24 Jun 08
Originally posted by Mad RookI agree with the kbitzer who said, 7.e5!
[pgn]
[Event "Foxwoods Open"]
[Site "Connecticut"]
[Date "2008.03.19"]
[EventDate "2008.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Alexander Shabalov"]
[Black "Christopher Williams"]
[ECO "C77"]
[WhiteElo "2697"]
[BlackElo "2257"]
[PlyCount "82"]
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. O-O Be7
7. Re1 b5 8. Bb3 d6 9. Bd5 Nxd5 1 ...[text shortened]... hessgames page:
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1488777
24 Jun 08
Originally posted by hany3You're welcome. Yeah, they're far beyond my comprehension level, too.
MadRook, thanks for posting the game. I loved watching that. Their level of play is in a completely different galaxy than mine.
I did notice that Alex avoided the most common 5th move (5.0-0), but instead played 5.d4, the Centre Attack. It's supposed to be sharp - probably White's attempt at dragging Black into deep waters where White's higher rating would be decisive. Too bad for Alex that it didn't work. 😉
As far as whether 7.e5 or 7.Re1 is better, I have no idea. My engine liked them both about the same (at 16 ply).
I guess White didn't play a really bad move until move 24, and Black jumped on it. A really nice game by Black.