Mamedov - Smirnov | Tactical battle in Sicilian Alapin

Rauf Mamedov is very agrresive and tactical player. He is playing solely e4 as this gives him a lot of opprtunities to out tactic his opponent. Alapin variation is not that much principled as open sicilian, however this variation with nf6 has been there for the last five years. Rauf played opening stage as fast as possible having about 5 minutes advantage on the clock.
European Rapid Championship
Tallinn, 2019
#raufmamedov #sicilianalapin #chesstactics
Mamedov, Rauf - Smirnov, Artem
European Rapid Championship 2019 round 03
1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Bc4 Nb6 6. Bb3 c4 7. Bc2 d6 8. exd6 Qxd6 9. O-O g6 10. a4 Bg7 11. Na3 a6 12. Qe2 Bg4 13. Be4 Na5 14. h3 Bd7 15. d4 cxd3 16. Bxd3 Nb3 17. a5 Nd5 18. Nc4 Qc7 19. Bg5 O-O 20. Rad1 Bc6 21. Be4 e6 22. Bxd5 exd5 23. Nb6 Rae8 24. Qc2 Nxa5 25. Nxd5 Bxd5 26. Rxd5 Nc6 27. Rfd1 Nb4 28. Qb3 Nxd5 29. Rxd5 h6 30. Be3 Rc8 31. Bb6 Qc6 32. Nd4 Qc4 33. Qxc4 Rxc4 34. Nb3 Rc6 35. Be3 b5 36. Bc5 Re8 37. Kf1 Bf8 38. Bd4 Rd6 39. Rxd6 Bxd6 40. Na5 f5 41. Nb7 Bf8 42. Na5 Kf7 43. g3 Ke6 44. Ke2 Kd5+ 45. Kf3 Bd6 46. Be3 g5 47. b3 Bc7 48. c4+ Ke6 49. Nc6 bxc4 50. bxc4 a5 51. Nd4+ Kf6 52. Nb5 Be5 53. Ke2 f4 54. gxf4 gxf4 55. Bd2 Bc3+ 56. Kd3 Bxd2 57. Kxd2 f3 58. Nc3 Ke5 59. Ke3 Rc8 60. Kd3 Rb8 61. c5 Rb3 62. Kc2 Rb4 63. Kd3 a4 64. c6 Rb6 65. c7 Rc6 66. Nxa4 Rxc7 67. Nb6 Ra7 68. Nc4+ Kf4 69. Nb6 Ra3+ 70. Kd4 Rb3 71. Nd5+ Kf5 72. Ne3+ Kf4 73. Nd5+ Kg5 74. Ke4 Kh4 75. Nf4 Ra3 76. Kd4 Kg5 77. Nd5 Kf5 78. Ne3+ Kf4 79. Nd5+ Kg5 80. Ke4 h5 81. Ne3 Kh4 82. Kxf3 Kxh3 83. Ke4 h4 84. f4 Kg3 85. Nf5+ Kg4 86. Ne3+ Kh5 87. f5 h3 88. Nf1 Ra1 89. Nh2 Ra2 90. Nf1 h2 91. Ke5 Kg4 92. Nxh2+ Rxh2 93. f6 Rf2 94. Ke6 Kg5 95. f7 Kg6 0-1
Blitz chess and rapid chess video. Live blitz and rapid chess.
Rapid chess and blitz chess tournaments
Blitz chess (also known as speed or fast chess) is a type of chess in which each player is given less time to consider their moves than normal tournament time controls allow. Openings, tactics and strategy are same.

[@Python2061]

Настоящий триллер. Залип на час и не заметил как время прошло. ))

[@andykay8949]

Smirnov is a cool cucumber under time pressure. Played almost the whole game with 15 seconds on the clock.

[@ronaldlewis3055]

Nice!

[@brunobournique3118]

bravo !

[@abraaoluizvilela2081]

Aquele duplo de CXT foi decisivo!

[@carlosmateus1539]

the game at beside had already started? The clock

[@marksteddom6941]

I'm interesting in getting this chess set. I'm in the US and we just don't have the German Knight sets available. I want to get a heavily weighted set. Does anyone know the specs for this set? I'm hoping it's a 3.75" King (95 mm) with a weight of around 80 grams. Please let me know if these sets are available anywhere with specs listed. Thank you very much.

[@hinteregions]

Who, or what, clicks 'dislike' on a chess match?

[@avelinovander]

35:06 O exato momento em que se esgota a concentração de Mamedov a pretexto de um barulho ao lado e, logo em seguida, comete o erro grave que lhe levou à derrota: Tfd1. Depois desse erro, as expressões de decepção em seu rosto e linguagem corporal servem como amostra das reações emocionais de alguém que está em choque emocional. Até então ele olhava para os lados de vez em quando; depois desse erro, ele se mostrou preocupado até o final e sua concentração foi total, mas era tarde demais.

[@davidspedding8349]

20 people thought they were watching love island

[@bjarnieinarsson3472]

Black would win easily by taken knight on c3 in move 62, that is after white moved 62 Kc2 in the position where black Rook was on b3, white knight on c3 and white King on c2.. because after 62 - RxK 63 KxR - Kd5 the pawn on c5 is doomed and extra pawn on a-file would give black plenty time to Queening pawn on f-file after few King- moves.

