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 It has been many years since I took the Smith-Morra seriously. But, as I rarely play much "serious" chess these days, I have begun toying around with it quite a bit. As I wrote in The Smith-Morra Gambit's Siren Call, it's tough to resist the pleasures afforded by the line, as it promises a wide open board with plenty of active piece play and tactics. Recent analysis (most notably in The Modern Morra Gambit by Hannes Langrock) suggests that there is no completely clear way for Black to refute it and many ways to go wrong, so even some titled players have added it to their repertoires, and most of their opponents continue to choose the safer course of declining the gambit (generally with 3...Nf6, which transposes directly to the Alapin Sicilian, saving study time). Ultimately, the Smith-Morra is still a fun line to play at the amateur level and one that guarantees many quick victories with only some risk against the most well-prepared opponents. IM Marc Esserman is one rising star who regularly plays the Smith-Morra Gambit, and he will be giving a lecture on it at the Kenilworth Chess Club on April 15, 2010 ("Tax Day") at 8:15 p.m. The lecture is open to the public and admission is $10. To get us thinking about his lecture, I have prepared a bibliography to whet your appetite, with a number of recent and forthcoming works of interest in both the Smith-Morra Accepted and Smith-Morra Declined (or Alapin). Everything is listed in reverse chronology, as best I can offer (difficult with web sources), with links to preview, purchase or download items available via the internet. I have generally left off all but the most influential Black repertoire books that offer only a game or chapter on the gambit, as well as opening encyclopedias which may only mention it in a line or two of analysis. As always, I welcome reader corrections and additions. And I will be adding some more materials myself (especially videos) over the next couple of days. I would like to give special thanks to Michel Barbaut, who shared a wonderful bibliography with me and a very rare picture of Pierre Morra that appeared with an article in a French magazine.  Boris Alterman, The Alterman Gambit Guide: White Gambits (Quality Chess 2010) Just released, this book seems similar in design to Nigel Davies's Gambiteer (which, surprisingly, did not feature the Smith-Morra but instead the Wing Gambit against the Sicilian). Alterman did some great videos for ICC, and his breezy style seems to translate well to print based on the excerpt available online and other materials at his blog. The book is clearly pitched to low-rated amateurs or beginning players, with move-by-move explanations but not necessarily very complete or deep analysis. It covers the Danish Gambit, Urusov Gambit, Philidor, Cochrane Gambit vs the Petroff, Morphy Attack (Fried Liver?), Max Lange, Evans Gambit, Panov Attack, Morra, and Milner-Barry Gambit. Red meat for the mad dog. TheChessWebsite, Chess Openings - Smith Morra Gambit (2010) A good video for amateurs, introducing the Smith-Morra gambit and quickly reviewing main lines. Michael Goeller, Youthful Smith-Morras and The Smith-Morra Gambit's Siren Call (2009) Some games with the Smith-Morra from when I was a kid and a lengthy meditation on whether or not to play the gambit. GambitFan, Smith-Morra Gambit All at Chessgames.com A way to learn the Smith-Morra is to play over a bunch of games online, and this link offers you a quick and easy way to do so. See also his collections on the Smith-Morra Gambit with ...e5?! and the Alapin Variation (or Smith-Morra Declined). Jeremy Silman, Smith-Morra Gambit (Chess.com 2009) John Emms, Starting Out: The Sicilian 2nd edition (Everyman Chess 2009) Efstratios Grivas, "A Black Repertoire against the Morra and Grand Prix." NIC Yearbook 88 (2008). Recommends the line with Nc6, e6, Bb4, and Nge7 as about equal. Smith-Morra Gambit: Chess Openings on Demand (2008) An interesting use of blogger to post a complete Smith-Morra