Alexander Fishbein vs Garry Kasparov (1988)

Alexander Fishbein vs Garry Kasparov
New York 1988 · Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Pelikan. Sveshnikov Variation Chelyabinsk Variation (B33) · 1/2-1/2

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Nov-25-12		BobbyDigital80: In the documentary "Kasparov: American Gambit" the narrator said "Alex Fishbein chose to play to win. We'll see how smart that decision was." It has nothing to do with how smart his decision was, but how much more satisfying it is. People who play chess purely for egoic reasons can never really truly enjoy playing the game.

Nov-25-12		perfidious: Regarding the narrator's remarks: in the position where Fishbein declined to continue repeating moves, Nunn wrote long ago that White had more than one way to gain the advantage, although I don't remember him giving any specific idea.

Nov-25-12		SimonWebbsTiger: Looking in the books, Sveshnikov thought Black is OK after 9...Qa5 10. Bd2 Qd8. ("The Sicilian Pelikan", Batsford 1989.) Fishbein's 16. Nc3 diverges from the line in that book. Svesh giving 16. Bc4. In more modern books, Informator 104 has an ECO B33 page in the theory section at the back. It clains a small plus for white (after 10...Qd8) with 11. Bd3. It doesn't mention the Harding and Markland suggestion of 11...Be6, which Sveshnikov does. A top level game in this line is Ivanchuk vs Ni Hua, 2005 Note <acirce>s comment from 2005. 11. Nf6 Qf6 12. Bd3 is also quoted by Informator as giving a slight edge. Nunn-van der Wiel, Marbella 1982 followed this, which might be the Nunn reference!

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