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Nigel Short vs Ljubomir Ljubojevic
Amsterdam VSB (1991), Amsterdam NED, rd 6, May-09
Caro-Kann Defense: Advance. Short Variation (B12)  ·  1-0

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Oct-14-11  wordfunph: Short - Ljubojevic

after 24...Qd8


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25.Nh7!

"My hand was forced."

- GM Nigel Short (from the book On The Attack by Jan Timman)

Jun-13-21
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  al wazir: I thought that both 25. Nxe6+ and 25. Nh7 were winning, so I was half right.

In the game line, after 25. Nh7 Rxh7 26. Rxh7+ Kxh7 27. h1+ Kg8 28. Qh3 Bh4, I would have played 29. g5.

If now 29...f5 , then 30. Qxh4 Kf7 31. h7+ Ke8 32. Qxg6+ Kd7 33. Rh7+ Kc8 34. Qxe6+. 1-0

But instead black would have played 29...Kg7 30. Qxh4 Rh8 31. Rxh4 Rxh4 32. Qxh4 Qh8 33. Qg4 Ne7 34. Bg3 Nf5, which is no better than even.

Jun-13-21  Walter Glattke: 25.Rh3
Jun-13-21
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  drollere: too much for me! although i saw the desirability of getting the N off g5 ...
Jun-13-21
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  Dionysius1: After 29 ♗h6 ♖e8 is there anything better than 30 ♕xh4 ? Because that doesn't seem enough.
Jun-13-21
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  An Englishman: Good Evening: Oh, well. 5/6 with one known isn't the worst kind of week.
Jun-13-21  mel gibson: I thought 25.Nxe6+ which is a losing move.

Stockfish 13 agrees with the text:

25. Nh7

(25. Nh7 (♘g5-h7
♖h8xh7 ♖h1xh7+ ♔g7xh7 ♖a1-h1+ ♔h7-g8 ♕e3-h3 ♗e7-h4 ♗f4-h6 g6-g5 f2-f4 g5xf4 g4-g5 ♘c6-e7 ♕h3xh4 ♘e7-g6 ♕h4-h3 f4-f3+ ♕h3xf3 b5-b4 c3xb4 a5xb4 a3xb4 ♘b6-d7 ♗h6xf8 ♕d8xg5+ ♕f3-g4 ♕g5xg4+ ♗e2xg4 ♔g8xf8 ♔g2-g3 ♘g6xe5 d4xe5 ♘d7xe5 b4-b5 ♔f8-e7 ♖h1-h7 ♔e7-d6 b5-b6 ♔d6-c6 ♗g4xe6 ♔c6xb6 ♗e6xd5 f7-f5 ♖h7-h2 ♔b6-c5 ♗d5-e6 ♘e5-d3 ♗e6xf5 ♘d3-b4 ♗f5-e4 ♘b4-a2 ♔g3-f3 c4-c3 ♗e4-b1 ♘a2-b4 b2xc3 ♘b4-d5 ♖h2-h5 ♔c5-d6 c3-c4 ♘d5-f6 ♖h5-f5 ♔d6-e6 ♖f5-g5 ♔e6-d6 c4-c5+ ♔d6-e7 ♗b1-c2 ♔e7-e6 c5-c6 ♘f6-e8) +4.16/45 235)

score for White +4.16 depth 45

Jun-13-21
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  chrisowen: Muggies ivories mind Nh7 huddles it a douche bags ivories natch vocal on muggies ivories mind crown-jewels wobble crofts foot firk varnish quandary quagmire velcro ivories muggies gummies hup it is jehovah bonfire i vast nuts good it is paws vast my it is lynx awooga ivory it is harangue landlines it is sullen totadd doge it is honour awooga jive it is bicep o ways it is laddy it harness ivories Nh7 bites?
Jun-13-21
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  Messiah: <chrisowen: Muggies ivories mind Nh7 huddles it a douche bags ivories natch vocal on muggies ivories mind crown-jewels wobble crofts foot firk varnish quandary quagmire velcro ivories muggies gummies hup it is jehovah bonfire i vast nuts good it is paws vast my it is lynx awooga ivory it is harangue landlines it is sullen totadd doge it is honour awooga jive it is bicep o ways it is laddy it harness ivories Nh7 bites?>

Are you on crack?

Jun-13-21
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  chrisowen: Really hang on fond afar no
Jun-13-21
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  chrisowen: Crack a day the doctor at bay no?
Jun-13-21  1g1yy: Since I'm at work and didn't want to take all day to go through the lines you guys have posted up, is 29 g5 not decisive? What am I missing? I would have played that instead of the bishop move to the h file, but I'm certainly a weaker player than Nigel Short.
Jun-13-21  QueenMe: I had it up to 29, where I played g5 (trapping the bishop). I don't see a way out for black, except to play f5 (or 6) to give the King a flight path back toward e1 while white is gobbling the bishop. (position after 30 Qxh4 Kf7)


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Can anybody find a problem w/ 29. g5? I would certainly scare the hell out of me if I were black.

Jun-13-21
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  agb2002: White has the bishop pair for a bishop and a knight.

Black threatens to simplify the position with Rxh1.

The open h-file suggests 25.Nh7 Rxh7 (25... Re8 26.Nxf6 Bxf6 -due to Bh6+ - 27.exf6+ winning: 27... Kxf6 28.Bg5+; 27... Qxf6 28.Bg5; 27... Kg8 28.Rxh8+ Kxh8 29.Qh6+ Kg8 30.Qg7#) 26.Bh6+ to pile up the heavy pieces.

For example, 26... Kg8 27.Rh3 Re8 28.Rah1 Bf8 29.Bg5 Rxh3 30.Bxd8 Rxe3 31.Bf6 and mate in two.

Jun-13-21
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  agb2002: I overlooked 27... Bh4, which seems to spoil that plan according to Droidfish.

Even worse: it is a lazy post compared to that of 2010.

Jun-13-21  Brenin: <1g1yy>, <QueenMe>: 29 g5 allows 29 ... Kg7, and after 30 Qxh4 Rh8 White's attack is over and the position is more or less equal.
Jun-13-21  Milesdei: Messiah: <chrisowen:> u on crack?>

Chris Owen is an intelligence operative using this website to pass on encoded messages to his Chinese paymasters.

Jun-14-21  Whitehat1963: I know I worked today. Isn?t today Monday???
Jun-15-21
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  keypusher: <whitehat1963>

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgF...

Jun-17-21  Whitehat1963: <keypusher>, I love that song and love old Chicago. I even come from Chicago! So, thanks!

And, of course, the answer is no.

Jun-17-21
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  harrylime: Nigel Short can teach accents as well as SHAKING AN OPPONENTS HAND at a chess board..

He can do Bolton/Manc

He can do pompous Stately Home Brit.

His rates are expensive tho

Jun-17-21
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  saffuna: <And, of course, the answer is no.>

Does anybody really care?

Jun-17-21
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  harrylime: I recently subscribed to the

NSPMC ( Nigel Short Pompous and Manc Classes)

They promised me a handshake ..

I've yet to recieve it.

Jun-17-21  Whitehat1963: <Saffuna>, again, no.
Jun-17-21
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  harrylime: I also tried to subscribe to the

NSHSS ( Nigel Short Hand Shake Society)

But AGAIN alas

it wazza no go.

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