to Loomis: I think when you saying "The only square the king can currently run to is d5" you actually mean d6, since in the final position the king is already in d5. Furthermore if white plays Rc5+ than Bxc5.

to ChessDweeb: why "The King is forced to move into an unfavorable position" ? I would'n say that d5 is a quiet place for spending holydays but the Black King is not(yet) under chess.

At any rate I agree that Black position is almost desperate

Thanks Lousy.

It is called the burns variation....passive but solid

In the final position white is ahead two pawns black has nothing really productive to combat the very simple ideas of white. For example, white threatens to play b3 and Nf7.

The only square the king can currently run to is d5, but if Kd5 then Nd7+ wins the rook on h8.

If black attempts to regain some material with Rxg2, this loses a piece to Ng4+ Kxc4 Nxe3+ and Nxg2 next.

If black plays Rh7 so that it's safe to play Kd5, white goes ahead with b3 (threatening Nd7 and mate to follow) Kd5 Rc5+ Ke7 Rc7+ winning the rook on h7. 

Here's my take on why Rook to h5: The King is forced to move into an unfavorable position that will allow either a discovered check when the white knoght moves or a knoght fork after the black king moves losing the exchance knoght for rook.

I am unable to fully understand the last move 25.Rh5 (that apparently ended the game). To be effective, the Ne5 has to go elsewhere allowing K to take Rc4 ....

Thanks for enlighting

cool game played by white

I think he was looking for an early draw then Adams stepped on him.

That has to be the weakest variation for black against the Tarrasch...what was Akopian thinking??!

Didn't think about the ring around the horsie bit. Good one. lol

ring around the horsie....

 

 

Really good game

very nice game.

I'm really bad with names of openings. Sorry. Hope you enjoy it anyways.

To quote Borat: "Very nice!". Thanks for the post.

 

Excuse my ignorance but isn't this a French defence? I thought Caro-Kann was 1.e4 c6 2. d4 d5.