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Levon Aronian vs Andrei Volokitin
Euro Club Cup (2008)  ·  Slav Defense: General (D10)  ·  1-0
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Oct-23-08
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  tamar: The punishment for 19...f4 was drastic.

Aronian rivals Tal here.

Oct-23-08  Cactus: Amazing attacking and sacrificial game by Aronian. His punishment of pawn-grabbing is very enjoyable.
Oct-23-08  Libispusher: Bewildering knight moves courtesy of Levon. A game of contrast in piece harmony.
Oct-23-08
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  luzhin: Yes, this is absolutely in the style of Tal circa late 1950s. The maestro would have especially liked 15.e4! 22.Ne4! and 23.e6+! After 28.Rh5!!, the computer gives 28..Qe3+ as best defence! But after 29.Rxe3 fxe3 30.Rxg5+ Kf4 31.fxe3+ Kxe3 32.Rf5! it's over: 32..d4 33.Qg3+ Ke2 34.Qf3+ Ke1 35.Qd1 mate.
Oct-23-08  Augalv: Commentary at http://karjakin.blogspot.com
Oct-24-08  ceebo: If 24...Rad8 then 27...Kd6 would be possible in response to 24...Rad8 25. Bxc5 Nxc5 26. Nxc5+ Qxc5 27. Rde1+

(in the game 27...Kd6 was not possible due to 28. Qe7 Kc6 29. Re6+ Kb5 a4+! winning the Queen or mating)

But as far as my analysis goes Black is still losing after 24... Rad8:

24...Rad8 25. Qxg5 Ngf6 26. Nxf6 Nxf6 27. Bxf4 Kf7 (27...Rh8 28. Be5 Kf7 transposes) 28. Be5 Rh8 (28...Rg8 29. Qf4; 28...c3 29. bxc3 adds nothing) 29. Rxh8 Rxh8 30. Bxf6 Qxf6 31. Qxd5+ Qe6 32. Qxb7+ Kf6 33. Qc7 and my engine shows a big plus here.

Oct-24-08  ceebo: Hmmm... after 24...Rad8 25. Bxc5 Nxc5 26. Nxc5+ Qxc5 27. Rde1+ Kd6 the move 28. Rh7! seems to give at least perpetual check. Don't want to investigate any more...
Oct-24-08  aragorn69: Wow!!! Tactical masterpiece by Aronian!
Oct-24-08  Mulyahnto: 28. Rh5 would be a good late-week puzzle.
Oct-25-08  arsen387: very beautiful game by Aronian! A pleasure to analyze
Oct-25-08  Resignation Trap: Aronian's notes will probably appear soon in an issue of <New in Chess>. Karjakin's analysis barely scratched the surface.

At first I thought that after 24.Qxg7,


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that Black could defend with 24...fxe3. Wrong! After 25.Nxg5+ Kf5 (25...Kd6 26.Rxd5+!) 26.fxe3! and Black's King, wandering around Alaska in his BVD's, will soon succumb to hypothermia.

Oct-25-08  Warheart: <Resignation Trap: Aronian's notes will probably appear soon in an issue of <New in Chess>. Karjakin's analysis barely scratched the surface>

First, those are not Karjakin's analysis, I'm the author of those.It's not Karjakin's personal web page.Why do people think that?

I agree that I could done more but lately I realized that providing too much lines is not what people want to see.Maybe I'm wrong?

Oct-25-08  Warheart: Oh yea, outstanding game by one of my pet players! :)
Oct-25-08  you vs yourself: Tactical masterpiece indeed. Game of the year candidate.
Oct-26-08
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  notyetagm: Wow.
Oct-26-08
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  notyetagm: <you vs yourself: Tactical masterpiece indeed. Game of the year candidate.>

Then it would be his second(!) one: Aronian vs Anand, 2007 won the 2007 Game Of The Year award from IM Max Notkin's panel.

Oct-26-08  THE pawn: Im not analysing this. Crazy and beautiful game.
Oct-26-08
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  notyetagm: <THE pawn: Im not analysing this. Crazy and beautiful game.>

Aronian's <TACTICAL MASTERY> is unreal.

You should see some of the blitz games played by <AndrinoGiardino> on ICC, who is rumored to be Aronian: one outstanding tactical blow after another.

http://www.chessclub.com/finger/And...

Oct-26-08
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  notyetagm: <2008 KING HUNT OF THE YEAR> ?

35 Qh5-e2+ 1-0


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Mar-30-09
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  notyetagm: <aragorn69: Wow!!! Tactical masterpiece by Aronian!>

Wow.

Mar-30-09
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  notyetagm: 28 ?


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28 Rh1-h5! <pin: e5>


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28 Rh1-h5!: Black f6-knight is <PINNED> to the e5-square next to the Black f5-king.

May-01-09
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  notyetagm: Aronian vs A Volokitin, 2008

BENJAMIN ANNOTATES: https://webcast.chessclub.com/icc/i...

<you vs yourself: Tactical masterpiece indeed. Game of the year candidate.>

Anyone know when IM Max Notkin will announce his <2008 Game Of The Year> winner?

I think this game is a *definite* candidate.

May-01-09
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  whiteshark: <notyetagm> 'https'-adresses never work as links for others.
May-01-09
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  notyetagm: <whiteshark: <notyetagm> 'https'-adresses never work as links for others.>

You have to be a *paying* member, then the link works fine.

Sep-21-12  fischer2009: http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail... This link provides the masterclass annotations of this game by Levon Aronian himself.Check the videos and there is one called Masterclass with Levon Aronian at the link,That is where u can find it.Its truly masterclass following the logical path of Aronian's thinking for such a wild attacking game.Brilliant LEVON!!!
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