| Jun-05-09 | | Bobsterman3000: 22...Rxe3 ?? is a colossal blunder, obviously.
Surely 8... Nb6 would have been better than the slow and counterproductive bishop fianchetto with 8...g6. That move only helped open lines towards Shirov's king. |
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| Jun-05-09 | | ksr: Great Game Motylev! Smashing Shirov like that. Or did Shirov self destruct in trying to create fire on board! |
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| Jun-05-09 | | eainca: I have a feeling that Shirov missed 24 Rg8 when he initiated the sequence with 16...Re8. |
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Jun-05-09
 | | tamar: Shirov is committing whopping oversights, but his build-up including 16...Re8 can't really be faulted. He just let down his guard for some reason, as he did with Inarkiev in round 1. He had a chance to bail out with 18...Nxc1 19 fxg6 fxg6 20 Raxc1 and while White is better developed, Black is doing okay. Possibly even 21...Bxc1 is possible, although it looks dangerous at first glance. |
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| Jun-05-09 | | champsylove: Alexey! Alexey!
Shirov, what is going on? |
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| Jun-05-09 | | chillowack: Unbelievable blunder from a 2745 player!
If 24...Kf6 (or ...Kh6) 25.Qxe3 wins. |
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Jun-05-09
 | | luzhin: Bobsterman3000, if Shirov had recaptured with 22...dxe3 then simply 23.Qc3+ forces mate. In other words,he was already totally lost. |
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Jun-06-09
 | | Hesam7: Dennis Monokroussos gives the simple 17...Nxb3 18.axb3 f5 with a clear advantage for Black. |
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Jun-06-09
 | | notyetagm: MONOKROUSSOS
http://chessmind.powerblogs.com/fil... <<<<21...d4??>>> Missing a fairly simple tactic, especially for his standard. Sometimes the mind just doesn't work right. [21...Bxc1 22.Qd4+ Kg8 23.Raxc1 (23.Bxd5+? helps Black, who is about equal after 23...Be6 24.Bxe6+ Rxe6 25.Qc4 Qe7 26.Raxc1 Rf8 27.Rfe1 Rff6 28.h3 Kg7= ) 23...Qb6 24.Qxd5+ Be6 25.Qd7 Rad8 26.Bxe6+ Qxe6 27.Qxb7  White has a clean extra pawn, but this is by no means a trivial win.]22.Bxe3 Rxe3 <<<23.Rf8+!>>> Kg7 [23...Qxf8 24.Qxd4+ Qg7 25.Qd8+  mates.] <<<24.Rg8+!>>> [24.Rg8+! Kh6 (24...Qxg8 25.Qxd4+ ; 24...Kf6 25.Qf1+ ) 25.Qxe3+ dxe3 26.Rxd8 ; 24.Rxd8 Rxd3 25.Rc1 is far less convincing.] 1-0> |
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Jun-06-09
| | notyetagm: <luzhin: Bobsterman3000, if Shirov had recaptured with 22...dxe3 then simply 23.Qc3+ forces mate. In other words,he was already totally lost.> Yes, Monokroussos points out that the losing blunder was <21 ... d5-d4??>, opening the a2-g8 diagonal of the White b3-bishop to the g8-square, <TRAPPING> the Black h8-king in the <CORRIDOR> a1-h8 diagonal. After <21 ... d5-d4??>, Black loses by force. Shirov (Black) overlooked 24  f8-g8+! and that's all she wrote. |
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Jun-06-09
| | notyetagm: Chess Today CT-3133
<Motylev (2677) - Shirov (2745)
10th Karpov Poikovsky (3), 05.06.2009
click for larger view23.Rf8+! Kg7 (or 23...Qxf8 24.Qxd4+
Qg7 25.Qd8+) 24.Rg8+! 1–0.
(24...Kh6 25.Qxe3+ dxe3 26.Rxd8)>
24 f8-g8+! 1-0
click for larger view<WHAT BLACK MISSED>: Shirov (Black) overlooked the nasty <CHECK> 24 f8-g8+!, which <FORCES> him to <LINE UP> his Black h6-king with his Black e3-rook. This <ALIGNMENT> allows White to capture the Black e3-rook <WITH CHECK!>, 25  d3xe3+ <CHECK!>, and then capture the Black d8-queen with 26 g8xd8, winning a whole . (CONT)
24 ...  g7-h6 25 d3xe3+ d4xe3 26 g8xd8
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Jun-06-09
| | notyetagm: 24 f8-g8+! 1-0
click for larger viewTHERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A HARMLESS CHECK!
NEVER MISS A CHECK! |
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| Jun-08-09 | | totololo: This is not Shirov! I think that he is tired .... He plays badly game after game.... |
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| Jun-08-09 | | chillowack: <notyetagm: THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A HARMLESS CHECK!> Nonsense, of course there is.
A check played prematurely is like fruit picked before it's ripe: not as juicy and rewarding as it could be. There's a saying: "Fish sees check, fish gives check." Weaker players bang out checks as soon as they see them, and so dissipate their power; while stronger players hold them in reserve until they actually achieve some desired aim. Being on guard for checks is, of course, essential; and I know that's the "lesson" you're trying to impart. But let's not go too far and claim that all checks do harm, for that simply isn't the case. |
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| Jun-12-09 | | totololo: Is the right Shirov playing GM - All Fire_ or is his blunder brother? |
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Jun-30-09
 | | kingfu: I love the Four Knights! Even though it does not give a huge advantage, it can be used against the Petrov or the Ruy Lopez. A good opening for tournaments where you do not have unlimited prep time to learn Ruy Lopez lines to move 30! |
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Dec-31-09
| | kingfu: Somebody said that black could get the advantage by 17....Nxb3 18.axb3 f5. What about 19. Qxd5+?. There were a couple of Four Knights games in the Russian Women's Championship with 4....Bd6! Chillowack, are you from British Columbia? |
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