Gawain Jones vs Baadur Jobava (2017) Ballad of a Thin Man

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Gawain Jones vs Baadur Jobava
"Ballad of a Thin Man" (game of the day Jan-26-2018)
European Championship (2017), Minsk BLR, rd 9, Jun-08
English Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation. General (A11) · 0-1

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Jan-26-18		JohnBoy: It should be pointed out that black’s next is ...Qb2

Jan-26-18		Check It Out: If Gawain is dieting and on the light side this may be a majestic pun.

Jan-26-18		ajile: <blackdranzer: 15. d3 , i would play Bg2> I thought so too but after loading the game into Rybka 3 I got 15.Bg2 Qf6! and White is in trouble. click for larger view Analysis by Rybka 3 32-bit : 21 ply 1. ต (-1.23): 16.Nc3 bxc3 17.dxc3 Be5 18.Ba3 Bd6 19.Qd1 Rd8 20.Qd4 Qg5 21.h4 Qe7 22.Bxc6 Bb7 23.Bd5 Rac8 24.Bb4 Bxd5 25.cxd5 Qxe2 26.Rfe1 Qc2 27.Qe3 f5 28.Re2 2. -+ (-1.58): 16.Bxd4 Qxd4 17.Nc3 bxc3 18.Bxc6 Rb8 19.dxc3 Qxc4 20.Rfd1 Be6 21.Rd4 Qa6 22.Bd5 Qa3 23.Rad1 Rfc8 24.R1d2 Bxd5 25.Rxd5 g6 26.Kg2 Ne6 The opening is surprisingly good for Black. White can probably equalize earlier though with 10.d4.

Jan-26-18		thegoodanarchist: I can't understand why White didn't put his King's rook on the second rank, on move 22 or 23

Jan-26-18		7he5haman: If 17.Rd1 c5 18.e3? Qf6! 19.Nd2 Bxb2 But I can't see how Black proceeds after 17.Rd1 c5 18.Nd2.

Jan-26-18		mike1: 17 Rd1 loses to Bxb2. 18.Rxd8 Raxd8 and black wins the a1 a well because of Rd1#.

Jan-26-18		morfishine: <Check It Out> Apparently, Jobava was on a diet a couple of years ago, which fits

Jan-26-18		offramp: I'm glad to see you posting again User: Tolson61. I have never read The Great Gatsby. I was put off it by the overhyped film with Robert Redford. That, of course, is the fault of my psyche and not Fitzgerald. I appreciate that it's a great book, with its famous two eyed cover.

Jan-26-18		thegoodanarchist: <offramp: I'm glad to see you posting again User: Tolson61. I have never read The Great Gatsby. I was put off it by the overhyped film with Robert Redford.> I read an article in a tabloid magazine that said Robert Redford was put off from joining cg.com in 2009 because he believed the posts of <offramp> to be overhyped. I do hope you gentlemen can settle your feud...

Jan-26-18		FSR: Gad, what a crush. What is the significance of the pun - is Jones or Jobava particularly thin?

Jan-26-18		FrogC: <FSR> "Because something is happening, and you don't know what it is, Do you, Mr Jones?" Bob Dylan, Ballad of a Thin Man

Jan-26-18		FSR: <FrogC> Thanks! Perfect pun! Poor Jones indeed seemed befuddled in this game.

Jan-26-18		cormier: click for larger view Analysis by Houdini 4 18.c5 Kh8 19.e3 Bxb2 20.Qxb2 fxe4 21.Nd2 Qd5 22.Nb3 Rf6 23.Rac1 Raf8 24.Rc2 Qh5 25.Nd4 Bc8 26.Qxb4 Qh3 27.Rd1 Bg4 28.f3 exf3 29.Rf2 Qh5 30.Qc4 Re8 31.Qc3 Qd5 32.Rd3 Qe4 33.Qc2 Rff8 34.Rc3 Qd5 35.Qb3 Qd7 36.Rd3 Rb8 = / + (-0.54) Depth: 25

Jan-26-18		ChessHigherCat: Jobava played like one of the big boys, great game! I guess the finish is Kg1 Qb2 or else Ke2 Qb2+ Ke1 Bg4+ and forget it

Jan-26-18		HeMateMe: "Now DO you/ Mister Joooooneesss...." I wonder how many Zimmy puns are in the system? Sometime ago "Tangled up in Blue" appeared, Kasparov losing to Deep Blue. Any others?

