Annotated Chess Game In French Defence : Bronstein, David vs Uhlmann, Wolfgang

Previous annotated games in French Defence
Kasparov vs Nikolic
Bojan Vuckovic (2615) vs Alexander Grischuk
Fabiano Caruana - Magnus Carlsen, Grand Slam 2012
Peter Svidler vs Ivanchuk, Candidates 2013
Aron Nimzowitsch Against Jose Raul Capablanca

Annotated Chess Game In French Defence : Aron Nimzowitsch Against Jose Raul Capablanca

Previous annotated games in French Defence
Kasparov vs Nikolic
Bojan Vuckovic (2615) vs Alexander Grischuk
Fabiano Caruana - Magnus Carlsen, Grand Slam 2012
Peter Svidler vs Ivanchuk, Candidates 2013

Annotated Chess Game In French Defence : Kasparov vs Nikolic

Annotated Game in French Defence of Leading french expert Alexander Grischuk

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Previous annotated games in French Defence
1. Fabiano Caruana - Magnus Carlsen, Grand Slam 2012
2. Peter Svidler vs Ivanchuk, Candidates 2013

This game is for french lovers who just love later counter attacks possibilities in french defence.

Annotated Game : Bojan Vuckovic (2615) vs Alexander Grischuk

Annotated Chess Game In French Defence, Between Svidler and Ivanchuk from Candidates 2013

I choose this game played in recent and the most toughest tournament in the candidates history ever (Candidates 2013) where Ivanchuk had missed some equalizing chances in his kind of position (Tactical). After penultimate 26....0-0-0, Svidler controlled the game and went on win. 

Before presenting you annotated game, let me give you the list of some good books on french defence.

The Flexible French: Strategic Explanations & Surprise Weapons for Dynamic Players
French Defence by Gligoric 
Play the French, 4th (Everyman Chess)

Annotated game : Peter Svidler vs Ivanchuk, Candidates 2013

Annotated Chess Game in French Defence: Fabiano Caruana and Magnus Carlsen

French defence is famous for its solidity and counter attack possibilities in later stage of the game with a view to somewhat cramp position in the opening.

Game has been taken from the recent tournament (Grand Slam 2012), played between chess genius Calsen as black and Fabiano. Game was full of swindles but at last Carlsen did penultimate mistake under time pressure and lost the game in winning position but the way he handled the endgame was just fabulous.

Before presenting you annotated game, let me give you the list of some good books on french defence.

The Flexible French: Strategic Explanations & Surprise Weapons for Dynamic Players
French Defence by Gligoric 
Play the French, 4th (Everyman Chess)

Annotated game : Fabiano Caruana - Magnus Carlsen, Grand Slam 2012

kasparov's octopus knight : Outpost

An outpost is a square where you can place your piece safely which can not be attacked by opponent's pawn and your opponent can not capture it without giving up some material advantage. Normally piece is protected by pawn but sometimes it can be protected by other pieces also. Any of your piece (Rook, Bishop and Queen) works well on an outpost but knight (Octopus) works better because its impact on nearer squares being short range piece.

Power of Octopus

Benefits of an Outpost :

• When a piece occupies an out post it becomes more powerful ( We have been told that knight on the 6th rank equals to rook)
• It creates problem in opponent's piece improvement. ( For example white knight on e6 creates problem in getting d and f files, pressure on g7 etc ), cramping your opponent's position
• Sometimes it is not favorable for your opponent to exchange the piece which is on outpost because it may create strong passed pawn or if protected by other piece than that piece will get outpost.
• An Outpost is used to launch to create successful king-side attacks

Strategy to find an outpost :

• Look for Isolated pawn, when your opponent has an isolated pawn then the front square  of that pawn can become outpost for you.
• When your opponent has advanced his/her pawn then it creates hole. Space behind the pawn can be outpost for your piece,  For example in the diagram white has advanced his pawn to d4,e5 and f4 which creates hole in e4 that is protected by  d5 pawn would be a great outpost for Black's knight or bishop. Even you can place knight on f5 but first need to play h5.

Remember : NOBODY will force your opponent to create hole in his position, you have to create it.

Now for better understanding lets look at Kasparov's game against Karpov; World Championship Match Game No 16

Kasparov's Octopus Knight

In this game Kasparov sacrificed a pawn in order to get his knight on d3 and went on win. This is one of the Garry's Masterpiece and in the book 'The Mammoth Book of the worlds's Greatest chess Games' credit given to the knight on d3 which they called Octopus knight.

