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Riku Molander vs Viktor Korchnoi
Curacao Open (2002), Curacao AHO, rd 9, Nov-28
French Defense: Advance. Lputian Variation (C02)  ·  0-1

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White to move.
ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 8 v270317 (minimum 7s/ply)11.b5 was played in J Smeets vs W Schilow, 2009 (1-0) 19.Rb1 Ne2 20.Qd1 Nxc3 21.Bxc3 Rxf2 22.Rxf2 Qxf2 23.Bd4 ⩱ -0.58 (27 ply) ∓ -2.39 (30 ply) 25.Rg1 Be3 26.Rb1 Rf4 27.h3 Rg4 28.Qf1 Rc4 29.Qxf2 Bxf2 -+ -2.99 (31 ply)-+ -5.54 (31 ply) 26.Be4 Bh5 27.Rg1 Be3 28.Rb1 dxe4 29.Nxe4 Qe2 30.Qxe2 -+ -5.54 (31 ply)-+ -13.80 (31 ply); 27.Ng1 Bxd1 28.Bg6 Bg4 29.Qg3 Be3 30.Qxf2 Rxf2 31.h3 Bd1 -+ -11.80 (31 ply)0-1

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Kibitzer's Corner
Dec-15-05  suenteus po 147: I will say this about Korchnoi: The man certainly knows how to use his bishops!
Dec-16-05  MadBishop: 4rm al of korchnoi's games i think that he has an energy that few others can compare to. Tal himself said that korchnoi was his most challenging opponent. And he just seems to improve with age!!
Dec-16-05  aw1988: Like a fine wine or cheese. Or a statue, which increases in stature. Or a fine chess game. Or a wife, that talks excessively. She either goes deaf, or she cannot speak, or she dies.
Dec-16-05  mr. nice guy: Wow, <aw>, profundo.
Dec-25-10  J.MASSANET: cant find games with 6...f6
Dec-26-10
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  Phony Benoni: <J.MASSANET>: Does this link work for you?

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May-03-14  Mating Net: 6...f6 is premature. The text move continues to increase the pressure on d4. The time for ...f6 is after 0-0 when the Rook is ready to take advantage of the semi open f file.
May-03-14
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  perfidious: As John Nunn astutely noted, the worst time in the world to face a strong opponent in a Swiss is in the last round.
May-04-14
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  HeMateMe: Rikky, 2200, was a bit outgunned here.
May-04-14  Everett: <mating net> 6..f6 seems playable

S Kristjansson vs Caruana, 2011

May-15-14  Mating Net: <Everett> I hear you my man and I certainly wouldn't dream of dissing Caruana for his choice of moves. My point in saying that 6…f6 is premature is that Black can increase the pressure on d4 by maneuvering the Knight to f5 via h6. Black's primary goal in combating the French Advance is pressure on the d4 pawn since it is no longer defended by a friendly pawn.

I actually kibitzed the Caruana game you posted and complimented him on a fine victory. In my chess thought process, it just made more sense to merely delay the move …f6 as Korchnoi did.

Nov-06-24
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  kingscrusher: 26.h3 (try to create air for King) creates a fun line:


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Bh5
27.Rb1 Rf3


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If now 28.Qc2 Rxh3+
29.gxh3

Bf3#


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