Position after 22…Qb6
GM Leko (2753) – GM Carlsen (2733) [B33]
03.03.2008 / Linares – Round 11
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6 8.Na3 b5 9.Nd5 Be7 10.Bxf6 Bxf6 11.c3 Bg5 12.Nc2 Ne7 13.h4 Bh6 14.a4 bxa4 15.Ncb4 0–0 16.Qxa4 Nxd5 17.Nxd5 a5 18.Bb5 Be6 19.Bc6 Rb8 20.b4 Bxd5 21.Bxd5 axb4 22.cxb4 Qb6 += 23.Rb1 Kh8 24.0-0 f5 25.Qa5 fxe4 26.Qxb6 Rxb6 27.Rb3 Rc8 28.Ra1 g6 29.Ra8 Rxa8 30.Bxa8 Bf8 31.b5 Be7 32.g3 Bd8 33.Bxe4 d5 34.Bxd5 Rd6 35.Bc6 Bb6 36.Rb2 Rd3 37.Kg2 Kg7 38.Be4 Ra3 39.g4 Bd4 40.Rc2 Rb3 41.Rc7+ Kh8 42.Rc8+ Kg7 43.Rc7+ Kh8 44.Rb7 Rb2 45.h5 Rxf2+ 46.Kg3 Rf4 47.h6 Rf8 48.Rc7 Bf2+ 49.Kg2 Be3 50.g5 Rb8 51.Rc3 Bd4 52.Rc6 Kg8 53.Bd5+ Kf8 54.Bc4 +/-
Ke7 55.Rc7+ Kd6 56.Rxh7 e4 57.Rg7 (White is on the verge of winning this game) Kc5 58.Rc7+ (This is basically a hopeless position. I expect a resignation soon) Kd6 59.Rc6+ Ke5 60.Rxg6 Kf5 (The key move for White here is 61.Rd6. Black’s position would be hopeless after that. 61.Re6 may give Black a little breathing room) 61.Rd6 Be3 62.h7 ++- 1-0
Rybka 2.3.2a after 54.Bc4 has the score 1.98 at depth 22
Leko Carlsen 1-0
Rybka 7.00 at depth 17
Good game, here I saw a glimmer of the old Leko. With him behind the white pieces it shoudl be sweating for youngsters.
What about 23. Rb1 Bd2+ ! and black get perpetual check after 24. KxA Qxf+ 25. Kd3 Qg3+ 26. Kd2 Qxg+ and white king can’t escape on c file?
by Zingrillo