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| Oct-03-07 | | fromoort: My mistakes in chess games bother me, but not to the extent of wanting to lose my manhood! Funny stuff... |
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| Oct-14-07 | | brankat: <Keypusher> There has been an interesting (amusing?) "legal" case developing on Anand's site, pages 260-262, possibly longer if they don't quit. If You don't have anything better to do on a Sunday morning....:-) |
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| Oct-14-07 | | brankat: And p.263.. |
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| Oct-15-07 | | brankat: A very generous arbitration :-)
Congrats! |
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Oct-15-07
 | | keypusher: Yes, now let's get back to fighting about Toiletgate, Kramnik's rematch, and all the other stuff that really matters! :-) |
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Oct-15-07
| | keypusher: <brankat> By the way, I loved the Donner quote. |
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| Oct-16-07 | | brankat: <keypusher> Glad to hear You liked the quote. Here is another telling one: "Chess players have unpleasant characteristics. They are (to a degree, of course) proud, argumentative, over-cautious and deceitful. This undoubtedly comes from the chess player’s habit of continually laying traps for his opponents – he has an itch to mate somebody on the mosaic of life. Chess is an ideal school for politicians and other word fighters; and those who have been brought up in the school readily grasp the vital points of an argument, which vital points they are over-keen to drive to a definite end." – Norman Alliston
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| Oct-16-07 | | Plato: Really great quotes, <brankat>. Quotes and anecdotes like those add so much color to the royal game. Now that I'm a premium member, I'll try at some point to track down more such quotes by using the "search kibitz" feature! |
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| Oct-16-07 | | Plato: <brankat: A very generous arbitration :-)
Congrats!>
<keypusher: Yes, now let's get back to fighting about Toiletgate, Kramnik's rematch, and all the other stuff that really matters! :-)> I would like to express my sincere gratitude, <keypusher>. At least I'm about 90% sure I would, although <JessicaFischerQueen> has really confused me on my forum. In any case, you need not confirm or deny (and feel free to delete this message if you wish). |
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Oct-16-07
| | keypusher: <Plato> It was my pleasure. |
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| Dec-02-07 | | azaris: So how about some analysis of our monster game? Here is the score for the benefit of all. Which one of us threw it away the more times? [Event "Chessgames.com 5th Anniversary Tournament"]
[Site "http://gameknot.com/chess.pl?bd=745..."]
[Date "2007.12.02"]
[Round "-"]
[White "keypusher"]
[Black "azaris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "1786"]
[BlackElo "1836"]
[TimeControl "432000+172800"]
[Mode "ICS"]
[Termination "normal"]
1. g3 d5 2. Bg2 e5 3. Nf3 e4 4. Nd4 Bc5 5. Nb3 Bb6 6. d3 Qe7 7. dxe4 dxe4 8. Nc3 f5 9. Nd5 Qe6 10. Bf4 Na6 11. c4 Ne7 12. Nxb6 axb6 13. Qd4 O-O 14. Qc3 Ng6 15. Nd4 Qe7 16. Bd2 Bd7 17. O-O f4 18. a3 c5 19. Nc2 Bc6 20. b4 Nc7 21. Bc1 Rad8 22. b5 Bd7 23. Bb2 Bf5 24. Rad1 Rf7 25. Rd2 Rxd2
26. Qxd2 f3 27. exf3 exf3 28. Re1 Qd7 29. Qxd7 Bxd7 30. Bh1 Ne6
31. Re3 Ng5 32. Ne1 Be6 33. h4 Nh3+ 34. Kh2 Nxf2 35. Rxe6 Nxh1
36. Re8+ Nf8 37. Nxf3 Rxf3 38. Kxh1 Rxg3 39. Re7 Rg6 40. Rxb7 h5
41. a4 Rg4 42. a5 bxa5 43. b6 Rxh4+ 44. Kg1 Rg4+ 45. Kf2 Rg6
46. Re7 Rxb6 47. Rxg7+ Kh8 48. Rb7+ Rxb2+ 49. Rxb2 Nd7 50. Rb5 Kg8
51. Rxa5 Kf7 52. Kg3
click for larger view
Draw agreed (1/2-1/2)
I will sort out my notes and post them once I have a bit of time. |
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Dec-04-07
| | keypusher: <azaris> Thanks! I agree it won't win any best-played games prizes, but it sure was interesting. I was confused from beginning to end. |