repertoire in text format. Mark Ginsburg, Defending the Smith-Morra (2008) IM Ginsburg regularly turns up his nose at gambits and this article (written in apparent anger at only drawing IM Mark Esserman in the line) is no exception. His recommendations are similar to Tim Taylor's (see below), and both seem inspired by Smith - Evans, San Antonio 1972. Also available in html format. Gary Lane, Bliss (Opening Lanes #118, ChessCafe 2008) Annotates the game Cor van Wijgerden-Oscar Panno Amsterdam 1980 which featured the defense Nc6, e6, Bb4, Nge7. Boris Alterman, Chess Lessons Blog: Morra Gambit (2008) Several blog entries directed at beginners and amateurs -- and likely the basis for his recent book. Boris Schipkov, The Siberian Trap (Chess Siberia 2008) Annotates Kolenbeck - Schipkov, 1987, which may well be the stem game of the "Siberian Trap." Alex Lenderman, Smith Morra Gambit, Part 1 (free), Part 2, and Part 3 (Internet Chess Club, 2007-2008). Part 1 is available free of charge, but Parts 2 and 3 require membership to ICC to login and view. Ecspade, Smith Morra Gambit, Part One and Part Two (2007) A useful video for amateurs by a 1400 player. Richard Palliser, Fighting the Anti-Sicilians: Combating 2 C3, the Closed, the Morra (Everyman Chess 2007) This is a useful book for any Sicilian player who favors e6 or Classical structures, as Palliser's recommendations against the anti-Sicilians favor French set-ups and generally ignore problems faced by the d6 player (even skipping coverage of the Moscow Variation entirely). Palliser offers two antidotes to the Morra: the first, playing Nc6, d6 and a6, heading for a game like Smith - Evans, San Antonio 1972 (as recommended by Tim Taylor); the second, to play e6, a6, b5, and Bb7 followed by d6, Be7, Nbd7, Ngf6 etc. Morra News Since Langrock's Book (Chess Publishing forum thread 2007) Bill Paschal, Playing the Black Side of the Smith-Morra Gambit (ChessLecture.com 2007) Jonathan Rowson, Andrew Martin, Gary Lane, Smith-Morra Gambit (B21) (Chess Publishing 2007) Tim Harding, "Has the Smith-Morra Gambit Been Revived?" (Kibitzer #134, ChessCafe 2007) Harding reviews Langrock's book (see below) and provides a very useful overview of the current state of Smith-Morra theory. Roger Coathup, The Smith-Morra Gambit: The Siberian Trap (Chess Tales Blog 2007) Hannes Langrock, The Modern Morra Gambit: A Dynamic Weapon against the Sicilian (Russell Enterprises 2006) This is currently the essential book if you want to play the Smith-Morra. I think it is very objective and also very well presented. It also tries to explain alternatives and not simply focus on the recommended lines. Reviews by Jeremy Silman, John Donaldson, Carsten Hansen and John Watson (among others) universally offer praise for Langrock's "labor of love" even if they disparage the opening itself. Gérard Demuydt, Lutter contre le Gambit Morra, Part One and Part Two A variation against the Smith-Morra with 4...e6, 5...a6 and 6...b5 (Part One) or 6...Ne7 (Part Two). Alexander Bangiev, Felderstrategie: Für Morra-Gambit? (Silbersaiten Verlag 2006) I'd be very interested in an English translation of this book, which seems to continue Bangiev's discussion of square strategy in particular openings. Girolt Thierry, Le Gambit Morra (Echecs Passion 2006) A useful quick-start guide to the gambit. Jesse Kraai, The Siberian Trap in the Smith-Morra Gambit (ChessLecture.com 2006 - subscription required) You can also see this video in two parts (Part One and Part Two) online at YouTube. Jesse Kraai, The Smith-Morra Gambit (ChessLecture.com 2005 - subscription required) Tim McGrew, "The Power of Ideas" (Gambit Cartel #27, Chess Cafe 2004) McGrew tells the story of a game where young Pete opens with the Smith-Morra Gambit, describing his thoughts and emotions before, during, and after the course of play. It is really a ground-breaking piece of chess writing which manages to both instruct and entertain, while it also offers a rather convincing defense of playing gambits to develop tactical