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GAMES

Leko,P (2722) - Shirov,A (2737) [C42]
Linares Chess Tournament Linares, ESP (7), 26.02.2004

1.e4 e5
2.Nf3 Nf6
3.Nxe5 d6
4.Nf3 Nxe4
5.d4 d5
6.Bd3 Bd6
7.0-0 0-0
8.c4 c6
9.Qc2 Na6
10.a3 Bg4
11.Ne5 Bh5
12.cxd5 cxd5
13.Nc3 Bxe5
14.dxe5 Nac5
15.Nxe4 Nxd3
16.Qxd3 Bg6
17.Qb3 Bxe4
18.Qxb7 Qh4
19.Qb3 d4
20.Qg3 Qxg3
21.hxg3 Rfc8
22.f3 Bg6
23.Rf2 h5
24.Bf4 d3
25.Bd2 Rc2
26.Bc3 Kf8
27.Rd2 Rc8
28.Rad1 Ke7
29.Kf2 Rc4
30.Ke3 Bf5
31.Rh1 g6
32.Rh4 Rxh4
33.gxh4 a6
34.Kd4 Kd7
35.Kc5 Kc7
36.a4 Rc1
37.g4 hxg4
38.fxg4 Bxg4
39.Rxd3 Rh1
40.Ba5+ Kb7
41.Rb3+ Kc8
42.Rb4 Rxh4
43.Rd4 g5
44.Be1 Rh1
45.Rxg4 Rxe1
46.Rxg5 Kd7
47.Rf5 Ke7
48.b4 Ra1
49.a5 Rc1+
50.Kb6 Rc4
51.b5 axb5
52.a6 Ke6
53.Rf6+ Kxe5
54.Rxf7 1-0
 

Kasparov,G (2830) - Shirov,A (2737) [C88]
Linares Chess Tournament Linares, ESP (8), 27.02.2004

1.e4 e5
2.Nf3 Nc6
3.Bb5 a6
4.Ba4 Nf6
5.0-0 Be7
6.Re1 b5
7.Bb3 0-0
8.h3 Bb7
9.d3 d6
10.a3 Nb8
11.Nbd2 Nbd7
12.Nf1 Re8
13.Ba2 c6
14.Ng3 Bf8
15.Nf5 d5
16.d4 c5
17.dxc5 Nxc5
18.exd5 e4
19.Nh2 Nxd5
20.Ng4 h5
21.Nge3 Nf4
22.b4 Na4
23.g3 Qxd1
24.Rxd1 Nxh3+
25.Kg2 Ng5
26.Bd5 Bxd5
27.Nxd5 Re5
28.Bxg5 Rxf5
29.Bf4 Rc8
30.Ne3 Rf6
31.Rd5 g6
32.Rad1 Rfc6
33.Rd8 Nb6
34.g4 Kh7
35.R8d4 Re6
36.gxh5 gxh5
37.Rh1 Kg6
38.f3 exf3+
39.Kxf3 Rc3
40.Rg1+ Kh7
41.Rd3 Rxd3
42.cxd3 Rf6
43.Ke4 Re6+
44.Kf3 Nd7
45.d4 Rc6
46.Rg5 Rc3
47.Rxh5+ Kg6
48.Rg5+ Kh7
49.Rh5+ Kg6
50.Rg5+ ½-½
 

Lautier,J (2676) - Kotronias,V (2598) [E81]
Aeroflot Open Moscow RUS (7), 23.02.2004

1.d4 Nf6
2.c4 g6
3.Nc3 Bg7
4.e4 d6
5.f3 0-0
6.Be3 c5
7.Nge2 Nc6
8.d5 Ne5
9.Ng3 e6
10.Be2 exd5
11.cxd5 a6
12.a4 h5
13.0-0 Nh7
14.Qd2 h4
15.Nh1 f5
16.Nf2 Re8
17.Kh1 Rb8
18.Rg1 Kh8
19.g4 fxe4
20.Ncxe4 b5
21.axb5 axb5
22.Bh6 Bxh6
23.Qxh6 Qe7
24.f4 Nc4
25.Qxg6 Bb7
26.Bxc4 bxc4
27.Rad1 Rbd8
28.g5 Qf8
29.Rg4 Qg8
30.Qxg8+
            Kxg8
31.g6 Nf8
32.f5 Re5
33.Rf4 Kg7
34.Rg1 Bxd5
35.f6+ Kg8
36.g7 Ng6
37.Rxg6 Kf7
38.Rgg4 h3
39.Kg1 Ra8
        1-0
 

