page 1 of 49; games 1-25 of 1,201  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Keres vs Bogoljubov 1-0 32 1943 Salzburg (Austria) B81 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack 2. O'Kelly vs M Christoffel 1-0 41 1946 Staunton, Groningen NED B81 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack 3. O'Kelly vs Stoltz 0-1 54 1946 Staunton, Groningen NED B81 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack 4. Keres vs K Plater   ½-½ 41 1947 Moskva Chigorin-mem (26.11.47) B81 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack 5. Simagin vs O Bogatyrev   ½-½ 40 1947 Ch Moscow B81 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack 6. W Kuppe vs H Herrmann   ½-½ 33 1947 Lueneburg GER B81 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack 7. B De Greiff vs Schmid   1-0 48 1954 Amsterdam ol (Men) pre-IV B81 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack 8. R Fuchs vs Filip   1-0 59 1957 Gotha B81 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack 9. Krogius vs Petrosian   ½-½ 26 1958 Riga B81 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack 10. Fischer vs Najdorf ½-½ 59 1960 Leipzig ol fin B81 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack 11. Jansa vs J Kozma 1-0 24 1960 Marianske Lazne B81 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack 12. Keres vs P Clarke 1-0 56 1960 Leipzig ol (08.11.60) B81 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack 13. Szabo vs P Clarke 0-1 34 1960 Hastings B81 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack 14. L Alster vs J Rejfir   1-0 52 1960 CSR-ch B81 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack 15. Velimirovic vs A Shmit   0-1 30 1961 YUG-URS B81 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack 16. K Darga vs M Bertok   1-0 43 1961 Bled B81 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack 17. C Kottnauer vs F Parr   1-0 62 1962 Whitby British ch B81 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack 18. Vasiukov vs Bozidar Djurasevic   1-0 47 1962 URS-JUG B81 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack 19. J Fabian vs Filip   0-1 41 1963 CSR-ch B81 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack 20. Savon vs V Bykov   1-0 24 1963 Kiev Spartak CC-ch B81 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack 21. Bronstein vs Korchnoi 1-0 34 1964 Leningrad B81 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack 22. S Zhukhovitsky vs Platonov   0-1 32 1964 Moscow (Russia) B81 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack 23. E Bebchuk vs Shamkovich   1-0 24 1964 Ch Moscow B81 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack 24. Vasiukov vs Simagin   1-0 31 1964 Ch Moscow B81 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack 25. Fischer vs M Lister 0-1 29 1964 Fischer Simul Exhibition Tour B81 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack  page 1 of 49; games 1-25 of 1,201    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)

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< Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 3 OF 3 ·  Later Kibitzing > Feb-16-04    PinkPanther: <Benjamin Lau> It's hard to choose an acid test line for white to play when black is the one choosing the lines, that's why I left out the French Defense and the Ruy Lopez in my earlier assessment. In reality, the plan for white against all variations of the closed Ruy Lopez (with the exception of the Marshall/Anti-Marshall) is more or less exactly the same, they all feature the moves d4 (often followed by d5 later on) Nbd2 Nf1 Ng3 (or Ne3) Bc2...it's basically all the same. Feb-16-04    PinkPanther: <Benjamin Lau> Yes, that's the English Attack, although the example provided by Refutor was slightly more typical, but the Lutz-Berkes game was an English Attack nonetheless. Feb-16-04    Benjamin Lau: PP: thanks, I don't play the English attack nor do I know much theory in the e4 lines so it was a hopeful guess on my part. What is the reputation of the English attack at the GM level? Feb-16-04    PinkPanther: Well, I'm no GM but judging by the frequency with which it's played, I can tell you they think there's something to it. It's basically a race between the two pawnstorms, black's pawns on the queenside and white's pawns on the kingside. If white's attack is quicker then you get a game like the one between Kasparov and Van Wely that Refutor posted, but if Black's attack is quicker you get a game like this, where Grischuk got absolutely toasted on the queenside Grischuk vs Kasparov, 2001 Feb-16-04    Benjamin Lau: PP, thanks. Feb-17-04    Gower: Zorro: Yes the yugoslav is a very sharp line against the dragon, but I would consider it the critical test, even if it is what black expects. The dragon is currently in trouble theoretically. Look in any chess book and it will give the yugoslav as the critical line in the dragon. Jun-27-04    Hanada: <Phoenix> The most critical refutation of ...Ng5, or at least the most fun is Bc5!?...the Traxler Counter Attack...AKA the Wilkes-Barre Variation. I think the most critical answer to the Ruy Lopez is the Marshal Attack. For the Caro-Kann, I like the Fantasy Variation.....1)e4 c6 2)d2 d5 3)f3.... For the Quens gambit, i just say screw it and play the KID. Alows for alot of flexibilty and creativity. For the English...i just