Viswanathan Anand vs Nenad Sulava (2004)

Viswanathan Anand vs Nenad Sulava
Corsica Masters (2004) · French Defense: Rubinstein Variation. Blackburne Defense (C10) · 1-0

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Nov-08-04		fgh: 13. Rd8+! very nice move.

Nov-10-04		themindset: i honestly don't understand why not 9...Qxd4 it temporarily wins a pawn for black and at the very least leads to equality.

Nov-10-04		beenthere240: after 9...Qxd4, 10 B b5+ looks uncomfortable for black, which explains the prophylactic a6. In any case, black has horrible develoment.

Nov-21-04		patzer2: Although Anand was up a pawn, and had the stronger position, I think Black should have played on a bit longer.

May-11-08		notyetagm: White to play: 13 ? click for larger view <fgh: 13. Rd8+! very nice move.> Position after 13 d1-d8+! e8xd8 <deflection from f7, decoy to d8> click for larger view click for larger view Anand's 13 d1-d8+! is a simple <KNIGHT FORK> combination the kind of which Anand would spot instantly in even an ICC 1 0 bullet game. Position after 13 ... e8xd8 14 e5xf7+ click for larger view Position after 14 ... d8-e7 15 f7xh8 click for larger view

Jun-11-08		ravel5184: This game is in my collection Game Collection: 11 Instructive Games and my collection Game Collection: 11 Knight Fork Games. Also see User: ravel5184 - I have some new chess puzzles up!

Jul-17-08		The Ninth Pawn: From Game Collection: The Ninth Pawn's Chess Course : In Anand vs N Sulava, 2004 , the ideas to remember are (1) the DECOY (13. d1-d8+!) and (2) the KNIGHT FORK (14. e5xf7+). The name of the combination is called the DECOY/KNIGHT FORK, and is used to win material that the knight takes when forking (in this case the f-pawn).

May-02-11		IRONCASTLEVINAY: Why give up

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