Brown has kibitzed 840 times to chessgames   [more...]

May-21-13 Naiditsch vs Karpov, 2009   Brown: To my amateur eyes, Karpov has the better game at move 41. Not sure Naiditsch has an easy way to play here.      May-21-13 Adams vs Khalifman, 1994   Brown: 36.Bxa4 creates a trade of R+P for two minors. Adams' rook proves too active to handle afterward.      Jun-19-12 Miles vs S Makarichev, 1984   Brown: Moves like 37.Nh1 are hard to see, but once played make sense, in that White's Q is now free to do what it pleases. The square f2 is protected and the K is safer. It's almost like a piece sacrifice, though it stays on the board as a purely defensive piece. I think <42..Bxf2> is ...      Jun-19-12 Kasparov-Kramnik World Championship Match (2000)    Brown: <Shams: How does Nakamura's statement compare with Carlsen's casual but firm assertion that in their training sessions he had proven to be "<much> faster than Kasparov in coming up with the right [middlegame] plan"?> I don't think they are similar, in that Kasparov is ...      Jun-15-12 L Shamkovich vs E W Marchand, 1977   Brown: This an excellent example of suffering for lack of development.      May-13-12 C Hayes vs Schmid, 1954   Brown: The exchange sac comes more easily in these positions with no open files. Probably the biggest reason Petrosian played so many exchange sacs was because he liked locked positions with sticky pawn play, where rooks could no fulfill their potential. And though the Q has no safe squares ...      Mar-26-11 Garry Kasparov    Brown: Another way to look at the simul criteria is to allow those with less opportunity, or those who would normally not have a shot to play such a great player, a chance to play Kasparov. I'm not saying it's true, but it's just a thought.      Sep-27-10 Karpov vs Kasparov, 1984    Brown: <Hesam7> Thanks for the quote. That's right, Karpov went +4 =5 vs Kasparov in the first 9 games because he outplayed the latter in the middle and endgames in the early match play.      Aug-27-09 Anand vs Karpov, 2009   Brown: So much for Karpov being bad in the opening nowadays. Looks like he is better after white's 21st.      Aug-25-09 Kramnik vs Karpov, 2009    Brown: <slomarko> It's not a theory issue, it's a tactical oversight issue because one is no longer sharp.

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