Jan-26-18		cormier: click for larger view Analysis by Houdini 4: d 23 done 1. -+ (-1.77): 20...Qe8 21.Qxb4 Rd8 22.Re2 Bg4 23.f3 exf3 24.Rf2 Qxe3 25.c5 Be6 26.Nb3 Bd5 27.Re1 Qh6 28.Nd4 Rde8 29.Rxe8 Rxe8 30.Qd2 Qf6 31.h3 Qe5 32.Kh2 Qe4 33.Qc3 Rf8 34.Qd2 a5 35.a3 a4 36.Qc3 Qe5 37.Qd3 Qe1 2. ∓ (-1.27): 20...Qe7 21.Nb3 c5 22.Rad1 Rf5 23.Rd5 Rxd5 24.cxd5 Qf7 25.f4 exf3 26.Nxc5 Qxd5 27.Qb3 Qf7 28.Qxf7+ Kxf7 29.Rd1 Rc8 30.Rd5 h6 31.Kf2 Bg4 32.Re5 Kg6 33.Rd5 a5 34.Rd6+ Kf7 35.Rd5 Ke7 36.e4 a4 37.h4 Kf7 38.e5 h5 39.e6+ Kf6 40.Rg5

Jan-26-18		cormier: click for larger view Analysis by Houdini 4: d 23 done 21...c5 22.Rad1 Rf5 23.Rd5 Rxd5 24.cxd5 Qf7 25.f4 <Qxd5> 26.Qc1 Rc8 27.Rd1 Qe6 28.Qc2 Bg4 29.Rd2 c4 30.Nd4 Qe7 31.Rf2 c3 32.f5 Bf3 33.Qa4 Kh8 34.Qb5 Bg4 35.Qa6 Rd8 36.f6 gxf6 37.Rxf6 Bh3 38.Rf4 c2 39.Qc6 Rc8 -+ (-1.60) Depth: 23

Jan-26-18		cormier: click for larger view Analysis by Houdini 4: d 23 done 1. ⩱ (-0.54): 22.c5 a5 23.Rec1 Be6 24.Rc2 Bd5 25.Nd4 Qf7 26.Rd2 Rf8 27.Qc2 Kh8 28.Rc1 Rh6 29.h4 Rf6 30.Qb2 a4 31.Qc2 b3 32.axb3 axb3 33.Qb2 Bc4 34.Rb1 h5 35.Rbd1 Kh7 36.Ra1 Kg8 2. -+ (-1.95): 22.Re2 c5 23.a3 Rb6 24.Qc2 Ra6 25.Qd1 Rd8 26.Rd2 Rxd2 27.Nxd2 Rxa3 28.Rxa3 bxa3 29.Nb1 a2 30.Nc3 Qe6 31.Nxa2 Qxc4 32.Qa1 Qc2 33.Nc3 a5 34.Nd5 c4 35.Nc3 Kf7 36.Nb5 Bg4 37.Qf1 Be2 38.Qe1 Kg6 39.Nc3 Bf3 40.h3 h6 41.Qa1 Qd2 3. -+ (-2.24): 22.Rad1 Raf8 23.f4 exf3 24.Qf2 Rh6 25.Rd4 g5 26.Nd2 Bg2 27.Nf1 c5 28.Rd2 Bxf1 29.Kxf1 Qe4 30.Rc1 Re8 31.Rd5 g4 32.Qd2 Qxe3 33.Rg5+ Kf8 34.Rc2 Qe2+ 35.Qxe2 fxe2+ 36.Rxe2 Rxe2 37.Kxe2 Rxh2+ 38.Ke3 Rxa2 39.Rxc5 b3 40.Kd4 a5 41.Rc8+ Kg7 42.Rc7+ Kg6 43.Rc6+ Kf5 44.Rc5+ Ke6 45.Rc6+ Kd7 46.Rh6 Rd2+ 47.Kc3 b2 48.Rxh7+ Kc6 49.Rh6+ Kc5 50.Rh5+ Kb6

Jan-26-18		FSR: <HeMateMe> Some time ago I looked for games involving a female Jones, with the idea of proposing a <Me and Mrs. Jones> pun. Found very few such games, none worthy.

Jan-26-18		HeMateMe: there must be a few possibilities out there...any chess players named Maggie? basement chess tournaments? Subterranean home sick chessplayers?

Jan-26-18		cormier: click for larger view Analysis by Houdini 4 23.Re2 Be6 24.Nd4 Bc4 25.Rc2 Qf7 26.Rac1 Bd3 27.Rd2 Kh8 28.Ra1 Bc4 29.Rb1 a5 30.Rbd1 Bd3 31.h4 h6 32.Rc1 Kh7 33.Rcd1 Bc4 34.Rc1 Ba6 35.Qb3 Qd7 36.Qc2 Bd3 37.Rxd3 exd3 38.Qxd3+ g6 39.f4 Re8 = / + (-0.57) Depth: 25

Jan-29-18		FSR: <HeMateMe> <Tangled Up in Blue> Deep Blue vs Kasparov, 1997 and the variants <Tangled Up in Bu> Li Chao vs Bu Xiangzhi, 2009 and <Tangled Up in Baku> E Magerramov vs Kasparov, 1977 have been done.

Jan-30-18		Mountain1: what's the difference: -+ and ∓ ?

Jan-30-18		Paint My Dragon: It's the standard notation used in most chess books. The first: Black is winning ... and the second: Black is much better.

Feb-01-18		Mountain1: <Paint My Dragon: It's the standard notation used in most chess books. The first: Black is winning ... and the second: Black is much better.> ok thanks, and I'm guessing a plus before the minus or over a minus is when white is winning and much better.

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