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Chess Life Online 2007 November Kamsky Rebounds in Moscow
Chess Life Online 2007 November Kamsky Rebounds in Moscow | Kamsky Rebounds in Moscow |
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| By Jennifer Shahade | |
| November 17, 2007 | |
 In the Tal Memorial, Gata Kamsky rebounded from a
tough loss to Dmitry Jakovenko in round six with a wild win against Shakhriyar Mamedyarov. Gata now
has 3/7. Meanwhile, Kramnik leads by a full point with 5/7.Tal Memorial (November 9-19, Moscow) Standings After 7 rounds 1. Vladimir Kramnik, RUS 2785- 5 2. Alexei Shirov, ESP 2739- 4 3-6. Peter Leko, HUN 2755, Boris Gelfand ISR 2736, Magnus Carlsen, NOR 2714 and Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, AZE 2752-3.5 7-8. Vassily Ivanchuk, UKR 2787 and Gata Kamsky, USA 2714- 3 9-10 Dmitry Jakovenko, RUS 2710 and Evgeny Alekseev, RUS 2716 Games Against Jakovenko, Kamsky's exchange sacrifice didn't work out and he found himself defending a tough endgame. Despite a ninety move fight, he was unable to hold. 1344 Kamsky's game against "Shak" started as an innocent looking Slav with a6, but flared up when Mamedyarov castled queenside. Kamsky's 31...Nf1! was a great shot. Even after this nice move, there were a lot of ups and downs and it could have gone either way up until Kamsky played 36...Qg5+, winning material. In the final position, White chose to resign rather than allowing the embarrassing Na5+! 1345 Kramnik leads by a full point. In round six, he made quick work of his compatriot Evgeny Alekseev. 31.Bc4! is a pretty finale. It's the only bishop move that defends against black's only real threat, Nd3+ and also threatens mate. (Rh7+, Kg8 Rcg7+, Kf8, Rh8#) 1343 |