Aug-09-08
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| ray keene: 19 Nd6 double exclam takes black out on the spot and wd probably have earned NIGEL THE BEST GAME prize of an £850-00 designer chess set-also such a coup wd have been in the great 19th romantic chess tradition of simpsons-of course in the final position white is still much better and nigel lost by overstepping the time limit. |
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| Aug-09-08 |
| Everett: Thank you very much for your GM commentary Mr. Keene! |
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Aug-09-08
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| Ulhumbrus: The move 19 Nd6!! (Keene) does several useful things at once. To list a few examples, 1. It removes an obstruction on the e file. This is an ingredient of the combination Nxc6+ 2. It obstructs the sixth rank and so the defence of the c6 pawn from the black Queen, and that is another ingredient of the combination Nxc6+ 3. It attacks f7 a second time a threatens Nf7+, so it acquires a third combinatorial ingredient. 4. It controls the squares c8 and e8 and prevents the black King from fleeing from a check given by a N landing on f7 or c6. By controlling these two squares it can be said to acquire two more combinatorial ingredients. It is rare for a single move to accomplish so much useful work. |
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Aug-09-08
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| hitman84: Oh boy it'd have been killer blow! |
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| Aug-09-08 |
| mckmac: < Ulhumbrus > < It is rare for a single move to accomplish so much useful work.> And for a single post also.Thanks - great game! |
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Aug-09-08
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| ToTheDeath: I don't think White is better in the final position- his compensation for the exchange has largely evaporated. A missed opportunity for Short, whose opening play was both creative and powerful. In many ways it's reminiscent of the 1993 match with Kasparov, where Short got several winning positions with White but fell apart in time trouble. |
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Aug-10-08
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| notyetagm: White to play: 19 ?
click for larger view<Ulhumbrus: The move 19 Nd6!! (Keene) does several useful things at once. To list a few examples,
1. It removes an obstruction on the e file. This is an ingredient of the combination Nxc6+2. It obstructs the sixth rank and so the defence of the c6 pawn from the black Queen, and that is another ingredient of the combination Nxc6+ 3. It attacks f7 a second time a threatens Nf7+, so it acquires a third combinatorial ingredient. 4. It controls the squares c8 and e8 and prevents the black King from fleeing from a check given by a N landing on f7 or c6. By controlling these two squares it can be said to acquire two more combinatorial ingredients. It is rare for a single move to accomplish so much useful work.> (VAR) Position after 19  e4-d6!! 
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Aug-10-08
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| notyetagm: White to play: 19 ?
click for larger viewShort probably would have won the coveted <Notyetagm Tactical Blow Of The Year Award> for 2008 if he had found the stunning 19 e4-d6!!. (VAR) Position after 19 e4-d6!!
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Aug-10-08
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| notyetagm: Not to insult GM Short but I don't think a GM who excelled at <KNIGHT PLAY> like Nimzowitsch or Anand would have missed that killer blow 19 e4-d6!!. Anand probably would have seen that move in a blitz game, he is so strong at using the knights. |
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Aug-10-08
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| notyetagm: From http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail... White to play: 19 ?
click for larger view<19.Qb3? Missing the crusher 19.Nd6!!, which wins at once: 19...Qxd6 (19...cxd6 20.Nxc6+ Nxc6 21.Qxe6) 20.Nf7+ Kd7 21.Nxd6. Naturally, silicon bodies such as Fritz spot this immediately, as also did the carbon-based entity of tournament director Ray Keene, although he did have the considerable advantage of having been forewarned that there was something in the position. Nigel, alas, had neither computer chip nor soothsayer to prompt him, but it is still a little surprising that he should have missed such a tactical blow. However, even the move played retains a clear advantage for White.> (VAR) Position after 19 e4-d6!!
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(VAR) 19 ...  e6xd6 <deflection from f7, decoy to d6> 20 e5-f7+ <knight fork>  d8-d7 21 f7xd6
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click for larger view(VAR) 19 ... c7xd6 <line-closing> 20 e5xc6+ <discovered attack with check> e7xc6 21 e3xe6
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click for larger viewAn extremely beautiful tactical blow, definitely worthy of the !!-annotation that all the annotators give it. 19 e4-d6!! and the resulting variations involve the tactical themes <KNIGHT FORK>, <DEFLECTION>, <DECOY>, <LINE-CLOSING>, and <DISCOVERED ATTACK>. Wow. |
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Aug-11-08
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| ToTheDeath: Did you just have a chessgasm? |
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| Aug-11-08 |
| ravel5184: First to put this in a collection BESIDES <notyetagm>! |
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| Aug-11-08 |
| mckmac: < ravel5184 > Next to put this game in a collection -- after < notyetagm > and < ravel5184 >. |
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Aug-13-08
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| notyetagm: <ToTheDeath: Did you just have a chessgasm?> Almost.
I would have had a "chessgasm" if I had played 19 e4-d6!! in an actual USCF rated game. :-) |
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| Nov-24-08 |
| GrahamClayton: Would the spectators have showered the board with coins if Short had found 19.d6? |
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Feb-16-09
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| notyetagm: 19 ?
click for larger view<GrahamClayton: Would the spectators have showered the board with coins if Short had found 19.Nd6?> I would have thrown a gold coin to Nigel for finding 19 e4-d6!!. :-) (VAR)
19 e4-d6!!
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