The Chess Combat Simulator Test and Improve Your Chess with 50 Instructive Grandmaster Games

264 Pages·2006·30.12 MB·English

by  Jeroen Bosch

THEC HESCSO MBASTI MULATOR
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THEC HESCSO MBASTI MULATOR
JeroenB osch
2006 New InC hess- theN etherlands
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ISBN-10: 90-5691-186-4
ISBN-13: 978-90-5691-186-7
CONTENTS
Preface 7
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Howt oU set hiBso ok . ... 8
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Round 1
Comba1t -Kasparov-S.h.i.r.o.v. .....................1. 0. ..........
Comba2t- Kramnik-Nai.di.t.s.c.h. ...................1. 5. .........
Comba3t- Grischuk-.K.o.t.s.u.r. ....................1.9. ..........
Comba4t- Akopian-Oni.s.c.h.u.k. ...................2.4. ..........
Comba5t- Wiersma-Sok.o.l.o.v. ....................2.9. ..........
Comba6t- Motylev-lsk.u.s.n.i.k.h. ..................3.4. ..........
Comba7t- Euwe-Kot.o.v. ...............................3..8 . .....
Comba8t- Vand enD oel-Sos.o.n.k.o. ..................4.3. .........
Comba9t- Beliavsky-Kovchan ..................4.8. .................
Comba1t0 -VanW ely-Soko.l.o.v. .....................5.3. .........
YouRro und1 P erforma.n.c.e. .......................5.8. ...........
Round2
Comba1tI - Nielsen-Ka.r.j.a.k.i.n. ..................5.9. ..........
CombaIt2 -lvanov-Fi.l.i.p.p.o.v. ...................6.3. ..........
CombaIt3 -Karpov-La.u.t.i.e.r. .....................6.8. ..........
CombaIt4 - Tmiman-Bosch 7 3
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CombaIt5 -Ponomariov-Kr.a.m.n.i.k. .................7.8. ........
CombaIt6 -KasparVoavl-le.j.o. ......................8.4. ..........
CombaIt7 -Khalifman-.M.a.r.i.n. ...................9.0. ..........
CombaIt8 - Glek-F.r.o.g. .........................9.5. ............
CombaIt9 -Adams-Kasimdzh.a.n.o.v. .................9.8. ........
Comba2t0 -VanW ely-Delemarre I0 3
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YouRro und2 P erformance I0 8
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Round3
Comba2tI - Hodgson-Sukharisi.ngh I0 9
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Comba2t 2 M-ovsesiBaonr-ri.s s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I I 3
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Comba2t3 - Ponomaorvi-Kramnik II7
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Comba2t4 -Kasparov-Moro.z.e.v.i.c.h. ...............1.2.2. .......
Comba2t5 -Malakhov-Dv.o.i.r.i.s. ..................I.2.8. ........
Comba2t6 -Kasparov-Kasimdzhan.ov. . I33
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Comba2t 7 L-jubojevic-.Sme.ets ... . ..I 38
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Comba2t8 -VanH aastert-Glek . I43
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Comba2t 9 D-reeVva-ll.e j.o . . . . . . . . . . . . . I.4 .8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Comba3t0 -Kramnik-Sokolov. . . . I5 3
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YouRro und3 P erforman.c e.. . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 .9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I
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Round4
Comba3tI - EuweC-apablanca. . I60
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Comba3t 2 T-viiakoKvu-lao.t .s . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I
Comba3t 3 I-bragimToavt-e. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I
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Comba3t4 -Lputian-Ka.s.p.a.r.o.v. ................1.76. ..........
Comba3t5 -Luther-McS.h.a.n.e. ..................1.8.0. ..........
Comba3t6 -LupulesTcmiuo-schen.k.o. .................I.8.5. ......
Comba3t7 -NijboBeors-boom .. I90
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Comba3t8 -NikolViacnd-erS terr.e.n. ..................I.9.5. ......
Comba3t9 -Onischuk-Her.t.n.e.c.k. .................2.0.0. .......
Comba4t0 -Polgar-Zviagintsev ...............2.0.4. .................
YouRro und4 P erforma.n.c.e. .......................2.0.9. .........
RoundS
Comba4tI KhalifmPaonl-g.a.r. .....................2. .I. 0. .......
