Alexander Morozevich vs Lembit Oll (1997)

Alexander Morozevich vs Lembit Oll
Groningen,FIDE WCH k.o NED 1997 · Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange. Rubinstein Variation (B13) · 0-1

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Jan-11-07		The Chess Express: 14. Bb5 may have been too extravagant. After 14. Rb1 isn’t white just up a pawn? TCE

Dec-13-08		Richard Taylor: <The Chess Express> After 14. Rb1 I think Oll gets the advantage with Rb6 and then Qf4. BTW I met Oll once - he was highly talented but he killed himself - which didn't help his chess career!

Apr-24-09		tivrfoa: 39. ... Nb5!!!!!!!!! It can be a nice puzzle.

Apr-24-09		ontocaustic: he is 'oll' over the board here

Apr-24-09		Eduardo Leon: <Richard Taylor>, unfortunately, Tartakower's quote "Nobody has won by resigning" applies to real life as well.

Oct-05-09		The Chess Express: <Richard Taylor: After 14. Rb1 I think Oll gets the advantage with Rb6 and then Qf4.> I'm not sure. 14. Rab1 Rb6 15. Qa4 Qf4 16. Qc2 looks pretty solid to me. If 16...e5 17. dxe5 Nxe5 18. Nxe5 Qxe5+ 19. Qe2 etc. <BTW I met Oll once - he was highly talented but he killed himself - which didn't help his chess career!> I'm sorry to hear that.

Oct-07-09		Richard Taylor: <Eduardo Leon> yes a very talented player Rodney Phillips who I knew fairly well killed himself - he was NZ Champion at the age of 15. NZ and Finland etc share a very high suicide fate per capita for "developed countries". Oll was Estonian so Sarapu who was from there was disappointed when he didn't play here much, not perhaps realising he was suffering - Oll said to me that he was studying logic. He was here also with Tony Miles who also went sideways! But at the time I wasn't realy involved in chess very much, and at the time Miles was in pretty good health I think. Chess is an unforgiving game and I wouldn't encourage any young person to play it. Better to get out and play and enjoy life and meet people, fall in love etc - sail round the world or something - become truck driver, work in warehouse...anything except chess.

Oct-07-09		Richard Taylor: I tried this opening (the Caro) for the first time on the weekend and I was facing this opening with c3, except my opponent castled King side and I castled Q-side (which was probably wrong) and I tried a King side attack and dubious sacrifice of a piece - but my opponent held! He is only 13 and won the tourney I was in. Lol! C'est la vie!

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