[@presingizdavastvo4403]

Even later, after white played c6, black had ...Rd4+ instead of ...Rb6

[@kingberzerk]

I am going to be honest and confess: Instead of Smirnov's 83...h5-h4 I was tempted to go 83...Ra3xNe3? which would only result in a draw. I thought Black was faster, but that not the case.

[@PatoPat58]

a5! very very interesting exchange sacrifice. After that, white is simply better. Very good played from Mamedov. Rfd1?? is a big mistake, probabily he was overconfident. After that, Smirnov played quiet well, considering his zeitnot. But R:c3 at 45:50 should be automatic for a GM.

[@markohorstmann9637]

I was 100% sure he will blitz it out and win the pawn endgame. Odd.

[@nbg1363]

It's not interesting at all. Mamedov is trying to imitate Stockfish (but nobody can actually do that) just like other GMs. He just remembered this variation when he prepared for the game. That rook (exchange sacrifice) was poisoned there is no way he found that variation in a rapid game, as i said he memorized it lot earlier before the game started. The exchange sacrifice in this game is something similar like in the frankenstein-dracula variation (GMs also memorize that as well before the match). Yes white is winning acording to Stockfish. I wonder how would game end if AlphaZero played as black after the rook sacrifice.

[@syahriramadhan5691]

*💓Min ini kan 👉catur klasik👈'bikin notasi nya di deskripsi dong✍️'supaya kami bisa mempelajarinya jalan nya pertandingan ini🌟*

[@asenciondivinagracia8248]

I saw a sacrifice...rook xchange kngt...in early move..to free pawn to queening ..

[@asenciondivinagracia8248]

Blk winning line...sac rook

[@marcosmonteiro150]

...Rxc 3! minute 45.50 0-1

[@chessbrilliance8783]

Lol yeah how can he miss such an easy move! It was winning on the spot!

[@fernandopuentecastillo7372]

Minute?

[@Zenthollo]

For those who are asking, 45:50

[@NowInChessCom]

@@chessbrilliance8783 I don't think he missed it, but he tought it was better to keep the rook. And it was not, of course, because the knight is very tricky when you have no time.

[@asenciondivinagracia8248]

Korek...i saw it too

[@djsw5355]

i can t spend 1 hour for that ; make short video please

[@hishamsaber7161]

mamedov he looks like arabien men :)

[@ps3shakes123]

White made a good fork in the beginning but declined to trade k for c..

[@remainconfident1]

C?

[@carltonmckally7081]

Check out. Tony Biggz defeats stock fish 10 in 1min 13sec. Only 18 moves Level 12cpu on pro mode.

[@djsw5355]

rapid chess ?? mamedov so strong opening so weak middle game lost a exchange in 1 move ! and after defending with hope only bravo to smirnov all the game with zeitnot ...i like his poker face !

[@user-oz.Goodwin]

R:c3 and the whites surrendered

[@SoreanRL]

Pretty funny that’s called rapid chess but takes one hour 😂😂 wondering what’s the slow chess then.

[@milankotevski1663]

4 to 6 hours

[@SoreanRL]

@@milankotevski1663 i know dude 😂😂 i’m almost 1600 on lichess that was a joke

[@rustamlamazov739]

Что за газы

[@franzbutykoff3028]

excelente tecnica de Smirnov!!!!

[@cohenkevinloriqueen818]

im not sure why they shook hhands and ended the game... Play on and Black wins the game!!

[@Felixdehuiskat-ul2mb]

You need a lesson. Lmao

[@ZorbaPress]

At the end of the game, White resigned.

[@nicholaspilkiewicz9871]

Bad blunder missing nb4

[@TheJAX42]

zzzzzzzzzzzzz.......

[@neymar3981]

Жесть конечно, смотришь кажется у Смирнова плохая техника эндшпиля, упустил минимум 2 возможности которые я без компьютера понял довольно легко. Это все когда смотришь со стороны, а сам сядешь за доску и еще хуже играешь.

[@gautammazumder9040]

white has played wrongly.

[@nestorcofre1172]

what a horrible technique by smirnov

[@2011persol]

Yeah, why the heck didnt he just take his rook to where his king and two pawns where at and start gobble gobble, it wasnt anything mamedov couldve done...

[@user-oz.Goodwin]

Мамедов хуже 1 разряда сыграл

[@KW-vm5fc]

Black threw away a win by not advancing the pawn to queening square. This endgame isn't difficult and he botched it.

[@carlosaugusto8983]

Blunder at 35:14 R(f1)d1, double attack Nb4. Stopped watching here, not high level game, sorry.

[@josem9400]

of course u are much better

[@carlosaugusto8983]

@@josem9400 well you should consider to see me playing since you enjoy anything in chess...

[@josem9400]

@@carlosaugusto8983 i hoped u would offer me a Match, but since ur not convinced of ur own skill, i'm not intersted anyway ;)

[@carlosaugusto8983]

@@josem9400 how much do you pay for me to play a match with tou? O could consider a reduction in my fee If you provide housing and food. Call me inbox. Thank tou.

[@josem9400]

@@carlosaugusto8983 listen ur not making sence there so just stop