| Jun-19-03 |
| ksadler: After 15. Nd5+, was there any other option other than saccing the queen? I realize 15 .. Ke5 16. Qf5#, but what is the problem with 15. .. Kg7? I see 16. Qg5+ Kf7 17. Rf1+ and then either 17. .. Ke8 18. Qe7# or 17. .. Ke6 18. Qf5#. I guess those are the only two options so I have answered my question :) |
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| Dec-09-03 |
| Hidden Skillz: well ye.. see if he doesnt eat the knight(which covers e7) the king is not able to move to the queen side after the check from the rook like u pointed out f1..so from that stand point he ends up on g7 which is basically a game over..on the other hand white could do..rf7+ and then knight e7 game over again.. |
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| May-25-05 |
| Whitehat1963: Gutsy, exciting and wild, typical of a lot of the great 19th century chess games. Oh for the good old days! |
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| May-25-05 |
| aw1988: <Oh for the good old days!> Anand vs Topalov, 2005
Kasparov vs Topalov, 1999
Adams vs Kasparov, 2005
Morozevich vs Bologan, 2004
Morozevich vs E Alekseev, 2004
Karjakin vs V B Malinin, 2002
Radjabov vs Anand, 2002
Carlsen vs S Ernst, 2004
Kharlov vs Topalov, 2004
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| May-27-05 |
| Whitehat1963: <aw1988>, I agree that the games you selected are examples of superb chess, but I think you would admit that the so-called "good old days" of the 19th century were more likely to feature wild sacrifices and exchanges, to say nothing of far fewer "grandmaster draws." While chess today among grandmasters is certainly more sound, and the ever increasing computer power is bringing us ever closer to the dreaded "draw death" predicted by Capablanca and Lasker, the less sound chess played in the 19th century was often more entertaining. |
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| frank124c: White sacrifices to expose black's king. Then mates with rook and queen. Great mating technique in controlling the movement of the king so that he can easily be killed. |
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Could you use a little magic in your chess?
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sac: 5.O-O
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buttons, but it's much easier to simply use the left and right arrow keys on your keyboard.