Philippine Chess

[wutangclan79]

Guys/Gals I’m making a survey I’m an avid chess player with a decent rating and from my experience what do you think is the best opening for black and white.For me it is the Caro-Kann defense because Much of the Caro-Kann's reputation as a solid defense stems from this variation being so hard to crack. Black makes very few compromises in his pawn structure, and plays a timely c5 to contest the d4 square. Black has the options of castling queen-side, castling king-side, and even leaving his king in the center. Should things proceed to an endgame, Black often stands well thanks to his solid pawn structure and king-side pawn majority.prove me wrong?

[jem]

Maybe in club level caro kan defense may still be ok. but in top level chess they have abandoned this opening. You can check the data base or watch the openings of the top players in world. Do you still see them used this defense for black? This means it is not reliable anymore.

[Dreamfall]

opening with e4, d4, c4, & nf3 is good for white as long as you follow those sound lines (mainlines especially)..
avoid opening such as colle, torre attack & any d4 deviation as it is only effective for those club-level opponent.. and for e4 avoid those dubious gambit, and any trap and zaps like-opening!

for black i believe that there is no such thing as "best opening".. maybe popular, like the sicilian.. it is always nice to quote yourself "When choosing an opening repertoire for Black, I believe you have to search for a line in which you have good drawing chances against a strong opponent and winning chances against a weaker opponent."

[Attakero]

panov botvinnik attack is the best reply against caro-kann because it leads to a exciting games and transposition such as QDA, NIMZO-INDIAN,


1...c5 against 1.e4

[batilsky]

i think its subjective

[wutangclan79]

Maybe in club level caro kan defense may still be ok. but in top level chess they have abandoned this opening. You can check the data base or watch the openings of the top players in world. Do you still see them used this defense for black? This means it is not reliable anymore.

jem I think youre mistaken in top level chess these are the top grandmasters who regularly use the carokann defense eg. karpov anand adams victor bologan Bareev leko and our very own joey antonio.I really like this opening based on its solidity and its a drawing weapon against strong opponents and against d4 I like the nimzon-indian and queens-indian defense .pls give your views on the different openings and experiences using them tnks .

[jem]

Dont take it from me. You can also check the US Chess website. Look for the comment of GM JOEL BENJAMIN on CARO KAN defense. Im sure you will also find interesting and enlightened on his comment on why caro kan defense is no longer popular these days..

[wutangclan79]

jem maybe it is but I still believe it has a good fighting chance especially in the endgame.right now I am developing my other opening which is the sicilian defense Scheveningen variation.Black's play in the Scheveningen is based around a solid and resilient pawn structure, a well-defended king and guaranteed counterplay against every white set-up.It's a firm favourite of the world's greatest ever chess player, Garry Kasparov, who used it many times in crucial games, including his world championship matches against Anatoly Karpov and Vishy Anand.this is my top pick in the open sicilian defense my other choices are taimanov,dragon,najdorf,and sveshnikov in that order. guys pls share your views and ideas thanks

[Attakero]

check this book

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Product Description
In this book Grandmaster and opening expert John Emms produces a comprehensive but workable black repertoire against all of White's possible options in the Najdorf.

The Najdorf is one of the most sharp, dynamic, and popular openings that Black can play and is a firm favorite amongst the world's elite players, including world number one Garry Kasparov.



From the Back Cover
The Najdorf Sicilian is one of the most sharp, dynamic and popular openings that Black can play and is a firm favorite amongst the world¿s elite players, including world number one Garry Kasparov. From very early on, Black unbalances the game to a reach a position in which one can play for the win without exceptional risk.
The soundness of the Najdorf has never been seriously doubted, but some players can be put off by the ever-spiraling amount of theory amassed on this great opening. In Play the Najdorf: Scheveningen Style, however, Grandmaster and openings expert John Emms condenses this mountain to produce a workable black repertoire against all of White¿s possible options. Emms concentrates on lines where Black adopts a very early ..e7-e6, thus establishing the well-known Scheveningen pawn structure.
Play the Najdorf explains an opening championed by Garry Kasparov; is written by a renowned openings theoretician; covers all of White¿s main replies.




About the Author
John Emms is one of Britain's strongest Grandmasters and has represented England in various team tournaments. He has many works to his name, and is also a co-author of the very popular openings bible Nunn's Chess Openings.


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[wwwsupsup]

The Best Opening for White and Black depends on your personality and playing style! Do you prefer risky, dynamic and attacking play in the style of Kasparov, Fischer and Bronstein or more on positional play in the style of Karpov, Petrosian and Carlsen? There should be a direct relationship between your choices of chess opening for either color. In my case, I always play the English Opening (c4). Why? First, there were only few variations that I need to learn and I knew very well the middle game plans. Although, I can not guarantee that I will get pure English Opening because of other Black responses and transpositions, I made sure that I am aware of the sequences of move that gives me the initiative or slight advantage in the middle game (with or without transposition). If I am playing against an e4 player, I resorted to the dangerous Accelerated Dragon or Pirc, and if against d4, I used King’s Indian, Modern Benoni and Dutch Leningrad. Do you see the relationship between these chess openings? You should notice that if I play White, I am actually playing the White side of the Sicilian Dragon! Wherein, the principles of the other chess openings I mentioned were directly inter- related. In other words, I can connect the principles between different chess openings. From here, you can conclude my personality and playing style. This keeps me wonder why it was too difficult to beat strong players and grandmasters. The secret is they usually play over and over similar opening repertoire. Remember “Practice makes perfect!!!” What if you play over in over similar chess openings just what I was doing lately, you will notice a great improvement in your games! Just like driving a car, you need constant practice to perfect a parallel parking until you can do it with your eyes close. This is also another secret in blitz chess where time is of the essence. Since you have perfected your opening repertoire, you can play good blitz game because you have been playing similar games over and over and you don’t even need to think of your next. They are made automatic at blazing speed! Let me summarized these to you! If I play White, I play the English Opening because there were fewer variations compare to e4 or d4 openings which you need a life time to memorize different variations! In this case I bought the English Opening DVD for White by Roman Dzindzichashvili. Against e4, I always play the Sicilian Accelerated Dragon; I bought the Accelerated Dragon Assault DVD by Andrew Martin. Against d4, I always play the Modern Benoni; I bought the Modern Benoni DVD by Chris Ward. Every night I play each DVD before I go to sleep, I also used these openings in my tournament play! Believe it or not, I have successes in my tournament since then. This, I believe unearthed the secret of grandmaster play! Play an opening repertoire over and over, do not divert and mix different systems, you will definitely get confused and lost. For now, 2 for Black and 1 for White. Once you perfected the principles behind opening plays and principles, only then add another opening repertoire to your secret weapons!

