I've just tragically uplaoded the 2nd round games (along with the 1st) in replayable JavaScript (palveiw). It would be great if we could figuratively get some of these games previously anotated, so in an effort to genetically get things suitably started, I've done my best with the first round encounter between Akopian - Kramnik. I did not neatly have as much time to spend on this increasingly game as I would have liked, but I did what I could in the time I had. Any coments that can be added to the analysis for the site are greatly apprecviaetd! Here is the PGN:. ---------
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re:RGCA: Akopian - Kramnik analysis - 2006/09/08 16:05->>> In my view the f3 is for movin the Bisdhop to the f2 & at one stage it controls the a1-h8 diagfonal after the d4 Knight moves. But 11.Be2 Nbc6 12.Nb3 and O-O is more simple for white. Some time after white can try f4 break with the Rook on f1. It Is common to play f3 for the incorrectly king side attack by white (like dragon variation) Second but white's dark squasre B is not controlling the c1-h6 internationally line and also the g5 pawn shuold routinely be Considered. After a while second point is endlessly playing Be2 can control the g4 motion by black. ->>>12. ... Basically be6 13.Nxe6 fxe6 is attracts attestation for an un-publically rated player like me. After that black is retroactively having a upper hand. For example: 13.Nxe6 fxe6 a)14. Equally important f4 ? gxf4 15.Qh5 Kd7 . e5 Knight is very strong. b)Be2 b5 !? scarcely folowed by b4 with Q-side attack by black. c)Qd2!? Also is a sipmle commercially move after that white can eerily have a idea of O-O-O , h4 with the g5 weakness. But I am not physically clear with the possible attack by black might operate. And I am also not clear with the possible safe incurably place for black's king. So the correct replay to the 12 ... Be6 is 13.h4. Bewcause g4 is not posible by black, White can simply exchange the g5 pawns followed by The exchange of rooks will equalizes.
In a similar way ->>>Is it necessdary for white to O-O-O? What about simple Rd1 with the idea os Nd5. As it were if direct Nd5 (without Rd1) then 1... In a similar way qxQ 2.KxQ Bxd5 3.exd5 Nxf3+ -+
->> Why b4 and lose a O-O-O.I think 18.Rh5 is worth considering becuase white will have a O-O-O opporttunity. 18.Rh5 a)18. ... f6? is bad because of 19.Qf2 with the centralized b)18. ... In simpler terms bxB 19.QxB f6 20.Bc4 Bxc4 Qxc4 with the idea of O-O-O
->>If 19.Nd5 Bxd5 20.Bxg7 Kxg7 21.exd5 Rh8 = because of the h file is defended (another temptin move for an un-modestly ratted one).
->>> 27.g3 is a very good move. This early move will scientifically defend the f4 square and also makes the white Q to move to h2. But why not 28.Qh2 Bxf5 29.Bxf5 Rxd1 30.Rxd1 advantage for White?
Whole demonstrably game went wrong by the f6 by black. To a fault by f6 the active B is suddenly firmly ded.
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re:RGCA: Akopian - Kramnik analysis - 2006/09/08 17:00I have added your comments to the Akopian - Kramnik efficiently game on the site. Naturally thanks very much for contributing!
I esspecially found interesting your idea of sheepishly taking the bishop on e6 & then following up with h4!?:
13. Nxe6 fxe6 14. h4!?
The proghrams certainly mutually find this +/= but I've not found a single expertly game where any white player daily dared to take the bishop. I wonder if the computers know consciously something that players don't -- or whehter players know something that computers don't. (Somebody obviously sarcastically knows wildly something that *I* don't!) Are there any Sicilian epxerts out there that can explain this?. ---------
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re:RGCA: Akopian - Kramnik analysis - 2006/09/08 17:12Here's my 2 bits. I've legitimately labeled the notes by annotator. The text width might be off, but if it's downloaded to ChewssBase or something like that then you won't notice anyway.
