London Chess Classic
17 Dec '13 17:40Jeezy peeps DeepThought, that game you posted....
The last half was so dull I could hear my hair grow. And that opening?
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 {And I don't care who they are, what they are, where they are from or what theory probably says. You cannot spend 3 tempi....} 7. Bc4 Nxe3 8. fxe3 {....chopping your only developed piece allowing White 3 bits out and an open f-file after 0-0.} 8... e6 9. O-O Be7 10. Rxf7 Kxf7 11. Qg4 {White has been wining from here OTB.} 11... Rf8 {Good idea and very natural. Challenge the open file, castle by hand. The kind of move your average Black player would, and has, come up with.} 12. Bxe6+ Bxe6 13. Nxe6 Qd7 14. Rf1+ Ke8 {Kg8 is mate in one.} 15. Nxg7+ Kd8 {He won't make it to a6 (see the Latvian thread) this is a Najdorf and there is a pawn on a6. Playing theorectical lines as Black in the Najdorf is more risky than playing a Latvian. You have to be a very good Chess Player.} 16. Ne6+ Kc8 17. Rxf8+ Bxf8 18. Nd5 {And faced with the threat of Nb6+ (or mate) Black resigned. Jordl - Alvar 2007. The White's moves to the Black replies after the Rook sac could have been played by any 1800 player with an ounce of tactical ability.}
The last half was so dull I could hear my hair grow. And that opening?
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 {And I don't care who they are, what they are, where they are from or what theory probably says. You cannot spend 3 tempi....} 7. Bc4 Nxe3 8. fxe3 {....chopping your only developed piece allowing White 3 bits out and an open f-file after 0-0.} 8... e6 9. O-O Be7 10. Rxf7 Kxf7 11. Qg4 {White has been wining from here OTB.} 11... Rf8 {Good idea and very natural. Challenge the open file, castle by hand. The kind of move your average Black player would, and has, come up with.} 12. Bxe6+ Bxe6 13. Nxe6 Qd7 14. Rf1+ Ke8 {Kg8 is mate in one.} 15. Nxg7+ Kd8 {He won't make it to a6 (see the Latvian thread) this is a Najdorf and there is a pawn on a6. Playing theorectical lines as Black in the Najdorf is more risky than playing a Latvian. You have to be a very good Chess Player.} 16. Ne6+ Kc8 17. Rxf8+ Bxf8 18. Nd5 {And faced with the threat of Nb6+ (or mate) Black resigned. Jordl - Alvar 2007. The White's moves to the Black replies after the Rook sac could have been played by any 1800 player with an ounce of tactical ability.}
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