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| Dec-07-07 | | brankat: The fundamental guideline for a trial layer, "never ask a question, You don't know the answer to", should be equally applicable to a game of Chess: ",,never play a move..." :-) |
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Dec-07-07
 | | WannaBe: <brankat> If that is the case, I should 'quit' after playing my sixth move. =) |
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| Dec-07-07 | | brankat: <WannaBe> It's not so much a matter of "book knowledge", but really of understanding requirements of a given position, and, based on that, knowing with a high degree of confidence what to expect and how to proceed. Much easier said than done though :-) |
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| Dec-14-07 | | malthrope: <keypusher: <malthrope> I should admit I lifted the Lasker quote from Ulhumbrus. :-)> <keypusher> just thought to post this reply in your Forum as you'd probably miss it in - Kamsky vs Shirov, 2007 - Yes I knew that! :^) As, I too also replied to his [<Ulhumbrus>] original Dr. Lasker quote in a 'round about way' with this one... <malthrope: <Jesspatrick: Kamsky's play in this game reminds me of Lasker>
I like that! :^)>
Indeed it's such an appropriate honor and befitting to grant Gata for his <Nerves of Steel> - [<keypusher: <This was a very Lasker-like game by Kamsky, I think. 29. Ng1 was a hell of a move.>>] - in this great chess game... It was truly an incrediable 'Battle Royal' fought hard to the max and fully worthy of 'Laskeresque' quote(s) both for its bravery and similarity! :^) All the Best, - Mal
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| Dec-31-07 | | brankat: Hi there <kp>. Just dropped by to wish You a very Happy and successful New Year. Cheers my friend! |
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Dec-31-07
 | | chancho: Happy New Year <keypusher>! |
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Jan-05-08
| | keypusher: <Chancho> Gracias, igual! |
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Jan-05-08
| | keypusher: This game doesn't belong anywhere, so I will post it here. Another Gameknot encounter. I was black. 1. d4 Nf6
2. c4 c5
3. d5 Ne4
4. Qc2 Qa5+
5. Nd2 Nf6
The coward's move, heading for a sort of Czech Benoni a tempo or two down but with White's QN misplaced. The true Vulture is 5...Nd6, after which I've taken some terrible beatings. 6. e4 e5
7. Bd3 d6
8. Ne2 Be7
9. O-O O-O
10. f4?
Positionally questionable, since it gives Black a nice e5 square. Also, White's knight winds up on f4, which is a pretty useless square for it. Generally f4 is a bad idea for White in this opening unless (i) e5 as a followup can be forced or (ii) White has a pawn on g3. 10. ... exf4
11. Nxf4 Nbd7
12. Nf3 Ne5?!
12...Re8 makes more sense.
13. Nxe5 dxe5
14. Ne2 Nh5!?
Trying to keep a grip on f4.
15. Qc3 Qc7
16. Be3 Bd7
17. Nc1?! Bd6!
Reinforcing e5 and f4.
18. Be2 Nf4
19. Bf3 Rae8!
Overprotection! Thanks to some wasted time from White, Black is now a little better. White's next move loses, I think. 20. g4? Qc8
21. Bxf4 exf4
22. Nd3 ...
I thought White played 21. Bxf4 so he could reinforce the pawn with 22. h3, but then 22....h5 and the kingside collapses. 22. ... Bxg4
23. Bg2 f3!
24. Bh1? Rxe4
25. Nf2 Bxh2+
After 26. Kxh2 Qb8+ it's a forced mate. |
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| Jan-06-08 | | brankat: <keypusher> <This game doesn't belong anywhere, so I will post it here.> Despite some mistakes, the game does belong in Your Player's page/forum! |
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Jan-06-08
| | keypusher: Here is another example of the same opening, against <whatthefat>. We can't call it the Vulture, and it's not quite a Czech Benoni. I call it the Sandpiper, after the Florida bird that runs behind the retreating surf, then flees back when the next wave comes in. 1. d4 Nf6
2. c4 c5
3. d5 Ne4
4. Qc2 Qa5+
5. Nd2 Nf6
6. e4 e5
7. Ne2 d6
8. Nc3 g6
8....Be7 was probably better.
