Ivan Sokolov vs Alexander Morozevich (2005)

Ivan Sokolov vs Alexander Morozevich
Corus Chess Tournament 2005 · Queen's Gambit Declined: Albin Countergambit. Alapin Variation (D08) · 0-1

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Jan-28-05		PinkPanther: <azaris> And??? That's been considered one of the main lines for years.

Jan-28-05		azaris: <PinkPanther> So maybe he didn't want to risk playing against a Chigorin specialist in that line.

Jan-28-05		tpstar: This game is memorable for Black's delayed castling maneuver but will never supersede the famous Wedin-Hammarstrom (Lund Skol-SM, 1991) where Black helped set a record by waiting until Move 41 = http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~r... Did you ever hear the one about deep historical research?!

Jan-28-05		acirce: I'm impressed ;-) You really do have the best memory on this site.

Jan-28-05		tpstar: <acirce> Sorry I can't get your name right - closest would be Hammarstro:m or Hammarstro..m instead! Us goofy Americans can't use correct punctuation unless it's plainly written in English or American. ;>)

Mar-03-05		THE pawn: I didn't understand 26. Qc2 and still can't figure out why

Mar-04-05		tpstar: <THE pawn> 26 ... Qc2 hits the Rd1 and the Pb2 while preparing the d Pawn advance with a bind. Note 26 ... Qe2!? 27. Qf1 Qxb2 28. ed and White may get counterplay. After 27. Qf3 d3 the Qf3 was tied to the Rd1 allowing 28 ... Ne4! and Black soon won the exchange.

Mar-04-05		THE pawn: Oh now I see, well I thought white a still chances but now that you put it that way, He made a mistake at 18. Qf3 and...

Feb-05-06		Z.Ramsay: the chigorin defence is rubbish

Feb-05-06		aw1988: No, it isn't.

Feb-16-06		Z.Ramsay: Of course, i could never lose to that..its like those other retarded openings: 1) Caro-kann 2) Dutch 3) Philidor's Defence THEY ARE CHESS RUBBISH!

Feb-16-06		plang: If your opponent thinks your opening is retarded and is overconfident, you have already gained some pschological advantage.

Feb-16-06		Z.Ramsay: really....overconfidence normally wins...cus if i look at foolishness like caro-kann being played in front of me..i will laugh and kick it!

Feb-16-06		Akavall: <cus if i look at foolishness like caro-kann being played in front of me..i will laugh and kick it> And that's exactly what Caro-Kann player wants you to do ;).

Feb-17-06		Z.Ramsay: I take that back....Caro-kann is not rubbish..its quite good actually

Feb-18-06		betterthananyone: of course Caro Kann is good!

Nov-26-06		Z.Ramsay: my gosh i have had to swallow my words the caro-kann has entered my repertoire with 100% winning results!

Nov-26-06		Z.Ramsay: and of course dutch is high class chess..must apologize for my previous ignorance

Apr-20-07		themadhair: May I congratulate <cg.com> for again outdoing themselves. The guess a move feature is a splendid idea that has been well realised. With other guess-the-move type games I have played the scoring can be quite brutal unless you pick the move actually played. This one seemed quite forgiving and seemed to readily hand out points despite my moves differing to Morozevich's.

Jun-20-07		Whitehat1963: Leave it to Morozevich to come up with something unusual early in the game, getting away from established theory then dominating an inferior opponent. (Opening of the Day)

Oct-30-07		Feast: This is an amazing game by Moroz, take my hat off...

Mar-11-08		mistreaver: When did we last see Albin?

Jun-17-08		Stonehenge: <mistreaver> 88 years ago.

Dec-10-08		whiteshark: Rustam Kasimdzhanov presents this game to you: http://www.chessbase.com/shopd/wmv/...

Jan-25-09		notyetagm: 23 ... ? click for larger view <Sneaky: 23...dxe3?? 24.Qxc6+!!> 23 ... d4xe3?? <pin: d8-,d7-squares> click for larger view 24 e4xc6+! <reloader: c6> b7xc6 25 h1xc6# click for larger view click for larger view

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Winning Middlegames by Sokolov

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