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Sergey Karjakin vs Vasily Borisovich Malinin
"Kids Play the Darndest Things" (game of the day May-13-07)
Sudak UKR 2002  ·  Scotch Game: Modern Defense (C45)  ·  1-0


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May-13-07   PaulLovric: first today
May-13-07   The Backward Pawn: <PaulLovric> That might be a new low...

very nice double sac, Nf5 seems very interesting

May-13-07   jmrulez2004: when he is 50 over..karjakin would probably be reminiscing this game over a nice pint of scotch
May-13-07   Wilson H. L.: It's probably all known theory, but I really like the sacrificial style of this. Scotch sure provides some exciting games!
May-13-07   themadhair: Shades of this game played ten years ago - Z Vukovic vs Mozetic, 1991. Wether or not this was opening prep shouldn't detract from what is a gem of a game.
May-13-07
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  ajile: Ng7 Kg7
Bh6+ Qd2+
Kg7 Qg5+
Kh8 Qxf6+
Kg8 Qg5+
Kh8 Qh6

And mate cannot be prevented correct?
The Black king needs to be on h8 for this to work so that f5 is met by QxR. I don't have my board handy.

May-13-07   Sularus: Is it a forced loss for black if he doesn't take the Knight on move 12?

If not 12. ... Kxg7, what is the best move that will make the game last longer?

I still don't have an engine to figure it out and well.... I'm just 1700 in yahoo chess.

May-13-07   themadhair: The question shouldn't be does black have a better move than Kxg7. If black can't take the knight he is lost already. It may take a while but a loss is inevitable.
May-13-07   argishti: I am DOOMED.
May-13-07
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  outplayer: I played this variation as white in a correspondence game soe years ago. It would be nice if I knew this game at that moment.
May-13-07
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  fm avari viraf: <themadhair> Thanks for posting the Vukovic v Mozetic game where the whole variation of sacking the N & B is found. Maybe, a refutation for Black's early Queen sortie. A few years ago, I met this wonder kid, the youngest GM at Hastings, playing his Premier & his Coach & myself playing the Challengers.
May-13-07   utssb: Qh4 seems like an interesting move for Black in many places of the Scotch Game, but I don't see why it should be played that early. Premature, isn't it?
May-13-07   mvnonup08: Karjakin is way ahead the entire time. Tactics, tactics, tactics!
May-13-07   themadhair: Here is game where black tried 12...Rg8 - Kasimdzhanov vs E Vladimirov, 2000. Black holds out longer but is still never in the game.
May-14-07
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  kevin86: Black king and queen are exposed-white's are protected. Guess who wins? Three guesses-the first two don't count.
Nov-29-07   sambo: unbelivable
Mar-27-08   jedrus07: That is what you call 'fire on the board'!
Mar-27-08   Augalv: What a game!
May-29-08
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  deadlysin: how lucky am i to find a game of the day
Jun-14-08
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  StarJock: Good example of how to attack the Castled King!

It seems like Black's development was inferior due to the early Queen sortie; hence White harassed the Queen as he developed pieces for the attack. Black could have refused taking the sac pieces, but would still have lost eventually.

Nov-01-08   Zorts: Black castled 'into' it. Wouldn't 11.d6 be better?
Nov-16-08   Silverstrike: <Zorts> That drops the g7 pawn and allows white to check on e1 if he wishes... but you're right I can't see an immediate mate.
Dec-06-08
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  Fusilli: The attack has a strong similarity with today's game of the day: C Jauregui vs J Souza-Mendes, 1959
Feb-02-09   dwavechess: 16/20 with rybka 2.3.2a at 14 ply f. for karjakin
Feb-17-09   m0nkee1: 8Nf5 is a nice move , black seems all tied up and has to castle himself into even more trouble, very nice. I can't see a way out for black where they can guard the g7 pawn. If Nxg7 is a forced mate, then he may have won on move 8?
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