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Jan-18-11
 | | Phony Benoni: A few words on the opening variation. Yes, it is a real opening variation. They were not making it up. The Taimanov Variation of the Modern Benoni, initiated by 6.e4, 7.f4, and 8.Bb5+, is considered White's most ambitious line in the opening. 8...Nfd7 is the safe move, but generally has dismal results. 8...Nbd7 is a deliberate piece sacrifice. <An Englishman>'s description of it as a "berserk" variation is a fine piece of British understatement. In the final analysis it is probably unsound, but in such a wild situation anything can happen. I pass over the rest of the game in awe and silence. |
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| Jan-18-11 | | Ratt Boy: This is a contrast to the Tal game from a few days ago, when the White K was an attacking piece. In this game, 8 of White's last 11 moves were K moves--14 of the last 21. And never did he really get to a nice nook where he could hunker down. |
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| Jan-18-11 | | gtgloner: Shouldn't the game score read 41. ... Qg7# rather than Qg7+ ?? |
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| Jan-18-11 | | Cardinal Fang: Pre-handshake Cheparinov is awesome, like pre-'Unforgettable Fire' U2. |
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| Jan-18-11 | | Jim Bartle: So you're saying the Fire was Forgettable? |
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| Jan-18-11 | | Cardinal Fang: Yes. Once they had realised just how good they were, they were never the same again. |
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Jan-18-11
 | | mastermind7994: Nice tactical game! |
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| Jan-18-11 | | belgradegambit: Somehow I just knew <Phony Benoni> would like this game. |
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| Jan-18-11 | | dvilet: Did this game set a record for checks per move? Jeez Ivanov had to move his king a lot. |
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Jan-18-11
 | | AylerKupp: Sigh ... another quiet, dull Benoni. |
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Jan-18-11
 | | kevin86: Jordan gets called for traveling!! 15 king moves in 41 tries! |
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Jan-18-11
 | | playground player: "No chess player can do very wrong by keeping his King the hell away from his opponent's broadsides."--Lord Nelson |
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| Jan-18-11 | | gars: <AylerKupp> is one hundred percent right: another quiet, dull Benoni. |
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| Jan-18-11 | | Octal: Ivan, oh Ivan, where are you going? |
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| Jan-18-11 | | Sho: Move 11: Black to move: Mate in 30. |
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Jan-18-11
 | | profK: A King march is always fun. This one all but circumnavigates the board! |
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Jan-18-11
 | | scormus: <Phony Benoni> great entertaining game, thanks for alerting CG to get it put up. I'm in awe of Blacks play. I wonder if one Sunday we'll see it ad POTD, 30. Black to play |
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| Jan-18-11 | | theodor: << Phony Benoni>:.. "Crossing Jordan", in Christian imagery, has the meaning of walking to one's death. Certainly White's king did that.> as far, as I know, the ''golgotha' is the symbol of an end. this is more alike of the ''exodus'' and the following lounge in the desert(the wandering jew). |
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| Jan-18-11 | | Jim Bartle: More recently, "Crossing Jordan" was a CSI-clone TV show starring Jill Hennessey. |
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| Jan-18-11 | | AGOJ: Looks like one of those made-up games. With 8...Nbd7 Black essentially commits himself to checkmate the White king or die trying, so it is interesting to see him succeed at move 41. Not really a game to be analyzed, but just to be enjoyed. |
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Jan-18-11
 | | hedgeh0g: Crazy Ivan |
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| Jan-18-11 | | shoaibk: Amazing game! |
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| Jan-19-11 | | rilkefan: Re the title, here's Richard Dyer-Bennet singing his version of "The Lonesome Valley": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRJM... This was the lead-in to The Midnight Special radio show back when I was in grad school in Chicago; I still find it haunting. |
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| Jan-22-11 | | theodor: <<hedgeh0g>: Crazy Ivan> you mean Ivan Grozni?! |
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Feb-16-11
 | | sevenseaman: Is it at all possible for a learner to get some positivity out of so wild an opening? Scary! |
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