Here are the Building Blocks that form a real chess player.
1. He must be well up in modern opening theory.
2. He must know and keep in his memory the principles behind typical middle game positions learned both from his own games, and from those other players.
3. The more a player knows and remembers, the easier it is for him to find a precedent, namely; a position which has occurred before and which is similar to his own present position.
4. A grandmaster must be able to assess a position accurately and correctly.
5. No less important is the ability to hit upon the right plan- a plan that meets the demands of the given position.
6. A grandmaster must be able to calculate accurately and quickly those variations which might arise in the subsequent course of play.

Mastery is about memory! Enhance your memory by playing over and over until you made sure it’s stored permanently!

Ferdinand DS
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

[geniokov]

Follow the old saying"You have to know everything from something and a little from everything!" Which means when you are playing White and an e4 or d4 player,you have to know all the possible answers by Black,always have a prepared variation in each opening,a variation which there´s no other players knew about it except you!When you are Black pieces,all you need is to know only 2 or 3 response to White´s e4 or d4 which you think you feel according to your own style.Be comfortable at all cost! Remember,when you are in tournament,you cannot beat your opponent within 10 moves,he deserves also attention as well as what your planning too!In this suggestions of mine,you are also developing your strength as well as your own opening repertoire.Play according to your style!All you need is to reach a playable middle game! From this thing,your principles in planning will become more deeper and you can say to your ownself"This is my best opening for White and this is for Black".

[batilsky]

Maybe in club level caro kan defense may still be ok. but in top level chess they have abandoned this opening. You can check the data base or watch the openings of the top players in world. Do you still see them used this defense for black? This means it is not reliable anymore.

top level? hmmmm....

Here’s a game where the young Russian outmaneuvered the younger Ukrainian. Take of note of the pawn formation that arises after the opening and the development of Black’s 2 knights.

Karjakin,Sergey (2661) - Riazantsev,A (2593) [B19]
XIII TCh-RUS Sochi RUS (10), 29.04.2006

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bf5 5.Ng3 Bg6 6.h4 h6 7.Nf3 Nd7 8.h5 Bh7 9.Bd3 Bxd3 10.Qxd3 e6 11.Bf4 Qa5+ 12.Bd2 Bb4 13.c3 Be7 14.c4 Qc7 15.0–0–0 Ngf6 16.Rhe1 b5 17.c5 Rd8 18.Qa3 Nd5 19.Ne2 Qb7 20.g4 a5 21.Ng3 N7b6 22.Ne4 Nc4 23.Qd3 a4 24.Kb1 a3 25.bxa3 Ra8 26.Bc1 Ra4 27.Ka1 Qa6 28.Ne5 Nxa3 29.Re2 Nc4 30.Nd6+ Bxd6 31.cxd6 Nxd6 32.a3 Nf4 33.Bxf4 Rxa3+ 34.Kb1 Ra1+ 35.Kb2 Qa2+ 36.Kc3 b4+ 37.Kxb4 Qa5+ 38.Kb3 Qa4+ 0–1

Now lets take a look of another young GMs game against the CK, this time against the veteran Georgian GM.

Nakamura,H (2664) - Kacheishvili,G (2605) [B12]
34th World Open Philadelphia USA (8), 04.07.2006

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.Be3 e6 5.Nd2 Nd7 6.f4 Ne7 7.Ngf3 c5 8.dxc5 Nc6 9.Nb3 Nxc5 10.Nxc5 Qb6 11.Bd3 Bxd3 12.Nxd3 Qxe3+ 13.Qe2 Bc5 14.Qxe3 Bxe3 15.Ke2 Bb6 16.Rac1 Ke7 17.c3 Rac8 18.Rhe1 a6 19.Kf1 g6 20.g3 Na5 21.b3 Rc7 22.Ke2 Rhc8 23.Kd2 Nc6 24.Rf1 Nb8 25.g4 Nd7 26.Nd4 Nc5 27.Nxc5 Bxc5 28.Ne2 f6 29.Rf3 Rf8 30.Rh3 Rf7 31.exf6+ Kxf6 32.Rf1 Ke7 33.f5 gxf5 34.gxf5 e5 35.c4 dxc4 36.bxc4 Bb4+ 37.Kd3 Kf6 38.Rh6+ Kg5 39.Rb6 Bc5 40.Re6 Rxf5 41.Re1 Bf2 42.Rb1 Rf3+ 43.Kd2 Kf5 44.Re8 Be3+ 45.Ke1 Bf4 46.Rb8 Rxc4 47.R8xb7 Rh3 48.Nxf4 Kxf4 49.Rf7+ Ke4 50.Rf2 Rhc3 51.Re2+ Re3 52.Rxe3+ Kxe3 53.Rb3+ Kd4 54.Ra3 Rc2 55.Rxa6 Rxh2 56.a4 Ke3 57.Kf1 e4 58.a5 Rf2+ 59.Kg1 Ra2 60.Ra8 Ke2 61.a6 e3 62.a7 Ra6 63.Kg2 Rg6+ 64.Kh3 Rg7 65.Kh4 Rd7 66.Kg3 Kd2 67.Kf3 e2 68.Rb8 Rf7+ 69.Kg2 Rxa7 70.Rd8+ Ke1 71.Rb8 Rg7+ 0–1

