kingliveson - Kappatoo

[Kappatoo]

Thanks for the game, too. I thought at the time that the ending after the piece sacrifice gave me chances. But you defended accourately and the game was always in the draw range.

I think this position is better for you than the one you offered previously.
But I accept the challenge. Should we open another thread?

[kingliveson]

Thanks for the game, too. I thought at the time that the ending after the piece sacrifice gave me chances. But you defended accourately and the game was always in the draw range.

I think this position is better for you than the one you offered previously.
But I accept the challenge. Should we open another thread?

Great! I have opened another thread. I always suspected the position in the concluded game was draw, but not so sure about this one. White actually has the advantage...we shall see however.

[Kappatoo]

I'm still not sure what you mean by 'draw'. Chess has a huge draw range; I am pretty sure that the position we started from was still well within this range. Nevertheless, black is definitely better.

The seond position you proposed is a different matter, I think. The line is slightly off-beat, but it has been played by many very strong players, including Topalov and Ivanchuk.

[kingliveson]

I'm still not sure what you mean by 'draw'. Chess has a huge draw range; I am pretty sure that the position we started from was still well within this range. Nevertheless, black is definitely better.

The seond position you proposed is a different matter, I think. The line is slightly off-beat, but it has been played by many very strong players, including Topalov and Ivanchuk.

I meant I did not think the position was lost for White given the initial advantage for Black.