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| Posted by wschmidt uskidscompute.com 4/15/2006 17:56:02 Play online chess |  Subject: Novice Nook #13Message: The link is: -> www.chesscafe.com | ||||||||||
| Posted by ccmcacollister uskidscompute.com 4/15/2006 19:08:06 Play online chess | I've Got a Piece ! Message: (or draw the endgame }8-)) , I really thought like that at one time. It's a phase :) | ||||||||||
| Posted by wschmidt uskidscompute.com 4/15/2006 22:13:24 Play online chess | Ah, Craig, Message: ——— Modern Chess Players Prove Bobby Fischer Was Wrong — Bobby Fischer once famously remarked that "chess is dead". What he meant was that so much had been discovered about the game of chess that creativity and innovation were waning. Chess players are certainly better prepared than ever because databases and computers are widely used to analyze and dissect openings. Players can sometimes reel off 20 or more moves before they leave their preparation. That seems to have sucked the life out of some chess openings. Most top players know a couple of lines in the Petroff Defense through more than 20 moves, and it is not uncommon for them to play that out and agree to a draw, if that is the result they want. But there are ... Posted by cascadejames | uskidscompute.com 4/16/2006 10:16:36 Play online chess HubrisMessage: already learned, but then as I continued to read I remembered a few recent examples of games in which I gained a piece then threw it away by underestimating my opponent. It's not as if I thought that the game was over, but rather that once the opposing player made a mistake that allowed me to win a piece, I just subconciously concluded that I didn't need to work as hard to win the game. So instead of analyzing the position to figure out what the other player is doing, and why he is willing to keep playing in a "lost" position, I just assumed that their moves were pointless, and that I could win easily without worrying to much. And sometimes it is true, if they will give you one piece, they will often give you two! But as the jazz vocalist says, "It ain't necessarily so." So in one recent embarasing example, I was able to trade a pawn for a knight, but then shortly thereafter I gave up another pawn unnecessarily and then a couple of seemingly "pointless" moves after that I found myself looking at a forced mate in two. On another point, his advice to "Get every piece into the game fast." has always served me very well when I follow it. I think it is good advice in almost every situation, not just those where you are materially ahead. Finally, I would add another seed to his "Seeds of Tactical Destruction" g) Pieces that are constrained so that they have no place to which they can retreat. It doesn't always lead to destruction, but it is worth looking for. James ——— Vlad Kramnik and Magnus Carlsen go toe-to-toe at Wijk aan Zee — Corus Wijk aan Zee, the most popular event on the chess calendar, ends tomorrow with ex-champion Vlad Kramnik and the world No1 Magnus Carlsen competing for the lead in the closing rounds. Kramnik won their individual game impressively, but the 19-year-old Norwegian has the easier finish. Carlsen is not yet dominating his chess peers in the style of Bobby Fischer and Garry Kasparov at their peaks, but he is already the man to beat. The reigning world chess champion Vishy Anand has played an uncharacteristically low-key tournament, drawing his first nine games. Nigel Short, in his strongest event for years, has struggled in some games but missed a clear win against Kramnik. ... Posted by wschmidt | uskidscompute.com 4/16/2006 16:41:24 Play online chess Craig reports....Message: ——— Vladimir Kramnik edges ahead — Vishy Anand may have taken Vladimir Kramnik’s world title but he did him a favour in tenth round at Corus chess tournament when he broke his run of nine draws and defeated the co-leader Alexey Shirov. It was Shirov’s first defeat and Kramnik’s nervy draw with Vassily Ivanchuk gave him the sole lead on 7/10 with three to play but as well as Shirov he has world number one Magnus Carlsen in hot pursuit. Carlsen defeated Sergey Karjakin in what your correspondent found a mystifying game in which Karjakin, playing white seemed to have the initiative and better placed pieces but was soon worse. So the chess tournament is set up perfectly for ... Posted by cascadejames | uskidscompute.com 4/16/2006 17:13:42 Play online chess the linkMessage: ——— Kramnik claims Carlsen — Vladimir Kramnik played what he described as feeling like “his greatest ever game” to defeat Magnus Carlsen in the ninth round of the Corus chess tournament at Wijk aan