| Jan-29-11 | | luzhin: Played in the style of Tal by McShane - and not just in the choice of opening variation. The sac with 16.Bxc4 is unsound -- but So cracked on move 24 (Qd6?) when he gave back the piece.After that McShane was relentless: 41.Rg5+ Kh6 42.Qd1 would be the execution. |
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| Jan-29-11 | | Marmot PFL: They said that So resigned without even waiting for white's reply. He should never do that. Mates in one have been overlooked even in grandmaster play. |
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| Jan-29-11 | | borginburks: glory glory luke mcshane!just like luzhin said.in the style of tal!!!he's the one that deserves to win this and play in group A next year.he proved he's competitive on this level on the london chess classic p.s. i am glad that the caro can't was demolished once more :) |
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| Jan-29-11 | | jerry crus: Tal, i dont think so..he was losing until wesley blundered on move 24 (Qd6?) . Tal atacking style is perfect nobody compared to him |
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| Jan-29-11 | | sevenseaman: Good enough for a Tuesday puzzle. |
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| Jan-30-11 | | iking: Analysis by Houdini 1.5a w32:
1. (-1.37): 25.dxc6 bxc6 26.Rd1 Rxd1 27.Qxd1 Qd3 28.Qa4 Qd6 29.Qf4+ Nf6 30.Bd5 Qb8 31.Bxc6 Qb1+ 32.Kh2 Kg8 33.f3 Qb6 34.Bb5 Kh7 35.Qc4 Qd6 36.Qc5 Qxc5 37.Rxc5 Ne8 38.Bd7 a6 39.Rc6 Bf7 2. (-1.79): 25.Re3 Qd6 26.dxc6 bxc6 27.Qa5 Re8 28.Rce1 Bf7 29.Bxf7 Rxe3 30.Rxe3 Kxf7 31.Qxa7+ Ne7 32.a4 c5 33.a5 c4 34.Qb7 Re6 35.Qf3+ Kg8 36.Kf1 Rxe3 37.Qxe3 Ng6 38.g3 Qd1+ 39.Qe1 Qd3+ 40.Kg1 c3 41.a6 Qxa6 42.Qxc3 Qb5 43.Qf3 Ne7 44.Qe4 3. (-1.98): 25.Rc4 Qd6 26.dxc6 bxc6 27.Qc3 Be8 28.Rce4 Nf6 29.Re1 Bf7 30.Bxf7 Kxf7 31.g3 Kg8 32.Re6 Qd2 33.Qxc6 Qxa2 34.Qc7 Rd7 35.Qc5 Rd2 4. (-2.00): 25.g3 Bf7 26.Re3 Qd6 27.Bxf7 Kxf7 28.dxc6 bxc6 29.Qe2 Nf6 30.Qf3 c5 31.Qf5 Kg8 32.Qxc5 Ng4 33.Re7 Qxc5 34.Rxc5 Rf6 35.Re2 Rdf8 36.f4 Rf5 37.Rc7 R8f7 38.Ree7 Rxe7 5. (-2.22): 25.Qd2 Nf6 26.Qf4 Qd6 27.dxc6 bxc6 28.g3 Re8 29.Rce1 Bf7 30.Bxf7 Rxe5 31.Rxe5 Kxf7 32.Qc4+ Nd5 33.Qe2 Kg8 34.Rxh5 Re6 35.Qa6 Re1+ 36.Kh2 Nf6 37.Qc4+ Qe6 |
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| Jan-30-11 | | bubuli55: As so many have seen the logical 24...Nf6, that 24...Qd6 still keeps Black ahead with 26...Kh7 instead of 26...Rh6 |
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| Jan-30-11 | | wordfunph: GM Luke McShane was quoted..
"...today was a crazy game. I mean I sacrifice a piece, it wasn't entirely intentional but I didn't have much choice and I had to just try for my chances. At some point, he made a blunder under a lot of pressure." |
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| Jan-30-11 | | kellmano: <jerry crus: Tal, i dont think so..he was losing until wesley blundered on move 24 (Qd6?)> That's exactly the point. By Tal's own admission his sacrifices were largely unsound, but he still won because chess is a deep enough game for people to make mistakes in positions where their opponents have all the pressure. Bravo MacShane. He will be a good addition to the A group. No whipping boy - that's for sure. |
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| Jan-30-11 | | FISCHERboy: Nice win by McShane. Carlsen is right, this guy is underrated! |
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| Jan-30-11 | | 20MovesAhead: all in all a so-so game by the gr8 Wesley |
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| Jan-30-11 | | pulsar: Luke here had more faith than his biblical namesake. 16.Bxc4 took guts and some other internal organs. |
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| Jan-31-11 | | notyetagm: Game Collection: Loose Pieces Drop Off (LPDO)! |
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| Mar-24-11 | | notyetagm: https://webcast.chessclub.com/icc/i... |
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| May-11-11 | | Nina Myers: So that is some progress at least. |
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| Nov-05-11 | | Six66timesGenius: <"...today was a crazy game. I
mean I sacrifice a piece, it
wasn't entirely intentional but
I didn't have much choice and I
had to just try for my
chances. At some point, he
made a blunder under a lot of
pressure."> |
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| Nov-07-14 | | morfishine: I would like to see the Tal quote where he admitted his sacrifices were "largely unsound". I don't think this exists in literal form |
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| Nov-07-14 | | celtrusco: <luzhin><...After that McShane was relentless: 41.Rg5+ Kh6 42.Qd1 would be the execution.> Luzhin, you are right .
Another variants : 41- Rg5+ Kh8; 42-Qd8+ Kh7; 43- Qg8+ Kh6; 44- Qh8+ Rh7; 45-Qf8+ Rg7; 46-Qg7++ Or 41-...Kf6; 42- Rg6+ is enough.
Or 41- Rg5+ Kf8; 42-Qd8+ Qe8; 43-Rg8+ Kg8; 44-Qe8+
Faster or slower, white will win the game. |
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| Nov-07-14 | | kevin86: oops, I did it again! |
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| Nov-07-14 | | Gryz: <I would like to see the Tal quote>
Check out this page:
http://www.chessquotes.com/player-tal
Third quote:
<There are two types of sacrifices: correct ones, and mine.> |
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| Nov-07-14 | | Rookiepawn: <Gryz: <I would like to see the Tal quote> Check out this page:
http://www.chessquotes.com/player-tal
Third quote:
<There are two types of sacrifices: correct ones, and mine.>>True, but Tal's modesty and elegant reject of bragging was well known. The vast majority of his sacs were deemed "unsound" after years of analysis by both brains and engines. I wish I could be that "unsound"! |
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| Nov-07-14 | | thegoodanarchist: Tal understated the essence of his sacrifices rather cleverly: "months of analysis and minutes over the board are not quite the same". |
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| Nov-07-14 | | morfishine: I've seen that quote by Tal and obviously it has to be taken as "tongue in cheek". On the flip-side, I'm reminded of a quote where a GM states "If Tal sacs a piece, you may as well play on; he may sacrifice another, and well, you never know; However, if Spassky sacrifices a piece, you might as well resign right then and there" ***** |
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| Oct-18-19 | | Kapmigs: Congratulations to McShane |
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Kibitzing
sac: 16.Bxc4
