Self discovery....!
"In every work of genius we recognize our own rejected thoughts: they come back to us with a certain alienated majesty" This 'postulate' by Emerson would and should linger in the minds of every true creator; for genius, or more precisely, greatness is not a prerogative of a 'selected few'.
Every human being is inherently great and it so happens that most of us prefer not to be and strive towards mediocrity!!
For, achieving mastery in a chosen field is simple and it only requires effort to fail! But.....
......as it is said, it is most difficult to be simple, do things simply!!
All one needs to do is to 'allow them' the liberty to do simple things and accept the gift that comes by, unconditionally and walk with their heads held high!
To 'allow' and 'accept', one has to obliterate their mind, for it is the mind which pushes one towards mediocrity!
And once this happens, and only when this happens, the self belief or self reliance (as Emerson calls it) will happen! Emerson further states "to believe your own thought, to believe that what is true for you in your private heart is true for all men, that is genius..."!
Recently, two Indian players managed to believe their self and set their right foot forward.... in right direction! Wish they start leaping!
Ponnuswamy Konguvel - a fine tactician and intuitive player right from his school days, somehow chose not to become a Grandmaster for reasons best known to him! Seven years gap between his three GM norms 2001; 2008; 2015 defies all logic....... certainly he is not a Vulcan - the mythical character which gets aroused once in 7 years!!
Without much ado, let me discuss two fine games: one each by Konguvel and Kidambi in the recently concluded Czech Open.
P.Konguvel - Jan Krejci, Czech open, 2015
White just played his first move 15.OOO! The modern day 'technological positions' (by which term I mean the Engine lines) are very quirky and betray naked human perception.
Yet, this position retains sanity, unlike certain other modern day games which are just vomited over the board...!
White counts on his preponderance in the centre, whilst Black not only has the necessity not to precipitate the effect of White's central activity, but should also be thinking in terms of completing his development, and pushing some wood on the queenside, aiming to breach White King's fortress.
The biggest question however is, what will he do with his own King!?
15.....Ne5?!
Clueless, what is he doing, when apart from this Knight and the other fella on f6, he has everything else still in shed......
....don't call that Bishop which is hiding in an obscure corner, a 'developed piece'!
16.h5!
To rule out ....Nh5, but White reveals his cunning intention a move later!
16.....Bd7; 17.Bf4! Nd3??
.....nudges prove very effective especially when one has difficulty in finding a decent move! This unfortunate trading of one of the active Knights, leads to jeopardising the safety of the other. And the golden rule is that the mistakes never come singly!
18.Rd3 e5? 19.Rd6! ef4; 20.Qf4 Bb8?
The text move accelerates the end. 21.....Qe7 would have prolonged the struggle.
21.Nd5!! Ng8
White pieces surge forward and Black pieces leave or retreat one by one, as in real battle!
22.Nc5! b6? 23.Qe5 Kf8; 24.Nb6 Bd6; 25.Nbd7! Black Resigned
.....as he gets mated on the next move!
Sundararajan Kidambi - Alexiadis Hristos, Czech, 2015
A picturesque position! White's Queen, Rook, and Bishop are hanging and yet Black's position is absolutely hopeless!
20.Qd1?!
Not that this move is dubious, but because it is a poor substitute for the brilliant 20.Ba4!! Kb7; 21.Nc5! Kb6; 22.Qb7 Kc5; 23.Be3!! (position below)
Silent killer! White threatens many things.... 24.b4! is one of them, if you want a sample!
White is a Rook and a minor piece down, but Black will lose his all and King soon, and this would have been the ideal way to conclude this fine game!
Returning to the game....
20....Nc2; 21.Rf7 Ne4; 22.Qc2 Nd6; 23.Qa4 Kd5; 24.Rd7 Qb6; 25.Bf4! Qb5; 26.Qd1! Ke6
26.....Kc6 would have just yielded a different flavour, but no salvation! White pursues Black King relentlessly, oblivious to material consideration.....reminiscent of romantic era!
27.Qg4 Qf5; 28.Rd6 Bd6; 29.Re1 Kf6; 30.Bg5! Qg5; 31.Qe6 Mate!
Black gifts White with a nice epaulette mate, probably as a reward to his inventiveness or partly due to his non willingness to prolong the agony with 30....Kg6; 31.Re6 Qe6; 32.Qe6 Kg5; 33.Qd6 when the presence of White's active Queen and excess pawns guarantee a torture for sure!
Hope you enjoyed this South Indian curry!
