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Apr-14-09
 | | IMlday: Well, that was last round pragmatic. This one is groovier perhap:
Charlie Ozkan-Day Rd 3:
1.Nf3 g6 2.c4 Bg7 3.g3 Nc6 4.Bg2 e5 5.d3 h6 6.0-0 d6 7.Nc3 Nf6 8.Rb1 Be6 9.Bd2 Qd7 10.b4 Bh3 11.b5 Ne7 12.a4 g5 13.e4 Ng6 14.Ne1 h5 15.f3 Be6 16.Bxg5 h4 17.Rf2 hxg3 18.hxg3 Nh5 19.g4 Nhf4 20.Nd5 Bxd5 21.cxd5 f6 22.Bxf4 Nxf4 23.Nc2 Bh6 24.Kf1 Bg5 25.Ne3 Nxg2 0-1 |
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| Apr-14-09 | | Mrs. Alekhine: <IM Lawrence Day>
I'm sorry for posting the wrong link to my forum.
here is my correct link, or you can just click on my avatar: http://www.chessgames.com/perl/ches...
Your chess schedule sounds great- and you will play <GM Nakamura>? I hope you beat him. I am from Canada too.
Best of success with your upcoming tournament! |
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Apr-14-09
 | | Open Defence: <Mrs A> wrong link again |
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| Apr-14-09 | | hms123: <Mrs.A> Here's the right link. User: Mrs. Alekhine |
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Apr-18-09
 | | ray keene: hi lawrence-congrats on your first prize-well done!! meanwhile i have mentioned the suttles books on which you co-operated in both my spectator and times columns in the next few weeks-links shd be available via my website www.keeneonchess.com |
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| Apr-19-09 | | timhortons: IM day is there a chance the book you are endorsing be sold at boutique strategy in montreal? |
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Apr-20-09
| | ray keene: Chess for The Spectator publication 25 April
Edge Hog
Raymond Keene
The Canadian grandmaster Duncan Suttles was something of a phenomenon. His philosophy was hyper-hypermodern in that he was quite content to play many pawn moves in the opening, often delaying the development of his pieces whilst the piece moves he did make tended to be towards control of the edges rather than the centre. This is an approach more likely to succeed in the Oriental game of go than in chess, but such was Suttles’ talent that he could transmute his initial wing manoeuvres into ultimate central influence with astounding regularity. A trilogy of books celebrating Suttles’ achievements has now appeared. Every important game by Suttles has been lovingly annotated with comments from the quartet of Lawrence Day, Gerard Welling and principal authors Bruce Harper and Yasser Seirawan. Here is a victory by Suttles at the height of his powers. Kavalek – Suttles; Nice Olympiad 1974; Modern Defence 1 e4 g6 2 d4 d6 3 Nf3 Bg7 4 Be2 Nf6 5 Nc3 a6 6 a4 0-0 7 0-0 b6 8 Re1 Bb7 9 Bc4 e6 10 Bf4 Nbd7 11 Qd2 (diagram 1) Suttles gleefully pointed out that White has followed all the beginner’s principles (develop quickly, knights at c3 and f3, bishops at c4 and f4, centralise the rooks) and now stands worse. 11 ... b5 The introduction of a profound exchanging combination which demolishes the white centre. 12 axb5 axb5 13 Rxa8 Qxa8 14 Bxb5 Bxe4 15 Nxe4 Nxe4 16 Rxe4 Qxe4 17 Bxd7 Ra8 18 h4 Qb7 A number of master strength spectators assessed this position in White’s favour as he has a nominal material advantage. However, his d7-bishop is almost trapped and the black pawns are virtually impenetrable whilst White’s queenside is severely prone to attack. 19 d5 A spirited attempt to free his bishop. (diagram 2) 19 ... e5!! An incredible move. Black resists the temptation to win a pawn and allows White the c6-square for his bishop. 20 Bh6 Qxb2 21 h5 Ra1+ 22 Kh2 Qb1 Black’s control of the back rank hampers White’s own aggressive intentions. 23 Bxg7 Qh1+ 24 Kg3 Kxg7 25 Bh3 White is still angling for an attack based on h6+, but it is no longer good. 25 ... Qc1 26 h6+ This just loses a pawn. 26 .... Kf6 27 c4 Qxd2 28 Nxd2 Kg5 Black picks up a second pawn and White remains in great difficulty in terms of coordinating his forces. 29 Ne4+ Kxh6 30 Bd7 f5 31 Nf6 Ra7 32 Bb5 g5 33 Ng8+ Kg7 34 Ne7 Kf6 35 Nc6 Ra3+ 36 Kh2 h5 White is helpless in the face of the advance of the black pawns. 37 Nb8 h4 38 Na6 g4 39 Nxc7 Ra2 40 Kg1 g3 41 fxg3 hxg3 42 Kf1 e4 White resigns |
