Alexey Shirov vs Oleg Nikolenko (1991)

Alexey Shirov vs Oleg Nikolenko
USSR 53/269 Shirov,A 1991 · French Defense: Classical. Steinitz Variation (C11) · 1-0

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Given 15 times; par: 32 [what's this?]

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Jan-27-05		offramp: A superb move that was never played... In his notes to this brilliant game, played on Tal's last birthday (he was at that tournament) Shirov says that 22...Ne7 is a better defence. He would have continued 23.Qg3 Qxf1 24.Ne4+ Kf7 25.Bh6 when, although all four of white's pieces are en prise, he thought that white's attack would win through. But he was playing through the game with Fritz 4 (do you remember that?) and it found the move 25...Qf4!! a stunning move that removes all the threats: 26.Bxf4 Bxe4 27.Be5 Rg8=

Mar-06-08		ToTheDeath: Fantastically complex game. I won't bother listing the long variations but 20... Kg8 was a better defense.

Mar-07-08		whiteshark: <27.Nf4!!> finishes immediately. click for larger view

Mar-07-08		whiteshark: <offramp: A superb move that was never played...> After <23.Qg3 Qxf1 24.Ne4+ Kf7 25.Bh6 Qf4 26.Bxf4 Bxe4 27.Be5 <Ng6>> click for larger view it is an unbalanced position ( vs ) which I think is rather unclear than <=>. Though I would prefer the white pieces with a . Fritz 4 is it equivalent to the year 1897 ?

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