GM Bacrot (2700) – GM Koneru (2612) [D38]
20.01.2008
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Nf3 d5 5.Bg5 0–0 6.e3 c5 7.cxd5 exd5 8.dxc5 Nbd7 9.Rc1 Nxc5 10.Qd4 Bxc3+ 11.Qxc3 Nce4 12.Bxf6 Nxf6 13.Be2 Bg4 14.0–0 Qb6 15.h3 Rfc8 16.Qd2 Be6 17.Qd4 Nd7 18.Rfd1 h6 19.Qxb6 Nxb6 20.Nd4 Rxc1 21.Rxc1 Rc8 22.Rb1 Nc4 23.g4 Ne5 24.Bb5 a6 25.Ba4 b5 26.Bb3 Nc6 27.Ne2 a5 28.Nf4 g5 29.Nxd5 Bxd5 30.Bxd5 Nb4 31.Bb7 Rc7 32.a3 Rxb7 33.axb4 a4 34.Rc1 Rd7 35.Rc5 Rd2 36.Rxb5 Rxb2 37.Kg2 Kg7 38.Kg3 a3 39.Ra5 a2 40.b5 Rxb5 41.Rxa2 Rb1 42.Ra6 Rg1+ 43.Kh2 Rb1 44.Kg2 Rb4 45.Rd6 Ra4 46.Rd3 Rb4 47.Kg3 Rb1 48.Rd5 Rg1+ 49.Kh2 Ra1 50.Kg2 Rb1 51.h4 gxh4 52.e4 Re1 53.f3 Kg6 54.Rh5 Ra1 55.Rxh4 Ra5 56.Kg3 f6 57.Rh1 Rb5 58.Rd1 Rb3 59.Rd5 Ra3 60.Kf4 Rb3 61.Rc5 Ra3 62.Rc6 Ra5 63.Rd6 Kg7 64.Rd3 Kg6 65.Kg3 Ra4 66.Rd6 Kg7 67.Rd7+ Kg6 68.Kh4 Ra1 69.f4 Rh1+ 70.Kg3 Rg1+ 71.Kf2 Rxg4 72.Kf3 h5 73.f5+ Kg5 74.Rg7+ Kh6 75.Rxg4 hxg4+ 76.Kxg4 Kg7 77.Kg3 Kg8 78.Kg2 Kg7 79.Kf1 Kf7 80.Ke2 Ke7 81.Ke3 Kd7 82.Kd3 Kc7 83.Kc3 Kd7 84.Kb3 Kd6 85.Kc2 Kc7 86.Kd2 Kd8 87.Ke2 Ke8 88.Kf3 Ke7 89.Ke3 Kd7 90.Kd4 Kd6 91.Kc4 Kc6 92.Kb4 Kd6 93.Kc3 Kc7 94.Kc2 Kc8 95.Kb2 Kd7 96.Kb1 Kd6 97.Kc2 Kc7 98.Kd1 Kd8 99.Ke1 Ke8 100.Kf1 Kf8 101.Kg1 Kf7 102.Kg2 Kf8 103.Kg3 Kf7 104.Kf2 Kf8 105.Ke1 Ke8 106.Kd2 Kd8 107.Kc3 Kc7 108.Kb4 Kd6 109.Kc4 Kc6 110.Kd4 Kd6 111.e5+ fxe5+ 112.Ke4 Ke7 113.Kxe5 Kf7 114.Kf4 Kf6 115.Kg4 Kf7 116.Kg5 Kg7 117.f6+ Kf7 118.Kf5 Kf8 119.Kf4 Kf7 120.Ke5 Kf8 121.Ke6 Ke8 122.f7+ Kf8 123.Kf6 Game drawn ½–½
What was the point of Bacrot playing out this ending?
Was this played under the rules that no one can offer a draw in a drawn position?
Can’t say they didn’t play this one out!
I can’t see why this is a draw. White just moves to either side of the pawn and the black king must move away from the queening square. The next move involves white moving the king to the seventh row and black can’t return to to the queening square. After blacks move white gets a queen an then mates. Maybe they ran out of time?
Reply – it is Black’s move, and a stalemate.
Seemed pretty disrespectful of Bacrot to me, to keep playing on. Then again he showed his ruthlessness against Hou Yifan earlier in the tournament. He doesn’t seem like the kind of guy I’d like to chat to.
Perfectly fine for Bacrot to play this out. Corresponding Squares are tiring with many chances for mistakes, especially in sudden death time control. At the very least, it should tire her out for the future rounds which could improve his chances to win
The earlier poster indicated bacrot might have been wrong to fight ruthlessly against Hou Yifan. Why? Because of her age, or her gender? If people aren’t supposed to play ruthlessly ( I take that to mean play very hard, and try their best), then how can we accurately compare her result to others? The post may not have been thought out completely. You are saying to take it easy on her. That is the last thing she wants. I will gladly chat with Bacrot, who treats each gender equally.