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Apr-20-09
| | ray keene: just posted a sneak preview of the spectator review |
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| Apr-20-09 | | GeauxCool: Kavalek vs Suttles, 1974 |
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| Apr-20-09 | | parisattack: <ray keene: just posted a sneak preview of the spectator review> Thank you! I wish we could get GM Suttles in the loop, the books seem to be developing almost a cult following! I also enjoyed the Attackers review; I am looking forward to getting my copy. Stein one of my ATFs; I've burrowed through old CCCPs for as many of his games as I can find. There's an old Batsford book with a chapter on the Double Fianchetto with some of his games; alas, I've fogotten the title and cannot now find the book. <IM Day> - A Canadian friend once told me he was present when a group of players at the bank/brokerage he worked played a telephone game with GM Suttles. Anyone with access to the score of that apparently off-hand event? <JessicaFischerQueen> - Thank you for calming the storm here! |
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Apr-20-09
| | IMlday: <ray> That's a great title, Edge Hog,to illustrate the remarkable game. Suttles critical infiltration took place on the
a-file, then the 1st rank, then the h6 pawn falls off the edge. This is all backwards from the old stand-up fight for the centre squares, quite remarkably inside-out compared to classical strategies.
<parisattack> I don't know anything about that, sorry.
<timhortons> I don't think it will sell normally until various legal questions are resolved. |
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| Apr-20-09 | | timhortons: Thank you for answering IM day:) |
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Apr-20-09
| | ray keene: <parisattack> what is the attackers review? also pls give me a clue about the book you are trying to find-maybe i can assist! delighted the edgehog title went down well!! i will also try to post my times review in due course. |
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| Apr-20-09 | | parisattack: I saw your review of Chess Secrets: Great Attackers by Colin Crouch in the Times, April 18. Good review, although I was personally disappointed in the Stein section of the book itself. The book I think was a 70s Batsford - I recall the white glossy cover. It had sections on various strategic themes. One of the themes was Double Fianchetto and as I recall had some Stein games annotated. I thought I had all the Batsford 'whites' but 1) Perhaps not, 2) Perhaps not one of those at all. But I do remember the 'Double Fianchetto' section and Stein mentioned. Old age does these things to a person... Thanks! |
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Apr-21-09
| | ray keene: cd it have been my book <winning with hypermodern chess> or even my book on <steins best games> ( where i have to admit i also overlooked the cunning queen check followed by a retreat winning material which stein missed against smyslov) -both are now available from www.hardingesimpole.co.uk while they can be seen from my website www.keeneonchess.com |
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| Apr-21-09 | | parisattack: No, neither of those. I have them both and are among my favorites, especially Winning with The Hypermodern. The book was similar to Suetin's Contemporary Approach to the Middle Game. |
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Apr-21-09
| | IMlday: Stein was always one of my favourite GMs to study. In the mid-60s he kept winning superstrong Soviet championships. I broke even at the Toronto Open.
It seems I didn't have enough stamina for two weekenders in a row and sleepily took a first round draw after winning a pawn. Then I did have some fun losing to a little kid with an expert rating.