Naiditsch - Gustafsson
2. GM-Tage Pulvermuehle (4.4), 22.02.2004

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 Na5
10.Bc2 c5
11.d4 Re8
12.dxe5 dxe5
13.Nxe5 Bb7
14.Qxd8 Bxd8
15.f4 Bc7
16.Nd2 Bxe5
17.fxe5 Nd7
18.Nf3 Nxe5
19.Nxe5 Rxe5
20.Bf4 Ree8
21.b3 Bc6
22.Bc7 Nb7
23.a4 Rac8
24.Bb6 Re6
25.a5 Rce8
26.b4 c4
27.Rad1 f5
28.Bc7 fxe4
29.Re3 R6e7
30.Bg3 Re6
31.Kf2 Nd8
32.Rd4 Nf7
33.Bf4 Rf6
34.Kg3 g5
35.Bc7 Nh6
36.Bxe4 Nf5+
37.Bxf5 Rxe3+
38.Kg4 h6
39.Bb6 Re5
40.Bc8 Re2
        0-1
 

Vescovi,G (2633) - Miton,K (2543) [B17]
Aeroflot Open Moscow RUS (8), 24.02.2004

1.e4 c6
2.d4 d5
3.Nc3 dxe4
4.Nxe4 Nd7
5.Ng5 Ngf6
6.Bd3 e6
7.N1f3 Bd6
8.Qe2 h6
9.Ne4 Nxe4
10.Qxe4 Qc7
11.0-0 b6
12.Qg4 Kf8
13.b3 c5
14.dxc5 Nxc5
15.Bb2 e5
16.Bf5 h5
17.Qh3 Ne6
18.Bxe6 Bxe6
19.Qg3 f6
20.Nh4 Qxc2
21.Rad1 Bc5
22.Bxe5 fxe5
23.Qf3+ Ke7
24.Rd3 Rhd8
25.Ng6+ Ke8
26.Qc6+ Bd7
27.Qd5 Bf8
28.Nxe5 1-0

 

 

 

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Volume 3  Issue 9                                                         February 29th, 2004
In This Issue

IM Andrew Martin's
World Record Simul

The Mad Aussie's
Chess Trivia

Play the Classical Dutch

New At Chessville

Balogh Counter Gambit

Pablo's Chess News

Position of the Week

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(2/29)  Chessprint for 2004.02.29  "for the sheer joy of chess"

(2/29)  Problem of the Week: Tactical training with our weekly puzzle

(2/27)  Chess Quotes: The Wit & Wisdom of GM Nigel Davies (Ask the Tiger!)  We culled these pearls from the TigerChess email discussion list.  "It has never been about talent, rating or trophies, it's about character.  The test of character offered by competitive chess is what makes it so valuable."  For further reading, see Part 1 and Part 2.

(2/25)  Review: Play the Classical Dutch by Simon Williams, reviewed by Keith Hayward.  "The Classical Dutch is an uncompromising choice against 1 d4.  Many of the middlegame battles can become tactical with Black playing towards White’s king and White looking for center or queenside positional play....I played the Classical Dutch for about 20 years so I was excited to see what Williams had to add on the subject..."

(2/24)  Free eBook: Keith Hayward on The Balogh Counter Gambit.  Thanks go to Erik Jensen for compiling Keith Hayward's 5-part article on the Balogh Counter Gambit into a ChessBase file.  Access this 37kb cbv file on Chessville's Download Page.
 

(2/23)  IM Andrew Martin's World Record Simul International Chess Master, Andrew Martin, achieved a new World Record last Saturday, 21st February, at Wellington College Crowthorne, England, when he played 321 chess players all at the same time.


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Play the Classical Dutch
By Simon Williams, Reviewed by
Keith Hayward, ICCF-IM

First Impression:  In first picking up this book I was struck by how thin it was, especially for a Gambit book, which are often noted for their detailed analysis and encyclopedic approach.

I played the Classical Dutch for about 20 years so I was excited to see what Williams had to add on the subject.  I recently finished reading Pinski’s Classical Dutch book.  Although that book was done in good classic Everyman style, I was left wanting.  The problem is that certain openings/defenses, like the Classical Dutch, cannot be well covered by examining only master and grandmaster games.  Common and very natural moves (played by the average club player) are often brushed over, and in some cases completely ignored.  That book left me feeling unprepared for my average opponent’s opening moves.

