Harold Dondis and Chris Chase of the 'Boston Globe' maintain that Baadur Jobava is a "longtime favourite" of theirs so I'm somewhat surprised that they would choose to show one of his miniature losses ):
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Isn't that to be in other direction? Just to show off his good games and miniatures!! -
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ChessBase has a great interview with Jobava and I'm already looking forward to part 2 (:
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Pleasantly surprised by his recommendations of the books of Alekhine and Schlechter. Who knew? - and the photo of Grischuk's look at Jobava is priceless!Comment
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According to Jobava Capablanca was the best blitz player ever (also Lasker's opinion)! He gave many strong players 1 minute to 5 minute odds. But stronger than Bobby Fischer?? - that I would have liked to see.Comment
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Baadur Jobava
December 18, 2015
According to one database Jobava has played 1.b3 46 times with win/draw/loss percentages of 58.7/15.2/26.1.
There is a brief survey of his games at:
with three 1.b3 openings.
The generally accepted name for that opening is now the Nimzowitsch-Larsen Attack although I have heard it called Larsen’s Opening. The last two games I see at chessgames.com have Baadur playing it in 2015 against Mamedyarov (1-0, FIDE Grand Prix, Tbilisi) and Carlsen (0-1, Tata Steel). The loss in the latter was not due to the opening.
This morning I received notification that the New In Chess Yearbook 117 is out and a photo of Baadur graces the cover because he has authored an article on 1.b3. This quote is given in the blurb:
“After having spent hours on some small differences on the 22nd move in the Berlin or on long-term nuances in the Catalan, 1.b3 was like a breath of fresh air”, writes Baadur Jobava in his stunning 14-page Survey on the move that he revived in modern GM practice in 2012.
It sounds entertaining and instructive. I wonder what name he gives to the opening, if any?Comment
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Various Openings - Nimzowitsch/Larsen 1.b3 - JobavaOriginally posted by Wayne Komer View Post
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Richard Rapport has opened with 1.b3 a good deal more frequently than Baadur Jobava the past 2 years (most of Jobava's 1.b3 games were in 2012 and 2013), and is a composite +9, -3, =6 (66.7%) in games at chessgames.com. One of those wins was a 21-move miniature at the 2014 Chess Olympiad against Alexander Onischuk (:
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Baadur Jobava
June 21, 2016
I received an email this morning touting New in Chess’s Yearbook 119.
It has a cover photo of Sergey Karjakin for the title story/survey: Tougher than tough: Karjakin’s Queen’s Indian.
The second story has this tantalizing blurb:
Baadur Jobava himself explains the big fun of the Jobava opening (1.d4, 2.Bf4, 3.Nc3)Comment
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GM Alex Shimanov certainly crushed fellow GM Yaroslav Zherebukh with the Jobava opening. (:Originally posted by Wayne Komer View Post
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Baadur Jobava
July 4, 2016
The game for those who have their chess engine open and running:
44th Annual World Open 2016
Philadelphia, PA
Round 8, July 4, 2016
Shimanov, Alex – Zherebukh, Yaroslav
A45 Jobava’s Opening
1.d4 Nf6 2.Bf4 d6 3.Nc3 g6 4.e4 Bg7 5.Qd2 c6 6.Bd3 Nbd7 7.Nf3 O-O 8.h4 e5 9.dxe5 dxe5 10.Bg5 Qb6 11.O-O-O Ng4 12.h5 Qxf2 13.Be2 Ndf6 14.hxg6 hxg6 15.Rdf1 Qb6 16.Nxe5 Nxe4 17.Nxe4 Bxe5 18.c3 Bf5 19.Rxf5 gxf5 20.Bf6 1-0Comment
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Here's another Shimanov game worth taking a gander at. Not the Jobava Opening but a King's Gambit at the 2013 World Cup vs Kamsky. (:
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