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Radjabov,T (2656) - Leko,P (2722) [D00]
Linares Chess Tournament Linares, ESP (1), 19.02.2004

1.d4 Nf6
2.Bg5 d5
3.e3 g6
4.Bxf6 exf6
5.c4 dxc4
6.Bxc4 Bd6
7.Nc3 0-0
8.h4 h5
9.Qc2 Kg7
10.Nge2 Nd7
11.0-0-0 Nb6
12.Bb3 Qe7
13.Qe4 Re8
14.Qxe7 Bxe7
15.Nf4 a5
16.a3 Bd6
17.Nd3 a4
18.Ba2 Ra5
19.e4 Rd8
20.Rhe1 Be7
21.Nf4 f5
22.e5 Bxh4
23.g3 Bg5
24.d5 c6
25.dxc6 Rxd1+
26.Kxd1 bxc6
27.e6 Bxf4
28.e7 Bd7
29.e8Q Bxe8
30.Rxe8 Bd6
31.Ne2 Rb5
32.Kc2 f4
33.gxf4 Rf5
34.Re4 h4
35.Ng1 Rxf4
36.Rxf4 Bxf4
37.b3 f5
38.bxa4 Nxa4
39.Nh3 Bd6
40.f4 Nb6
41.Kb2 Kh6
42.Bf7 Nd5
43.Be8 Nxf4
44.Nxf4 Bxf4
45.Bxc6 g5
         0-1
 

Shirov,A (2737) - Topalov,V (2735) [E11]
Linares Chess Tournament Linares, ESP (3), 21.02.2004

1.d4 Nf6
2.c4 e6
3.Nf3 d5
4.g3 Bb4+
5.Bd2 Be7
6.Bg2 0-0
7.0-0 c6
8.Qb3 b6
9.Nc3 Ba6
10.cxd5 cxd5
11.Ne5 Bb7
12.Rac1 Nc6
13.Nb5 Nxe5
14.dxe5 Nd7
15.Qe3 Nc5
16.Bb4 a5
17.Ba3 Qd7
18.Nd4 Rac8
 19.f4 b5
20.Bxc5 Rxc5
21.f5 Rxc1
22.Qxc1 exf5
23.Nxf5 g6
24.Nd4 Qd8
25.h4 b4
26.Qf4 f6
27.Bh3 fxe5
28.Qxe5 Bf6
29.Qe6+ Kh8
30.e3 Bg7
31.Rxf8+ Qxf8
32.Qd7 Bh6
33.Ne6 Qc8
34.Qe7 d4
35.e4 Bxe4
36.Nc5 Qxh3
37.Qe8+ Kg7
38.Qe7+ Kg8
39.Qe8+ Bf8
40.Nxe4 Qf5
41.b3 d3
42.Qc6 Kh8
43.Kg2 h6
44.Qc4 Qd7
45.Nf6 Qg7
46.Ne4 Qb2+
47.Kf3 Qe2+
48.Kf4 Bg7
49.Qc8+ Kh7
50.Qd7 Qf1+
51.Ke3 Qe2+
52.Kf4 Qf1+
53.Ke3 Qe2+
     1/2-1/2
 

Stellwagen,D - Skripchenko,A
2. GM-Tage Pulvermühle (1.2), 19.02.2004

1.e4 c5
2.Nf3 e6
3.c3 Nf6
4.e5 Nd5
5.d4 cxd4
6.cxd4 d6
7.Nc3 Nxc3
8.bxc3 Qc7
9.Bd2 Nd7
10.Bd3 dxe5
11.0-0 Be7
12.Re1 0-0
13.Nxe5 Nxe5
14.Rxe5 Bd6
15.Rg5 f5
16.Qh5 Bd7
17.Re1 Rf7
18.Bc2 Rf6
19.Qh3 h6
20.Rh5 Raf8
21.Bb3 Kh7
22.Rh4 Rg6
23.Bd1 Bc6
24.Bf3 Bd5
25.Bxd5 exd5
26.Qf3 Qc4
27.Bf4 Qxa2
28.Bxd6 Rxd6
29.g3 Rf7
30.Rf4 Rdf6
31.h4 a5
32.Kg2 a4
33.Re8 Qc4
34.h5 a3
35.Ra8 a2
36.Ra3 Kg8
37.Ra8+ Rf8
38.Rxf8+ Rxf8
39.Rxf5 Rxf5
40.Qxf5 a1Q
41.Qe6+ Kf8
         0-1
 

