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01-31-2014 , 09:30 AM
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Considering that the idea of tactical problems is to drill patterns into your brain, knowing that the solution is there is not such a huge problem imo.
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01-31-2014 , 11:26 AM
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Yeah I think it is useful for that purpose. But a more useful training method is to take a short fragment like this:



10.a3 Ne7 11.Qc2 b6 12.b4 Bb7 13.0-0 Rfe8

and try to find how either side could have improved.

I took the example from here (in Russian) http://chesspro.ru/card_index/dvoret...vp36nfi95plqb4

Spoiler:
the answer is 12.e4
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02-01-2014 , 12:38 AM
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Two facts about the Gibraltar Chess Festival:

1) It is a chess tournament.

2) Big Boss Chucky has hosted a masterclass on site, reviewing the games of his first ever candidates match from back in 1991. He speeds through sections he deems unmeriting of deeper examination, so having the PGNs nearby might come in handy.

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02-01-2014 , 08:37 AM
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Black to move. Solution and all comments in the spoiler.



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This position comes from the game Sos Andreu-Kamsky in Gibraltar.

Here Kamsky played 23...Nf2! I love moves like this. The ideas/variations behind it aren't really complicated, but it's such a strange looking move that it could easily be overlooked during a game. Really beautiful.

Full game for anyone interested.

http://www.chessvideos.tv/chess-game...r.php?id=89387

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1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2 c6 7.O-O Bg4 8.Be3 Nbd7 9.h3 Bxf3 10.Bxf3 a6 11.a4 a5 12.Be2 e5 13.Qd2 Re8 14.d5 Nc5 15.Qc2 cxd5 16.cxd5 Rc8 17.f3 Nh5 18.Rfc1 Bf6 19.Nb5 Bg5 20.Bxg5 Qxg5 21.Bc4 Nf4 22.Nxd6 Ncd3 23.Rd1 Nf2 24.g4 Qh4 25.Nxc8 Qg3+ 26.Kf1 N2xh3 0-1
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02-01-2014 , 11:56 PM
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Quick dumb question: What does the +/- column mean in a table like this?:



I can't even figure out what I should be Googling.
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02-02-2014 , 12:09 AM
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I think it's a tiebreaker system: goats. If the tournament were to end now, Magnus Carlsen would be awarded seven goats and Anand would have nine goats confiscated from him.
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02-02-2014 , 12:12 AM
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Makes sense. Thanks.
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02-02-2014 , 01:27 AM
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Tex, that's a fascinating game I'd missed, ty for that.

Also ty to Rei for posting the Chucky Masterclass. I've got a couple of tough County matches starting in around 4 hours so I'm gonna grab some breakfast, take a bracing stroll and then watch the vid before I depart.
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02-02-2014 , 01:44 AM
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I think it's a tiebreaker system: goats. If the tournament were to end now, Magnus Carlsen would be awarded seven goats and Anand would have nine goats confiscated from him.
I must say you are a fantastic poster.
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02-02-2014 , 08:18 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Rei Ayanami
Two facts about the Gibraltar Chess Festival:

1) It is a chess tournament.

2) Big Boss Chucky has hosted a masterclass on site, reviewing the games of his first ever candidates match from back in 1991. He speeds through sections he deems unmeriting of deeper examination, so having the PGNs nearby might come in handy.
(video)
thanks for the post, Ivanchuk's attire with the adidas jacket and the 30 degrees rotated cap is hilarious.
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02-02-2014 , 03:26 PM
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I must say you are a fantastic poster.
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thanks for the post, Ivanchuk's attire with the adidas jacket and the 30 degrees rotated cap is hilarious.
He has scored 5.5/6 so far in the Gibraltar Chess Festival, making a push to regain his Super Duper GM status (2750+).

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02-04-2014 , 11:54 PM
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These games from Gata Kamsky's 1994 candidates match with Vladimir Kramnik are sick. I can't say the same for the pun titles.
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02-05-2014 , 12:03 PM
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those were a couple sick games thx 4 sharing
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02-05-2014 , 12:11 PM
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Yeah I saw the first game so far. Cool stuff. Will look at the 2nd game today later.
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02-05-2014 , 03:02 PM
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OK that second game looks even sicker. lol
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02-08-2014 , 01:32 AM
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This one took me a while, but it was very pretty. Black to move.



Hints if you need one:

Spoiler:
Winning a bishop is not enough, and don't look for mate.
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02-08-2014 , 02:59 AM
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Spoiler:
g3 is a pretty ldo move and i guess it's just figuring out the right follow up
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02-08-2014 , 10:32 AM
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Spoiler:
1.. g3 2. fxg3 Qh2+ 3. Kf1 Ne3+ maybe?
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02-08-2014 , 10:37 AM
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I thought 1...g3 2. fxg3 Qxh2+ 3. Kf1 Nxg3+ looked good. But what is the follow up on 1...g3 2. Bg2?
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02-08-2014 , 01:01 PM
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I thought 1...g3 2. fxg3 Qxh2+ 3. Kf1 Nxg3+ looked good. But what is the follow up on 1...g3 2. Bg2?
Spoiler:
How's this look?

1...g3 2. Bg2 Qxh2+ 3. Kf1 gxf2 or can black not stop the outside passed pawns after 4. Qxh2 fxe1=Q+ 5. Kxe1 Rxh2 6. Kf1?

(I did this without moving the pieces, so there may be some huge errors in it.)
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02-08-2014 , 01:08 PM
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Spoiler:
2. Bg2 is the main defense and gangstaman's line is correct. The pawns can't promote in time.
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02-08-2014 , 01:57 PM
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Spoiler:
Yeah, knights are great at stopping connected passers, no need to rush the rook back.
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02-08-2014 , 02:43 PM
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2. Bg2 is the main defense and gangstaman's line is correct. The pawns can't promote in time.
Spoiler:
I cheated with a computer just now since it seems we've solved this, and it seems I messed up the last move, 6. Kf1, as that doesn't actually save the bishop for white after 6...Nh4.

So for fun, I took that final position after 6. Kf1 and edited it so that the black knight was on h8 -- black still wins easily as the rook can easily get over to the queenside via h4 and h5.
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02-08-2014 , 09:30 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Rei Ayanami
This one took me a while, but it was very pretty. Black to move.



Hints if you need one:

Spoiler:
Winning a bishop is not enough, and don't look for mate.
Seems pretty clear:

Spoiler:


Obviously, 1...g3 2. Bg2 (only move) Qxh2+ 3. Kf1 and now simply 3...gf2 and the White queen is attacked and there is also the threat of ...fxe1+ and 4. Qxh2 is answered by the intermezzo.

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02-08-2014 , 09:44 PM
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Here's a caption in the New York Times that makes chess look really respectable: "Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, the incumbent president of the chess federation and self-described space-alien abductee."

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/09/wo...n-charges.html
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