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| Nov-11-06 | | Eyal: <outplayer: is 10.e5 the main line?> The database I checked shows that this game is actually the first where 10.e5 was played as a reply to 9...a6; after that - and this game has probably a lot to do with it - 9...a6 went out of fashion, and 9...Nxd4 or 9...h6 became the "main lines". |
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| Nov-11-06 | | kevin86: Evidently,this one is a re-run. Keres enters his opponent's vitals through a keen pair of rook sacs at g7 and d7. The attack is inescapable. |
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| Nov-11-06 | | Joshua01: Boy, Keres is just simply brutal.
Systematically brutal. And blunt.
Amazing how naked Black's kingside is after Rxd7.
Jeeze, you gotta wonder what kind of world champ he would have made. |
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| Nov-12-06 | | Sularus: <Eyal> thank you! im going to get my own engine this christmas =) |
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| Jul-05-08 | | ToTheDeath: Trading queens after e5 with only a slightly worse endgame might have been wiser. <Eyal> if you take those engine lines further you will find White's attack is still quite strong after 19...g6 20.h5! E.G. 20...Rf8 ( 20... Qb4 21. hxg6 Qxb2+ 22. Kd2 fxg6 23. Bxg6 hxg6 24. Rxg6+ Kf7 25. Qg5 is a grisly justification for White's brutal sacrifices; 20...Qb6 21.Qh6 Qg1+ 22.Nd1  .) 21. Qg5 Be8! (21...Qb6 22.hxg6! followed by sacing on g6 is similar to the above line) 22. Qf6 Qd8 23. Ne4 Qxf6 24. Nxf6+ Kg7 25. Bxa6 Ra8 26. Bc4 with enough compensation for the exchange. There's little chance Szabo could have found this difficult defensive line with ...g6, Rf8 and Be8-- which leads to only equality with best play. Even after the better try 20...Qc5 (instead of Kf8) 21. Ne4! Qg1+ 22. Kd2 Kf8 23. Rxg7!! Kxg7 24. Qf6+ Kg8 (24... Kf8 25. Qxh6+ Ke7 26. Qf6+ Kf8 27. Ng5 Qxg2+ 28. Kc3 ) 25. Qxh6 Qxg2+ 26. Kc3 Qg7 27. Nf6+ Kf8 28. Nxd7+ Kg8 29. Nf6+ Kf8 30. Qe3 Rbd8 31. h5 followed by 32.h6 leaves Black in a crushing bind. A very deep and beautiful game, which rewards careful study. |
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| Jul-21-08 | | littlefermat: This a very instructive to play over. Playing the Sicilian with black pieces is always a risky choice because it demands such precision, and this game is a perfect illustration of just how quickly things can go wrong with one small slip. According to J. Nunn's annotations, 9....a6 is a mistake. Although this move is completely natural, it's a clear error. Keres' 9 e5! is absolutely correct. <The centre breakthrough creates dark-square weakenesses in Black's position, which is rendered more serious by the inevitable exchange of the d.s. bishops.> --Nunn As <Eyal> mentioned, the main lines are: A) 9..Nxd4 10 Qxd4 Qxa5
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B) 9..h6 10Bh4 e5
both of which lead to double-edged play.
