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Subject: Re: Zugzwang with GM-like perfomance in Lippstadt tournament

Author: Harald Faber

Date: 08:10:12 08/19/98

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On August 19, 1998 at 08:08:26, Moritz Berger wrote:

>>One more win happened against the young star Luke McShane achieving a GM norm in
>>Lippstatt. He was hit tactically right from the opening in a wild-west Sicilian:
>>
>>Zugzwang - McShane,L (2470) [B94]
>>Hans & Lenze It Lippstadt GER (6), 04.08.1998
>>
>>1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 Nbd7 7.Bc4 h6 8.Bxf6 Nxf6
>>9.Qe2 Qa5 10.0-0-0 Qg5+ 11.Kb1 g6 12.e5 Bg4 13.Nf3 Bxf3 14.Qxf3 Qxe5 15.Qxb7 Rd8
>>16.Rhe1 Qa5 17.Nd5 Nxd5 18.Bxd5 f5 19.b4 Qa3 20.Qc6+ Rd7 21.c3 e5 22.Rxe5+ dxe5
>>23.Be6 Be7 24.Qc8+ 1-0
>
>I don't want to take anything away from Zugzwang, but I guess that all programs
>even at Blitz would be able to refute the tactical blunder 11...g6:
>(PII-400)

In spite of that blunder his performance is quite remarkable if you consider his
age!



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