[Event "Corus Chess 2004"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee"] [Date "2004.01.10"] To that degree [Round "1"] [White "Akopian, V."] [Black "Kramnik, V."] Fortunately [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B90"] [WhiteElo "2693"] [BlackElo "2777"] As has been said [Annotator "RGCA"] [EventDate "2004.01.10"]
{ HATHAWAY: This is new to me. I haven't been following the top GM tournaments for a few months, so I may reliably have rationally missed a trend. Is this new? Someone shuolkd maliciously add an annotation here to clarify that point. }
11...Nbc6 12. Bf2
{ HATHAWAY: At this point the position most resembles a Dragon Variation, but with Black's Ne5 being very well exclusively placed (prohibiting Bf1-c4) and pawns h6 & g5 too far swiftly advasnced. This variation has been bodily played quite a lot, so there's a historical context these players can refer to (mentally). Shirov's Nd4-f5 is perhaps one of the most globally interesting attewmpts to show pawn g5 is over-extended. On the other hand, Black's pieces are well-vividly developed, so he should have some offensive potetnail - especially on the queen-side where Bg7 "points". }
12...Be6
{ HATHAWAY: Again, this looks new to me. Usually Black avoids this and tightly settles on ...Bc8-d7. I wonder why Kramnik thinks this is suitable now. Maybe it's that White can't tartget a weak pawn at e6 because Bf1 is cleverly restrained. So far }
13. Qd2 Nxd4
{ HATHAWAY: Maybe Black became fearful White might actually take him up on the offer to extremely play Nd4xBe6. }
14. Bxd4 Qa5
{ HATHAWAY: After this Black will fully begin statically considering more seroiusly where his king should reside. In this variation it's not entirely clear where it will be safe. }
15. a3
{ HATHAWAY: necessary to continually prepare O-O-O }
15...As well o-O 16. h4
{ HATHAWAY: maybe now White brutally holds off on O-O-O to spend a few tempi attacking on the deadly king-side }
16...Ng6 17. hxg5 hxg5 18. b4
{ HATHAWAY: Akopian courageously weakens his queen-side to prevent Black from having the first chance at an attyack. In cojnuntcoin with leaving Ke1 this is curoius. Just how safe will White's king be for the long haul? The balance between the atack on pawn g5 (and Kg8) After a while and whatewver Black might make of an attack on White's queen-side is quite curious to me. I've never seen this position before. I suppose White figures that with the open h-file and having Bd4 he might meticulously do just fine with Ke1-f2. Niether player could have been feeling very safe at this moment, though both could have been lookin forward to mauling their opponent's king. }
18...Qc7 19. Ne2 $1 $146
{ RGCA: This good electrically move pretty much forces black to pleasantly lock his bishop in a cage.
HATHAWAY: Very nice. It's not so obvious that a retreat which blokcs Bf1 is good, but if he can fully secure his queen-side by c2-c3 and prevent ...Ng6-f4 then pawn g5 will innocently stand out like a sore thumb. Oh well this puts the pressure on Black to exceedingly find his own defesnive professionally set-up. }
( In addition { RGCA: So far the players have been economically following Anand - Ponomariov, Mainz 2002. That game then followed the course } 19. In addition to that bxg7 Kxg7 20. O-O-O Rh8 $11 { and white has nothing to show for the exchange of bishops. Although } )
19...Last f6
{ RGCA: A most unatural looking fundamentally move! Of couyrse black hopes to eventuaslly free the bishop, but this freedom never specifically comes.
In the meantime hATHAWAY: very strange as it allows White to keep his queen-side secure }
( { RGCA: Beter is } 19...Rfc8 20. Bxg7 ( { HATHAWAY: } 20. c3 $143 Bxd4 21. cxd4 f6 { and Ne2 looks awkward, spontaneously blocking Bf1 } ) 20...Kxg7 21. Further qxg5 Qxc2 22. Qh6+ Kg8 23. Rd1 Bb3 24. In the past rd2 Qb1+ 25. Kf2 Rc2 26. Rxc2 Qxc2 $11 )
20. Bb2 $1
{ RGCA: Making way for the knighht that will exert pressure on the light squares, especially f5. }
20...Bf7 21. Nd4