Every human being is inherently great and it so happens that most of us prefer not to be and strive towards mediocrity!!
For, achieving mastery in a chosen field is simple and it only requires effort to fail! But.....
......as it is said, it is most difficult to be simple, do things simply!!
All one needs to do is to 'allow them' the liberty to do simple things and accept the gift that comes by, unconditionally and walk with their heads held high!
To 'allow' and 'accept', one has to obliterate their mind, for it is the mind which pushes one towards mediocrity!
And once this happens, and only when this happens, the self belief or self reliance (as Emerson calls it) will happen! Emerson further states "to believe your own thought, to believe that what is true for you in your private heart is true for all men, that is genius..."!
Recently, two Indian players managed to believe their self and set their right foot forward.... in right direction! Wish they start leaping!
Ponnuswamy Konguvel - a fine tactician and intuitive player right from his school days, somehow chose not to become a Grandmaster for reasons best known to him! Seven years gap between his three GM norms 2001; 2008; 2015 defies all logic....... certainly he is not a Vulcan - the mythical character which gets aroused once in 7 years!!
Sundararajan Kidambi - a fine logician reminded himself that he is already a Grandmaster, and played some fine chess; more importantly showed some serious consistency!
P.Konguvel - Jan Krejci, Czech open, 2015
White just played his first move 15.OOO! The modern day 'technological positions' (by which term I mean the Engine lines) are very quirky and betray naked human perception.
Yet, this position retains sanity, unlike certain other modern day games which are just vomited over the board...!
White counts on his preponderance in the centre, whilst Black not only has the necessity not to precipitate the effect of White's central activity, but should also be thinking in terms of completing his development, and pushing some wood on the queenside, aiming to breach White King's fortress.
The biggest question however is, what will he do with his own King!?
15.....Ne5?!
Clueless, what is he doing, when apart from this Knight and the other fella on f6, he has everything else still in shed......
....don't call that Bishop which is hiding in an obscure corner, a 'developed piece'!
16.h5!
To rule out ....Nh5, but White reveals his cunning intention a move later!
16.....Bd7; 17.Bf4! Nd3??
.....nudges prove very effective especially when one has difficulty in finding a decent move! This unfortunate trading of one of the active Knights, leads to jeopardising the safety of the other. And the golden rule is that the mistakes never come singly!
18.Rd3 e5? 19.Rd6! ef4; 20.Qf4 Bb8?
The text move accelerates the end. 21.....Qe7 would have prolonged the struggle.
21.Nd5!! Ng8
White pieces surge forward and Black pieces leave or retreat one by one, as in real battle!
22.Nc5! b6? 23.Qe5 Kf8; 24.Nb6 Bd6; 25.Nbd7! Black Resigned
.....as he gets mated on the next move!
Sundararajan Kidambi - Alexiadis Hristos, Czech, 2015
17.Rb5!!
A fine clearance sacrifice - a perfect denouement for Black's callous opening play earlier, weakening his critical e5-square (position below)
In the above position, Black played an atrocious 10....c4?! and followed it by 11....Nc5??
17.....Bf3; 18.Rb7! Kc6; 19.Qf3 Nd4
A picturesque position! White's Queen, Rook, and Bishop are hanging and yet Black's position is absolutely hopeless!
20.Qd1?!
Not that this move is dubious, but because it is a poor substitute for the brilliant 20.Ba4!! Kb7; 21.Nc5! Kb6; 22.Qb7 Kc5; 23.Be3!! (position below)
Silent killer! White threatens many things.... 24.b4! is one of them, if you want a sample!
White is a Rook and a minor piece down, but Black will lose his all and King soon, and this would have been the ideal way to conclude this fine game!
Returning to the game....
20....Nc2; 21.Rf7 Ne4; 22.Qc2 Nd6; 23.Qa4 Kd5; 24.Rd7 Qb6; 25.Bf4! Qb5; 26.Qd1! Ke6
26.....Kc6 would have just yielded a different flavour, but no salvation! White pursues Black King relentlessly, oblivious to material consideration.....reminiscent of romantic era!
27.Qg4 Qf5; 28.Rd6 Bd6; 29.Re1 Kf6; 30.Bg5! Qg5; 31.Qe6 Mate!
Black gifts White with a nice epaulette mate, probably as a reward to his inventiveness or partly due to his non willingness to prolong the agony with 30....Kg6; 31.Re6 Qe6; 32.Qe6 Kg5; 33.Qd6 when the presence of White's active Queen and excess pawns guarantee a torture for sure!
Hope you enjoyed this South Indian curry!
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