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Comba4t 2 S-advakaVsaonWv e-ly .. 2 I 5
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Comba4t3 - Conquest-A.S.o.k.o.l.o.v. ................2.2.0. .......
Comba4t4 -Topalov-Adams ....................2.2.4. ..............
Comba4t5 -Sakaev-Kas.p.a.r.o.v. ...................2.3.I. ........
Comba4t6 -Topalov-Kamsky 236
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Comba4t7 -Vaganian-M.e.i.n.s. ....................2.4.I. .........
Comba4t8 -Lagowski-P.o.t.a.p.o.v. .................2.4.6. ........
Comba4t9 -DautoPva-tria.r.c.a. .....................2.5.0. ........
CombaStO - AnandT-miman. ........................2.5.5. .........
YouRro und5 Performa.n.c.e. ......................2.6.0. ..........
YouPre rformance 26I
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Indeoxf O penin.g.s. ............................2.6.2. ............
PREFACE
Hows houylodtu r aainnid m pryoovuer fi leasni, n termmeodvieaam, to ev teo
chersess uWlhtistl?he ue r geonfct yh icso mplyeotudere velopomrse inmtp,l y
questmiaoynv ardye penduipnognt hree capotfum raitneYgro iduao lnh.'a tv e
whetyhoeaurr aeb egincnhiepnslgsa yeacr l,uj eul,si tik naer etaolu rnagmaemnet.
ana spijruinniagco lru,pb l aoyreas r e a­Thtiysop fe's olicthaeiisnrssoe 'nt e wI.n
sonperdo festshiqeou neasiltt,is owenil lflt h Nee therfloaernx dasm,pt lheew,ra eas
bef amitloai lcalhr e pslsa yTearrdsi.t iosnearolifs e usc bho ockos- autbhyMo arxe d
anadc cefpotreomdfs c hetsrsa iinni­nEgu wFer.o tmh 5e0 g ameisnt hbioso k
clutdhese o lvoiftn agc teixcearlca insae­sso,m4 e0g amweesr per eviopuusbllyi shed
lysyionuogrw ng am(epsr efweirtana hb liynad iffefroernimtnat htpe e rioodfti hcea l
experiternarci,)aen ndea lytshgiean mge sD utcChh eFsesd eraStcihoana:k magazine.
ofs tropnlga ysetrusd,y( itnhge oreTthioecr ailog)fti hnbi osom ka bye t ratcote hde
endgapmoes itainodsn oso ,na nds o festicveilteibtrehasfiet r idsnetgc aodfte h e
forItdfho .ni ena p ropaenrd sewraiyo Muaxs E uwCee ntirn1e 9 9w6h eInw as
altlh efsoer wmisbl elb eneficial.a skbeydt heed itor-oifnS -cchhaiaekf­
Yetth,e mseet haordaesl asrot itfioc imaalg azifiIw n aen tteowd r iatc eo lumn
someex t-eynotau r gei vtehnae s siganl­otnhgle i noefEs u web'oso Tkhsi.ms a y
menttom atienf omuorv eysoc,ua lculeaxtpelw,ah itynh earrete w goa mpelsa byye d
anyde iswt o rkBsuh!to wo ftdeisndo me­EuwienThe CheCsosm bSaitm ulSattiolrl.,
ontee yloltu om atienf oduur riacn hge stsh vea msatj oorfti htseye legcatmewedas s
gameS?i mi,la anrallyygsaimneigsnt hep laiynet dhp ee ri1o9d9 6-2A0p 0e6r.i od
comfoofry to uhro m(eo crh ecslsu, b v)ermyu cdho minbaytG eadrK rays parov
perheavpeswn i tsho mceo mpustoefrtw ­hof eatiunsr igexas m es.
warheu mmiinntg hb ea ckgrioasfu anrd ,M orei mporttahannt pyeorufro r­
crfyr otmh teo urnahmaewlnhlte yroeu m anciene acohft he5s0eC ombaitss
havteofi ntdh bee msotv iena t enssiet uyao­uarc tupaelr forimnaa n ccleuo br
tiaogna iarn esatl o-plpiofnIeen ndtei.et d t,o urnagmaemnIetit. sm y fi rmc onvic­
inso fto nro thtihntaghtw e o rlmdo'sfsta ­tiotnh ayto uw islilg nifiicnacnrtelays e
moucsh etsrsa iMnaerDrkv orehtassky yo ucrh ess-pslkaiybliylwn sog r king
nottehda' tT:r aiimsnoi rneegffe cttihveet ,h rotuhggeha meisnT hCeh eCsosm bat
morseu ccestshafetu mlolsypo hfare eraeSl i mulator.
tournagmaemineist m it'a ted.
