Leighton Williams vs Valery Grechihin (2002)

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Leighton Williams vs Valery Grechihin
Bled Olympiad (2002), Bled SLO, rd 14, Nov-10
French Defense: Wing Gambit (C00) · 1-0

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Nov-12-02		bishop: The Sicilian Wing Gambit caan be difficult to defend against if you are unprepared. It is hard to pinpoint Black's mistake, maybe he was a little bit to quick Castling?

Nov-14-02		drukenknight: I didn't like 23...b4 perhaps the N sack one move earlier 23...Nxe5

Aug-13-08		just a kid: The pawn attack made the difference in this game.

Sep-07-08		just a kid: <drunkenknight>He can't play 23...Nxe5.He's in check!

Sep-08-08		drukenknight: do it on move 22.

Sep-12-08		just a kid: <drunkenknight>Yes,but Black is probably lost anyway.

Oct-07-09		GrahamClayton: White does not develop his Queen's Rook and Queen's knight, and then returns his Queen's bishop to it's starting square as well!

Mar-02-10		Leighton Williams: Black's main mistake in this game was just choosing a bad line against this gambit line of the French Defence. The gambit itself is only really dangerous for Black if you are unprepared for it, as pointed out above by 'bishop'. But then the same can be said about a lot of gambit lines :-) In this particular game, Black is close to being lost after 9...0-0, as it gives White a very simple attacking plan against Black's King. I didn't even have to find any particularly difficult moves either, which is always a bonus :-D White's attack could be defended against in theory if you had a computer engine running next to you during the game, but those survival chances are cut to almost zero in a real over-the-board game. I will also always have fond memories of this game, as this victory secured me the International Master title :-) Leighton Williams

Jun-30-12		wordfunph: 2002 Bled Chess Olympiad: According to Leighton Williams, his opponent Valery Grechihin resigned to him without any handshake, he just stopped the clocks, grabbed Williams' scoresheet, signed it, and stormed off.

Aug-22-18		Leighton Williams: @ wordfunph - Almost correct. I was actually away from the board when my opponent resigned, but well within eye shot of it (I was looking at the games from some nearby matches). So when I noticed my opponent was standing up next to the board I began walking back under the assumption it was my move. But as I got nearer I could see my opponent was signing a piece of paper on the board and then, having seen me walking towards the board, he then walked away before I got there. With the piece of paper he was signing turning out to be my scoresheet. So I wouldn't say my opponent stormed off, and he certainly didn't grab my scoresheet while I was at the board, which IIRC is how it was reported in some magazine(s) or website(s) at the time. Both of which actions make my opponent sound a lot ruder than he was. But not shaking me hand was certainly a deliberate choice, as he definitely saw me walking back to the board, so if he did want to shake my hand, as per the well established custom, then he'd only have had to wait a few seconds to do so. So the fact he didn't wait those few seconds, and indeed seemed to make a point of deliberating walking off before I got back, tells me he had no intention of shaking my hand.

Apr-12-22		plang: According to Williams annotations in British Chess Magazine he had already clinched the IM title prior to this game - all he needed to do was complete this game - any result would suffice. According to his commentary that explained the opening choice and the risks he took in this game.

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