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| Posted by calmrolfe goclub.org 1/20/2008 15:36:26 Play online chess |  Subject: Sicilian Defence is busted !!Message: 1. e4 c5 .....and Black is completely lost !! Short 1 Cheparinov 0 Having spent 20 minutes trying to find an effective counter to Nigel Short's inspirational choice of e4 Cheparinov plays c5, which appears to be such an obvious blunder that he immediately resigns... Chess is a very funny game, it is supposed to be played by intelligent and sporting people yet often shows a darker side. Maybe Short offered e4 and a Masonic handshake....... Oh well, Cheparinov is one of Danailov's boys so I assume we are guaranteed no political rants and raves and they will no doubt accept the one move loss in a sporting and cheerful manner. | ||||||||||||||
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| Posted by chessnovice goclub.org 1/20/2008 16:40:10 Play online chess | ... Message: Odd situation, though. ——— Vlad Kramnik sweeps past Englishmen en route to winning London Chess Classic — Beating up the Brits was the key for Russia's Vlad Kramnik, who won this week's London Chess Classic narrowly from the US No1 Hikaru Nakamura and the world No1 Magnus Carlsen. Kramnik made a clean sweep of the four Englishmen. His key game was in the penultimate round against Luke McShane who till then was a contender for the €50,000 first prize and still finished a strong €15,000 richer fourth. Carlsen was only third, yet the combined elite chess events at Moscow last month and London boosted the 21-year-old Norwegian's status as top dog, second only to the retired Garry Kasparov on the all-time ratings. Carlsen was unbeaten in both chess tournaments, whereas Kramnik and ... Posted by marinvukusic | goclub.org 1/21/2008 06:22:44 Play online chess Message: ——— Second place finish for Nakamura in London — St. Louis resident Hikaru Nakamura captured second place in the recently finished London Chess Classic. This stellar result catapults Hikaru back in the top 10 after his less-than stellar performance in the Tal Memorial in Moscow, where he finished in last place. Another chess player, Vladimir Kramnik, had a similar turnaround. Kramnik finished next to last in Moscow, but he came back to win the London Chess Classic. Hikaru Nakamura secured second place with a sharp tactical victory over Michael Adams in the final round of the London Chess Classic. Adams is England's highest-rated chess player. The tournament in London had a fantastic format, and it featured a little twist in scoring as well. Typically, a win is ... Posted by calmrolfe | goclub.org 1/21/2008 07:01:18 Play online chess Message: So, one for the Arbiters out there - Can you make a Draw offer without extending your hand ? I believe tomorrows Kramnik - Topalov game has, by prior arrangement, been agreed as a "mutual no handshake" game. ——— Chess: The lessons of Botvinnik — How Vladimir Kramnik employed the classical style learned at the famed school of Botvinnik to take the lead in London. The former world chess champion Vladimir Kramnik powered into the lead at the London Chess Classic with two late victories. How did he gain a big advantage in this game? RB: White's position looks solid, but with his last move, Howell threatens the a-pawn. Defending it with 1. b3 looks horrible – Black will sooner or later make the push …c5-c4 and White will have to be careful if he's to keep his queenside together. But do I have to defend the a-pawn? Whenever one of your rooks is standing on the same file as the enemy queen, even a semi-open file, you should always look for ... Posted by lighttotheright | goclub.org 1/21/2008 09:15:36 Play online chess Message: I'm at a loss for words! I came here to check out the refutation and there is none. ——— World Champion in Slump as He Readies Title Defense — Is there something wrong with Viswanathan Anand? Anand, the world chess champion, has played listlessly in his last few chess tournaments, and his world ranking is close to slipping to No. 4. His slump began in October at the Bilbao Chess Masters tournament, where he won two games, lost two and finished in a tie for third. At the Tal Memorial chess event in Moscow last month, he drew all his games and ended in a tie for sixth. In the London Chess Classic, which began a week ago, Anand started with two draws. In his third game, against Hikaru Nakamura, he was winning easily until a couple of subpar moves and a blunder allowed Nakamura to win. There may be several possible explanations for ... Posted by ccmcacollister | goclub.org 1/22/2008 00:14:51 Play online chess Perhaps ... Message:  main.uschess.org ——— On Chess: Adventurous drawn to online games — There is more than a bit of the avatar in most of us. If only we could jump out of our skins and, for a moment, be someone else. Chess players are fortunate: The Internet readily offers them such an opportunity. A random list of IDs plucked from a roster of Internet chess players includes Chico, Chrischat, Rubbercheck, Snow and Stixi. What if these anonymous online monikers concealed a single human who has chosen to assume five disparate chess identities: a no-holds-barred gambit player; a would-be genius on defense; an endgame specialist; an opening obsessive; and a universal chess player of unlimited versatility? Each chess identity would subsume a different set of emotional, cognitive and ... Posted by kansaspatzer | goclub.org 1/22/2008 01:22:46 Play online chess Message: Posted by calmrolfe | goclub.org 1/22/2008 02:46:22 Play online chess Message: If you really do want to bust the Sicilian, try a strategically timed f4 :0) Posted by heinzkat | goclub.org 1/22/2008 09:09:12 Play online chess Someone's attention was at the right board at...Message: youtube.com
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And the game... [Event "CCT 2008"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee"] [Date "2008/1/21"] [Round "Round 8"] [White "Short"] [Black "Cheparinov"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteClock "0:01"] [BlackClock "0:15"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. Be3 Be6 10. Nd5 Nbd7 11. Qd3 Bxd5 12. exd5 Rc8 13. c4 a5 14. Kh1 Re8 15. Rad1 Bf8 16. Nd2 g6 17. b3 Bg7 18. a3 h5 19. f3 b6 20. b4 axb4 21. axb4 e4 22. fxe4 Ne5 23. Qb3 Neg4 24. Bg5 Qd7 25. Qb1 Ra8 26. h3 Nh7 27. Bf4 Ne5 28. c5 bxc5 29. bxc5 Reb8 30. Qc2 dxc5 31. Qxc5 Rc8 32. Qe3 Nf8 33. Qg3 Qe8 34. Bb5 Qe7 35. Nf3 Nxf3 36. Qxf3 Rc3 37. Rd3 Raa3 38. e5 Rxd3 39. Bxd3 Nd7 40. e6 fxe6 41. Qe2 Nf8 42. Bc4 Rc3 43. dxe6 Rxc4 44. Qxc4 Qxe6 45. Qxe6+ Nxe6 46. Be3 Nd4 47. Kg1 Nf5 48. Bc5 Be5 49. Re1 Bc3 50. Re4 Kf7 51. Kf2 Bf6 52. Ra4 Ke6 53. Ke2 Kf7 54. Bf2 Ke6 55. Kd3 Kf7 56. Ra7+ Ke6 57. Ra6+ Kf7 58. Ke4 Bb2 59. Rc6 Bg7 60. Be1 Bf6 61. Bc3 Bh4 62. Be5 Bg5 63. Ra6 Bh4 64. Bf4 Bf6 65. g4 hxg4 66. hxg4 Ng7 67. Be5 Be7 68. Kd5 Ne8 69. Ra7 Nf6+ 70. Bxf6 Kxf6 71. g5+ Kf7 72. Rxe7+ 1-0 |