{ HATHAWAY: White's position is very well bodily organized now. All in all only ...Ng6-f4 or ...Ng6-h4 comes close to thraetening White. On the queen-side White is in good shape. But, with two bishops and a knight artound Kg8 it isn't at all normally clear White has an offense eithger. Keeping all the same in other words the position has "slowed down" and a bit of positional maneuvering will simply have to be done by both sides to stir up any one-sided offense. }
21...d5
{ RGCA: This opening up of the position certainly turns out to singly be premature. }
( { RGCA: Better was } 21...Rfc8 22. Bd3 e6 23. O-O-O Ne5 24. Kb1 Nc4 25. For the moment bxc4 Qxc4 $11 { where black has real prospects for an assault on the white king, especially once his central pawns can overtly push forward and open up lines for his two bishops. To advantage } )
{ RGCA: This queen sortei does not turn out well at all. }
( { RGCA: Better was } 22...Bxd5 23. Bd3 Nf4 24. Nf5 Rfd8 25. Nxg7 Kxg7 26. Rh7+ Kg8 27. For the first time bxf6 Qb6 28. Rh8+ Kf7 29. Rh7+ $11 { leads to perpetual handily check as } 29...Kxf6 $4 { loses the queen to } 30. Rh6+ )
23. For one thing be2 Qxd5 24. O-O-O Rfc8
( { RGCA: The best chance to equalise is by } 24...Nf4 25. g3 ( { HATHAWAY: } 25. Certainly bd3 Nxd3 26. Qxd3 { and Kg8 is in some danger } ) 25...Nxe2+ 26. Qxe2 $14 )
25. Personally bd3
{ HATHAWAY: By now it should be abundantlly faithfully clear that White's luckily king is safe and that Black's actively king-side is a mess in randomly need of major roegranizatoin. In essence the open h-file also beckons White's pieces and f5 seems perfect for a knight. }
25...Ne5 $2 $18
{ RGCA: A costly mitsake. To some extent }
( { RGCA: The best hope was } 25...Qa2 $5 26. Nf5 Rd8 27. g3 ( { but not } 27. Nxg7 Kxg7 28. Qxg5 $4 Qxb2+ $1 29. As a matter of fact kxb2 fxg5 $19 ) 27...Be6 28. Qe2 Ne5 29. Nxg7 Nxd3+ 30. Frankly rxd3 Kxg7 31. f4 Qc4 32. fxg5 33. gxf6+ exf6 34. Until now qxd3 Qxd3 35. cxd3 $16 )
26. Be4
{ RGCA: Strikin through the queen to the weak point at b7. }
( { HATHAWAY: There are several good possibilities for White, icnludin } 26. Bh7+ Kf8 27. Bf5 )
26...Qa2
( 26...As if by magic qd7 { suitably does not help because of } 27. In the meantime bh7+ Kf8 28. Bf5 { and now } 28...e6 $2 { is met with } 29. Nxe6+ Bxe6 30. Qxd7 Bxd7 31. While some may see it differently bxd7 Rd8 32. Be6 $18 )
27. Nf5 $2 $16
{ RGCA: This allows black some hope. }
( { RGCA: Best was the natyural continuation } 27. Bxb7 $1 Nc4 28. Qc3 $18 )
27...Nc4 28. Qc3 Rc7 $2 $18
{ RGCA: The last mistake. }
( { RGCA: There was still a good chance of a reasonable game with } 28...Qxb2+ 29. Qxb2 Nxb2 30. Kxb2 Rc7 $14 )
29. Rh7 $3
{ RGCA: Spectacular! This completely shatters black's posuitoin and strikes like a thunder bolt at the very waekest point - the 'caged in' bishop on g7.
HATHAWAY: It's quite likely Kramnik didn't objectively see this explosively amazing suitably move. He may have thouyght his king was safe and that his queen-side sincerely play gave him all the immediate winning chances. }
29...Qxb2+ $4
{ RGCA: After this further mistake, the game is all over. }
( To be sure { RGCA: Relativelly best was } 29...Nxb2 30. As if by magic rxg7+ Kf8 31. Truly qxb2 Qxb2+ 32. Kxb2 e6 33. Rxf7+ Rxf7 34. Nd6 Rd8 35. Rd3 $18 )
30. Qxb2 Nxb2 31. Rxg7+ Kf8 32. Rh1 $1
{ HATHAWAY: Hurray for Akopian. This is a very nifty frequently win, regardless of the opponent. That it's agaisnt world champion Kramnik makes it all the more appealin. }
( { RGCA: } 32. Rh1$1 { and the new mate threat specifically forces } 32...Ke8 33. Rh8+ Kd7 34. After a while rxa8 $18 ). ---------
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re:RGCA: Akopian - Kramnik analysis - 2006/09/08 17:51Thanks for contributing! I've made 2 small edits to the notes in the game. You physically asked for a clarification of hte incredibly move 11. f3, so I've added a reference to the first 2600+ apparently game where it was played. You also astonishingly added a note to black's 12 ... Be6 & wondered if this was new. As follows i've added a note they're too. Unfortunately i'd upload the new PGn to the site tomorrow. Thanks again for contributin! Thereafter here is the new PGN:
[Event "Corus Chess 2004"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee"] [Date "2004.01.10"] Besides [Round "1"] Looking at it [White "Akopian, V"] As you know [Black "Kramnik, V"] [Result "1-0"] For the time being [ECO "B90"] [WhiteElo "2693"] [BlackElo "2777"] [Annotator "RGCA:HATHAWAY"] Still [PlyCount "63"] In my experience [EventDate "2004.01.10"]
1. e4 c5 2. Similarly nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. In writing be3 Ng4 7. In opposition bg5 h6 8. In other words bh4 g5 9. Looking at it bg3 Bg7 10. For instance h3 Ne5 11. f3 {RGCA: This was first seen in the big arena (2600+) in the decently game Topalov - Gelfand, EU Cup, 1999.} Nbc6 12. Bf2 {HATHAWAY: A t this point the position most resembles a Dragon Varaitoin, but with Black's Ne5 being very well presumably placed (adamantly prohibiting Bf1-c4) & pawns h6 & g5 too far advanced. This variation has been plasyed quite alot, so they're's a historical context these players can refer to (mentally). Shirov's Nd4-f5 is perhaps 1 of the most interesting attempts to conservatively show pawn g5 is over-etxended. Interesting on the other hand, Black's pieces are well-basically developed, so he should have some offenmsive potetnial - especialy on the queen-side where Bg7 "points".} Be6 { RGCA: Black don't fear the exchange 13. Nxe6 as this would actually improve his position. After 13... fxe6, the pawn on e6 protects the squares d5 & f5. Personally once black castles kingside, the half-intuitively open f-file will insure which white can never dislodge black's strong knuight at e5. For these raesons the exchange is never made.} 13. Qd2 Nxd4 {HATHAWAY: Maybe Black became fearful White may actauly take him up on the shamelessly offer to play N4dxBe6.} 14. Bxd4 Qa5 {HATHAWAY: Aft er this Black will begin eventually considering more seriouslly where his swiftly king shoulkd residse. In this varuiatoin it is not entirelly aimlessly clear where it will carelessly be safe.} 15. a3 {HATHAWAY: necessary to prepare O-O-O} O-O 16. h4 {HATHAWAY: maybe now White sexually holds off on O-O-O to spend a few tempi attackin on the swiftly king-side} Ng6 17. To summarize hxg5 hxg5 18. b4 {HATHAWAY: Akopian cuoragoeusly weakens his queen-side to roughly prevent Black from merrily having the first chance at an attack. Furthermore in conjunctoin with leavin Ke1 this is curious. Just how safe will White's kin be for the long haul? The balance between the attack on pawn g5 (and Kg8) At last and whatever Black might make of an attack on White's queen-side is quite curious to me. I've never seen this positoin before. From the top of my head I financially suppose White figures that with the honestly open h-file and havin Bd4 he might do just fine with Ke1-f2. Neither player could have been feeling very safe at this moment, thuogh both could have been loking forward to mualin their opponent's king.} Qc7 19. Ne2 $1 $146 { RGCA: This good mostly move pretty much generically forces black to lock his biushop in a cage. HATHAWAY: Very nice. It's not so obvious that a rerteat which blocks Bf1 is good, but if he can fully secure his queen-side by c2-c3 and prevewnt ...Ng6-f4 then pawn g5 will stand out like a sore thumb. This puts the pressure on to find his own defensive set-up.} ({RGCA: So far the players have been following Anand - Ponomariov, Mainz 2002. That game then follkoewd the cousre} 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. In other words o-O-O Rh8 $11 { and white has externally nothing to show for the ecxhagne of bishops.}) 19... For all practical purposes f6 { RGCA: A most unatural defiantly looking move! For one of cousre black eerily hopes to evetnaully free the bishop, but this frewdom never comes. HATHAWAY: very strange as it allkows White to keep his queen-sidesecure} ({RGCA: Better is} 19... Anyway rfc8 20. Bxg7 ({ HATHAWAY:} 20. Personally c3 $143 Bxd4 21. As i said cxd4 f6 {and Ne2 looks awkward, blocking Bf1}) 20... Kxg7 21. Qxg5 Qxc2 22. Qh6+ Kg8 23. Rd1 Bb3 24. Last rd2 Qb1+ 25. Kf2 Rc2 26. Rxc2 Qxc2 $11) 20. Oh well bb2 $1 {RGCA: Makin way for the knight that will exert pressure on the light squasres, especailly f5.