Etienne Bacrot vs Gata Kamsky (2006)

Etienne Bacrot vs Gata Kamsky
37th Chess Olympiad (2006) · Slav Defense: General (D10) · 1-0

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Jun-01-06		FrenchFrog: 4...g6 is very passive.. Why did he play that?

Jun-01-06		blingice: Well, it's the opening book move for the Grunfeld they are playing (Grunfeld (D94)). It allows for a fianchetto.

Jun-01-06		FrenchFrog: It's a Slav, a variation called the Schlechter variation. You can reach the same position using the Grünfeld, but I thought Kamsky will try something else. It gives White a slight edge, and here, quickly, a strong position. 4 e3 is not a bloody move, but ...g6 is a very shy answer. Petrossian would have liked to play this with White. And Bacrot is one of his heirs.

Jun-01-06		blingice: Ok, I followed it with the Opening Explorer, and it definetely is a Grunfeld transposed: Opening Explorer Exact same line, although Kamsky's response of 2..c6 is typical of a Slav.

Jun-03-06		FrenchFrog: 15....c5 seems to be a wrong plan. Too optimistic for Black?

Jun-14-06		sharkbenjamin: Kamsy is a fighter!!

Jun-14-06		technical draw: <sharkbenjamin> I'm glad you think Kamsy is a fighter but what do you think of Gata Kamsky?

Jun-06-07		outsider: sharky> no, kamsky is a fighter in the worst sense. he behaves like a computer and extends his games when it is high time he gave up. in soviet union championships, referees demanded players to give up in hopeless positions. that was better. what i see here is sheer disrespect

Jun-06-07		keypusher: <in soviet union championships, referees demanded players to give up in hopeless positions.> A Soviet tournament, 1990 or so: Referee: Give up, Gata Rustamovich! Resistance is useless! Rustam: punch Referee: Urgh! Alarm: SCREEE!!! Rustam: Let's get out of here, kid! You have to admit, Gata is doing better than the USSR (or Bacrot) these days.

Jun-06-07		euripides: Sviatoslav Richter had to be dragged off the platform by armed men when he insisted on playing a particularly long and deep Bach prelude at Stalin's funeral.

Jun-06-07		keypusher: <euripides> I thought you were joking! http://www.newcriterion.com/archive...

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