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Dec-24-24 TheAlchemist chessforum   TheAlchemist: Thank you, you too!      Dec-09-24 Ding Liren vs D Gukesh, 2024    TheAlchemist: The genius of Ding's play to me was how (except Nb5) he made moves solely on his own half of the board and in 25 moves he completely outplayed Gukesh.      Oct-28-23 D Lazavik vs Wojtaszek, 2023    TheAlchemist: White played a seemingly clever sacrifice, but the refutation on move 25 was simply stunning      May-09-23 M Kolesar vs O Sikorova, 1998    TheAlchemist: <goodevans: Will we have another Milan-based pun tomorrow when its two big football teams face each other in the Champions League Semi-Final? https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsl... It's a huge reach, but you could call it even timelier. Unfortunately Slovaks call it ...      Apr-30-23 Nepomniachtchi vs Ding Liren, 2023    TheAlchemist: Amazing, what a finish, what a match. Congratulations, Ding!      Nov-08-22 D Citra vs R Vaishali, 2016    TheAlchemist: Great pun!      Aug-08-22 European Team Championship (2001)   TheAlchemist: I'd have to dig out contemporary magazines to be sure, but I think it said Black simply left the playing hall and never returned, leaving everyone puzzled (teammates included).      Jun-26-22 David Moody    TheAlchemist: Terrible news. Rest in peace, PB.      Oct-17-21 Keres vs A Sakovski, 1936    TheAlchemist: I also forgot to add that both of those are masculine forms, the feminine one would be "šahistka". I was a bit too fast with the reply.      May-25-21 A Ilyin vs A Model, 1932    TheAlchemist: <OCF> Zheneral?

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< Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 44 OF 129 ·  Later Kibitzing> Feb-19-07    brankat: Maybe <WanaBe> works for MFO!!! Feb-19-07    Swapmeet: I was thinking more along the lines of 10...Be7 11.g5 Nd7 12.h4 Na5, with the idea of b5. Of course white may not opt to transpose to a "normal" g5/h4 Scheveningen with black having the extra a6. Feb-19-07    jessicafischerqueen: <Swapmeet> ah, got it. It didn't help that I typed <a4> instead of <h4> in my post. You were speaking about our move 12 already. Thanks, mate! Feb-19-07    Marco65: I'm on a ski resort these days. I'll have time later on to analyse something, but I don't see ...h6 so bad for us... see you later Feb-19-07    hitman84: Thanks for the helpful links <TTLump> I went through all the games and I agree with <Jess> Be7 is flexible but I prefer Qc7 first. http://www.letsplaychess.com/chessc... An early Be7 could lead to the line where after 13.Qd4 we'll have to play either e5(loses control over d5 and exposes the h3-c8 diagonal) or Rg8 as in the game. Feb-19-07    hitman84: http://www.letsplaychess.com/chessc... click for larger view Here we could play 9...Rb8 the idea is to stop White from playing Nxc6 early to get to the d4 square. 10.Nxc6 bxc6 11.Rb1 we have the d5 break as well. Here is the critical line.. 9...Rb8 10.g5 Nd7 11.0-0 Be7 12.f4 0-0 looks OK for black, plan is to expand on the Q-side and keep an eye on d5. Feb-19-07    hitman84: A Mista vs Navara, 2002 Feb-19-07    hitman84: We might get the position at move 15 without a h3 for white. L Pliester vs Psakhis, 1992 Feb-19-07    jessicafischerqueen: <Hitman> Love the Navara Game there... notice <Be7> played from our position... The game would make <Yasser Seirwan> happy: Black king pawns remain undisturbed, White castles behind a messy pawn structure and gets killed Kingside very quickly Feb-19-07    Zebra: <Be7 is flexible but I prefer Qc7 first.> I am not opposed to it, but what are the advantages over Be7? (Apart from the question of protecting g7) Feb-19-07    jessicafischerqueen: Also, I have a feeling they are not planning to castle kingside. They may be planning to castle long and go for a quick kill on our kingside. I think we got to develop major pieces and castle sooner rather than later-- Feb-19-07    hitman84: <Jess>White played really bad in the Mista - Navara game. I posted it to show the importance of d5. Its a strategic break in the Najdorf. <Zebra> < I am not opposed to it, but what are the advantages over Be7? (Apart from the question of protecting g7)>Nothing much just a change in the move order. Feb-19-07    Zebra: Hmm, in that