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Barry Sandercock wrote:ChessBomb is the best website for playing the games through, also computer assessments and comments (!) Michael Adams game looks difficult (move 24) at the moment.

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. c3 Nf6 5. Qe2 a6 6. Ba4 e5 7. O-O Be7 8. d4 b5 9. Bc2 O-O 10. Rd1 Qc7 11. a4 Rb8 12. Na3 c4 13. Bd2 Re8 14. axb5 axb5 15. h3 d5 16. dxe5 Nxe5 17. Nxe5 Qxe5 18. f4 Bc5+ 19. Be3 Qh5 20. Rd2 dxe4 21. Re1 Qxe2 22. Rdxe2 Bxe3+ 23. Rxe3 Rb6 24. Kf2 Bf5 25. Rd1 h5 26. Kg3

Presumably he either missed that 19. .. Qh5 was possible or assumed that 20. g4 was a reply. It appears that 20. g4 can be met by 20. .. Bxg4.

[FEN "1rb1r1k1/5ppp/5n2/1pbpq3/2p1PP2/N1P1B2P/1PB1Q1P1/R2R2K1 b - - 2 19"]

Earlier in the opening, the natural 12. Nbd2 wasn't possible as by comparison to a normal Worall style Spanish, Black had both already Breyered the Knight and got Qc7 in, making c5xd4 a good reply to Nbd2. Usually in a Worall White plays d5 in similar positions, but that's with a Knight cut off on a5.

Thanks for showing the diagrams, Roger.

Roger de Coverly wrote:Presumably he either missed that 19. .. Qh5 was possible or assumed that 20. g4 was a reply. It appears that 20. g4 can be met by 20. .. Bxg4.

Thanks, Roger. What is the main line after 20...Bxg4?

EDIT: Doh! It is 20...Bxg4 21.hxg4 Qxg4+! For the same reasons as the original 19...Qh5 move.

Clearly just having a very bad day given how he just lost Hope he can recover for the next round.

Christopher Kreuzer wrote: EDIT: Doh! It is 20...Bxg4 21.hxg4 Qxg4+! For the same reasons as the original 19...Qh5 move.

A computer engine prefers to flick in 20. .. Bxe3 21. Qxe3 Bxg4 claiming the resulting position is a pawn better for Black than the immediate capture.

Have a look at Navara today - he is white and his king has just reached h8 on move 30 of which 11 were moves by his king

Mick Norris wrote:Have a look at Navara today - he is white and his king has just reached h8 on move 30 of which 11 were moves by his king

The king went via f1 and g1 as well. You would have thought Black would have had a mating net, but clearly not. Bizarre.

Ok, not tried this before, but here goes

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. h3 Be7 9. g4 d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Bg2 Nxe3 12. Qxd8+ Bxd8 13. fxe3 Bh4+ 14. Kf1 Nc6 15. Nc5 Bc4+ 16. Kg1 O-O-O 17. b3 Bg5 18. Re1 Bh4 19. Rb1 Bg5 20. Kf2 Bh4+ 21. Kf3 e4+ 22. Kf4 g5+ 23. Kf5 Rhe8 24. Rhd1 Re5+ 25. Kf6 Rg8 26. bxc4 Rg6+ 27. Kxf7 Re7+ 28. Kf8 Rf6+ 29. Kg8 Rg6+ 30. Kh8 Rf6 31. Rf1 Bf2 32. Rxf2 Rxf2 33. Rf1 Rxg2 34. Rf8+ Kc7 35. Nd5+ Kd6 36. Nxe7 Kxc5

Edit - blimey, that was easy to do

Shouldn't this thread be in the "International" section really?

Looking at Navara's game today, I was reminded of the claim by Steve Giddins during the Anand-Gelfand WC match that classical chess was basically played out - any takers for that now??

There's live games involved too

That king even found time to make it back to the center again to win the ending! Adams obviously couldn't recover yesterday Hopefully better luck today. He can't lose any game with white often, let alone two in a row.

Analysis of Navara's game
Chess Mind

Michael Adams looks to be winning to day (move 27)

Barry Sandercock wrote:Michael Adams looks to be winning to day (move 27)

Yes, a surprisingly comfortable win for black to return him to 50%.

Followed by a 118 move win against Rapport in round 7 to take him to +1.

1. Radoslaw Wojtaszek 2733 POL 4.5
2. David Navara 2724 CZE 4
Michael Adams 2740 ENG 4
4. Maxime Vachier-Lagrave 2731 FRA 3.5
5. Pavel Eljanov 2723 UKR 3
6. Richard Rapport 2671 HUN 2

Round 8
Pavel Eljanov - Radoslaw Wojtaszek
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave - Michael Adams
Richard Rapport - David Navara

Round 9
Richard Rapport - Pavel Eljanov
David Navara - Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Michael Adams - Radoslaw Wojtaszek

Round 10
Pavel Eljanov - Michael Adams
Radoslaw Wojtaszek - David Navara
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave - Richard Rapport