In his always enjoyable column “Chess to Enjoy” in the most
recent issue of Chess Life, Soltis
discussed the idea that “beautiful moves are often the case of only existing in
the thought.” As GM Alexi Shirov wrote, “Very
pretty moves which are objectively not the best have a great practical purpose.” That’s because it’s their appearance that’s startling and that can
make them very effective. Not to mention
that they can be very pleasing. Soltis then went on to give some examples, but
the one I found most amusing was his last one where he resigned in a won
position when his opponent surprised him with an unexpected move.
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