David, ...Nb4 achieves nothing. The bishop retreats and the knight is kicked out with a3 later, then the bishop returns to d3.

Nicky Nip!? I'm trying to figure out his background, but there isn't much on the net. Is this kid ethnic Chinese? 

 

Can someone set up a Wiki-bio?

a new bobby fischer in town!! hez gonna be world champion in a few yearz!! gud luck

a prodigy ready to be a champion.

 

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Here comes another genius

 

 

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That kid is good!

what a shocking news

"Objectively, I have no weaknesses and no problems, but I just couldn't think of anything constructive to do."  yep, that's the french alright... 

 

Black should surely have developed his bishop before playing e6 though.  I thought that was like a lottery win for a french player. 

Click the MOVE LIST button to view the note or annotation on the games. Good annotation Mr. Schiller.

Eric

Thank you very much, for introducing Nicky, for the games, and the insightful and honest! annotations. It will be fascinating to watch this boy (chess-man!) in the years ahead.

If you have a chance, I would greatly appreciate your thoughts on a question raised for me by one of the games. You and Nicky played:

"1. Nf3 Nf6 2. b3 d5 3. Bb2 e6 4. e3 c5 5. d4 Now we are in my favorite Rubinstein Attack, which I've written a book on.   5... Nc6 6. Bd3 Be7 7. a3"

My question is: Would it be better to play 6.a3 and then 7.Be7. In the existing sequence, if he had played 6....Nb4!? (instead of the natural Be7) it would disrupt White's plans considerably.

Thank you once again.

David

 

That is unbelievable. Wow.

very nice games

jeez nine years old and a master jeez by thirty he might be the best in the world

I know Nicholas!  He is a great player who got his start with Academic Chess.  In fact, Nicholas beat me at a few games of speed chess a couple years ago while his little brother tried to flick my ear.

edit:  Don't let the picture fool you.  Nicholas seems like a well adjusted kid who likes to mess around with his friends just like any other 9 year old.

Tom Lehrer once said of Mozart: "It's people like that who make you appreciate how little you've accomplished.  Why, by the time he was my age he'd been dead for ten years!"

 At age 10 I'm sure I hadn't heard of castling or en passant capture.  I look forward to hearing how the kid becomes a GM by the time he finishes middle school and wows us with countless breathtaking games. 

 

Thanks for sharing the games Mr. Schiller!

Sorry about the annotation bug. I tried to add space but it cut the game when I did, so I need to figure that out. Glad you all are enjoying my humiliation!

sweet! at nine years old

"Is there any way the games can be moved further apart so we can see the notes?  I'm interested to read them, but they're all being cut off by the following game.  Thanks for posting the games and adding the notes; I just don't want your work to be in vain."

SAME HERE!!!!

Incredible.  All I can think about is how much better I'd be if I'd started as early as little Nicky Nip.

Is there any way the games can be moved further apart so we can see the notes?  I'm interested to read them, but they're all being cut off by the following game.  Thanks for posting the games and adding the notes; I just don't want your work to be in vain.

It's a great achievement for a child to attain a high degree of ability in chess, but the real test will be whether or not he can sustain his interest and improve still further.  As we know, adulthood brings many responsibilities and divides our focus!