Comments on: Kamsky blunders and loses fifth game

By: ChessGirl

ChessGirl — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 09:00:55 +0000

Well, IMO you can¬¥t always play aggressive. Maybe sometimes you¬¥re not feeling so well, you have a headache that doesn¬¥t let you concentrate, or you just want to be very carefull because it¬¥s a really important match and there¬¥s a lot at stake, as is this case.

By: Popuscu [Bulgaria]

Popuscu [Bulgaria] — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 08:06:15 +0000

Hello everybody;

yesterday when I follows the game I was almost sure that Topalov will go for a dynamic play after 29.Nd3 Qxa2 30.b4 Qa1 31.Ra2 Qd1 32.Rxa5 instead of the “static” 29.b3 but I was wrong.

My general felling about game 5 is that it consists of slow manouvring.
When Kamsky played 2. …e6 I was expecting the sharp winawer variation which may arise after 3.Nc3, but Topalov deviated. The tension is deacrising during the match.
Will Topalov play the caro kann in game 6?? He employed it succefully and managed to force an easy and quick draw against Anand few months ago.

By: joe

joe — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 04:22:46 +0000

Kamsky is extremely boring in the press conference. If you have hard time sleep just listen to his brief and boring comments with his monotone voice. He does not understand that the Bulgarians assembled one quarter of a million for this match from which he’ll get half. And the least he can do is answer the questions faithfully in the press conference. Kamsky really boring! boring! boring! ingrate! ingrate! ingrate!

By: VB

VB — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 23:10:17 +0000

the position was no equal but with advantage for white 32..d4 was ?! This just spoils black position and weakened d pawn. Also gives c4 punkt. It was just a matter of time Topalov to press him heavily.

By: bertjeweetwelbeter

bertjeweetwelbeter — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 22:54:12 +0000

he just blundered with Nxb4. Before this move the position was equal. On the webcam you saw him shaking his head with disbelief for few minutes.

Just a blunder. I hoped he kicked topalovs ass

By: Michael X Tractor

Michael X Tractor — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 22:50:53 +0000

FIDE failing to follow their own published rules? Who could ever have dreamed of such a thing???

By: pete

pete — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 19:32:43 +0000

Good game by Topa, congratulations for the win. Kamsky made it easy though, he certainly had the advantage after the last game but blew it away …. maybe his nerves are not made of steel after all .

Hope to see a good fighting game tomorrow.

By: Mike

Mike — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 19:18:16 +0000

Me: “Why Kamsky did not play game 5 as White?” Well, sorry, I missed the above article mention to the “official rules which was borrowed…” But to keep it unchanged on the official web site was a disorganization error…

By: VB

VB — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 18:34:41 +0000

I’m not sure whether Kamsy will try french again in this match.

By: Mike

Mike — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 18:29:02 +0000

Why Kamsky did not play game 5 as White? I think Kamsky is is not making well use of his opportunities, and Topalov is wining in the psychological terrain too. For example, after a good win in the Ruy Lopez, Topalov bravely invited today Kamsky for another battle in this terrain, but Kamsky did run away, which was a bad psychological signal emitted to his opponent…And Topalov forced the French into a static position with few pieces and without any chances of active play for black, due to the permanent weakness of the isolated pawn. Topalov is wining when he has the permanent pressure over Kamsky who blunders in time management or with a bad mistake..