tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post3612420936772566263..comments2023-12-28T02:11:22.501+00:00Comments on The Streatham & Brixton Chess Blog: DG IV: After Six Years' ThoughtTom Chivershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09850710685193416732noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-52266150168401661192014-06-03T16:49:57.489+01:002014-06-03T16:49:57.489+01:00There’s none Roger. It’s more Short’s comment in ...There’s none Roger. It’s more Short’s comment in the last line of the passage that I quoted.<br /><br /><i>"If Vassily Smyslov thinks that the move is still good after forty years' thought, then it’s good enough for me."</i><br /><br /><br />On the chess aspect, Lawson’s book gives a reason why Short didn't play ... Qa5 again in the match: Speelman and Hubner found something very strong against it.<br /><br />Curiously, though, The Nosh did repeat ... Qa5 a couple of years later <a href="http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1124655" rel="nofollow">at Linares</a>. Against Beliavsky who was one of Gazza’s seconds in London.<br /><br />I always wondered if Short was curious as to what Kasparov’s team had found against the line or whether he thought Beliavsky wouldn’t be able to use anything discovered while working for The Boss. <br /><br />Jonathan Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00293162543015231439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-46362367848612033732014-06-03T13:27:01.408+01:002014-06-03T13:27:01.408+01:00If anyone is thinking of reviving a Nigel Short ga...If anyone is thinking of reviving a Nigel Short game of over twenty years ago, there's a later improvement for White, based on a Kasparov comment,in a game by Gelfand which seems to leave White somewhat better.<br /><br />I'm not sure the relevance of a dodgy line in the Slav to medical research.<br /><br />RdC Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com