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>After 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.Bc4 a6 7.Bb3 b5
>8.f4 b4 9.Na4 Nxe4 10.O-O g6 11.f5 gxf5 12.Nxf5 Bb7 (Tal played weaker
>with 12...Rg8 but won when Fischer got sac-happy) what is the current
>opinion? I can't find anything conclusive for white (nor any games).
>
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I had two discussions with Fischer about his games against Tal in that
tournament.
One was in the subway in probably 1971 while waiting for a train. (I
believe it was about one of the other of his four games with Tal in
that tournament.)
I do not remember what he said, except that he said that he had an
easy win. I do remember I called up Zuckerman and told Zuckerman right
away what Fischer said. Zuckerman might remember better than me.
Also, when Fischer went on his simultaneous tour in 1964, he used this
game as the basis for his lecture at the Mechanics Institute Chess
Club. In his lecture, he said that instead of castling he had merely
to push his g-pawn and it would have been checkmate.
Later in 1964, I played in the US Junior Championship. I won my first
two games and in the third round was pared against John Meyer, who
eventually won the tournament. I followed exactly the moves which
Fischer said he should have played against Tal. However, I lost.
I no longer have that game score. Perhaps John Meyer has it.
Sam
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>
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>>Subject: Re: Ruy Lopez Exchange Variation
>
>>Izya Yagolnitser (vigor@netcom.com) wrote:
>> I have 12 games in my database after 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 >a6
>dxc6 5. 0-0 : Bg4 6.h3 h5 7. d3 Qf6 8. Nbd2 Bd6 9. Re1 Ne7 ................
>
>10. d4 Ng6 11.hxg4 hxg4 12. Nh2 Rxh2 13. Qxg4 Qh4 14. Qxh4 Rxh4 15 Nf3 Rh5
>
>16. dxe5 {16.c3 ?!}...Nxe5 17. Nxe5 Bxe5 18. c3 0-0-0 19.Be3 draw
>
>> Also, I remember Max saying he won at least 3 games after
>>16.c3 exd4 17.cxd4 Bb4 18.Rd1 0-0-0.
>
>I don't remember saying that. (Max) Maybe it was the wine talking
>Evaluations are cheap, games are the thing.
>
>16.dxe5 Nxe5 17.Nxe5 Bxe5 18.c3 O-O-O 19.Be3 a5 has always
>been my plan. How good it is awaits an opportunity for use. I
>don't think anyone short of a GM would have much in the way of
>winning opportunities as white, however. That's the classical style,
>then play for a win. I like black but don't deny that my winning chances are
>minimal against an equal.
>
>MaxB

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In article <19980213203101.PAA18202@ladder02.news.aol.com>,
MSBurkett <msburkett@aol.com> wrote:
.:Bxc6
equalize
	Well, White does have an "extra P"...   Can Black neutralize it?
Suppose  20. g3 ...  Does Black play  20... Rdh8  21. Kg2, Rh2+  22. Kf3 ?
And then?   Somehow, White has to be kept "contained"...
						Ilias
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> 3.Nc3 is much stronger

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Rico Rico wrote:
Then what do you play after:
1.e4,e5 2.f4,Nc6 3.Nc3,exf4! - ?
- 4.d4 Transposes into the Steinitz gambit, which is a hazardous way to
play for a win.
- 4.Nf3,g5 and now:
	- 5.h4 The Hamppe-Allgaier which is probably a draw.
	- 5.d4 The Piercegambit is also a forced draw.
	- 5.Bc4 transposes to the classical.
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>After 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.Bc4 a6 7.Bb3 b5
>8.f4 b4 9.Na4 Nxe4 10.O-O g6 11.f5 gxf5 12.Nxf5 Bb7 (Tal played weaker
>with 12...Rg8 but won when Fischer got sac-happy) what is the current
>opinion? I can't find anything conclusive for white (nor any games).
>
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Fischer told me he had an easy win in that game.
It was a mistake to castle.
Sam
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They wrote:
>The copy of Estrin that I know has:
>
>" 11. Qe4 c6 12. Re1 (recommended by Panov, but...) 12...Kf7! "
>and a long line is given with advantage to Black.
>
>Mark Brodie