awareness. Tim McGrew, "A Little Learning" (Gambit Cartel #20, Chess Cafe 2004) The first "Peter Story," where Pete's chess instructor tries to convince him to ignore the database statistics and stick with the Smith-Morra Gambit, because if you look at the games where White loses you quickly see that he was just a complete putz. Gary Lane, "Scream" (Opening Lanes #68, Chess Cafe 2004) Academia de Xadrez Xeque-Mate, El Gambito Smith-Morra (2004) Also available elsewhere on the web. Roman Dzindzichashvili, Roman’s Lab 65 : The Difference between sound and unsound ways to play sharp openings (DVD 2004) Boris Alterman, Morra, Part Two (ChessBase 2004) Boris Alterman, Meeting the Sicilian with the Smith-Morra Gambit (ChessBase 2004) Igor Stohl, "Yet Another Refutation Attempt." NIC Yearbook 67 (2003) Nigel Davies, Amateur Chess Is Different (Let's Take a Look #3, Chess Cafe 2003) Albert Hoogendoorn, The Smith-Morra Gambit PDF at Chessville (2003) See also Part One and Part Two as HTML at Chessville -- but the related PGN links no longer work and are not stored in the archives. Michael Jensen, Stephen Ham and Joe Shipman, "The Smith-Morra Gambit, Part 6: A topical line." Correspondence Chess News 91 (2003) Michael Jensen, "The Smith-Morra Gambit, Part 5: Mauling the Grandmasters." Correspondence Chess News 86 (2003) Michael Jensen, "The Smith-Morra Gambit, Part 4: The Faroese Connection." Correspondence Chess News 79 (2002) Michael Jensen, "The Smith-Morra Gambit, Part 3: The 'Open Sicilian' setups." Correspondence Chess News 77 (2002) Michael Jensen, "A Case For The Smith Morra Gambit, Part 2: Snaring the Siberian." Correspondence Chess News 72 (2002) Michael Jensen, "A Case for the Smith-Morra Gambit, Part 1: Michael's Miniatures." Correspondence Chess News 70 (2002): 13-20. A useful collection of amateur games (below 1700) that show many ways Black can go wrong. You can find CCN online in both PDF and PGN formats at http://ccn.ajec-echecs.org/full.html. Jim Bickford, The Main Line Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted (Syzygy Publishing 2002) Jim Bickford, The Dragon vs Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted (Syzygy Publishing 2002) I have not seen these volumes, but most others in the series were just made up of "data dumps" of games. Franco Pezzi, The Gambitingly Way (CD 2001-2002) Features quite a few annotated games. T. Born, Morra Gambit (www.aktienquelle.de 2001) PDF database article from the archives. John Emms, Starting Out: The Sicilian 1st edition (Everyman 2001) See second edition above. Has a chapter on the Smith-Morra. Andrew Martin, Morra Gambit Accepted. Foxy Video Series, Volume 36 (DVD, 110 min., 2000) A very interesting presentation which mostly follows the recommendations and idea of Graham Burgess (including h4 vs the Fianchetto defense with g6). A useful introduction to the Smith-Morra for those looking to get started playing it quickly. Also available from ChessCafe. Peter Doggers, "A Refutation Refuted." NIC Yearbook 57 (2000) Bob Ciaffone and Ben Finegold, Smith-Morra Gambit, Finegold Defense (Gameplayer 2000) A pamphlet with some good ideas but poorly presented for usability, with much more prose than analysis. I assume it is more the work of Life Master Ciaffone than now-GM Finegold, though I know Finegold has used this line (in a game I will analyze here). This was reviewed by John Watson (see also here) rather favorably, even while he critiqued all of the analysis he examined while still bowing to anti-Morra prejudice -- noting, after showing that White is doing well against some of their lines: "Of course, by normal development, I'm sure that Black is still better (this IS the Smith-Morra, after all)." GambitChess has posted a database book in PGN. Pascal, Le Gambit Morra Accepte (Club d'echecs Latourdivoire 2000) Barnett Chess Club, The Smith-Morra Gambit System Against the Sicilian Defence (October 1999) A very useful introduction to the Smith-Morra from the former Barnett Chess Club website.Gary Lane, "The Unknown