Kamsky – Topalov (video review)
Analysis of all games of the match by GM Henrik Danielsen
Tomorrow is the decisive day of the quarter finals of the Candidates matches. GM Danielsen looks at the last game of Kamsky – Topalov and reviews their previous encounters, including the victory of Kamsky in round 2.
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
The Stockfish analysis (provided on Chessbomb) of the key position suggested that Kamsky should have captured at f5 with the rook, but the main line seemed to show that white gains only a small advantage in the ending:
35.Rf5 Kf5
36.Nd6 Ke6
37.Nc8 b5
38.ab5 a4
39.Na7 Bf6
40.Nc6 Kd5
41.Nb4 Kc4
42.Na2 Kb5
43.f4 Kc4
44.g4 Kb3
45.Nc1 Kc2
46.g5 Bg7
47.Na2 with +0.36 adv. white.
I looked at this for a while, and just don’t see how white can really make progress in time on the kingside since black keeps attacking the knight from b3 and c2 since it takes white too many moves to queen a pawn vs the bishop. Interesting position, though, at move 35.