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| pawntificator: I like 10 Ne5 to keep black from castling, although it gives up the light squared bishop. Still it seems better as the light bishop remains useless for the next 20 moves or so anyway. Not that WHITE needs any help with this game. |
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Jun-24-08
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| An Englishman: Good Evening: Most remarkable about this game is how White alternates between his King side attack and his Queen side attack. Indeed, it's remarkable that he has *two* attacks, period. |
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Jun-24-08
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| al wazir: Why not 33...Rxc4 ? Why not 34. Bxb6 ? Why not 36...Bxf4 ? Was there some house rule in effect against making the obvious move? |
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| Jun-24-08 |
| paavoh: <al wazir> If 33...Rxc4 34.Bxe6+ and if 36...Bxf6 (sic!) then 37.Bxb6 Qxb6 38.Nxe6 and if BxQ then RxR mate.
Seems that obvious was bad in 2 out of 3 cases. |
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| Jun-24-08 |
| arnaud1959: Only a genius like Larsen would play 20.c4, leaving d3 backwards and the black  with an "excellent" square on c3. |
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Jun-24-08
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| vonKrolock: <19...g6> Better was 19...c4! - Larsen's reaction to the text move is quite comprehensible: the enemy's good spot is good for You too |
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| Jun-24-08 |
| ounos: <paavoh>, I know I'm being pendatic, but correct would be <36. ...Bxf4 (sic!)>, not <36. ...Bxf6 (sic!)>. It's wrong to fix the error /and/ append "sic". |
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Jun-24-08
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| PinnedPiece: < ounos: <paavoh>, I know I'm being pendatic, > Although some would call you pedantic (sic) |
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| Jun-24-08 |
| lunacyfrog: <PinnedPiece>
First of all, you stole my joke.
Secondly, you still used 'sic' incorrectly.
You make me sic. |
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Jun-24-08
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| PinnedPiece: Yes, lunacy, that's the beauty of it.
Btw, CG.com seems to have hired the professional punsters this week. Sure don't understand why resign here, is it that much worse than a couple moves ago? Why not 38..BXN, and if 39. BXB, then ...QXB? |
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Jun-24-08
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| JG27Pyth: 38.Nxe6! Surely that move would make an excellent midweek PotD. What an absolutely splendid move -- easy when it's pointed out, but it takes a bit of genius to even look at it in the first place! e6 is guarded 4(!) ways and 38.Nxe6 at first glance seems to hang the f3 rook... yet nothing can be taken (without losing material) and although it's complicated I think white wins at least the rook, with continued mating threats... Nxe6 is just crushing. <An Englishman: Most remarkable about this game is how White alternates between his King side attack and his Queen side attack. > I completely agree -- I actually thought at one point Andersson had the better game but mishandled his chances on the queenside pawn push (20.b4? I don't think he should touch that pawn... cb is bad for white IMO... and as the continuation shows, black isn't ready to support b4 yet.) But Larsen's h pawn push was really shocking to me... at first I thought -- h4? what the hell is that, some kind of waiting move, but then came h5 and it started to make sense in retrospect... Black's pieces are tied up trying to make something happen on the Queenside -- white can harass each flank while holding the high ground in the center limiting black's mobility -- black can't switch fronts quickly enough and ends up stretched to the breaking point. That h-pawn, controlling black's g7 square ends up being the key element in White's winning brilliancy, Nxe6! Just super. |
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Jun-24-08
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| PinnedPiece: Wait, I see the problems with 38 ..BxN
39 RxN BxR
40 QxB
and black either gets mated or loses both B and N. |
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Jun-24-08
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| JG27Pyth: <Wait, I see the problems with 38 ..BxN 39 RxN BxR
40 QxB
and black either gets mated or loses both B and N.> Yes. 39. Rxf6 looks very strong there... with 39...Bxf6 40.Qxf6 and now black has no way to defend against both Qg7# and Bxf6+ |
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| Jun-24-08 |
| AniamL: How about 13...g5 or 14...g5 ?
Is that an improvement for black, or at least a way to stave off the weakening of black's kingside? |
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Jun-24-08
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| al wazir: <paavoh: If 33...Rxc4 34. Bxe6+> Rxe6 35. Nxe6 Be7 36. Ra2 Ne5, threatening 37. Bxe6 and Nf3+. <if 36...Bxf6 (sic!<?>) then 37.Bxb6 Qxb6 38.Nxe6> Nxe4 39. Rxf6 Rxf6, and now if 40. Rxe4 then 40...Qxf2+, and if 40. Qxf6 then 40...Nxf6, leaving black with a  for a  . The obvious move is not obviously wrong, my friend. |
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| Jun-24-08 |
| mate2900s: wow Larsen kept the initiative sice the arbiter hit the clock |
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| Jun-24-08 |
| JuliusCaesar: A fanstastic game – and a reminder just how strong Larsen was on a good day. |
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| Jun-24-08 |
| Benatchess: I posted this to the daily puzzle thread, sorry if it's a duplicate, but I'm looking for some recommendations on CDs on basic openings and defences I can purchase off the internet. Thx. |
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Jun-25-08
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| kevin86: Black can take the knight four ways-none of them good. |
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Jul-14-08
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| patzer2: Larsen's final move 38. Nxe6!! must have indeed caused Andersson to cry out with surprise. It forces his resignation as this combination discovered attack, pinning and obstruction move completely
paralyzes White's position with decisive threats.
If 38...Rxf3, then 39. Qg7# follows. If 38...Rxe6, then it's also 39. Qg7#. After 38...Nxe6 or 38...Bxe6, then simply
37. Rxf6  wins easily.
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Jul-14-08
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| patzer2: Maybe I'm missing something deep, but 34...Nc5? seems to be a mistake that concedes the loss of the exchange and the game to White. Instead 34...Rd6  seems to offer reasonable counter chances. |
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