Barbados' FM Philip Corbin annotates Olympiad Gems!

FM Philip Corbin has brought to life three games played in the recent Olympiad tournament in Bled.  The Jamaica Ambassadors Chess Academy carries the story in "full color!" The three games are an example of the uncompromising play seen at the Olympiad by Barbados players.

The first game is Corbin's encounter with Lebanon's Hussien Asabri (2326), a swashbuckling slugfest from start to finish. Next is Elson Askari's demolition of Sri Lanka's TDP Pieris (2140). The game reached a fever pitch and ended with a vicious mating attack! The last game was pure brilliance and deserves effusive praise. In the last game featured, FM Delisle Warner sacked his queen, an exchange, a knight and ended the game with a stunning mating attack… aided by a king retreat!

Barbados National Team: (front row, from left to right) FM Ricardo Szmetan (Bd. 1), FM Philip Corbin (Bd. 2), FM Delisle Warner (Bd. 3) and Kevin Greenidge (Bd. 4); (in the rear, from left to right) Askari Elson (Bd. 5), Kevin Daniel (Bd. 6), GM Valerian Gaprindashvili (captain), Allan Herbert (Federation President). Photo taken by Jerry Bibuld.

Posted by The Chess Drum: 6 December 2002