Some human chess from Sofia: Gata Kamsky is playing Topalov who is getting into form in the second half of the tournament as so often, Veselin has a small plus and has just sacrificed a pawn by not taking back on b5:
[Event "Mtel Masters"]
[Site "Sofia"]
[Date "2007.05.19"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Gata Kamsky"]
[Black "Veselin Topalov"]
[Result "*"]
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 cxd4 5. exd4 b6 6. Nbd2
Be7 7. h3 O-O 8. Bd3 Ba6 9. Bxa6 Nxa6 10. O-O b5 11. c3 Nc7
12. a4 Ncd5 13. Bh2 a6 14. Qb3 Qb6 15. Ra2 d6 16. Rfa1 Rab8
17. axb5 axb5 18. Ra6 Qd8 19. Ra7 Nc7 20. Ne1 Nfd5 21. Nd3
Qd7 22. Nb4 Nxb4 23. Qxb4 Qc6 24. c4 Rfc8 25. cxb5 *
[D]1rr3k1/R1n1bppp/2qpp3/1P6/1Q1P4/7P/1P1N1PPB/R5K1 b - -
Toga needs some time to decide to play Qc2 in two best moves
mode.
1rr3k1/R1n1bppp/2qpp3/1P6/1Q1P4/7P/1P1N1PPB/R5K1 b - -
Engine: Toga II 1.3x4 C (256 MB)
gemaakt door Thomas Gaksch and Fabien Letouzey
18 7:18 +0.12 25...Dc2 26.Pf1 Pd5 27.Dd2 Db3
28.Pg3 Dxb5 29.Pe4 Db6 30.Lg3 Tc4
31.Ta8 Tb4 32.T1a6 Dd8 33.Txb8 Dxb8
34.Lxd6 Lxd6 35.Pxd6 Txb2 (314.537.064) 716
18 4:38 +0.10 25...Txb5 26.Dc4 Pd5 27.Tc1 Dxc4
28.Txc4 Tcb8 29.b3 h6 30.Tc6 T8b7
31.Txb7 Txb7 32.Lxd6 Lg5 33.Pf3 Txb3
34.Tc8+ Kh7 35.Kh2 Kg6 36.Kg3 Kf5 (202.035.324) 716
beste zet: Tb8xb5 tijd: 9:03.187 min n/s: 712.831 CPU 100.0% n/s(1CPU): 712.831 nodes: 387.190.000
25. ... Qc2
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Kamsky -Topalov
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Eelco de Groot
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Re: Kamsky -Topalov
It looks like Gata Kamsky has just dropped a full pawn by moving his Rook back to a1 instead of a2. Now Toga thinks Topalov has a distinct advantage. Why did Kamsky not play Ra2 or Rxb6?
[Event "Mtel Masters"]
[Site "Sofia"]
[Date "2007.05.19"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gata Kamsky"]
[Black "Veselin Topalov"]
[Result "*"]
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 cxd4 5. exd4 b6 6. Nbd2
Be7 7. h3 O-O 8. Bd3 Ba6 9. Bxa6 Nxa6 10. O-O b5 11. c3 Nc7
12. a4 Ncd5 13. Bh2 a6 14. Qb3 Qb6 15. Ra2 d6 16. Rfa1 Rab8
17. axb5 axb5 18. Ra6 Qd8 19. Ra7 Nc7 20. Ne1 Nfd5 21. Nd3
Qd7 22. Nb4 Nxb4 23. Qxb4 Qc6 24. c4 Rfc8 25. cxb5 Qc2
26. Nf1 Nd5 27. Qd2 Qb3 28. Ne3 Bf8 29. Bg3 Nxe3 30. Qxe3