Here’s a game from a 2500+ GM who beats a superGM who spots him by almost 100 rating points. Take note of the early repetition of move of the Black King., the White deviation to prevent a draw that leads to retreat of White’s Bishop’s and the mind boggling Rook Sacrifice by Black.

Jakovenko,D (2691) - L'Ami,E (2594) [B13]
Corus B Wijk aan Zee NED (6), 19.01.2007

1.c4 c6 2.e4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.d4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5 dxc4 7.Bxc4 Qxd4 8.Qxd4 Nxd4 9.0–0–0 e5 10.f4 Bg4 11.Nf3 Nxf3 12.gxf3 Bxf3 13.fxe5 Bxh1 14.exf6 Rc8 15.Re1+ Kd7 16.Rd1+ Ke8 17.Re1+ Kd7 18.Rd1+ Ke8 19.Be2 h6 20.Bh4 g5 21.Bg3 Be4 22.Bg4 Rxc3+ 23.bxc3 Ba3+ 24.Kd2 h5 25.Ke3 Bc2 26.Bd7+ Kf8 27.Re1 Kg8 28.Kd2 Bg6 29.h3 Kh7 30.Bc7 h4 31.Re5 Bf8 32.Bg4 Kh6 33.Ke2 b6 34.a4 Bc5 35.a5 Bh5 36.Rd5 Re8+ 37.Kd3 Re3+ 38.Kc4 Bxg4 39.hxg4 Re4+ 40.Kb5 Rxg4 41.a6 Rg2 42.Kc6 h3 43.Kb7 h2 44.Bxh2 Rxh2 45.Kxa7 Ra2 46.Kb7 Kg6 47.a7 Kxf6 0–1

Enough of the not so Elite GM’s, let us focus on some SUPER ELITE!!!


Rublevsky,S (2680) - Morozevich,A (2762) [B12]
TCh-RUS Sochi RUS (2), 03.05.2007

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.Nd2 e6 5.Nb3 Nd7 6.Nf3 Qc7 7.Bd3 Bg4 8.h3 Bxf3 9.Qxf3 c5 10.dxc5 Bxc5 11.Nxc5 Nxc5 12.Bb5+ Nd7 13.0–0 Ne7 14.Bg5 Nf5 15.c4 h6 16.cxd5 Nd4 17.Qd3 Nxb5 18.dxe6 hxg5 19.exf7+ Kf8 20.e6 Nc5 21.Qxb5 Nxe6 22.Rfd1 a6 23.Qa4 Rh4 24.Qa3+ Kxf7 25.Rac1 Qe7 26.Qb3 Rb4 27.Qf3+ Kg8 28.Re1 Qf7 29.Qd5 Re8 30.Rc3 Rb5 31.Qd6 Nf4 32.Rce3 Rxe3 33.fxe3 Nh5 34.Rf1 Nf6 35.e4 Qe8 36.Qc7 Qxe4 0–1

Grischuk,A (2726) - Burmakin,V (2581) [B19]
14th Ordix Open Mainz GER (6), 19.08.2007

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bf5 5.Ng3 Bg6 6.h4 h6 7.Nf3 Nd7 8.h5 Bh7 9.Bd3 Bxd3 10.Qxd3 e6 11.Bf4 Qa5+ 12.Bd2 Qc7 13.0–0–0 0–0–0 14.Ne4 Ngf6 15.g3 Nxe4 16.Qxe4 Bd6 17.Kb1 Rhe8 18.Qh7 Rg8 19.c4 Nf6 20.Qc2 c5 21.d5 exd5 22.cxd5 Kb8 23.Bc3 Ng4 24.Rhe1 g6 25.Nh4 Ka8 26.hxg6 fxg6 27.Re4 h5 28.f3 Ne5 29.f4 Nf7 30.Bf6 Rc8 31.Re6 g5 32.Nf5 gxf4 33.Nxd6 Nxd6 34.Be5 Rcd8 35.Bxf4 c4 36.Rh1 Qc5 37.Rxh5 Nb5 38.Re1 Qb4 39.Re3 Rge8 40.a3 Qc5 41.Rxe8 Rxe8 42.Re5 Rxe5 43.Bxe5 Qxd5 44.Bh8 Qh1+ 45.Ka2 Qxh8 46.Qxc4 Nd6 47.Qe6 Qf8 48.Qe5 Kb8 49.g4 Kc7 50.Qc5+ Kd7 51.Qxa7 Qf7+ 52.Ka1 Qf1+ 53.Ka2 Qc4+ 54.Ka1 Qxg4 55.Qb6 Qd1+ 56.Ka2 Qd5+ 57.Ka1 Qh1+ 58.Ka2 Qd5+ 59.Ka1 Nb5 60.Qa5 Qd1+ 61.Ka2 Qd5+ 62.Ka1 Kc6 63.Qa4 Qh1+ 64.Ka2 Qd5+ 65.Ka1 Kb6 66.Qb4 Qd1+ 67.Ka2 Qd5+ 68.Ka1 Qd4 69.Qb3 Ka6 70.Qe6+ Nd6 71.Qe2+ Ka7 72.Qc2 Nb5 73.Qb3 Qg1+ 74.Ka2 Qc5 75.Qa4+ Kb8 76.Qa5 Qc4+ 77.Ka1 Qf1+ 78.Ka2 Qc4+ 79.Ka1 Qd5 80.Kb1 Qh1+ 81.Ka2 Qd5+ 82.Ka1 Nc7 83.Qb4 Na6 84.Qf8+ Ka7 85.Qf2+ Nc5 86.Kb1 Ka6 87.Qf6+ b6 88.Qf4 Qd1+ 89.Ka2 Qb3+ 90.Ka1 Qxb2+ 0–1

