There is no Hydra trick apparent even at move 23. A scary intermezzo was
when Adams played 15 f4 (instead of f3) which could open up the position.
But he followed up with Ne5-c7xBe6.
Giving up the beautiful Ne5 is perhaps not everyone's taste, but it results
in the blockaded position that we have now where Adams has some space
advantage everything else being about the same, what a welcome relief!
Go, Adams, go!
>A Sicilian wherein Hydra surprisingly consented to a Saemish bind with 9 ..
>d6
>
> A closed position in Hydra's opening book?
> What trick does Hydra have up its sleeves?
Oops, I meant Nd5 (not Ne5), but message below is the same.
... and yaay, yaay, yaay ... Hydra committed positional blunders a4?? and
Re7?? in the closed position, permitting Adams the pawnbreak c5!! and Be6!!
Pending further analysis of course, this is wonderful play of Adams!
> There is no Hydra trick apparent even at move 23. A scary intermezzo was
> when Adams played 15 f4 (instead of f3) which could open up the position.
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>> A closed position in Hydra's opening book?
>> What trick does Hydra have up its sleeves?
PeteCasso - 27 Jun 2005 18:37 GMT
Oy, Adams is consuming loads of time, hope he makes the time control ...
> Oops, I meant Nd5 (not Ne5), but message below is the same.
>
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>>> A closed position in Hydra's opening book?
>>> What trick does Hydra have up its sleeves?
PeteCasso - 27 Jun 2005 18:46 GMT
Oy veh, oy veh, Adams f*cked up before time control, the game is still going
on, but I'm logging off, what a dismay! Oy veh!
> Oy, Adams is consuming loads of time, hope he makes the time control ...
>
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>>>> A closed position in Hydra's opening book?
>>>> What trick does Hydra have up its sleeves?
PeteCasso - 28 Jun 2005 13:39 GMT
According to ChessBase, Hydra's performance rating is 3153, and Adams' 1784
(no typo).
> Oy veh, oy veh, Adams f*cked up before time control, the game is still
> going on, but I'm logging off, what a dismay! Oy veh!