Nikita Gusev (13ish) - Day
Rd2 Toronto Open 2009
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 0-0 9.h3 Qd7 10.d4 Re8 11.Ng5 Nd8 12.f4 Bf8 13.Nf3 exf4 14.e5 Nh5 15.Ng5 g6 16.Bxf7+ Nxf7 17.e6 Nxg5 18.exd7 Rxe1+ 19.Qxe1 Bxd7 
click for larger viewI thought this speculative line should result in adequate compensation for the ♕ which lacks targets. Also, as Black's KS pawn majority advances the W ♔ will become exposed. 20.Nd2 Re8 21.Qd1 Ng3 22.h4 Nf7 23.Nf3 d5 24.Bd2 Bd6 25.Be1 Ne4 26.Qb3 c6 27.a4 h6 28.axb5 axb5 29.Ra7 Bg4 30.Qc2 Bf5 31.Qc1 g5 32.hxg5 hxg5 33.Ra6 Bd7 34.b3 g4 35.Nd2 Re6 36.c4 f3 37.Ra8+ Kg7 38.cxd5 cxd5 39.gxf3 gxf3 40.Nxf3?!
(Weirder is 40.Nxe4!? dxe4 41.d5 Rg6+ 42.Kf2 Rg2+ 43.Ke3 Re2+ 44.Kd4 Be5+ 45.Kc5 Bd6+ 46.Kb6!)
40...Rg6+ 41.Kf1?
(Playing to win is misguided. 41.Kh1 Rh6+ 42.Kg1 Rg6+ repeats.)
41... Bh3+ 42.Ke2 Bg4 43.Ke3 Rf6?
(43...Rh6! 44.Nh4 Be7 traps the ♘)
44.Ne5 Nxe5 45.dxe5 Bxe5 46.Kd3 Rf3+ 47.Kc2 d4?
(47...Bf5! 48.Kd1 Bg4 49.Kc2 Bf5=)
48.Ra7+ Kg6 49.Kb2 d3+ 50.Ka2 Be6 51.Ra6 Kf5 52.Rxe6 Kxe6 53.Qc8+ Kd5 54.Qb7+ Kd4 55.Qb6+ Kd5 56.Qxb5+ Ke6 57.Qe8+ Kf5 58.Qh5+ Ng5 59.Bh4 Bf6? 60.Bxg5 Rf2+ 61.Bd2+ 1-0 |
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Apr-23-09
| | ray keene: i have found the moves of a blitz game we played at jerusalem 1967-one of a pair of dragons where i was black in both games and in one i mated you by sacking my q on a2 while in the other you mated me by sacking your q on h7-mirror image mates-you dont happen to have saved , recorded or remember the game you won do you? |
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Apr-23-09
| | IMlday: No recollection at all of those games. In general I recall Robert Hubner being a class better than the rest of us at blitz. Oh and that the "Transatlantic" team match Kaplan&Day vs Hubner&Keene went to 1-1. |
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| Apr-26-09 | | falso contacto: hey Mr. day have you seen gm kovalyov lately?
I hope your participation on the Toronto open is fine.
ill check my English grammar early in the morning i promess. |
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Apr-26-09
| | IMlday: <fc> Anton Kovalyov is in Montreal and I'm in Toronto so our paths rarely cross. The tournament was classy and exciting from a sporting viewpoint. I even got a Seniors prize despite dropping rating points to the up and comers. |
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| Apr-26-09 | | falso contacto: I see. Things have changed. I'm just beginning to understand time. I used to be younger few years ago.
Still, glad to hear you enjoy the tournament.
Thank you for the answer. |
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| Apr-28-09 | | robmtchl: < Ed Trice: Notice "Rob the robber" does not deny that he asked Titus to do $50,000 worth of video production work, then he didn't pay him > You can tell the same lie over and over St EAT, but it does not make it the truth. I do deny all of it. |
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| Apr-28-09 | | Jim Bartle: I think Mr. Trice has left the building. |
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Apr-29-09
| | ray keene: this coming saturday may 2 i shall be mentioning the suttles trilogy on which lawrence co-operated in my times column- the times column appears in print form in the uk and around the world and it also appears every day-apart from sundays ( print version only) -on the times global website- the game will be robatsch v suttles nice olympiad 1974 annotated in depth and i will provide a direct link when the article appears-lawrence has already seen the advance proof but for technical reasons we cant get it up here on the site yet. my spectator article on the same topic appears below here on lawrences pages |
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