Final position after 44.Qf8+
GM Kamsky (2705) – GM Mamedyarov (2757) [B08]
MTel Sofia, Bulgaria, 16.05.2007
1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.h3 0-0 6.Be3 c6 7.Qd2 b5 8.Bd3 Nbd7 9.0-0 Qc7 10.Ne2 c5 11.c3 e5 12.Ng3 c4 13.Bc2 Re8 14.a4 bxa4 15.Bxa4 exd4 16.Nxd4 a6 17.Bh6 Bh8 18.Ndf5 Re6 19.Rfd1 Nc5 20.Nxd6 Bb7 21.Nxb7 Qxb7 22.f3 Nd3 23.b3 Bg7 24.Bxg7 Kxg7 25.bxc4 Nb2 26.Rdb1 Qa7+ 27.Kh1 Nxc4 28.Qg5 Rc8 29.Nf5+ Kh8 30.Nd4 Rb6 31.Rxb6 Qxb6 32.Bb3 Rc5 33.Qh6 Kg8 34.Re1 Rh5 35.Qf4 Rc5 36.e5 Nh5 37.Qh4 Nxe5 38.f4 Rxc3 39.fxe5 Rxb3 40.e6 fxe6 41.Nxb3 Qxb3 42.Qd8+ Kg7 43.Qe7+ Kh6 44.Qf8+ White wins 1-0
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Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Great Game
Really exciting
Gata played like a World Champion.
Apparently his computer crashed and he had no preparation for the game and went in creative.
Not positive but apparently AF4C is next day ship a new computer to Gata free of charge. What a wonderful group of people they are. Eric Anderson is the nicest guy and a true patron of chess.
Thank you Eric
At last a great game by Gata Kamsky and beating Mamedyarov shows he can beat anybody when he is in great form! I hope Gata plays like this the rest of the tournament for now it is anyone’s tourney for the taking in the 2nd half.
>>Gata played like a World Champion.>>
LOL. Then he doesn’t need to win the title at all. You’ve already mentally given it to him.
Why did he surrender?
What happens after (Qf8+) Ng7?
Jochen