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| Feb-09-05 | | mjk: Yes, 18...♗d4! is beautiful, and ironic in that it is right next to White's e4 strongpoint. |
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| Feb-09-05 | | jkiipli: white cannot play 17.Qxf6 because of 17...Rg6 18.Qh4 Rxg2+ 19.Kf1,Qh2 20.Nxf3,Bxf3 and white queen cannot parry mate 21...Qh1# |
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| Feb-09-05 | | kevin86: Would Henny Youngman have said after black's sixteenth move:"Take my bishop, please!" White has the choice of bishops to capture,neither gives him a long life. As I've said many times before-it is startling how the winners in these attack games seem to have all their pieces working while the loser's pieces are most often passive and out of the fray! |
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| Feb-09-05 | | Zaius: Deep Fritz 8 says that 18...Rxf2+ is a much better move, and the resulting variation is pretty interesting. Analysis by Deep Fritz 8:
1.  (-16.55): 18...Rxf2+ 19.Kxf2 Qh2+ 20.Ke3 Nd4 21.Bd1 Bh4 2. (-6.42): 18...Bd4 19.Qxf3 Rxf2+ 20.Qxf2 Bxf2 21.Re2 Bh4 |
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| Feb-09-05 | | Kefka: I love this pun! :) |
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| Feb-09-05 | | eyalbd: <Zaius> what is the difference between -6.5 and -16.5 evaluations? In both cases it is a decisive advantage. Sutovsky opted for the prettiest finish. He is in a good company - both Fischer and Alekhine (probably others too) said in their book that the prettier finish gave them much more satisfaction than a scientifically correct win. |
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| Feb-09-05 | | yoozum: It seems Areshchenko let himself fall into a deathtrap. The game was not won by Sutovsky, but rather lost by Areshchenko, I think. Also, is Bd3 followed by Bc2 a common maneuvre in this type of Sicilian? |
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| Feb-09-05 | | patzer2: After 13...g4!?, White may be able to achieve equality with 14.hxg4!? Nxg4 15.d4 Kb8 16.b4 cxd4 17.cxd4 Ngxe5 18.dxe5 Nd4 19.Nxd4 Bxe2 20.Rxe2 h5 21.N2f3 =. With three minor pieces for the Queen, Black's defensive task may be more difficult than White's. |
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| Feb-09-05 | | patzer2: The not-so-obvious losing blunder was 16. Qh6?, after which 16...Rhg8! gives Black a decisive attack on White's weakened castled position. Instead of 16. Qh6?, White could have had just about even counter chances after 16.Nxf3!? Rhg8 17.Bd1 Bg6 18.Qxc5 Bxd3 19.Bh6 Be4 20.Qe3 Rg6 21.Bf4 e5 22.Bg3 h5 23.h4 Be7  . |
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| Feb-09-05 | | patzer2: <Zaius> Appreciate you sharing the winning alternative 18...Rxf2+!! I'm adding it to my pursuit (i.e. King Hunt) collection. White's King cannot escape: 18...♖xf2+ 19.♔xf2 ♕h2+ 20.♔xf3
[20.Ke3 d4+ 21.Kxf3
(21.cxd4 Bxd4+ 22.Kxf3 (22.Ke4 f5+ 23.Kxf3 Qf2#) 22...Qf2+ 23.Kg4 Rg8+ ) 21...Rg8! 22.Ke4 Bh4! 23.Bb3 (23.Nf3 f5+ ) 23...f5+ 24.Kf3 Qf2#] 20...♖g8! 21.♘e4 (21.Nf1 Qg2+ 22.Ke3 d4+ 23.cxd4 cxd4+ 24.Kf4 Bg5+ ) 21...♕g2+ 22.♔f4 dxe4 23.♗d1 ♗g5+ |
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| Feb-09-05 | | patzer2: Of course part of what makes 18...Bd4!! preferable is that it avoids the complications involved with the 18...Rxf2+!! Pursuit combination. Note that the move 22...Bh4! in the analysis of 18...Rxf2+!! above could be hard to find in time pressure, whereas the calculations after 18...Bd4!! are much easier to make in a practical OTB situation. |
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| Feb-09-05 | | patzer2: In the final position, play could continue 22...Rxe1+ 23.Kxe1 Qg1+ 24.Nf1 Nxf3+ 25.Ke2 Nd4+ 26.Ke1 Nxc2+ 27.Ke2 Nxa1 0-1. |