Williams’ approach is quite didactic.  I have read many Gambit books and this one stands out by itself on the amount of educational narrative.  I was very pleased by this and I hope this trend continues in future Gambit books...

Read more of Keith's review of Play the Classical Dutch
 

Andrew Martin's World Record Simul

International Chess Master, Andrew Martin, achieved a new World Record last Saturday, 21st February, at Wellington College Crowthorne, when he played 321 chess players all at the same time. The previous world record for the highest number of simultaneous chess games was 310, achieved 8 years ago in Sweden.  To qualify for the world record Andrew had to beat at least 80% of his opponents. His score on the day was:

294 wins, 26 draws and just one loss.

The only opponent to beat Andrew was Talal Shakerchi, an executive with one of the event’s sponsors, Meditor Capital Management Ltd.

The attempt proved to be both mentally and physically demanding for the Chess Master.  Commenting on the day, Andrew Martin said:

“With the degree of concentration I required, I lost all sense of time. It is almost like losing a day out of my life. But it was worth it for the wonderful sense of fulfilment and achievement. Every single opponent seemed to be playing at their very best and there were hundreds of difficult games.”

Read more about IM Martin's World Record day!
 

Balogh Counter Gambit

Free eBook: Keith Hayward on The Balogh Counter Gambit.  Thanks go to Erik Jensen for compiling Keith Hayward's 5-part article on the Balogh Counter Gambit into a ChessBase file.

"How good is the Balogh Counter Gambit?  Certainly high risk, but I do think it is sound in the hands of an adventurous and creative player.  I think BCG works great with speed chess, and good for an occasional over-the-board game.  From there the issue is how much risk is one willing to take on to win.  Regardless, the fun factor will always be high with the Balogh Counter Gambit!  - Good Chess!! Keith"

ICCF-IM Keith Hayward

Access this 37kb cbv file on Chessville's Download Page, or read it online at Chessville, starting with Part I - Introduction and Overview.
 

The Mad Aussie's Chess Trivia
From Graham Clayton

Princely Hi-jinks:  Prince Andreas Dadian (1850-1910) was a Georgian prince who was an "amateur" player as well as being a patron of the game at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries.  He claimed to have beaten many masters, but in fact he paid these masters to "collaborate" in producing games which the Prince won.

When the great Russian player Mikhail Chigorin declined to participate in one of these "collaborations", Dadian stopped Chigorin from competing in the 1903 Monaco tournament, as he was the tournament organizer.

Soviet Hi-jinks:  The 12th USSR championship at Moscow in 1940 finished in a tie for first between Bondarevsky and Lilienthal.  Mikhail Botvinnik finished =5th.  He complained that the tournament had been played under very noisy conditions, where the hubbub from the audience could be clearly heard by the players.  He was also hindered by the fact that some of his opponents smoked during games.

Originally a play-off match between Bondarevsky and Lilienthal was to be conducted to determine a winner, but instead an "Absolute Championship" over 20 rounds was held in Leningrad and Moscow in March/April 1941, featuring the top 6 players.  As this included Botvinnik, it was believed that senior sports officials had arranged the tournament to give Botvinnik a chance to redeem himself.

To stop spectator noise, the sports official Snegiryov arranged for members of the police to be standing in the aisles during the tournament.  One spectator was ejected for "hooliganism".  Botvinnik won the "Absolute Championship" and the tournament was never held again.

Submit your trivia to the Mad Aussie!
 

Pablo's Chess News

Pablo's Chess News  Chessville coverage of:

  • Linares Chess Tournament (February 19 - March 5 / SPAIN)
    Round 10: Kasparov - Leko / Kramnik - Radjabov / Topalov - Shirov.  Brief comments, standings & games available / Live games: Official site / ICC / FICS

Kasparov,G (2830) - Kramnik,V (2777) [E12]
Linares Chess Tournament Linares, ESP (5), 23.02.2004

