[chessmind] Dennis Monokroussos: A last look at the Arctic Chess Challenge: Kvisla-De Firmian

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Posted by Dennis Monokroussos:
A last look at the Arctic Chess Challenge: Kvisla-De Firmian
http://chessmind.powerblogs.com/posts/1187765901.shtml


   Nick De Firmian's tribulations in the [1]Arctic Chess Challenge had
   been noted in some earlier posts ([2]here and [3]here), and now we'll
   conclude the sad summary with one final unfortunate report. In round
   7, De Firmian was paired with the 17-year old, 2122-rated Norwegian
   player Johannes Kvisla, and the two debated a Najdorf line that was
   popular and extremely important in the 1980s, but which has large
   disappeared nowadays. Surprisingly, while this variation is right up
   De Firmian's alley, it was the youngster who bowled a strike.
   Have a look [4]here: it's a fascinating line and a nice accomplishment
   by the youngster.

References

   1. http://www.arcticchess.org/engindex.htm
   2. http://chessmind.powerblogs.com/posts/1186281786.shtml
   3. http://chessmind.powerblogs.com/posts/1186473762.shtml
   4. http://chessmind.powerblogs.com/files/kvisla_defirmian_acc2007.htm