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Jul-21-12
 | | tpstar: Yowza, these GOTD puns are getting better all the time! ;>D The old kibitzing is priceless, and even better if you got the context. |
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Jul-21-12
 | | HeMateMe: a fine game, reminds me of why leko was in the top ten. I don't get the pun, though. |
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Jul-21-12
 | | perfidious: < FSR: <aw1988: The system is in fact really not that complicated as opposed to say the Botvinnik Semi-Slav or some lines of the sharp Berlin. Once you know the basic idea of the Sveshnikov, I find you may play it without too much hassle (assuming you know some key moves, of course)>.
I must say that I was nonetheless startled by the notion that the Sveshnikov is "easy"!> There are certain recurring motifs, but the thought of the Lasker-Pelikan/Sveshnikov being easy to handle never crossed my mind either-I've always rather believed that the play in that variation was of a more concrete nature. |
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| Jul-21-12 | | Ratt Boy: <Shams> I had a pony. It was a beautiful pony, and I loved it. |
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| Jul-21-12 | | th3doctor: What an awesome pun! |
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| Jul-21-12 | | KingV93: Great game. If I never remember that song again it will be too soon. <LTJ> I'm with you, I'd have gone to see Tool instead as well. |
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| Jul-21-12 | | kevin86: With the black rook cutting off the king,the pawn can march through. |
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| Jul-21-12 | | kdogphs: <NM JRouselle> I don't necessarily encourage my students to play the Sicilian, but I do give a lesson on it early in the year because many of my students are 1) e4 players and they more than likely will face it at some point in their scholastic career. That being said, I do have students who do attempt to use the Sicilian as Black and they have decent success with it. |
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Jul-21-12
 | | Sneaky: I love the pun even though it requires a common mispronunciation to make it work. <If I never remember that song again it will be too soon> Yes, the people here who say "I don't get it" are the blessed ones. |
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Jul-21-12
| | perfidious: <kdogphs> New Hampshire, is it? In the 1980s, I used to play in most of the Queen City Opens (where I shared first twice) and New Hampshire Opens, but haven't played there-or anywhere else-in over a decade. Then there was the Monadnock Marathon, another fun time, which used to be held at Conant HS in Jaffrey. |
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Jul-21-12
 | | LoveThatJoker: <KingV93> For sure, man! It would have been so cool to see Tool perform at like "Raji's" during those pre-Opiate days! Of course, by then they were already playing tracks that were going to be featured on Opiate and Undertow, but I'm referring to the fact that Opiate had not even been released then (Summer of '91). LTJ |
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| Aug-07-13 | | Jellyfish333: nice game! |
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| Mar-27-14 | | Vogelweide: Gotta love the Sveshnikov.. |
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| Feb-09-16 | | rodrigochaves: <Jeffnool> and <patzer2> Maybe because the line you putted that Carlsen preferred to play 21... Kh8 instead of 21... f4 in this game: Hector vs Carlsen, 2004 |
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| Sep-12-18 | | Chessonly: I dont know that it is the best game of sveshnikov or not, but i found best article on Sveshnikov Sicilian https://www.chessonly.com/sveshniko... |
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| May-16-20 | | Chessonly: Nice article, I found a more detailed article here which will give you more information about the opening.
https://www.chessonly.com/sveshniko... |
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| May-05-23 | | syracrophy: Missed a good Sveshnikov. |
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Feb-29-24
 | | plang: Played in the 2nd round - this was the decisive result in the tournament as Leko went on to finish clear first a half point ahead of Anand. This gambit line where White wins a pawn with 20 Bxb5 but Black gets the bishop pair and a strong center was first played in the draw Svidler-Kramnik Wijk aan Zee 1996. 21..Kh8 had been played a few times previously most recently in the draw Hector-Carlsen Malmo 2004; 21..f4 was new. After 21 Ra6 one might have expected Anand to play the consistent follow-up 22 Rxe6..Rxe6 23 Qxd5..Qxd5 24 Nxd5 with some advantage for White but instead he played 22 Nc2. Anand spent a lot of time on his 26th move originally rejecting 26 Ba6? because of the shot 26..Bxg2! but then later on in his deliberations inexplicably going back to it; necessary was 26 Bc6!..Bxc6 27 Rxe7..Qxe7 28 Nxc6..Qe6 29 Nb4 when the game continues with Black having some compensation for the pawn. 54 Ra5+ would have held on longer. Voted the 3rd best game in Informant 92 which I find surprising. Leko, of course, played very well but would not have won without Anand's peculiar 26 Ba6?. |
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| Dec-29-24 | | stacase: The first move, 26...Bxg2, was obvious, the rest, no so much (-: |
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Dec-29-24
 | | Open Defence: It seems that Anand missed Bxg2
If 26.Bc6 Bxc6 27.Rxe7 Qxe7 28.Nxc6 then White should have no problems as <plang> has pointed out White could have traded a pair of rooks on move 25 following up with Qh5 so I am not sure what Anand's plan was in this game |
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Dec-29-24
 | | An Englishman: Good Evening: Rather amusing that the point of the combination consists of "merely" regaining the sacrificed pawn with the better position. Not the greatest week for me--flubbed three--but at least have the holiday (and the holiday tipple) as an excuse... |
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| Dec-29-24 | | mel gibson: Good puzzle.
I saw the first ply straight away -
it smashes open the White King's position.
Stockfish 17 says:
26. .. Bxg2
(26. .. Bxg2 (1. ... Bxg2 2.Qb3+ Bd5 3.Qxd5+ Qxd5 4.Nxd5 Rxa7 5.Bd3
dxc3 6.bxc3 f3 7.Be4 Kh8 8.Rd1 Bh6 9.Kf1 Bg5 10.Nb4 Ra4 11.Bd5 Bd2 12.Nc2
Bxc3 13.Rd3 Bd4 14.Rxf3 Rxf3 ) +3.63/46 570)
score for Black +3.63 depth 46. |
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| Dec-29-24 | | King.Arthur.Brazil: Even when the title is "Insane", the move is very logic: 26...Bf3 27. Qb3+ Bd5 28. Nxd5 Rxa7 29. Nxf4+ Kh8 30. Ne6 Rb8. Or also, Bd5 28. Qxd5+ Qxd5 29. Nxd5 Rxa7 30. Bc4 Kh8 31. cxd4 e4 32. b3... B has better chances. Also the variation: 26...Bxg2 27. Rxe7 Bxf1 28. Rxg7+ Kxg7 29. Bxf1 f3... where W has ♗+♘ x ♖ but with ♔ exposed... Rg8- Qg6 can be very unpleasant. |
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Dec-29-24
 | | chrisowen: I mask its fled its but granny its v up q z its Bxg2 acrid mid aog jag its hog bag c ahh its ranch its Bxg2 cite x |
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Dec-29-24
 | | scormus: I saw the first .... Oh sorry, <mel> already posted that. It looks like a clear advantage to B, but what is W's best reply. SF reckons Vishy's (also my guess) 27 Bc4+ is inferior to Qb3+, and I dare say it is. But B's path to securing the edge looks more straightforward OTB after 27 Qb3+, when B would have the obvious riposte ... Bd5 which effectively forces the Q-swap and picks up the exchange right away. After 27 Bc4+ it looks like B has a bit more work to do. |
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