<outplayer: What's the aim of 14.Qe3?> Also, prevents 14..Qb6 and any mating threats along the b-file. |
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| Jan-01-09 | | notyetagm: 23 ♗d3-g6! <pin> Δ ♕f6xf7# 1-0
click for larger view<patzer2: White's 21. Rxg7 is the solution to number 4896 in Laszlo Polgar's 1994 book "Chess."If 22...Kg8, then 23 Qh6 Qe5 24. Bh7 Kh8 25. Bg6 Kg8 26. Qh7 Kf8 27. Qf7# <<<If 23...Re7, then 24. Qh8#>>> > Black resigned after 23 ♗d3-g6! as the only way to meet the threat 24 ♕f6xf7# is to <DEFEND> the f7-square with 23 ... ♖e8-e7. (CONT)
23 ... ♖e8-e7 ▢
click for larger viewBut 23 ... ♖e8-e7 <SELF-BLOCKS> the e7-flight square of the Black f8-king, leaving His Majesty mated on the <BACK RANK> after 24 ♕f6-h8#. (CONT)
24 ♕f6-h8#
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| Oct-01-10 | | sevenseaman: So there was a twist in Kere's tail! |
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| Mar-06-11 | | notyetagm: <iron maiden: John Nunn, in World's Greatest Chess Games, makes the point that "incredibly, 22 1/2 of Keres's 23 moves are towards the enemy king (the 1/2 is 8. 0-0-0)."> 8 0-0-0 and 15 ♖h3-g3 are the *only* White moves that do not advance on the Black position. Very impressive. |
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Aug-01-11
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| Sep-12-11 | | DarthStapler: What if black plays 20...Kg8 21. Qxh6 f5 22. exf5 Re7 23. fxe7 Kf7, then how does white win? |
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| Jan-07-12 | | Yodaman: Black played all good theory moves until 9...a6 which looks really bad judging by the database results: Opening Explorer |
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Jan-08-12
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| Jul-11-12 | | Naniwazu: <Yodaman> Yes, you are right. John Nunn annotating this game in 'The World's Greatest Chessgames' gives the move 9...a6 a question mark. |
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| Aug-03-12 | | Cemoblanca: Don't Joke With Keres! :D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBfG... |
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| Aug-03-12 | | RookFile: Keres just keeps it simple and blows a world class opponent off the board. |
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| Sep-06-12 | | CharlesSullivan: Despite the praise for 18.Rxd7, Black can draw: after 18...Bxd7 19.Bd3 < John Nunn says "There is no defence" in this position, BUT ... >
click for larger viewSzabo could have played 19...Rb4!!! and Black holds; for example: 20.Qg5 g6 21.Qf6 Rxb2!!! < Black's counter rook sacrifice saves the day! >
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and the game will end in a perpetual check. One finish is 22.Kxb2 Rb8+ 23.Bb5 Qb4+ 24.Kc1 cxb5 25.h5 Qa3+ 26.Kd1 Qc5 27.Ne4 Qd4+ 28.Rd3 Qg1+ 29.Kd2 Qxg2+ 30.Nf2 Be8 31.h6 Kf8 32.Qg7+ Ke7 33.Qf6+ Kf8 34.Qg7+, etc. |
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| Sep-13-12 | | Conrad93: 18.Rxd7 is just brilliant. |
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| Sep-13-12 | | Conrad93: Isn't 20. Qxh6 more efficient? |
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| Sep-13-12 | | Transformer: <Conrad93: Isn't 20. Qxh6 more efficient?> You'd think so, but <20...Qxe5> causes problems for White by threatening the Rook on g3 while preventing mate on g7. |
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| Aug-22-13 | | PaulBl: In Keres' own book the order of moves at the start of the game is different from the order presented here: 2. ..., d6 instead of Nc6, and 5. ..., Nc6 instead of d6. It is not so significant, but Keres comments on 5. ..., Nc6, mentioning the popularity of the Najdorf with 5. ..., a6. However, the classical development system with 5. ..., Nc6 is one of the best continuations for black in the Sicilian, according to Keres. An interesting observation. To Keres 9. ..., a6 was the culprit. |
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| Oct-26-13 | | parisattack: A seemingly effortless sparkler by Keres. Black was szabotaged. |
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| Jul-07-15 | | dusk: How would 12. Qxd8 go?
I thought of 12... Bxd8 13. Rxd8 Rxd8 14. fxe5.
Is white not better off now? |
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| Jul-08-15 | | thegoodanarchist: <Nov-12-06 Sularus: <Eyal> thank you! im going to get my own engine this christmas =)> We live in amazing times. Nearly every known professional chess game of the likes of Paul Keres is available right here on this website. Nine years ago people looked forward to Christmas, when they could expect someone to buy a chess engine for them as a gift. Today that same engine would be defeated by a myriad of newer and stronger engines AVAILABLE TO DOWNLOAD FOR FREE!! We used to phone the DJ at the radio station to request our favorite song. Now just go to youtube and there it is, likely multiple versions with multiple free music videos. It is definitely an interesting and exciting time to be alive! I cannot wait to see what happens next. Won't be long before we are harvesting all the energy from the sun that we want with newer and better solar panels, in order to charge our electric cars that drive themselves. |
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Jul-08-15
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