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| Posted by bucklehead mailcafe.net 1/17/2006 14:35:37 Play online chess |  Subject: Nimzovich VariationMessage: I found 32 top-level games (2600+) that featured this variation in 2005, with a remarkable record of +11 =19 -2. And of course, these are not hack players: Topalov, Svidler, Anand, Leko, Karjakin, etc. have all given it a whirl. So my question is, is this now the hot "anti-Petrov"? I'd never really been afraid of it, but Topalov's performance yesterday gave me some pause. It's got a lot to recommend it: it sidesteps much mainline Petrov theory and offers the possibility for opposite castling and the pawnstorms that may ensue. Does anyone here have experience with this line? |
| Posted by mattdw mailcafe.net 1/17/2006 14:46:29 Play online chess | What the score? Message: Matt |
| Posted by thunker mailcafe.net 1/17/2006 15:18:01 Play online chess | I believe it means Message: |
| Posted by schaakhamster mailcafe.net 1/17/2006 23:33:54 Play online chess | well Message: And if recent performances of Topalov showed us anything, it is that he can go for a win in any position. |
| Posted by gloomy_den mailcafe.net 1/19/2006 11:40:23 Play online chess | The reason is Message: |
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