.Kg2 Rh6 51.Kxg3 Rxc6
It's certainly a terrific move, and I think Topalov found an exciting way to
(probably) draw and couldn't help himself. :-)
jm
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