tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681850489432318981.post6914573445696649502..comments2023-03-23T11:12:13.191-07:00Comments on US Chess League News: Game of the Year -- 14th PlaceArun Sharmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17502944059031864655noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681850489432318981.post-40413033477710345822010-12-28T21:35:35.149-08:002010-12-28T21:35:35.149-08:00http://lizzyknowsall.blogspot.com/2010/12/im-greg-...http://lizzyknowsall.blogspot.com/2010/12/im-greg-shahade-schooled-by-10-year-old.htmlElizabeth Vicaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04880561980096775673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681850489432318981.post-85980359641109265582010-12-28T12:55:42.779-08:002010-12-28T12:55:42.779-08:00Thanks for that, I missed that as well. This is th...Thanks for that, I missed that as well. This is the first time I think the judges really missed the mark, this was the most exciting game of the entire list in my opinion, I had this at 4th and was thinking of even moving it into the top 3.DDubovnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681850489432318981.post-73067455511421215312010-12-28T04:39:44.815-08:002010-12-28T04:39:44.815-08:00A member of the New England team told me (thru our...A member of the New England team told me (thru our manager Craig Jones) that I would have been much better after 17... Nxb4!! Yes, after 18.axb4 Rc8 white is in trouble no matter where Qc2 goes. Throwing in Ne6 for white at any point does not help much, if at all.<br /><br />It is noteworthy that none of the uber-strong judges found 17... Nxb4!! When I ran the game on Rybka, it did not find it either. Only when I directly input 17... Nxb4!!, did it analyze it to a big advantage for black. The move is very hard to find, maybe because humans (and even computers?!) are used to looking for discovered attacks, not first flailing with the piece in the way (Nc6) and then making the obvious threat (Rc8). <br /><br />Of course, I looked at 17... Rc8, but then 18.Kxg2 allows 19.Qxe4 in response to a discovered attack from Rc8 after Nc6 moves. By playing 17... Nxb4!! first, and only then 18.axb4 Rc8, white has no time for Kxg2, because his queen is always attacked. I am pretty sure I even looked at 17... Nxd4??, which fails because after 18.exd4, Bc1 prevents ... Qg5. My filter vs. the decentralizing and seemingly random 17... Nxb4!! was too strong to allow me to analyze the move properly.Jonathan Schroernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681850489432318981.post-68648363725346681942010-12-28T02:20:56.352-08:002010-12-28T02:20:56.352-08:00I had this in 4th place, solid.I had this in 4th place, solid.DDubovnoreply@blogger.com