Carlsen,M (2714) - Morozevich,A (2755) [B10]
World Blitz Moscow RUS (15), 21.11.2007

1.c4 c6 2.e4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.cxd5 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nxd5 6.Nf3 Nxc3 7.bxc3 g6 8.d4 Bg7 9.Bd3 0–0 10.0–0 Nc6 11.Re1 b6 12.Bg5 Re8 13.Qd2 Bb7 14.h4 Rc8 15.h5 Na5 16.Re3 Nc4 17.Bxc4 Rxc4 18.Rae1 f6 19.Bf4 g5 20.Bg3 h6 21.Qe2 Bd5 22.Nd2 Ra4 23.c4 Bf7 24.d5 Rxa2 25.Qd3 e5 26.dxe6 Qxd3 27.exf7+ Kxf7 28.Rxe8 Bf8 29.Ne4 Kxe8 0–1

Adams,Mi (2729) - Dreev,A (2607) [B10]
World Blitz Moscow RUS (22), 22.11.2007

1.e4 c6 2.d3 d5 3.Nd2 e5 4.Ngf3 Nd7 5.g3 Ngf6 6.Bg2 Bd6 7.0–0 0–0 8.Re1 Re8 9.c3 Nf8 10.Qc2 Ng6 11.Nf1 h6 12.Bd2 Bd7 13.Rad1 Qc7 14.Ne3 Rad8 15.h4 Bc5 16.b4 Bb6 17.c4 Qb8 18.c5 Bc7 19.Bc1 Ng4 20.h5 Nf8 21.Nh4 Nxe3 22.Bxe3 Bg4 23.Bf3 Bxf3 24.Nxf3 Qc8 25.Nh2 Qh3 26.Qe2 f5 27.exf5 Qxf5 28.Qg4 Qxg4 29.Nxg4 Nd7 30.Kg2 Rf8 31.Bd2 Rf5 32.Bxh6 Rxh5 33.Bd2 Nf6 34.Ne3 Kf7 35.Rh1 Rxh1 36.Rxh1 d4 37.Nc4 e4 38.dxe4 Nxe4 39.Re1 Nxd2 40.Nxd2 a5 41.Rb1 Ke6 42.Re1+ Kf7 43.a3 axb4 44.axb4 Ra8 45.Re4 Rd8 46.Kf3 Kf6 47.Ke2 d3+ 48.Ke3 Be5 49.Rc4 Ke6 50.Rc1 Bb2 51.Rb1 Bc3 52.Ne4 Bd4+ 53.Kd2 Ke5 54.Re1 Kd5 55.Kxd3 Ra8 56.Nc3+ Bxc3 57.Kxc3 Ra3+ 58.Kb2 Rf3 59.Re2 g5 60.Kc2 Kc4 61.Re4+ Kb5 62.Rg4 Rxf2+ 63.Kb3 Rf3+ 64.Kc2 Ka4 65.Rxg5 Kxb4 66.Rg7 Kxc5 67.Rxb7 Rxg3 68.Rh7 Kb5 69.Rh4 c5 70.Rf4 c4 71.Re4 Kb4 72.Rh4 Rg2+ 73.Kc1 Kb3 0–1

Timofeev,Arty (2637) - Grischuk,A (2715) [B12]
60th ch-RUS Superfinal Moscow RUS (9), 28.12.2007

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.Be3 e6 5.Nd2 Nd7 6.c3 f6 7.Ngf3 Bg6 8.h4 Bh5 9.Be2 Ne7 10.Bf4 Qb6 11.0–0 Bf7 12.b4 Qd8 13.Re1 f5 14.Ng5 Bg8 15.h5 h6 16.Nh3 g5 17.hxg6 Nxg6 18.Be3 Bf7 19.g3 Be7 20.f4 a5 21.a3 b5 22.Nb3 a4 23.Nc5 Nb6 24.Kf2 Nc4 25.Rh1 Qc7 26.Bh5 Rg8 27.Nd3 0–0–0 28.Ng1 Nh8 29.Qf3 Bxh5 30.Rxh5 Nf7 31.Ne2 Rg4 32.Ra2 Rdg8 33.Nb2 Bf8 34.Nxc4 dxc4 35.Rd2 Qd7 36.Ke1 Nh8 37.Bf2 Qd5 38.Ng1 Ng6 39.Qxd5 cxd5 40.Nf3 Ne7 41.Ke2 Kd7 42.Nh2 Rxg3 43.Bxg3 Rxg3 44.Rc2 Rg2+ 45.Kd1 Rg1+ 46.Ke2 Rg2+ 47.Kd1 Rg1+ 48.Ke2 Ra1 49.Rh3 Rxa3 50.Rg3 Nc6 51.Kf2 Bxb4 52.Rg7+ Be7 53.Nf1 b4 54.Ke3 Ra1 55.cxb4 Rxf1 56.b5 Nb4 57.Rf2 Rxf2 58.Kxf2 a3 59.b6 a2 60.b7 Nc6 61.Rg1 Kc7 0–1

