| Sep-21-10 | | falso contacto: This is Julio Ernesto GRANDA Zúñiga. |
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| Sep-21-10 | | rapidcitychess: I think you are correct. I'll send it to chessgames.com support forum. |
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Sep-21-10
 | | Domdaniel: The official olympiad website misplaced his Granda. I'm sure that Chessgames' priority has been to get all the games into the database quickly, for which they should be commended. Errors can be fixed later. |
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| Sep-21-10 | | ruelas007: The funny thing being that you all forgot how cute the ending is. |
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| Sep-22-10 | | Gilmoy: "I'll be OK if I mutually attack his Queen! It'll be my <legacy>!" |
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| Sep-22-10 | | paavoh: A smothered mate to follow... |
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Sep-22-10
| | Domdaniel: <ruelas007> -- < you all forgot how cute the ending is.>
You are quite right, of course. I love games like this -- not because it's a mismatch with nice tactics, though that helps. Faulks, up against an opponent rated 500 points higher, had a real go at it ... he didn't just try to erect a defensive fortress, like many of the the first-round losers did. He played quite well overall: nothing to be ashamed of against a 2600+ GM. But then there comes the moment when it becomes clear that the GM has seen a little bit further... Which is how GMs get to be GMs, really. But thanks for reminding us pedants about the real point - as I said before, I think CG are doing brilliantly to give us all the olympiad games so quickly after each round. I'm watching some games live on the official site, but then I prefer to come back here for an overview. |
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| Sep-22-10 | | falso contacto: Granda is pretty good. yes.
and I know there is a win over there.
but wasn't trying to annoy cg.com. |
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Sep-24-10
| | Domdaniel: <falso> They (CG) don't really get annoyed very easily, at least not on their own behalf -- they're usually too busy trying to sort out minor disputes between members that are turning into flame wars overnight. Again, I'm not trying to imply that you did anything like this. Or wished to. Or that I did. BTW, I think the official olympiad website is *still* getting Granda Zuniga's name wrong. OK, they have to deal with names from all over the world, using many different alphabets and naming conventions. On the other hand, Granda Zuniga is a very famous GM. I remember being hugely impressed by his play when he burst onto the scene. Even in the age of computer preparation and deep opening analysis, here was a guy who admitted making it up as he went along -- brilliantly. |
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| Sep-24-10 | | falso contacto: I read a lot of bitter dialogues from
some of the other visitors.
On the other hand, I have poor understanding of english sometimes, even with my friends here.
Granda is such a latinamerican character. He might be able to consult the Pachamama Herself, with all my respect. |
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Sep-27-10
| | Domdaniel: The Russian team trainer, Bareev, made a comment in an interview about playing "Peruvian peasants". Asked what he meant, he replied: <As far as I know, having flown above Peru, the majority of inhabitants are involved in farming. And moreover, Peru’s first board – Julio Granda, left chess for a while and became a farmer. And then he returned to chess. So I supposed that the Peruvian team might be peasants, or the children of peasants. Their play, by the way, was a little gutless.> Maybe something got lost in translation.
http://www.chessintranslation.com/2... |
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| Aug-03-11 | | DiscoJew: On his facebook, where we are friends (I am proud to say), He just calls himself Julio Granda. The plot thickens... |
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| Jun-04-13 | | andrewjsacks: Fine pun! |
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| Jun-04-13 | | Abdel Irada: <As far as I know, having flown above Peru, the majority of inhabitants are involved in farming. And moreover, Peru’s first board – Julio Granda, left chess for a while and became a farmer. And then he returned to chess. So I supposed that the Peruvian team might be peasants, or the children of peasants. Their play, by the way, was a little gutless.> Sounds like something one might hear from a certain regular on the <Kenneth Rogoff> forum. ∞ |
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| Jun-04-13 | | morfishine: White gets more out of the position after <31.Qxh7+ Kf8 32.Bg6 dxe3 33.Bxf7 Kxf7 34.Qh5+ Ke7 35.Nxc4> threatening
36.Nb6 while his Queen prepares to threaten the h-pawn Nonetheless, Granda play by Black! |
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| Jun-04-13 | | SilverLining: The bishop sacrifice from Faulks.. any chance that was sound? Even positionally? It seems foul to me. If Faulks' queen were on g4 and his h pawn pushed to h3.. what might we see from black? (e.g. 33... black to play?) |
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| Jun-04-13 | | Abdel Irada: <SilverLining: The bishop sacrifice from Faulks.. any chance that was sound? Even positionally? It seems foul to me.> I think it may actually have been Faulks' best practical chance. If he retreats the bishop, Black is left two pawns ahead and with all the play; the situation is dismal and offers not a ray of hope. This is not to say, however, that the move was not the result of a counsel of despair: "Die fighting, or simply die?" ∞ |
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| Jun-04-13 | | kevin86: Not only does the impending double check allow black to win the queen,but also to deliver a smothered mate! |
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Jun-04-13
 | | Annie K.: My pun, I believe. :) |
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| Jun-04-13 | | Gilmoy: <9..<d> 10..<b> 2..R<d> 34.N<b>> and then the title |
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| Jun-04-13 | | lemaire90: And a smothered mate. Sick game. Will use it as an inspiration next time I try a hedgehog ! |
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Sep-01-20
 | | fredthebear: Had the game continued, both queens are removed in the process of the smothered mate. 37.Kg1 NxQh3+ 38.Kh1 Qg1+ 39.RxQg1 Nf2# 0-1. This Q sacrifice to create a smothered mate is known as Philidor's Legacy. * Some chess history: https://www.chess.com/blog/batgirl/.... * Sneaky Pete shows us: Game Collection: Philidor's Legacy |
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Kibitzing
sac: 35...Nd3