Move" (Opening Lanes #12, Chess Cafe 1999) Looks at Adams - Watson, British Championship 1990. Morra Gambit in a Week (Anova 1999) József Pálkövi and James Cobb, Morra Gambit? (Caissa Chess Books, Kecskemet 1998 / 2000) Absolutely ground breaking for its time. Langrock credits Palkovi with introducing him to the Morra, but he also points out a number places where the book is overly optimistic or mistaken regarding analysis. Like other intriguing books by Palkovi, it is now difficult to get hold of a copy, which suggests that it is held tightly by Smith-Morra lovers. See review by Carsten Hansen. Natasha Regan and Susan Lalic, Trends in the Smith-Morra Gambit (Chess Digest 1997) Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted, B21 (Moravian Chess 1996) John Watson and Eric Schiller, Big Book of Busts (Hypermodern Press 1995) Francis Meinsohn, Virginie (1994) I was not able to track down further information on this intriguing title from a well-known French FM theoretician. Reader information welcome. Morra Gambit: Collection of Games (Echecs International 1994) Graham Burgess, Winning with the Smith-Morra Gambit (Batsford 1994) This was the last great book on the Smith-Morra that revived interest in the line, but it would be over a dozen years before anyone would offer a better book from the White perspective. This book also offers a White repertoire for when Black declines the gambit. Tim Taylor, How to Defeat the Smith-Morra Gambit: 6...a6 (Chess Enterprises 1993/2002) Widely available for free download. Also available as a database book in PGN from Gambit Chess. Ken Smith and Bill Wall, Smith-Morra Accepted: A Game Collection (Chess Enterprises 1992) Andrew Martin, Trends in the Smith-Morra Gambit (Trends 1992) Joseph Shipman, "The Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted" (Chess Horizons, 1990-1991) There was a series of articles by the son of IM Walter Shipman in the award winning Massachusetts chess magazine. Neil Carr, Developments in the Smith-Morra Gambit, 1980-1989 (Quadrant 1990) Attilio Sacripanti, La difesa Siciliana, il gambetto Morra-Matulovic (Mursia 1989) Rolf Schwarz, Morra Gambit, Sizilianisches Mittelgambit (Schachverlag Rudi Schmaus 1989) Mike Basman, Chess Openings (Crowood Chess Library 1987) Francis Meinsohn, Attaque à tout va (Hatier 1985) Eduard Gufeld, Le Gambit Morra (Grasset 1984) Lev Polugajevsky, Sizilianisch: Morra-Gambit bis Scheveninger System (Sportverlag 1982) János Flesch, The Morra Smith Gambit (Batsford 1981) This was the book I studied most closely in the early 80s and it made a good case for the gambit, featuring some interesting games I have not seen in databases since. J. Negro, Une étude du gambit Pierre Morra, défense Sicilienne (1978) Ken Smith, Sicilian: Theory of the Smith-Morra Gambit in games, 1968 thru 1973 (Chess Digest 1974) GambitChess has posted a database book in PGN. Ken Smith, Sicilian: Theory of the Smith-Morra Gambit in games, 1846 thru 1967 (Chess Digest 1974) Ken Smith, Sicilian: Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted (Chess Digest 1972) Eduard Gufeld, Chess 37 (1972): 207ff. Sthig Jonasson, Morra-Smith Gambit (Schackbulletinens Forlag 1971) Ken Smith, "Smith-Morra Gambit vs the Sicilian Defense," Chess Digest 2-3 (1969). Walter Korn, Chess Review 24-25 (1956): 268ff, 302ff Pierre Morra, Le Jeu des Echecs (1952) Pierre Morra, Le fameux gambit Sicilien (1946) Additional Resources Chess Forum Threads The Smith-Morra Declined (Alapin / c3 Sicilian)
