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Chess Life Online 2011 November Kamsky Eliminated in Heart Breaking Playoff
Chess Life Online 2011 November Kamsky Eliminated in Heart Breaking Playoff | Kamsky Eliminated in Heart Breaking Playoff |
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| May 16, 2011 | |
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Unfortunately, Gata Kamsky was today
eliminated in the blitz portion of his semfinals playoff Candidate matches in Kazan, Russia (May 3-27) against
Boris Gelfand. The loss was particularly disappointing since Gata was just a hair away from advancing. After two draws, Kamsky won the third game of the rapid match. 5544 Kamsky only needed a draw with White in the final round of the rapids to advance. Unfortunately, he missed the tactical resource 25.Bxf7 and found himself in trouble instead a few moves later. 5543 After this heartbreak, Kamsky went down quickly in the blitz. Meanwhile, Alexander Grischuk also advanced against former World Champion Vladimir Kramnik in the blitz playoff. Grischuk played a number of short draws with Kramnik with the white pieces, an odd strategy that somehow paid off in the end. 5542 The final six-game match will begin on Thursday May 19th. For more information, see the official site. |