04 Jul 08
Originally posted by wormwoodI think white can not hold the extra pawn in this position without avoiding perpetual...as after black doubles on the c file, white has to defend with a Rook and the King, and after that a check can come, after white K move again double on the open file...etc...
black is left a pawn (passed one) down in material though, not up.
and I don't know much anything about rook endings, but aren't these kind of endings drawn anyway? and maybe it's a draw, but it certainly isn't better for black than the dead draw with Kf8 instead of Kh8.
anyway, 24.Ne7+ Kh8 25.Qxc7 Rxc7 26.Rxf1 Rxe7 (here fritz wants to take 26...Rxc3 ...[text shortened]... he pawn black can match. how is it going to get past that, against leko the draw master?
my line works only with K@f8 because if K is @h8 white can come with the other rook in time on d file threatening a back rank mate...
05 Jul 08
Originally posted by diskamylI was also thinking to this...and I think it is deep...if he would have taking back the game would have been pretty equal...see how the game went...with imbalances...and a bit sharper...and you will find the answer to your question...
why didn't kramnik force the capture of black's c pawn with Nxd2, and instead went for Qxd2?
[fen]r2qkn1r/pp3pp1/1np1p1p1/6P1/2pPN2P/P3P3/1P1bQPB1/R3K2R w KQkq - 0 17[/fen]
white to move.