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helltank
This wasn't played by me. I'm not actually sure who it was played by, but Black was certainly an amazing player. This is my all-time favorite game and I've memorized the moves by heart.
Charlotte
good game
IM pfren
It was played in2007 at th Belgian Team championship between Robert Ahn (white) and Tamas Ruck (black). FIDE master, rated around 2300. He is the elder brother of the Hungarian grandmaster Robert Ruck.
Basically 9.a4? drops a pawn. White should play 10.Qh5, although he does not have enough compensation for it.
http://www.chessville.com/reviews/NICYearbook83.htm
Qh5? I've always thought taking the knight was the best continuation, after which Black snaps off the bishop. That looks equal(apart from the missing white pawn).
I fail to see how being a pawn down with the worse development is "equal".
10.Qh5 is surely enough a better move, although hardly sufficient.
Why is Qh5 a good move?
Sorry if I sound stupid, I'm only twelve and have only been playing chess for 5 months.
Elubas
You're twelve? :o
I thought you were fourteen (because of your given birth year), but I know that chess.com has put some sort of limit on the quantity of years before 2012 that one can proclaim their birth year to be.
It was a really incredible game, actually. You'd think it would be one of those Morphy classics. Thanks for sharing; I can only yen to play like that.
the nutty chesser
by corrijean a few minutes ago
Need Help Getting Kids To Take Chess SERIOUSLY...
by OldChessDog a few minutes ago
How come chinese people dont dominate in chess?
by Nizman 5 minutes ago
Number of members in a group. Possible bug?!
by ShyamGopal 7 minutes ago
5,000 Signs You Don't Know Enough About Chess
by December_TwentyNine 8 minutes ago
What time do you play your best chess?
by blasterdragon 11 minutes ago
rating increase
by OldChessDog 14 minutes ago
Chess for Oldtimers --- Good Idea !
by motherinlaw 16 minutes ago
ticio
by jac1yn 16 minutes ago
Have Lost in middle of the game too many times.
by jac1yn 17 minutes ago