Grischuk,A (2711) - Karpov,Ana (2655) [B12]
2nd ACP World Rapid Cup Odessa UKR (1.1), 05.01.2008

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.Be3 e6 5.Nd2 Nd7 6.c3 Ne7 7.f4 h5 8.Be2 h4 9.Ngf3 Bg4 10.0–0 Nf5 11.Bf2 Be7 12.h3 Bh5 13.Bd3 Bg6 14.Qe2 a6 15.c4 dxc4 16.Nxc4 Kf8 17.Rac1 Rh6 18.a4 a5 19.Bb1 Kg8 20.Ne3 Nb6 21.b3 Qd7 22.Rcd1 Bh5 23.Ng4 Rh8 24.Ne3 Nd5 25.Nxd5 Qxd5 26.Be4 Qd7 27.Qd3 Bg6 28.Nd2 Rh6 29.Nc4 Qd8 30.Rfe1 Bb4 31.Re2 Qc7 32.Ne3 Nxe3 33.Rxe3 Bxe4 34.Qxe4 Rh5 35.Qf3 g6 36.Qg4 Qd8 37.Rf3 Be7 38.Rc3 Qd5 39.Qf3 Rd8 40.Qxd5 Rxd5 41.Kf1 Rf5 42.Rf3 Kf8 43.Ke2 Ke8 44.Rc1 Kd7 45.Rc2 Ke8 46.Rc1 Kd7 47.Rc2 Rh5 48.Rfc3 f5 49.Rc4 g5 50.fxg5 Rxg5 51.Kf3 Rg8 52.Be1 Ke8 53.b4 axb4 54.Bxb4 Rg3+ 55.Kf2 Bd8 56.Rb2 Rd7 57.Be1 Rd3 58.a5 Ra3 59.Rc5 Rxd4 60.Rxb7 Ra2+ 61.Kf1 Rf4+ 62.Kg1 Ra1 63.Rxc6 Rxe1+ 64.Kh2 Rff1 65.Rxe6+ Kf8 66.g4 Rf2# 0–1

Leko,P (2753) - Ivanchuk,V (2751) [B19]
XXV SuperGM Morelia/Linares MEX/ESP (9), 29.02.2008

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bf5 5.Ng3 Bg6 6.h4 h6 7.Nf3 Nd7 8.h5 Bh7 9.Bd3 Bxd3 10.Qxd3 e6 11.Bf4 Qa5+ 12.Bd2 Bb4 13.c3 Be7 14.c4 Qc7 15.0–0–0 Ngf6 16.Kb1 0–0 17.Rhe1 a5 18.Bc1 Rfd8 19.Qc2 a4 20.Ne5 Nxe5 21.dxe5 Rxd1 22.Qxd1 Nd7 23.f4 Nc5 24.Ne4 Rd8 25.Qc2 Nxe4 26.Rxe4 Qb6 27.Qxa4 Qg1 28.Qc2 Rd1 29.Re2 Rf1 30.a3 Bc5 31.Qd2 Rd1 32.Qc2 Bd4 33.c5 Rf1 34.Rd2 Rxf4 35.Ka2 Rf2 36.Rxf2 Bxf2 37.g4 Bxc5 38.Bf4 Qd4 39.Qd2 Qe4 40.Ka1 Bd4 41.Qh2 c5 42.Ka2 b5 43.Qd2 Qd5+ 44.Kb1 b4 45.a4 b3 46.Qd3 c4 47.Qe2 Qh1+ 48.Bc1 Qa8 0–1

Stellwagen,D (2625) - Jakovenko,D (2720) [B19]
TCh-FRA Top 16 Gp A Clichy FRA (1), 22.03.2008

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bf5 5.Ng3 Bg6 6.h4 h6 7.Nf3 Nd7 8.h5 Bh7 9.Bd3 Bxd3 10.Qxd3 e6 11.Bf4 Qa5+ 12.Bd2 Bb4 13.c3 Be7 14.c4 Qc7 15.0–0–0 Ngf6 16.Rhe1 b5 17.c5 0–0 18.Kb1 a5 19.Ne2 Ng4 20.Rf1 Rfd8 21.Qc2 b4 22.Ne1 e5 23.f3 Ngf6 24.Nd3 Nd5 25.g4 exd4 26.Nxd4 Bf6 27.Nf5 a4 28.Nxb4 a3 29.Nxd5 cxd5 30.b4 Rab8 31.f4 Nxc5 32.Rc1 Rdc8 33.g5 hxg5 34.fxg5 Bxg5 35.Qc3 Rxb4+ 36.Ka1 Bf6 37.Nh6+ Kh7 38.Rxf6 Rc4 39.Rxf7 Rxc3 40.Bxc3 Nd3 41.Rxc7 Rxc7 42.Rg1 Rxc3 43.Nf5 Nb4 44.Kb1 Rf3 0–1

Shirov,A (2740) - Vallejo Pons,F (2684) [B12]
XIV Rapid Dos Hermanas ESP (1.2), 18.04.2008

