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BEGINNER'S CORNER hint €? explanation:Cut off the king’s escape It’s Energy., StupidBEGINNER'S CORNER2 b c d e f g hWHITE FORCES MATEey Shelby LymanPreviously a dismal failure in matches against top players, Vladimir Kramnik surprised most of his fellow grandmasters by confidently taking and holding the initiative for much of the recent championship match with Garry Kasparov.Largely, unmenixoned in postmatch reports was a pivotal decision he had made months before iris protracted four-week 15-game battle for the title began. In April, Kramnik engaged the services of a top trainer, Valery Krylov, a former coach of the Russian basketball team.“I did a lot of physical training in Majorca in the weeks before the match - swimming, weight training and volleyball. Here in London, before the match started, we played some tennis.“It made a big difference to my match stamina. I couldn’t imagine I would be so energetic. It baffled many people that I had so much energy.”Kramnik’s description was a far cry from his account earlier this year after a disappointing finish in a tournament in Wijk aan Zee, the Netherlands. Maybe I need more physical preparation to get more energy,” he wondered. “I had a good advantage inmany games but did not have theenergy to win them.”Although Kramnik noticeably slowed down after gaining an early two-point lead in London, he was able, by clever defensive play to keep Kasparov from winning aIronically, it was the world champion - who in his earlier years frightened opponents with his sheer physical presence andbubbling aggressiveness * thatfaltered because of fatigue. “I had many chances at the end,” explained Kasparov after the match, “but I missed them because I was tired.”Below is a wonderfully creative and vintage quarter-finals win by Alexei Shirov over Yevgeny Bareev from the FIDE World Championship in New Delhi, India.Shirov2. d43. Nc3A5. Nxe4 o. Bxf67.N£38. Qd29. 0-0-010. Bc411. R(h)el12. Ne513. Bxdo14. Nc515. £416. h317. N(c)d318. g419. g520. Qg221. g622. Nb423. gxh7ch24. Rgl25. QD26. Nd727. NxfiBch28. Nxd529. Qa3Bareevd5Nf6dxe4Re7BxfoKd70-0Be7NffiNd5f5exd5Bf6Qd6b6c5Bd8Rb8c4Bb7Kxh7Qh6Bf6R(b)d8RxfSKh8Black resignsSolution to BEGINNER’S CORNER: 1. Qh7 with the unstoppable threat of M mate.Copyright 2000 by Shelby LymanSOLVE-ITafter 28.... KhSBareevabcdefehShirov
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