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08 Dec '10 20:57

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08 Dec '10 20:571 edit
Very strong tournament.
Great win for Luke McShane over Angus McArlsen today;
Kramnik beat Short
Adams destroyed Howell
Nakamura escaped with a draw vs Anand

http://www.londonchessclassic.com/live/classic_dgt.htm

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08 Dec '10 22:242 edits

Naka's draw was the highlight of the round for me.

All the kibitzers were letting their silicon monsters spin away, and declaring that Anand definitely was, or definitely wasn't, going to win.

In the end, it was Sergey Shipov's level-headed analysis that had the right of it: http://www.chessintranslation.com/live-game/

Of course, I was glad to see Carlsen get toppled by an old geezer like McShane.

And I appreciate how Mickey Adams skirted around the Berlin Wall so effectively.

Didn't pay much attention to Short-Kramnik.

Edit: Here's a nested PGN of Vishy-Naka:

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greenpawn34
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08 Dec '10 22:26
Luke's win v Angus is excellent.
Smashing psuedo Knight sacs.

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1. c4 c5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. Nc3 Nc6 5. Nf3 d6 6. O-O Nh6 7. d4 cxd4 8.Bxh6 Bxh6 9. Nxd4 Ne5 10. Qb3 O-O 11. Rfd1 Nd7 12. Qa3 a5 13. b4 Ra6 14. b5 Ra8 15. e3 a4 16. Rab1 Bg7 17. Ne4 Qb6 18. Nc6 Re8 19. Nb4 f5 20. Nc3 Qc5 21. Nxa4 Qa7 22. Na6 bxa6 23. b6 Nxb6 24. Rxb6 Rb8 25. c5 Be6 26. Rdb1 dxc5 27. Rb7 Rxb7 28. Rxb7 Qa8 29. Nxc5 Qc8 30. Qxa6 Bf7 31. Bc6 Rd8 32. Nd7 {The critical moment. I thought now 32...Be6 but White can ignore it as 33...Bxd7 34.Bxd7 Rxd7 35.Qe6!+. Instead McArlsen goes for a cheapo. (I think)} 32...Rxd7 33. Bxd7 Qc1+ 34. Qf1 {Did Angus miss this? I doubt it but it but you never know. He was hoping for 34.Kg2 Bd5+ The trick failed and he resigns 4 moves later.} Qxf1+ 35. Kxf1 Bc4+ 36. Kg1 Bxa2 37. Ba4 e5 38.f3 Bh6 39. Bb3+
Thabtos
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08 Dec '10 22:52
I've found that it's really hard to take into account your opponents defensive resources when he's attacking you. 9 times out of time when I miss a move when I'm calculating it's pulling a heavy piece back to defend.
atticus2
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08 Dec '10 23:21
Yep, Luke played brilliantly there. Angus never knew what hit him - several times
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09 Dec '10 00:361 edit
Daniel King was toying with the idea of Anand getting the king up the h file and round the back to beat Naka, not sure if it would have worked.
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09 Dec '10 00:36
Originally posted by Thabtos
I've found that it's really hard to take into account your opponents defensive resources when he's attacking you. 9 times out of time when I miss a move when I'm calculating it's pulling a heavy piece back to defend.
This is a blind spot for me as well, especially backward knight moves.
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09 Dec '10 01:44
Must an Englishman playing a tournament in England play the English Opening? If so, seems to me his opponent should prepare for this.
ketchuplover
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10 Dec '10 02:59
Go Nakamura!!
greenpawn34
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10 Dec '10 11:49
Originally posted by ParShooter
Must an Englishman playing a tournament in England play the English Opening? If so, seems to me his opponent should prepare for this.
Yes this should be the rules.

French players must play the French Defence
Spanish players have to play the Spanish Opening
Hungarian players have to play the Hungarian.

The lads from Denmark are going to have some interesting games.
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10 Dec '10 12:052 edits
Originally posted by greenpawn34
Yes this should be the rules.

French players must play the French Defence
Spanish players have to play the Spanish Opening
Hungarian players have to play the Hungarian.

The lads from Denmark are going to have some interesting games.
That means that we must play the Scotch as a matter of principle! i was looking at the Mexican opening the other day, some crazed variation of something, but its all a bit Czech benoni if you ask me!
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10 Dec '10 16:42
Are there any American openings? Maybe the Morphy?
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10 Dec '10 17:03
Originally posted by ParShooter
Are there any American openings? Maybe the Morphy?
the New York system which is apparently a reversed London 🙂
Thabtos
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10 Dec '10 17:291 edit
What happens when a resident of Catalonia plays in Sicily?
greenerpawn
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10 Dec '10 21:43
Well, Kramnik has just failed to win with B + R vs R against McShane.
Would anyone here fancy their chances. I guess many of us have looked at it from time to time, but having to play it would you remember the process? Would you be able to defend it.

Meanwhile Anand has beaten Angus, after the Norwegian blundered. Good games again today.
Nakamura had prepared almopst his whole game against Howell, except for a critical moment when he allowed Howell to set up a fortress and no way through with Q vs R=B

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