Clement Fraud Member since Nov-24-16 · Last seen Jun-26-25 I live in the United Kingdom; my own playing strength (as ELO gradings might measure it) is roughly between 1500 & 1600; my favorite players are Veselin Topalov, Anatoly Karpov and Viswanathan Anand.

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Jun-03-25 Carlsen vs Nakamura, 2025    Clement Fraud: Many thanks for your analysis - Sally Simpson: I myself hadn't a clue why Black did not capture the Knight (a seemingly free piece) on move 14 ?????      May-28-25 So vs Aronian, 2025   Clement Fraud: 5... Bb4 isn't very well covered by theory. This is where - after 5... Bg4 - that White still has the option of Bf1-d3 followed by Ng1-e2!? I've no doubt that Aronian would have excellent lines of play prepared versus this option... but I'd still love to see Aronian's new ...      May-16-25 So vs R Praggnanandhaa, 2025    Clement Fraud: Vladimir Kramnik seemed to be one of the "few" (one of the very few grandmasters who could play against the Benko Gambit) Kramnik vs Topalov, 2003      May-05-25 Movsesian vs Adams, 2009   Clement Fraud: I've arrived at the conclusion that 13... h6?! was 'too slow' (and the point at which the Black position becomes inferior). 13... Bxc4 (alternatively), and whichever way White recaptures, 14... Rd7 (planning to shuffle the King to c8, followed by Rhd8)!?      Apr-26-25 Short vs Kamsky, 1994   Clement Fraud: <17...f5! It's a lot like the Zaitsev variation.> I reckon that the position achieved by Kamsky, in this game, is much better than the Zaitsev variation: this is because of the better placing of Black's dark square Bishop (on the a7-g1 diagonal). The big question posed ...      Mar-19-25 S Homa vs McShane, 2015    Clement Fraud: I'd never seen this game before. Following a brief analysis, I find myself wondering if 16.Rxf3 was the *wrong* *recapture* ; and that the unorthodox looking 16.gxf3 could have offered White more resistance (!?) The idea of recapturing with the Pawn is to transfer a White Pawn      Mar-12-25 A Suleymanli vs E Vorobiov, 2025   Clement Fraud: This game is similar to a 1991 encounter... between Daniel King and Matthew Sadler D King vs Sadler, 1991 I feel certain that White is better in this line of play - following the retreat of his Bishop (6.Bf1). Tigran Petrosian could probably have obtained better prospects from      Mar-05-25 R Praggnanandhaa vs Wei Yi, 2025    Clement Fraud: Following 21.Rfc1 , 21... d3 appears overwhelming      Feb-10-25 R Praggnanandhaa vs A Sarana, 2025    Clement Fraud: The White Knight on h4 looked hopeless ~ until the piece magically came to life (beginning with 24.Nf5!). From my own perspective (of moderate playing strength), 21... Nb5 looks bad. Black really had no other option than 21... Kh8 IMHO      Dec-09-24 Lautier vs V Zorman, 1985    Clement Fraud: <Everett> 4.Qc2 introduces the possibility of Pawn e2-e4. A game between Nigel Short and Anatoly Kapov demonstrates this possibility Short vs Karpov, 1997

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