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.Nc3 Bb7 5.a3 d5 6.cxd5 Nxd5 7.Qc2 Nxc3 8.bxc3 Be7 9.e4 0-0 10.Bd3 c5 11.0-0 Qc7 12.Qe2 Nd7 13.Bb2 Rac8 14.Nd2 Rfd8 15.Rfd1 Nf6 16.a4 cxd4 17.cxd4 Bb4 18.Nf3 Qe7 19.h3 h6 20.Qe3 a5 21.Rdc1 Ne8 22.Ne5 Nf6 23.Nf3 Ne8 24.Ne5 Nf6 25.Nc4 Rc6 26.Qg3 Nh5 27.Qe3 Nf6 28.Rc2 Rdc8 29.Rac1 Qd8 30.Qe2 Bf8 31.Qe3 R8c7 32.Qe2 Rc8 33.Ne5 R6c7 34.f3 Nh5 35.Rxc7 Rxc7 36.Rxc7 Qxc7 37.Qc2 Qd8 38.Bf1 Bd6 39.Qf2 Qg5 40.h4 Qf4 41.g4 Ng3 42.Nd3 Nxe4 43.fxe4 Qxe4 44.Qg2 ½-½

  • Dos Hermanas Internet Chess Tournament 2004 (March 6-14/ICC)  Your chance to play vs. titled players / Registration is free

  • II Internationale Frankische Grobmeistertage 2004 (Feb 18-28)
    Jan Gustafsson & Michael Bezold share the 1st place (7/11), Gustafsson wins by better tiebreak

  • 3rd Aeroflot Chess Open (February 17-26 / Moscow)
    Sergei Rublevsky wins this year´s edition, Filippov & Vaganian tied for 1st place

Rublevsky,S (2655) - Asrian,K (2599) [B12]
Aeroflot Open Moscow RUS (8), 24.02.2004

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.c4 cxd4 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.Nxd4 e6 7.Nc3 Bb4 8.Nxc6 bxc6 9.Bd3 d4 10.a3 Ba5 11.b4 Bc7 12.Ne4 Bxe5 13.Qh5 Qc7 14.f4 Bd6 15.Bb2 Ne7 16.0-0 Bxf4 17.Bxd4 Nf5 18.Bc5 Ba6 19.Rxf4 Qxf4 20.Rf1 Qh6 21.Rxf5 Qxh5 22.Nd6+ Kd7 23.Rxh5 Raf8 24.b5 Bc8 25.Rh4 Kc7 26.Nxc8 Rxc8 27.Bxa7 Rhd8 28.Be4 Rd1+ 29.Kf2 Rcd8 30.Rxh7 R8d2+ 31.Kg3 Ra2 32.Bc5 Rc1 33.b6+ Kb7 34.Rxg7 1-0

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GRAND OPENING!

Polgar Super Chess Center

Home of the 4-time Women’s World Champion

& 3-time Olympic Champion Susan Polgar

Sunday, March 7, 2004

The Celebration will start at 2 PM

The Official Opening Ceremony will start at 4 PM

Many chess celebrities and media will be attending!

Snacks and refreshments are provided!

103-10 Queens Boulevard

Forest Hills, NY 11375

Telephone: 718-897-4600

www.PolgarChess.com

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Dos Hermanas V on ICC
free entry, cash prizes!

For the fifth time, ICC is hosting the annual Internet Chess Tournament "Ciudad de Dos Hermanas". The cash prize fund has been increased this year and now amounts to EUR 6,100 (about $7,750), plus ICC membership prizes.  Entry is completely FREE. You don't even need to be a paying member of ICC to play.

Starting March 6, there will be 12 Swiss-system qualifying tourneys.  You can take part in all of them. Qualifier winners and 20 best-scoring other players advance to the knockout finals. The time control is 8 2.  Last year 67 GMs and 103 IMs took part in a field of 1,117 players from 75 countries.  Even if you are not aiming at winning a prize, this tournament gives everyone the chance to meet world top class players!

Rules and entry forms are here  (click the graphics on the right).  Make sure to register early; your registration is valid for all qualifiers, but you do not need to play all.

This event is sponsored by the Dos Hermanas City Council, the Municipal Foundation for Sport of Dos Hermanas, EDAMI (Miguel Illescas Chess School), and The Internet Chess Club.

