Topalov vs Anand Gmae 8

[Robert Flesher]

[d]4b3/1p3k1p/p2Pp3/P5Kp/3B4/5P2/1P4P1/8 w - - 0 50

Kf7!

Miguel
Avoiding Kf6, now Bb5 - Bd3

Kf8 also holds the draw - very comfortably. There's nothing after 49...Kf8 50.Kf6 Bd7.
The position really is a dead draw.

Anand is hoping for KxH5? e5! and 1/2-1/2 is pretty forced

[michiguel]

[d]4b3/1p3k1p/p2Pp3/P5Kp/3B4/5P2/1P4P1/8 w - - 0 50

Kf7!

Miguel
Avoiding Kf6, now Bb5 - Bd3

Kf8 also holds the draw - very comfortably. There's nothing after 49...Kf8 50.Kf6 Bd7.
The position really is a dead draw.

Bc5 and you may not be comfortable...

Miguel

[Sven]

also setting a trap..... 50. KxH5 ? e5! drawing with ease!

Yes, 50.Kxh5 e5 51.d7 Bxd7 52.Bxe5 would be drawish, and probably black must play e5. But it was probably not a "trap".

Sven

[michiguel]

also setting a trap..... 50. KxH5 ? e5! drawing with ease!

Yes, 50.Kxh5 e5 51.d7 Bxd7 52.Bxe5 would be drawish, and probably black must play e5. But it was probably not a "trap".

Sven

No, it is the only move to avoid Kf6

Miguel

[AdminX]

[d]8/1p5p/p2Pp1k1/Pb2B3/5K2/5P2/1P4P1/8 b - - 0 5

[AdminX]

The only good thing I can about these Catalans is that I find the ones played in this match very boring save game 7 and game 4 which I enjoyed very much.

[Sven]

Ted, the black king is on g6.
[d]8/1p5p/p2Pp1k1/Pb2B3/5K2/5P2/1P4P1/8 b - - 0 53

Sven

[AdminX]

Ted, the black king is on g6.
[d]8/1p5p/p2Pp1k1/Pb2B3/5K2/5P2/1P4P1/8 b - - 0 53

Sven

Thanks, sorry for the mistake.

[AdminX]

[d]8/1p3k1p/p2Pp3/Pb2B1K1/8/5P2/1P4P1/8 b - - 0 54

[michiguel]

[d]6k1/1p5p/p2Pp3/Pb2B3/5K2/5P2/1P4P1/8 b - - 0 53

This is not over yet. Anand needs to solve g4 f4->f5 exf5 gxf5. If the B and the K are not in the proper position, black may lose. When the King goes to push the f pawn, Black should go Kf7, when the K goes to b6, Kd7. It is still a draw but Topalov may try to push this for a while.

Miguel