Qxb5 31. Qf3 f6 32. R1a6 Rb6 33. Ra1 {?!} Qxb2 *
[D]2r2bk1/R5pp/1r1ppp2/8/3P4/5QBP/1q3PP1/R5K1 w - -
2r2bk1/R5pp/1r1ppp2/8/3P4/5QBP/1q3PP1/R5K1 w - -
Engine: Toga II 1.3x4 C (256 MB)
gemaakt door Thomas Gaksch and Fabien Letouzey
16 2:25 -0.62 34.Dg4 f5 35.Dd1 Tb7 36.Lf4 Le7
37.Dd3 Lf6 38.Da6 Lxd4 39.Dxb7 Dxb7
40.Txb7 Lxa1 41.Lxd6 Tc1+ 42.Kh2 Ld4
43.Kg3 (100.794.267) 691
16 3:19 -0.64 34.Lf4 d5 35.Dh5 Tb7 36.Dg4 Tc6
37.Ta8 Dc2 38.Kh2 Dg6 39.Dxg6 hxg6
40.T8a7 Tb2 41.T7a2 Tb4 42.Ta4 (137.988.625) 691
16 4:13 -0.73 34.Td1 Db3 35.Dh5 Tb7 36.Txb7 Dxb7
37.d5 exd5 38.Df5 Tc5 39.Lxd6 Lxd6
40.De6+ Kf8 41.Dxd6+ De7 42.Db8+ Kf7
43.Da8 De5 44.Dd8 h6 (175.480.820) 691
[Event "Mtel Masters"]
[Site "Sofia"]
[Date "2007.05.19"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gata Kamsky"]
[Black "Veselin Topalov"]
[Result "*"]
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 cxd4 5. exd4 b6 6. Nbd2
Be7 7. h3 O-O 8. Bd3 Ba6 9. Bxa6 Nxa6 10. O-O b5 11. c3 Nc7
12. a4 Ncd5 13. Bh2 a6 14. Qb3 Qb6 15. Ra2 d6 16. Rfa1 Rab8
17. axb5 axb5 18. Ra6 Qd8 19. Ra7 Nc7 20. Ne1 Nfd5 21. Nd3
Qd7 22. Nb4 Nxb4 23. Qxb4 Qc6 24. c4 Rfc8 25. cxb5 Qc2
26. Nf1 Nd5 27. Qd2 Qb3 28. Ne3 Bf8 29. Bg3 Nxe3 30. Qxe3
Qxb5 31. Qf3 f6 32. R1a6 Rb6 33. Ra1 {?!} Qxb2 *
[D]2r2bk1/R5pp/1r1ppp2/8/3P4/5QBP/1q3PP1/R5K1 w - -
2r2bk1/R5pp/1r1ppp2/8/3P4/5QBP/1q3PP1/R5K1 w - -
Engine: Toga II 1.3x4 C (256 MB)
gemaakt door Thomas Gaksch and Fabien Letouzey
16 2:25 -0.62 34.Dg4 f5 35.Dd1 Tb7 36.Lf4 Le7
37.Dd3 Lf6 38.Da6 Lxd4 39.Dxb7 Dxb7
40.Txb7 Lxa1 41.Lxd6 Tc1+ 42.Kh2 Ld4
43.Kg3 (100.794.267) 691
16 3:19 -0.64 34.Lf4 d5 35.Dh5 Tb7 36.Dg4 Tc6
37.Ta8 Dc2 38.Kh2 Dg6 39.Dxg6 hxg6
40.T8a7 Tb2 41.T7a2 Tb4 42.Ta4 (137.988.625) 691
16 4:13 -0.73 34.Td1 Db3 35.Dh5 Tb7 36.Txb7 Dxb7
37.d5 exd5 38.Df5 Tc5 39.Lxd6 Lxd6
40.De6+ Kf8 41.Dxd6+ De7 42.Db8+ Kf7
43.Da8 De5 44.Dd8 h6 (175.480.820) 691
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Eelco de Groot
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Re: Kamsky -Topalov
Kamsky under time pressure had to play some fast moves and Topalov replying quickly. Strange position now with a "windmill" of Rooks in the upper left corner:
[Event "Mtel Masters"]
[Site "Sofia"]
[Date "2007.05.19"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gata Kamsky"]
[Black "Veselin Topalov"]
[Result "*"]
