Monday, April 11, 2005
The Streak Continues
My streak continues, as I’ve gone 15 games without a loss at +12 =3 against a median rating of 1846. My last 12 games (the most I can calculate on the rating calculator) has produced a performance of 2479! However glad I am, I say this all with humility. Certainly several of my games have been won through missed opportunities of my opponents. A few of them have been noteworthy, but many have relied on opponent mistakes after they had a better position. This particular game is against a 1890 rated opponent.
1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bb5 Nd4 6. O-O e6 7. d3 Ne7 8. Be3?! O-O 9. Qd2? Qb6! 10. Bc4 Qxb2 11. e5 Qxc2 12. Nxd4 Qxd2 13. Bxd2 cxd4
I’ve certainly made some poor moves. My 8th and 9th moves were made as I wasn’t completely sure of a plan, so I decided just to develop instead. My 11th move avoids 11. Rb1 Nxf3+ 12. gxf3 Qxc3 winning a piece. So here my mistakes have cost me two pawns. My only compensation is being slightly more developed. I have to activate all of my pieces in order to save the game.
14. Nb5 Nc6 15. Nd6 f6 16. exf6 Bxf6 17. f5!! Ne5. Utilizing the pinned pawn, I can attempt to open the kingside or gain a pawn or two back.
18. fxe6 Nxc4 19. Nxc4 dxe6 20. Bb4!! Bd7
There is no way to save the exchange or the bishop because with 20…Rf7 21. Nd5 wins it anyway. It is best forego the exchange and get his pieces active. Although I gained the exchange, I feel the potential power of his bishop pair and extra pawns. I still feel he is winning, and I need to make my knight powerful. I can’t honestly say I saw bishop move until about move 18. However, I think that if your pieces are well placed, sometimes, tactics will appear and make themselves available.
21. Bxf8 Rxf8 22. Nd6 Bc6 Our resident master had suggested afterwards for black to forego a pawn in order to activate bishops or play b6 instead to allow the pawn to defend the pawn. Luckily, for me, as white, he didn't! 23. Rae1 Bd5 24. Ne4 Bxe4 25. Rxe4 e5.
26. Rc1? Bg5! After all the effort to contain his pieces, I rushed the 26th move and didn’t notice his threats. Luckily, I was able to win due to my constant threats and his dwidling time. 27. Rce1 Be3+ 28. Kh1 Rf2 29. Rxe5 Rxa2 30. Re7 b5 31. h3 b4 32. Rf1 Bf2?? Black gives up his control of the c1 square and loses. Afterwards he said he was planning 32…Rf2, which is better, but changed his mind at the last minute, which leads to 33. Rxf2 Bxf2 34. Rxa5 Be1 White’s extra pawn on the kingside would probably prove decisive anyway. However, my thoughts of 32… b3 33. Rf7 Bh6 looks better for black. In hindsight, perhaps for me 32. Rb7 would have prevented this by slowing down black. Nonetheless as Savielly Tartakower said, "The winner of a game is the one who has made the next to last blunder" 33. Rc1 Kf7 34. Rxh7 Re2 35. Rc8+ 1-0.
1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bb5 Nd4 6. O-O e6 7. d3 Ne7 8. Be3?! O-O 9. Qd2? Qb6! 10. Bc4 Qxb2 11. e5 Qxc2 12. Nxd4 Qxd2 13. Bxd2 cxd4
I’ve certainly made some poor moves. My 8th and 9th moves were made as I wasn’t completely sure of a plan, so I decided just to develop instead. My 11th move avoids 11. Rb1 Nxf3+ 12. gxf3 Qxc3 winning a piece. So here my mistakes have cost me two pawns. My only compensation is being slightly more developed. I have to activate all of my pieces in order to save the game.
14. Nb5 Nc6 15. Nd6 f6 16. exf6 Bxf6 17. f5!! Ne5. Utilizing the pinned pawn, I can attempt to open the kingside or gain a pawn or two back.
18. fxe6 Nxc4 19. Nxc4 dxe6 20. Bb4!! Bd7
There is no way to save the exchange or the bishop because with 20…Rf7 21. Nd5 wins it anyway. It is best forego the exchange and get his pieces active. Although I gained the exchange, I feel the potential power of his bishop pair and extra pawns. I still feel he is winning, and I need to make my knight powerful. I can’t honestly say I saw bishop move until about move 18. However, I think that if your pieces are well placed, sometimes, tactics will appear and make themselves available.
21. Bxf8 Rxf8 22. Nd6 Bc6 Our resident master had suggested afterwards for black to forego a pawn in order to activate bishops or play b6 instead to allow the pawn to defend the pawn. Luckily, for me, as white, he didn't! 23. Rae1 Bd5 24. Ne4 Bxe4 25. Rxe4 e5.
26. Rc1? Bg5! After all the effort to contain his pieces, I rushed the 26th move and didn’t notice his threats. Luckily, I was able to win due to my constant threats and his dwidling time. 27. Rce1 Be3+ 28. Kh1 Rf2 29. Rxe5 Rxa2 30. Re7 b5 31. h3 b4 32. Rf1 Bf2?? Black gives up his control of the c1 square and loses. Afterwards he said he was planning 32…Rf2, which is better, but changed his mind at the last minute, which leads to 33. Rxf2 Bxf2 34. Rxa5 Be1 White’s extra pawn on the kingside would probably prove decisive anyway. However, my thoughts of 32… b3 33. Rf7 Bh6 looks better for black. In hindsight, perhaps for me 32. Rb7 would have prevented this by slowing down black. Nonetheless as Savielly Tartakower said, "The winner of a game is the one who has made the next to last blunder" 33. Rc1 Kf7 34. Rxh7 Re2 35. Rc8+ 1-0.
# posted by Zek @ 3:10 PM 
Comments:
<< Home
An interesting game - the closed Sicilian - some of yout annotations give the wrong move - but its clear what you mean - just something you maybe should tidy up - as black I would have been wary of going for the pawns on the b file witout first developing - he wasnt lost of course - but his postition wasn't so good at move 13...but - 26 g3 or 26 h4 by you maybe...
I enjoyed that game and I liked your self-critical approach - that must help your play.
I enjoyed that game and I liked your self-critical approach - that must help your play.
# posted by 
: 3:28 AM
: 3:28 AM
An interesting game - the closed Sicilian - some of yout annotations give the wrong move - but its clear what you mean - just something you maybe should tidy up - as black I would have been wary of going for the pawns on the b file witout first developing - he wasnt lost of course - but his postition wasn't so good at move 13...but - 26 g3 or 26 h4 by you maybe...
I enjoyed that game and I liked your self-critical approach - that must help your play.
I enjoyed that game and I liked your self-critical approach - that must help your play.
# posted by : 3:28 AM
: 3:28 AM
Rich, Thanks for you comments! I keep forgetting to run this through chessmaster.
26. g3 and 27. g4 would have been better. It isn't necesary to contain the bishop. He can't exactly grab the c file himself while his bishop hangs. So I would have had an extra move.
Post a Comment
26. g3 and 27. g4 would have been better. It isn't necesary to contain the bishop. He can't exactly grab the c file himself while his bishop hangs. So I would have had an extra move.
<< Home