The main advantage of the Smith-Morra Gambit is that while Black can transpose to lines of the standard c3 Sicilian, the defender's choices are more limited because the pawn capture cxd4 has already been played. This is not intended as a complete list, and I have included only sources from the last 15 years. Evgeny Sveshnikov, The Complete c3 Sicilian (New in Chess, expected September 2010) This is an exciting development: a book on the c3 Sicilian by its greatest theoretician. Bill Paschal, Creative Opening Concepts; Part III; Against the c3 Sicilian (ChessLecture.com 2010) J. Patrick, New Paths in the Smith-Morra Gambit Declined, More, Part Two and More Adventures Sam Collins, Chess Explained: The c3 Sicilian (Gambit 2007) Covers the opening in 25 well annotated games. Richard Palliser, Fighting the Anti-Sicilians: Combating 2 C3, the Closed, the Morra (Everyman Chess 2007) Sergei Tiviakov, Sicilian Defense with 2.c3 - Alapin Variation (ChessBase 2007, 4 hour DVD) Hannes Langrock, "Taming the Gallagher-system in the 2.c3-Sicilian" (ChessCafe 2007) Covers an interesting line vs the Gallagher Variation (1.e4 c5 2.c3 Nf6 3.e5 Nd5 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nf3 e6 6.cxd4 b6) with 7.Bc4!? intending to swap the Bishop for the Knight to gain some control over d5. Hector Leyva Paneque, Una Defectuosa Defensa en la Variante Alapin de la Siciliana (InforChess 2006) Dorian Rogozenko, Alapin Sicilian CD (ChessBase 2006) David Vigorito, The 2.c3 Sicilian for Black: Part I and Part II (ChessLecture.com 2006) Dorian Rogozenko, Anti-Sicilians: A Guide for Black (Gambit 2003) Eduard Gufeld and Nikola? Kalinichenk, Chess Strategy (Batsford 2003) Juan Rohl, Defensa Siciliana, Variante Alapin (Hechiceros 2003 -- from archive) Eduardas Rozentalis & Andrew Harley, Play the 2c3 Sicilian (Gambit 2002) Rapidly becoming rare, yet correctly recommended and praised by several writers. You should get a copy soon if you don't have it already. See review by Randy Bauer. Joe Gallagher, c3 Sicilian (Everyman 1999) Features 70 games, many won by Black, leading Watson in a review to suggest that the line is dead. Graham Burgess, 101 Chess Opening Surprises (Gambit 1998) A fun collection of off-beat lines, including several in the c3 Sicilian which could occur by transposition from the Morra -- especially the "unrefuted line" 1.e4 c5 2.c3 d5 3.exd5 Qxd5 4.d4 cxd4 5.cxd4 Nc6 6.Nf3 Bg4 7.Nc3 Bxf3 8.gxf3 Qxd4 9.Qxd4 Nxd4 10.Nb5. Eduard Gufeld, An Opening repertoire for the positional player (Cadogan / Everyman 1998) Murray Chandler, The Complete c3 Sicilian (Batsford 1996) A useful reference manual, combining detailed analytic coverage with 70 games, plus an index of variations. Paul Motwani, H.O.T. Chess (Batsford 1996) Analyzes the game Motwani - Tiviakov, Gausdal 1992, featuring the line 1.e4 c5 2.c3 d5 3.exd5 Qxd5 4.d4 Nc6 5.Be3 cxd4 6.cxd4 but without sufficient consideration of 6...e5.  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Matt Pullin put together a great two-part series on what I like to call the Left Hook Grand Prix against the Sicilian. I think he pinpoints some of the critical Black defenses, though he says he has played it from both sides. Since my most recent Left Hook outing at USATE, I have been moving toward a different repertoire as White, including the Open Sicilian and even the Smith Morra (gasp! -- more on that in upcoming articles anticipating IM Marc Esserman's Smith-Morra lecture at the KCC on April 15th). The Left Hook is a lot of fun in blitz, though, but I suspect it will become less fun now with everyone following Pullin's excellent recommendations! For those who want to learn more about the line, here is a complete webliography:
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This just in from Round 6 US Championship action. A crazy struggle where it would appear pre-game computer cycles played a major role. 1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 Different Way to Play #1: It’s quite possible now to play a tactical, attacking game (!) after 3. cxd5 as Kasparov showed many times. The computer would play less of a role. 3. d4 c6 Different Way to Play #2: And here, Khalifman used to have good results with the soft, slow-motion gambit of 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. g3!? dxc4 6. Bg2. Shabalov tried this line vs. Sevillano and lost in an earlier round of the ‘09 Championship, but the opening was not to blame. That line offers a rich mother-lode for human creativity. 