Author: Uri Blass
Date: 12:08:43 12/27/04
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On December 27, 2004 at 14:45:09, Albert Silver wrote: >On December 27, 2004 at 14:18:23, Uri Blass wrote: > >>On December 27, 2004 at 13:10:52, Albert Silver wrote: >> >>>On December 27, 2004 at 12:31:55, Mike Byrne wrote: >>> >>>>Korchnoi, 73, vs. Carlsen, 14 >>>> >>>> >>>>http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/NewsStory.aspx?section=SPORTS&oid=65683 >>>> >>>>interestingly Victor Korchnoi once played Grigory Levenfish who once played Amos >>>>Burn who once played Henry Bird who once played Howard Staunton. >>>> >>>>In this game, Levenfish was 64 years young and Victor was 22. >>>> >>>>[Event "Leningrad"] >>>>[Site "Leningrad"] >>>>[Date "1953.??.??"] >>>>[EventDate "?"] >>>>[Round "?"] >>>>[Result "0-1"] >>>>[White "G Levenfish"] >>>>[Black "Viktor Kortchnoi"] >>>>[ECO "D94"] >>>>[WhiteElo "?"] >>>>[BlackElo "?"] >>>>[PlyCount "84"] >>>> >>>>1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. e3 Bg7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 b6 7. O-O Bb7 >>>>8. Bd2 e6 9. Rc1 Ne4 10. cxd5 exd5 11. b4 Re8 12. Qb3 c6 13. Rfd1 Nd7 >>>>14. Be1 Qe7 15. Nxe4 dxe4 16. Nd2 Rac8 17. Qa4 a6 18. Qb3 b5 19. Qb1 >>>>Nb6 20. Nb3 Nd5 21. Nc5 Rcd8 22. a4 Bf8 23. Qb3 Bc8 24. Ra1 Qg5 25. >>>>axb5 axb5 26. Ra3 Bxc5 27. dxc5 Bg4 28. Bxg4 Qxg4 29. h3 Qe6 30. Rd4 >>>>Ra8 31. Bc3 Ra4 32. Rxa4 bxa4 33. Qc4 a3 34. Ba1 Nc7 35. Qxe6 Nxe6 36. >>>>Rd6 Rd8 37. Bf6 Rxd6 38. cxd6 Nf8 39. Kf1 Nd7 40. Bd4 f5 41. Ke2 Kf7 >>>>42. Kd2 Ke6 0-1 >>>> >>>>Another game played Korchnoi may be the quickest recorded loss by a future World >>>>Champion >>>> >>>>[Event "Leningrad"] >>>>[Site "Leningrad"] >>>>[Date "1948.??.??"] >>>>[EventDate "?"] >>>>[Round "?"] >>>>[Result "1-0"] >>>>[White "Viktor Kortchnoi"] >>>>[Black "Boris Spassky"] >>>>[ECO "B71"] >>>>[WhiteElo "?"] >>>>[BlackElo "?"] >>>>[PlyCount "24"] >>>> >>>>1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. f4 Bg4 7. Bb5+ >>>>Nbd7 8. Bxd7+ Qxd7 9. Qd3 e5 10. Nf3 Bxf3 11. Qxf3 Qg4 12. Nd5 1-0 >>>> >>>>[d]r3kb1r/pp3p1p/3p1np1/4p3/4PPq1/2N2Q2/PPP3PP/R1B1K2R w KQkq - 0 12 >>>> >>>>Qg4 was a first rate blunder -- what's the winning move before you check it with >>>>your computer. >>> >>>Check with the computer... A nice sense of humor. It took about 2 seconds to >>>see, I can't imagine giving it to the computer on top of it. :-) >> >>Maybe it is better if you check with a computer because it is not so simple. >>seeing Nd5 is easy but did you see the computer move after Nd5? >> >>Uri > > >Ok, I spent a couple of minutes analyzing, without a computer, and it's true >there is no piece win after 1.Nd5 Kd8! > >However, it still looks completely winning to me after 2.Nxf6 Qh4+ 3.Qg3 Qxf6 >4.0-0! and I don't see how black avoids material loss, not to mention the king >stuck in the center and numerous threats. Yes white is winning after 1.Nd5 Kd8 Movei like most engines prefers a different way to win material 2.Qxg4 Nxg4 3.h3 Nh6 4.fxe5 dxe5 5.Bg5+ Uri
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