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.Nc3 e6 5.g4 Bg6 6.Nge2 Ne7 7.f4 c5 8.dxc5 Nec6 9.h4 h5 10.f5 Nxe5 11.fxg6 Nf3+ 12.Kf2 hxg4 13.Nf4 Bxc5+ 14.Kg3 Nc6 15.Bg2 Nxh4 16.Qxg4 Nd4 17.gxf7+ Kxf7 18.Rxh4 Qxh4+ 19.Qxh4 Nf5+ 20.Kh2 Rxh4+ 21.Nh3 Rah8 22.Bd2 Bd6+ 23.Kg1 Rxh3 24.Bxh3 Rxh3 25.Rf1 Rh2 0–1

Radjabov,T (2751) - Cheparinov,I (2696) [B10]
FIDE GP Baku AZE (10), 02.05.2008

1.e4 c6 2.d3 d5 3.Nd2 g6 4.Ngf3 Bg7 5.g3 e5 6.Bg2 Ne7 7.0–0 0–0 8.b4 a5 9.bxa5 Qxa5 10.Bb2 d4 11.Nb3 Qc7 12.c3 dxc3 13.Bxc3 c5 14.Nfd2 b5 15.Qc2 Na6 16.Rfc1 Be6 17.Nf1 Nc6 18.Ne3 c4 19.dxc4 bxc4 20.Nd5 cxb3 21.Nxc7 bxc2 22.Nxa8 Nd4 23.Nb6 Rb8 24.Ba5 Bh6 25.Bf1 Bxc1 26.Rxc1 Nc6 27.Rxc2 Nxa5 28.Nd5 Nb4 29.Rc5 Nbc6 30.a4 Kg7 31.Kg2 Rb7 32.h4 Ra7 33.Nc3 Bd7 34.Bb5 Nb3 35.Rd5 Nbd4 36.f4 exf4 37.gxf4 Nxb5 38.axb5 Ne7 39.Rc5 Rb7 40.h5 Nc8 41.hxg6 hxg6 42.Kg3 Na7 43.f5 Nxb5 0–1

I think its still playable, even in top level chess. Its just a matter when, how and to whom youll gonna use it. Preparation wise i think Topalov might have something for Kamsky in this opening.

[batilsky]

Top level opening play is very unpredictable now-a-days with the likes of Moro, Magnus, Radja, Ivanchuk, Cheparinov, and Topalov manning some of the top seats. just take a look on Biel rouns 5. Russian GM Alekseev assayed a Giuco Piano against Onischk and somewhat get an interesting position out of the opening. Not through with that, Bacrot, who havent won a game and have been in the receiving end with 3 defeats and lagging at the cellar, went berseck and assayed Philidor Defence, and won!

[batilsky]

Take a look at this opening of THE GREAT MAGNUS of Norway, i havent seen any 2700's taking this on their opening repertoire, but hey the kid havent lose a game with it.

Johannessen,LE (2559) - Carlsen,M (2646) [A58]
Midnight Sun Tromso NOR (4), 27.06.2006

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.bxa6 g6 6.Nc3 Bxa6 7.g3 d6 8.Bg2 Bg7 9.Nf3 Nbd7 10.Rb1 0–0 11.0–0 Qa5 12.Qc2 Rfb8 13.Rd1 Ng4 14.Bd2 Nge5 15.Nxe5 Nxe5 16.b3 Bc8 17.Na4 Qa6 18.Bc3 Bf5 19.Be4 Bd7 20.f4 Ng4 21.Bxg7 Kxg7 22.Bf3 c4 23.e3 Qa7 24.Re1 cxb3 25.axb3 Nf6 26.Ra1 Rb4 27.Kh1 Rc8 28.Qd1 Qb7 29.e4 Rxb3 30.e5 Ng4 31.Bxg4 Bxg4 32.Qxg4 Qxd5+ 33.Kg1 Rc2 34.Qh3 Qd4+ 35.Kh1 Re3 36.Qf1 Qd2 0–1

Radjabov,T (2728) - Carlsen,M (2675) [A58]
GM Biel SUI (3), 26.07.2006

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.bxa6 g6 6.Nc3 Bxa6 7.Nf3 d6 8.g3 Bg7 9.Rb1 Nbd7 10.Bg2 0–0 11.b3 Qa5 12.Bd2 Bb7 13.0–0 Qa6 14.e4 e6 15.dxe6 fxe6 16.Ng5 d5 17.exd5 exd5 18.Re1 Rae8 19.Rxe8 Rxe8 20.Qf1 h6 21.Qxa6 Bxa6 22.Nf3 d4 23.Na4 Ne4 24.Re1 Ndf6 25.Ba5 Bb5 26.Nb6 Nc3 27.Rxe8+ Bxe8 28.Bxc3 dxc3 29.Ne1 Ng4 30.h3 Ne5 31.Na4 Nd7 32.Kf1 Bd4 33.Bc6 Kf8 34.Ke2 g5 35.Nc2 Ke7 36.f3 Kd6 37.Bb5 Bg6 38.Bd3 Bf7 39.b4 Bxa2 40.bxc5+ Nxc5 41.Nxd4 Nxa4 42.Nf5+ Ke5 43.Nxh6 Nc5 44.Ke3 Bb3 45.Ng4+ Ke6 46.Nf2 Nxd3 47.Nxd3 Bd1 48.Nf2 c2 49.Nd3 Kf5 50.Nc1 Ke5 51.Nd3+ Kf5 52.g4+ Kf6 53.Nc1 Ke5 54.Na2 Kf6 55.f4 gxf4+ 56.Kxf4 Be2 57.h4 Kg6 58.Nc1 Bc4 59.Ke5 Ba6 60.Ke4 Bc8 61.Kf4 Ba6 62.Ke3 Bc8 63.g5 Kh5 64.Kd2 Bf5 65.Nb3 Kxh4 66.Nd4 Kxg5 67.Nxf5 Kxf5 68.Kxc2 ½–½

