2/18/2010 – In the analysis of Short-Kramnik
("the wrong choice of ending") we saw a knight that had everything under its
control triumph over the bishop. But having the superior minor piece
does not always guarantee the full point, as can be seen in the game McShane-Sebag.
White has an extra pawn and the last black pawn is fixed on the same colour
square as the bishop. Black should be able to save the game here, because
the winning potential in the position is just too
slight. However, the reason for 134....Kd7? being the wrong move and how
Black could have held the draw can be seen in Karsten Müller's analysis for ChessBase Magazine Online.
