Vasyl Ivanchuk vs Teimour Radjabov (2004)

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Vasyl Ivanchuk vs Teimour Radjabov
Calvia Olympiad (2004), Calvia ESP, rd 6, Oct-20
Sicilian Defense: Old Sicilian. Open (B32) · 1-0

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Oct-21-04		ChessMan94: Why 16..Kf7? Perhaps to avoid 17 Qb5+? Why not 16..Nd6? If 17 Bc5 then 17..Ng6 followed by Be7 and 0-0. Bottom line is, was 16..Kf7 the best move??

Oct-22-04		clocked: Imaginative play by Chucky! <ChessMan94> 16...Kf7 seems fine. If instead 16...Nd6 then white may play 17.f4!? exf4 18.Bd4

Oct-24-04		WMD: "Then I played a good game against GM Dizdarevic,and then I lost unexpectedly against GM Ivanchuk. He sometimes plays very well, you never know. He tried a strong novelty against me, (Nb4 against Ne7 in the opening) and I couldn't manage to put enough resistance, and after Be3 and Qe2 I had no chance. No one has ever played this move before, it's a new idea and I didn't expect such an unpleasant opening surprise." Radjabov interview, Olympia bulletin.

Oct-25-04		tamar: 9 Nb4 is the weirdest move I have seen in a while. What is the idea after 9...Nf6 which seems fine after 10 f3 d5 Radjabov in the interview sounds like he was booked to the gills and unable to adjust when Chukky opted for this. Does anyone know what the idea is?

Nov-19-04		beenthere240: I read that the strongest line goes 10 c4 Ne4 with a murky position. I know that 9... Bb7 leads to problems after Nb5.

Aug-05-05		notyetagm: In an article entitled "The Best Game of 2004" in the August 2005 issue of the British Chess Magazine, this victory by Ivanchuk was the runaway winner. A panel of GMs, inlcuding Kasparov, voted on a selection of games. Gary's top three choices were Anand vs Rublevsky, 2004 (#1), Sutovsky vs A Kovacevic, 2004 (#2), and this game third. Sutovsky's win is really very nice.

Aug-05-05		notyetagm: Is it 26 e6+! or 26 e6+!! ?

Aug-17-05		notyetagm: Winner of the Best Game Prize for Chess Informant 92: http://www.chesscafe.com/informant/...

Nov-19-05		Poisonpawns: This game is unbelievable.I am not used to seeing 9.Nb4 in the sveshnikov but Ivanchuck played his but off to make it work.

Mar-06-06		ahmadov: I remember that I was watching this game live and I was very upset after Teimour lost it. Since then I had been wating for a game like the one Teimour won in Linares yesterday.

Nov-11-08		notyetagm: The <Best Game of 2004>, according to a prestigious panel of Russian chess experts lead by IM Maxim Notkin.

Oct-07-10		sevenseaman: One may aspire to reach such a position every time. All White's pieces are developed and positioned strategically. They are like an army of snipers in vantage positions controlling the minutest stir of the opponent.

Feb-05-13		LIFE Master AJ: Nice win by White in Kalashikov Sicilian. (Researching this opening for my January <2013> "Game of The Month.")

Feb-05-13		LIFE Master AJ: See Opening Explorer for more details.

Jul-25-13		EvanTheTerrible: Such a great performance by Chucky.

Mar-09-21		Saniyat24: Reading the posts it seems that 9.Nb4 is the novelty in this position, but in find similar games 9...Bd7 is given as the novelty, so which one is correct?

Feb-19-22		kingscrusher: Ivanchuk remains on his guard to the end. If the casual Rxe7 then WHOOPS : click for larger view And white is getting mated :) Watch out for those "weaknesses of the last move" :)

Nov-02-23		plang: 8..Nce7 is a sideline to the main line 8..Nge7 that had had some recent success. Ivanchuk's 9 Nb4 was a clever innovation (possibly prepared) intending to show that the black queen was misplaced on e7. 9..Bd7?! was apparently an attempt to avoid possible preparation by Ivanchuk but it has not been repeated; 9..Nf6 would have been better. 12..Nxe4 13 Qxd6! (after 13 Nxd6+..Nxd6 14 Qxd6..Nc6 Black has play for the pawn) 13..Bxb5 14 Qxd8+..Rxd8 15 cxb..Nd5 16 f3..Nb4 17 Na3..Nd6 18 Be3 would have been strong for White. 16 Qe2!? was certainly an unusual move; most players would have chosen 16 Bb5+..Kf7 17 f3. The maneuver 17..Qd7 and 18..Qe6 left the queen vulnerable to attack; 17..Rb8 would have been an alternative. 22..Qxe5 23 Bd4..Qxe2 24 Bxe2..Nxb6 25 gxf..h5 26 Ne3..Rh6 27 Bf3..Nc4 28 Bxd5+..Nxd5 29 Nxc4 would have likely held out longer. If 27..fxe? then 28 Qf7+..Kh6 29 Qf6+..Ng6 30 hxg#. Another example of Ivanchuk's brilliant creativity. Although he admitted that there were several instances where he could have more accurately prosecuted the attack he still managed to pose more problems for the defense than Radjabov could handle.

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