[chessmind] Dennis Monokroussos: This Week's ChessBase Show: Jobava-Bareev, European Club Cup 2003

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Posted by Dennis Monokroussos:
This Week's ChessBase Show: Jobava-Bareev, European Club Cup 2003
http://chessmind.powerblogs.com/posts/1170891400.shtml


   1.e4 players, are you tired of facing the stodgy Caro-Kann? And more
   generally, chess fans, are you tired of GM computer preparation? To
   both groups I say, fear not: the game Baadur Jobava â Evgeny Bareev
   from the 2003 European Club Cup is for you. In the Classical Main Line
   of the Caro-Kann, the players reached this position after move 14:
   [jobava_bareev_2003.jpg]
   Itâs a typically dry, technical position (not that anything is wrong
   with technical positions, but weâll return to them another week), and
   you can run your chess software until you turn deep blue in the face,
   but all youâll get are moves like 15.c4 and 15.dxc5. Jobava, a
   talented youngster from Georgia, had a different idea: 15.d5!!? Donât
   get the point? Donât worry, Bareev didnât either (or more likely he
   did, but underestimated the strength of Whiteâs attack), and lost an
   inspired game. First Jobava played for mate with queens off, then
   found a brilliant way to play for mate with the queens off, and then
   tiptoed through some landmines to escape Bareevâs desperate
   counterattack.
   Itâs a beautiful, complete game, and one Iâm sure youâll enjoy when
   you tune in this Thursday night at 9 pm ET on the playchess server.
   Hope to see you then!
   (If you're unfamiliar with the playchess server, directions for
   watching the show are found [1]here.)

References

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