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| Mar-11-11 | | James Bowman: <FSR> sorry I just saw you already beat me to it. ;o] |
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Mar-11-11
 | | HeMateMe: <FSR:> The Punsters at ChessGames (puny though they be) may have had something else up their sleeve, regarding Jane Byrne, former mayor of Chicago, America's "second city." Byrne had a horrible, one term career as the only female mayor of Chicago. A musical was written and performed about her in the mid 80s "Byrne, Baby, Byrne." <Byrne's triumph did not mark the end of the powerful Democratic organization, nor did it bring a new era of tranquillity to Chicago politics. Soon after her primary victory Byrne started mending ties with the organization, and after becoming mayor in April she dismissed many reformers who had worked diligently for her election. Furthermore, her acerbity and her politicizing of the mayor's office alienated many former supporters and a large portion of the press. Finally, the very magnitude of problems her administration faced in areas such as fire protection, education, and declining revenues made controversy almost inevitable. Always one for the spotlight, Byrne captured the imagination of many Chicagoans when she moved into the deteriorated Cabrini-Green public housing project in March of 1981. Her stay not only emphasized the horrible conditions many were forced to live with, but helped bring improved services to an area largely neglected by city workers.> |
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| Mar-11-11 | | newzild: This game demonstrates why I gave up the Poisoned Pawn variation with Black. Theory says it's good for Black, but White gets insane attacking chances. |
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| Mar-11-11 | | WhiteRook48: these are nice attacking moves, but I consider the poisoned pawn to have better practical chances for white |
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| Mar-11-11 | | sevenseaman: I've seen some wrestling matches before!
The only thing that amazes is why this game did not become as famous(or notorious?) as Fischer vs R Byrne, 1965. Astonishing thriller! |
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Mar-12-11
 | | scormus: <sevenseaman> Yes, I've never understood either why some games become famous and others not. For 15 Bf6 alone it should stand out |
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| Mar-30-11 | | Lennonfan: I haven't seen many games like this!! If this was fischer or Kasparov ppl would be calling it immortal! Brilliant,totally brilliant.. |
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| Apr-27-11 | | hedgeh0g: A breathtaking attacking display by Robert Byrne against a very stubborn defender. 15.Bf6!! might look fairly obvious to many players, but it had to be deeply calculated as the game showed. |
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| Mar-30-12 | | MarkFinan: I can't believe this game has only two pages of kibitzing! It's a complete masterpiece!
I don't even know where to start! It's one of the best chess games iv'e ever seen.. If i could only play one game like this in my lifetime??? |
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| Aug-27-12 | | wildrookie: Hello everybody! What was 18 Ne4??? Pure nonchalance only? Simple oversight? A blunder? A complete lack of respect for the opponent? Or a brilliant move that I cannot yet fathom? Why did Byrne give his pieces away so lightly? What would have been wrong with 18 Ne2 or 18 Nd5? |
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Aug-27-12
 | | Dionysius1: <wildrookie> I think it was played on the basis that opening the way for white's R to come to the kingside was worth losing the N for. |
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Aug-27-12
| | Dionysius1: Ah, sorry <wildrookie>. I'm stating the obvious there. I don't know the answer to your final question. |
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| Aug-27-12 | | ephesians: Very entertaining game to play through. |
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| Dec-16-12 | | Conrad93: How can an entire game be home preparation? |
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| Dec-16-12 | | Jim Bartle: In one of the last games in "Fire on Board" (a draw) Shirov claimed it was all in his preparation, more than 40 moves. |
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| Dec-16-12 | | Conrad93: Yes, but how is that possible? The game branches off into different lines. Is Byrne Nostradamus? |
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Dec-16-12
 | | beatgiant: <wildrookie>
<What would have been wrong with 18 Ne2 or 18 Nd5?>
White needs to be able to answer the forced 18...Bd2 with <19. Nxd2> so the queen can remain in her attacking position on h6. |
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Dec-16-12
| | beatgiant: <Conrad93><how is that possible? Is Byrne Nostradamus?>
I'm guessing here, but: Up to move 14 was probably a known "book" line at that time; Byrne could have prepared the almost forced line from move 15 to around move 30, most branches of which lose even faster; and the rest was probably found over the board. |
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| Dec-16-12 | | Boomie: 12...Bb4 is inaccurate. However the refutation 12...Qa5 wasn't found until 1967 by Fischer. Although white has a huge initiative, black can survive with at least a pawn to the good. The King of the Poisoned Pawn showed how black can exploit 12. Bc4 G Mazzoni vs Fischer, 1967
15...gxf6 is a blunder after which black is probably lost. Better is:
15...Nxf6 16. exf6 Rd8 17. fxg7 Rxd4 18. Qf2 Qf5 19. Qxd4 Bc5 20. Rxf5 Bxd4+ 21. Rf2 b5 22. Be2 Nd7
click for larger viewWith about a half a Houdini pawn advantage for black. |
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| Dec-17-12 | | Conrad93: Even with the refutation, the double knight sacrifice is brilliant. Even Rybka missed it for a second. |
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| Dec-17-12 | | Boomie: <Conrad93: Even with the refutation, the double knight sacrifice is brilliant.> Indeed. A good example of tactics springing from an idea. Once he saw how powerful Rg3 was, the line clearing sacs became obvious. |
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| Dec-18-12 | | Conrad93: 28.Nxf5 was more effective. That's my only issue here. |
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| Apr-13-13 | | Calli: Horowitz in the NYT says that Byrne hoped to play his prepared line against Fischer who often played the Najdorf Poisoned pawn, but Byrne drew Black against RJF in the tournament, Fischer vs R Byrne, 1965 so Evans had the headache of trying to figure out Byrne's prep over the board. |
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Apr-14-13
 | | An Englishman: Good Evening: I realize it's already served as Game of the Day, but I respectfully nominate this one for Game of the Day tomorrow to honor Mr. Byrne. |
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Apr-14-13
 | | Check It Out: What a barn-burner! |
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