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Mark Brodie wrote:
Could you quote the entire line?  I played around with this for a little
while, but after 13. Qxe5, 13. ... Ne6 doesn't look good: e.g. 14. Nxd5
cxd5 15. Bxd5 Qd6 16. Qf5+ Ke7 17. d3 h6 18. Bf4 Qb6 19. Rc1; White's
position is crushing.  Maybe 13. ... Qf6 is the way out, but 14. Qc7+
looked strong: 14. ... Kg8 15. Nxd5 or 14. ... Be7 15. Nxd5 cxd5 (15. ...
Bg4+!? 16. f3 Bxf3!) 16. Bxd5+ Kf8 isn't clear.  Even 14. Nxd5 may open up
a can of worms.  In any case, it isn't too clear to me.
Tim Kokesh
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Phil Hildenbrandt (cabbie@nospam.gtii.com) wrote:
:
: Not entirely. It is a good tactical try and it leads to some very wild
: positions (for White and Black). With best defense Black can at least
: draw.
  The one point missing from this thread so far is that whatever the
merits of the Fried Liver Attack for White or Black, Black should *not*
play 5...Nxd5? anyway because simply 6.d4! is crushing for White.
  Most common is 5...Na5 leading to positions where Black has compensation
for the pawn. To get off the beaten track, try the Berliner Defense,
5...Nd4 6.c3 b5, but study at least some of the theory first!
Jeff
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>Bueno Maximiliano, a ver si dej�s bien parado al grupo este y gan�s esa
>partida....che como est�n en la puntuaci�n?
>
>Maximiliano Alvarez wrote:
>
>> El proximo viernes Lisandro Lebensohn jugara su partida definitoria del
>> Campeonato Juninense de Ajedrez activo ante Maximiliano Alvarez.
>> Las apuestas estan 3 a 1
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Izya Yagolnitser (vigor@netcom.com) wrote:
: MSBurkett wrote:
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They wrote:
> On Fri, 6 Feb 1998 21:26:05 -0600, danryan1@flash.net (Dan Ryan)
> wrote:
>
> >Now I took the king and he checked with the queen at f3.  I moved Ke6 and
> >eventually lost - but felt that at this point black is not too bad.  A
> >very good player at the local chess club who walked by the game mentioned
> >in passing that this "Fried Liver Attack?" favored white in his
> >recollection.  Can anyone help me out here?  Is the attack sound?
>
> Not entirely. It is a good tactical try and it leads to some very wild
> positions (for White and Black). With best defense Black can at least
> draw.
>
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I strongly object to that! Black has to strugle hard to draw. I dare you to
carry this discussion here in a form of a game. There is no way you will
survive the Fried Liver Attack. Before making such claims try it at least
against Chessmaster or Fritz. Better yet try to find *one* book that says you
can pull it out with Black and/or recommends Nxd5 saying it is OK.
Phil Hildenbrandt wrote:
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> Phil Hildenbrandt (cabbie@nospam.gtii.com) wrote:
> :
> : Not entirely. It is a good tactical try and it leads to some very wild
> : positions (for White and Black). With best defense Black can at least
> : draw.
>
>   The one point missing from this thread so far is that whatever the
> merits of the Fried Liver Attack for White or Black, Black should *not*
> play 5...Nxd5? anyway because simply 6.d4! is crushing for White.
>   Most common is 5...Na5 leading to positions where Black has compensation
> for the pawn. To get off the beaten track, try the Berliner Defense,
> 5...Nd4 6.c3 b5, but study at least some of the theory first!
>
> Jeff

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Geoffrey E. Caveney wrote:
Like I said before this is simply not true. Black loses quickly in every
variation.
6. d4 is a good move, but it does not deserve a !, since 6. Nxf7 is much more
convincing. For all of you I recommend Eric Schiller's "Big Book of Busts"
or
both 6. d4 and 6. Nxf7 if for nothing else.However Y. Estrin had an excellent
book on the subject in 1982 or even before that. 5...Nxd5 is simply a losing
move.
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> 2. d3 blocks in the White Bf1.  2. f3 blocks the White Ng1 from going to
> its best square.  2. Bd3 blocks the White d-pawn.  Etcetera.

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Tim Kokesh wrote:
Actually, there's nothing wrong with 2. d3 as white can continue with
Nf3, g3, Bg2 etc. transposing to a KI-attack.
In the same way, 2.g3 should also be playable.
I seriously doubt though that many players plays 1.e4 with the intention
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> Anyone know if "Pawn Power in Chess" by Kmosh has an algebraic notation
> version yet?
>
> Thanks.

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>-Is die or live?
>-Why is missing?
>-Does he afraid to play against actual chess players?
>-What does he do now?

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On Sat, 14 Feb 1998 20:48:36 +0100, "Evaristo Bail�n Canales"
<ebailen@lobocom.es> wrote:
He's alive
He is not "missing". It is just that *you* don't know where he is.
I don't know where Hort is right now, but that doesn't mean he is
missing.
This would gain him nothing nor would it prove anything. He is already
a legend. If he plays again, there is nowhere to go but down. From his
point of view, it is wise for him not to play again.
I have heard that he spends much of his time in Budapest.
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-Is die or live?
-Why is missing?
-Does he afraid to play against actual chess players?
-What does he do now?
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>I've always had trouble with the kings gambit with black until I
>discovered 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 Be7!)  I find that many kings gambit
>players don't know this line, and I've beaten many rated much higher
>than me with 3...Be7!.  Who originated this line?  It almost seems like
>a refutation to the kings gambit, yet I have never seen it played.

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Jeff Anderson <chixdiggit@foxinternet.net> wrote:
I play the King's Gambit as white, and this is one of my favorite
variations!  So you may want to rethink your label of "refutation" for
this line, dude!
There are two ways White can go:  4.Bc4 Bh4+ 5.Kf1 and 4.Nc3 Bh4+
5.Ke2.  Of these, I prefer the latter.