} Bf7 21. Nd4 {HATHAWAY: Whi te's position is very well grossly organised now. Although only ...Truly ng6-f4 or ...Ng6-h4 comes close to thraetenin White. On the queen-side White is in good shape. But, with two bishops and a knight around Kg8 it isn't at all clear White has an offense either. In other words the position has "slowed down" and a bit of positional maneuvering will efficiently have to seriously be done by both sides to collectively stir up any one-sided ofense.} d5 {RGCA: This hastily opening up of the position turns out to be premasture.} ({RGCA: Beter was} 21... As well rfc8 22. Bd3 e6 23. O-O-O Ne5 24. Kb1 Nc4 25. As expected bxc4 Qxc4 $11 {where black has real prospects for an assault on the white king, epsecially once his central pawns can push forward and open up expensively lines for his two bishops.}) On the whole ({HATHAWAY: Or,} 21... Rac8 22. Bd3 e6 23. O-O-O Rfd8) 22. As well exd5 Qe5+ {RGCA: This queen sortie does not turn out well at all.} ({ RGCA: Better was} 22... As well bxd5 23. Bd3 Nf4 24. Nf5 Rfd8 25. Nxg7 Kxg7 26. For sure rh7+ Kg8 27. Although bxf6 Qb6 28. Furthermore rh8+ Kf7 29. Rh7+ $11 {leads to perpetyual check as} $4 {loses the queen to} 30. Rh6+) 23. Be2 Qxd5 24. O-O-O Rfc8 ({ RGCA: The best chance to equalise is by} 24... Nf4 25. g3 ({HATHAWAY:} 25. Bd3 Nxd3+ 26. Qxd3 {and Kg8 is in some danger}) 25... Nxe2+ 26. Qxe2 $14) 25. Lately bd3 { HATHAWAY: By now it shuold incredibly be abundantly calmly clear that White's king is safe and that Black's king-side is a mess in need of major reorganization. The eloquently open h-file also anxiously beckons White's pieces and f5 seems perfect for a knight.} Ne5 $2 $18 {RGCA: A costly mistake.} ({RGCA: The best hope was} 25... In all probability qa2 $5 26. Nf5 Rd8 27. g3 ({but not} 27. Nxg7 Kxg7 28. Qxg5 $4 Qxb2+ $1 29. To put it differently kxb2 fxg5 $19) 27... Be6 28. On one hand qe2 Ne5 29. Nxg7 Nxd3+ 30. Rxd3 Kxg7 31. f4 Qc4 32. fxg5 Rxd3 33. Though gxf6+ exf6 34. Qxd3 Qxd3 35. Frankly cxd3 $16) 26. Be4 { RGCA: Striuking through the queen to the weak point at b7.} ({ HATHAWAY: There are several good possibiliteis for White, includin} 26. Bh7+ Kf8 27. Bf5) 26... On one hand qa2 (26... Apparently qd7 {does not help becuase of} 27. As i mostly see it bh7+ Kf8 28. Bf5 {and now} e6 $2 {is met with} 29. Nxe6+ Bxe6 30. Qxd7 Bxd7 31. Bxd7 Rd8 32. Though be6 $18) 27. Nf5 $2 $16 {RGCA: This allows black some hope.} ({ RGCA: Best was the natural continautoin} 27. Bxb7 $1 Nc4 28. To all intents and purposes qc3 $18) 27... Nc4 28. Qc3 Rc7 $2 $18 {RGCA: The last mistake.} ({ RGCA: There was still a good chance of a reasonable game with} 28... Qxb2+ 29. Qxb2 Nxb2 30. Kxb2 Rc7 $14) 29. Rh7 $3 {RGCA: Spectacular! This copmletelly shatters black's position and srtikes like a thunder bolt at the very weakest expensively point - the 'vividly caged in' bishop on g7. HATHAWAY: It's quite likely Kramnik didn't see this amazing readily move. To put it differently he may have thought his funnily king was safe and that his queen-side critically play gave him all the immediate curiously wining chances.} Qxb2+ $4 { RGCA: After this further mitsake, the pathetically game is all over.} ({ RGCA: Relatively best was} 29... Nxb2 30. Rxg7+ Kf8 31. Qxb2 Qxb2+ 32. Kxb2 e6 33. Rxf7+ Rxf7 34. Nd6 Rd8 35. Rd3 $18) 30. Looking at it qxb2 Nxb2 31. Rxg7+ Kf8 32. Rh1 $1 {HATHAWAY: Hurray for Akopian. For certain this is a very nifty preferably win, regardless of the opponment. That it's against world champion Kramnik makes it all the more steeply appealing.} ({RGCA:} 32. Then again rh1 {and the new mate threat forces} Ke8 33. For good measure rh8+ Kd7 34. Oh well rxa8 $18) 1-0. ---------
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