AdrianP Member since Jul-09-03 · Last seen Sep-10-08 1. e4 with the white pieces; Sicilian Najdorf with black against e4 and Grunfeld against d4. Favorite players Kasparov, Anand, Svidler, Fischer, Capablanca. I'll post some of my games on my forum. Anything related to 1. e4 (as White); 1. e4 c5 and 1. d4 Nf6 is fair game. Or chess generally... or literature... or anything... *** POLL *** I'm taking soundings as to whether a sufficient number of people would be interested in a live broadcast page <where kibitzers would agree not to use computer analysis> in addition to the normal live broadcast page. If you think that this would be a good idea, post me a message in my forum. At the moment it's just Me; <Suenteus Po 147>; <Benzol>; <Cogano>; <mymt>; <stevens>; <hitman84>; <poorpawn>; <agentrgent>; <brankat>; <dangerousliasons>; <chessclassics>; <alexandrovm>; <marco65>; <thepawn>; <virginmind>; <saruman>; <timer>; <akavall>; <themadhair>; <emperoratahualpa>; <zebra>; <open defence>; <classic analysis>; <monad>; <rocafella>; <zabbura2002>; <jdk>; <ohiochessfan>; <positionalbrilliancy>; <mack>; <boz>; <jointhearmy>; <chesscarnival>; <Kellmano>; <ikalel>; <zndrpx>; <landzhev>; <just a kid>; <method b>; <anzal>; <tomlinsky>;<shams>; <hamham>; <ravel5184>; <chessamateur>; <jessicafischerqueen>

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Sep-10-08 Topalov vs Carlsen, 2008    AdrianP: I don't think Carlsen can afford to be anything other than a moving target opening wise. Topalov will have done some serious work on the Dragon and Alekhine, and I doubt Carlsen will want to turn this game into a homework contest.      Sep-10-08 Garry Kasparov    AdrianP: Gazza's book: it is indeed a real treat. I've finished skimming the part dealing with the first abortive match (1984). One easily forgets what a scandal this was. The book reproduces what is said to be a transcript of an entertaining press conference where Campomanes announced his ...      Sep-09-08 Carlsen vs Ivanchuk, 2008    AdrianP: This was very badly played by Magnus - normally this sort of opposite sides attacking ends up with one side losing by one tempo. But Magnus' attack didn't even get started.      Sep-06-08 Ivanchuk vs Topalov, 2008    AdrianP: if bc8 ba6 now chucky has nec3      Sep-06-08 Team White vs Team Black, 2008     Sep-05-08 Topalov vs Anand, 2008    AdrianP: I think this is big trouble for Anand.      Sep-02-08 Bilbao Grand Slam Chess Final (2008)    AdrianP: <acirce> <And these days analysed as good for White again - isn't it? I'm thinking about the revival of 10.e5.> Sorry, I'd missed this. 10 e5 is the hot line, but the latest so far as I've seen/understand is that it seems to be OK for Black. E Berg vs E Najer, 2007 is ...      Aug-12-08 Peter Svidler    AdrianP: He seems to be in a terrible slump, Svidler. In the last of these Fide tournaments he was complaining about not being able to calculate anything. He seems to have tried to break out of this rut by playing as riskily / 'creatively' as possible, but it does not seem to be working so ...      Jul-29-08 Carlsen vs E Alekseev, 2008    AdrianP: <If Qs came off and not Rs, then White really would be toast.> (posted by me at around move 37). I could teach that kid a lot. But seriously, the apparent disbelief that Magnus could ever lose a game (when was the last time?), should not take anything away from Alekseev: he ...      Jul-26-08 Y Pelletier vs Carlsen, 2008    AdrianP: I agree with <Ulhumbrus> (... for once). Pelletier's Qb6 was just asking for an attack on his K, and Magnus usually obliges. I think <Ulhumbrus> may be right that Pelletier didn't think ...Bc8 was playable, but it would be surprising if he simply missed the zwischenzug ...

