Oct-31-09 Mamedyarov vs S Kindermann, 2009
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euripides: This variation (up to 8...a5) was played only once in this database before Kramnik vs Short, 1994
but it's boomed in the last few years and has been giving White some problems. I don't see any games where Mamedyarov has faced it other than the games against Huzman and this one, ...
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| | Oct-28-09 Larsen vs E Torre, 1987 
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euripides: <al wazir I think the losing move was 39...h5> I was going to agree and say how difficult passive defence is: but I think Black is in zugzwang. The very nice idea of a fortress after <39...Nf6 40. Nxh6+ gxh6 41. Rxf6 Kg7 42. Re6 h5> seems not to work after 43.a5 Kf8 ...
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| | Oct-27-09 Bacrot vs Aronian, 2009
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euripides: The new move in this database is 17.f4:
Games Like Bacrot vs Aronian, 2009 Bacrot's move uses the rook on the f file and the queen on the e file, unlike 17.Re1.
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| | Oct-25-09 Fischer vs Larsen, 1971
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euripides: <Garech> the trick is to search for the game e.g. under 'fischer gligoric' on the home page, and then go to the game and copy the webpage adress and paste it into your kibitz. Unfortunately this gets a bit messy for multiple references in the same kibitz. I think the game ...
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| | Oct-24-09 Conquest vs G Guseinov, 2009
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euripides: <phoenix> if <30...Rf3> perhaps 31.Rf2 as 31...Rg3+ drops the rook to 32.Kh2 and if 31...Rf8 then 32.Ref1 - though I'm not sure what happens in the ending if Black then exchanges all the major pieces off on f2.
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| | Oct-24-09 Petrosian vs Botvinnik, 1963
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euripides: <he wasn't playing Fischer with the black pieces in a grunfeld!> True. No time for endgame subtleties then.
Petrosian vs Fischer, 1971
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| | Oct-24-09 Adams vs Radjabov, 2009
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euripides: The Smyslov triplet strikes again.
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| | Oct-14-09 Svidler vs Motylev, 2009
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euripides: After getting the favourable minor piece exchange, Svidler's play until move 29 all looks simple and harmonious - just putting the pieces on good squares and punting the h pawn. But the subsequent rook manoeuvre is, to my eyes, nicely baroque. A very instructive game for anyone ...
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| | Oct-14-09 I Krush vs A Zatonskih, 2009
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euripides: <Billy> 28.Qxb8 Rxb8 29.Rxc5 runs into a4. White's play is very determined, but the defensive setup with a5 and Qc7 looks quite effective.
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| | Oct-09-09 Leko vs Wang Yue, 2009
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euripides: 41.f5 would be worth trying against opposition a thousand or so Elo points lower; then 41...hxg5? 42.f6 wins for White, but 41...f6 is fine.
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