You have quoted an analysis saying that white can only win if black plays 48.Kg8?, otherwise it is still a draw. So 40.Kg5 cannot be a "much stronger move" than the game move 40.Bc5. Kg5 does also not make the position more difficult for black.
The plan presented as "winning plan" does not do much more than transposing nearly into the game position that Anand lost due to Bc6? but as I said, it relies on a bad move 48.Kg8?.
Furthermore, neither did I laugh at you, nor did I comment directly on your proposal 40.Kg5. What you may have in mind was the move Bc2 by Anand that you commented.
I think that my endgame knowledge is a little better than my OTB playing strength, simply resulting from experience and analyzing many endgames. And at least sometimes "super club players" are able to analyze endgames on a better level than trolls.
Anand should have kept the B in a4 or b5 to have always the alternative to switch it to defend the h7. I cannot understand how Anand did not see this.
Indeed very impressive how you predicted the winning path for white maybe 10 moves before it actually occurred in the game!!
But also an unbelievable blunder by Anand, white had one way to win and the current World Champion manages to fall for it .
shiv wrote:
With Bd3 instead of Bc6, it does not seem a hard draw. I think Anand relaxed and thought that anything would draw, the Bg7 and g6 plan by Topalov is a nice one. Anand probably underestimated that.
I do not know if after Bc6 was easy draw. The rapid tempo was near, Topalov had much more time and the free choice of manouver. The players were tired after 5-6 games of the play. In practical chess it is enough for a win.
I do not consider Bc6 a blunder, no material, no mate has been lost in 1-2 moves after that. It was the mistake but without mistakes there are no wins.
rgds Hood
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Hood wrote:
I do not consider Bc6 a blunder, no material, no mate has been lost in 1-2 moves after that. It was the mistake but without mistakes there are no wins.
rgds Hood
Sooo, although the move creates a completely lost position, whereas other moves keep the game drawable, it's not a blunder? ok..............
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