Dec-02-07
 | | Bobsterman3000: 21. Ne1 is a very, very bad move...
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| Dec-02-07 | | CarlosO: Maybe preventing 21...Qg4 |
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| Dec-02-07 | | ounos: Maybe 21. Bxe5 was the move. |
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| Dec-02-07 | | notyetagm: Ivanchuk vs Nisipeanu, 2007 Position after 22 ... ♗a6-c4! 0-1:
click for larger view22 ... ♗a6-c4! 0-1 is just a stupendous <ZWISCHENZUG>. The point is to force the White b3-queen (which has few <FLIGHT SQUARES>) onto the c-file at c2 or c3 so that the upcoming 23 ... ♗c4x♖f1 will come with a <GAIN OF TIME>, the unmasking of the Black c8-rook's attack on the White c2/c3-queen. The difference between this <ZWISCHENZUG> and just grabbing the White f1-rook immediately with 22 ... ♗a6x♖f1 ? 22 ... ♗a6x♖f1 wins an exchange but Ivanchuk plays on. 22 ... ♗a6-c4! followed by 23 ... ♗c4x♖f1 wins a whole rook(!) and forced Ivanchuk's instant resignation. The point of the <ZWISCHENZUG> 22 ... ♗a6-c4! is to force a <GAIN OF TIME>, turning the win of the exchange into the much greater win of a whole rook. 22 ... ♗a6-c4! is one of the very best <ZWISCHENZUG> that I have seen all year, right up there with Kramnik's ♖c1-c6! against Anand. And note that both of these great <ZWISCHENZUG> had the same purpose: to force the enemy queen onto a square or line so that an upcoming move would <GAIN TIME>. So both of these great <ZWISCHENZUG>, Nisipeanu's 22 ... ♗a6-c4! and Kramnik's ♖c1-c6!, are really all about <GAINING TIME (TEMPO)> so that a move can be made <FOR FREE>. |
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| Dec-16-07 | | notyetagm: <Whenver you want to move a piece, you should check whether you can gain a tempo with that piece.> -- Weteshchnik, "Understanding Chess Tactics", page 157 Nisipeanu's 22 ... ♗a6-c4! is one of the best examples of this principle that I have ever seen. |
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| Dec-17-07 | | patzer2: <notyetagm> Thanks for pointing out the "in-between-move" 22...Bc4! I feel bad for Ivanchuk having played 21. Ne1??, which is a move he probably would avoid even in blitz. I figure Ivanchuk was probably planning on resigning anyway after 22...Bxf1  . However, 22...Bc4! setting up a discovered attack by deflecting the Queen to the c-file to win the whole Rook and not just the exchange only adds insult to already decisive injury. |
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| Dec-17-07 | | M.D. Wilson: No doubt Nisipeanu's a good player, but Ivanchuk has been frustrating to follow lately (I'm sure I'm not alone in this regard). He is so talented and still has much to achieve, but sometimes I think he takes the meaning of "going to Planet Ivanchuk" a little too seriously. I think 2008 will be good to him, though. |
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| Dec-17-07 | | notyetagm: <patzer2: <notyetagm> Thanks for pointing out the "in-between-move" 22...Bc4!> Yes, what a great move by Nisipeanu.
Instead of the obvious win of the exchange with 22 ... ♗a6x♖f1?!, Nisipeanu played the much stronger <ZWISCHENZUG> 22 ... ♗a6-c4! and wins a whole(!) rook after 23 .. ♗c4x♖f1. |
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| Jul-17-08 | | The Ninth Pawn: From Game Collection: The Ninth Pawn's Chess Course : In Ivanchuk vs Nisipeanu, 2007 , Black plays the more complicated but more beautiful 22. ... ♗a6-c4! setting up a DISCOVERED ATTACK after 23. ♕b3-c3(c2) ♗c4x♖f1 and now the queen is attacked and Black wins a whole rook! |
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| Feb-04-09 | | Ychromosome: Almost fell out of my chair! |
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| Dec-22-10 | | jmboutiere: Ivanchuk is a great player but in this game Nisipeanu outplayed him. Nisi imagined a more psychological problem if attacking the white king, than blocked the center, than won a rook.Congrat. |
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| Dec-22-10 | | sevenseaman: Nisipeanu has every piece 'on the money'. Very satisfying chess! |
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| Oct-02-11 | | freeman8201: And Ivanchuk play s the Bogo too!@ |
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| Aug-01-13 | | JustAnotherPatzer: ho ho ho very cute, straight to 'Miniatures', one to be savoured - and against a high flying Chucky too! |
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| Jun-30-15 | | SpiritedReposte: This reminds me of an MMA/boxing match where the guy is wobbled first then boom! Knocked out cold. |
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