4. e4 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Qxd4 7. Bxb4 Qxe4+ 8. Ne2 Na6 Both players are following a fairly narrow mainline in this insanely tactical, inhuman (thus computer-oriented) melee. 9. Bf8 Ne7 10. Bxg7 Nb4 11. Qd6 Nc2+ 12. Kd2 Nxa1 13. Bxh8 Qc2+ 14. Ke1 Qxc4 15. Nc3 Qb4 Cute, but computer ho-hum, black exploits the fork on c2 to move the queen to this active square. 16. Qd2 e5 Does anyone doubt that at least one of the players had this in the computer before the game? 17. Qc1 Bg4! The best. I doubt black has had to think on his own yet. Rybka 3.1 says this is equal.  Computer Chess 18. f3? In a not very illumating computer “finding”, Rybka 3.1 likes 18. h3 but at the same time believes black is OK after 18. h3. The mainline is a humorous, absurd, repetition draw: 18…Bh5 19. g4 Bg6 20. Qxa1 Qf4! 21. Ne2 Qb4+ 22. Nc3 Qf4! 23. Ne2 and drawn! Note that 21…Qe4?! is met by 22. f3! Qxf3 23. Rg1 and white has an edge. 18…Bxf3! Not very difficult but pleasing. White’s king loses protection. 19. Bf6 19. gxf3 Qh4+ 20. Ke2 Ng6! 21. Qxa1 O-O-O gives black a big attack. Queen and knight is a very dangerous attacking duo. 19…Nd5 20. Bxe5? A fatal second miscue. 20. gxf3 Nxf6 21. Qxa1 O-O-O with a black edge but not yet decisive was necessary. 20…Qe7! Now white’s king cannot get out of the danger zone and no more resistance is possible. A depressing result of the battle of computers. Perhaps black’s computer had been going a lot longer on this variation. Psychologically, the two deviations given at the start of the game would yield better chances versus a tactical junior than engaging in a full-on irrational position computer war. 21. gxf3 Qxe5+ 22. Kf2 Qd4+ 23. Kg3 Ne3 24. Bh3 Nac2 25. Nd1 f5 26. Nxe3 f4+ 27. Kf2 fxe3+ 28. Kg3 Qd6+ 29. f4 Qd3 30. Rd1 Qg6+ 31. Kf3 Qh5+ Kind of a depressing game in general where the “gee, look at that moves” were prepared already. To put it another way, not much work at the board for black to achieve a winning game versus a strong player. I’d rather have both players on their own devices in an original, not analyzed setting, to create something nice in this important tournament. Search Engine Terms to Reach My SiteNote how Russian supermodel Anne V always keeps her place in the Pantheon of search terms. Today
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| Last week, I looked too far into the future, and it left me too psychically scarred to continue with my seering. However, in the 9th week rematch, the Blitz crushed a Philadelphia team. Two factors were involved-- Marc Esserman was playing on Board 3, and Ilya had the White pieces. Perhaps IM Costigan didn't realize that Marc plays a wicked Dutch, and Bengston couldn't whip on the Benko Gambit like in their first encounter. In fact, Ilya played another front to back convincing win with White. While my brain is still damaged by the bleak, black future I have seen (seriously, everyone just quietly meditate on how great life used to be if you are still alive on June 10th, 2067.) I will look ahead a mere handful of hours to foretell of the Blitz-Queens showdown, Horoscope style. Here are the lineups: Boston has White on 1&3 Boston Blitz Queens Pioneers GM Larry Christiansen: 2670 IM Dmitry Schneider: 2508 GM Eugene Perelshteyn: 2619 IM Eli Vovsha: 2532 SM Marc Esserman: 2307 IM Alex Lenderman: 2528 NM Ilya Krasik: 2144 Benjamin Katz: 2108 Avg Rating: 2435 Avg Rating: 2419 Board 1 Mercury is in the 5th house, and Venus is knocking on his door. If you are playing the White pieces today, watch out for dogs under your feet. They have bite. However, we all know what happens when Venus comes calling at your house. Peace ensues-- enjoy it. Board 2 In the 7th Book of the Land of Colchicinia, the great battle between the House of Pearls and Lord Vovsha was foretold. Dark tidings were written of a wannabe GM raging against one already christened. The land was littered with bodies, until only one man stood, his armour covered with blood, his body covered with injuries. And that man was.... unfortunately, the 7th Book of the Land of Colchicinia had the last pages ripped