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Submitted by davidetal on Tue, 03/04/2008 at 7:10pm.

If chess be the food of love, play on Yelena Dembo! Yelena's gifts are on full display in this chess.com game against Richard Hayden, hardly a slouch at 2130. One day, when all the stars are in alignment, even I might be able to try give her a game worthy of her time. In the meantime, I'm sure you will enjoy this game as much as I did!

(Apologies for any annotation errors/o

versights; at 1550, it is presumptious of me to annotate this game and please feel more than free to offer corrections and improvements.)

 


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by figrock - 11 months ago
United States
Member Since: Jul 2008
Member Points: 1438

Awesome play for both sides..! Two pawns down and black with two pieces unmoved. Great job for white displaying will. Cool Good post.

by davidetal - 20 months ago
Tarragindi Australia
Member Since: Jan 2008
Member Points: 1755

Languagedove asks: What would happen if Black's next move was: 24...fxe6? Here's the scenario, best as I can see:


by languagedove - 20 months ago
Ireland
Member Since: Mar 2008
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What would happen if Black's next move was: 

24...fxe6

? 


by ProteusIQ - 20 months ago
Arusha Tanzania
Member Since: Feb 2008
Member Points: 189
Wow now this is what we call really tactical ancient war! Superb play both black and White!
by Unbeliever - 20 months ago
United States
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Member Points: 1119
Good annotation, and a wonderful game.  It was fun to see how complex this graceful battle can become.  It took me a good 30 minutes to see the checkmates that could arise out of the final position.
by davidetal - 20 months ago
Tarragindi Australia
Member Since: Jan 2008
Member Points: 1755

Thanks Sstteevven. Yes: there is more to the Stonewall than Bd3, with pawns either side, I now realiseSmile


by sstteevveenn - 20 months ago
Wales United Kingdom
Member Since: Dec 2007
Member Points: 1613

3.Nd2, just goes to show that while beginners go on and on about openings, good players can play any old rubbish in the opening and still win Innocent

 

Just a small correction, that pawn structure is very much a french type position.  A stonewall type structure would have pawns on e3 and f4, with a really bad bishop on c1.   


by redlab - 20 months ago
Charlottesville, VA United States
Member Since: Oct 2007
Member Points: 13
Very nice game, good commentary--short on the obvious, painful to read stuff (like explaining why e4 is a good move).  White sacrifices pawns to make a very nice zugzwang position.
by Fotoman - 20 months ago
Philippines
Member Since: Nov 2007
Member Points: 583

Move 3 As a French devotee, I can say that Black usually loves to play against the anti-French attacks like the Tarrash, I do.

Move 7 White The knights may get tangled up in this line. Some Whites play Nd2 to f3 and put the KN on e2. This line is ok, just not to my liking for White.

Move 8 Black Not keen on that I probably would consider 0-0 then f6 and chip at White's center.

White was brilliant in the Ne6 Qa3 moves. Super game well done Yelena.


 
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