Raffael of playchess.com

Some say its Grandmaster Gary Kasparov who is behind the handle Raffael at playchess.com.

Heres two of his game i observed recently at playchess.com.

In blitz world only two player could gather such numerous observer in their games,only starwars/smallville alias Grandmaster Nakamura and the famous raffael.


[Event "4m + 1s, unrated"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2009.06.18"]
[Round "?"]
[White "G-Unitworld"]
[Black "Raffael"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "155"]
[EventDate "2009.06.18"]
[EventType "blitz"]
[TimeControl "240+1"]

1. d4 {1} d5 {2} 2. Nf3 {2} Nf6 {2} 3. c4 {1} c6 {1} 4. e3 {1} a6 {3} 5. Nbd2 {
2} Bf5 {3} 6. Nh4 {8} Be6 {24} 7. Qc2 {9} g6 {3} 8. Bd3 {2} Bg7 {1} 9. O-O {1}
O-O {1} 10. b3 {1} c5 {3} 11. Bb2 {7} Nc6 {4} 12. Nhf3 {38} Nb4 {23} 13. Qb1 {2
} Nxd3 {45} 14. Qxd3 {0} dxc4 {1} 15. bxc4 {1} b5 {2} 16. Rfc1 {17} cxd4 {62}
17. Bxd4 {21} bxc4 {49} 18. Nxc4 {0} Rb8 {3} 19. Nce5 {3} Bd5 {11} 20. Qxa6 {4}
Ra8 {2} 21. Qe2 {2} Qa5 {3} 22. Nc6 {7} Bxc6 {2} 23. Rxc6 {0} Qa4 {2} 24. Qc2 {
5} Nd5 {3} 25. Bxg7 {3} Kxg7 {1} 26. Qb2+ {7} Nf6 {3} 27. Rb6 {4} Rfc8 {2} 28.
Nd4 {5} Qa3 {1} 29. Qxa3 {. 32} Rxa3 {1} 30. h3 {0} Ne4 {2} 31. Rb7 {2} Kf6 {1}
32. Rb2 {8} Rca8 {2} 33. Nc2 {5} R3a4 {1} 34. a3 {2} g5 {1} 35. Rb4 {3} e6 {1}
36. Kf1 {3} h5 {1} 37. Ke2 {1} g4 {1} 38. hxg4 {3} hxg4 {1} 39. f3 {0} gxf3+ {1
} 40. gxf3 {0} Ng3+ {1} 41. Kf2 {2} Nf5 {1} 42. e4 {1} Rxb4 {2} 43. axb4 {3}
Rc8 {1} 44. Ra2 {5} Nd6 {1} 45. Ne3 {2} Rc3 {2} 46. Rb2 {1} Rxe3 {1} 47. Rd2 {
18} Rxe4 {1} 48. Rxd6 {3} Rxb4 {1} 49. Kg3 {1} Kg5 {2} 50. Rd7 {1} f5 {1} 51.
Rg7+ {1} Kf6 {1} 52. Rc7 {0} e5 {1} 53. Rc8 {4} Rb1 {3} 54. Rc7 {3} Rg1+ {2}
55. Kf2 {1} Rg7 {1} 56. Rc6+ {1} Kg5 {1} 57. Ke3 {1} Rd7 {1} 58. Rc8 {1} Ra7 {1
} 59. Rg8+ {2} Kf6 {1} 60. Rf8+ {1} Kg6 {1} 61. Re8 {3} Ra3+ {1} 62. Ke2 {0}
Kf6 {0} 63. Rf8+ {1} Kg5 {1} 64. Rb8 {4} Ra2+ {1} 65. Ke3 {2} f4+ {1} 66. Ke4 {
1} Re2+ {1} 67. Kd5 {0} Re3 {1} 68. Rg8+ {2} Kh4 {1} 69. Rg6 {5} Kh3 {1} 70.
Rg8 {3} Re2 {1} 71. Rg7 {1} e4 {1} 72. fxe4 {10} f3 {1} 73. Rf7 {1} f2 {1} 74.
e5 {1} Kg3 {1} 75. e6 {4} Re1 {1} 76. Rxf2 {2} Kxf2 {1} 77. Kd6 {0} Rxe6+ {1}
78. Kxe6 {(Lag: Av=0.55s, max=2.8s) 0} 1/2-1/2




[Event "4m + 1s, unrated"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2009.06.18"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Raffael"]
[Black "G-Unitworld"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2009.06.18"]
[EventType "blitz"]
[TimeControl "240+1"]

1. d4 {2} Nf6 {1} 2. c4 {1} e6 {1} 3. Nf3 {1} Bb4+ {1} 4. Bd2 {5} Qe7 {1} 5.
Bxb4 {8} Qxb4+ {1} 6. Nbd2 {1} Qxb2 {22} 7. e4 {6} Nc6 {9} 8. e5 {4} Ng8 {3} 9.
Rb1 {2} Qxa2 {4} 10. Qc1 {8} Qa4 {63} 11. Be2 {11} Nb4 {16} 12. O-O {8} a5 {7}
13. Bd1 {4} Qc6 {2} 14. Qa3 {5} Ra6 {12} 15. Ba4 {6} Qb6 {1} 16. c5 {7} Qa7 {3}
17. Bb5 {1} Ne7 {4} 18. Ng5 {11} Nec6 {3} 19. Qf3 {6} O-O {8} 20. Qe4 {1} g6 {5
} 21. Qh4 {1} h5 {1} 22. Nde4 {1} Kg7 {8} 23. Nf6 {7} Rh8 {2} 24. Qf4 {1} Nd8 {
13} 25. Nxh5+ {31} Rxh5 {23} 26. Qf6+ {1} Kg8 {0} 27. Qxd8+ {G-Unitworld
resigns (Lag: Av=0.47s, max=1.9s) 2} 1-0