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| Sep-22-07 |
| Ron: I don't have the _Chess LIfe_ issue showing the Smyslov problem available now.
But it does seem that after g8N+ the best move for Black is <Eggman>'s suggestion 1. ... Kg5. I tried it and it seems that though White can get a material advantage White cannot win (or if there is a win somewhere it is tremendously tedious and goes against the spirit of a chess problem). Smyslov's problem is "cooked." Alas. |
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Nov-21-07
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| Honza Cervenka: <Ron> 1.g8=N+!! Kg5! 2.Nf6 Bd3 3.Ba5!! (the only move) with intention 4.Bd2+ and 5.g5 wins quite easily for white, for example 3...Be2 4.Bd2+ Kg6 5.g5 d3 6.Kf4 (liberating e5 for Knight, last hope of black is that he will trade last white Pawn via f7-f6 but white can avoid it easily) 6...Bf1 7.Nd7 Be2 8.Ne5+ Kg7 9.Bc3 (white threatens with discovered check NxPd3) 9...Kg8 (9...d2 10.Nc4+ and 11.Nxd2; 9...f6 10.Nc4 and Pf6 is pinned) 10.Kf5 Kf8 11.Kf6 etc. |
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| Nov-21-07 |
| Ron: Yes, it does seem that, in the Smyslov chess problem, Black looses after 1. g8=N Kg5 2. Nf6 Bd3 3 Ba5 etc And--it doesn't seem to be in dispute here--that alternative black moves to 1. g8=N will also lead to a losing path for Black. So the Smyslov problem is not "cooked" afterall. Hooray! |
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| Dec-08-07 |
| M.D. Wilson: How did Smyslov rate as a blindfold player or blitz player? Anyone know? |
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| Dec-13-07 |
| M.D. Wilson: I've done some reading and the literature is scarce regarding Smyslov's blindfold or blitz exploits, except for Herceg Novi, Yugoslavia 1970, and some interesting speed games he played in his older years. Blindfold was banned by the Soviet chess authorities because it was deemed to be bad for one's physical and mental health?! |
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| Dec-28-07 |
| armtwister: My Top 20 Best Players of All Time!
HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERYBODY!!
My Top 16 BEST chess players of all time!!
1.Robert James Fischer
2.Garry Kimovich Kasparov
3.Jose Raul Capablanca
4.Alexander Alexandrovich Alekhine
5.Anatoly Yevegenavich Karpov
6.Micheal Nekhemiavich Tal
7.Emmanuel Lasker
8.Micheal Moiseevich Bottvinnik
9.Boris Veselevich Spassky
10.Tigren Varatanovich Petrosian
11.Vishwanathan Anand
12.Vesely Veselevich Smyslov
13.Vladimir Borisovich Kramnik
14.Paul Charles Morphy
15.William Stanitz
16.Max Euwe
17.Akiba Kielowicz Rubinstein
18.Vassily Ivanchuk
19.Alexander Morozevich
20.Harry Nelson Pillsbury |
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| Dec-28-07 |
| centercounter: Don't forget the huge rating inflation from the inception of ELO ratings to presend. I would replace Morozevich with Topalov, if you go by rating peaks. Otherwise, in place of Topalov (for reason of lack of endurance at the top) I might suggest Nimzovich. Bronstein also deserves consideration, perhaps ahead of Pillsbury, whose career was, unfortunately cut short way before his potential was realized. On the whole, the list is excellent. One can debate the order, as each has his favorites, but there is no doubt the names are worthy. Also, do we consider some of the pre-Morphy-era players, such as Philidor, Greco, and Abu-Bakr Muhammad ben Yahya as-Suli (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu-Ba...)? It is not their fault the lack of available study material and lack of competition. |
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| Dec-28-07 |
| Petrosianic: <My Top 20 Best Players of All Time!> What criteria did you use to put Stanitz (?) over Euwe? Or Morozevich over Pillsbury? |
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Jan-08-08
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| TigerG: Smyslov is still alive?! I thought he died a long time ago. |
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Jan-13-08
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| brankat: Smyslov is 87 years old. |
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| Jan-13-08 |
| M.D. Wilson: <Smyslov is 87 years old.> He's the oldest former World Champion still alive. A living treasure! |
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| Feb-02-08 |
| Fluffy: The games listed here as numbers 7 and 15 against Ragozin appear to be the same game, only with White's fifth and seventh move orders reversed. I looked on Chessbase and the only one they have like this matches number 7 from Round 6. Game 15 is possibly a slightly distorted version of it. |
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Feb-02-08
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| brankat: <Fluffy> Absent for 13 months, and nitpicking already :-) |
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| Feb-04-08 |
| Fluffy: I was planning on studying Smyslov, and it just sort of jumped out at me. Yep, sometimes I even annoy myself with my nitpicking. |
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Feb-05-08
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| brankat: <Fluffy> Here's the link to the great match-up: Botvinnik-Smyslov, 103 games in all! That'll keep You busy for a while :-) search "Botvinnik vs Smyslov" |
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| Feb-06-08 |
| M.D. Wilson: Smyslov had elegance and ease; Botvinnik had iron logic and vigor. Their games are well worth studying. |
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Feb-09-08
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| brankat: <M.D.Wilson> I see You are still into medicine :-) I wonder if one could specialize in Chess related "ailments/disorders"? Like Chess-stress, fear of risk-taking, analyzing games in one's dreams, habitually getting into Zeitnot, etc :-) |
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| Feb-13-08 |
| M.D. Wilson: Oh, yes brankat, in fact I have just started this year's clinical placements. I find chess-related matters a good tonic for medical-related matters, although, generally speaking, they both require one to use one's brain! Re: specialty, I prefer the concrete and the practical. If they come up with an effective means of using chess pieces to fix broken bones, or reconstruct a malformed heart in a neonate, I'll let you know ;) |
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Mar-08-08
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| brankat: <M.D.Wilson> Couldn't chess pieces made of ivory be used for "artificial" bones transplants :-) At least something positive would come out of the slaughter. Wooden pieces could then be applied on the occupants of the White House. |
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Mar-18-08
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| suenteus po 147: For all you Smyslov fans, yet another collection of his best games: Game Collection: 125 Selected Games by Vasily Smyslov |
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Mar-18-08
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| suenteus po 147: <Resignation Trap: Crosstables of the USSR Championships can be found here: http://members.aol.com/graemecree/c... > Thanks for the great link! |
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Mar-24-08
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| suenteus po 147: Happy birthday, World Champion Smyslov! |
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Mar-26-08
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| brankat: Vasily Smyslov, 87 years young!
Happy Birthday!!! |
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| Mar-30-08 |
| stanleys: Better later than never: Happy Birthday,Maestro!!! |
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Mar-30-08
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| Calli: There is a film of Smyslov singing and playing the piano at British Pathe. Unfortunately, they have not caught on to the Youtube interface and you must jump through hoops to view their "previews" but it is possible to see it and other chess footage. Singing clip is last in this list: http://tinyurl.com/2auvly
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