Category Archives: Bacrot

Candidates Matches 2007: Kamsky – Bacrot, Kamsky’s aggressiveness overwhelms Bacrot

This match was played between May 27 and June 3, alongside seven other first round Candidates Matches in Elista, Russia. Kamsky has been playing himself back into form after a long layoff from top-flight chess. This will be his first … Continue reading

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Mtel Masters 2006, Round 10 – Topalov demolishes Bacrot to take first place

Kamsky takes the short draw, while Topalov siezes the opportunity to win the tournament outright by demolishing Bacrot in an exciting game. Ponomariov and Anand fight an intense battle through to an exhausted standstill. Svidler – Kamsky More Anti-Marshall Ruy’s … Continue reading

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Mtel Masters 2006, Round 9 – Topalov downs leader Kamsky

Topalov blasts tournament leader Kamsky. Kamsky – Topalov Kamsky declines to take Topalov on in the poisoned pawn Sicilian Najdorf. Topalov’s rapier-like queenside thrust pushes Kamsky on the backfoot. Kamsky’s knights get into a tangle, and Topalov is efficient at … Continue reading

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Mtel Masters 2006, Round 8 – Topalov wins a creative game against Ponomariov

Topalov dismantles Ponomariov’s game in creative style. Other games drawn. Topalov – Ponomariov Yet another ant-Marshall Ruy Lopez and Topalov’s bishop development right through Black’s centre is a prelude to a kingside attack. Topalov sacrifices an exchange – which becomes … Continue reading

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Mtel Masters 2006, Round 7 – Topalov demolishes Anand. Ponomariov suffocates Svidler’s hedgehog

Topalov’s kingside attack results in a superior ending that gets converted in Topalov style. Bacrot is solid against Kamsky. Ponomariov whittles Svidlers hedgehog. Anand – Topalov Topalov’s rapid b-pawn thrust in a Sicilian pushes Anand’s English Attack off-balance. Topalov quickly … Continue reading

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Mtel Masters 2006, Round 6 – Kamsky wins, Topalov loses to Svidler in a Grunfeld

Kamsky finishes in elegant style after a slowish middlegame. Svidler topples Topalov in a Grunfeld. Anand survives a Marshall attack. Kamsky – Ponomariov Ponomariov tries out Kamsky’s favoured anti-Marshall manoeuvre as the queenside knight sails over to …e6. He follows … Continue reading

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Mtel Masters 2006, Round 5 – Topalov destroys Kamsky, at the halfway stage Anand and Kamsky lead

Topalov crunches tournament leader Kamsky. Anand’s solid draw against Svidler is enough to put him in joint first at the half-way stage, one point clear of Topalov and Svidler Topalov – Kamsky Out of a Slav Defence full of feints … Continue reading

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Mtel Masters 2006, Round 4 – Kamsky blasts Svidler, Anand dispatches Ponomariov

Kamsky’s hot streak continues as he smashed Svidler’s insipid play. Ponomariov stumbles into a strategic error and is duly dispatched by Anand. Topalov fights to equality against Bacrot. Kamsky – Svidler Out of a Classical Scheveningen Sicilian, Svidler provokes white … Continue reading

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Mtel Masters 2006, Round 3 – Kamsky in the lead, beating Anand

Kamsky outplays Anand in a rook and pawns endgame. Topalov fends off Ponomariov. Svidler’s Grunfeld is patched up. Anand – Kamsky Another anti-Marshall Ruy Lopez (why the sudden popularity?) sees Kamsky again employ the manoeuvre Nc6-d8-e6 adding pressure on the … Continue reading

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Mtel Masters 2006, Round 2 – Anand downs Topalov in tactical display

Anand’s creative play nets the point against Topalov, on the Black side of an anti-Marshall Ruy Lopez. Svidler secures the point against a timid Ponomariov. Bacrot cracks under Kamsky’s will-to-win in a long game. Topalov – Anand Topalov’s anti-Marshall Ruy … Continue reading

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