Aug-06-09
 | | jon01: Did Conquest just blunder a piece in one move? |
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| Aug-06-09 | | Dredge Rivers: <jon01> Yes, and he was conquered! |
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Aug-07-09
 | | al wazir: It isn't clear how he can avoid losing the piece. If 48. Rb5/Rb7, then 48...Qh4+ with mate next. If 48. Na6, then 48...Rxa6 49. Qxa6 Qxb4. |
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Aug-07-09
 | | luzhin: Conquest's blunder came earlier with 45.fxe3??, crazily opening the diagonal to g1 for Howell's King's Bishop, after which mate was inevitable. After 45.Ne6+! Bxe6 46.Qxe6 exf2+ 47.Kf1 I can't see a clear win for Black. Interesting that Conquest did not take Howell's h pawn on move 12. |
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Aug-07-09
| | goldenbear: 8.Bd3? There has to be some idea behind that move, but I don't see it. The White side of the Two Knight's is good for correspondence chess, but over-the-board, it's a strategic mictake in my opinion. In my experience, any slip by White gives Black any easy win. |
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Aug-07-09
| | goldenbear: Oh, I was specifically referring to the 4.Ng5 variation in my above comment. I feel that variation is dangerous for White in over-the-board play. (Even though, it may well be the best move.) |
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Aug-07-09
| | MaxxLange: 8.Bd3 is the line that Nakamura played in his last round US Championship win, I think. I had never seen it either, before that game - I don't understand the idea |
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Aug-07-09
| | MaxxLange: 8...Nd5 looks much better than Friedel's 8...Be7:
Nakamura vs J Friedel, 2009 |
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Aug-09-09
| | hedgeh0g: The idea behind 8. Bd3 is simply to allow the knight to go to e4 if it is chased away by the usual ...h6. It's a bit of an ugly move, blocking the d-pawn, but it avoids the usual awkward manoeuvring of the knight. I tend to steer clear of this opening from the white side - at least against better players. |
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