Feb-21-08
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| Per: A new Tal is born! |
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| Feb-21-08 |
| Kwesi: brilliant - what a way to finish off a game. |
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| Feb-21-08 |
| Voltaic: what a game, very acrobatic |
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| Feb-21-08 |
| joebuck: Lovely, really lovely stuff! |
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Feb-22-08
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| notyetagm: <Per: A new Tal is born!> A stupendously brilliant game by Nepomniachtchi.
Hopefully he will beat Volokitin in the final round so we can see him play at Dortmund this summer. This game leaves you breatheless!
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Feb-22-08
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| Eyal: Position after 43.Qxh4:
click for larger viewThe game continued 43...Qd5(?) 44.Qd4 Qxd4, where black played the losing 45.cxd4? instead of 45.R(either one)xb2+ Bxb2 46.Rxb2+ followed by 47.cxd4, getting rid of Black's mighty pawn on b2 with drawing chances in the resulting rook endgame. Instead, Nepo had a very pretty win with 43...f5!!:
click for larger viewThe threat is f4 followed by Qh1+ Ke2 Qe4+ with a quick mate. 44.exf6 blocks the white queen's access to d8 and allows 44...Qh1+ 45.Ke2 Rd8. 44.Qd4 Ka8! removes the king from the b file where the b2-pawn can be captured with a check, and creates the threat 45....Be3! (46.Qxe3 Qh1+ 47.Ke2 Qxb1 and next the b pawn queens). Now 45.Qxc4 loses to 45...Rg4! and if the white queen retreats then 46...Qh1+ 47.Ke2 Re4+ etc.; 45.Qd6 loses to 45...Qh1+ 46.Ke2 Qe4+ 47.Kf1 Be3! - e.g. 48.Rbxb2 Qh1+ 49.Ke2 Bxf2 50.Qxa6+ Ba7. |
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Feb-22-08
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| notyetagm: This brilliant late (8th of 9) round game essentially won the Aeroflot Open (2008) for Nepomniachtchi. But check out Nepomniachtchi's previous game in the 7th round against Amonatov (F Amonatov vs I Nepomniachtchi, 2008) in which he agreed to a draw on move 25 in a position in which the chess engine <Junior> says he could have won with 25 ...  d5-e3!!. |
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Feb-23-08
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| notyetagm: <Per: A new Tal is born!> Any new fan of Nepomniachtchi must be sure to check him out playing the <SHIROV GAMBIT> agains the Philidor Defense in I Nepomniachtchi vs S Hautot, 2006. |
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Feb-23-08
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| Eyal: In continuation of my previous post - it's amusing to see, in a video of the 8th round (http://www.chessvibes.com/tournamen...), the amazed expression on Nepo's face after his opponent blunders with 45.cxd4? (at about 2:25-2:50). |
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Feb-28-08
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| kellmano: I am delighted to see Ian fulfilling his potential. I hereby nominate this game for Game of the Day. |
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Oct-27-08
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| notyetagm: 44 ...  d5xd4
click for larger viewNepomniachtchi (Black) has just captured the White d4-queen with his Black d5-queen, 44 ... d5xd4. So right now White is a queen down and needs to play c3xd4 <<<at some point(!!!!)>>>. But unbelievable White does not see that he can *first* throw in two captures on the b2-square with <CHECK>! That is, White has the strong <IN-BETWEEN MOVES> 45  b1xb2+!  c1xb2 46 f2xb2+! and *then* regain his queen with 47 c3xd4. (VAR) 45 b1xb2+! <zwischenzug> c1xb2 46 f2xb2+! <zwischenzug>
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click for larger view<Eyal: In continuation of my previous post - it's amusing to see, in a video of the 8th round (http://www.chessvibes.com/tournamen...), <<<the amazed expression on Nepo's face after his opponent blunders with 45.cxd4? (at about 2:25-2:50).>>>> |
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Nov-12-08
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| whatthefat: What a peculiar game... |
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| Nov-12-08 |
| LivBlockade: <kellmano: I am delighted to see Ian fulfilling his potential. I hereby nominate this game for Game of the Day.> They can call it Finding Nepo. |
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sac: 31...Rxg2+
