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| Jul-18-08 | | achieve: <meta> Yuo are very much in the right direction... But since <brankat> also had a look at it, I will make an appointment with him to play it out LIVE, tomorrow, as the complete lines are rather laborious/long, but highly interesting. So, yes, you are correct, but don't post concrete analysis, is my request, with respect to brankat and me playing it LIVE, later on... |
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Jul-18-08
 | | jessicafischerqueen: JOMXXXX |
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| Jul-18-08 | | achieve: Yes, you are in the middle of a MERCILESS SWEEP across forum land, and beyond... ...how long? |
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| Jul-18-08 | | metatron2: thx <achieve>, sure i won't say another word :) jfq, u just gave a link to the solution (where did that come from?), so maybe <brankat> shouldn't see that one too? btw, i have to say that the combination of a chess loving Carrie Anne Moss (in an exceptionally great picture) is a little bit too much for me.. have mercy here :) |
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| Jul-18-08 | | achieve: Her Majesty and I are both fans of <Majnu>'s vids - we both know where to look for the honey, so to speak. ;) Plus - she can do stuff about 17 times faster than me and most of them at the same time, too. But for ... |
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| Jul-18-08 | | achieve: <Jess> This is the mate I got from the <majnu> Endgame Problem Diagram: < 60 ... g5-g6# >
click for larger viewDo you like it?
I do!
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Jul-18-08
| | jessicafischerqueen: <ALEKHINE'S CHESS VISION>: Part Two: Spotting <UNDEFENDED SQUARES> Alekhine vs Lasker, 1934
Here is the critical position-- <Alekhine> plays White against <Lasker>, who has just moved his f-pawn forward-- 24...f7-f6
in order to kick away <Alekhine's> Queen: 
click for larger viewat first glance, it looks as though <Alekhine> must move his Queen. It appears as though <Lasker's> pawns adequately <OBSERVE> both the f-5 and g-5 squares, but in fact the f-5 square is <UNDEFENDED>!! Can you spot the <KILL SHOT>? 25.Nd5-f5+!!
click for larger view<Lasker> must now play 25...Kg7-h8 by <ABSOLUTE FORCE> (only legal move)-- The f-5 square was not defended against the Knight Check because of the <VICIOUS PIN> on the g-6 pawn. 
click for larger viewOk then!
However, it looks as if <Lasker> is not only safe, but it seems that <Alekhine> must lose a piece since both his Knight and Queen are <EN PRISE>. In fact, however, they are not truly <EN PRISE> due to the theme of <UNDEFENDED SQUARES>. Test your own <CHESS VISION>!! Can you see the Devastating <KILL SHOT> for White? 26.Qg5 x g6!!! wins on the spot in <SPECTACULAR FASHION>!!! 
click for larger viewThe g-6 square was <UNDEFENDED> because Black's a-pawn was <OVERLOADED>. It has two jobs, only one of which it can fulfill. It has to <DEFEND> the g-6 pawn AND it has to stay in place on the h-7 square in order to prevent white playing <Rd3- h3+>, which is <MATE IN TWO>. Consequently, if Black plays
26...h7 x g6,
then
27.Rd3-h3+ is <MATE IN TWO>. <Lasker> realized this and resigned after the <KILL SHOT>, but if he had played on and taken White's Queen with his a-pawn, then This would have been the position after
26...h7 x g6
27.Rd3-h3+!
