Kamsky, G (2729) – Svidler, P (2727) [B40]
38th Olympiad, Dresden (8), 21.11.2008
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.c3 d5 4.e5 d4 5.Bd3 Bd7 6.Qe2 Bc6 7.Be4 Bxe4 8.Qxe4 Nc6 9.0–0 Nge7 10.c4 h6 11.d3 g5 12.h4 Bg7 13.h5 Nc8 14.b4 Nxb4 15.Ba3 Qc7 16.Bxb4 cxb4 17.a3 Ne7 18.axb4 Nc6 19.Na3 0–0 20.Nb5 Qe7 21.Nbxd4 Nxb4 22.Nb5 Nc6 23.Rab1 a6 24.Nbd4 Nb4 25.Rb3 Rad8 26.Ra1 Qc5 27.Rab1 a5 28.Nb5 f5 29.exf6 Rxf6 30.Nbd4 Rf4 31.Nxe6 Rxe4 32.Nxc5 Re7 33.Re1 Rxe1+ 34.Nxe1 Bf8 35.Na4 g4 36.Kf1 Kf7 37.g3 Bg7 38.Nc5 b6 39.Ne4 Bf8 40.Ke2 Re8 41.Kd2 Re5 42.Nc2 Rxh5 43.d4 b5 44.c5 Rd5 45.Nxb4 Rxd4+ 46.Nd3 Rxe4 47.Rxb5 a4 48.Rb8 h5 49.Ra8 Bh6+ 50.Kd1 Bg7 51.Ra7+ Kg6 52.c6 Rc4 53.Nf4+ Kh6 54.Ra5 Bd4 55.c7 Rxc7 56.Rxh5+ Kg7 57.Ne6+ Kg6 58.Rd5 a3 59.Rxd4 Ra7 60.Rxg4+ Kf5 61.Rg7 Ra4 62.Nc5 a2 63.Nb3 Rb4 64.Ra7 Rxb3 65.Rxa2 Kg4 66.Ra4+ Kf3 67.Rf4+ Kg2 68.Ke2 1–0
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Nice endgame by Kamsky.
Kamsky’s always been a master of endgames.
Boy you never know what to expect from Kamsky. He looks like one of the very best players in the world then he looks like much less than that. Would the real Kamsky please stand up. Does he have a chance against Topalov? I’d love it if he does. But I do know Topalov can’t pull the stuff he did with Kramnik or he will meet Kamsky’s father.
I watched this game live at the Olympiad site this morning. This was a beautiful game by Kamsky.
Yes, Kamsky has a real chance to beat Topalov (if the match takes place, which is still in doubt in my opinion).
It makes one wonder what Kamsky could have been without the 10 year sabbatical from chess competition. I realize that emotionally and psychologically it was needed for him, but one can wonder what he could have become if it had not been necessary.
Yancey Ward