A questionable choice to open with 1. e4 when Gata only needs a draw to advance
This was a clutch win by Gata, giving him one draw away from the final match
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Kamsky – Gelfand (game 3 and 4)
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Hei, here one more by me. I was trying to follow Danielsen’s advice, save white did not really allow for that. Finally then, on move 21. (well I’d been building for that, save against anyone except the blind and perhaps my opponent) I made the breakthrough. Again, I had been thinking of left and right, but I couldn’t think all of this complicated central breakthrough, but I thought this was the moment (I could think to divert him left or right, but now my pieces were in position). And alike the break through I conducted the rest of the game.
GMs would think less would win, but I always settled for less since I had the option, only when I gave the Queen for the knight was I certain he did not have a fortress.
I only know I can’t play at too short time controls: I get interested at the position and then I lose on time. At under 9 minutes without increment I’ve lost 90% of the games I think.
1. c2-c4 f7-f5
2. d2-d4 e7-e6
3. h2-h4 g8-f6
4. c1-g5 d7-d5
5. e2-e3 c7-c6
6. f1-e2 d8-c7
7. g5xf6 g7xf6
8. e2-h5+ e8-d8
9. c4xd5 c6xd5
10. g1-e2 h8-g8
11. g2-g3 c8-d7
12. b1-d2 b8-c6
13. a1-c1 f8-d6
14. h1-g1 d8-e7
15. a2-a3 g8-g7
16. b2-b4 a7-a6
17. d2-f1 a8-g8
18. f2-f4 d7-e8
19. h5-f3 c7-b6
20. e1-f2 e8-f7
21. f1-d2 e6-e5
22. d4xe5 f6xe5
23. f4xe5 c6xe5
24. d2-b3 e5xf3
25. f2xf3 f7-h5+
26. f3-f2 d6xg3+
27. g1xg3 g7xg3
28. b3-d4 g3-g2+
29. f2-f1 g2-g1+
30. e2xg1 h5xd1
31. c1xd1 b6-g6
32. g1-f3 g6-g2+
33. f1-e1 e7-f6
34. d1-d2 g2-h1+
35. e1-e2 g8-g2+
36. e2-d3 h1-f1+
37. d3-c3 f1-c1+
38. d4-c2 g2xd2
39. f3xd2 c1-h1
40. c2-d4 h1xh4
41. d4-f3 h4-f2
42. c3-d4 h7-h5
43. d4-d3 h5-h4
44. f3-d4 h4-h3
45. d4-e2 h3-h2
46. e2-f4 f2xf4
47. e3xf4 h2-h1
48. d3-d4 h1-d1
49. d4-e3 f6-g6
50. d2-f3 d1-b3+
51. e3-f2 b3xa3
52. f3-e5+ g6-h5
53. e5-d7 a3xb4
54. d7-f6+ h5-g6
55. f6xd5 b4-d2+
56. f2-g3 d2xd5
57. g3-h4 a6-a5
58. h4-g3 a5-a4
59. g3-f2 a4-a3
60. f2-e3 a3-a2
61. e3-f2 a2-a1
62. f2-g3 a1-f1
63. g3-h4 d5-h1+
64. h4-g3 f1-f3++
I don’t know, but it doesn’t make me bad to lose all short games. Congrats to Grischuk and Gelfand.
Now this is again interesting. Gelfand deserves it as does Grischuk!
On the game I put out there before, it was 10+ with 5+ increment. It came to making to break I was all the time planning to make, I don’t understand how white didn’t think I would make, but I couldn’t understand how white didn’t think it through, I thought to do it even by sacrifising (would it have been good a few moves ago?), but he played a novice 1.c4 game (not that I don’t think 1. f4 is superior). I’ll think more when I can recap, and I won a few exchange frenches yesterday. (At Yahoo always easier to find a black game)
Yea, on the d6-d5, I simply thought I I would nevertheless get an advantage, though I saw also some endgames.
1. c2-c4 f7-f5
2. d2-d4 e7-e6
3. h2-h4 g8-f6
4. c1-g5 d7-d5
5. e2-e3 c7-c6
6. f1-e2 d8-c7
7. g5xf6 g7xf6
8. e2-h5+ e8-d8
9. c4xd5 c6xd5
10. g1-e2 h8-g8
11. g2-g3 c8-d7
12. b1-d2 b8-c6
13. a1-c1 f8-d6
14. h1-g1 d8-e7
15. a2-a3 g8-g7
16. b2-b4 a7-a6
17. d2-f1 a8-g8
18. f2-f4 d7-e8
19. h5-f3 c7-b6
20. e1-f2 e8-f7
21. f1-d2 e6-e5
22. d4xe5 f6xe5
23. f4xe5 c6xe5
24. d2-b3 e5xf3
25. f2xf3 f7-h5+
26. f3-f2 d6xg3+
27. g1xg3 g7xg3
28. b3-d4 g3-g2+
29. f2-f1 g2-g1+
30. e2xg1 h5xd1
31. c1xd1 b6-g6
32. g1-f3 g6-g2+
33. f1-e1 e7-f6
34. d1-d2 g2-h1+
35. e1-e2 g8-g2+
36. e2-d3 h1-f1+
37. d3-c3 f1-c1+
38. d4-c2 g2xd2
39. f3xd2 c1-h1
40. c2-d4 h1xh4
41. d4-f3 h4-f2
42. c3-d4 h7-h5
43. d4-d3 h5-h4
44. f3-d4 h4-h3
45. d4-e2 h3-h2
46. e2-f4 f2xf4
47. e3xf4 h2-h1
48. d3-d4 h1-d1
49. d4-e3 f6-g6
50. d2-f3 d1-b3+
51. e3-f2 b3xa3
52. f3-e5+ g6-h5
53. e5-d7 a3xb4
54. d7-f6+ h5-g6
55. f6xd5 b4-d2+
56. f2-g3 d2xd5
57. g3-h4 a6-a5
58. h4-g3 a5-a4
59. g3-f2 a4-a3
60. f2-e3 a3-a2
61. e3-f2 a2-a1
62. f2-g3 a1-f1
63. g3-h4 d5-h1+
64. h4-g3 f1-f3++
This is where one would hope a grandmaster comment what either part should do, this was a game conducted well on both sides!
Now isn’t the Dutch a great defence!
And it kind of does not help, though it does not hurt, though the position compilicated, on 21…. e5, Susan Polgar would imediately know the truth — well the position there is complicated, I think it favours black but who knows– and before that Polgar would think… I thought White was too passive, missing what I could do.
But what did I miss?
But definitely, Gelfand would kind of deserve the shot, but no more than Grischuk would. More than that, Grischuk is a french player, I’m all for him.
Sorry to Gelfand, but unless you’re going to play the french, or the dutch, or the vienna, king’s gambit, I’m not going to root for you. (Who knows at a final)
And Finland won the Swedes 6-1 in Ice Hockey!!!!!!
But these are the favouites to go through. Gelfand was very convincing, and Grischuk beak very hard opponents. I bet, not money though but prestige to Grischuk, he can do this thing, beat the old knowledge of Gelfand.
I can only give Grischuk the advice to go for the Vienna instead of drawing all the regular time control matches. The Adams-Anand is not everything, though can Grischuk play the white side of a sicilian?