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Annotated chess games with this chess opening:
chess opening #5873
(23)
Botvinnik #3: This time a GM game!
Loek Van Wely (2680) vs. Jan Smeets (2540)
Annotated by raskerino (1841): Here's a very modern game (NED championship 2005) in the botvinnik. This is a completely wild line, and Van Wely made a nice find in it, though it's quite a subtle move. This game is significantly more complicated than the previous two games I showed in the botvinnik. Here's a very modern game (NED championship 2005) in the botvinnik. This is a completely wild line, and Van Wely made a nice…
chess opening #57466
(8)
4NCL Holmes Chapel v Manchester M 2
CharlesHiggie vs. John D Lyth
Annotated by charleshiggie (2222): I won this game, but it took me a lot longer than it should have done, as I missed chances to win, on both the king side and the queen side. So he copies me. Queen's Gambit Slav variation. 3. Nf3 is usually played first, to stop the Slav Gambit, 3......e7-e5, but in fact it has never been played against me, and the game transposes. Natural development. White too follows the main line. The…
chess opening #4467
(7)
Annotated by orangutan (1947): This was part of a Semi-Slav thematic mini, for which the starting position is after black's 4th move. I had already lost to this opponent with white, after a sharp game starting from the Meran Variation. The actual starting position. In this position I would normally transpose to the Cambridge Springs, but decided to experiment for the first time with the Botvinnik system - partly out of …
chess opening #6270
(16)
Shirov #1: Shabalov Attack
Shirov (2720) vs. Thorhallsson (2450)
Annotated by raskerino (1841): This game took place in Reykjavik in 1992 between the incredible attacker Shirov (who is Latvian like Tal! They've done a lot of analysis together) and a GM from Iceland. It features the Shabalov attack, which like the Botvinnik (see my previously analyzed games) is a fearless and wild way to try to storm the semi-slav. I will primarily try to explain ideas and plans instead of lots of…
chess opening #44603
(6)
The Asheboro Open
water123 (1888) vs. Damon smith (1828)
Annotated by blitzkov (1200): my favorite the slav defense standard move i think this is a variation of the slav !? i did this so he wont go b5 and attack my c4 pawn twice. but at the same time he can get ready to try to advance to e5 now, if bxf6 then bxf6 and i cant take on h7 with my bishop cause of his f8 knight !? this shows i want to attack his king! if i went bxe7 then qxe7 followed by f6 then the…
chess opening #45638
(4)
Annotated by matsany (1887): good move , after caste ling , black wishes to attack whites center ith the move 9.e5! while d5 square is still defended by c6 and the knight on f6 , another idea is to make isolator (in russian it means lonly pawn) on d4 which later black will blocked it and try to attack the isolator however, the dis advantage of the isolator is that on endgame this pawn going to be very…
chess opening #4285
(9)
Annotated by orangutan (1947): This game was part of a Semi-Slav thematic; for the starting position see black's 4th move. This was actually the starting position. White opts for e3 rather than Bg5, leading as usual to the Meran Variation. The Meran Variation. Black uses this "lunge" to gain time to reorganize his queen's wing. The Meran is one of the most heavily analyzed openings, and this game follows main line…
chess opening #13188
(6)
Botvinnik #5: 16.Na4
Kamsky vs. Kramnik
Annotated by raskerino (1841): The first 15 moves are discussed in two of my other botvinnik (#3&4) annotations, so I'm not going to re-discuss it here. 16.Na4 is where the annotation will begin. This is the alternative to Rb1. Rb1 stops the knight being taken because the opening of the b file is very powerful and so that black queen goes to a6, this brings the knight out of danger with tempo.…
chess opening #2255
(11)
League division C2
valeriuzaharia (1764) vs. ybrevo (1855)
Annotated by ybrevo (1200): This game is a story of how bad it can go, if you blindly believe in what the "books" says ... The Slav, which was the main theme of the recent match, Kramnik-Topalov. White chooses the gambit-line - a very sharp continuation. Black holds on to his extra pawn on c4, but White gets a nice centre. According to a book by Markov and Schipkov - "Winning with the Slav" - this move prevents a …
chess opening #4466
(4)
Annotated by orangutan (1947): This was part of a Semi-Slav thematic mini. The starting position can be found at black's fourth move. The starting position. White heads for a probable Meran. The Meran Variation. This is a very heavily analysed variation, and both sides are following mainline theory until about move 14. The current main line. Alternatives are the aggressive e4 or the quiet a3. A major…
chess opening #5863
(11)
The Botvinnik
Me (1800) vs. Class B Player (1700)
Annotated by raskerino (1841): I almost always play 1.e4, but if I know my opponent will enter the botvinnik variation I'll play 1.d4 as it is a completely fascinating variation. My opponent in this game loves the semi-slav and he makes this move without hesitation. And we've reached the opening position of the botvinnik. Black ceded the center to white but he snags the c4 pawn. 7.e5 is also possible, it leads to…
chess opening #55665
(5)
Annotated by caveman1960 (2065): A game of lost opportunities I thought on completion of the game. I thought it was a good chance to beat a master but on reflection well after the game had finished geniusacamel's play reminded me of a young Tal not strictly sound; but what did it matter when he had piece activity and the king as a target. Sacrificing a pawn for centre control and piece activity. On reflection I would…
chess opening #8998
(4)
Annotated by gazdvez (1200): Early. Maybe better is Nf6 or e6 with Bd6. It was some time ago... Why not b5? - I donot know. Try to castle with best developing moves. I think, I can hold close the position, that is why I gave up the bishoppair. And I wasnot at my best, so the knight can be very dangerous to be. I oversee sometimes. This have I oversee, too... I leave some territory for my king to…
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