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| Nov-04-06 |
| Kriegspiel: I was playing through this game while reading McDonald's "Chess: the art of logical thinking" and this deviation from the game line occurred to me: 8.Be4 9.f6 Bd5 10.Bd2 Bb4 11.Nxd5 cxd5 12.Bd3 Nc6 13.c3 Be7 (and now if 14.c4?? Black has 14...Qb6!); and White's king position is looking a bit shaky. I don't suppose that in a game with advanced players White would reply in this fashion, but I'd be interested in some analysis. It seems to me that once White plays g4 in front of his uncastled king, it's time to attempt to take advantage of that, including by further weakening his pawn structure with teasing moves, if possible; and not only on the kingside but also on the queenside, in order to deny sanctuary to the White king. Incidentally, McDonald lauds 7.Ne5 and 8.g4, saying (after 7.Ne5) "If Black is left to his own devices now, he will achieve a very solid and harmonious development...White must take the chance to play dynamically which his lead in development grants him: this is no place for slow moves such as o-o or Bf4"; and (after 8.g4) "Only thus as he cannot afford to play slowly. There are no structural weaknesses in the Black camp so White has to keep the momentum of his initiative by sizing space and causing embarrassment to the Black pieces. The perfect way to do this is with a general advance of the kingside pawns. The namby-pamby 8 o-o would be wholly inappropriate here!" Well, this makes it sound as if the Scandinavian Defense is quite a strong opening for Black, and that White must take radical measures in order to flourish. Is this really the case? Is this in fact the recommended strategy here? Is this game an exemplar of White play in the Scandinavian in this variation? Kriegspiel
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| Jan-10-07 |
| adviser: I'm amazed at how Anand could have thought about the variation that comes after 20.h6. He planned it all!! |
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Jun-16-07
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| notyetagm: What an -incredible- combination by Anand: 20 h5-h6!! followed by 21  d3-g6!!.A simply staggering tactical conception by Anand.
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Jul-22-07
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| plang: Really nice game by Anand. Lautiers 12..Bg2 anticipated 13 Rg3 with the idea of later gaining a tempo with ..Bd6. He definitely underestimated 13 Re3. After 12..Bd5 blacks position looks playable as whites kingside pawns may prove to be a weakness later on. Anand found 15 f3! at the board. However, the move had been recommended by Prie in his analysis of the 1996 game Bauer-Prie. In fact the present game followed Pries analysis through 19 Rxb7. Perhaps either 15..Nxe3 or 15..Nxc3 would have offered better defensive chances, however, as blacks darksquared bishop is missed from the kingside later. |
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Aug-06-07
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| Toledo Paul: I selected 21. Bg6! during the test. It was 20. h6!! that I did not see. BTW, I was awarded full credit for 23. Rxe3, which looks like it also wins. What a beautiful game by Anand! I suspect he had worked this out at home and discovered 15. f3! at home. It would be interesting to ask him. First time I've ever seen this game--where have I been? lol |
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Aug-07-07
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| plang: <I suspect he had worked this out at home and discovered 15. f3! at home.> According to his notes in New In Chess he found 15 f3 at the board (see my above post). |
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| Aug-16-07 |
| mannetje: I used to think that 12.0-0! was the best move, because the pawns in front of the white king are more of a stronghold than a weakness. White is somewhat better after 12...Bd5 13.Nxd5 exd5 14.Bd3 . I once tried 10...Kxd7!?, witch is not as bad as it looks. Actually it's harder for White to gain some kind of an advantage. After the logical 11.h5 Be4 12.Rh3 Black can equalise with either 12...Bg2 13.Rg3 Bd5 14.Bd3 Bd6 = or 12...Bd5 =. White should probably just play 12.0-0 anyway. This is the (only) refutation of the entire scandinavian with ...Bf5. The scandinavian with ...Bg4 leads to more complicated positions. But how could I possibly state that Anand doesn't play the best move if I don't have fritz?? Can anyone with computer assistance check my analyses?? |
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| Nov-16-07 |
| t3hPolak: wow. just wow. |
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| Jan-14-08 |
| Karnatakiaditya: Super play by Anand! |
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| Jun-08-08 |
| Bobsterman3000: The losing move was 1...d5.
You can't play crap openings against Anand. |
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| Jun-29-08 |
| Augalv: Weird Enough?
Weird positions call for unusual moves! That's probably what Anand would tell you in this victory where he leaves en prise, among other things, his queen and bishop. http://www.chess.com/article/view/w... |
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| Aug-29-08 |
| maspur08: 20. h6!!!...
I can't understand even I got 6 hour thinking :) |
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Aug-29-08
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| whiteshark: <maspur08: 20. h6!!!... < I can't understand even I got 6 hour thinking :)>> I'd call this a self-rigid behaviour. :D |
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| Sep-02-08 |
| Miachonzinho: 1. e4 d5, I never saw this before in a game between masters, only on some amateur games. Anyway, the final position is a sample of a bad bishop, there isn'ty a way to put it in game again. It's like the black have less one piece... |
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| Oct-25-08 |
| Poisonpawns: This game was voted in informant as Game of the Year in 1997. |
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| Nov-26-08 |
| Andrijadj: Great pun for this game-Vishy France... |
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Jan-07-09
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| timhortons: white has higher percentage of winning than black according to the database. |
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Mar-22-09
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| marknierras: I was reviewing this and saw...move 23. RxE6 seems like a strong pin! I wonder why it wasn't played? |
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| Mar-28-09 |
| centercounter: <mannetje: I once tried 10...Kxd7!?, witch is not as bad as it looks. Actually it's harder for White to gain some kind of an advantage. After the logical 11.h5 Be4 12.Rh3 Black can equalise with either 12...Bg2 13.Rg3 Bd5 14.Bd3 Bd6 = or 12...Bd5 =. White should probably just play 12.0-0 anyway.> I think even Karpov recommended it, or something similar in the Caro Kann. You should know the two are very closely related. |
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Jun-17-09
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| arsen387: what an attack! 21..Qxd6? 22.Rxe6 Kf8 23.Bxh6+ Kg8 24.Bxf7# 20.h6!! was amazing |
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| Sep-15-09 |
| WhiteRook48: this game did not make sense |
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| Oct-11-09 |
| Cercatore: Sorry but...
21. Bg6
if 21. ... hxg6
What is the point of this move? |
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Oct-11-09
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| Phony Benoni: <Cercatore> After 21...hxg6, 22.Qxd4 seems to be OK for White. |
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| Oct-11-09 |
| DarthStapler: GOTD please |
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