Korch was White v 5...Nh6 last week against a Russina GM and
accepted the draw offer from the GM.
Conclussion:
5...Nh6 must be naff if Korch can get a draw v a Russian GM. 😉
Some other good games, as always, on the Korch blog as well.
http://korch.blogspot.com/2009/07/latvian-open-championship-2009.html
Originally posted by greenpawn34I don't want to take away anything from Korch's success but I was somewhat curious as to why the gm didn't just grab the h6 knight, defend against the king side attack and win the endgame against a non-master. well OK, he chose a more solid line, that's not that strange.
That's a blitz Latvian trap, I have a taken a few with that one.
Never thought it would get a 1900 player OTB.
I see in his second game Korch is c3 centre building. It's his trade mark.
But there was something seriously strange. I was expecting to see a played out endgame or something. If a GM is offering a draw on move 21 with such a position, with white, and against a non-master player, I mean, what's even the point of playing chess in the first place? Either he was sick or something or it's really just a "blunder."
If I understand correctly, it was the first round in a weekend tournament.
It's an excellent strategy to draw in the first round to avoid the big guns.
The shorter the game, the better.
Apparently it worked out well since K. writes this opponent won the tournament in the end.
Originally posted by heinzkatThanks for the explanation but that didn't convince me at all.
If I understand correctly, it was the first round in a weekend tournament.
It's an excellent strategy to draw in the first round to avoid the big guns.
The shorter the game, the better.
Apparently it worked out well since K. writes this opponent won the tournament in the end.
Hi PP:
"In the 1st round my opponent was young Russian GM who took 1st place in this
tournament. In opening I got small advantage which allowed me to get very
comfortable position. My opponent did not risk to play for win and after 21. move
offered draw which (after some doubts) was accepted."
I think the key words are 1st Round & Risk.
Some players need to play themselves 'in' and why risk a first round loss.
Black at the top level is often happy with a draw.
Re: Postion. Black to move.
The c-file can be challenged. Black's b6 Knight is odd - White's f4 Knght
very good and White has a tug on the d-pawn which means Black cannot to
flexible in his choice of plans. If White wants to sit on this Black is going to
have to take a risk to win it.
Korch delayed in accepting the offer so he was quite happy with his position.
Originally posted by greenpawn34oh come on. kramnik makes a hard fought draw against 2700 material and people rant about it, but a gm makes a quick draw against an expert and it's OK? I don't accept that. and I don't see any risk in that position. just double the rooks on the c file, exchange them with interest (either knight outpost or passed pawn freeing the bishop) and wait for the expert to blunder.
Hi PP:
"In the 1st round my opponent was young Russian GM who took 1st place in this
tournament. In opening I got small advantage which allowed me to get very
comfortable position. My opponent did not risk to play for win and after 21. move
offered draw which (after some doubts) was accepted."
I think the key words are 1st Round & Risk.
So o win it.
Korch delayed in accepting the offer so he was quite happy with his position.
please excuse my temper as I just dropped 35 points on this problem because of sheer idiocy:
black to move
Hi PP - well the young Russian GM is not a Kramnik.
You make it sound easy - pity the GM did not see it. that way.
Perhpas he travelled to the tounrmant that day - who knows.
Had a look at your games cannot find this one was it from another site?
(infact could not find any games...).
Originally posted by greenpawn34I just needed to rant at something. Hi that certain GM, if you're reading, just know I appreciate and respect your understanding and experience.
Hi PP - well the young Russian GM is not a Kramnik.
You make it sound easy - pity the GM did not see it. that way.
Perhpas he travelled to the tounrmant that day - who knows.
Had a look at your games cannot find this one was it from another site?
now that we have that settled, it was not a game, a problem from chesstempo. my comment is the last one, as you might guess:
http://chesstempo.com/chess-problems/51676
"The worst thing about my -34 points for this problem is that I did see everything one needs to see to solve this problem correctly, like 1...Na7 2.Qc4 Bxf3 3.Nd7! I didn't notice black was already a pawn down and I thought two pieces for a rook and the spoiled kingside should be enough.
I really don't know why I didn't ask that single most important question, marking the difference between life and death: "why not then, 1...Bxf3 first?"
If 1...Bxf3 2.Nd7, this time it doesn't work because the queen and the rook are lined up: 2...Bxf2+"
-I noticed I've said 34 points there, and 35 here. It was 34.9. 🙂
-for fellow RHP readers, the idea was 1...Ba7 2.Qc4 Bxf3 3.gxf3?? (if white misses Nd7!) Na5 4.Qd4 Nb3 grabs the pinned knight.
the correct sequence therefore is just pulling Bxf3 one move forward with 1...Bxf3! 2.gxf3 Ba7 3.Qc4 Na5 4.Qd4 Nb3.
sorry for hijacking the thread. great games by korch there 🙂
I first thought of 1.Bxf3 it's the board move.
But when I discovered it was a problem I was looking at Bc2-a4
trapping the Queen. All the cute stuff. Cannot see past 1.Bxf3 gxf3
then squeeze, overload the Queen.
Did not notice pawn down either. It's not a pawn down position is it?
It revolves around the Bxf2+ and the Queen being tied to the defence
of the Knight.
Ugly solution (show this to any 1400 player and he will play 1.Bxf3 within
seconds - but that is in a way good - 'it cannot be that easy' thinks the solver.)
Following the tried and trusted 'look for moves that force a reply first.'
you usually get these things.
(Don't think Russian GM's read this forum PP - we can say what we want.)
34.9 points...no sleep for you tonight. 😉