My favourite player is Anatoly Karpov. I got a copy of his best games when I was just starting out and it has remained my model for chess play ever since. I also like Kasparov, and the brilliancies of Alekhine and Tal, but positional play remains the most appealing to me! Proud to post according to <the way of the wood> as first identified by <<JFQ>> "I offer this-
<The Way of the Wood> cannot be understood through <the love of logic and reason>.
<The Way of the Wood> cannot be judged by normal discursive parameters.
<The Way of the Wood> is mysterious... comic, yet tragic... true, yet false... profound, yet silly...
I invite all to take a more studied approach to understanding <The Way of the Wood>" I would like to thank the following for their help with chess analysis and generally making CG a great place to hang out!
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---------------OPEN CONSULTATION GAME--------------- Rules:(see p.67)
Player list 'playing order'
<Open Defense>
<Woody>
<HMS>
<JFQ>
<Elephant>
<Boomie>
honorary kibitzers: <malthrope>,<pyke>, <hoodrobin> ---THE GAME---
1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 g6 3.Nf3 c5 4.g3 b6 5.Bg2 Bb7 6.d4 cxd4 7.Qxd4 Nc6 8.Qf4 Qb8 9.Nb5 Qxf4 10.Bxf4 Rc8 11.O-O Bg7 12.Rab1 a6 13.Nc7+ Kf8 14.b4 e5 15.Nxe5 g5 16.Nxd7+ Nxd7 17.Bd6+ Kg8 18.Rfd1 h5 19.c5 Rh6 20.Nd5 Re8 21.e3 h4 22.?  click for larger viewPLAYER TO MOVE : <Open Defense> Game Time: New York, New York time!
Last move: 21...h4 (25/04/09)
Next move: 22.? (09/05/09-ish)
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<<<CANDIDATE MOVES: <<<>>>FORUMS FOR ANALYSIS>>> <22.a4/gxh4/Nxb6>: Right here! <->:Mrs. Alekhine chessforum <22.Nc7>:User: Boomie ---
RESEARCH and ANALYSIS
<<<Fruits <<of>> analysis>> <The Woody-JFQ Tough Nut Crack Defense: Boomster Variation> <1.c4,c5 2.Nc3,Nf6 3.Nf3,g6 4.g3,d5 5.cxd5,Nxd5 6.Bg2,Bg7> 1.c4,Nf6 2.Nc3,g6 3.Nf3,c5 4.g3,b6 5.Bg2,Bb7 6.d4,cxd4 7.Qxd4, The English: Drunken Queen: Bick Sackattack Line 7...Nc6 8.Qh4 h6 9.0-0,Bg7 10.Qf4,0-0 11.Qh4,g5 12.Bxg5,hxg5 13.Qxg5 <<Mal>'s 12..b5! Brilliancy> 7... Bg7 8. 0-0 Nc6 9. Qf4 Rc8 10. Rd1 Nh5 11. Qd2,Na5 12.b3,b5! ⩱> (Stem game: 'Schmidt-Lebredo' with 11. Qd2 played instead of 11. Qe3.) The CHAOS LINE:
7...Nc6 8.Qf4,Qb8 9.Nb5,Qxf4 10.Bxf4,Rc8 11.0-0,Bg7 12.Rab1,a6 13.Nc7+,Kf8 14.b4!,e5!? 15.Nxe5,g5!? ---
Some background reading:
Game Collection: 0 Game Collection: 0 <22.a4!?>
 click for larger view22...bxc5? 23.bxc5 ±
22...b5 23.axb5 axb5 24.Nc7 ⩲
 click for larger view22...h3 23.Bh1 b5 24.axb5 axb5 25.Nc7 Rc8 26.Nxb5  click for larger view26...Nde5 27.Bxe5 Bxe5 28.Nd4 Ba8 ±
 click for larger view<22.gxh4!?>
 click for larger view22...Rxh4 23.Bg3 Rc4 24.Nc7 Re8 25.Nxa6 ⩲
 click for larger view22...gxh4
23.Nxb6 Rg6 24.Kf1 Rxg2 25.Kxg2 Nxb6 26.cxb6 Nxb4+ 27.f3 Nd5 28.Rxd5 Bxd5 29.b7 Bxb7 30.Rxb7 Rxe3 =  click for larger view23.Ne7+ Nxe7 24.Bxb7
24...bxc5
25.bxc5
25...Ne5
26.Bxa6 Rg6+ 27.Kf1 Nec6 ⩲
 click for larger view26. Bxe7 Rxe7 27. Rd8+ Kh7 28. Be4+ Ng6 29. Bd3 ⩲  click for larger view25...Nf5
26.Bc6
26...Rd8 27.Bc7 Rxc6 28.Bxd8 Ne5 ⩲
 click for larger view26...Nxd6 27.Bxd7 Rd8 28.c6 ⩲
26.Bxa6 Nxc5 27.Bxc5 Rxa6 28.a3 ⩱
 click for larger view24...Nde5 25.Bxe7 Rxe7 26.Rd8+ Kh7 27.Be4+ Ng6 28.Bd3 bxc5 29.bxc5 Rc7 =
 click for larger view29.Bxa6 cxb4 30.Rxb4 Ne5 31.Bc8 ∞
 click for larger view23.h3 ∞
<22.Nxb6>
22... Nxb6 23.cxb6 h3
 click for larger view24.Bh1 Nd8
25. Rbc1 Bxh1 26. Kxh1 Nb7 27. Bc5 Rc6 28. Rd7 Nxc5 29. bxc5  click for larger view29...Bf8
30.b7
30...Rb8 31.Kg1 Rxc5 32.Rxc5 Bxc5 ∓
 click for larger view30...Rxc5 31.Rxc5 Bxc5 32.Rc7 Bd6 33.Rc8 Kf8 34.Rc6 Bb8 35.Kg1 ∓  click for larger view30.Rd5 f6 31.a4 Kf7 32.Rd7 Ke6 33.Rd4 Rxc5 34.Rxc5 Bxc5 25.Re4+ Kf7 ∓  click for larger view25. Bc7 Bxh1 26.Kxh1
26...Nb7 27. Rd7 Rc6 ⩱
26...Ne6 27.Rd7 Nxc7 28.bxc7 Rc6 ⩱
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