Slow Progression

Submitted by Patzer24 on Mon, 11/24/2008 at 9:47pm.

Here is a game from the 38th Chess Olympiad, IM Espinosa Flores - FM Cave with full annotations and commentary:





This game is a great example of how to play a strong positional game. White methodically and slowly improved the pieces and gained space move by move and soon black was in a difficult stranglehold that was too much to handle.

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by juanchovich - 32 days ago
Caracas Venezuela
Member Since: Oct 2008
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Great game, although I agree with jenswalker. It`s hard to follow

by toppcatt22 - 38 days ago
Texas United States
Member Since: Nov 2008
Member Points: 6

This game is pretty awesome in a boring chess master kinda way... I'd much rather see slashing and burning, but strategic, methodical, mind-benders are equally amusing once the final inevitable blow is struck. 

Way to go Espinosa Flores! You rock!

....even though I have no clue who you are. 

by einstein2191 - 38 days ago
Bay Area, California United States
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Member Points: 17

Very nice game, the comments were extremely helpful! Wink

by Fighter-T - 38 days ago
New Jersey United States
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I don`t get why Black resined.

And i wasen`t paying attencon.

by Black_soilder - 38 days ago
Virginia United States
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that game was ok

by itsMEEHdude - 38 days ago
Quezon City Philippines
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nice positional play!

by revs63 - 39 days ago
butuan city Philippines
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SPLENDID....

by shenky1 - 39 days ago
Zagreb Croatia
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solve this

by EnGliSHCheSsPlAy - 39 days ago
Italy Italy
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yeah..good

by Chesser9 - 40 days ago
Pheonix United States
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Hi.. anybody want to play or solve my puzzle?

by donngerard - 40 days ago
Cebu Philippines
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nice play

by ernieVampire - 40 days ago
Ape Town South Africa
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Thank you very much for this. I feel like a Grandmaster after reading that; not that I could think it all up on my own!

by phr - 40 days ago
Maribor Slovenia
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wow! how long did they played this round?

by jenswalker - 40 days ago
Ottawa Canada
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interesting but hard to follow
by Pikaspeed - 40 days ago
Canton United States
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Excellent game for White! Even though black still could have stalemated (or possibly even won!), it was a good idea to resign.

by devildan - 41 days ago
Rockaway, New Jersey United States
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Excellent game with good annotations

by Sabur - 41 days ago
Atlanta,Ga. United States
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Conservative

by jeremain - 42 days ago
Gen. Santos Philippines
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great play

by Ryan-masterpaladin - 42 days ago
St. George, Utah United States
Member Since: Nov 2008
Member Points: 28

The game was quite good. I'd have to say that White had a solid game the whole way through. It is usually quite difficult as black to play against the Advance Variation. That's the biggest reason I don't like to play the French Defense. Also the same reason I don't like the Pirc Defense either.

by junbalbin - 42 days ago
candon city Philippines
Member Since: Aug 2008
Member Points: 54

very nice one including the annotations!!!!

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