case I think I still prefer Be7, with Qc7 probably next up. Feb-19-07    jessicafischerqueen: <redoubtable ungulate>, <Australian mobster> Yes, still officially voting <Be7> here unless someone convinces me otherwise... Feb-19-07    Marco65: I'm also voting 10...Be7. I was trying to support 10...h6 that requires White to spend another tempo if they want the g5 break in (g5 must be prepared by h4 AND Rg1) but I understand that g5 would destroy our kingside at that point. The only thing I don't get: so why Sam Collins considers this to be the main line of Keres attack: 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.g4 h6 with the comment: "This seems best - while moving the h-pawn ultimately weakens the kingside, the time which White must spend preparing g5 can be used by Black to develop his game. 7.h4 Be7 8.Qf3 Nc6 9.Bb5 Bd7 10.Bxc6 bxc6 11.g5 hxg5 12.hxg5 Rxh1+ 13.Qxh1 Ng4! 14.Qg2 Ne5 15.f4 Nc4 The position is balanced". Is all this nonsense? Otherwise, why the same idea doesn't apply here? Feb-20-07    hitman84: http://www.letsplaychess.com/chessc... click for larger view In the position b5 is inaccurate. I prefer the Na5-c4 idea. Ok I vote <Be7> Feb-20-07    hitman84: <Marco> The line you are referring to is different compared to the line we have played. click for larger view Current position : click for larger view We have a6 and Nc6 which means we have already commited on the Q-side, its better to take advantage of that by carrying out the expansion. White has played h3 and wasted a tempo already, white'll lose timing in the attack. Its not advisable for us to weaken our King side and aid white 's plan on the King side. Feb-20-07    Marco65: <hitman84> Do you mean that in our position we are already better and we should not take risks? While in the standard Keres attack Black is willing to weaken its kingside if it can gain one important tempo for its play on the queenside? I notice also another thing. White doesn't normally play immediately g5 after ...Be7. That's probably because after the black knight retreats White has to protect g5 with a pawn, thus losing a tempo. In other words, f4 or h4 will be needed all the same by White to continue the attack, with no need to provoke that by ...h6 Feb-20-07    hitman84: <Marco> <Do you mean that in our position we are already better and we should not take risks? While in the standard Keres attack Black is willing to weaken its kingside if it can gain one important tempo for its play on the queenside?>We can take advantage of the loss of tempo by concentrating on the Q-side instead of playing h6 which might be a problem if the need arises for us to castle. Feb-20-07    brankat: <CG Team> It is now 11:00 PM EST Tuesday. You guys have 1 more hour to post Your move. I suggest you go ahead. Btw, where is the <TEAM>'s Captain. Has not posted here in 3 days! Have You guys chosen a substitute Captain, in case the Captain is temporarily unavailable? Somebody has got to make/post the move! <Hitman84>, <Marco65>, <Zebra> ? Feb-20-07    hitman84: <Team> I'll post the move! 10...Be7 Feb-20-07    Zebra: <brankat> I think we have a quorum for 10 ...Be7, if I am right in thinking <swapmeet> also supports it. I think <the Alchemist> will show up to post the move (he has done that before), but I will be around for another half hour or so and if there is no sign of him I may ask you to post it. I don't really have the right to do that, but I hope it is OK with everybody. Feb-20-07    hitman84: <zebra>Ok then, I'm off. <I don't really have the right to do that, but I hope it is OK with everybody.>No problemo! Feb-20-07    Zebra: I think it is a good idea though to have a vice-captain for situations like this. I suggest <hitman>, <Marco> or <Jess> as they are probably on-line most. Feb-20-07    brankat: <Hitman84><Zebra> Thank You guys. In case of the Captain's absence, another player has to take the responsibility and make a move. So, it's OK for 1 of You to go ahead. Maybe wait until some 10 minutes to post time. and if <TheAlc> is still not around, then post the move. Btw, <10...Be7> looks good enough :-) Jump to page #   (enter # from 1 to 129) search thread:    < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 44 OF 129 ·  Later Kibitzing>

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