09 Aug '08 14:41>2 edits
There are many of us on here striving for improvement and i have recently been looking at ways of improving my general undersanding of positions and calculative techniques.
One technique i've come across is recomended by GM J Rowson, who advocates looking for games in databses, finding the key turning point and then as an exercise work out a better line or lines for the losing player.( all without your AI)
whilst looking for candidate games i came across the game Speelman-Kasparov Madrid 1989.
WOW!
It has made me realise just how little i really understand about this game. It seems to blow everything we talk about regarding general positional concepts completely out of the water. Kasparov sacs 2 pawns for what appears to be absolutely zero compensation then goes on to destroy his opponent in the most brilliant fashion.
I sort of get the first pawn sac. he obviously feels opening up lines for the DS Bishop to be worth it but from then on the game is just completely unfathomable!
After 25..Qg5+ fritz would suggest Kas has lost his marbles with a strong advantage to white. But just watch how he handles the position. This is a game i could spend a fortnight with. seriously great stuff.
I present for your pleasure
Jonathan Speelman - Garry Kasparov [E92]
Madrid Madrid (2), 1989
1.c4 g6 2.e4 Bg7 3.d4 d6 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.Nf3 0-0 6.Be2 e5 7.Be3 Ng4 8.Bg5 f6 9.Bh4 g5 10.Bg3 Nh6 11.h3 Nc6 12.d5 Nd4 13.Nxd4 exd4 14.Qxd4 f5 15.Qd2 f4 16.Bh2 Nf7 17.h4 h6 18.hxg5 hxg5 19.g3 f3 20.Bxf3 Ne5 21.Be2 g4 22.Bg1 c5 23.dxc6 bxc6 24.0-0-0 Be6 25.Qxd6 Qg5+ 26.Kb1 Qg6 27.Ka1 Rab8 28.Rh5 Qxh5 29.Qxe6+ Kh8 30.Qe7 Nf3 31.Bxf3 Rxf3 32.Na4 Re8 33.Qxa7 Qe5 34.Qb6 Qxe4 35.Qb4 Qc2 36.Rb1 Rd3 37.Qc5 Re2 38.Qh5+ Kg8 39.Qxg4 Qxb1+ 0-1
Quite astounding.
One technique i've come across is recomended by GM J Rowson, who advocates looking for games in databses, finding the key turning point and then as an exercise work out a better line or lines for the losing player.( all without your AI)
whilst looking for candidate games i came across the game Speelman-Kasparov Madrid 1989.
WOW!
It has made me realise just how little i really understand about this game. It seems to blow everything we talk about regarding general positional concepts completely out of the water. Kasparov sacs 2 pawns for what appears to be absolutely zero compensation then goes on to destroy his opponent in the most brilliant fashion.
I sort of get the first pawn sac. he obviously feels opening up lines for the DS Bishop to be worth it but from then on the game is just completely unfathomable!
After 25..Qg5+ fritz would suggest Kas has lost his marbles with a strong advantage to white. But just watch how he handles the position. This is a game i could spend a fortnight with. seriously great stuff.
I present for your pleasure
Jonathan Speelman - Garry Kasparov [E92]
Madrid Madrid (2), 1989
1.c4 g6 2.e4 Bg7 3.d4 d6 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.Nf3 0-0 6.Be2 e5 7.Be3 Ng4 8.Bg5 f6 9.Bh4 g5 10.Bg3 Nh6 11.h3 Nc6 12.d5 Nd4 13.Nxd4 exd4 14.Qxd4 f5 15.Qd2 f4 16.Bh2 Nf7 17.h4 h6 18.hxg5 hxg5 19.g3 f3 20.Bxf3 Ne5 21.Be2 g4 22.Bg1 c5 23.dxc6 bxc6 24.0-0-0 Be6 25.Qxd6 Qg5+ 26.Kb1 Qg6 27.Ka1 Rab8 28.Rh5 Qxh5 29.Qxe6+ Kh8 30.Qe7 Nf3 31.Bxf3 Rxf3 32.Na4 Re8 33.Qxa7 Qe5 34.Qb6 Qxe4 35.Qb4 Qc2 36.Rb1 Rd3 37.Qc5 Re2 38.Qh5+ Kg8 39.Qxg4 Qxb1+ 0-1
Quite astounding.