#12915 by Pascal Losekoot
13:05, August 08, 2014 by Pascal Losekoot
[Event "analysis"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2014.08.08"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Ivanisevic"]
[Black "Topalov"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "123"]
1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. a4 a5 8. d3
Be7 9. Be3 Be6 10. Bxb6 cxb6 11. O-O O-O 12. e3 Rc8 13. Nb5 Bf6 14. Rc1 Re8 15.
Nd2 Re7 16. Ne4 Rd7 17. Nxf6+ Qxf6 18. d4 exd4 19. exd4 g6 20. Rc3 Qf5 21. Re1
Rcd8 22. Bxc6 bxc6 23. Rxc6 Bd5 24. Rc3 Bb7 25. Qc1 Qd5 26. f3 Ba6 27. Re4 Bxb5
28. axb5 Qxb5 29. Rc8 Qf5 30. Qc6 Rxc8 31. Qxc8+ Kg7 32. Kg2 Rd6 33. Qc7 Qd5
34. Rf4 Rd7 35. Qxb6 Rb7 36. Qf6+ Kg8 37. Kh3 Rxb2 38. Qe5 Qxe5 39. dxe5 Re2
40. Rf6 Rxe5 41. g4 Re6 42. Rf4 Kf8 43. Ra4 Ra6 44. Kg3 Ke7 45. Kf4 Kd6 46. Kg5
Ra7 47. Kh6 f6 48. h4 Kc5 49. h5 (49. f4 $1 {was the suggestion by the
commentating team.} Kb5 (49... f5 50. gxf5 gxf5 51. Kg5) 50. Ra1 a4 51. f5 gxf5
52. gxf5 a3 53. Ra2 Kb4 54. h5 Kc3 55. Rc2+ Kb3 56. Rc3+ Kb4 57. Rb3+ {draw})
49... gxh5 50. gxh5 Kb5 51. Ra2 $1 {I believe this move draws. It reminds me
of a study by Richard Reti, R vs pawn endgame. The idea is that the pawn is
stoppen at a3 and not at a2 like in the game.} (51. Ra1 {was played in the game
} a4 52. f4 a3 53. f5 a2 54. Rb1+ (54. Rc1 a1=Q 55. Rxa1 Rxa1) 54... Kc4 (54...
Kc6 55. Rc1+ Kd7 56. Rd1+ Ke7) 55. Rc1+ Kd3 56. Rd1+ Ke3 57. Re1+ Kd4 58. Rd1+
Ke5 59. Re1+ Kd5 60. Rd1+ Kc6 61. Rc1+ Kd7 62. Rd1+ Ke7 63. Re1+ Kf7) 51... a4
52. f4 f5 $1 {There is no other way to prevent the stalemate idea.} (52... Kb4
53. f5 a3 54. Rb2+ $1 $11) 53. Kg5 Rf7 {Now it seems white is busted, but he
has the important move Ra1 now.} (53... Kb4 54. Kxf5 Kb3 55. Ra1 a3 56. Ke6 {
seems to draw}) (53... a3 54. Kxf5 Kb4 55. Ke6 Kb3 56. Ra1 a2 57. f5 Ra6+ 58.
Kf7 Rh6 59. Rf1 Rxh5 60. f6 Kb2 61. Ke6 $11) 54. Ra1 $1 Kb4 (54... Ka5 55. h6
Kb4 56. Rb1+ {is pretty much the same as in the main line.}) 55. Rb1+ {The
point is that black can't advance his passed a-pawn} Kc3 56. Ra1 Kb3 57. Rb1+
Kc2 58. Ra1 Ra7 (58... Kb3 59. Rb1+ {etc} Ka3 60. h6 Ka2 61. Rb8 a3 62. Rb6 Ka1
63. Rb8 a2 64. Rb6 $11) 59. Kxf5 Kb2 60. Rf1 a3 61. Ke6 a2 62. f5 $11 *
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