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Jul-18-10
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| Jan-08-11 | | notyetagm: What a *tremendous* attacking game by FM Conrad Holt, from the just concluded Berkeley Open: [Event "Berkeley op"]
[Site "Berkeley USA"]
[Date "2011.01.03"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Holt, Conrad"]
[Black "Milman, Lev"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2388"]
[BlackElo "2467"]
[ECO "E32"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2011.01.02"]
[EventType "team ()"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[Source "Chess Today"]
[SourceDate "2011.01.08"]
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. e4 d5 6. e5 Ne4 7. Bd3 c5 8.
Nf3 cxd4 9. Nxd4 Nd7 10. Bf4 Qh4 11. g3 Qh3 12. O-O-O Nxc3 13. bxc3 Ba3+
14. Kb1 Nb6 15. Bf1 Qh5 16. Be2 Qh3 17. Nf3
Diagram # This position is already known to be quite bad for ♗lack.
17... Qf5
{
17... dxc4 18. Nh4 Nd5 19. Rd4 Be7 20. Bg5 Bxg5 21. Bg4 Qxg4 22. Rxg4 Be7
was Zhao Xue-Chiburdanidze, Antakya Wch 2010, annotated in CT-3682. (Analysis
in ♖ussian by WGM Grabuzova of this game can be found at Chesspro.ru)
After
17... Nxc4 18. Ng5 Qh6 19. h4
♗lack did not manage to overcome problems in Ganguly-Meier, ♙aks 2009.}
18. Bd3
{
Of course, 18. Qxf5 exf5 19. cxd5
with an extra pawn is good enough. ♗ut White plays for attack.}
18... Qh5 19. Ng5 h6
Diagram #
20. h4 Bd7
{
Allowing White to execute a beautiful combination.
After 20... f5 21. exf6
Rxf6 White could have continued the assault by} 22. ♗e5 $5
21. Bh7+ Kh8 22. Bg8 g6 23. Nxf7+
Diagram #
23... Kg7
{
After 23... Kxg8 24. g4 Ba4
25. Qd3 $1 dxc4 26. Qg3 Bxd1 27. Rxd1 White wins
The most stubborn, but still objectively lost for ♗lack was 23... Rxf7 24.
Bxf7 Ba4 25. Qxg6 (also possible is} 25. ♕d3 $5) 25... ♕xg6+ 26. ♗xg6 ♗xd1 27.
♖xd1 ♔g7 28. ♗d3 ♖c8
24. g4
Diagram #
24... Qxg4
{
Or 24... Ba4 25. Qe2 Bxd1
26. Qxd1 and ♗lack is done.}
25. Rdg1 Qf5
{
After 25... Ba4 26. Qd3 $1
dxc4 27. Qe4 $1 Bc6 28. Bxh6+ Kxg8 29. Qxg4 decides}
26. Qxf5 exf5
Diagram #
27. Rxg6+ Kxg6 28. h5+ Kg7 29. Rg1#
Diagram # 1-0
The featured Annotated Game in Chess Today CT-3714. |
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| Jan-09-11 | | notyetagm: Conrad Holt A nice tactical finish to the above game <HOLT VS L.MILMAN BERKELEY INTERNATIONAL OPEN 2011> [Event "Berkeley op"]
[Site "Berkeley USA"]
[Date "2011.01.03"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Holt, Conrad"]
[Black "Milman, Lev"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2388"]
[BlackElo "2467"]
27 ?
click for larger viewWhite (Holt) sees that the Black g7-king is practically <TRAPPED IN A CORRIDOR> on the g-file. That is, the Black g7-king suffers from a <SHORTAGE OF FLIGHT SQUARES (LIBERTIES)>. He calculates a <MATE IN 3> based on sacrificing to open the g-file (<LINE-OPENING SACRIFICE>). 27 ♖g1xg6+!!
click for larger view27 ... ♔g7x♖g6
click for larger view 28 h4-h5+!