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| Jul-03-05 | | farrooj: This should also be a puzzle game. It's just too cool! |
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| Jun-13-17 | | Saniyat24: Black's Queen side castling is the start of the chain reaction...! |
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| Feb-23-18 | | computer chess guy: Better for Black according to latest Stockfish is 13. .. Nd7. In the game line after 13. .. g4, White should have played 15. Nxf3, although he would still be somewhat worse. |
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| Apr-30-19 | | PJs Studio: 18...Bd4(!!!) Filthy!! |
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| May-11-21 | | Chesgambit: What a game! |
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| Oct-21-23 | | Brenin: My choice was 18 ... Rxf2+ 19 Kxf2 (19 Kg1 Qh2 mate) Qh2+, e.g. 20 Kxf3 Rg8, or 20 Ke3 Nd4 21 cxd4 Bxd4+ 22 Kxf3 Qf2+ 23 Kg4 Rg8+ with mate in a few moves. The move 18 ... Bd4 played in the game is both more imaginative and simpler, but perhaps not as strong after 19 Qxf3 Rxf2+ 20 Qxf2 Bxf2 21 Re2 (not 21 Kxf2 Qh2+ with a mating attack) leaves Black with Q+2P for R+B: good enough for a win, but still work to do. |
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| Oct-21-23 | | raymondhow: 18...Bd4 looked too fun to pass up, the rest plays itself. |
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| Oct-21-23 | | mel gibson: I chose 18. .. Rxf2+ but did not see the entire line. Stockfish 16 says:
18. .. Rxf2+
(18. .. Rxf2+ (Rg2xf2+ Kf1xf2 Qc7-h2+ Kf2-e3 Nc6-d4 Bc2-d1 Bf6-h4 Re1-f1 Nd4-f5+ Qh5xf5
d5-d4+ c3xd4 c5xd4+ Ke3-e4 e6xf5+ Ke4xf5 Qh2xh3+ Kf5-e5 Bh4-g3+ Ke5-f6
Qh3-e6+ Kf6-g5 Qe6-g6+) +M12/91 152)
Black wins _ mate in 12.
If I force SF to follow the game ply:
18. .. Bd4
19. Qxf3
(19.Qxf3 (Qh5xf3 Rg2xf2+ Qf3xf2 Bd4xf2 Re1-e2 Bf2-h4 Nd2-f3 Qc7-g3 Nf3xh4
Qg3xh3+ Kf1-g1 Qh3xh4 Bc1-d2 Rd8-g8+ Re2- ) -7.02/39 216) score for White -7.02 depth 39. |
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Oct-21-23
 | | scormus: 18 ... Bd4 or Rxc2+? I thought the R sac ought to be the move but couldn't see it right through. Agree with <Brenin> that the Bd4 line is the more secure, no frills route to a winning advantage. What I'd have played OTB |
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Oct-21-23
 | | chrisowen: Er it's han it's z o pull it's v Bd4 gg Rxf2+ acetate o c abb it's lab v it's uba aac mack aoh it's jah it's a fog pig fab Bd4 adjoin it's Rxf2+ off :) |
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| Oct-21-23 | | Pawn Slayer: Didn't get this. I went 18....Rxf2+. I thought it won and I still think it does. |
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Nov-10-23
 | | plang: White's setup avoids theory but is quite slow and Black is able to quickly achieve a promising position with at least equality. 9 h3?! encouraged Black to castle queenside and pursue a kingside attack; 9 a3 was suggested as an alternative. 11..Bd6 had been played in Maghami-Neverov Tehran 2004 (game not included in this database); 11..Be7 was new. Sutovsky thought that White could have put up more resistance with 15 Nxf3..Bxf6 16 g4..Bg6 17 Bh6..Rhe8 though Black would still have had a large advantage. Again, better would have been 16 Nxf3..Rhg8 17 Bd1; after Areshchenko's 16 Qh6? there was no defense. |
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Nov-11-23
 | | perfidious: <plang>, with an inversion of moves it was known as the Kopec System when I was in my teens; Danny would play 3.Bd3 at his third move. |
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