Yury Shulman vs Gata Kamsky (2010)

Yury Shulman vs Gata Kamsky
ch-USA Playoff 2010 · Slav Defense: Quiet Variation (D11) · 1/2-1/2

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May-26-10		shutupimthinking: What were the eventual time controls for this game?

May-26-10		kingsindian2006: 60 min for white and 25 for black with draw odds .

May-26-10		Marmot PFL: White played well, and after 34 Rc5! should be winning. But he had used a lot of time and plays inaccurately with 39 Rh1?, which just loses d4 and gives back most of the advantage.

May-27-10		ajile: How can this be a Slav with g6 and Bg7? This is probably a Grunfeld Defense.

May-28-10		Granny O Doul: It's a Schlechter Slav.

May-29-10		lost in space: Nomen est omen. Möglichweise ist es ein Grünfeld-Slawe, aber höchtwahrscheinlich kein Schlechter Sklave.

Jul-11-10		Blunderdome: Does anyone know what Yury's losing bid was?

Jul-11-10		Landman: As I recall it was 39 minutes.

Sep-05-10		notyetagm: Y Shulman vs Kamsky, 2010 34 ? click for larger view 34 c2-c5!! click for larger view Game Collection: BEST TACTICAL SHOTS OF 2010 34 Rc2-c5!! intends reloader 35 d4xBc5 with a pawn fork (VARIATION) 34 ... a3xc5 click for larger view 35 d4xc5 <pawn fork: b6,d6> click for larger view I give 34 c2-c5!! the double exclam because Kamsky said he completely overlooked this idea. Shulman's 34 c2-c5!! is the best <RELOADER> of 2010, IMHO. How often does a super-strong GM like Kamsky completely overlook a tactical idea?

Sep-05-10		notyetagm: Game Collection: RELOAD: using right piece to exploit alignment Y Shulman vs Kamsky, 2010 34 Rc2-c5!! d4-pawn will reload on c5 and fork b6-rook,d6-knight click for larger view click for larger view

Sep-05-10		notyetagm: Game Collection: ACTS: Alignments Create Threatened Squares Y Shulman vs Kamsky, 2010 32 ... Ne8-d6?! makes pawn fork alignment wth b6-rook, allowing 34 Rc2-c5!!

Jan-24-11		notyetagm: Game Collection: ALIGNMENTS! ALIGNMENTS! ALIGNMENTS! ALIGNMENTS! 34 c2-c5!!

Jan-24-11		Bdellovibrio: The reloader 35. dxc5 also functions as a discovered attack on d5 by d1. If xd5 is allowed, black's d6 is <pinned> to d8. 34. c5!! xc5 35. dxc5 c6? 36. xd5! 37. xb5: click for larger view If 35... b8, 36. f4! pins the knight a second time: click for larger view

Jan-24-11		Bdellovibrio: Question. In the 34. c5!! xc5 35. dxc5 b8 variation, instead of 36. f4, is simply 36. cxd6 best, where 36...xd6?? fails to 37. f4 and 36...b7 (preventing a7) is met by 37. xd5 ? click for larger view vs. 35...b8 36. f4 b7 37. xd6 click for larger view

Jan-24-11		notyetagm: 34 ? click for larger view 34 c2-c5!! <reload: c5> click for larger view Shulman's brilliant 34 c2-c5!! gets the !!-notation from me because Kamsky said that he completely missed this idea.

Feb-12-11		notyetagm: Game Collection: PT3SI3DW: PAWNS THREATEN 3(!!!) SQUARES Y Shulman vs Kamsky, 2010 34 Rc2-c5!! helps the White d4-pawn threaten fork on c5-square

Mar-28-11		notyetagm: Game Collection: DPR: DIAGONAL PAWN RELOADER ( 3 squares!!!)

Jul-17-11		notyetagm: Game Collection: RELOAD! Y Shulman vs Kamsky, 2010 34 Rc2-c5! intends ... Ba3xRc5 d4xBc5, forking b6 and d6 pieces

Dec-09-12		notyetagm: Game Collection: RELOAD! RELOAD! RELOAD! RELOAD! RELOAD! RELOAD!

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ALIGNMENTS! ALIGNMENTS! ALIGNMENTS! ALIGNMENTS!
by notyetagm

34 Rc2-c5! PAWN FORK
from DPR: DIAGONAL PAWN RELOADER ( *3* squares!!!) by notyetagm

34 Rc2-c5! intends ... Ba3xRc5 d4xBc5, forking b6 and d6 pieces
from RELOAD! RELOAD! RELOAD! RELOAD! RELOAD! RELOAD! by notyetagm

34 Rc2-c5!! d4-pawn will reload on c5 and fork b6-rook,d6-knigh
from RELOAD: using right piece to exploit alignment by notyetagm

34 Rc2-c5!! helps the White d4-pawn threaten fork on c5-square
from PT3SI3DW: PAWNS THREATEN 3(!!!) SQUARES by notyetagm

34 Rc2-c5!! intends reloader 35 d4xBc5 with a pawn fork
from BEST TACTICAL SHOTS OF 2010 by notyetagm

32 ... Ne8-d6?! makes pawn fork alignment wth b6-rook, 34 Rc5!!
from ACTS: ALIGNMENTS CREATE THREATENED SQUARES! by notyetagm