Rating Inferiority Complex

Submitted by Patzer24 on Mon, 10/13/2008 at 10:18pm.

Here is a game from the 61st Russian Championship, GM Tomashevsky - GM Morozevich with full annotations and commentary:





This game is a good example of overcoming the "Rating Inferiority Complex". Many times players will be intimidated by the opponent's higher rating and get shaken and lose their game plan and eventually lose the game. But here GM Tomashevsky played very consistently and did not get shaken by his much higher rated opponent. If you are confident in your chess ability and try to always find the best moves in each position then the sky is the limit on the amount of success that you can achieve.


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by nibir - 33 days ago
Dhaka Bangladesh
Member Since: Apr 2008
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No, commentry was correct mr. Dilling3r and of course great annotetion as well

by epm - 33 days ago
Bislig 7 Philippines
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 Appreciate the annotations as its gives me better understandaing of each move.

by bigmac30 - 34 days ago
devon England
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i like it it broves you can play any thing you want if u play it spot on or most acurate the then will win no excuses no lectures

by Puydtje - 34 days ago
Merelbeke Belgium
Member Since: Jun 2008
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good game. I enjoyed it verry much

by madpawn - 34 days ago
London England
Member Since: Mar 2008
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I really like this game which shows Tomashevsky's determination to win and refusal to be intimidated by his grand opponent.

I know how both of them feel though; I have been on the receiving end of both sets of experiences. In the end its all about making sure the statistics are in your favour: you will always win some and lose some.

by mylizana - 35 days ago
KUCHING Malaysia
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great...gm players was very tactical when playing when playing...

by htawkhaw - 35 days ago
Myanmar
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that's only nature.

by yert - 35 days ago
rhode island usa United States
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Member Points: 22

when white played 6. g3, how come not push to a3 first if he was going to push anyways...?  that way he could have kept solid kingside pawns.  why did white put himself in the position where he had to trade his fianchettoed bishop weakening his kingside castle? 

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by rockettorque - 35 days ago
Utah United States
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I would love to play against either one of these two and have them explain why the choose each play. It'd be the most fun loosing.

by BobbyMao123 - 35 days ago
Belleville Canada
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I think they are evenly matched

by Helldweller - 36 days ago
Dallas United States
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To Chuck (below 2 posts \/\/\/ }

?????... 29. Q x N(c4) immediately loses the exchange to 29. Q x R(d7)... and probably will also lose the game.  Certainly, this would be a game loser against a player at this level.

by musiquismo - 37 days ago
df Mexico
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very nice!!!

by Chak - 37 days ago
Virginia United States
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good game but i think the queen exchange was a very bad mistake since the white queen could've taken the black knight and applied pressure the pawn guarding the black king regarding to the rook

by qtrung - 37 days ago
BRETAGNE France
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Nice game and very helpful annotations, thanks!

by NM Zug - 37 days ago
Longwood, Florida United States
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To IPA-Ray:

141 points at this level is very much higher rated.  The "K-factor" (the constant used to determine the amount of rating change per game) is much lower than for us mere mortals.

Regards, Zug

by staggerlee - 37 days ago
Kansas United States
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Nice game and great annotation.  I found it helpful.

by crazy_attack - 37 days ago
sunnyvale United States
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Morozevich is now somewhere in the Top 5 in the world. Good job GM Tomashevsky, you defeated a person in the Top 5!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

by Dilling3r - 38 days ago
Nebraska United States
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i thin k the commentary is wrong on move 29. Qxa4. I think he means 29.Qxc4. he looking at the board upsidedown.

by figrock - 38 days ago
United States
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I love these annotated games..! Great job white!

by uritbon - 38 days ago
tel aviv Israel
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by drmellie - 2 hours ago
Seattle United States
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How come not 22...Nxa3?  Morozevich chose to protect the knight instead of taking on a3.  Why?  Knight on the rim is dim?  Why then, does Tomashevky feel the need to remove the pawn from a3 with a4?

 

if Nxa3 then Qd3 and the knight is quickly lost!!!

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