Baklan,V (2606) - Istratescu,A (2590) [B01]
2ème Breizh Masters (A) (1), 12.02.2004

1.e4 d5
2.exd5 Qxd5
3.Nc3 Qa5
4.d4 c6
5.Nf3 Nf6
6.Bc4 Bf5
7.Bd2 e6
8.Nd5 Qd8
9.Nxf6+ Qxf6
10.Qe2 Nd7
11.0-0-0 Bd6
12.Bg5 Qg6
13.d5 Bc7
14.dxc6 Ne5
15.cxb7 Rb8
16.Bb5+ Kf8
17.Qe3 Nxf3
18.Qc5+ Kg8
19.Qxc7
          Qxg5+
20.Kb1 1-0

 


 

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Mastering Checkmates

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(2/18)  ReviewMastering Checkmates by Neil McDonald, reviewed by Carl Tillotson.  "The book will appeal to the serious chess player, it presents a number of ‘classical’ ideas to a modern audience, and it does make an attempt to show you the paths through the middle-game to the glorious end – which is Checkmate!  It is not a beginners book, but aimed at the improving chess player..."

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Thanks Albert and Jon.  Best wishes to you both.

(2/17)  Introduction to Correspondence Chess Part 4From Part 1 of this series we learned the basic premise of correspondence chess (CC).  In Part 2 we looked at the fundamental rules of CC.  In Part 3 we looked at some of the "venues" to play CC.  Now our tour guide, Steve Ryan, finishes off this portion of the tour with his personal "philosophy" or approach to the game along with some tips for better play.

(2/17)  On Walden Pawn: A brand new Perry the PawnPusher story, from the creative mind of Rick Kennedy.  "I blame it all on Walden.  Not the pond, nor the essay that grew from it.  I have, in fact, often asked my students, were they to spend their time as Thoreau did, in arboreous solitude, if they could bring along but one chess book, what might be their choice?"
 

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This book is a companion to the author’s Mastering Chess Tactics; and is primarily aimed at club and tournament players.  The author, Neil McDonald, is a grandmaster and a recognised British Chess Federation Coach.

Having read Neil’s book on the French, I was looking forward to reading this book, confident that his writing style present in previous books would lend itself well to what is a difficult topic to address. 

The book itself is well presented with each chapter organized in the same manner.  Neil provides an introduction to the ‘motif’ in consideration, then further outlines these ideas with examples taken from grandmaster play, before concluding the chapter with some well chosen puzzles.

The book is broken down into what could be termed ‘classic’ mates and some not so classic.  The chapter on the ‘Killer Pawn’ is an interesting sidestep...

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On Walden Pawn
A Perry the PawnPusher Story, by Rick Kennedy

Rick Kennedy, who bears a striking resemblance to Perry the PawnPusher, has been playing chess almost 50 years. You'd think he'd have gotten better at it, by now!  Rick's fiction has appeared in different places, such as: Chess 'n' stuff, Chess Atlas, Chess Life, and School Mates. He has chronicled the misadventures of Perry the PawnPusher, revealed a half-dozen chess-based adventures involving Sherlock Homes, and even reported on the chessic hi-jinks of his daughter, Mary Elizabeth, and his son, Jonathan, in The Kennedy Kids.

I blame it all on Walden.  Not the pond, nor the essay that grew from it.

I have, in fact, often asked my students, were they to spend their time as Thoreau did, in arboreous solitude, if they could bring along but one chess book, what might be their choice?

I, for one, would unhesitatingly take Fine's Basic Chess Endings and return it, updated, to a clamoring chess world, where there is far more need for such a polished gem than yet another horrid monograph on the latest ephemeral ruse or gambit.

Not that I am beyond taking advantage of such interest in the "Well-I've-sat-down-to-play-whatever-shall-I-do-now?" mentality.  Recently, in fact, to help the Chess Club raise funds to expand its library, I had donated 20 hours of analytical time, to be auctioned off.  As expected, it sold well.

So, when young Walden (of the Club) happened to sit down to play his two-game match against the highest bidder, he was unaware that he was facing an opponent who was fully-prepared with analysis for play with both the White and the Black pieces.

That would have been nothing of consequence - love's labor well spent, I say - had I had to tutor Walden's opponent in the ways of the Catalan, or the English Opening vs. 1...e5, or even the Berlin Defense in the Spanish.

