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Vassily Ivanchuk vs Garry Kasparov
Linares 51/184 1991  ·  Sicilian Defense: Canal Attack (B51)  ·  1-0


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Sep-19-08
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  kellmano: Would have loved to see Kasparov's face as he played 36 ......Qh8
Sep-19-08   clocked: Does anyone have the analysis of 23....dxc5 from NIC, etc.?
Nov-09-08   VaselineTopLove: wow kasparov got really @&?*#! up his ***! they should rename this to anal attack instead of canal attack..
Nov-09-08
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  Open Defence: he might need some vaseline after this
Nov-19-08   traction: another nomination for GOTD!!
Nov-19-08   Sacsacmate: What a game by Chuky ! I guess Kasparov must have felt suffocated for last 10-13 moves.... look at his pieces the whole army on the first rank...

Nov-23-08   Andrijadj: He probably felt claustrophobic...
Nov-23-08
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  peyote: wow
Mar-03-09   WhiteRook48: Kasparov losing in such a way is crazy!
Mar-15-09   Pawnage: This is amazing, I first saw this game in a very interesting video by <kingscrusher>. I wonder why Kasparov didn't play ...e5 (<around> move 17) to give his light-squared bishop some room, but I'm sure there's a good reason I've overlooked. Sheer brilliancy by Ivanchuk.
Apr-09-09
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  Shams: <Riverbeast, Slomarko>

Krush took the pawn on e4 and won a very nice game:

H Akopyan vs I Krush, 1999

Apr-09-09
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  Shams: well, I should say her half of the game was nice. white played badly at times.
Apr-14-09   WhiteRook48: wondering how to fight the Sicilian? Here
Apr-23-09   returnoftheking: I just looked at a game were Kasparov was also crushed after the Bb5 variation.

Akopian vs Kasparov, 2002

I am wondering if Kasparov has a relatively bad score with this variation as black.

May-01-09
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  Phony Benoni: <returnoftheking> After <1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+>, Kasparov was +4 =9 -1 against GM competition, this being his only loss.

The Akopian vs Kasparov, 2002 was the <1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5> variation, where Kasparov's score isn't so good: +1 =3 -2. (The other loss was Rublevsky vs Kasparov, 2004.)

May-02-09   Vincere: This is probably the most amazing win I've ever seen againt such a great master as Kasparov. Ivanchuk dominated the whole game, I know very little about this variation 3. Bb5+.. but it seems to me that Kasparov make huge mistakes in the opening, after only ten moves Ivanchuk has a really better position. The black King on the center , the restringed mobility of his pieces really turned him down. I think black should have castled in the queen side in the begging, something like 10. Bb6 followed by Qc7 and 0-0-0, and on the right time Kb8.
May-21-09   ski: small point, but why is 12. Kh1 played? it seems a loss of tempo.
May-21-09   Jim Bartle: If I ever find my Inside Chess I can say. Seirawan wrote in effect, that Ivanchuk knew he had Kasparov and trouble and wanted to get his king out of the line of fire on the g1-a7 diagonal before starting his attack. He considered it a strong move, and a message to Kasparov that he knew he was in control.
May-22-09   ski: hmmm, well thanks. i will have to think about that one.
Aug-26-09   traction: <ski> well cant disagree with seirawan but later in the game ivanchuck's took on g file was quite annoying for kaspy...maybe it was chucky's plan to use the open g file for play?
Oct-18-09
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  hedgeh0g: It's a thematic move in the Sicilian after castling kingside, because it takes the king off a diagonal which is often used by Black. If you're going to play it at some point, better sooner than later, I suppose.

This game is long overdue for GotD. It's a masterpiece by Chucky.

Dec-24-09   Ratul: When Chucky mate Gary
Dec-24-09
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  mysql: What a brilliant game by Ivanchuck.
Dec-24-09   humangraymatter: When this game was played I was a kid and saw it on the newspaper.I was completely amazed by the brilliant play of Ivanchuk.
Feb-06-10   M.D. Wilson: Well, Chucky played a great game, and played by his own rules. Giving up his bishops breaks the rules, but he knows better. Chucky has won like this against almost everyone at least once.
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