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Ivan Cheparinov vs Hans Niemann
Tournament of Peace (2023), Zagreb CRO, rd 6, Nov-27
English Opening: King's English. Four Knights Variation Fianchetto Lines (A29)  ·  0-1

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Nov-27-23  goodevans: The fact that Cheparinov managed to get his two knights trapped on opposite wings, in both cases on the 4th rank, made for a rather beautiful symmetry.

After 20.Qc3? Bd5:


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After 25.Rd4? g5:


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Nov-28-23  jerseybob: I don't get the appeal of this system for white. In Smyslov-Mecking Petropolis 1973 (0-1, 45) even an ex-WC got mired in the mud. But Hans is having a great tourney.
Nov-29-23  paavoh: <I don't get the appeal of this system for white.> Yes, it is true. I used to play that in my youth, but when the opposition was stronger, I was usually at the receiving end. IMO, the control of the center is easily lost.
Nov-29-23
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  perfidious: Opened 1.c4 very often, but never cared for this either as White; I remember seeing Smyslov-Mecking, then Uhlmann-Smyslov, another smash in the line, as a 1200 player, but hardly understanding what had happened.
Nov-30-23
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  fredthebear: Robert Ris explains it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nqm...
Nov-30-23
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  perfidious: As <goodevans> noted, the way White got himself tied in knots was entertaining in its way, though hardly so for Cheparinov.

Better Ris explaining things than <ursus banalus>.

Nov-30-23  Lassannn: 20 ...Bd5 looks suspicious to me. That's the whole point behind 15 ...Bxf2 and it doesn't look like a move any human would play.
Jul-07-24  mel gibson: Didn't see any good move.

Stockfish 16.1 chooses a different ply:

15. Bb6

(15. .. Bb6 (1. ... Bb6 2.b3 Ne5 3.e4 Bg4 4.Rd2 Ba5 5.b4 Bc7 6.Bb2 b5 7.Bxe5 Rxe5 8.Nc3 Rc8 9.h3 Bd7 10.Nf3 Re7 11.Kh2 h6 12.Re1 Bb8 13.Rde2 Qb6 14.Nh4 a5 ) +1.09/46 327)

score for Black +1.09 depth 46.

If I force SF to play the game ply:
15. .. Bxf2+

16. Kxf2 (16. Kxf2 (1.Kxf2 b5 2.Rd4 Ng4+ 3.Kg1 bxa4 4.Rxg4 Bxg4 5.Qxc4 Rxe2 6.h3 Bh5 7.g4 Re1+ 8.Kh2 d5 9.Qxa4 Qb6 10.gxh5 Qg1+ 11.Kg3 Rxc1 12.Nf3 Qc5 13.Rxc1 Qxc1 14.b4 g6 ) -0.52/49 355)

score for White -0.52 depth 49.

Jul-07-24
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  chrisowen: Kro c flip jim its at q Bxf2+ its affect puck coffin its abe leeway its dub its chi bob c its wobble Bxf2+ oe
Jul-07-24  Allderdice83: After 17. Ke1, I had trouble deciding between multiple options, which are all pretty good according to Stockfish 16 Lite: 17 ... b5, 17 ... Nce3, 17 ... Nge3, 17 ... Qf6, and 17 ... Qa5+. I probably would have gone with 17 ... Nce3. None of them are winning if White plays properly -- they all lead to a most likely drawn endgame. However, White does better with 17. Kg1 b5 18. Bxc6! bxa4 19. Nf3 Nge3 20. Bxe3 Nxe3 21. Qxa4 Nxd1 22. Rxd1 Qb6+ 23. Nd4 Rac8 24. Bxe8 Rc4 25. Qb5 Rxd4 26. Rf1 Rd2+ 27. Qxb6 axb6 with a very slight edge for Black, not enough to win.

After 17 ... b5, not 18. Nc3?? Qb6+ 19. Kh1 Nf2+ 20. Kg1 Nh3+ and we have a classic smothered mate; or 19. e3 Ncxe3 20. Bxe3 Qxe3+ 21. Kh1 Qe1+ 22. Bf1 Qxf1# or 21. Kf1 Bc4+ etc.)

Jul-07-24
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  PawnSac: white could have tried 25.Kf2 instead of simply dropping the piece. blind spot i guess.
Jul-07-24  King.Arthur.Brazil: The king thought about this sequence: 5...Bxf2+ 16. Kxf2 Ng4+ 17. Kg1 b5...but I really didn't find a mate threat. While, W has the threat of 16.Nxc5. In the case of 5...Qc8 16. Nxc5 dxc5 17. b3 W has an easy game.
Jul-07-24
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  An Englishman: Good Afternoon: Solved this problem, but only a blah week overall. Hope everyone has a good week.

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