Walden, however, was a juvenile practitioner of the dark arts of the irregular, baroque and largely irrelevant chess opening - committed to the detritus constantly being swept to the side of the road along Caissa's path.

And I had found myself having to prepare an equally arcane opening and defense to face him - for Perry, the execrable PawnPusher...

Read On Walden Pawn
 

Intro to Correspondence Chess: Part 4
by Steve Ryan

From Part 1 of this series we learned the basic premise of correspondence chess (CC).  In Part 2 we looked at the fundamental rules of CC.  In Part 3 we looked at some of the "venues" to play CC.

Having explained the basics of correspondence chess in parts 1-3, I would like to finish off with my personal "philosophy" or approach to the game along with some tips for better ( I won't say "good") play.  I do not have a high enough rating to advise anyone on chess tactics or strategy.  I need all the advice I can get myself in those areas.  But before getting into "tips" I would like to deal with the subject of the relative merits of CC vs. OTB play.

As I noted previously the two forms of the game have many "switch hitters", or people who play and enjoy both CC and OTB.  Nonetheless, you can sometimes detect a slight attitude of "condescension" on the part of the OTB crowd (a statement that might cause howls of outrage) because, let's face it, CC just does not have the high public profile of a face-to-face tournament, of a Fischer-Spassky encounter, or even Kasparov vs. the latest deep, deeper or deepest Blue.

Part of this attitude may arise from the huge amount of assistance a CC player may legally use with the game IN PROGRESS.  The "assistance" comes from all the chess literature, databases, game collections, and similar items a CC player may use.  An OTB player has access to all the same material of course but must have it all in his head when he sits down to play.  I (among others) personally believe the two forms of the game compliment each other though I have the feeling that you would have an easier time of it switching from OTB to CC than the other way around.

So, while you won't get any advice on tactics, strategy, end game play, or any of that stuff I can still pass along a few words of general wisdom...

Read Steve's advice, in Introduction to Correspondence Chess Part 4
 

The Mad Aussie's Chess Trivia
From Graham Clayton

Stamped:  The first stamp to feature a chess theme was issued on the 29th of September 1947 in Bulgaria.  The 9-leva stamp depicted a knight and commemorated the Balkan games in Sofia, a section of which was a 4 nation chess tournament between the host country, Yugoslavia, Hungary and Romania.

Stumped - (Another Who Am I? Quiz!):  I was the leading player in my country from the mid 1970s up to the late 1980's. After a slow start to my career, I started winning tournaments aged in my early 20's. I made my Olympiad debut at the same time, and achieved the best score on Board 3.  I was severely injured in a car accident, and during my convalescence I reappraised my playing style. I am well known for my original opening play, and tactical skill. Although I continued to win tournaments, I could never translate my success to the World Championship cycle, and never qualified for the Candidates matches.  In the early 1980's I was ranked the number 3 player in the world, behind only Karpov and Kasparov. Outside of chess, I am fluent in several languages. Who Am I?  Find out here.

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Nigel Short (Telegraph Chess Club): Morphy-Barnes, London 1858

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Position of the Week: Solution

Invisible but not Invincible!

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Analysis Corner








Solution:  It is White's move, so Black is not in check.  Hence the Black king does not stand on d8.  This means it is either on c8 or White is in check from the Black rook.  If the latter, then the Black king must have just moved from c8 to d7.  Therefore the Black king is now either on c8 or d7.  If the White pawn on c7 now captures the Black rook and becomes a knight, then the Black king will be mated no matter on which of the two squares he stands.  So the solution is: 1.cxb8=N mate.


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Improve Your Chess Now, by Jonathan Tisdall, reviewed by Peter Connor

Learn from your Chess Mistakes, by IM Chris Baker, reviewed by S. Evan Kreider

Multiple Choice Chess II by Graeme Buckley, Reviewed by Jens Madsen

Pro Chess, The Video Chess Mentor by Yasser Seirawan.  (DVD), reviewed by David Surratt

Rapid Chess Improvement, by Michael de la Maza, reviewed by Peter Connor

Secrets of Chess Intuition, by Alexander Beliavsky and Adrian Mikhalchishin, reviewed by Kelly Atkins

Think Like A Grandmaster by Alexander Kotov, Reviewed by USCF Senior Master Jude Acers

