Position after 26…Re5
GM Kamsky (2714) – GM Ponomariov (2705) [B97]
07.12.2007
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Qb6 8.Qd2 Nc6 9.Bxf6 gxf6 10.Nb3 Bd7 11.0–0–0 0–0–0 12.Be2 h5 13.Rhf1 Be7 14.Rf3 Rdg8 15.Bf1 Kb8 16.Kb1 h4 17.Qe1 Rg4 18.a3 Qc7 19.Ne2 Rh5 20.h3 Rg8 21.f5 Rhh8 22.Nf4 Bf8 23.Qf2 Rg5 24.fxe6 fxe6 25.Rc3 Rh6 26.Nd4 Re5 27.Nd3 Rxe4 28.Nb4 Rxd4 29.Rxd4 Qa5 30.Rxh4 f5 31.Rxh6 (Rxc6 would have been an immediate knockout punch) 31…Bxh6 32.Rb3 Nxb4 33.Rxb4 Bc6 34.g4 (34.Qe1 would be a strong option) 34… fxg4 35.Rxg4 Qe5 +- (This is almost over with Rg8+ followed by Qh4) 36.Rg8+ Kf7 37.Bd3 (Not as strong as 37.Qh4 but still winning) 37…Be3 38.Qg3 Qc5 39.b4 +- Qd4 40.Qg7+ Qxg7 41.Rxg7 and the rest is just technique. I expect Black to resign soon 41…Kd8 42.h4 e5 43.h5 e4 44.Be2 Bf4 45.Rg6 1-0
Kamsky has a name, he is called Gata the Pono destroyer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What I dislike is when imports talk about imports.
Karpov is the best still! Where is he playing now?
[Event “Dortmund”]
[White “Kamsky”]
[Black “Karpov”]
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Ng5 Ngf6 6. Bd3 e6 7. N1f3 Bd6 8.
Qe2 h6 9. Ne4 Nxe4 10. Qxe4 Nf6 11. Qh4 Ke7 12. Ne5 Bxe5 13. dxe5 Qa5+ 14. c3
Qxe5+ 15. Be3 b6 16. O-O-O g5 17. Qa4 c5 18. Rhe1 Bd7 19. Qa3 Rhd8 20. g3 Qc7
21. Bd4 Be8 22. Kb1 Rd5 23. f4 Rad8 24. Bc2 R5d6 25. Bxf6+ Kxf6 26. fxg5+ hxg5
27. Rxd6 Rxd6 28. c4 Ke7 29. Qe3 f6 30. h4 gxh4 31. gxh4 Qd7 32. Qh6 e5 33. h5
Qg4 34. Qh7+ Kd8 35. h6 Rd2 36. Qf5 Qxf5 37. Bxf5 Bd7 38. Bg6 Rh2 39. h7 Ke7
40. Bd3 Be6 41. Rg1 f5 42. Rg7+ Kf6 43. Rxa7 e4 44. Be2 f4 45. b3 f3 46. Bd1
Bf5 47. Kc1 Bxh7 48. Rb7 Ke5 49. Rxb6 Rxa2 0-1
Kamsky won and moves on to Semi final!!!
Karpov is not still the best. Have you actually seen any of his recent games?
The good news and the bad news.
good news he won
bad news he face Magnus next.
I want both to win.
It would be nice and deserved to see Kamsky win the World Cup and get more invitations to top tournaments. He is a great player.
His match up with Carlsen will be full of tension. They have different styles. Definitely too close to call.
Shirov will win.
That makes the final between Shirov and the winner of Kamsky Carlsen.
Who can beat Shirov. Going to be hard. The final will be a good match to watch.
who can beat shirov?- how about he should be out of the tournament in the second round to shulman- shulman had him and missed many chances to win with the black pieces and end the match- after that shirov got hot – but in my mind he’s not the favorite- i think the winner of kamsky/carlsen will win it all
Pono got what he deserved for being too chicken to play 8 … Qxb2 :).
That is a great comment!!
as far as kamsky/carlsen it will be a very interesting struggle- i would give a slight edge to kamsky but carlsen is playing really well right now- this will probably be the most exciting match left- i’d like to see karjakin/shirov if that happens= i think we’re all hoping for a carlsen/shirov final
It seems that Kamsky almost restored his full strength from before his retirement by now.
I just can’t imagine where he would have been right had he not retired, he reached 2 World Championship finals in parallel by the age of 21-22! he must have been World Champion hadn’t he retired! what a waste..
I guess he had to get a way from his sick relationships with his father somehome..
I predict a win or draw by Kamsky against Carlsen. GM Kamsky has the white pieces so, barring a blunder, he can hold a draw. I think, though, with the white pieces he will win. He’s played magnificently in this tournamnet.
I think Kamsky will win this tournament. I hope so…
And can peopel stop this “import” nonsense? Just concentrate on the games. Kamsky is an American whether you like it or not. I’m pretty sure he likes it…so don’t worry about i.