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Nov-02-05
 | | LIFE Master AJ: <paul albert>
I think I remember you, I think you sent an e-mail that talked about "Capturing a (my) chess vision," or something along those lines. (But I could be mistaken, maybe that was someone else.) Of course, you must realize that I sometimes get 30 (or more) e-mails in a single day ... to remember everyone would be extremely difficult indeed! (Thanks for the reply.) |
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Nov-02-05
 | | paulalbert: < AJ > That does not sound like me. I think our emails dealt more with your being familiar with me from my support of high level chess, particularly my 20 years of providing the Paul M. Albert, Jr. Brilliancy Prizes at the U.S. Men's and Women's Chess Championships. Paul Albert |
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Nov-02-05
| | LIFE Master AJ: <paulalbert> Sorry - it must have been someone else. Nice to 'meet' you again ... it has been a very long time. |
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Nov-20-05
| | LIFE Master AJ: I posted this game last night. (http://www.geocities.com/thegotmman...) If you are curious, please check it out!
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| Dec-12-05 | | notyetagm: From the latest issue of New In Chess:
<Garry Kasparov wrote the notes to the crucial first-round clash between Leko and Topalov. Or is it another tribute to his beloved Najdorf?> |
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| Dec-12-05 | | notyetagm: <patzer2: <Why did he disregard it? Does anyone know>?> I read online that Leko examined the line 20 ♘b6!! ♕xb6 21 ♘xe6 ♕xe6 and thought that Topalov had enough material in return for the queen. Leko simply missed the crushing continuation 22 ♕a7!!, exploiting the <weakness of the backrank> square d8 (22 ... ♖xa7?? 23 ♖d8#). |
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| Dec-14-05 | | WayneCramp: people seem to be going rather berserk with !! moves, namely 20.Nb6, which is the most natural move, and way stronger than Leko's slightly pointless Nf5. Byrne is wrong about Qd6, which, when met with the correct response 17.f4, instead of the pointless 17.Kb1??, encounters severe difficulties. 17.g6 is practically forced and then white can soon threaten to throw in Nc5 and overwhelm the critical square e6. 17.f4 g6 18.f5 Bg7 19.Nc5 etc, the key difference being now that the f-file will be opened up for a rook, and black will get mated. It was after missing the two crucial chances that white slipped into an inferior endgame in time trouble and subsequently lost the game. |
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| Jan-28-06 | | morpstau: I think Napolean did a good job of using all his pieces and taking the opportunities before him. His play is very reflective of his skill in battle. |
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| Feb-06-06 | | L33tb0b: is this guy Russian his name sounds like it |
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| Feb-06-06 | | iamverywellatchess: White should move his horse now, otherwise black will capture it. |
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| Feb-06-06 | | hintza: <L33tb0b> <is this guy Russian his name sounds like it> Who do you mean? If you mean one of the players, then neither are Russian; Leko is Hungarian and Topalov is Bulgarian. |
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| Feb-25-06 | | Ingolf: This game reminds me of something Peter Schmeichel once said about the 1994 FA Cup final between Chelsea and Manchester United. When Chelsea hit the posts three times during the first 15 minutes, he felt sure United was going to win, because luck was on their side. Eventually they won 4-0. Topalov must have felt something similar when Leko failed to play 20.Nb6. |
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| Jun-26-06 | | Topzilla: I would like so much to be able to turn the boards, have <chessgames> tought about doing it? |
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Jun-26-06
 | | WannaBe: <Topzilla> The feature is there, if you are using the default java viewer, go to preferences->flip board. |
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| Jun-26-06 | | Topzilla: Thanks a lot <WannaBe>!! |
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| Sep-26-07 | | kingsindian2006: topa was in great form in 2005.. his games show strong will for wins .. |
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| Jun-16-09 | | tivrfoa: Rustam Kasimdzhanov watching the game xD |
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Jul-30-09
| | LIFE Master AJ: http://www.geocities.com/thegotmman... This is already "an old game," however, above is my analysis ... if anyone is interested. (My "Game of The Month" side has moved as well, Geo-Cities will be closing down at th end of the summer.) |
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Jul-30-09
| | LIFE Master AJ: The free CB download is at the top of the page, its the "games considered" file. |
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Dec-12-11
 | | Penguincw: Black never castled, but still won. |
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| Apr-24-14 | | positionalgenius: Leko never really recovered from this game. After near tournament wins at Linares and Dortmund that vanished in similar circumstances the following year, his psychological edge was completely gone. Wonder if he will ever truly return . |
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| Feb-10-15 | | bahamutneo: at move 20. Instead of Nf5 does Bg3 not look better? or what is the disadvantage of that |
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| Nov-21-17 | | John Abraham: the days when Topalov played like a machine! |
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| Apr-26-24 | | MarianoFreyreX: 20. Nb6! +- wins the game for Leko, Topalov take so many risk to create a complex position and it paid, but objectively, he was lost. |
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Jan-29-25
 | | plang: In this relatively new iteration of the English Attack in the Najdorf where g4 was delayed 9..Nbd7 was new; 9..d5 had been played a few times previously. Perhaps 10..d5 is premature given how far behind Black is in developing his forces. Kasparov after 10..d5:
"...But it is very important to remember that if you're ahead in development it's not forever. You must attack, you must be ready to sacrifice, and Leko often isn't willing. Very often in his Sicilian games he tries to be very precise, to slowly prepare the attack, and that doesn't always work. His record in these very sharp Sicilians when things go blow for blow is not very impressive. That's part of the psychological reasoning that caused him trouble in this game and eventually in the tournament." Several commentators thought that 17 Kb1 was too slow recommending 17 f4 as the best way to take advantage of Black's slow development. After 23 c3?..Rd8! White was lost as after the queen exchange Black no longer had to worry about king safety and had a favorable endgame with two strong bishops. 37 c4? was a blunder that shortened the game though did not influence the final result. 38..Rg5 would have ended resistance immediately. White missed the clever 39 Rc1! when after 39..Bxa5 40 Nd5+..Bxd5 41 cxd+..Kb6 42 dxe..fxe Black should still win though some further effort would have been required. |
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