Topalov finally scores his first win. Mamedyarov was held to a draw by Nisipeanu. Kamsky is still fighting against Adams.
Sasikiran 0-1 Topalov
Mamedyarov 1/2 Nisipeanu
Kamsky – Adams (Kamsky has to fight very hard to have a chance for a draw)
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Now can anyone really contest that Topalov is on his way decline..
And please dont compare him to Spassky or someone, he is much stronger person psychologically.
Susan, sometime back there was an article, asking to give one’s opinion about the fine difference between 2200-2300 levels. When will you give your opinion?
Gata saved a difficult endgame. Well done!(Well seems that sucker Mickey is having a good tournament so far)
Sasikiran seemed to be worse out of the opening, with Topalov gaining all sorts of space on the kingside. Unfortunately Sasikiran’s bold plan of putting first his knights, then the rest of his pieces on the *OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE BOARD* to where the action was did not give him good results. Topalov’s finishing knight sac to save his pawn was very nice.
I watched the ending of the Kamsky-Adams game and I must say I really felt for the both of them, since it must have been an exhaustingly long game, Kamsky dare not make any mistakes and Adams straining his brain to find a way to get his king onto the f4 square to penetrate white’s position. Possibly regretting the rooks coming off the board as well.
Kamsky – Adams is a draw too
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1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 d6 7.c3 Bg4 8.h3 Bh5 9.d3 Nd7 10.Be3 h6 11.Nbd2 Bg5 12.Bxc6 bxc6 13.d4 Bxe3 14.Rxe3 0-0 15.b4 a5 16.a3 axb4 17.axb4 Qf6 18.Ra5 exd4 19.cxd4 c5 20.Qa1 Nb6 21.e5 Qg6 22.dxc5 dxc5 23.g4 Bxg4 24.hxg4 Qxg4+ 25.Kf1 cxb4 26.Rxa8 Rxa8 27.Qd4 Qxd4 28.Nxd4 c5 29.Nc6 Nd5 30.Re1 Ra6 31.Nd8 Ra2 32.Nc4 Rc2 33.Na5 c4 34.e6 fxe6 35.Nxe6 b3 36.Nd4 Ra2 37.Nxc4 Ra4 38.Re8+ Kh7 39.Nxb3 Rxc4 40.Nd2 Rc2 41.Ne4 Nf4 42.f3 g5 43.Ra8 Rc6 44.Rd8 Kg6 45.Rd6+ Rxd6 46.Nxd6 h5 47.Kf2 h4 48.Ne4 Kf5 49.Nd6+ Ke5 50.Nf7+ Kf6 51.Nd6 Nd5 52.Ne4+ Kf5 53.Nc5 Ke5 54.Nd7+ Kd4 55.Nf8 Nf4 56.Nh7 Ne6 57.Nf6 Ke5 58.Ng4+ Kf5 59.Ke3 Nf4 60.Nh6+ Kg6 61.Ng4 Nd5+ 62.Ke2 Kf5 63.Nf2 Ke5 64.Kf1 Nf4 65.Ng4+ Kd4 66.Kf2 Nd3+ 67.Ke2 Ne5 68.Nf2 Ng6 69.Ng4 Kd5 70.Kf2 Ne5 71.Nf6+ Ke6 72.Ne4 Kf5 73.Nc5 Nc4 74.Nd3 Ne5 75.Nc5 Nc6 76.Nd3 Nd4 77.Nc5 Ne6 78.Nd3 Nf4 79.Nb4 Ke6 80.Nc6 Nd5 81.Nd4+ Kd6 82.Nb3 Nf4 83.Nd4 Ke5 84.Nc6+ Ke6 85.Nd4+ Kd5 86.Nf5 Ke5 87.Ne3 Nd3+ 88.Kg2 Nf4+ 89.Kf2 Ne6 90.Nc2 Nc5 91.Ne3 Ne6 92.Nc2 Nd4 93.Nb4 Ne6 94.Nc2 1/2-1/2
I’m not sure Adams had a win in the first place, since White’s king is always able in every line [even the ones with fancy sacs] to get in front of the rook pawn. After the white king is in front of the rook pawn it is an elementary draw.