Anand vs Topalov Game 9

[kingliveson]

[d]5k2/p1R4p/1p2p1p1/4n3/4N3/5P2/1q4PP/4R2K w - - 0 1

Analysis by IvanHoe 9.63b x64:

4.Rxa7 Nd3 5.Rea1 h5 6.h3 h4 7.R7a2 Qd4 8.Rd1 Qb4 9.Ra7 Qb5 10.Rd2 Qc4 11.Rf7+ Kg8 12.Rd7 Ne5 13.Rb7 Nd3 14.Rxb6 Kg7 15.Kh2 Qd5 16.Rd1 Qe5+ 17.Kh1 Qd5 18.Ra1 Qe5 19.Rab1 Kh6 20.Rc6
+/- (0.73) Depth: 24 00:00:09 56155kN, tb=8684

[rlsuth]

[d]5k2/p1R4p/4p1p1/1p2n1N1/7P/5P2/1q4P1/4R2K b - - 0 38

And hope is restored ...

To a patzer like me, white is suddenly starting to look quite threatening.

[Sven]

This game seem to be a competition on who can play the worst moves.

Not really the derivitives plus Stockfish are wrong in their evaluation.

Why do you think so?

As far as I could see after playing through the variations shown here, the evaluations looked plausible for me, at least. Still a +0.80 or +1.00 does not mean to have a "won position", of course. But why do you say "wrong"?

Sven

[Sven]

[wrong analysis deleted, sorry, I had a wrong board position ]
Sven

[Terry McCracken]

This game seem to be a competition on who can play the worst moves.

Not really the derivitives plus Stockfish are wrong in their evaluation.

Why do you think so?

As far as I could see after playing through the variations shown here, the evaluations looked plausible for me, at least. Still a +0.80 or +1.00 does not mean to have a "won position", of course. But why do you say "wrong"?

Sven

Because they said White was winning outright if I read the evals correctly.

White does have the advantage and may work out the win. I hope so anyway.

[AdminX]

[d]4k3/p6R/4p1p1/1p2n1N1/7P/2q2P2/6P1/4R2K w - - 0 40

[Paloma]

39. Nxe6 was better than Rxh7

[Sven]

This game seem to be a competition on who can play the worst moves.

Not really the derivitives plus Stockfish are wrong in their evaluation.

Why do you think so?

As far as I could see after playing through the variations shown here, the evaluations looked plausible for me, at least. Still a +0.80 or +1.00 does not mean to have a "won position", of course. But why do you say "wrong"?

Sven

Because they said White was winning outright if I read the evals correctly.

White does have the advantage and may work out the win. I hope so anyway.

"winning outright" was not stated by an engine. As I said, +0.80 is an "advantage", especially if you know typical Stockfish evals.

Sven

[kingliveson]

[d]4k3/p6R/4p1p1/1p2n1N1/7P/2q2P2/6P1/4R2K w - - 0 1

Analysis by IvanHoe 9.63b x64:

3.Re2 a6 4.Nxe6 b4 5.Kh2 b3 6.Rb7 a5 7.Rb5 Nc4 8.Rb8+ Ke7 9.Rxb3 Qxb3 10.Nd4+ Qe3 11.Rxe3+ Nxe3 12.Nc6+ Kd6 13.Nxa5 Nf5 14.Kh3 Ke6 15.Nc6 Ne3 16.g3 Kd6 17.Nd4
+- (1.69 --) Depth: 21 00:00:46 284mN, tb=287116

[Terry McCracken]

[d]4k3/p6R/4p1p1/1p2n1N1/7P/2q2P2/6P1/4R2K w - - 0 40

Nxe6 was better