Joshua Waitzkin vs Semon Palatnik (1998)

Joshua Waitzkin vs Semon Palatnik
Manhattan Inv. 1998 · Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation. Freak Attack (B90) · 1-0

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Jun-21-06		Knight13: Nice little trick makes a 2490 go awry. Somebody is telling me that a 2490 GM dropped a rook...

Sep-06-06		ToTheDeath: Cute tactics by Waitzkin.

Jun-10-07		Helios727: He should have played 27. -, Rb6.

Jan-06-08		benkogambit: you can't imagine how good Waitzkin is.

May-14-08		meliihhh: hello everybody. helios, after 27..Rb6, Mr.Waitzkin would play 28.Rh1, followed by the intrusion on the 7th rank, and with the help of the queen, white would have a huge attack,while black is doomed to passivity. So this does not really "suit" GM style play. And,well,Palatnik is a very strong grandmaster,but he did not really drop a rook, he sacrificed one to gain a counterattack! Palatnik's real minor mistakes are 9..Bxg4, giving the initiative to white; and 20..Rb6, losing a pawn on g5. Great game by Josh, and it is terrible that he stopped attending tournaments!

May-23-08		dreamer1991: 9..Bxg4?

May-23-08		dreamer1991: I`ve never seen this variation..

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