9. Nb3 Qd8
The knight is not very well placed at b3, but the Queen has taken two moves to get back to her home square (it's not just the knight that is a sandpiper in this game!), so no harm. 10. f3 Na6
11. Be3 Bg7
12. Qd2 Nc7
13. Bd3 b6
13...a6 is more natural, but I was worried that 14. Na5 in response would freeze my b-pawn, since I didn't want to allow Nc6. I am also delaying castling as long as possible in the hopes of getting my opponent to castle short, by making f4 look promising. 14. O-O? Nd7!
Immediately reinforcing e5.
15. a4 a5
Now the queenside is pretty much locked, though Nb5 may be useful for White at some point. 16. Nc1 O-O
17. g4?! Ne8
With his king castled short, pushing the kingside pawns is risky. As he explained afterwards, my opponent was not overconfident--quite the reverse. He was trying to squelch Black's counterattack. But as Bronstein wrote in the Zurich book about the famous Averbakh-Kotov game, g4 is like trying to put out the fire with gasoline. 18. Nc1e2 Bf6
Retracting my eighth move. I want my knight on g7.
19. Nd1? Ng7
Even in a position like this, a knight on the first rank is often badly placed. 20. Bh6 Be7
21. Ng3 Nf6
22. h4? Kh8
22. h4 is just more gasoline. Black clears g8 for the knight on f6 to drive off the bishop and clear the way for ...f5. One of the neat things about this opening is the notion of attacking with such limited space. 23. Be3 h5!
24. g5 Nh7
24. gxh5 is positionally even worse for White.
25. f4 exf4
26. Bxf4 f6!
27. Nc3 Bh3
Now Black's pieces come roaring to life.
28. gxf6 Bxf6
29. Rfe1? Bd4+
As my opponent pointed out after the game, it's much too late to be worried about saving the exchange. 30. Be3 Qxh4
31. Nf1! Ng5
White defends very well from here in a hopeless position. 32. Nh2! Nf3+
33. Nxf3 Qg3+
33...Rxf3 is more accurate, but 33...Qg3+ is good enough. 34. Kh1 Qxf3+
35. Kg1 Qg3+
36. Kh1 Bg4
37. Bf1 Rxf1+
38. Rxf1 Bf3+
39. Rxf3 Qxf3+
0-1
Of my own games, this is one of my favorites. |
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Jan-06-08
| | keypusher: Oh and happy new year to you brankat! |
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| Jan-07-08 | | whatthefat: <keypusher>
A very well played game indeed. When I spotted the idea of 15.a4, I was extremely annoyed with myself for 'naturally' playing 14.0-0, since 14.a4 followed by 15.0-0-0 would have been infinitely more sensible, and given a position I'd quite enjoy. The way you outplayed me over the next 10 or so moves with the board locked down, demonstrated your total superiority over me in positional play! |
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Jan-07-08
| | keypusher: <whatthefat><When I spotted the idea of 15.a4, I was extremely annoyed with myself for 'naturally' playing 14.0-0, since 14.a4 followed by 15.0-0-0 would have been infinitely more sensible, and given a position I'd quite enjoy.> Yes, I should have pointed this out in my notes. To paraphrase a comment you made on GN, this game would have looked a lot different around move 25 with white rooks at h1 and g1 and the white king over on the other side of the board. <The way you outplayed me over the next 10 or so moves with the board locked down, demonstrated your total superiority over me in positional play!> Let's not get carried away. :-) |
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