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 cxd4 5. exd4 b6 6. Nbd2
Be7 7. h3 O-O 8. Bd3 Ba6 9. Bxa6 Nxa6 10. O-O b5 11. c3 Nc7
12. a4 Ncd5 13. Bh2 a6 14. Qb3 Qb6 15. Ra2 d6 16. Rfa1 Rab8
17. axb5 axb5 18. Ra6 Qd8 19. Ra7 Nc7 20. Ne1 Nfd5 21. Nd3
Qd7 22. Nb4 Nxb4 23. Qxb4 Qc6 24. c4 Rfc8 25. cxb5 Qc2
26. Nf1 Nd5 27. Qd2 Qb3 28. Ne3 Bf8 29. Bg3 Nxe3 30. Qxe3
Qxb5 31. Qf3 f6 32. R1a6 Rb6 33. Ra1 Qxb2 34. Bf4 d5
35. Be3 Qc2 36. Kh2 Qg6 37. g3 h5 38. Ra8 Rbc6 39. R1a6 *
[D]R1r2bk1/6p1/R1r1ppq1/3p3p/3P4/4BQPP/5P1K/8 b - -
R1r2bk1/6p1/R1r1ppq1/3p3p/3P4/4BQPP/5P1K/8 b - -
Engine: Toga II 1.3x4 C (256 MB)
gemaakt door Thomas Gaksch and Fabien Letouzey
16 1:13 +0.99 39...Df7 40.T6a7 De8 41.Txc8 Txc8
42.Kg2 Tc4 43.h4 Lb4 44.Tb7 Ld6
45.De2 Kf8 46.Tb6 Lc7 47.Ta6 Tb4 (55.056.738) 756
16 1:18 +0.77 39...Txa8 40.Txa8 h4 41.gxh4 Df7
42.h5 Db7 43.Ta2 Ld6+ 44.Lf4 Lxf4+
45.Dxf4 Dc7 46.Kg3 Kf7 47.Dxc7+ Txc7
48.Kf4 Ke7 49.Tb2 Ta7 50.f3 (59.085.447) 756
16 0:32 +0.76 39...Txa6 40.Txc8 Df7 41.De2 Db7
42.Dc2 h4 43.gxh4 Ta8 44.Txa8 Dxa8
45.Lf4 Lb4 46.h5 Da7 47.Db2 Da4 (25.394.901) 756
[Event "Mtel Masters"]
[Site "Sofia"]
[Date "2007.05.19"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gata Kamsky"]
[Black "Veselin Topalov"]
[Result "*"]
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 cxd4 5. exd4 b6 6. Nbd2
Be7 7. h3 O-O 8. Bd3 Ba6 9. Bxa6 Nxa6 10. O-O b5 11. c3 Nc7
12. a4 Ncd5 13. Bh2 a6 14. Qb3 Qb6 15. Ra2 d6 16. Rfa1 Rab8
17. axb5 axb5 18. Ra6 Qd8 19. Ra7 Nc7 20. Ne1 Nfd5 21. Nd3
Qd7 22. Nb4 Nxb4 23. Qxb4 Qc6 24. c4 Rfc8 25. cxb5 Qc2
26. Nf1 Nd5 27. Qd2 Qb3 28. Ne3 Bf8 29. Bg3 Nxe3 30. Qxe3
Qxb5 31. Qf3 f6 32. R1a6 Rb6 33. Ra1 Qxb2 34. Bf4 d5
35. Be3 Qc2 36. Kh2 Qg6 37. g3 h5 38. Ra8 Rbc6 39. R1a6 *
[D]R1r2bk1/6p1/R1r1ppq1/3p3p/3P4/4BQPP/5P1K/8 b - -
R1r2bk1/6p1/R1r1ppq1/3p3p/3P4/4BQPP/5P1K/8 b - -
Engine: Toga II 1.3x4 C (256 MB)
gemaakt door Thomas Gaksch and Fabien Letouzey
16 1:13 +0.99 39...Df7 40.T6a7 De8 41.Txc8 Txc8
42.Kg2 Tc4 43.h4 Lb4 44.Tb7 Ld6
45.De2 Kf8 46.Tb6 Lc7 47.Ta6 Tb4 (55.056.738) 756
16 1:18 +0.77 39...Txa8 40.Txa8 h4 41.gxh4 Df7
42.h5 Db7 43.Ta2 Ld6+ 44.Lf4 Lxf4+
45.Dxf4 Dc7 46.Kg3 Kf7 47.Dxc7+ Txc7
48.Kf4 Ke7 49.Tb2 Ta7 50.f3 (59.085.447) 756
16 0:32 +0.76 39...Txa6 40.Txc8 Df7 41.De2 Db7
42.Dc2 h4 43.gxh4 Ta8 44.Txa8 Dxa8
45.Lf4 Lb4 46.h5 Da7 47.Db2 Da4 (25.394.901) 756