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Originality of Morozevich's chess moves helps him rise to place among leadersBEGINNER'S CORNER7IIa 1J e fItWHITE FORCES MATEHint: Finish with the knight.□ □ □It’s said he takes no prisoners, but at the recent Corus Tournament at Wijk aan Zee, the Netherlands, Russia's Alexander Morozevichcaptured the hearts ot spectators with his original and fearless attacking play. Three times he was awarded a prize for the ' Best-played Game of the Day.Morozevich also reaffirmed his status as one of t he top grandmasters in the world by finishing a half-point behind superstars Viswanathan Anand, Vladimir Kramnik and Peter Leko, who shared second behind GarryKasparov.In the chess world of todav, thereVare moves made by humans, moves made by chess computers and the moves of Morozevich. During one recent game, a noted grandmastercommentator gave up in disgustafter failing five times in a row topredict the 22-year-old chess wizard’s next move.ChessShelbyLymanMorozevich stands above the herd in other ways, too.w“I don’t watch television or read newspapers.’ he once declared. And on another occasion, he said. I do not drink alcohol, 1 do not smoke, I do not play cards, don’t goto casinos and I am not a philander-% *er.But he loves to play chess: “Thereason of mv advancement is not*only the desire to be a prizewinner, to win money and to gain points,but also the desire to show a goodgame.Reflecting on a game he lost last year, he said: I did not regard it as a tragedy. Life is not life without defeats.Below is a typically original effort by Morozevich from a 1998 tourna-ment in Pamplona, Spain, against Emil Sutovskv.13.Qe3Nf614.Qe5Nxh5!15.Q.\h8Bxf316.gxf3Nf617.RglQxd418.Rg8Ke719.KflBe7!20.Qxg7RxgS21.Qh6Qxb2RelOc323.Qh4c524.Rdlc425.Bxf5Qxf326.Qd4Nd5White resigns.Solution to Beginner's lorner: 1.Rg7! RfH (to stop 2. Nf7 mate) 2. RgHch! R\g8 3. Nf7 mate.Shelhy Lyman is a national clwss master and three-time New England champion.SOLVE-ITafter 19. KfiMorozevichAS#7SutovskvIrMorozevichIe4e64d4d 5' #Nc3Nf644,Bg5dxe45.Nxe4Be 76.Bxf6gxf6m*7.Nf3a68.Qd2b5A9.Qh6Bb710.Bd3Nd711.Ng3f512.Nh5Bf81*a 1dt*f j2 hSutovskyBLACK TO PLAY
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