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John L Watson vs Alexandra Kosteniuk
Isle of Man Masters (2017), Douglas IMN, rd 2, Sep-24
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation. Schlechter Defense (E52)  ·  0-1

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Sep-25-17  Beholder: It's elementary, my dear Watson!
Sep-25-17  fispok: A beautiful example of how the hanging c and d pawns are especially vulnerable to tactics in the nimzo indian. True to the spirit of the opening.
Sep-30-17
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  HeMateMe: "She's the Napoleon of crime, Watson! Every large caper on the continent bears Kosteniuk's hidden touch."
Oct-02-17
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  Richard Taylor: The skewer is just because of the general pressure. It is a great example of the mainline Nimzo. But swapping queens Kostniuk had a better ending and the pawns became vulnerable. But of course the same pawns in some situations are dangerous (as with the isolated pawn).

But it was a beautiful game for sure!

Oct-02-17
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  Richard Taylor: Yes. The Sherlock Holmes quip. Watson is an interesting writer on chess. He is nearly my age so he is 66 and Kosteniuk is much younger.

In some ways these games are more interesting than those of the 'super grandmasters' etc especially if the opening is in one's repertoire. For me the intricacies of the latest GM theory is of no use. A game like this bears studying as the methods are clear but ingenious also.

Watson also wrote (among many books on chess he has written) "asking" if the rules etc are relevant (like Ns on the rim etc but of course the issue is how much we can find useful and how much we need to reject if necessary. One is castling. I have actually lost games because I castled too early. (But the general rule is still good).

But Watson's book was worthwhile and interesting. It would be unfair to say he was hoisted by his own petard. It is not quite that as all those rules just to guide us...

Oct-02-17  Howard: Didn't even know that Watson was in this tournament !

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