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     Chess Notes by Edward Winter: 3212-3225
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Chessbase
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     Linares 7: Three wins, Leko in the lead
     Puzzle section: fighting for the draw
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     The Coalition checkmates the Axis of Evil
     Game over, ChessBase and Uzbekistan draw
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     Chess at 40 degrees below zero

The Times Picayune: CAHILL teacher gives life to chess match

Chess In Chicago - Special Feature: CIC Chess Kid of the Month

Pioneer Press: John Bartholomew, best young chess player to emerge from Minnesota

Jon Edwards' Chess Blog

The New Yorker: Louis Menand - Spassky vs. Fischer revisited

ICCF - New Ratings List - TOP-10

1

Oosterom, Joop J. van NED 2748
2 Andersson, Ulf SWE 2737
3 Timmerman, Gert Jan NED 2734
4 Berliner, Hans Jack USA 2726
5 Rause, Mrs. Olita LAT 2710
6 Elwert, Hans-Marcus GER 2709
7 Costa, Carlos Evanir BRA 2689
8 Tarnowiecki, Dr. Harold AUT 2688
9 Frey, Kenneth MEX 2688
10 Anton, Volker-Michael GER 2683

Nick Beqo: website completely redesigned.  Check it out!

The Telegraph Chess Club
     Malcolm Pein: Linares Triple Delight
     David Norwood: On His Problems With Studying the Endgame

This Week: Eliminating paid advisers will hurt chess program

About.com Chess - FIDE Top-10 Players (1975-2004)

Interfax: Issues with world chess championship in Libya almost resolved

Chandler Cornered - Geoff Chandler - Odd Pieces

ic Derry: Chess Whizzkid To Take On Seniors

Mechanics' Institute Chess Room - Newsletter by IM John Donaldson: #180, 02/25/2004: 1) Shipman and Thornally tie for first in Winter TNM; 2) Collyer and Donaldson share first in 12th David Collyer Memorial; 3) Northern California Chess History; 4) Here and There

Luke,G (1800) - Margulis,I (2259)
Winter TNM (8), 02.2004

1.d4 g6 2.c4 Bg7 3.Nc3 c5 4.d5 Bxc3+ 5.bxc3 f5 6.Bf4 d6 7.e3 Nf6 8.Bd3 Qa5 9.Qc2 Nbd7 10.Nf3 Nb6 11.0-0 Na4 12.Rfc1 b5 13.Nd2 Nb6 14.cxb5 Nbxd5 15.c4 Nxf4 16.exf4 0-0 17.Re1 Qc7 18.Qc3 Bb7 19.Nb3 Rae8 20.Qa5 Qd7 21.Rad1 Ba8 22.Be2 Rc8 23.Qd2 Ne4 24.Qe3 Rfe8 25.f3 Nf6 26.Bf1 Kg7 27.a4 Kf7 28.Rd2 e6 29.Red1 d5 30.Nxc5 Qd6 31.Nd3 Qc7 32.c5 Kg8 33.c6 a6 34.Ne5 Qd6 35.Rc2 axb5 36.axb5 Qb4 37.Qd4 Qxd4+ 38.Rxd4 Re7 39.Rb4 Ne8 40.b6 Nd6 41.Ba6 Rf8 42.b7 Rc7 43.Nd7 1-0

allAfrica.com: Ace Tarrasch Advice for the Middle Game

The Chess Drum - The Death of International Chess

The Campbell Report
     Added ICCF Europa to Sites of Note
     Added ICCF Correspondence Chess Photo Album to Sites of Note
     Added Chessville Comprehensive Links to Chess Links

Tim Krabbé's Open Chess Diary
     240. 25 February 2004: Game of the year 2003

Seagaard Chess Reviews - Chess Tactics for intermediate players

World Chess Network
     Larry Evans On Chess: The Losing Defense

RusBase Part Three - New Material from 1963

USCF
     Alex Dunne's "The Check is in the Mail" columns for March 2004
     Chess Review Online: February 25: Volume 1 - Issue 4

Annotated Games

Lubomir Kavalek (Washington Post)
     Spraggett-Vescovi, Aeroflot Open, Moscow 2004
     Carlsen-Dolmatov, Aeroflot Open, Moscow 2004

Nigel Short (Telegraph Chess Club): Shirov-Topalov, Linares 2004

David Sands (Washington Times)
     Lastin-Ivanov, Aeroflot Open, Moscow 2004
     Carlsen-Dolmatov, Aeroflot Open, Moscow 2004