Think Like A Grandmaster, by Alexander Kotov, reviewed by Leopold Lacrimosa

Understanding Chess Move By Move, by John Nunn, reviewed by Peter Connor

 

 

 

GAMES

Kasparov,G (2831) - Radjabov,T (2656) [B30]
Linares XXI (2), 20.02.2004

1.e4 c5
2.Nf3 Nc6
3.Nc3 e5
4.Bc4 Be7
5.d3 Nf6
6.Nd2 d6
7.Nf1 Nd7
8.Ne3 Nb6
9.Ned5 0-0
10.0-0 Nxd5
11.Nxd5 Rb8
12.a4 Be6
13.f4 exf4
14.Bxf4 Bg5
15.b3 Bxd5
16.Bxg5 Qxg5
17.Bxd5 Nb4
18.Bc4 d5
19.exd5 Nxd5
20.Qf3 Qe3+
21.Rf2 Qxf3
22.Rxf3 Nb6
23.Bb5 a6
24.a5 axb5
25.axb6 Rfc8
26.Ra5 c4
27.Rxb5 cxd3
28.c4 Rd8
29.Rd5 Rxd5
30.cxd5 Rd8
31.Rxd3 Rd6
32.Kf2 Kf8
33.Ke3 Rxb6
34.Kd4 Ke7
35.Kc5 Rh6
36.h3 Rg6
37.g4 Rg5
38.b4 h5
39.Rd4 hxg4
40.hxg4 f5
41.gxf5 Rxf5
42.b5 Rf6
      ½-½
 

Shirov,A (2736) - Topalov,V (2735) [E11]
Linares XXI (3), 21.02.2004

1.d4 Nf6
2.c4 e6
3.Nf3 d5
4.g3 Bb4+
5.Bd2 Be7
6.Bg2 0-0
7.0-0 c6
8.Qb3 b6
9.Nc3 Ba6
10.cxd5 cxd5
11.Ne5 Bb7
12.Rac1 Nc6
13.Nb5 Nxe5
14.dxe5 Nd7
15.Qe3 Nc5
16.Bb4 a5
17.Ba3 Qd7
18.Nd4 Rac8
19.f4 b5
20.Bxc5 Rxc5
21.f5 Rxc1
22.Qxc1 exf5
23.Nxf5 g6
24.Nd4 Qd8
25.h4 b4
26.Qf4 f6
27.Bh3 fxe5
28.Qxe5 Bf6
29.Qe6+ Kh8
30.e3 Bg7
31.Rxf8+ Qxf8
32.Qd7 Bh6
33.Ne6 Qc8
34.Qe7 d4
35.e4 Bxe4
36.Nc5 Qxh3
37.Qe8+ Kg7
38.Qe7+ Kg8
39.Qe8+ Bf8
40.Nxe4 Qf5
41.b3 d3
42.Qc6 Kh8
43.Kg2 h6
44.Qc4 Qd7
45.Nf6 Qg7
46.Ne4 Qb2+
47.Kf3 Qe2+
48.Kf4 Bg7
49.Qc8+ Kh7
50.Qd7 Qf1+
51.Ke3 Qe2+
52.Kf4 Qf1+
53.Ke3 Qe2+
        ½-½
 

Gustafsson,J - Bezold,M
2. GM-Tage Pulvermühle (1.3), 19.02.2004

1.d4 d6
2.Nf3 Bg4
3.c4 Nd7
4.Nc3 e5
5.g3 Bxf3
6.exf3 Ngf6
7.Bg2 c6
8.0-0 Be7
9.f4 0-0
10.b3 Re8
11.d5 c5
12.g4 Nf8
13.fxe5 dxe5
14.g5 N6d7
15.Ne4 Ng6
16.Qg4 Ndf8
17.d6 Bxd6
18.Rd1 Re6
19.Nxc5 Bxc5
20.Rxd8 Rxd8
21.Be3 Bd4
22.Rd1 Re7
23.Bd5 Ne6
24.Bxd4 Nxd4
25.f4 Red7
26.Kf2 Nc6
27.fxe5 Ncxe5
28.Qf5 Kh8
29.Re1 Re7
30.Kg3 h5
31.gxh6 Rd6
32.h4 Rf6
33.Qg5 Rf4
34.Rxe5 Rxe5
35.Qxe5 Nxe5
36.Kxf4 Nd3+
37.Ke3 Nc1
         1-0

 

 

 

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