Aleksandr Lenderman vs Sam Sloan (2007)

Aleksandr Lenderman vs Sam Sloan
US Open 2007 · King Pawn Game: Damiano Defense (C40) · 1-0

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Oct-06-08		dumbgai: So much for his claim that he can take Radjabov with this opening.

Oct-06-08		utssb: If Sloan truly said that then he is mad. And I'm surprised an IM wouldn't know to play 8.h4.

May-12-09		Robert De Leon Jr.: Thats for sure <utssb> you would think that any master level player would be able to find the correct set of moves to play towards a win, but suffice it to say that even 8.Qg3+ was appaerntly enough to defeat a class A player.

Aug-14-09		samsloan: I should have played 11. .... Qe5. Then my game would have been nearly playable due to my lead in development.

Aug-28-09		David2009: <samsloan: I should have played 11. .... Qe5. Then my game would have been nearly playable due to my lead in development.> click for larger view After 12 h5+ Kf6 (if Kf7, 13 Qc4) 13 Qd8+ Ne7 (or 13...Be7 Qxd5+) 14 Nc3 I cannot find a good plan for Black click for larger view

Aug-28-09		birthtimes: 8. h4 h6 9. Bxb7 wins Black's rook...

Sep-16-09		SetNoEscapeOn: What a joke.

Sep-16-09		Jason Frost: Meh, I lost to Sloan in a blitz tournament where he played this opening. Not so easy to break if you are not prepared, although in a longer tournament game I guess you can just spend around an hour on the first 15-20 moves and be crushing from there.

May-07-11		FSR: Weird how hardly anyone plays the main line against him. Note, incidentally, that White kept all eight of his pawns until the end of the game.

Aug-19-11		samsloan: I think I need to play 9. ... Nd7 instead of 9. ... Ne7. Then the bishop on f8 defends the d6 square. I do not see anything better for White than 10. Bxb7. White gets five pawns for the knight but Black's pieces are more active.

Jul-21-12		Abdel Irada: Maybe it's a double-S thing. Sloan's play distinctly reminds me of that of Steve Sullivan, a Santa Cruz A-player and Grob specialist.

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