| Jul-29-10 | | alexrawlings: I've never seen this line against the KBG before. Did white make any mistakes in the openning? Also, would 17 Nxg3 been any better for white? |
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| Jul-29-10 | | luzhin: Yes, White did make a mistake in the opening. 2.f4? blunders away a vital pawn. And if White had tried 17.Ng3 then 17...Bxd4+ would be crushing. |
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| Jul-29-10 | | Marmot PFL: I have seen it as black a few times, but always played 7...Qd8 instead of Qf5 (maybe I should change). Maybe 8 d4 is slightly better than 0-0 as white has 8...Nc6 9 d5 without black's 0-0-0 to worry about. Some might say its foolish to play KG vs a player like Adams. I suppose it would be better to play the Spanish or 4 knights and look for a draw but maybe white was more interested in a memorable game and chance for a brilliant win than the half point. |
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Jul-29-10
 | | beenthere240: 21...Nb4 is very cruel. |
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| Jul-29-10 | | zanshin: Good game by Adams - just out of the opening and White is already in trouble. |
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Jul-30-10
 | | HeMateMe: Micky is back in the Royal Court, to slay the pretenders! |
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| Jul-30-10 | | twinlark: Nice to see Tricky Mickey back in form. |
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| Jul-30-10 | | kramputz: <luzhin: Yes, White did make a mistake in the opening. 2.f4? blunders away a vital pawn.>.....You sound like a fool saying this. |
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| Jul-31-10 | | champsylove: The web slinger returneth! Go get em Spidey. |
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| Jul-31-10 | | Garech: <kramputz> <luzhin: Yes, White did make a mistake in the opening. 2.f4? blunders away a vital pawn.>.....You sound like a fool saying this. I'm sure this is tongue in cheek my friend. Still, Fischer refuted the KG 50 years ago! |
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Jul-31-10
 | | scormus: Sad to see KG getting smashed like that. I think it's only fair if Michael Admas played it as W at some time in in this championship. |
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| Aug-01-10 | | Ulhumbrus: An alternative to 10 Ne2 is 10 Nh4 uncovering an attack upon the f4 pawn with tempo by attacking Black's Queen. On 10 Nh4 Qf6 ( attacking the N on f3 and the d4 pawn) 11 Rxf4 defends the d4 pawn and the N on h4. |
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| Aug-02-10 | | luzhin: Well spotted, Garech! |
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| Aug-04-10 | | culei: I don't understand why 22 knight x h2.
Is not a good move seemingly or at least
To me black does not win yet |
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| Aug-04-10 | | whiteshark: <culei> Have a look at the position after <22.Nxh2 Qh4>:
click for larger view |
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| Aug-04-10 | | whiteshark: <scormus: Sad to see KG getting smashed like that.> Indeed, I demand a second game with these players, but this time with the better move <5.Nc3!>. |
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| Aug-04-10 | | ajile: <luzhin: Yes, White did make a mistake in the opening. 2.f4? blunders away a vital pawn.> lol |
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| Aug-05-10 | | culei: <Whiteshark> you mean after re8 the bishop enters looks gOod to me |
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| Aug-05-10 | | whiteshark: <culei> Yes, indeed. To me, too. :D |
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| Aug-06-10 | | shakespeare: no mistake by white in the opening - and why not to play it? It defeated world champions like Fischer, Karpov, Anand Surely - agaainst black who knows what to do its not easy - but honestly - which opening is easy against a 1700+ player? The problem in this game seems to be, that black took directly the initiative after the opening and crashed white - and in the KGA the aggressive player should be white :-) |
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| Aug-08-10 | | znsprdx: <shakespeare> gets it bang on... the fianchetto of the QB is counter-logical: once ...g4 is played the game is over. White cannot play strategic ideas in a purely tactical opening. I play the KG against players who think they can win games by playing defensively...hoping for some inopportune queen exchange which nets them a second pawn and favorable rook ending...dream on. Of course Fischer's claim that the KG is busted was nonsense... it is fun to see it re-appear at the GM level. But here is a clue: Carlsen won't dare play it against Anand,,,not even Leko he-he |
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Oct-27-10
 | | GrahamClayton: <Marmot PFL>I have seen it as black a few times, but always played 7...Qd8 instead of Qf5 (maybe I should change). <Marmot PFL>,
According to notes by Andrew Greet, with the White light-squared bishop no longer on the board, the Black Queen is ideally placed on f5, defending the f4-pawn and exerting influence all over the board. |
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