| Apr-09-04 | | hongisto24: Qf2 ? must be a dubious move... |
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Feb-19-05
 | | An Englishman: Good Evening: This is one of the most casual Exchange sacrifices I've ever seen--Black does the usual sac on c3, then he takes his time, completes his development, seemingly dawdles, complacently allows White to open the g-file, gives White the opportunity to swap Queens after move 25...Nxc3 (and why didn't White swap?), doesn't seem to care about the invasion on the g-file, and then boom!, the White King is stuck in a mating net. Remarkable game, but was any of this sound? |
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| Feb-19-05 | | schnarre: 49...Rxc3+ 50. Kxb4 Rxh3 looks fine for Black. |
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| Feb-19-05 | | Seraphina: I agree with An Englishman... It takes courage to open your king to attack, courage and ice-cold judgement. I have only taken a quick look at the game without analyzing the details. But it seems to me black cuts the board in two leaving white to dawdle on the K-side as well and then doing his thing on the Q-side. It seems, too, that 42, f4 was a waste, wouldn't advancing the h pawn have been a little more threatening, trying to bind the rook on the h-file a little as a counter to black's a pawn? |
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| Feb-19-05 | | kevin86: Black carried out a great attack! As usual with sacs in this type of game,paradoxically,the winners ends up ahead in material. |
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| Feb-19-05 | | aw1988: Both sides played terribly in this game. Black neglects the fact that he is playing a Najdorf, and instead imposes the Dragon upon his opponent, Mikhail Patzerkov, who finished last in the Kaissa open (0 points) and has invented a Stonewall variation that has revolutionized the game. |
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Feb-19-05
 | | benveniste: <An Englishman> I agree with you as well, but it looks to me as if this game goes south around move 17. White is better off playing 17. Nxc5, blocking the c-file. And once Kozakov plays Rdg1, black is better off playing 17... Nxd4 and claiming back a pawn. |
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| Feb-19-05 | | Calli: better is 39.Rxf7!+ Ke8 40.Rg8!+ Kxf7 41.Bxc4+ |
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| Feb-19-05 | | aw1988: And after 39. Rxf7+ Kxf7? |
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| Feb-19-05 | | aragorn69: LOL <aw1988> Mikhail "Patzerkov" has a 2500+ Elo and a +13/-14 score in this database. But I failed to see any <Stonewall variation that has revolutionized the game> ??? |
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| Feb-19-05 | | schnarre: I've not found any new Stonewall variations either. |
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| Feb-19-05 | | aw1988: <aragorn69> You should ask <Lawrence> about this one. |
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| Feb-19-05 | | MUG: <aw1988> After 39.Rxf7+ Kxf7 40.Bxc4+ Kf6 41.Rxd1 Nxd1+ 42.Kc1 I would prefer to be White! |
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| Feb-20-05 | | schnarre: <MUG> I agree. |
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| Feb-21-05 | | patzer2: <Benveniste> I really like your recommendation 17. Nxc5! as an improvement and a best defensive move (analysis with Fritz 8): After 17.Nxc5! dxc5 18.Qe1 Qa5 19.c4 Qa4 20.Be2 bxc4 21.c3 Rb8+ 22.Ka1 a5 23.Rd2 Rb7 24.g5 Nh7 25.g6 fxg6 26.Qg3 Nf8 27.h4 Qa3 28.Rc2 Bf6 29.Bc1 Qa4 30.Bd1 Qe8 31.Rb2 Rxb2 32.Bxb2 Bf7 33.Be2  , White has a slight advantage. <Calli> Excellent call on 39. Rxf7+! as an equalizing defensive move and the last chance to save the game (analysis with Fritz 8): After 39.Rxf7+! Ke8 40.Rg8+ Kxf7 41.Bxc4+ Ke7 42.Ba2 a5 43.Rg6 Kd7 44.h4 Rh1 45.Rh6 a4 46.Ra6 Kc7 47.Ra5 Rxh4 48.Rxe5 Rh1 49.Rc5+ Kd7 50.f4 Re1 51.e5 Rf1 52.f5 a3+ 53.Kb3 Rxf5 54.Kxb4 Nxa2+ 55.Kxa3 Nc1 56.e6+ Kxe6 57.Rxf5 Kxf5=, it's a draw. |
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| Feb-22-05 | | schnarre: <patzer2> I agree with your analysis. I tried both lines & wound up with nearly identical positions. |
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| Jul-21-18 | | Saniyat24: 'Konstant' entertainment in the latter part of the match...! :) |
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| Jul-21-18 | | Saniyat24: both players sacrificed their Rooks at the same position, Black in move 12, and White in move 47...! |
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Kibitzing
sac: 12...Rxc3