Jul-12-05
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| tpstar: Time is never time at all (1. e4 e5)/You can never ever leave (2. f4 ef) without leaving a piece of youth (3. Nf3 d6)/And our lives are forever changed (4. d4 g5)/We will never be the same (5.h4 g4)/The more you change (6. Ng5 h6) the less you feel (7. Nxf7!? Kxf7)/Believe (8. Bc4+), believe in me (8 ... d5!)/Believe (9. Bxd5+), believe (9 ... Kg7)/That life can change (10. Bxf4), that you're not stuck in vain [10. Bxb7 Bb4+ 11. c3 Bxb7 12. Qxg4+ Kf7 13. Qxf4+ Nf6 14. cxb4 Qxd4 15. Qxc7+ Qd7=]/We're not the same (10 ... Nf6), we're different (11. Be5 Bd6!)/Tonight, tonight (12. Bxf6+)/So bright [12. 0-0 Rf8 13. Bxf6+ Rxf6 14. e5 Rxf1+ 15. Qxf1=]/Tonight, tonight (12 ... Qxf6) [  ]/And you know you're never sure (13. Rf1 Qxh4+)/But you're sure you could be right (14. Kd2 Qg5+)/If you held yourself up to the light (15. Kd3 Rf8)/And the embers never fade (16. Nd2 c6) in your city by the lake (17. Bb3 Nd7)/The place where you were born (18. e5?! Bc7)/Believe (19. Ne4), believe in me (19 ... Nxe5+!)/Believe (20. dxe5), believe (20 ... Rd8+)/In the resolute urgency of now (21. Ke2 Qxe5)/And if you believe (22. Rf7+ Kg6) there's not a chance (23. Qc1 Qxe4+)/Tonight, tonight (24. Kf1 Bb6)/So bright (25. Rf4 Qe3)/Tonight, tonight [25 ... Rd1+! 26. Qxd1 Qxf4+]/We'll crucify the insincere tonight, tonight (26. Qxe3 Bxe3)/We'll make things right (27. Re4 Bb6), we'll feel it all tonight, tonight (28. Ke2 Bf5)/We'll find a way to offer up the night, tonight (29. Re7 Re8) [29 ... Rd4]/The indescribable moments of your life, tonight (30. Rxe8 Rxe8+)/The impossible [30. Bf7+ Kf6 31. Rxe8 Rxe8+ 32. Bxe8 Bxc2  ] is possible (31. Kd2 Be6) tonight, tonight (32. Re1 Rd8+ )/Believe in me (33. Kc3? Ba5#) as I believe in you (0-1) - Smashing Pumpkins + Fritz 7, "Tonight, Tonight" |
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Jul-12-05
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| Shams: say there tpstar I just read Corgan is pulling the band back together again. I hope they don't suck. |
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Jul-17-05
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| patzer2: Black's 19...Nxe5! deflection, followed by a skewer (20...Rd8+!) also used as a deflection, sets up an unusual and decisive double attack with 21...Qxe5! (attacking and pinning the Knight while also attacking the Queen). After waiting a move for White's useless spite check, Black grabs the Knight for an easy win. I thought the followup 24...Bb6! was also a strong and mature move worthy of a Master. It squashes White's hopes of counterplay by forcing a quick exchange of Queens. |
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Jul-17-05
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| patzer2: Black makes "Fischer's Bust" 3...d6 look good in this game. However, White's opening play is suspect. According to Kasparov and Keene in BCO, White should play 6. Ng1! as in Short vs Akopian, 1997. White certainly didn't do well in testing out 6. Ng5!? in Morozevich vs Kasparov, 1995, which resulted in a fairly quick win for Black in that game. Within the Opening Explorer data base here, White has currently played 6. Ng1 211 times (winning 46.6% and drawing 16.6%) and 6. Ng5 only ten times (winning five and losing six). However, among the 6. Ng5 tries, the only modern super GM test was the Kasparov game. Black might also have considered 6...f6!? as in O Salmensuu vs M Welin, 1999 as an alternative winning plan. |
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Jul-18-05
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| tpstar: <patzer2> Thank you very much for reviewing my all-time favorite game. Back then we were both up-and-coming juniors, and this was quite the upset (1800 over 2100). Note 11 ... Bd6! works due to 12. Bxf6+ Qxf6 13. e5?! Bxe5! 14. dxe5 Qxe5+ 15. Kf1 (15. Kd2/Qe2 Qxd5) Rf8+ 16. Kg1 Qe3+ 17. Kh2 g3#. I was just starting to look at 30. Bf7+ right as he played 30. Rxe8 (whew), then we were both in extreme time pressure when he walked into an unusual mating pattern. |
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Jul-18-05
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| patzer2: I missed 29...Re8?! (a time pressure oversight, I assume) 30. Bf7+! letting White back in the game after 30...Kf6 31. Rxe8 Rxe8+ 32. Bxe8 Bxc2 33. Rf1 Kg5  . Fritz 8 prefers 29...Rd4! to stop White's counterplay. However, the simple 29...Rd7! suits my taste for clarity a bit better. |
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Apr-29-09
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| tpstar: 1000 = Beer 2000 = Ale 3000 = Your Page
4000 = Favorite Player
5000 = Favorite Tournament
6000 = Favorite Match
7000 = Favorite Game
This is still my all-time favorite game and went a long way to inspire my further chess exploits. It was quite the sensation at the time, as the other team was ranked #1 way above everyone else, yet we won Board 1 and Board 2 to draw the match. This KGA features King safety thrown to the wayside, sacrifice, countersacrifice, a potential miniature (13. e5?! Bxe5! 14. dxe5 Qxe5+ 15. Kf1 Rf8+ 16. Kg1 Qe3+ 17. Kh2 g3#), missed tactics by Black (25 ... Rd1+!), missed tactics by White (30. Bf7+), and then a fluke mate at the finish. I have always accepted the King's Gambit and enjoyed playing against it, but Black must know what you are doing or else you will get killed early. |
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| Apr-29-09 |
| WhiteRook48: isn't 33 Kc1 better? |
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Could you use a little magic in your chess?
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sac: 19...Nxe5+