Anand vs Topalov Game 11

[Aser Huerga]

[D]8/p3rk2/1p3pN1/2n2P1K/6P1/3R4/8/8 w - -
Engine: Shredder 12 UCI 32-bit (128 MB)
Stefan Meyer-Kahlen

17 1:06 -0.40 56.Nxe7 Nxd3 57.Nc8 b5 58.Nd6+ Kg7 59.Nxb5 a6 60.Nc7 a5 61.g5 fxg5 62.Kxg5 Kf7 63.Nb5 a4 64.f6 Ne5
17 1:09 -0.90 56.Ra3 Rd7 57.Re3 Kg7 58.g5 a5 59.Nf4 fxg5 60.Kxg5 a4 61.Ne6+ Nxe6+ 62.Rxe6
17 1:11 -1.70 56.Rd8 Re8 57.Rd4 Re3 58.Kh4 a5 59.Rd8
17 1:29 -1.74 56.Rd2 Re1 57.Nh4 Rg1 58.Rd8 a5 59.Rb8 a4 60.Ra8 b5 61.Ra7+ Ke8 62.Ra5 Nd3 63.Nf3 Nf4+ 64.Kh4 Rh1+ 65.Kg3 Ne2+ 66.Kg2 Rb1
16 0:50 -1.80 56.Rd1 Re3 57.Nf4 a5 58.g5 fxg5 59.Kxg5 Ne4+ 60.Kh4 Rf3 61.Kg4 Rg3+ 62.Kh4 Rg4+ 63.Kxg4 Nf2+ 64.Kf3 Nxd1 65.Ke2 Nb2 66.Ne6 b5
average search depth 17 half-moves after 1:29 min; evaluation -0.40 means black stands slighly better

[Dr.Wael Deeb]

How does white save the knight?

Td7+

Which would be followed by ...Ke8 and that looks rather promising for black. OTOH, Nh4 looks to save the knight, but now black's Q-side pawns can start rolling - I think.

Exactly my thoughts....
Now the nightmare for Anand is about to begin
Dr.D

[Dr.Wael Deeb]

[D]8/p3rk2/1p3pN1/2n2P1K/6P1/3R4/8/8 w - -
Engine: Shredder 12 UCI 32-bit (128 MB)
Stefan Meyer-Kahlen

17 1:06 -0.40 56.Nxe7 Nxd3 57.Nc8 b5 58.Nd6+ Kg7 59.Nxb5 a6 60.Nc7 a5 61.g5 fxg5 62.Kxg5 Kf7 63.Nb5 a4 64.f6 Ne5
17 1:09 -0.90 56.Ra3 Rd7 57.Re3 Kg7 58.g5 a5 59.Nf4 fxg5 60.Kxg5 a4 61.Ne6+ Nxe6+ 62.Rxe6
17 1:11 -1.70 56.Rd8 Re8 57.Rd4 Re3 58.Kh4 a5 59.Rd8
17 1:29 -1.74 56.Rd2 Re1 57.Nh4 Rg1 58.Rd8 a5 59.Rb8 a4 60.Ra8 b5 61.Ra7+ Ke8 62.Ra5 Nd3 63.Nf3 Nf4+ 64.Kh4 Rh1+ 65.Kg3 Ne2+ 66.Kg2 Rb1
16 0:50 -1.80 56.Rd1 Re3 57.Nf4 a5 58.g5 fxg5 59.Kxg5 Ne4+ 60.Kh4 Rf3 61.Kg4 Rg3+ 62.Kh4 Rg4+ 63.Kxg4 Nf2+ 64.Kf3 Nxd1 65.Ke2 Nb2 66.Ne6 b5
average search depth 17 half-moves after 1:29 min; evaluation -0.40 means black stands slighly better

Counter attack on the king side and then rolling the forces back to the queen side is the only wayout I see here....
Dr.D

[Aser Huerga]

[D]8/p2r1k2/1p3pN1/2n2P1K/6P1/R7/8/8 w - -
Engine: Shredder 12 UCI 32-bit (128 MB)
Stefan Meyer-Kahlen

15 0:21 -0.90 57.Re3 Kg7
15 1:02 -1.08 57.Ra1 Ne4 58.Rc1 Nd6 59.Re1 Kg7 60.Nf4 a5 61.g5 fxg5 62.Kxg5 Nf7+ 63.Kg4 Rd6 64.Nh5+ Kf8 65.Nf4 b5 66.Ne6+ Ke7
15 0:22 -1.23 57.Ra2 Ne4 58.Rc2 Nd6 59.Re2 Kg7 60.Re6 Nf7 61.Nf4 Rd4 62.Nh3 Rd2 63.Kh4 Rh2 64.Re7
15 1:05 -1.36 57.Kh6 Ne4 58.Ra1 Nd6 59.Nh4 Kg8 60.Nf3 Rg7 61.Kh5 a5 62.Rb1 b5 63.g5
15 1:03 -1.68 57.g5 Ne4 58.Ra4 Nxg5 59.Ne5+ fxe5 60.Kxg5 b5 61.Ra1 b4 62.Ra5 Rb7 63.Rxe5 b3 64.Re1 a5 65.Ra1 b2
average search depth 15 half-moves after 1:04 min; evaluation -0.90 means black has the upper hand

[Terry McCracken]

How does white save the knight?

Td7+

Which would be followed by ...Ke8 and that looks rather promising for black. OTOH, Nh4 looks to save the knight, but now black's Q-side pawns can start rolling - I think.

Exactly my thoughts....
Now the nightmare for Anand is about to begin
Dr.D

Why? It's a draw.

[Dr.Wael Deeb]

How does white save the knight?

Td7+

Which would be followed by ...Ke8 and that looks rather promising for black. OTOH, Nh4 looks to save the knight, but now black's Q-side pawns can start rolling - I think.

Exactly my thoughts....
Now the nightmare for Anand is about to begin
Dr.D

Why? It's a draw.

It's not....Topalov is too aggressive in his playing style and he won't miss this opportunity,unless he chickens out....
Dr.D

[Dayffd]

Exactly my thoughts....
Now the nightmare for Anand is about to begin
Dr.D

OTOH, maybe it is not so easy. Exchange rooks, the white knight goes to c8 and ends up selling itself for both queenside pawns and then pushing the g-pawn would draw, would it not?

[Uri Blass]

How does white save the knight?

Td7+

Which would be followed by ...Ke8 and that looks rather promising for black. OTOH, Nh4 looks to save the knight, but now black's Q-side pawns can start rolling - I think.

Exactly my thoughts....
Now the nightmare for Anand is about to begin
Dr.D

Why? It's a draw.

It's not....Topalov is too aggressive in his playing style and he won't miss this opportunity,unless he chickens out....
Dr.D

Stockfish say that it is a draw so I believe that it is a draw.

Uri

[Aser Huerga]

Could a rook and a+b pawns wins against rook + knight?

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