tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post6068370901703769698..comments2023-12-28T02:11:22.501+00:00Comments on The Streatham & Brixton Chess Blog: The Interesting Sacrificed Exchange IIITom Chivershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09850710685193416732noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-69975372485093485632011-04-19T17:06:41.986+01:002011-04-19T17:06:41.986+01:00@TOM:
I just double checked.
Aagaard writes the f...@TOM:<br />I just double checked.<br /><br />Aagaard writes the following about 16. ...0-0(!) on page 20 of Excelling at Chess (it's the paragraph immediately before the passage I quote):-<br /><br />"Black is now fully developed and it is time to evaluate the position. Again we turn to Kasparov: 'After the game Movsesian told me that he had played a lot of games with this line on the ICC (Internet Chess Club) against Van Wely, investigating the position. But Van Wely never castled."<br /><br /><br />@Jonathan Rogers:-<br />I didn't know about the little nuggets in the second paragraph, but, yes the tourist thing is rather relevant to Aagaard's choice of this game for his book. It appears in a chapter called "Real Chess Players".Jonathan Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00293162543015231439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-35362484479734093772011-04-19T12:35:47.288+01:002011-04-19T12:35:47.288+01:00Also, Movsesian was one of Kasparov's famous &...Also, Movsesian was one of Kasparov's famous "tourists" - i.e, not a genuine world title contender, in Gazza's view. (Gazza had used the phrase in reference to a number of players who made the quarter-finals of the Kirsan KO world championship in the USA in 1999, eventually won by Khalifman).<br /><br />Further, Shirov was running close to Kasparov and in this event, and only fell behind him when he lost to Movsesian towards the end. So Movsesian made a big deal about how he might beat Kasparov in the last round too - Shirov later commented when he heard of this, he began to feel pessimistic, perhaps knowing that winding up Kasparov tends to backfire.Jonathan Rogersnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-67538603157836492302011-04-19T10:19:03.454+01:002011-04-19T10:19:03.454+01:00Are you sure? I thought they didn't include Rx...Are you sure? I thought they didn't include Rxc3.<br /><br />In many Najdorfs Kasparov castles 'into it' in positions where it looks far crazier than here. The other motif of his I could never fathom was dropping the d6 pawns (occurs also in his KIDs). <br /><br />The other bit of context is that Movesian had been complaining before the game that the elite were only the elite because no-one slightly weaker got a chance to play them, so they maintained their rating and status thanks to being the only ones invited to closed elite events like Linares. I think Kasparov was out to prove him wrong at the board and then in the annotations.Tom Chivershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09850710685193416732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-36898579808231172692011-04-19T09:49:05.104+01:002011-04-19T09:49:05.104+01:00To clarify, the Movsesian-van Wely games had inclu...To clarify, the Movsesian-van Wely games had included the <b>... Rxc3</b> idea but not followed up with <b>....o-o</b>Jonathan Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00293162543015231439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-42380321190194525522011-04-19T09:20:03.481+01:002011-04-19T09:20:03.481+01:00The sac didn't occur to Movesian because he...The sac didn't occur to Movesian because he'd been playing this line at blitz on the internet and no-one had tried it. It is very thematic, although very long-term here. Blitz on the internet = opposite of Kasparov's idea of chess culture.Tom Chivershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09850710685193416732noreply@blogger.com