out. Great, so I have to guess now. Seriously, what is so great about a collection of seersaying future books if pages are missing? Hmmm, Vovsha? Board 3 This is the battle of the week-- the two players, Marc Esserman and Alex Lendermann have been beastial in the US Chess League this year. Neither has been defeated. Which is why the following horoscope, revealed to me in a psychic coma, is so annoying. If you are sitting on the 3rd rung and have yet to suffer a defeat, WATCH OUT! Your opponent will be well prepared for you and your opening weapons. Stick to what you know, and you should be able to avoid the worst of the landmines to claim victory. Seeking the blacksmith Morra for your battle armour will be fruitless today. Sticking a knight on the d2 square is always visually appealing. Board 4. I found this cryptic poem in the Ancient Book of Gaming. (Yes, the word "Ancient" is in the title.) Ilya, Willya Fillya Ileum with Valium? What could this mean? Here is the horoscope I've divined: Calmly, calmly go forward. The path to peace is always frought with danger, but in the end, peace wins out over the wicked. My psyche is sputtering. Good luck Blitz. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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  IM Bill Paschall Bill tiene una amplia experiencia de formación tanto a adultos como a niños en privado y en las escuelas La Apertura Inglesa con Negras Nuevas Tácticas en la Defensa Grunfeld Los Secretos de las Aperturas con d4 Los Secretos de jugar con negras La Defensa Activa en los finales Nueva idea Agresiva con blancas para la defensa nimzo india clásica Brillantez en una pártida a ciegas Rompiendo las lineas de comunicación Los Finales de Capablanca Los Grandes Maestros en el Campeonato de Europa 2005 Dos alfiles en posiciones clásicas La coordinación de Piezas y peones Creando y explotando debilidades Chesslecture en vivo 19/04/06 Enfrentando la Siciliana Analisis Profundo al Sistema Scheveningen Clásico Defensa en un Final Inferior Doble sacrificio de alfiles http://rapidshare.com/files/151651037/chesslecture.com_-_Bill_Paschall_-_Double_Bishop_Sacrifice.wmv El final de la Semana Polgar v/s Anand 2005 Fundamentos de Alfiles de distinto color Fundamentos de las pociciones de dama y peón aislado Ajedrez Hipermoderno Ignorando la Trompowsky http://rapidshare.com/files/151661970/chesslecture.com_-_Bill_Paschall_-_Ignoring_the_Trompowsky.wmv Ivanchuk v/s Svidler Judit Polgar jugando con negras el Gambito Perenyi Final de Rey y peón contra rey Kramnik v/s Deep Fritz Aprendiendo de tus derrotas Final de Caballo Bueno v/s Alfil Malo Final de 2 alfiles contra 2 caballos Tal v/s Larsen 1965 Mala suerte de Alexander Grischuk Paschall v/s Radziewicz Us Open 2006 Jugando con negras el Gambito Smith Morra Dd6 en la Defensa Escandinava Finales de torres Finales con el Rey en el Centro Sacrificio Primero Material Segundo Debería cambiar piezas en la apertura Siciliana variante Sveshnikov La ventaja de contar con mayoria de peones centrales Contra el gambito Albin El Peligro de jugar sin un plan La importancia de la casilla d4 en la Defensa Francesa La importancia de la casilla de d5 en la Defensa Siciliana El Proceso de pensamiento de un Maestro en la perdida de posición en la Defensa Dos alfiles en la Defensa Siciliana en la variante Fischer- Sozin World Chess Championship 2006 ¿Qué es un tiempo en Ajedrez? ¿Qué se puede hacer contra 2.Ca3? Zvjaginsev ¿Cuándo los peones doblados son buenos? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In “Thoughts from a Bionic Lime“,a strange prediction is made in Baltimore-Chicago.
The Lime says BALTIMORE vs CHICAGO I think its a bit early in the semester for Erenburg to be having midterms, so its a shame that he’s not on Board 1. Chicago pulls out a solid lineup and will burn the feathers off the birds. Prediction: Baltimore 0.5 - 3.5 Chicago That is an unlikely outcome. Look for Baltimore to at least double or triple their predicted output. Then the Lime gets too citrus-y in Miami-Dallas.