click for larger viewEven better, Black has no possible defence even if he notices that he cannot capture White's queen on g-6. There is no legal move Black can make to defend against 27.Qg6-g7#
except for 26...Rf8-f7, which only delays <MATE> for one more move since White can simply capture the Rook with his Queen. So after the <ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT> 26.Qg5 x g6!, Black cannot defend against two <MATING SQUARES> at the same time. If he does not capture White's queen, then g-7 is an <UNDEFENDED MATING SQUARE>, and if he DOES capture White's queen, as <Lasker> chose to do in the actual game, then h-3 becomes an <UNDEFENDED MATING SQUARE> for White's Rook on d-3. |
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Jul-18-08
| | jessicafischerqueen: <CHESS GODS> like <Alekhine> can see tactical resources <UNDERNEATH POSITIONS>.. resources that lay hidden to the mere mortal player. <DIVINE ATTACKING PLAYERS>, CAN:
discern when apparently <ATTACKED PIECES> are not really attacked-- when apparently <DEFENDED SQUARES> are not really defended-- and when apparently <EN PRISE> pieces are not really en prise... |
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| Jul-18-08 | | achieve: <Jess> This one may also be to your liking-- Alekhine vs Reshevsky, 1937
Another few hours of entertainment <GUARANTEED> But after that ... |
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| Jul-18-08 | | Ziggurat: <Jess> Alekhine is one of my all-time favourites. I trust you have seen the game Reti vs Alekhine, 1925? If not, stock up on some smelling salt as you might pass out from its loveliness. |
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| Jul-18-08 | | notyetagm: <JFQ> This is the Alekhine blindfold(!) game that I told you not to miss: Alekhine vs N Schwartz, 1926. Blindfolded! Good lord!
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| Jul-18-08 | | madlydeeply: I know I'm biased and everything but I believe that this is by vastly far the greatest Alekhine/Reshevsky games ever bar none. Alekhine vs Reshevsky, 1936
never learned about the highlight stuff and guess what I NEVER WILL i PREFER capiTALZ. Lovely summary of the genius that is Alekhine. |
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| Jul-22-08 | | notyetagm: Kotov vs Geller, 1949 Position after 37 ♗e4xg6?
click for larger viewWith his last two moves (35 ... h7-h5, 36 ... h5-h4) Geller (Black) has setup a nasty little tactical surprise for White, which 37 ♗e4xg6? did nothing to prevent. <<<Geller has noticed that the lineup of dark-squared Black e5-bishop and White e1-queen means that the g3-square is a <TACTICAL BASE> from which the Black e5-bishop would strike at the White e1-queen. So the g3-square is a <TACTICAL BASE> and the White e1-queen a <TACTICAL TARGET>.>>> Geller knows that he must gain control of this g3-tactical base. So first he <COORDINATES HIS FORCES> on the crucial g3-square with 35 ... h7-h5 and 36 ... h5-h4. Secondly, Geller knows that he must <CLEAR THE TACTICAL BASE> of its defenders. Here the g3-tactical base is defended by the White h2-pawn, which is already attacked by the Black b2-rook and defended only by the White h1-king, a tacitcal situation which screams for <REMOVAL OF THE GUARD> by <ILLUSORY PROTECTION>. So Geller (Black) <REMOVES THE GUARD> of the g3-tactical base with 37 ... ♖b2xh2+!. Position after 37 ... ♖b2xh2+! <remove the guard>
click for larger viewAnd after the forced 38 ♔h1x♖h2 ♗e5xg3+, Geller has realized his fantasy position of a <FORK> on the g3-square involving the Black e5-bishop and White e1-queen. Position after 38 ♔h1x♖h2 ♗e5xg3+
click for larger viewNote how the Black g3-bishop needs the support of the Black h4-pawn, else White would simply play ♕e1x♗g3 or ♔h2x♗g3 and not lose material. Hence the real reason for the advance of the Black h-pawn is revealed: it did not mindlessly advance to "attack" the White h1-king, it advanced to support a <BISHOP FORK> on g3! Ingenius tactical play by Geller.
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| Jul-25-08 | | achieve: I was replaying Bacreau-Pelletjee from today's <Bee> and my engine gave me this simple perpetual, which I <stupidly> overlooked: White to play 
click for larger viewI played <a4-a5>?? - allowing the perpetual, because I wasn't familiar with this pattern and underestimated the situation while rapidly playing for, what I thought, was an easy White win. I WAS CARELESS!
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Jul-26-08
 | | chancho: Hi Jess, I'm doing ok, hope you are doing ok or better.
You Tube also has the Alekhine interview.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M74d... |
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| Jul-27-08 | | achieve: <morphette> Here's the gamelink, as promised. POS after 24 moves:
click for larger viewUnlike Kasparov, perhaps? Closed position? His weakness?? hmmmm....
