tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57726894266049739.post1306418542984760896..comments2024-03-28T11:37:38.689-07:00Comments on Chess Skills: A FingerprintJames Stripeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13437334325501974461noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57726894266049739.post-61986011545850663812012-11-24T03:32:52.486-08:002012-11-24T03:32:52.486-08:00Great post.
One of the two iconic "dragon bu...Great post.<br /><br />One of the two iconic "dragon busting" games with the other being Fischer-Larsen noted in Fischer's M60MG.<br /><br />Looks like this game shows Karpov's great ability to reduce the opponent's options while keeping his improving. I always thought a strong Petrosian influence.<br /><br />In playing the dragon for many years, a subtle part of the move Nde2 is the maintaining a N on c3 which maintains a tempo protecting a2. Which helped make Korchnoi's ...Qa5 not very effective. Without the N backup, the rook exchange sac on c3 was often played with Black usually trading R for N&P but with initiative.<br /><br />Interestingly, in study I found Rybka played an early ...a6 which pressures the N on c3 and seems to give Black much better equalizing chances. ChessClueshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13576060289496456129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57726894266049739.post-73485847734748913832012-11-23T23:38:29.482-08:002012-11-23T23:38:29.482-08:00I wanted to throw in a peanut-gallery comment. Wh...I wanted to throw in a peanut-gallery comment. What are the odds Kortchnoi played ..Qa5 in order to defend the a7 pawn. It's the type of move one plays when they see this position for the first time, as well. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57726894266049739.post-31448988417972967532012-11-23T23:34:55.599-08:002012-11-23T23:34:55.599-08:00After 16.Nd4-d2!! There are so many ways for Black...After 16.Nd4-d2!! There are so many ways for Black to lose this position that it's almost unreal. <br /><br />I've gone over this game before, I am guessing some blunder like ...b5 may have been played, White has the Kb1, Nd5, Nxe7+ theme (which Re8 defends), but White also has that Bh6, e5 theme. It's really wicked when you just sit on a position (fingerprint) like this and find/learn the ideas, isn't it?<br /><br />At G/90 at the club level, I would be surprised if even Black had half a clue about all of this. One needs to either not play it, know it at home, or perish on the clock, at quicker time-controls.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com