Alexander Morozevich vs Ruslan Ponomariov (2008)

Alexander Morozevich vs Ruslan Ponomariov
Russian Team Championship 2008 · Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation (B90) · 0-1

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Apr-11-08		OneArmedScissor: Moro got rocked here.

Apr-11-08		ajk68: 20. f4?

Apr-13-08		Bobsterman3000: Maybe f4 would have been better for white after castling KS first...

Apr-13-08		sallom89: well played..good to see Ponomariov in action!

Apr-13-08		positionalgenius: Pretty blistering tactical display here from ponomariov...

Apr-15-08		rodrigochaves: what combo!!

Apr-18-08		Nouvelle: When I saw that 20. ...Rxc2 I gotta admit it turned me on like hell xD. I don´t think Moro had many chances of avoiding the loss after that move, although I think it´s always good to fight till the end (or almost)

Apr-18-08		slomarko: i play combos like Rc2 every day on FICS.

Apr-18-08		positionalgenius: <slomarko> So i take it you can beat morozevich or ponomariov. No big deal.

Apr-18-08		slomarko: of course not. i'm just saying that i play spectacular combos.

Apr-18-08		positionalgenius: <slomarko> Yes, in order to be 1800+ on FICS you must have combinational ability. I saw a couple of your games with <riverbeast>,nice games.

Apr-18-08		slomarko: thanks. <riverbeast> is a tough player and we had some really marathon battles.

Apr-18-08		positionalgenius: <slomarko> Yes. I saw some KID you two played- very high level play.

Jan-20-09		atropos: This game looks like a game from the first round of an open tournament, where the player of the black pieces heavily outrates the player of the white pieces. Except that, at the time of the game, Morozevich was ranked third in the world - which calls to mind Tarrasch's observation: "It is not enough to be a good player...you must also play well."

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