Kasparov vs E Torre, 1980
Check this baby out. The prep for <43 h6> and the sac on <e5> are bloody brilliant, but he was oh so patient in the preparation. |
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| Jul-29-08 | | achieve: Your Jazzness is keeping "her forum tidy"... right... We all know it won't last; it's too unnatural a concept. however ...
<size> Magnified played the last 15 moves or so like a average clubplayer, no?; I mean how can someone with such, um, talent not calculate or just see, during and after he played a4-a5-a6, and the queens were exchanged, that Black's pawns were faster, King was better placed, LSB was better placed, Rook at g8 (g7) was better placed... Almost like he shot himself?
Now he knows what ZEITNOT does to a player: tense up and play like a mere mortal..... but he should have seen White's troubles before c4 g5 - 
click for larger view although some (their engines) say he could have drawn 5 moves before COLLAPSE. It all probably hinged on one or two tempi, but still... I, like many others, saw it coming, and the DEMIZE was even accelleartad at the end there. |
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Jul-30-08
| | jessicafischerqueen: <RAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH-
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hEH there will be no analysis on the <Bee Games> as I can't understand any of the moves and I'm never posting "computer analysis." <Alekhine> is enough for me-- very difficult. YOU BETTER GET YOUR OWN FORUM BACK BUSTER |
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Jul-30-08
| | jessicafischerqueen: Hi Ho friends!!
Please continue to post on any subject here whenever you want-- I read and enjoyed all of your posts that I just deleted. I'm trying to leave the chess work on the page as long as I can. But don't hesitate to post!! I will always read and respond. Mrs. Working on understanding <Alekhine> |
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| Jul-31-08 | | achieve: Hola <Jess> of the FEN wallpaper with <ALEKHINE> brilliancies splattered ALL over them ... I rented 3 DVDs, all three with good reviews I was told, but I have to say that NEVER before in my life did I run into a film that was <so horribly written>, such bad screenplay, that after 46 minutes I yanked the bloody thing out of the machine and contemplated stamping it to pieces. It was the highly acclaimed <'Rendition'> with Jake bleedin-@#$%face Gyllenhaal in one of the losing, misleading roles. I went to IMDB and found over 60% of retarded raving reviews, and (thank goodness) 2-3 outta 10 that couldn't stand the movie either... Insanely divided crowd, but kinda shocking nonetheless... I may be overreacting, but how on earth people can close their eyes for such bad dialogue, bad (non-existent) character development... OK - <Lions for Lambs> was much better, and the first few scenes of <Reservation Road> were at least promising. Jess, if you've seen it? PLEASE tell me you hated it, or else... I wouldn't know WHAT to do. Scene -- Arab girl meets secretly with Arab boy om motorcycle: Boy on bike: "You showed up."
Girl: "you waited."
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Position after <Re2-e3> (Black to play) 
click for larger viewFind Black's winning plan/decisive move
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Jul-31-08
| | jessicafischerqueen: HEY YOU GUYS
Please don't post any ideas about the <IMPORTANT FEN PUZZLE> that Niels just left for me. I'm going to solve it after work today.
Thank you for your kind cooperation in this VITAL MATTER .... |
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Jul-31-08
| | jessicafischerqueen: Ok hang on here-- <Niels> I need a MULE UP MY BOX...
heh..
Also need time to respond to your questions.
NOBODY SOLVE THIS PUZZLE IT'S FOR ME OK?
<mckmak>
Here is my EMAIL:
I need to be able to reply to you by email AND THEN erase your posts so I can keep chess analysis on the page here and also respond to your witty and drunkenly graceful posts. <jessica_fischer_queen@hotmail.com> aruba |
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| Aug-02-08 | | notyetagm: <Illogic: The Finet Chess960 Open at Mainz, a really cool event, unfortunately was scheduled up against some other major tournaments and was not as star-studded as in past years. Nakamura, Motylev, and Movsesian topped the leaderboard with 9/11> Nakamura won on tiebreak!
