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Round 5 (May 15, 2006)
Topalov, Veselin - Kamsky, Gata 1-0 42 D15 Slav Defence
Svidler, Peter - Anand, Viswanathan 1/2 38 C88 Ruy Lopez Closed
Ponomariov, Ruslan - Bacrot, Etienne 1/2 47 C88 Ruy Lopez Closed
Mtel Masters Sofia BUL (BUL), 11-21 v 2006 cat. XX (2745)
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1 Kamsky, Gata g USA 2671 ** 1. 0. 1. =. 1. 3.5 2908
2 Anand, Viswanathan g IND 2803 0. ** 1. =. 1. 1. 3.5 2881
3 Topalov, Veselin g BUL 2804 1. 0. ** =. =. =. 2.5 2732
4 Svidler, Peter g RUS 2743 0. =. =. ** 1. =. 2.5 2744
5 Ponomariov, Ruslan g UKR 2738 =. 0. =. 0. ** =. 1.5 2596
6 Bacrot, Etienne g FRA 2708 0. 0. =. =. =. ** 1.5 2602
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The fifth round of the Mtel Masters took place on Monday 15th May 2006. Malcolm Pein of the Daily Telegraph commentates on round 5. The world number one crushed Gata Kamsky with white for the second time this year in the fifth round of the MTel Masters at Sofia but even this drastic reverse was not enough to knock the American off top spot at the halfway stage although he is now level with Vishy Anand on 3.5/5. Topalov got back to 50% but ominously for the rest of the field his trademark sacrifice of rook for bishop was again in evidence in what was a fabulous attacking game that saw queen, rook and bishop pair demolish Kamsky’s defences. Topalov 1-0 Kamsky, Slav Defence a6, 42; Svidler draw Anand, Ruy Lopez Anti Marshall, 8.h3, 38; Ponomariov draw Bacrot Ruy Lopez Anti Marshall, 8.a4 b4, 47; Scores: 1-2 Anand (India), Kamsky (USA) 3.5/5; 3-4 Svidler (Russia), Topalov (Bulgaria) 2.5; 5-6 Ponomariov (Ukraine), Bacrot (France) 1.5; V Topalov - G Kamsky MTel Masters Sofia (5) 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 a6 (This popular line intends to take the space on the queenside with b5) 5.c5 (The most radical answer. White hopes to exploit the weakness on b6 but he must be wary of the e7-e5 counter when Black will take the centre) 5...Nbd7 6.Bf4 Nh5 7.Bd2 Nhf6 8.Rc1(To inhibit b7-b6) 8...g6 (8...e5!? 9.dxe5 Ng4 10.Bf4 Bxc5 is good for Black but 10.Na4! Ngxe5 11.Nxe5 Nxe5 12.Nb6 Rb8 13.Bf4 is better and if 13. ...Bxc5 (13...f6 14.b4) 14.Rxc5 Qxb6 15.Qd4 wins) 9.h3 (Preventing e5 and Ng4 as above) 9...Qc7 10.g3! Bg7 11.Bf4 Qd8 12.Bg2 Nh5 13.Bg5 h6 14.Bd2 0-0 (Black cannot break out yet 14...e5 15.dxe5 Nxe5 16.Nxe5 Bxe5 17.0-0 Bg7 18.e4 d4 19.Na4) 15.e4 dxe4 16.Nxe4 Nhf6 17.Nc3 Re8 18.0-0 Nf8 (Passive but the breakout still does not quite work 18...e5 19.Be3 intending d5 and if 19...exd4 20.Bxd4) 19.Qb3 Ne6 20.Be3 Nc7! 21.Ne5 Nfd5 22.Nxd5 Nxd5 23.Bd2 (Black's position is uncomfortable so Kamsky takes a radical but risky course) 23...Bxe5?! (23...Qc7 24.Rfe1 Be6 25.Nxg6 or 23...Rb8 24.Nxc6) 24.dxe5 h5 25.Rfe1 Qc7 26.e6! Bxe6 27.Rxe6 fxe6 28.Re1 Qd7 29.Qd3 Kh7 (29...Kg7 30.Bc3+!) 30.Re5 Nf6 (30...Rf8 31.Rxh5+) 31.Qe3 Kg7 32.Be4 Kf7 (32...Nxe4 33.Qh6+ Kf7 34.Rxe4 e5 35.Qh7+ Kf6 36.Bc3 is very strong 36...Qd5 37.Rxe5 Qxe5 38.Bxe5+ Kxe5 39.Qxg6) 33.Bc2 Rad8 34.Qh6! Rg8 (34...Qxd2 35.Bxg6+ Kg8 36.Rg5 Qxg5 37.Qxg5 Rf8 38.Bf5+ Kh8 39.Qh6+ Kg8 40.Bxe6+) 35.Ba5 Qd4 (35. ...Rg7 was forced) 36.Bc3! (Topalov's bishops are so strong the Black queen has few squares.) 36...Qc4 (36...Qd7 37.Rg5 wins) 37.Bb3 Qd3 38.Bxe6+ Ke8 39.Kg2 (Kamsky has no useful moves) 39...Rf8 40.Qg7 (Threat Bc4/Bf5 attacking the queen and mating on e7) 40...Rd5 41.Bf5 Rf7 (41...Rxe5 42.Bxd3) 42.Rxe7+! 1-0  (Finishing with aplomb and emphasising the helplessness of the black queen. White does need to take it, he is taking the king 42.Rxe7+ Kxe7 43.Bxf6+ Ke8 44.Qg8+ Rf8 45.Qe6 mate; 42.Rxe7+ Rxe7 43.Qh8+ Kf7 44.Qxf6+ Ke8 45.Qh8+ Kf7 46.Qg7+ Ke8 47.Qg8 mate) |
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 Books 2000/1/2/3 |