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< Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 8 OF 8 ·  Later Kibitzing > Jul-21-07    Hesam7: <AdrianP> thx. Just a curiosity, which line do you find more annoying as White after 6. Be3 in Najdorf?? IMO 6. ... Ng4 "should be" strategically less sound but it is more annoying for White players. Jul-23-07    AdrianP: <Hesam7> I do find 6. ...Ng4 annoying but you can avoid this if you really want to with 6. f3 then 7. Be3 (but you have to know 6. f3 Qb6). Or if you're happy playing 6. Bg5 you can play 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bc1 Nf6 (there's actually not anything much better) 8. Bg5 and transpose into 6. Bg5. Jul-29-07    Hesam7: <AdrianP> Why nobody plays the following move order: 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 to avoid Najdorf and go for the Rauzer attack?? What happens if Black does not play ... Nc6 ?? Jul-30-07    nescio: <Hesam7: Why nobody plays the following move order: 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 to avoid Najdorf and go for the Rauzer attack?? What happens if Black does not play ... Nc6 ??> Sorry for butting in, but User: waddayaplay has already answered your question under J Vesterinen vs Smyslov, 1954 Jul-30-07    Hesam7: <nescio> thanks that was great. Sep-06-07    Hesam7: <<Modern Chess Series> The idea of the book is to take lines which first came to prominence and show their development right up to the modern day. It's good for getting a feeling for the development of particular lines, but I don't think the quality is up there with the OMGP series. I enjoyed the book first time through, but when I went through the chapter on the Sveshnikov it seemed to me that a substantial proportion of the material had just been lifted from Rogozenko's analyses for Chessbase.> I got my copy about a week ago and I must say I am very disappointed with the book. Sep-12-07    AdrianP: <hesam7> I'm sorry to hear that... I should have tried harder to dissuade you. Sep-12-07    Hesam7: <AdrianP: <hesam7> I'm sorry to hear that... I should have tried harder to dissuade you.> You do not need to be sorry. Since we discussed this in the past I thought I should give my own impression here. Maybe I am misreading Kasparov but there are several big flaws with this book. First of all the book does not feel like a book it feels more like a collection of essays. Secondly the openings that appear in the book have little to do with the 70s the book is called "Revolution in the 70s" so you would think that "major developments in the 70s" would be a common theme among the openings which is not (look at the chapter on 6. Be3 Najdorf for example). Jan-21-08    KingG: <AdrianP> I love your games collection Game Collection: Najdorf, English Attack, mainly because it saves me the trouble of making one of my own. :-) Just to be pedantic though, I thought I'd let you know that in the first line you give, you've written <7.Nb6> instead of <7.Nb3>. Which variation do you yourself play as Black? Under the influence of Arizmendi/Moreno and Kosten I've been playing the 6...e5 7.Nb3 Be6 8.f3 Nbd7 line, but have recently been trying out the currently popular 8...Be7, although there is quite a bit of theory. Jan-22-08    AdrianP: <KingG> Thanks very much for both the endorsement and the correction! I tend to mix things around when I play Black, depending sometimes on what I know of my opponent. I think the 8 ...h5 system is not bad against theory hounds. But at my level, opening prep. tends to run out pretty early anyway! Jan-26-08    Landzhev: Hi, AdrianP that's a good idea about the "live broadcast page where kibitzers would agree not to use computer analysis". You can count me in! Jan-26-08    znprdx: DITTO <Landzhev: Hi, AdrianP that's a good idea about the "live broadcast page where kibitzers would agree not to use computer analysis". You can count me in!> However as I subsequently stated on page 264(at Corus (2008)) Upon further reflection perhaps I should qualify that I am not objecting to the posting of computer analysis >per se< but rather to anything beyond let’s say 7 ply, which my guess is well above the average ability of most users on this site (excluding portions of routine sequences of double pairs of rook exchanges and the like). Also such postings should reflect the poster's understanding that there are only 3 or 4 critical points in a game where it would reasonable to do so. I address this to <virgin mind > directly (on page 271) who clearly never got the clue. Jan-27-08    Landzhev: I believe I got the point the first time - more thinking on your own and less automatic movements like copy stuff to the clipboard and turn on the engine at every move even when it is not needed. Mar-02-08    mack: How's yer roquefort, Adrian? Mar-28-08    just a kid: Count me in with the no computer analysis live broadcast page. Apr-04-08    Method B: Hi Adrian, I'd like to join to the no computer analysis movement. Apr-14-08    Anzer: Adrian, I love your opening repertoire, I play exactly the same =) Ill join into the movement too Apr-23-08    Tomlinsky: Add me as another positive for your poll <AdrianP>. Plonking 2X-Ply analysis into the middle of discussions where people are trying to actually understand what is going on does nothing for me either. Even if the broadcast area was restricted to the odd 'Engines say X or Y is better' without supporting 'analysis' would be fair game imo. Count me in. It would be a better workout for observers and participants alike. Jul-02-08    Shams: please add me to your list-- I don't care for seeing engine analysis in live broadcast pages. Aug-04-08    hamham: Add me to the list, I would also be interested in a live broadcast page without computer analysis. Aug-15-08    ravel5184: Me threee! Sep-05-08    chessamateur: I would also like to have a separate no CPU analysis during live broadcasts. It takes some of the drama out of it and can become a bit annoying when it is posted too frequently. I remember we once had a nice engine free analysis during an endgame of a live broadcast where many participated and everyone learned alot. So definitely put me down. Sep-05-08    theodor: dear amateurs, most of us know openings till 5-6 move! that's why the idea to separate from professionals is very good! I'll suggest you more: during the M'tel contest in Sofia they brodcast a program ''guess the move''. the rools wernt very good. if necessary, I could participate in a discussion for better rools. my e-mail is: totogyurovsky@yahoo.com Sep-05-08    jessicafischerqueen: Hello <AdrianP> Thank you for making this effort. I want to put my name on the <live page without comp eval> option too. Sep-06-08    Artar1: <We need your vote in our Battle of the Brains2 game. Can you vote right now? The team needs you. Thanks!> Jump directly to page #    (enter number from 1 to 8) < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 8 OF 8 ·  Later Kibitzing >		Become a Premium Chessgames Member today!

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