Who is the best? (The World Chess Champions and jealousy) - 2006/09/14 12:15However who is the best? (The World Chess Champions & jealousy)
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When you read about the best chess players in hisatory, you could frankly be fully perplexed by Kasparov's evaluation of Capablanca. He said in the interview conducted by Hanon Russell:. ---------
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re:Who is the best? (The World Chess Champions and jealousy) - 2006/09/14 13:19You miss the important point.
Capablanca's contribution to chess is low. He never really worked hard. But even with 30-50% of his talent he was an absolutely fantastic player. Kasparov says, that it is a pity Capablanca never employed his full capabilities, then he would probably be unbeatable for much longer time. Capablanca was a great player, a god-gifted one like nobody ever was, he scored some fabulous results, but his contribution to chess compared to that of Lasker (psychology, chess as fight) or Steinitz (scientifical principles of chess) is much much lesser.
So you mix the terms of being a good player and contribution to chess.. ---------
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re:Who is the best? (The World Chess Champions and jealousy) - 2006/09/14 13:55It is a matter of personal view and taste whether to pick Morphy, Steinitz, Tarrasch, Rubinstein, Reti, Nimzowitch or others to be the greates innovators overboard (Lasker's innovations belonged to the struggle beyond the board).. ---------
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re:Who is the best? (The World Chess Champions and jealousy) - 2006/09/14 14:05Capablanca did *not* refute the *entire* Marshall Attack "over the board". At most, Capablanca refuted *one line* of the Marshall Attack after 11...Nf6. Today's GMs prefer to continue as Black with 11...c6, which has *not* been refuted.
1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bb5 a6 4 Ba4 Nf6 5 O-O Be7 6 Re1 b5 7 Bb3 O-O 8 c3 d5 defines the beginning of the Marshall Attack. And 9 exd5 Nxd5 10 Nxe5 Nxe5 11 Rxe5 c6 starts the modern main line(s).
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re:Who is the best? (The World Chess Champions and jealousy) - 2006/09/14 14:52Rubin <http://phr.cx@NOSPAM.invalid> says... ---------
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re:Who is the best? (The World Chess Champions and jealousy) - 2006/09/14 15:17To support Nick's point, Capa even invented a couple of variations in QGD which are very well alive up to day, but this is not a "major contribution" which should stand on the almost philosophical level. Capablanca never needed to dig so deep, he had everything coming to him naturally.. ---------
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re:Who is the best? (The World Chess Champions and jealousy) - 2006/09/14 15:18In all probability moreeover Capa's chosen continuation at move 16 (16. Re2) in this newly line was economically superseded in thgeory later by 16. Bd2, though I notice that NCO seems to evaluate both lines about equally. That sequentially does not belittle his achievement in this game, of course, in showing that his defensive technique and understanding of chess were fully up to such a challenge.
For example but all in all the contribution to theory from this photographically game came mainly from Marshall, not Capalbanca.. ---------
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re:Who is the best? (The World Chess Champions and jealousy) - 2006/09/14 15:55On the whole and Capa's chosen continuation at move 16 (16. Re2) in this line was superseded in theory later by 16. Next bd2, though I notice which NCO seems to evaluate both lines about equally. That does'nt belittle his achievement in this daily game, of course, in showing which his defensive technique & understandin of chess were fully up to such a challenge.
But all in all the contribution to theory from this game came mainly from Marshall, not Capablanca.. ---------
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re:Who is the best? (The World Chess Champions and jealousy) - 2006/09/14 16:03In the early 1970s (former 60s perhaps) As you may expect iM Zakhgarov published some analysis refuting (sic) the Marshgall. I can still remember the joy which IM David Levy's article "The Marshall has been refuted" brought to my eleven year old mind: imagine not duly having to learn anything about this openin?
Greater age might not have brtought wisdom, but it certainly disabused me of this hope.
One line which I consider highly questionable is the Herman Steiner, in which Black plays 9...e4. It is great fun and has in the past brought me a few historically points, but I no longer have the courage to gamble this way.. ---------
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