click for larger view28 ... ♔g6-g7 29 ♖h1-g1#
click for larger view<Here Holt shows the importance of <KNOWING THE FLIGHT SQUARES> of *ALL* the enemy pieces, *ESPECIALLY* the enemy king, at *ALL*. TIMES> His observation that in the original diagram the Black g7-king had <FLIGHT SQUARES *ONLY* ON THE G-FILE> strongly suggests sacrificing to open the g-file (27 ♖g1xg6+!!) so as to give mate down it. <<<<THE NUMBER ONE REASON SACRIFICES ARE MADE TO OPEN LINES, LE RAISON D'ETRE FOR LINE-OPENING SACRIFICES, IS TO GET AT AN ENEMY KING WHICH HAS EXTREMELY LIMITED MOBILITY>>>,
OFTEN ONE WHOSE MOBILITY IS RESTRICTED TO A CORRIDOR WHICH THE LINE-OPENING SACRIFICE OPENS A LINE TO>. Holt's 27 ♖g1xg6+!!
is a perfect example of this principle. |
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| May-27-11 | | DanielBryant: Congratulations to Conrad for his IM title. He is thought to be the first IM from Kansas. |
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| Mar-19-12 | | Llawdogg: Congratulations GM-Elect Holt! |
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| Mar-20-12 | | wordfunph: congrats America's newest GM-Elect Conrad Holt! |
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| May-16-12 | | pawn to QB4: just been watching him play GM Antonio at blitz for a score of about 25 - 5. Speed of thought is amazing. |
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| Aug-02-12 | | belgradegambit: Just won his first round game at the World Junior Championship. |
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| May-04-13 | | BIDMONFA: Conrad Holt HOLT, Conrad
http://www.bidmonfa.com/holt_conrad...
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| Apr-25-14 | | hudapri: Possibly the account Conrad93? |
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| May-29-14 | | Grog: <hudapri: Possibly the account Conrad93?> That's not his account. It's some other bloke apparently with the same first name born in the same year. |
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| May-30-14 | | Wyatt Gwyon: Conrad93 didn't know the en passant rule until a few months ago. Seriously. So no. |
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| Apr-01-15 | | jtd200: Nice draw on Naka, Conrad! |
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| Apr-01-15 | | AsosLight: What draw? The pure man had a winning position and then finally collapsed.
The Japanese proved too strong for the redneck to the "american" championship. |
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Apr-01-15
 | | perfidious: <AsosLight> We do not need such ignorance and pure hatred as you have displayed in your post. |
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| Apr-01-15 | | AsosLight: So are you self appointed judge? Great, you can finally make something more than drinking beer in front of the cable Mr Al Bundy. |
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Apr-01-15
| | perfidious: <Asholight: So are you self appointed judge?> Someone needs to call you out on the evident racial vitriol of your posts, as you have displayed on other occasions, regarding Kasparov. <Great, you can finally make something more than drinking beer in front of the cable Mr Al Bundy.> Beer's not my bag, thank you very much.
Now go back to sleep like a good boy, collect your pat on the head for serving as a shill for prejudice and all will be well. |
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| Apr-02-15 | | AsosLight: Lose attitude and learn chess. Then you can probably play to the "american" championship. Everyone is welcomed except the Indians. Those are the ones they exterminated. |
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Apr-02-15
| | perfidious: <Asholight: Lose attitude and learn chess....> Sound advice you would do well to heed.
<Then you can probably play to the "american" championship. Everyone is welcomed except the Indians. Those are the ones they exterminated.> Thank you for another lovely dose of bigotry. |
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| Apr-02-15 | | dumbgai: What in the world...?
Pretty sure <jtd200> was making an April Fool's joke about C Holt vs Nakamura, 2015 (either that or mistaken about the result). |
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Apr-02-15
 | | Fusilli: <Asholight: Lose attitude and learn chess....> <perfidious> is a fine player, which we know because he discloses who he is. If you are going to remain anonymous, the least you can do is behave respectfully. There is a name for those who use offensive language and insults on the internet anonymously: here (in "America") we call them cowards. |
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Apr-04-15
 | | offramp: ¬¬¬
"Chieftain Iffucan of Azcan in caftan
Of tan with henna hackles, Holt!"
- Wallace Stevens |
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| Apr-09-15 | | bbking689: Congrats on beating So!!!!! Have to admit that So was playing so-so. |
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| Jul-09-15 | | waustad: Happy birthday! |
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