Robert Byrne (NY Times): Short-Pogorelov, Gibraltar 2004

Jack Peters (LA Times)
     Bighamian-Landaw, USAT West, Los Angeles 2004

Jonathan Berry (Globe and Mail): Hydra-Fritz, Paderborn 2004

Puzzles & Problems

Chessville - Problem of the Week
Retrograde Analysis Corner
     Strategems, No. 25, Jan-Mar 2004
     Phenix, No. 120, Jul-Aug 2003
     Orbit, Jul/Oct 2003, SOLUTIONS (+ Correction)
     Die Schwalbe, No. 204, Dec. 2003
     Die Schwalbe, No. 205, Feb. 2004
     Probleemblad, Feb 2004
     Problemist, Jan 2004
     Problemesis 35
     Problemesis 36
     Problemesis 37
     Thema Danicum, No. 110, Mar 2003, SOLUTIONS
     Thema Danicum, No. 111, Jul 2003, SOLUTIONS
     Thema Danicum, No. 112, Oct 2003
     Thema Danicum, No. 113, Jan 2004
     Stuttgarter Zeitung, Christmas Contest 2003, Solutions
     Update RIFACE Tourneys Messigny 1997,1998, 2000, 2001
William Harvey's Chess Puzzles - Solutions
     Kramer vs Ruster, Altheide, 1926
     A Mattison vs Saviely Tartakower, Budapest, 1926
     Edward Lasker vs Winkelmann, New York, 1926
     Frederic Lazard vs George Renaud, Biarritz, 1926
     Nagy vs Akiba Rubenstein, Budapest, 1926
MagnateGames - A problem each day
Bruno's Chess Problem of the Day
National Scholastic Chess Foundation - Problem of the Week
Chesshaven - Tactical Exercise of the Day
The London Times - Winning Move & Column, Both Daily

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Position of the Week: Solution

1.g7+ Kg8 2.Nxf8 Rxf8 [2...Re6+ 3.Nxe6 h6 4.Nf8 h5 5.Bh7 mate] 3.Bxh7+ A nice bit of deflection. 3...Kxh7 4.gxf8=R [Of course not 4.gxf8=Q?? and stalemate!] 4...Kh6 5.Rh8 mate 1-0








 

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The Wit & Wisdom of Nigel Davies

The question any chessplayer has to answer with this and other openings is whether you'd REALLY be willing to play such positions for Black. If not, and it's not a dead draw, then you should be happy to play it for White.

It would be very unwise for a writer to say everything he knows about an opening he plays; Gallagher gave up the King's Gambit after his book because everyone was ready for him. I often write about things I don't play or don't intend to play again, but tell the whole truth as I see it at the time.

You're right about post-mortem analysis - it's usually charged with emotion and not done very seriously. Away from the tournament very few people analyze seriously .... except professionals.

Yes, it's usually the case that the perceived mistake follows several moves in which the wrong plan was chosen; often it's a question of frustration creeping in. For finding things like this Fritz and Shredder are useless, maybe worse than useless because they mislead players with the huge number of variations they churn out.

There is one very important question you must ask when analyzing a game; where did the position go from being tenable to lost? And Fritz / Shredder are not always very useful in this.

Most strong players advocate exactly the right thing -study annotated games, analyse things for yourself (including your own games), study endgames and PLAY. But who is doing this? Hands up everybody!

 

 

 

GAMES

Kasparov,G (2830) - Vallejo Pons,F (2663) [D45]
Linares Chess Tournament Linares, ESP (7), 26.02.2004

1.d4 d5
2.c4 c6
3.Nf3 Nf6
4.Nc3 e6
5.e3 Nbd7
6.Qc2 b6
7.Bd3 Bb7
8.0-0 Be7
9.b3 Rc8
10.Bb2 Qc7
11.Rad1 h6
12.e4 dxe4
13.Nxe4 0-0
14.c5 Nxe4
15.Bxe4 a5
16.Rfe1 Rfd8
17.Bh7+ Kh8
18.Bd3 Kg8
19.Bh7+ Kh8
20.Bd3 Kg8
21.Ba3 Qb8
22.Qc1 bxc5
23.Bb1 Qa7
24.Qc2 Nf6
25.Ne5 Rd5
26.Ng4 Rf5
27.Nxf6+ gxf6
28.h4 Kh8
29.Qe2 Ba6
30.Qe3 Rh5
31.Bxc5 Bxc5
32.dxc5 Qxc5
33.Qf3 Kg7
34.Qg3+ Kh8
35.Rd7 Rg8
36.Qf3 Re5
37.Qxf6+ 1-0
 

Kramnik,V (2777) - Topalov,V (2735) [B90]
Linares Chess Tournament Linares, ESP (7), 26.02.2004

