Bartlomiej Macieja vs Viswanathan Anand (2004)

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Bartlomiej Macieja vs Viswanathan Anand
Calvia Olympiad (2004), Calvia ESP, rd 13, Oct-28
Torre Attack: Classical Defense. Nimzowitsch Variation (A46) · 0-1

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Nov-01-04		themindset: It looked like white had a strong advantage until he played 17.g3 , a move who's motivation i do not understand at all.

Nov-01-04		clocked: How about stopping Nf4

Nov-01-04		acirce: Mig Greengard: <No disrespect to Vishy, but his win today over Macieja was a joke. White is completely winning until he decides to force Anand to play a piece sac that is at least equal. I mean, it's either play that sac or resign. What was Macieja thinking? Just Ne5 instead of Qd1 and Black can resign somewhere around move 20. Bizarre.> and <I was just surprised. Really terrible. You don't often see Vishy totally busted in 20 moves.> The line would be something like 21.Ne5 Nxe5 22.dxe5 Qd8 23.f4. I agree that White is definitely better, look at Black's pathetic kingside, but I think Mig is exaggerating a lot: "completely winning", "resign around move 20" However, this is without a doubt what Macieja should have played, especially in his time trouble where he definitely should have avoided the complications after ..Nf4+.

Nov-01-04		Shams: hey acirce how about a url for mig`s quote?

Nov-01-04		acirce: http://www.chessninja.com/dailydirt...

Nov-01-04		Shams: thanks. I see you and Mig had a little back-and-forth about it. Swede or not, your English is impeccable. But come on, you like KRAMNIK? Ugh...how boring!! peace.

Nov-01-04		acirce: Ironically, I had to look up "impeccable" ;-) Heh, yes, let's revive the old Kramnik-is-boring discussion. Or let's just say it is completely subjective. For me chess on such a high level just can't be boring, which of course doesn't mean I can't prefer certain playing styles.

Nov-01-04		Shams: I think he`s a great guy, I just think he plays not to lose and it makes me miss world champions who felt honor-bound to fight every move. But then that`s just my opinion, which is, well-- not worth much of anything, is it. cheers.

Nov-30-23		plang: Anand was critical of 6..g6?! recommending 6..dxe, 6..c5 and 6..Qd8 as alternatives. 9..b6 was played in Speelman-Brynall Copenhagen 1996 where White went on to win; 9..Nd7 was new though, after the game, Anand thought Brynell's move was better. After 11 h4 Anand thought that White had a large advantage. <The line would be something like 21.Ne5 Nxe5 22.dxe5 Qd8 23.f4. I agree that White is definitely better, look at Black's pathetic kingside, but I think Mig is exaggerating a lot: "completely winning", "resign around move 20"> Anand gives 21 Ne5!..Nxe5 22 dxe..Qe7 23 F4 with the idea of Nf3 or Qg4 with White having a decisive advantage. White's position would have remained strong after 22 Re3; instead, after Macieja's 22 Qc2?!, Anand's piece sacrifice was both forced and strong giving Black a powerful attack. 28 Rg3 might have been worth a try. Anand recommended 33 Bc4!..dxc 34 Qg6..Bg7 35 Ne4..Rc6 though Black would still have likely won the game.

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