EPTWorld Chess Championship 2013 - Page 36
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Malli
Germany138 Posts
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Kreb
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ChaosArcher
Germany956 Posts
On November 13 2013 20:44 Grumbels wrote: Has anyone read this story? http://www.amazon.com/Schachnovelle-German-Edition-Stefan-Zweig/dp/3596215226 Sometimes seeing a player think about a move for a very long time I start to worry that he's becoming too absorbed in the different variations and starts to lose touch with the actual game. Yes, read it a few weeks ago, left a huge impression on me and really got me into chess in a weird way. | ||
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Grumbels
Netherlands7032 Posts
On November 13 2013 21:20 Kreb wrote: Can someone elaborate on why he didnt threaten the knight instead of moving past it? king can't move to a6 to escape and threaten the knight (you meant the move a6 instead of a5?) | ||
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Kreb
4834 Posts
On November 13 2013 21:25 Grumbels wrote: king can't move to a6 to escape and threaten the knight (you meant the move a6 instead of a5?) Yes thats what i meant. Ok. Hmm. | ||
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jammedk
Denmark315 Posts
On November 13 2013 21:20 Kreb wrote: Can someone elaborate on why he didnt threaten the knight instead of moving past it? He wants to move it to A4, effectively freeing his rook on the A file. | ||
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Malli
Germany138 Posts
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marvellosity
United Kingdom36161 Posts
On November 13 2013 21:29 Malli wrote: wow he saw g6 He didn't seem to have many other moves... fortunately it's a decent one! | ||
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MapleLeafSirup
Germany950 Posts
edit: ok Anand seems to play white | ||
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Arevall
Sweden1133 Posts
Anand as white. | ||
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Orome
Switzerland11984 Posts
Apart from certain a4 ideas to free the rook, it provides an escape square which is really important in this particular case. 30. .. a6 31. Rdc1 Bd7 (axb5 is definitely no good here) 32. e6! fxe6 33. fxe6 and black is forced into axb5 exd7 Rh6, which is hardly better for white. If instead he plays 33. .. Be8, white has 34. Nd4! and suddenly he's wining (34. .. Nxd4?? 35. Rxc7+ Kb8 36. Rc8+ Kb7 27. R1c7#). | ||
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Grumbels
Netherlands7032 Posts
On November 13 2013 21:36 MapleLeafSirup wrote: I hope I don't embarass myself now, but who the hell is who? I mean who is playing white atm? (No sound for me and I can't see it being displayed anywhere) edit: ok Anand seems to play white http://chennai2013.fide.com/fide-world-chess-championship-2013-live/ are you watching there? | ||
Aelfric
Turkey1496 Posts
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75
Germany4057 Posts
so the chesscomputer prefers blacks position quite a bit. are those predictions of the current state always appropriate? | ||
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Orome
Switzerland11984 Posts
On November 13 2013 21:46 75 wrote: newbie question. so the chesscomputer prefers blacks position quite a bit. are those predictions of the current state always appropriate? They're not fully accurate, but they're the best evaluation you're going to get in a position like this (i.e. better than any human evaluation). Practically speaking though, the position is extremely complex. A lot of room to go wrong for both sides. | ||
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Doraemon
Australia14949 Posts
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Orome
Switzerland11984 Posts
On November 13 2013 21:49 Doraemon wrote: why can't the bishop take e6? the knight's hanging | ||
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Lysteria
France2280 Posts
On November 13 2013 21:49 Doraemon wrote: why can't the bishop take e6? c6 will be weakened way too much. | ||
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Malli
Germany138 Posts
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Orome
Switzerland11984 Posts
On November 13 2013 21:37 Orome wrote: Apart from certain a4 ideas to free the rook, it provides an escape square which is really important in this particular case. 30. .. a6 31. Rdc1 Bd7 (axb5 is definitely no good here) 32. e6! fxe6 33. fxe6 and black is forced into axb5 exd7 Rh6, which is hardly better for white. If instead he plays 33. .. Be8, white has 34. Nd4! and suddenly he's wining (34. .. Nxd4?? 35. Rxc7+ Kb8 36. Rc8+ Kb7 27. R1c7#). Oh, look at that, we got to almost the same position by transposition, except with a5 instead of a6. :D If the pawn was on a6, white would again have Nd4! here and would probably be winning. Because the pawn's on a5 however, the entire line doesn't work. The king has an escape square on a6. | ||
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