Originally posted by RahimKRahim, you may want to consider starting a new thread. The players who were turned away during the last round may not be monitoring this thread on a regular basis. Just a suggestion.
Where's all the interest? I know I'm asking you do some "work" but big deal. You get prizes 🙂 nudge, nudge.
Some Incentive: Next game will be Gm Seirwan (Winning Chess Tactics writer) vs Gm Ivanchuk!!
Originally posted by HandyAndyPlayers who were turned away did not want to solve the puzzles I posted since it required some work 🙂
Rahim, you may want to consider starting a new thread. The players who were turned away during the last round may not be monitoring this thread on a regular basis. Just a suggestion.
Starting a new thread won't make any difference. It will still be the same format. So if they were turned away from this one, they will be turned away from the other one.
[b] Game 5:
Welcome everyone Today's game is between Yasser Seirawan, White vs V. Ivanchuk, Black.
Yasser is a great player and author who most of you must have heard of. His books are great especailly the Winning Chess Series.
I saw Ivanchuk at the Canadain Open in July of 2005. We were lucky enough to host the tournamnet in Edmonton and I volunteered to work 3 demo board on the last round for the top 3 boards. It was a great experience to watch Ivanchuk, Shirov, Bologon and others. Ivanchuk tied for first with 5 other players I belive.
White: Seirawan
Black : Ivanchuk
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4
This is the King's Indian. Black allows white to take control of the center in the beginning and starts chipping away at the center slowly. White is glad to take all the space in the center.
4...d6
Stops white for kicking the knight out on f6 with e5. It also help the e5 push.
5. Bd3 e5
Chipping away at the center and gaining some space.
6. d5 White keeps his center and takes more space on the kingside.Whites plan is to play c5 and open up the c-file for his rooks.
6...a5
Ivanchuk stops white from playing b4 which would support the c5 push for white.
7. Nge2 Na6
Controlling the dark squares, namely b4 and c5.
8. f3 See the Problem below
8...Nd7 Prepare to generate kingside counterplay with f5
9. Be3 Bh6 Blunder? See Problem below
10. Qd2 Making sure White benefits from the trade of bishops
10...Bxe3 11. Qxe3 Notice the weak holes in Black's kingside. f6,g7,h6.
11...c6 Opening up the b6 square for the Queen
12.Qh6! Preventing Black from castling. 12.0-0 is not a good move. See problem.
12... Ndc5 13.Rd1! Qb6 Black continues play on the Queenside
14. Bb1! Ke7 15. f4! The time is right now
15... exf4 16. Rf1! Rf8 17. Qxf4 threatening a check on f6
17... f6 18. dxc6 Qxc6 19. Nd4 Gaining tempo on the Queen
19...Qe8 20. Nd5+ Kd8 21. Qxd6+ Bd7 22. Nb5 1-0.
Black resigned.
Puzzle 1 for game 5. Solve the following problem and PM me your solution within 3 days (1 extra day this time). Prizes to people on my list will be give once again. To stay on the list you must solve the puzzle and send in the solution.
Black just played 7...Na6. Why did White play 8.f3 and not 8.Be3?
Prizes for round 1, starting now. I'll wait on there for 20 minutes then I'm gone if no one shows up.
1:50-2:10. 10 minutes left then I'm sending 20 puzzles to whoever didn't show up. That will be your prize instead of the lecture. I don't have much time so I can only schedule this 1 lecture and you guys all agreed that this time would be good for you. Don't stand me up 🙁
Originally posted by RahimKI think its because if white plays Be3, he risks losing it (it is his good bishop) with an exchange with the knight, and it also deprives the knight of an advanced support point, and Steinitz rule to defeat knights is to take away their advanced support points
[b] Puzzle 1 for game 5. Solve the following problem and PM me your solution within 3 days (1 extra day this time). Prizes to people on my list will be give once again. To stay on the list you must solve the puzzle and send in the solution.
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Black just played 7...Na6. Why did White play 8.f3 and not 8.Be3?[/b]
Do you guys want to read the solutions from other users or do you want me just to give the solution?
The first time I would post the user solutions and then the actual, but i'm not sure if anyone read the user solution and it just took up extra space.
If you want to read the user solutions let me know.