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Ashot Anastasian vs Predrag Nikolic
FIDE WCh KO 2001  ·  English Opening: King's English Variation. Three Knights System General (A27)  ·  1/2-1/2
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Kibitzer's Corner
May-10-05
Premium Chessgames Member
  tpstar: roeddy67-tpstar0 (Yahoo 5/9/05): 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 f5 4. e4!? fe (4 ... Bc5 5. ef d6) 5. Nxe4 Nf6 6. Nxf6+ Qxf6 7. d3 Bb4+ 8. Bd2 Bxd2+ 9. Qxd2 0-0 10. Be2 d6 11. 0-0 Be6 12. Rae1 Bg4 (lol) 13. h3 Bh5 14. Bd1!? Rab8 15. Qe3 Bxf3 16. Bxf3 Nd4 17. Bd5+ Kh8 18. Be4? Nc2 19. Qg3 Nxe1 20. Rxe1 g6 and Black won (0-1).
Jul-25-05
Premium Chessgames Member
  tpstar: les47-tpstar (GameKnot 7/25/05): Words like violence (1. c4 e5) break the silence (2. Nc3 Nc6)/Come crashing in (3. Nf3 f5), into my little world (4. e4 Bc5)/Painful to me [4 ... fe 5. Nxe4 Nf6 6. Qe2 ], pierce right through me (5. d3 d6)/Can't you understand (6. Nd5 f4!?), oh my little girl (7. g3 fg)/All I ever wanted (8. fg!? Bg4), all I ever needed (9. Be2 Qd7)/Is here in my arms (10. Bg5 a5)/Words are very (11. a3 a4) unnecessary (12. Qd2 h6)/They can only do harm (13. Be3 Bxe3)/Vows are spoken (14. Qxe3 Nge7) to be broken (15. Nxe7 Qxe7)/Feelings are intense (16. Rf1 Bxf3), words are trivial (17. Bxf3 0-0)/Pleasures remain (18. 0-0-0 Nd4), so does the pain (19. Bg4 Rxf1)/Words are meaningless (20. Rxf1 Rf8) and forgettable (21. Rxf8+ Qxf8)/All I ever wanted (22. Qe1 Nb3+), all I ever needed (23. Kc2 g6)/Is here in my arms (24. Kc3 Kg7)/Words are very (25. Bd1 Nc5) unnecessary [25 ... Nd4 26. Bxa4 c6 27. Qd1 ]/They can only do harm (26. Qe2 Qa8!?)/All I ever wanted (27. Kc2 Nb3), all I ever needed (28. Qg4 Qa5)/Is here in my arms [28 ... Nd4+ 29. Kb1 Qe8 ]/Words are very (29. Qe2?? Nd4+) unnecessary (30. Kc1 Nxe2+)/They can only do harm (31. Bxe2 Qe1+ 0-1) - Depeche Mode + Fritz 7, "Enjoy the Silence"
Feb-13-06
Premium Chessgames Member
  tpstar: donkiko-tpstar (QueenAlice 2/13/06) [Fritz 7]: 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 f5 [last book move] 4. e4 Bc5 [4 ... fe 5. Nxe4 Nf6 6. Qe2 ] (wait, last time it was lol) 5. ef d6 6. Bd3 Nh6 [6 ... Nge7 7. 0-0 =] 7. Ne4 [7. f6 Qxf6 8. Nd5 Qd8 =] Nxf5 [7 ... Bxf5 8. Nxc5 dxc5 9. Bxf5 Nxf5 10. d3 ] 8. Nfg5 [8. Nxc5!? dxc5 9. Be4 =] Qe7 9. 0-0 a5 10. Kh1 [10. Bc2 0-0 ] g6 [10 ... 0-0!? ] 11. Nxc5 dxc5 12. Ne4 Nfd4 ["The Knight is the Knight!" lol] 13. Nc3 Be6 14. Qa4 0-0 15. Nd5? [15. Be4!? and White can hope to live] Bxd5 16. cxd5 Nb4 17. Bc4 Qd6 18. a3 Nxd5 19. d3 c6 20. Qd1 b5 21. Ba2 Kh8


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22. Bh6 Rf5 23. Qg4? [23. Bxd5 cxd5 24. Be3 ] g5! [ ] 24. Qh5 Nf4 25. Qg4 Qxh6 26. Rae1 Nxd3 27. Re2 Rf4 0-1 (28. Qg3 c4 29. Rd2 Nf5 30. Qh3 Rh4).


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