1.e4 c5
2.Nf3 d6
3.d4 cxd4
4.Nxd4 Nf6
5.Nc3 a6
6.Be3 e5
7.Nb3 Be6
8.f3 Nbd7
9.Qd2 b5
10.0-0-0 h5
11.Nd5 Bxd5
12.exd5 g6
13.Kb1 Nb6
14.Qc3 Be7
15.Qc6+ Nbd7
16.Bb6 Qxb6
17.Qxa8+ Nb8
18.Na5 Nfd7
19.Nc6 Bg5
20.Qa7 Nxc6
21.Qxb6 Nxb6
22.dxc6 Ke7
23.Rd3 Rc8
24.Ra3 Na4
25.c4 Rxc6
26.Be2 Rb6
27.cxb5 axb5
28.Bxb5 Rxb5
29.Rxa4 f5
30.Rd1 Be3
31.a3 d5
32.b4  d4
33.Ra5 Rxa5
34.bxa5 Kd6
35.Kc2 e4
36.fxe4 fxe4
37.Re1 1-0
 

Vescovi,G (2633) - Areshchenko,A (2564) [B52]
Aeroflot Open Moscow RUS (6), 22.02.2004

1.e4 c5
2.Nf3 d6
3.Bb5+ Bd7
4.Bxd7+ Qxd7
5.c4 Nf6
6.Nc3  g6
7.d4 cxd4
8.Nxd4 Bg7
9.f3 0-0
10.0-0 Rc8
11.b3 d5
12.e5 Ne8
13.Nxd5 e6
14.Nc3 Bxe5
15.Nde2 b5
16.Bh6 bxc4
17.Rb1 cxb3
18.Rxb3 Qe7
19.f4 Bh8
20.f5  gxf5
21.Nd5 exd5
22.Rg3+ Bg7
23.Nd4 Kf8
24.Rxg7 Nxg7
25.Nxf5 Kg8
26.Bxg7 Qe4
27.Qh5 Rc6
28.Nh6+ Kxg7
29.Qg5+ 1-0
 

Rublevsky,S (2655) - Filippov,V (2609) [B22]
Aeroflot Open Moscow RUS (6), 22.02.2004

1.e4 c5
2.Nf3 e6
3.c3 Nf6
4.e5 Nd5
5.Bc4 d6
6.d4 cxd4
7.cxd4 Nb6
8.Bb3 dxe5
9.Nxe5 Nc6
10.Nf3 Be7
11.Nc3 Bf6
12.Be3 Na5
13.Bc2 Nac4
14.0-0 Nxb2
15.Qe2 N2c4
16.Ne5 Nd6
17.Qh5 g6
18.Qh6 Nf5
19.Bxf5 exf5
20.Rfe1 Be6
21.Rad1 Nd5
22.Nxd5 Qxd5
23.Nd3 0-0-0
24.Qf4 Qd6
25.Rc1+ Kb8
26.Qxd6+
           Rxd6
27.Bf4 Rhd8
28.Nc5 Bxa2
29.d5 a5
30.Re2 Bxd5
31.Rd2 Ka7
32.Bxd6 Rxd6
33.Rcd1 Kb6
34.Rxd5 Rxd5
35.Rxd5 Kc6
36.Rd7 Kxc5
37.Rxb7 a4
38.Kf1 a3
39.Ra7 Kb4
40.Ke2 Kb3
41.Kd3 a2
42.Rb7+ Ka3
43.Ra7+ Kb2
44.Rb7+ Kc1
45.Rc7+ Kd1
          0-1
 

Lautier,J (2676) - Vaganian,R (2623) [D31]
Aeroflot Open Moscow RUS (9), 25.02.2004

1.d4 d5
2.c4 e6
3.Nc3 Be7
4.cxd5 exd5
5.Bf4 c6
6.e3 Bf5
7.Nge2 Nd7
8.f3 Bg6
9.Bg3 Nh6
10.Bf2 Bd6
11.g4 f5
12.h3 0-0
13.Bg2 Qe7
14.0-0 fxg4
15.hxg4 Qg5
16.Qd2 Rae8
17.Rae1 Rxf3
18.Bxf3 Nxg4
19.Bg3 Nxe3
20.Kh1 Bh5
21.Bxh5 Qxh5+
22.Kg1 Qh3
23.Rf2 Bxg3
24.Nxg3
           Qxg3+
25.Rg2 Nxg2
26.Rxe8+ Kf7
27.Rc8 Ne3+
28.Kh1 Nf6
         0-1

 

 

 

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