Re: Letsplaychess.com: World Chess Championship, Game 2, 2008 - Nimzo Indian Defence

[kingscrusher]

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[AKsharkfin]

on the 00.50 mins, wouldn't the move Qa4+ win the bishop.

[Kasparovwannabe]

@AKsharkfin Nc6 blocks the check while defending the bishop

[SatyaVenugopal]

why did kramnik offer the draw? was he also in time trouble?

[leevag27]

This is a fixed game. I played white against fritz11 until 4.f3!! then I allowed fritz11 to move white too then what a shock!! they just memorized what the fritz moved for white and for black!!!! you may try it with your fritz11. GM of this generation just rely on the computer. tsk3!!

[JohnnySkillish]

Wow! That's quite disturbing actually. It's no secret that GM's use this software to "prepare" for an event but I guess the big question is to define "prepare". If memorization is all it takes, let's all be one! lol

[gtamateur]

@leevag27 not necessary because f3 can be consider has a line of the nimzo-indian so u cna try again and u will see perhaps frizt will play for white Qc2 or e3

[OceanderTethyseus]

these long games are too complicated. i like the blitz games because i can understand it a bit.

[gtamateur]

long game are less hard because you take time to look at the game and you dont fall in trap like fork and orther

[hume12345]

i do love chess. the commentary is superb.

[grands1am]

I like your videos and all but a "Zukertort" tag? Really?

[hereticjack]

gg, glad I stumbled into this video. Good Job

[eggory]

Very enjoyable insightful chess commentaries

[nomindbeats]

instead of Bb1, what Bc2? and not blockign in rook...by the w ay i didnt look over the position very long, just was curios.

[thepunictrader]

I think white was inteeding Rook to c1 if black took the pawn on c4 giving counter play

[Nimzomyth68]

wow, that was a good fighting game. I hope the next game will be as good. I thought h5 was a great move by Krammnik. Good quality play by both players overall. Thanks for posting.

[tankto0n]

uep-worldchess

[troster]

Hi and thanks for all the videos

where can I watch them live on the internet ?

[tankto0n]

bigred575,

simply everyone agreed that 21.. Ndf6 seems like a mistake. but actually the GMs think that 21.. Nge5 would've been better than 21.. Nde5.

[Actionlover1]

Why not c4 after blacks f7-f5? If Qh4+, g3, Qxc4,e2-e4, Qc3+, Bd2 winning a piece.

[tankto0n]

@ Actionlover1

then black would play 12.. Qe5, pinning that e4 pawn. then maybe 13. Bd3 and either 13.. Nc3 or Nf6.

it wouldnt be winning a piece

[waparker4]

hey kingscrusher, thanks for all the videos. I think I've improved tremendously since starting to watch your instructive games

[AlterEgo2k8]

kingcrusher are u the same kingcrusher on chesscube?

[kingscrusher]

yep

[AlterEgo2k8]

cool im a fan of your vids and if you want to add me as a contact on chesscube my handle is chessnerdnick, dont have to add me though i just like to see you in action.

[junkyjuice21]

thank you kingscrusher!

[wrathchild89]

i think Bc2 was played more with the idea of keeping the black rook out of the d1 square, where it would have entered the heart of the white position.

nice video as always though.

better game then game 1 I think, but it's very sad that they drew this position.

[xbl0wx]

Good job sir

[alexholowczak]

After the Queen exchange, Black plays Ng4, instead, what was wrong with N/Bxc4? Can white regain the pawn?

[kingscrusher]

Good question - I believe White's best is to then play Bxc4 followed by Rfc1, trying to regain the pawn - here is a brief Rybka line:

Rybka 2.3 mp 32-bit - ,J, Blitz:5'

2kr3r/p2n2pp/b1p1p3/8/1Bn1P3/P­2B1N2/5KPP/R6R w - - 0 1

Analysis by Rybka 2.3 mp 32-bit :

1. +/- (0.96): 21.Bxc4 Bxc4 22.Rhc1 Bb5 23.a4 Ba6 24.Rxc6+ Kb7 25.Rxe6 Rhe8 26.Rxe8 Rxe8 27.Rd1 Nb6

[tankto0n]

If 20... Bxc4, why shouldnt White simply play 21. Kxe3 ?

And 20... Nxc4 encourages White to play Nd4, where he gets his pawn back.

[kingscrusher]

On 20..Nxc4 I don't think Nd4 is good there - black has Nd7-e5 with pressure.

2kr3r/p5pp/b1p1p3/4n3/1BnNP3/P­2B4/5KPP/R6R w - - 0 22

I think Bxc4 gives White advantage though on black playing 20..Nxc4

[tankto0n]

yea, like i said:

20.. Nxc4 21. Bxc4 Bxc4 22. Rc1 Bb5 (and finally) 23. Nd4 Kb7 (seems like the only move) 24. Nxe6 Re8 25. Rhd1, and White seems quite a bit better.

[xXxWilliExXx]

If Nd4 then c5.

[tankto0n]

c5 would be simply loosing another pawn, cause c5 is pinned.

[heltok]

70. Bxh7 a3 {[%t bLon] Mate

in 16:} 71. Bb1 Kd7 72. Ba2 Kc8 73. Ke7 Kc7 74. Ke6 Kd8 75. Kd6 Ke8 76. Kxc6

Ke7 77. Kd5 Kf8 78. c6 Ke7 79. Ke5 Kd8 80. Kd6 Kc8 81. c7 Kb7 82. Bd5+ Kb6 83.

c8=Q a2 84. Qb7+ Ka5 85. Bc6 a1=Q 86. Qb5# {(Tablebases)}{[%t Long] *}

[heltok]

Here is a D23-D20 continuation:

33. c5

Nf4 34. Re3 Bd3 35. Bd1 Rxe4 36. Rxe4 Bxe4 37. Bc3 Re8 38. Bxe5 Bd5 39. Rb2

Rxe5 40. Kxf4 Re1 41. Rd2 Re4+ 42. Kf5 Re3 43. a4 Rc3 44. h4 Kc7 45. g4 Bf7 46.

Re2 Kd7 47. Rc2 Rd3 48. Rc1 Ke7 49. a5 Ra3 50. h5 Rxa5 51. Bf3 Be8 52. g5 Ra3

53. Re1+ Kf8 54. Kf4 Ra4+ 55. Re4 Rxe4+ 56. Kxe4 a5 57. Bd1 Bf7 58. Ke5 Bd5 59.

Kd6 Be4 60. Ba4 Kf7 61. Bb3+ Kf8 62. h6 gxh6 63. gxh6 Bg2 64. Ke5 Bf3 65. Kf5

Bg2 66. Kg6 Be4+ 67. Kf6 Ke8 68. Bg8 a4 69. h7 Bxh7

[number94]

Shame they didn't play on.

[mrbensdonair]

Thanks very much,as always a very fine video.

[fLowKnows]

Been waiting for your coverage on this!

[edmalikin]

Thanks for your video.