Zee. The former world chess champion moved into the joint lead with Alexey Shirov and avenged his defeat at Carlsen’s hands at last December’s London Chess Classic. Scores with four to play: 1-2 Shirov, Kramnik 6.5/9; 3-4 Carlsen, Karjakin 5.5; 5-7 Ivanchuk, Dominguez, Nakamura 5; 8-9 Leko, Anand 4.5; 10 Caruana 3.5; 11-13 Tiviakov, Short, Van Wely 3; 14 Smeets 2.5; ... Posted by ccmcacollister | uskidscompute.com 4/16/2006 18:05:31 Play online chess Thanks W and cascadejames ! Message: 1) Immediately after a piece is won, the next few move are CRITICAL. As the author mentioned , this is a time when there might be a tendency to let up if you have won the piece. But dont! This is the very time, if you Lost the piece, to look for every posibility to attack, complicate or win back material. And it is the best time to do so (except for Before losing the piece :)) because often your opponent will start napping. So dont be afraid to play on a ways after such an occurance and see how he handles his good fortune. 2) If you are the side that wins the piece: To me generally planning is overrated for an experienced player that knows many position types and what leads from them. To me analysis Rules. BUT ... if there is ever a Great time to plan, it is after receving a material gift. And the author points out to look things over very well at this point. True. But I dont think he came out and said the word(plan), tho it is implied in what he says to do. When you have the extramaterial, do Plan what to do with your position. After looking at all the opponents chances to attack, complicate or win material. Then look at your Own chances to attack, Simplify (generally trading pieces being better than trading Future Queens, aka Pawns) , win material or push/promote pawns. And for chances to tie enemy pieces to defensive tasks. The last and Simplification, together are elements of snuffing counter-play and you definately want to do that. So look for plans that deprive the opp of counterplay above all. And try to figure out how your extramaterial can figure into that. Plan it right down to Queening, Mate or some version of victory if you can. Ask yourself Questions about the position mentally if you need to, to check your logic. EG What is his Biggest threat? What is his best & worst piece. What are yours etc. Generally gives you an idea where to start. Get rid of his biggest threats and best pieces if possible, if you dont see a forceful winning plan. (or that may be part of that plan, cetainly) Then look at things again in that quiter position. The quiter it gets, the closer you are to winning, nearly always. The less quite it gets ... maybe is closer to winning at times, or closer to not winning at times. Imo Regards, }8-) ——— Shirov in Sveshnikov — Vladimir Kramnik made his move in the eighth round of the Corus chess tournament at Wijk aan Zee and defeated the US chess champion Hikaru Nakamura to join Magnus Carlsen in second place. Alexey Shirov remains half a point ahead with five to play and he tested Magnus Carlsen’s chess opening preparation by challenging him to repeat the line that decided last year’s MTel tournament when Carlsen lost badly. A fascinating game. In the Sveshnikov Sicilian Black often sacrifices pawns for activity. White is three pawns ahead at the end but cannot coordinate. ... Posted by ionadowman | uskidscompute.com 4/17/2006 03:53:22 Play online chess Good advice, Craig...Message: *** By the way, even GMs can stuff up a position when well ahead on material. Back in the 1951 World Championship match, David Bronstein dumped a whole rook against Botvinnik, and do you think Botvinnik could win? In fact Botvinnik let Bronstein get an exchange back for nothing, Bronstein gradually picked up pawns for the missing piece, and eventually came very close to winning. The result was a draw *** Just one slight caveat about Heisman's advice, concerning the example in which a wrecked pawn position is relatively trivial compared with the piece advantage (1...Qh6 example). He is right, but beware of making too many compromises. That's what happened to Botvinnik, and I did the same in a fairly recent GK game. Having won the exchange (it should have been a whole rook!!) I faffed around until I ran out of ideas, then sacced a pawn to create chances (for both sides), and had to fight like hell for the draw. Fortunately, my opponent overlooked or eschewed the draw and allowed my to win. So Craig's (ccmcacollister's) observation about planning is very pertinent - I didn't come up with a decent plan until my opponent had gone a long way towards neutralizing his material deficit. Cheers, Ion |