| Feb-07-03 |
| bishop: It seems that Kosteniuk missed Karjakin's 34.Ra8!, winning immediately. |
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| Feb-07-03 |
| morphynoman2: Ra8! How many players would play this simply wonderful move? |
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| Feb-09-03 |
| mdorothy: I surely wouldn't have played such a simple idea.. It would have flyed right by me... |
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| Feb-19-03 |
| Sarimanok: This Kid can definitely read minds. He is an empath! |
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| Feb-19-03 |
| GregorMendel: A-mazing last move. |
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Feb-04-04
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| AdrianP: Kosteniuk's mistake was to allow 30 Qxa6!! rather than 34 Ra8!!, after 30 Qxa6!! I cannot see any improvement for W. Car-jacker had to have seen the final point though (34 Ra8!!) otherwise the combination would have failed. |
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| Feb-04-04 |
| catfriend: I didn't like 15... b7?, letting white control all the Q-side. |
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Feb-04-04
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| Calli: White wins even without the final "sting" at end. 24.Ba4 Bc6 25.Bxc6 Rxc6 26.Rb8 and whites pawns are too far advanced and Black's king too far away to stop them. Obviously 24.Ra8! is better, but not necessary for the conbo to work. |
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Feb-05-04
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| AdrianP: <Calli> I think you mean 34 Ba6 Bc6 35 Bxc6 Rxc6 36. Rb8 (and 34. Ra8!). I think you're right that W should still win in after 34 Ba6? but I do not like your 34... Bc6 why make it easier for W by exchanging Bs... I would prefer 34... Bb3!? or just 34... Ra7. |
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Feb-06-04
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| Calli: Yes, I meant 34. not 24. oops! Of course you meant 24.Ba4 and not 24.Ba6. At any rate, its winning position and white can play 30 Qxa6!! even without the Ra8 being possible. |
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| Feb-06-04 |
| drukenknight: Kosteniuk is terrible I cant believe you guys study her games. Why dont you study Sting's games? or Napoleon's? Why doesnt she push the f pawn to f4? What is she afraid of? |
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| Sep-05-04 |
| morphynoman2: 30. Qxa6
A giant shock for Black, although Kosteniuk would have had little to fear had she replied with 30...Rcb8!. Instead, she fails to see the point of Karjakin's combination. (GM Ian Rogers) |
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| Jan-07-05 |
| Whitehat1963: 30. Qxa6!! A gorgeous queen sac. The kid has flashes of absolute brilliance. |
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| Jan-15-05 |
| Whitehat1963: The ending is definitely a lot trickier than it looks at first glance. And the kid handles it perfectly. |
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Jan-22-06
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| PivotalAnorak: Maybe the following game could explain, to a certain extent, how SK found his 34. Ra8 !:
Tal vs B Brinck-Claussen, 1966 |
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| Mar-11-09 |
| Jolly Wally: 34. Ra8!! is simply a sublime tactic |
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sac: 30.Qxa6
