tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002451.post111049755955936829..comments2007-04-16T14:11:23.896-04:00Dennis Monokroussoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13519996886008859417noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002451.post-1110507685985863052005-03-10T21:21:00.000-05:002005-03-10T21:21:00.000-05:00Yes, pawn endgame is lost. But Kasparov played 27... g6 immediately after Topalov's move, just to resign two moves later. Had he thought for 1 minute, he would find h6. Probably the burden of the knowledge that this is his last game of chess was too much for him psychologically.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002451.post-1110503545449533992005-03-10T20:12:00.000-05:002005-03-10T20:12:00.000-05:00I believe anonymous is right. However, Topalov's previous move was also a blunder: 27.Kg4! wins. For example: 27...a5 28.a4 g6 29.h3! b6 30.b3 h6 31.h4 Kf7 32.h5 Kf6 33.Kh4 Kf7 34.hxg6+ Kxg6 35.g4 Kf6 36.exd5 exd5 37.Kh5 Kg7 38.g5 and the Black d-pawn will fall.Dennis Monokroussoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08556987847160759151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002451.post-1110500262280290212005-03-10T19:17:00.000-05:002005-03-10T19:17:00.000-05:0028.h5 also looks like draw, <br />28...Kg5 29.g4 g6 30.hg Kxg6 31.Kg2 Kg7=<br /><br />so it seems like Kasparov could draw the game just two moves before he resigned!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002451.post-1110499246581210562005-03-10T19:00:00.000-05:002005-03-10T19:00:00.000-05:00what about 27 ... h6 instead of g6?<br />with the idea 28. Kg4 g6= or 28. Kf4 g5!= The only option left is 28. h5 and I don't know if it's a win or not.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com