QueensideCastler has kibitzed 109 times to chessgames   [more...]

Mar-11-20 Spassky vs Fischer, 1972    QueensideCastler: 30...h5 main line is certainly a draw with the fortress idea in mind. The 30...Ke7 sub-branch is also fun to exmaine in detail. 30...a6 is also likely draw, as many positions is transpositions.      Jun-09-19 Kasparov vs Karpov, 1990    QueensideCastler: After all these years and extensive investigations, Black can draw with best play from this position. That is the consensus with present engines and 6-men syzygy. I don't know if 7-piece syzygy give any extra help. [DIAGRAM]      Feb-20-18 Kupreichik vs Smagin, 1985   QueensideCastler: 23...0-0 was done by moving the rook first. Kupreichik consulted the arbiter but because no one else witnessed the foul, Smagin's illegal-castling was allowed to stand.      Feb-19-18 Miles vs Polugaevsky, 1985   QueensideCastler: 19...0-0-0h!? Or to be more precise 19.0-0-0, but moving the rook _ first! I was rather taken aback that Polu should have forgotten that under the current state of the rules this is illegal, and in theory l could insist on a rook move being played. Mainly out of surprise I ...      Feb-17-18 H Hamdouchi vs Dreev, 2005   QueensideCastler: [DIAGRAM] In active positions a pair of bishops is not worse off than rook and knight.      Sep-20-17 Olga Viewer chessforum    QueensideCastler: Which version of Stockfish is used for server analysis? Stockfish development version is stronger than official release.      Sep-05-17 Movsesian vs Kasparov, 2000    QueensideCastler: 13...Rxc3 is engine draw at the time of this writing.      Jun-20-17 A Reshko vs V Faibisovich, 1969   QueensideCastler: 17. Bc3 is crucial to maintain the initiative. There is no hurry to capture the exchange when opponent is a queen up. I found a very similar game with colors reversed. Instead of 18...Qh3 (which is winning) i find 18...Bc6 interesting to see how things turn out. Vinsot, ...      Apr-26-16 Kasparov vs Kramnik, 2001    QueensideCastler: It's mate in 38 after 60. Nxf4 in accordance with Lomonosov Tablebases.      Apr-13-16 U Atakisi vs M Al-Modiahki, 2006    QueensideCastler: After 70. Bxf3 white mates in 7 | Lomonosov Tablebases.

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