ThCeh eCsosm bSaitm ulaaitmtsoor r e c­JerBooesnc h
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gamIen.t hbioso yko wui filnld 5 0i n­
strugcatmievYseo. ut ra sikst ofi ndt he
besmto veT.h imsa yb et hset aorfat
stratoepgeircaattlhib eoe ng,i nonfai ng
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theriess corectaokr ede tpr aocfky ourre ­ofy oumro ve( iyfo uw antto p erfournm­
sultAstt. h ee ndo ft heb ookt heriesa dert imper essuprlea:cac e h escsl ocnke xt
scoreshfeoerct o mparinygo urA veraget oy ourb oardy)o,u wr itei td own, and
RounCdo mbaPte rformapnecrRe osu nd. lowetrh es heeotfp apeYro.u e xecutthee
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throutghhoe p enimnogv eusp t ot hdei a­youd ot hes amewi th 'thoep ponent's'
grammedp ositiTohenc .o mmentawirlyl replayn,dt hew holper ocesstsa ratgsa in.
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forth eu pcominbga ttWlhee.n y ouh ave pointthsa yto ucan scorfeo re acmho ve.
reachtehded iaamgmr edp osityioouna re Poinmtasy a lsboe s corfeodr a lternative
tolwdh ethteorp lawyi tWhh itoer B lackm.o ve,ss oe veinf y oud idn oto ptf otrh e
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Now,y ouc ovetrh en expta gewi th a someth.iA nttg hee ndo fe acgha mey ou
50-PoiCnotmsb aStc oriTnagb le
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Performance > 2500
Score 41 42 43 44 45
Performance 2420 2440 2460 2480 2500
Score 36 37 38 39 40
Performance 2320 2340 2360 2380 2400
Score 31 32 33 34 35
Performance 2220 2240 2260 2280 2300
Score 26 27 28 29 30
Performance 2120 2140 2160 2180 2200
Score 21 22 23 24 25
Performance 1980 2010 2040 2070 2100
Score 16 17 18 19 20
Performance 1830 1860 1890 1920 1950
Score 11 12 13 14 15
Performance 1720 �0� 1760 1780 1800
Score 6 7 8 9 10
Performance 1620 1640 1660 1680 1700
Score 0-5P oints
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maximupmr ofiftr otmh ew holeex ercishea vec reattehde f alsei mpresstihoant
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grandmasterf oar f ulunld erstanding. ones.
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bookI.n4 0g ameyso uc ane arant otoalf oft het ablbeesl ofwo ra ne stimatoifo n
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amongt heR ound(st wos hortgearm es
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whethyeoruc ane ar5n0 o rI 0 0p oinitns ;
ar eagla mey ouh avneo s uckhn owledge
eithIetwr o.u lhda vbee eena styo d ouble
thep oinitnst hes hortgearm esso t hawte
woulhda vnee edeodnl yo net ypoefC om-
1O O·PoiCnotmsb aStc oriTnagb le
Score 91- 0I0 P oints
Performance > 2500
Score 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90
Performan2c4e1 0 2420 2430 2440 2450 2460 2470 2480 2490 2500
Score 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80
Performan2c3e1 0 2320 2330 2340 2350 2360 2370 2380 2390 2400
Score 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70
Performan2c2e1 0 2220 2230 2240 2250 2260 2270 2280 2290 2300
Score 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60
Performan2c1e1 0 2120 2130 2140 2150 2160 2170 2180 2190 2200
Score 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
Performan1c9e6 5 1980 1995 2010 2025 2040 2055 2070 2085 2100
Score 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
Performan1c8e1 5 1830 1845 1860 1875 1890 1905 1920 1935 1950
Score 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Performan1c7e1 0 1720 1730 1740 1750 1760 1770 1780 1790 1800
Score II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Performan1c6e1 0 1620 1630 1640 1650 1660 1670 1680 1690 1700
Score 0-10P oints
Performance $1600
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