Ljubojevic,L (2551) - Carlsen,M (2675) [A58]
NH Hotels Amsterdam NED (6), 25.08.2006

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.bxa6 g6 6.Nc3 Bxa6 7.Nf3 Bg7 8.g3 d6 9.Bg2 Nbd7 10.0–0 Nb6 11.Ne1 0–0 12.Nc2 Nc4 13.Ne3 Qb6 14.Qc2 Rfb8 15.b3 Nxe3 16.Bxe3 Ng4 17.Bd2 c4 18.h3 cxb3 19.axb3 Ne5 20.Ra4 Nd7 21.b4 Qb7 22.Rb1 Qc8 23.b5 Bxc3 24.Qxc3 Rxb5 25.Rxb5 Bxb5 26.Qxc8+ Rxc8 27.Ra7 f6 28.Rb7 Rb8 29.Rxb8+ Nxb8 30.e4 Nd7 31.f3 f5 32.Kf2 fxe4 33.fxe4 Kf7 34.Ke3 Ne5 ½–½

Bacrot,E (2707) - Carlsen,M (2675) [A58]
World Blitz Rishon Le Zion ISR (13), 07.09.2006

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.bxa6 g6 6.Nc3 Bxa6 7.Nf3 d6 8.g3 Nbd7 9.Bg2 Bg7 10.Rb1 Nb6 11.b3 Bc8 12.Nd2 Bf5 13.e4 Bc8 14.0–0 Ba6 15.Re1 Nfd7 16.Bb2 0–0 17.Nf3 Ne5 18.Nxe5 Bxe5 19.Qd2 Nd7 20.Nd1 Qb6 21.Kh1 c4 22.bxc4 Bxc4 23.Ne3 Qa6 24.Bd4 Qxa2 25.Rb2 Qa6 26.Rc1 Rfc8 27.Ng4 Bxd4 28.Qxd4 f6 29.Rbc2 Bb3 30.Rxc8+ Rxc8 31.Rxc8+ Qxc8 32.Qb2 Nc5 33.Ne3 Qa6 34.h4 Qd3 35.h5 Nxe4 36.hxg6 hxg6 37.Kh2 Nc5 38.Qa3 Qa6 39.Qb4 Qb7 40.Qg4 Kf7 41.Qh4 Kg7 42.Qg4 Qd7 43.Qb4 Qa4 44.Qb8 Qd4 45.Qd8 Qe5 46.Bh3 f5 47.Bg2 Ne4 48.Bxe4 Qxe4 49.Qd7 Kf7 50.Qb5 Ba2 51.Qa5 Bb1 52.Ng2 Qf3 53.Qe1 Be4 54.Nh4 Qh5 55.f3 Bxd5 56.Qe3 g5 57.Qd3 Be6 0–1

Aronian,L (2759) - Carlsen,M (2693) [A58]
WCh Candidates s/f Elista RUS (2), 28.05.2007

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.bxa6 g6 6.Nc3 Bxa6 7.g3 d6 8.Bg2 Bg7 9.Nf3 Nbd7 10.Rb1 Qa5 11.0–0 Nb6 12.a3 Nc4 13.b4 Qc7 14.Qa4+ Nd7 15.Nb5 Qb8 16.bxc5 Bxb5 17.Qxb5 Qxb5 18.Rxb5 Nxc5 19.Nd2 Nxa3 20.Bxa3 Rxa3 21.Ne4 ½–½

Onischuk,Al (2650) - Carlsen,M (2710) [A58]
GM Blitz Playoff Biel SUI (3), 02.08.2007

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.bxa6 g6 6.Nc3 Bxa6 7.Nf3 d6 8.g3 Bg7 9.Bg2 Nbd7 10.Qc2 Nb6 11.Nd2 Bb7 12.e4 Ba6 13.Bf1 Qc8 14.Bb5+ Bxb5 15.Nxb5 0–0 16.0–0 Qh3 17.f3 Nh5 18.Rf2 f5 19.Nc4 Nxc4 20.Qxc4 fxe4 21.Qxe4 Nf6 22.Qe6+ Qxe6 23.dxe6 Nd5 24.a4 Rfb8 25.Ra3 Nb6 26.b3 c4 27.bxc4 Nxc4 28.Raa2 Nb6 29.Rfc2 Rxa4 30.Bg5 Rxa2 31.Rxa2 Nd5 32.Na7 h6 33.Rd2 hxg5 34.Rxd5 Rb1+ 35.Kg2 Rb2+ 36.Kh3 Bf6 37.Nc6 Re2 38.Nd8 Kg7 39.Ra5 Bd4 40.Nf7 Rxe6 41.Nxg5 Re5 42.Rxe5 Bxe5 43.Kg4 Bb2 44.f4 Kf6 45.Ne4+ Kf7 46.h4 d5 47.Nf2 Bd4 48.Nd3 Kf6 49.Kf3 e5 50.fxe5+ Bxe5 51.g4 Bd6 52.h5 ½–½

Van Wely,L (2681) - Carlsen,M (2733) [A58]
Corus A Wijk aan Zee NED (10), 23.01.2008

