[chessmind] Dennis Monokroussos: This Week's ChessBase's Show: Nielsen-Hillarp Persson, Part 2

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Posted by Dennis Monokroussos:
This Week's ChessBase's Show: Nielsen-Hillarp Persson, Part 2
http://chessmind.powerblogs.com/posts/1186637882.shtml


   Last week, we started examining the fantastic battle between Peter
   Heine Nielsen and Tiger Hillarp Persson from the 1998 Politiken Cup,
   and it turned out that the game was so rich we only made it halfway
   through! Have a look at the first 17 moves for yourself:
   1.c4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.e4 d6 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.Be2 O-O 6.Nf3 e5 7.O-O Nc6 8.d5
   Ne7 9.b4 a5 10.Ba3 Nh5 11.c5 axb4 12.Bxb4 Nf4 13.Nb5 c6 14.Nc7 Nexd5
   15.Nxa8 Nxb4 16.cxd6 Bf5 17.a3 Nbd5
   [nielsen_persson_1998_1.jpg]
   Crazy enough for you? After all the sacs, White is the exchange ahead
   but material is hanging all over the place, and Black enjoys a serious
   initiative. Nevertheless, the remainder of the game, while less flashy
   than the first part (but not by much, especially when you see the
   variations Iâve unearthed!), is full of content as well. Weâll start
   with a brief recap of the first part of the game for the benefit of
   those who might have missed part 1 (but it wonât be any substitute for
   checking it out in the [1]archives â thereâs just so much to see
   there) and to limber us up mentally for part 2, and then turn to the
   second half of this struggle. Hillarp Persson plays some of the
   wildest chess on the planet, and if this game doesnât make you a fan
   of his, you might want to check your pulse. Itâs that good.
   Remember, the show is free and starts at 9 p.m. ET. See you then!
   (As always, directions for watching the show can be found [2]here.)

References

   1. http://chessmind.powerblogs.com/posts/1114234449.shtml
   2. http://chessmind.powerblogs.com/posts/1114234449.shtml