say screw it and and play the KID..... :) Jun-28-04    Shadout Mapes: <PP> Interesting, I found that the first 11 moves of the Kasparov - Van Wely game were column 19 of the Scheviningen in MCO. But I get it, it's more of an idea than a variation, a Saemisch/Yugoslav Attack for the Najdorf. Aug-02-04    russep: what is the traxler attack? Aug-02-04    refutor: traxler is 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 Bc5?! it's hardly a refutation Aug-02-04    russep: thanks Aug-07-04    joeyam30: wla lng!...hehehe Oct-14-04    Hanada: <Refutor> With best play by both sides the Traxler is pretty much a forced draw. While it may not be a refutation it certainly a line that is a playable alternative to other choices.....mentioned below. Also, i forgot the name of the opening but it goes like this: 1)e4 e5 2)Nf3 Nc6 3)Bc4 Nf6 4)Ng5 d5 5)exd5 b5! ...is also awesome. Oct-14-04    maoam: <Hanada> I think that's the Ulvestad variation. Oct-14-04    acirce: <Traxler> Has anybody looked at Heisman's CD from a few years ago? He claims to have made new important discoveries leading to crucial re-evaluations with computer help, something that indeed seems logical in such a tactical line. http://seagaard.dk/review/eng/sw_op... sums up some of the main results: <White can still get a small but safe advantage by 5.Bxf7+, Ke7 6.Bd5 as stated by both Estrin and Cramer. 5.Nxf7, Bxf2+ 6.Kf1 is highly complex: Heisman found some improvements over Cramer in the critical 6...Qe7 7.Nxh8, d5 8.exd5, Nd4 9.d6!? that means that here 9...Qxd6 is properbly best with an unclear result. After 5.Nxf7, Bxf2+ 6.Kxf2, Nxe4+ 7.Kg1 the best road for black is 7...Qh4 8.g3, Nxg3 9.Nxh8, Nd4! with at least a draw. After 5.Nxf7, Bxf2+ 6.Kxf2, Nxe4+ 7.Ke3 is not losing as Estrin thought, but not winning either as some recent analysis has claimed. Highly complicated lines with the white king running around in the middle of the board. Unclear. 5.d4!? is an relatively easy way for white to avoid the main lines and get complex play where both sides can go wrong. Heismans analysis points to approximate equality.> Oct-14-04    Hanada: <Acirce) Nice post. Dec-21-04    Backward Development: I think that the most critical test for the najdorf may be the Be2 lines. Bg5 is certainly the most traumatic, but theory is theory and once you've got it, you have every hope to gain at least equality. but with the Be2, the 'pure najdorf'(...e5) white's attacks aren't based on tactical lines, he prefers a more positional approach, and when he does attack the kingside, it's in a more methodical approach. the restraint common within the system is rather annoying also. i used to play the scheveningen move order, but the keres attack put me on the najdorf because after the ...h6 g5 hg Bxg5 lines, they are basically the Bg5 najdorf lines with less counterplay for black. while not a refutation, it does make it almost toothless. Jun-12-05    BaranDuin: Hello, I played a nice game with this line against the Accoona chess engine. Although the play is far from perfect, I like the finish. Accoona still has much to learn before it can even think of avoid being totally cruhed by Kashimdzhanov. PGN follows [Event "Casual game"] [Date "2005.06.12"] [White "Baranduin"] [Black "Accoona"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B81"] [PlyCount "37"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. g4 h6 7. g5 hxg5 8. Bxg5 Bd7 9. Qd2 Nc6 10. O-O-O Nxd4 11. Qxd4 e5 12. Qe3 Ng4 13. Qd2 f6 14. Be3 Rxh2 15. Rxh2 Nxh2 16. Be2 Ng4 17. Nd5 Nxe3 18. Bh5+ g6 19. Bxg6# 1-0 Oct-12-05    AlexanderMorphy: i am not very fond of this opening, i prefer the najdorf...and so do the GM's! Oct-12-05    csmath: Well, it is not bad opening for the white, according to statistics. :-) Oct-13-05    AlexanderMorphy: yes it's not a bad opening, but the classical Scheveningen is more affective according to me! Mar-09-06    suenteus po 147: Is 6.g4 the Keres attack? What I mean is, does g4 have to be played on the sixth move in this position of the Scheveningen, or is it possible to play a delayed Keres Attack in a position resulting from, say, the Najdorf? What would the benefits or drawbacks from such an approach? For those of you who consider answering, I've just started playing both sides of the Sicilian, so I'm as clueless as they come. Thanks in advance for any help! Mar-09-06    euripides: <suenteus> In the Najdorf 6 Be3 e6 7 g4 is usually called the Perenyi. It can transpose into the Keres attack, but Black can also play 7...e5 This gives positions different from the Keres attack often involving an early piece sacrifice by White, and is generally though better than 6...e5 in the Keres attack because White doesn't have the possibility of Bb5+. Mar-09-06    suenteus po 147: <euripides> Thanks. I will have to look into those positions. Jul-30-07    ganstaman: So how are things going with this opening -- ok for black, or should this be avoided? Anyone know the latest word? In 2007, it seems to have scored +5 =3 -12 (so looks very good for black) by this database, but if anyone knows of certain lines to be avoided (from black's perspective), I'd like to not play something bad. Jump directly to page #    (enter number from 1 to 3) < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 3 OF 3 ·  Later Kibitzing >

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