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| patzer2: <25...exd5 26. Bxd5 Qxb4 27. c3 Qc5> Black puts up more resistance but appears to lose after 27... Qe7 28. Rxf5 Nb6 29. Bxf7+ Kh7 30. Rf6 Nc4 31. Qd3+ Kh8 32. Qg6 Bg7 33.
Qh5 Bf5 34. Rxf5  . <28. Rxf5 Re6 29. Rxf7!> This demolition of pawn structure combination is decisive, and the rest is a matter of technique.
< 29...Nb6> If 29... Kxf7, White wins following 30. Qf4+ Ke7 31. Bh4+ Rf6 32. exf6+ Nxf6 (32... Kd8 33. f7+ Be7 34. Bc6 Bxh4 35. Bxd7 Bxd7 36. Qxb8+ Ke7 37. f8=Q+ Ke6 38. Rd6+ Ke5 39. Rxd7+ Ke4 40. Qbf4#) 33. Qxf6+ Kd7 (33... Ke8 34. Qf7#) 34. Qd8#. <30. Rdf1> This wins, but stronger and faster for White is 30. Qf4! Nxd5 (30... Qxd5 31. Rxf8+ Kh7 32. Qf7#) 31. Rxd5 Qa3 32. Qf5 Qc1+ 33. Kh2 . <30... Nxd5 31. Rxf8+
Qxf8 32. Rxf8+ Kxf8 33. Qxd5 Ke8 34. Bh4 Bd7 35. Bf6 b4 36. Qe4 Bc8 37. cxb4
Rb7 38. Qg6+ Kd7 39. Qxh6 Kc7 40. Qf4 Kb8 41. h4 Rc7 42. h5 1-0> |
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| Jan-31-06 |
| Fezzik: ChessBase.com has described Michael Adams' performance as "solid". If this game is merely solid, I wonder what would impress the venerable writers over there. From move 22 on, Adams plays like an attacking genius. Oh yeah, he *is* an attacking genius! |
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| Mar-20-06 |
| olydream3: this is definately a crushing game by michael, he used a good combination and defeated Topalov |
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Oct-05-06
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| positionalgenius: An excellent game from Adams inflicting Topalov's only loss at corus 2006. |
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Dec-25-06
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| notyetagm: This stupendous victory by Michael Adams finished 4th in the Best Game Prize voting for Chess Informant 96. It gathered a very respectable 43 points. The jurors GMs Speelman and Xie Jun voted it -the- best game of the 30 games submitted to the GM jury for the Best Game Prize award. |
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Dec-28-06
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| notyetagm: I am glad that Topalov won the Chess Informant Best Game Prize for his win over Aronian but I would have voted for this game as the best of Informator 96, like jurors Speelman and Xie Jun did. This is simply a -stupendous- game by Adams. |
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Dec-28-06
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| notyetagm: From "Starting Out: 1 e4!" by GM Neil McDonald, page 74: <25 h3!!
Garry Kasparov, one of the spectators at Wijk aan Zee, was very impressed by this simple move which rules out any defense based on ... Qg4. It is all too easy to get overexcited during an attack and spend all your time looking at 'explosive' ways to finish the game, but sometimes it is a quiet, preventative move that proves to be a killer.> |
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| Dec-28-06 |
| Lt. Col. Majid: Adams has always owned Topalov. Will 2007 be different? We shall see. |
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Dec-29-06
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| notyetagm: <Lt. Col. Majid: Adams has always owned Topalov. Will 2007 be different? We shall see.> Adams owns Topalov. Kramnik own Topalov. Strange how they all own Topalov but Topalov is the highest rated player in the world. |
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| Dec-29-06 |
| positionalbrilliancy: <notyetagm>Does Chess Informant have a website that lists the best games of the year? I can't seem to find it. |
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Dec-29-06
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| notyetagm: <positionalbrilliancy: <notyetagm>Does Chess Informant have a website that lists the best games of the year? I can't seem to find it.> Best Games and Best Novelties of Chess Informant 96 can be found at http://www.chesscafe.com/informant/... but this link will expire in about a month. |
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| Dec-29-06 |
| Lt. Col. Majid: <Adams owns Topalov. Kramnik own Topalov. Strange how they all own Topalov but Topalov is the highest rated player in the world.> I agree. Puts into perspective the real value of being number one in the ratings list. |
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Dec-29-06
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| notyetagm: <Lt. Col. Majid: ... I agree. Puts into perspective the real value of being number one in the ratings list.> Yes, being the highest rated player in the world means absolutely nothing. It's all just luck, smoke, and mirrors that made Topalov the World #1 for over a year now. |
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| Jan-04-07 |
| Lt. Col. Majid: <Yes, being the highest rated player in the world means absolutely nothing.> I agree. |
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| Jan-04-07 |
| alicefujimori: Being highest rated player obviously means something. It basically means that a person had outperformed, on average, relative to his/her colleagues over a epriod of time. |
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Jan-05-07
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| notyetagm: <alicefujimori: Being highest rated player obviously means something. It basically means that a person had outperformed, on average, relative to his/her colleagues over a epriod of time.> Yes, I was just imitating you-know-who's ridiculous statements on the subject. |
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| Jan-05-07 |
| Lt. Col. Majid: Notyet..
Happy New Year!
What a difference a mere 12 months makes hey:)
Look at ya posts 12 months ago … laden with Kramnik abuse, corky Topalov boasts – Topalov this, Topalov that, mere writing about Topalov got u “phallusly” excited, I can only guess with a huge one lmaoooo. U were on top of da world … gallivanting from forum to forum espousing the greatness of Topalov as the 2nd coming of Mr. Jesus H Christ. Now you’re subdued, reduced to cynicism and 2-dollar sarcasm with no sting, no bite and no punch. Looks like chess events with regards to a certain Tuapse born GM over the last 6 months have knocked the wind out-of-ya hehe. |
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Jan-07-07
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| notyetagm: We'll see what happens at Corus.
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| Apr-12-07 |
| MorganV2851: after losing such a promising (looking) position against kasparov in 2005: Adams vs Kasparov, 2005
...im sure mickey made it a point to get his najdorf in order. his patient yet ambitious play in this game is phenominal, especially since its topalov who is an expert on najdorf lines and one bad experiment can lead to a game full of problems for white. |
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| Mar-15-08 |
| Alex Patkowski: Adams is an amazing attacker. |
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Mar-16-08
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| positionalgenius: A very special game. Adams demonstrates some very powerful chess here. |
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| Apr-26-08 |
| TheDude: Now I have understand why people call him "Tricky Mickey". ;-) Great Game!! |
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Nov-22-08
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| notyetagm: <notyetagm: This stupendous victory by Michael Adams finished 4th in the Best Game Prize voting for Chess Informant 96. It gathered a very respectable 43 points. The jurors GMs Speelman and Xie Jun voted it -the- best game of the 30 games submitted to the GM jury for the Best Game Prize award.> I was just about to post this information but I see that I beat myself to it. :-) http://www.chesscafe.com/text/infor... |
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Jan-26-09
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| notyetagm: <TheDude: Now I have understand why people call him "Tricky Mickey". ;-) Great Game!!>
Tremendous game by Adams.
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Oct-05-09
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| Nezhmetdinov: Very much enjoyed the <Lt. Col. Majid> vs <notyetagm handbags> in the comments there, particularly Majid's point about notyetagm <gallivanting from forum to forum espousing the greatness of Topalov as the 2nd coming of Mr. Jesus H Christ.> Harsh but true...
Oh, and this is a FANTASTIC game. |
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