Quoth the Lime, MIAMI vs TENNESSEE (Monday) Miami throws up their B-line up (B = Becerra-less) against the Tempo, probably assuming the Ehlvest wouldn’t play again. Wrong. The Tempo will pacify the Sharks like a Discovery Channel producer with a tranquilizer gun. Prediction: Miami 1.5 - 2.5 Tennessee Some comments: A. Miami made no such assumption B. Their 3rd board is a moose (granted, this is a late lineup change that might have gone under the Lime’s radar) C. Their 1st board is under-rated at this time control - Lime puts too much credence on static ratings. Look for the Sharks to exceed expectations. Miami vs Tennessee: Narrowly Avoiding a Shark BiteHere is GM Jaan Ehlvest’s second win in a row. But as we will see, it didn’t go so swimmingly vs. the Shark. Bruci Lopez (MIA) - Jaan Ehlvest (TEN) Gurgenidze System 1. e4 g6 2. d4 d6 3. Nc3 c6 4. f4 d5 Needless to say, it’s a little bizarre for black to play 2…d6 and then 4…d5. 5. e5 h5 6. Nf3 Bg4 7. Be3 e6 8. h3 Bxf3 9. Qxf3 h4 10. Bd3 Nh6 11. O-O Nf5 12. Bf2 Nd7 13. Ne2 a5 14. b3 Ba3 15. c4 Kf8 16. Rab1 Kg7 17. Rfd1 Be7 18. Rdc1 Nb8 19. Kh2 Na6 20. Bxf5 exf5 Strange, 20…gxf5 is tidier. 21. Nc3 Nc7 22. cxd5 cxd5 To give black this lonely d-pawn is a big accomplishment for white. 23. Na4 Ra6 24. Nc5 Ra7 25. Rc2 b6 26. Na4 Ne6 So far white has conducted the game very well whereas black has made some strange moves.
Position after 26…Ne6. The Shark misses the Bite. 27. Rbc1? Here is a move I bet white would like to try again. The obvious 27.Rc6! b5 (27… Rb7 28. Rbc1 Ba3 (too late for this now!) 29. R1c2 Bb4 30. Nc3 Bxc3 31. R2xc3 Rd7 and black is groveling for a half point; white has a big edge) 28. Nc5 Bxc5 29. dxc5 Rc7 30. Rd6 Qa8 31. Rc1 and white is crushing. 27… Ba3 28. Rc8 The mistaken idea that accounts for white’s 27th. 28…Bxc1! Of course! White winds up paralyzed. 29. Rxd8 Bxf4+30. Kg1 Rxd8 31. Bxh4 Rc8 32. Bf6+ Kh7 33. Nc3 Rac7 34. Ne2 Rc1+! 35. Nxc1 Rxc1+ 36. Kf2
Position after 36. Kf2. Black to play and win. 36…Bh2? At the threshhold of of victory, a serious mistake. The pleasing geometric 36… Bd2! wraps it up. If 37. Qd3 (the toughest is 37. g3 Be1+ 38. Kf1 Bxg3+ 39. Kg2 Be1 40. Qf1 Bd2 41. Qf2 Rd1 42. Qf3 Re1 43. Be7 Re4 44. Qg3 Nf4+ 45. Kh1 Re3 but black still wins) 37… Be1+ 38. Kf3 Rc3 and wins. 37. g4! Nf4 38. gxf5 gxf5 39. Bg5? Losing. White can save it unexpectedly with 39. Bd8! hitting b6. For example, the game-idea 39…Bg1+ 40. Kg3 Rc3 doesn’t get the full point because white achieves a classic domination of the bishop over the knight in the liquidation sequence. After 41. Qxc3 Ne2+ 42. Kg2 Nxc3 43. Kxg1 Nxa2 44. Bxb6 Nc1 45. Bxa5 Ne2+ 46. Kf2 Nxd4 47. Bb6 Nxb3 48. Ke2 and it’s a draw. 39… Bg1+ 40. Kg3 Rc3 Now black wins. 41. Bxf4 Bxd4 42. Qxc3 Bxc3 43. a4 Kg6 44. Kf3 Bd4 45. Bg3 Bc5 46. Bf4 Kh5 47. Bg3 Kg5 48. h4+ Kg6 49. Kf4 d4 50. Bf2 d3 51. Be3 Bxe3+ 0-1 Search Engine TermsThese terms were used to find my site.
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