Naiditsch (Black) should have won outright but lost to a strange <DOUBLE BLUNDER> in his final round game against Motylev (White). White to play: 43 ?
click for larger viewHere Motylev uncorked the howler 43 ♖h2-c2??, just dropping his White g3-queen for nothing because the Black c3-rook is -NOT- <PINNED> to the c8-square. Position after 43 ♖h2-c2?? ♖c3x♕g3 
click for larger viewAnd now instead of resigning, Motylev setup an incredible cheapo. He played 44 ♖e1-c1, threatening a nasty mating idea involving the <BACK RANK> and the subtle point that the f7-square will -NOT- be <LUFT> for the Black g8-king if the Black f7-bishop vacates this square. Position after 44 ♖e1-c1 Δ 45 ♖c2-c8+ 
click for larger viewAnd now, incredibly, instead of simply making <LUFT> for his king with 44 ... h7-h6, when White can just resign, Naiditsch played the unbelievable howler 44 ... ♘d5x♘b4??, after which he is mated by 45 ♖c2-c8+ and had to resign the game and 1st place at the Ordix Open! Position after 44 ... ♘d5x♘b4?? 45 ♖c2-c8+ 1-0
click for larger viewThe <PURE CHECKMATE> that Naiditsch missed when he played 44 ... ♘d5x♘b4??:
click for larger viewIt is just incredible what time pressure (<ZEITNOT>) does to players, even top GMs. |
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| Aug-02-08 | | achieve: <Mrs. FEN> Hi!
Here's a post from my forum -- you don't have to play over the game (nobody tells you what .. .. ), but there are a few nice FENs in it: ---
15 minute game against Deep Sjeng, a program I downloaded, with a trial period of 30 days, just for fun. After blundering away 2 games it was third time lucky.... I played well, but the comp played some dubious moves, allowing me to hoist a Kingside attack, and in 20 minutes it was all over, basically. I still have to scrutinize my opening (moves 7-10), though. [White "moi"]
[Black "sjeng"]
[Result "1-0"]
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d6 < I didn't know the theory, so I decided to justt put the Queen back at C-2, the best square in these positions, I thought...> 7. Qc2 e5 <hmmm... allows me the <<< d5 >>> outpost...> 8. d5 e4 < and of course this hands me the control over D-4, a nice square for the queen, the <<< DSB >>> is already a goner... but first the old adagium: COMPLETE DEVELOPMENT > 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bh4 Nbd7 11. O-O-O a5 12. e3 Nc5 13. Ne2 Ra6? < I feel quite safe now, and fancy a <<<Kingside attack>>> already..> 14. Nc3 Bg4 15. Re1 Bf5 16. h3 g5 17. g4 Bg6 18. Bg3 Rb6 19. Qd1 Qd7 20. Kb1 Rb3 21. Be2 -- 
click for larger view21...Kh8?? <BAD MOVE - the exchange sac would have been very good (Rxc3 bxc3 Nd3! Rf1?? <<<would fail>>> on Nfxd5 and a MATING NET > 22. Qd4 Qe7 <another <<<lemon>>> - Kg7 was necessary - as I now have the simple h3-h4 to break open the position...>
click for larger view 23. h4 gxh4 24. Rxh4 Kh7 25. Reh1 < Black is already completely helpless, and loss of heavy material already unavoidable...> 25...h5 26. gxh5 Bf5 27. Rf4 Qe5 28. Qxe5 dxe5 29. Rxf5 Nfd7 30. Bxe5 Nxe5 31. Rxe5 
click for larger view... and from here it was a formality; the damn thing doesn't resign. |
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| Aug-03-08 | | BishopofBlunder: <achieve: ...I may be overreacting, but how on earth people can close their eyes for such bad dialogue, bad (non-existent) character development...> "Titanic" won several Academy Awards with similar quality work. I tried pointing out the obvious flaws in the film to people I considered intelligent and they looked at me like I had just run over their dog. There's no accounting for taste, my friend. Especially in Hollyweird. |
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