Alexander Beliavsky vs Daniel Stellwagen (2007)

Alexander Beliavsky vs Daniel Stellwagen
NH Chess Tournament (2007) · Semi-Slav Defense: Botvinnik System (D44) · 0-1

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Aug-24-07		thom: can we say it is a reborn of semi-slav Botvinnik variation?

Aug-24-07		aragorn69: On site report: <The most spectacular game of the day was the one between Alexander Beliavsky and Daniel Stellwagen. The Dutchman chose the razor-sharp Botvinnik Variation to steer for a complicated battle. And that’s exactly what he got. As he said jokingly at the press conference after the game (which was broadcast live on the tournament website!): ‘As a youngster you have to be confident that you can outcalculate your opponent.’ With 11…Qa5 he went for a variation which hasn’t been played much since the 1980s and has a bad reputation. But if you look at it these days with the help of a computer (as Stellwagen had obviously done!) there’s a good chance that you’ll find new ideas. The result was an explosive position with a strong black initiative, but also with an exposed black king. After 20.Qg4, Stellwagen was on his own again (he had mainly looked at 20.Qe2 in his preparation), but when he paused to have a closer look after 22…cxd3 he very much liked what he saw. The following developments were pretty forced. Black’s main task was to calculate accurately that White wouldn’t escape with a perpetual. Stellwagen confessed that he was confident he had calculated correctly and indeed he hauled in the point with a steady hand.>

Aug-25-07		thom: Thanks for the report... I just love when this variation was more popular with Kramnik, Invanchuk and Shirov.

Aug-27-07		luzhin: Yes, Black just had to avoid 45..d1=Q?? 46.Qa3+ Kc4 47.Qc3++

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