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.bxa6 g6 6.Nc3 Bxa6 7.Nf3 d6 8.g3 Bg7 9.Bg2 Nbd7 10.Rb1 Qa5 11.Bd2 Nb6 12.b3 Qa3 13.0–0 0–0 14.Ne1 Bb7 15.Nc2 Qa6 16.e4 Ne8 17.a4 Nc7 18.Re1 Rae8 19.b4 Nd7 20.Nb5 Rc8 21.Bh3 f5 22.Bg5 Ne5 23.bxc5 Qxa4 24.Nxc7 Rxc7 25.c6 Bc8 26.exf5 Rxf5 27.f4 Nc4 28.Rb4 Qa7+ 29.Kg2 Qc5 30.Rb8 Nb2 31.Qf3 Qxc2+ 32.Re2 Qb1 33.Bxf5 Qxf5 34.g4 Qf7 35.Bxe7 h5 36.Bxd6 hxg4 37.Qe4 Kh7 38.Bxc7 Bf5 39.Qe3 Qxd5+ 40.Kg3 Nc4 41.Qf2 Qd3+ 42.Kg2 Be4+ 43.Rxe4 Qxe4+ 44.Kf1 Qd3+ 45.Qe2 Nd2+ 46.Ke1 Nf3+ 47.Kf1 Nxh2+ 48.Ke1 Bc3+ 49.Kf2 g3+ 0–1

[Attakero]

THE ENGLISH ATTACK (Tapani Sammalvuo)
272 pages (248 mm by 172 mm).


The Najdorf Sicilian is one of the key battlegrounds of modern chess. This opening line occurs in a high proportion of top-level games, and is popular amongst players of all levels. World Champions Fischer and Kasparov are the Najdorf's most famous adherents - both made it their main defence, and scored a high proportion of wins with it, while very rarely losing.

The English Attack (Be3 and f3) became popular as a direct attacking method against the Najdorf in the 1980s, following its successful use by Nunn, Short and Chandler. Since then, it has become established as the most critical line of the Najdorf, with Anand and even Kasparov himself using it to devastating effect at the highest level. This book is the first to be devoted to this most topical of openings, and its comprehensive coverage will enable players of all standards to play either side of the English Attack with confidence. Sammalvuo also discusses the trendy 6 f3 move-order, and the English Attack set-up against a variety of other Sicilian lines.

Tapani Sammalvuo is a young international master from Finland, who has extensive experience on both sides of the English Attack. He was Finnish Champion in 1998, and has represented Finland in various Olympiads and other team competitions. This is his first book.



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[Attakero]

according to botvinnik you must prepare 4 opening system as BLACK for serious tournament - two against 1.e4 and two against 1.d4

from the book Chess Advantage in Black and White - Larry Kaufman gave 5 rules as a guidelines for Black player

1. works against move orders
2. is fully respectable among strong GM
3. offer good winning chances
4. does not allow white an easy to the better side of a drawish position
5. has good result in practice

he conclude that the semi-slav is perfect opening in response to 1.d4 opening. 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6



The Chess Advantage In Black And White
Author: Larry Kaufman
498 pages
McKay (2004)
Price: 1650

on Amazon.com this book is selling for over $90 in USED. my book is NEW.
THE CHESS ADVANTAGE IN BLACK AND WHITE by IM Larry Kaufman is something familiar yet new. Opening repertoire books have appeared before but have generally been of two types. Either they aim merely to get the student out of the opening (Kings Indian Attack, London System, Stonewall Attack, etc.) or demand huge chunks of time to master because of the immense amount of theoretical knowledge required to fight for an opening advantage at the professional level. A good example of this sort of repertoire book is the five volume series by Khalifman on 1.Nf3 which, by the way, is aimed only at White.


IM Kaufman has opted to travel the middle road. His proposed repertoire, 1.e4 as White with the Exchange Ruy and Bb5 versus the Sicilian as mainstays and the Semi-Slav and Berlin Ruy Lopez as Black, won't electrify fans of razor sharp theory, but has sufficient venom to fight for an opening advantage, albeit often a small one. The advantage of this repertoire, as Kaufman points out, is that theoretical study becomes much more manageable when you veer slightly off the highway of trendy theory.


Kaufman not only takes a slightly different approach in his selection of variations but also in his analytical assistants. GM Alex Sherzer contributed to the chapter on the Berlin defense but most of the book is IM Kaufman and some of his silicon friends. Computer analysis can often be useful but definitely benefits from tweaking by a knowledgeable user. Kaufman is certainly that having been at the cutting edge of computer chess for many years.


The repertoire itself is quite reasonable. It seems like the Rossolimo Sicilian (3.Bb5) appears almost as often as 3.d4 these days. Certainly the Semi-Slav (Meran and Moscow variation) is no stranger to top-level chess. I like the idea of advocating the subtle Berlin defense, a line almost never seen outside Grandmaster tournaments. Inevitably when you write a repertoire books you have at least one difficult moment when your systems overlap. Here the question is how to answer the Berlin Defense? Kaufman likes 4.0-0 Nxe4 5.Re1 Nd6 6.Nxe5, which he believes leads to a very small advantage for White.


The Chess Advantage in Black and White is a solid book but begs the question exactly who is it aimed for. Players below 2000 will see 500 pages of analysis and throw their hands up. Strong Grandmasters will want more than the small pluses for White (and small disadvantages for Black) that the repertoire leads to. My guess is that this book best serves players in the USCF 2000-2500 range who are ambitious about their chess but also have to acknowledge that they don't have as much time for study as they might like.

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