Kasparov wrote : Such Games are remembered for a long time, and in particular by the winner himself after literally putting part of his soul into sustained realization of his plan.... None of my earlier creation are compare with 16th game as regards the grandiosity of overall plan. " There is one other important reason why I can confidently call this game my supreme creative achievement. The Value of any brilliantly won game 

increases in accordance with the strength of the opponent. What is noteworthy is the fact that this victory was achieved over such a super-class player as Karpov"

Game Explained by Mozart of Chess

Carlsen is now challanger of Vishy Anand, let's see what 'The Mozart of Chess' is saying on the game played  against Anand in 2011.

Alekhine's Game in His Words - Against Sicilian Defence

When it is a matter of calculation even some strong grandmaster's says ' He can count because he was Alekhine' these words describes the Alekhine.

The inspirational games of Alekander Alekhine, my first chess hero, find a place alongside the inspirational character of Winston Churchill, whose words and books I still turn to regularly. - Kasparov

Alekhine is dear to the chess world, mainly as an artist. Typical of him are deep plans, far-sighted calculation and inexhaustible imagination.  - Botvinnik

Alekhine is a player I've never really understood. He always wanted a superior centre; he manoeuvred his pieces toward the kingside, and around the 25th move, began to mate his opponent. He disliked exchanges, preferring to play with many pieces on the board. His play was fantastically complicated, more so than any player before or since. - Bobby Fischer

Lets explore Alekhine game in his words as no one other can better explained it.

Are you interested in Alekhine's games in his words in order to enhance your chess ? Here is his book in Algebraic Notation

Paul Morphy's Fireworks in Sicilian Defence Explained by Garry Kasparov

Sicilian Defence was even played in mid of 19th Century by the top players of that era. Presenting you the game between Paul Morphy (Undoubted world chess champion) and Adolf Anderssen, played in 1858 where Paul Morphy demonstrated great fireworks on the board which nobody can explain better than Garry Kasparov.

 

Anand defeated Kasparov in Anand's words - Sicilian Defence

Sicilian defence is the choice of top rated players. According to Wikipedia , White's most successful move is d4 because of 1....c5 score so highly against e4. Presenting you the game played between current world champion Vishy Anand and former world champion and chess legend Garry Kasparov in Sicilian defence Anand played this game as white with full of energy, the game in V. Anand's words.

Kasparov's Sicilian Strategies

Magnus Carlsen's game annotated by Magnus Carlsen in Sicilian Defence

In this game current world no 1 Magnus Carlsen demonstrates how to play with material imbalance as he sacrifices his queen no move 25 for a rook, bishop and pawn. Let's explore Carlsen's story in Carsen's words.

Topalov's Game in Accelerated Dragon - Sicilian Defence

In the Accelerated Dragon; Black's main objective is to play d7-d5 in order to fight in the centre which is the key difference between Dragon variation and Accelerated dragon. Presenting you the game played between Topolav against Svidler; A high class fighting.

Another MasterPiece of Botvinnik against Alekhine in Sicilian Defence

This is another masterpiece of Botvinnik against Alekhine in sicilian defence which is annotated by Botvinnik himself. If you would like to see previous annotated game of Botvinnik. Please Click here

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Botvinnik's one of the best game in Sicilian Defence annotated by Botvinnik

Presenting you a one of the best Mikhail Botvinnik games in Sicilian defence annotated by Botvinnik himself before enjoying the game, below are some facts about him.

- He was one of the very few chess players who achieved success in another career while topping in chess.(Working as an Electrical Engineer and Computer Scientist)

- He was pioneer of computer chess

- His famous pupils include Garry Kasparov, Anatoly Karpov and Vladimir Karmnik.

- With the death of Alexander Alekhine in 1946, the FIDE saw its chance to take control of the World Championship and invited six players to take part in a tournament to determine the championship. With Reuben Fine declining the invitation to play, Botvinnik won it ahead of Vassily Smyslov, Paul Keres, Samuel Reshevsky, and Dr Max Euwe in the quintuple round robin FIDE World Championship Tournament (1948). He retained the crown in 1951 against David Bronstein when he tied the match, by winning and drawing his last two games. He again retained it in 1954 against Vasily Smyslov by again drawing the match, however Smyslov turned the tables in 1957 by wresting the crown from Botvinnik. At the time, a defeated champion was entitled to a return match the following year and so in 1958, Botvinnik defeated Smyslov in a return match. Likewise, after losing to Mikhail Tal in 1960, Botvinnik defeated him in a return match in 1961. He lost the title for the last time to Tigran Vartanovich Petrosian in 1963. FIDE had eliminated the return match and so Botvinnik chose to retire from world championship play.

Sicilian Defence : India beat Russia first time in Team Championship

This is the match between Sasikiran and Nepomniachtchi where sashi won the game and India managed to beat Russia first time in team championship histroy in 2011

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Opening : Sicilian Defence

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