short vs Efimenko starting September 20th

[Ian Lamb]

short to take on Efimenko what the result you think it be over 6 games? http://www.chess32x64.org/EfimenkoShort ... spx?lng=en pgn games will be here.

[Ian Lamb]

how many rating points did short lose for the first game v efimenko?

[Alex Holowczak]

Down 5.7.

If you go here, you can use the rating change calculator.

Short is rated 2706. Efimenko is rated 2654. k = 10 for both (over 2400)

A game Short wins: +4.3
A game Short draws: -0.7
A game Short loses: -5.7

[Ian Lamb]

thanks alex short won a nice game today here the game so were all level now 1-1 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8.
dxe5 Be6 9. Nbd2 Nc5 10. c3 g6 11. Bc2 Bg7 12. Re1 O-O 13. Nb3 Nd7 14. Bg5
Qc8 15. Bf4 Ne7 16. Qd2 c5 17. Bh6 Qc6 18. Qg5 Rfe8 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. h4 a5
21. a4 h6 22. Qf4 Reb8 23. Nbd2 b4 24. c4 b3 25. Bxb3 Rb4 26. cxd5 Nxd5 27.
Bxd5 Bxd5 28. Qe3 Nf8 29. b3 Ne6 30. Rac1 Qb7 31. Rc3 Rd8 32. Rd3 Bxf3 33.
Nxf3 Rxd3 34. Qxd3 Rxb3 35. Qd1 Rb4 36. h5 g5 37. Qc2 Qc6 38. Ra1 Rg4 39.
Qf5 Rf4 40. Qc2 Rg4 41. Qf5 Rf4 42. Qc2 Kg8 43. Qd1 Rb4 44. g3 Qe4 45. Nd2
Qxe5 46. Rc1 Qd5 47. Qc2 g4 48. Re1 Qxh5 49. Qd3 Rd4 50. Qe3 Ng5 51. Qe8+
Kh7 52. Re2 Rxd2 {Black wins} 0-1

[Ian Lamb]

well its all level the game at 1.5 to 1.5 is short going to win with black after the rest day what your view?

[John Moore]

Today's game is going on rather long - are they being paid by the move.

[John Moore]

Now a draw, finally.

[Ian Lamb]

what an endgame really super vintage short brilliant to find c4 plan to win .[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2009.09.25"]
[Round "?"]
[White "GM_Short"]
[Black "GM_Efimenko"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2706"]
[BlackElo "2654"]
[Opening "Sicilian: Najdorf"]
[ECO "B90"]
[NIC "SI.14"]
[Time "08:12:29"]
[TimeControl "5400+30"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. a4 Nc6 7. Be2 e5 8.
Nxc6 bxc6 9. f4 Be7 10. a5 O-O 11. O-O exf4 12. Bxf4 Be6 13. Kh1 Qc7 14. Qd2
Rfd8 15. h3 Qb7 16. Qe3 d5 17. Be5 Nxe4 18. Nxe4 dxe4 19. Qxe4 Bd5 20. Qg4
g6 21. Qf4 c5 22. Bf3 f5 23. Bc3 Bd6 24. Qh4 Bxf3 25. Rxf3 Qf7 26. Re1 Re8
27. Rfe3 Rxe3 28. Rxe3 Bf8 29. b3 Rc8 30. Qe1 c4 31. b4 f4 32. Re6 f3 33.
Qe5 Bg7 34. Qxg7+ Qxg7 35. Bxg7 f2 36. Rf6 Kxg7 37. Rxf2 c3 38. Rf4 Rd8 39.
Rc4 Rd1+ 40. Kh2 Rb1 41. Kg3 Rb2 42. Rxc3 Rxb4 43. Rc6 g5 44. Kf3 Rb5 45.
Rxa6 Rc5 46. c4 Rxc4 47. Rb6 h5 48. a6 Ra4 49. Ke3 Ra2 50. Rb7+ Kf6 51. a7
Kf5 52. g3 Ra4 53. Kd3 Ra1 54. Kd4 h4 55. gxh4 gxh4 56. Kc5 Kf4 57. Rg7 Kf3
58. Kb6 {White wins} 1-0 any views on this game?

[Jonathan Rogers]

I think it's one of those games where Black slid downhill without ding anything very obviously wrong - though I thought that 43...g5 was bad for Black (but it may already have been lost with best play by then, I am not sure).

Anyway - all very impressive by Nigel Short, and I don't expect him to lose tomorrrow. When will it all end?

[Ian Lamb]

last game today there playing just 6 games Jonathan.yes g5 looked somwhat strange i guess.

[John Moore]

Blimey, Efimenko has obviously read my latest book - this is the kind of rubbish I play. Strange choice in a must win game.

[John Moore]

Doubt that Efimenko has anything like compensation after 0-0.

[Jonathan Rogers]

Thanks Ian, though I had meant to ask "when will short's winning run end"?

The answer - no time soon, it seems. But it has been a long while since he met some of the very top players in the world. Roll on December, I guess...

[Ian Lamb]

here todays game a draw it was ended in a rook endgame which was drawn what your view on the game?[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2009.09.26"]
[Round "?"]
[White "GM_Efimenko"]
[Black "GM_Short"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2654"]
[BlackElo "2706"]
[Opening "Scotch gambit: Dubois-Réti defense"]
[ECO "C55"]
[NIC "KP.02"]
[Time "08:15:38"]
[TimeControl "5400+30"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. e5 Ng4 6. O-O d6 7. exd6 Qxd6
8. Na3 a6 9. h3 Nh6 10. Re1+ Be7 11. Bg5 Nf5 12. Bb3 O-O 13. Nc4 Qd8 14.
Bxe7 Nfxe7 15. Nce5 h6 16. Qd3 Nxe5 17. Rxe5 Nc6 18. Rh5 Qf6 19. g4 Be6 20.
g5 Qg6 21. Qxg6 fxg6 22. Bxe6+ Kh7 23. Rh4 Rxf3 24. Bd5 Rf5 25. Bxc6 bxc6
26. gxh6 Re8 27. hxg7+ Kxg7 28. Rxd4 Re2 29. Rd7+ Kh6 30. Rf1 Rxc2 31. b3
Rxa2 32. Rxc7 Rf3 {Game drawn} 1/2-1/2