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Subject: Re: Corus Chess today - Topalov vs. Anand Testposition !

Author: chandler yergin

Date: 06:44:03 01/29/06

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On January 28, 2006 at 20:13:07, Terry McCracken wrote:

>On January 28, 2006 at 19:45:03, chandler yergin wrote:
>
>>On January 28, 2006 at 19:36:18, Terry McCracken wrote:
>>
>>>On January 28, 2006 at 10:15:23, chandler yergin wrote:
>>>
>>>>On January 28, 2006 at 08:54:23, Eduard Nemeth wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>[Event "Corus Chess 2006"]
>>>>>[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
>>>>>[Date "2006.01.28"]
>>>>>[Round "12"]
>>>>>[White "Topalov"]
>>>>>[Black "Anand"]
>>>>>[Result "1/2-1/2"]
>>>>>[Annotator "?"]
>>>>>[PlyCount "45"]
>>>>>[EventDate "2006.??.??"]
>>>>>
>>>>>1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. a4 Rb8 8. c3
>>>>>O-O 9. d4 Bb6 10. axb5 axb5 11. dxe5 Ng4 12. Na3 Ncxe5 13. h3 d6 14. Qe2 Nxf3+
>>>>>15. Qxf3 Ne5 16. Qg3 Be6 17. Bxe6 fxe6 18. Nxb5 Rxf2 19. Rxf2 Bxf2+ 20. Qxf2
>>>>>Rxb5 21. Qe2 Rb8 22. Bf4 Qf6 23. Rf1 1/2-1/2
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>Topalov - Anand, Corus Chess 2006:
>>>>>
>>>>>[D]1rbq1rk1/2pp1ppp/1b6/1p2n3/4P1n1/NBP2N1P/1P3PP1/R1BQ1RK1 b - - 0 1
>>>>>
>>>>>Anand (as black!) played here very and strong fantastic move 13...d6!?
>>>>
>>>>It loses by Analysis
>>>
>>>By Fritz 5.32? Why not use a better engine and your head? I mean you were an
>>>USCF Expert Chan. There is no question that analysis has shown a draw after
>>>13..d6 14.hg..Bxg4= . I won't go into it as other members have shown some
>>>reasonable analysis. Anand had either done his homework, or just saw it OTB,
>>>which he is quite capable of doing.
>>>>>
>>>>>Which program can it finds?
>>>>>
>>>>>Or are such moves a other dimension "over" computers?
>>>>
>>>>New game
>>>>[D]1rbq1rk1/2pp1ppp/1b6/1p2n3/4P1n1/NBP2N1P/1P3PP1/R1BQ1RK1 b - - 0 1
>>>>
>>>>Analysis by Fritz 5.32:
>>>>
>>>>1. ² (0.44): 1...Nxf3+ 2.Qxf3 Ne5 3.Qg3 d6 4.Bg5 Qd7 5.Bf6 Ng6 6.Bd4
>>>>2. ² (0.62): 1...Nxf2 2.Rxf2 Bxf2+ 3.Kxf2 Nxf3 4.Qxf3 b4 5.cxb4 Qh4+ 6.Kf1
>>>>3. ² (0.62): 1...Bxf2+ 2.Rxf2 Nxf2 3.Kxf2
>>>>4. ² (0.62): 1...b4 2.cxb4 Nxf2 3.Rxf2 Bxf2+
>>>>5. +- (1.44): 1...d6 2.hxg4 Bxg4 3.Bf4 Bxf3 4.gxf3 Qf6 5.Bxe5 dxe5 6.Nxb5
>>>>6. +- (1.97): 1...d5 2.hxg4 Bxg4 3.Qxd5 Nxf3+ 4.gxf3 Bxf3 5.Qf5 Be2 6.Bg5
>>>>
>>>>(Yergin, MyTown 28.01.2006)
>>>
>>>BTW Fritz5.32 gives a much better score for Black than this after you force the
>>>moves 13..d6 14.gxf4..Bxg4. Albiet this is shallow analysis.
>>>
>>>
>>>Analysis by Fritz 5.32:
>>>
>>>1. ± (0.75): 15.Nc2 Bxf3 16.gxf3 Qf6 17.Ne1 Qg6+ 18.Kh2 Qh5+ 19.Kg3 Qg6+
>>>2. = (0.00): 15.Bd5 Nxf3+ 16.gxf3 Qh4 17.fxg4 Qg3+ 18.Kh1 Qh3+ 19.Kg1 Qg3+
>>>
>>>(McCracken, none 28.01.2006)
>>>
>>>
>>>Or Shredder 8...
>>>
>>>Analysis by Shredder 8:
>>>
>>>1. ² (0.27): 15.Nc2 Bxf3 16.gxf3 Qf6 17.Ne1 Qg6+ 18.Kh2 Qh5+ 19.Kg3 Qg6+ 20.Kh4
>>>Rfe8 21.Bf4 Qf6+ 22.Kg3 b4 23.Qd2 bxc3 24.Qc2
>>>2. = (-0.06): 15.Bd5 c6 16.Bb3 Nxf3+ 17.gxf3 Bh3 18.Bf4 Bxf1 19.Kxf1 Qh4 20.Bg3
>>>Qh3+ 21.Ke1 Qh1+ 22.Kd2 Qh6+ 23.Kc2 Qd2+ 24.Kxd2 Be3+ 25.Kxe3
>>>
>>>(McCracken, none 28.01.2006)
>>>
>>>Regardless, White isn't winning and that is the point of 12..d6!, to equalize.
>>>
>>>12..b4 may be a good try as well? Anyway, your remark, "It loses by analysis."
>>>is incorrect, unless you believe the output you provided is best. It's not the
>>>best IMO.
>>>
>>>Terry
>>Sorry Terry, I was going by the position given on the Board.
>>It is correct.
>>If you want to go a few more moves ahead of course the Evaluation may change.
>>But what is surprising in that?
>
>You gave the impression, Black was lost after 13..d6, at least that's how it
>appeared to me.
>
>
>What is your take on Anand's move 13..d6...? Computers not withstanding.
>
>Terry

   I like it!  I never trust Computers! Humans can see the long term
positional factors that a Computer would never find!
Thanks for asking Terry!
Best to ya my friend!
Chan



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