Nakamura, H (2733) – Kamsky, G (2702) [D15]
US Championship (1), 22.05.2010
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 a6 5.c5 g6 6.h3 Bg7 7.Bf4 Bf5 8.e3 Nbd7 9.Qb3 Qc8 10.Be2 Ne4 11.0–0 0–0 12.Rfd1 h6 13.Bh2 Re8 14.Na4 e5 15.Rac1 exd4 16.Nxd4 Bf8 17.Nxf5 gxf5 18.Nb6 Nxb6 19.Qxb6 Bg7 20.Bd3 a5 21.Bf4 Be5 22.Bxh6 Qb8 23.Rc2 Re6 24.Bf4 Bxf4 25.exf4 Qxf4 26.Qxb7 Rb8 27.Qa7 Rg6 28.Bf1 Ng5 29.Rd3 Re8 30.Rg3 Re1 31.Re2 Ne4 32.Rxg6+ fxg6 33.Qe7 ½–½
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Onischuk, A (2699) – Shulman, Y (2613) [A13]
US Championship (1), 22.05.2010
1.c4 e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.g3 dxc4 4.Qa4+ Nd7 5.Bg2 a6 6.Qxc4 b5 7.Qc6 Rb8 8.0–0 Bb7 9.Qc2 c5 10.d3 Bd6 11.a4 Ngf6 12.Nc3 Bc6 13.Bg5 h6 14.Bxf6 Nxf6 15.axb5 axb5 16.Nd2 Bxg2 17.Kxg2 0–0 18.Nce4 Nxe4 19.Nxe4 Qb6 20.Ra2 Ra8 21.Rxa8 Rxa8 22.Rc1 Rc8 23.Nxd6 Qxd6 24.b3 Qe5 25.Qa2 Qd5+ 26.f3 Ra8 27.Qb2 Rc8 28.Qc3 Ra8 29.Qb2 Rc8 30.Rc2 Ra8 31.Kf2 Qh5 32.Kg2 Qd5 ½–½
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In the Nakamura-Kamsky game, why does Black agree for a draw? Looks like Rxe2 followed by Qxf2 will lead to mate.
Which brings me to, why does White play 33.Qe7? Wouldn’t f3 be better? Thanks.
Yawn.
Why do you think Rxe2 would lead to mate? Qe7 brings the possibility of: Qe8+ Kg7,Qe7+ Kh6, Qf8+ Kg5, Qe7+ etc. and when black use his knight to protect his king white can take back on e2.
I like Kamsky these days, he seems more aggressive! He plays alot of different openings and seems to have found many new lines. He’s got aggressive with the Slav, the French and even the Black side of the Catalan, hehe! I’m not sure these lines would hold up against Kramnik etc, but they’re exciting.