| Apr-10-09 | | Gambitor: These games are interesting to see, a strong player against a very strong one, nice game by shirov |
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| Apr-10-09 | | returnoftheking: Volokitin might consider playing something different then Berlin. I doubt it suits his style although he of course can judge that better himself. |
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| Apr-10-09 | | messachess: This would be the case of the suddenly unexpected opportunity unfolding. <43.Rh8> probably surprised both players. There was nothing black could do at that point. |
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| Apr-10-09 | | Andrew Chapman: <<43.Rh8> probably surprised both players. >Did it really surprise Shirov? Wasn't 42.Bc3 a preparation for this idea getting in position for a mate with Ba5 - or as in game? |
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| Apr-11-09 | | messachess: <Wasn't 42.Bc3 a preparation for this idea getting in position for a mate with Ba5 - or as in game?> Oops! Yeh, I guess so. |
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Apr-11-09
 | | notyetagm: GM Golubev in Chess Today CT-3077 gives 46  c3-b4!! 1-0 the !!-exclam notation. |
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Apr-11-09
| | notyetagm: 46 ?
click for larger view46 c3-b4!! 1-0
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46 ... c6-c5 box <line-closing: e3-b6>
click for larger view47 b4-a5+  c7-c6 48  d8-d6#
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Apr-11-09
 | | luzhin: I'm sure that Volitikin had a reason for playing 25...g5, but handing over vital squares(f6,f5) on his own Kingside got the treatment it deserved. |
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Apr-11-09
| | notyetagm: <luzhin: I'm sure that Volitikin had a reason for playing 25...g5, but handing over vital squares(f6,f5) on his own Kingside got the treatment it deserved.> GM Golubev did *not* give any annotation marks to 25 ... g7-g5 in Chess Today CT-3077. |
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Apr-11-09
 | | computer chess guy: 37. f6! is a beautiful move and would make a fine difficult puzzle. Rybka 3 thinks 38. f5, offering the Rook again, is even stronger than h6. Taking the Rook is fatal, so White can then play Rxg5. But Shirov's way wins too. |
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| Apr-11-09 | | Octal: Is 34 ... Rxg7 forced? |
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Apr-11-09
| | notyetagm: <computer chess guy: 37. Rf6! is a beautiful move and would make a fine difficult puzzle. Rybka 3 thinks 38. Rf5, offering the Rook again, is even stronger than Rh6. Taking the Rook is fatal, so White can then play Rxg5. But Shirov's way wins too.> Shirov played some *outstanding* chess in this team competition, overshadowed by Caruana's 5/6. |
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| Apr-13-09 | | aragorn69: Fire-on-the-board Shirov indeed!
But I still can't see (among other things...) why 34.-Rxg7 is necessary? |
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Apr-14-09
| | notyetagm: RYBKA 3 at chessok.com: http://www.chessok.com/broadcast/?k... Shirov is in *really* good form for the upcoming M-Tel Masters in May. |
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| Apr-16-09 | | aragorn69: Frankly, <notyetagm>, Rybka's given line on chessok only confirms that 34.-Rxg7 might have been a decisive mistake, but the alternative follow-up is far from enlightening (to me, at least...): <<34... Kd7 !? {} 35. axb3 c4 36. bxc4 Rad8 37. Rgf3 Bxc4 38. Rc1 Be6 39. Nxe6 fxe6 40. Ba3 Bxa3 41. Rxa3 Ra8 42. Rd3+ Ke7 43. h7 Rgd8 44. Rf3 ybka Aquarium (0:03.54) +0.95|d17 White has the upper hand)>> |
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