Jun-29-13
 | | al wazir: Oops. |
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| Jun-29-13 | | sfm: <al wazir: Oops.>
Exactly what I wanted to say! |
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| Jun-29-13 | | The HeavenSmile: Can black do anything to stop mate anyway? |
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| Jun-29-13 | | Abdel Irada: <The HeavenSmile: Can black do anything to stop mate anyway?> At the cost of a pawn, he can stop mate with 32. ...Qf6. The resulting endgame looks roughly equal. ∞ |
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| Jun-29-13 | | Romildo: Abdel, after 32 ...Qf6 white plays 33 Qg4, and I think black is gone. Even after the bishop's check, the black queen needs to go to e7 or d8 in order to avoid mate, and then white plays Qd7, winning. |
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| Jun-29-13 | | Abdel Irada: <Romildo>: After 33. Qg4, Qd8, I think Black holds. White can't play 34. Qd7 because of 34. ...Be3† 35. Kh1/h2, Qh4†, forcing an exchange of queens. ∞ |
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| Jun-29-13 | | Garech: <Abdel Irada>
After 32...Qf6 33.Qg4 Qd8 34.Qd7? is met with ...Be3+ and 35.Kh2 (Kh1 leads to Rh5+ and the white queen hangs) 35...Rh5+! winning the bishop tactically with 36.Kg3 (again if Bxh5 the queen falls) Qg5+ 37.Qg4 Qxg4 38.Kxg4 Rg5+ 
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Jun-29-13
 | | playground player: Is it true that the key to beating the Sicilian is to control the d5 square and never give it up? |
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| Jun-29-13 | | kevin86: White picks off a bishop as mate would follow the capture of the queen. |
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| Jun-29-13 | | waustad: I think she is called "Tina" more often, from what I've seen in the Austrian press but it is nice to see some notice of these players. Georg Danner is still quite active playing FIDE rated games at all speeds and in various team events. |
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| Jun-29-13 | | sfm: <playground player: Is it true that the key to beating the Sicilian is to control the d5 square and never give it up?> Yes! (Unless, of course, other matters become more important during the game ;)
In that opening, the proud white e-pawn is often the only center pawn. Black can play e5 too (and as we we know does sometimes) but then he has to calculate with the weakening of the d-file.
But if Black gets away with playing d5, yes, he frees his game, White's pride is challenged, and black will often get a good game.
White may want to keep the option of responding e4-e5, which is the reason for spending a move on Bc4-b3, so a pawn on d5 does not threaten it. So, with its huge limitations (like for all other rules of thumb), there's a quite a bit of truth in your statement. |
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| Jun-29-13 | | lemaire90: I like 22.Qd1 and 23.H4. White would rather have black's dark square bishop deep in his own game than serving as a defensive piece. |
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| Jun-29-13 | | whiteshark: Danner annalyzed with fear |
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| Jun-29-13 | | CapablancaFan122: Nice ending! |
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| Jun-29-13 | | TheTamale: Danner came down with a severe case of Kopinitis. |
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| Jun-29-13 | | watwinc: 33 Qg4 Qd8 34 Rf7 and what does Black have? |
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