Jun-11-02
 | | refutor: disclaimer : i know nothing about najdorf theory, but i'm trying to learn :) what's wrong with 10.Bxe6 fxe6 doubling the pawns? sure it opens up the f-file, but don't the doubled pawns make up for that? |
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Jun-11-02
 | | Sneaky: If White plays Bxe6 Black's pawns will only be temporarily doubled, as it will be difficult to prevent a later ...d5. And of course, ...d5 is the move that Black wants to make the most: it threatens d4 and it fixes the problem of the backwards d-pawn. |
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Jun-11-02
| | refutor: thanks sneaky...actually that became apparent when i went over the next B90 kasparov where the same thing happened and i was like right, ...d5 is what black wants to play :) |
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Dec-06-05
 | | KingG: 33.Rd2?, 35.Nb7??, how can a player of Ivanchuk's class make blunders like this? |
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| Dec-06-05 | | lopium: 33.Ra1, Qd3 menacing the knight with a much stronger position I guess. Maybe a rook sacrifice on f3. I can't say more. Last move, I wonder if it was a blunder or an intent from Ivanchuk. |
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Feb-28-06
 | | patzer2: Kasparov easily equalizes against Ivanchuk's quiet 6. Be3 variation of the Najdorf, securing the two Bishops for a clear advantage. Karparov brings home the point with the deflection and pinning combination 32...Bc2! Note that if 33. Ra1, Black wins after 33...Be4! 34. Rxe4 Qxe4 35. fxe5 Rxf2  . |
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Aug-02-06
| | KingG: Video of this game: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjLj... |
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| Aug-11-06 | | PinkPanther: <patzer2>
By no stretch of the imagination is the Be3 variation one of the more tame variations of the Najdorf. |
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Aug-11-06
| | KingG: <PinkPanther> The 7.Nf3 variation one of the tamer lines. |
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Nov-13-07
 | | notyetagm: <patzer2: Kasparov easily equalizes against Ivanchuk's quiet 6. Be3 variation of the Najdorf, securing the two Bishops for a clear advantage.
Karparov brings home the point with the deflection and pinning combination 32...Bc2! Note that if 33. Ra1, Black wins after 33...Be4! 34. Rxe4 Qxe4 35. fxe5 Rxf2 .> And Kasparov wins yet another Najdorf with his unsurpassed tactical skill. |
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