Monday, February 13, 2006
Down to the Wire
I played a regular wee club tournament on Saturday, beating up on a 1145 rated 9 year old, winning an interesting game against a solid 1710 player (which game I might post if I find time) and losing the below heartbreaker to an expert.
White: Chris (1845)
Black: Eric (2071)
Time: G/60
1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bb5 Nd4 6. O-O Nxb5 7. Nxb5 Nf6 This is all part of my "standard" knowledge of the Grand Prix attack. I use it exclusively against the Sicilian and it nets me decent results. 8. d3 d5 9. e5 Ng8 10. d4 a6 11. Nc3 cxd4 12. Ne2 Bg4 13. Nexd4 e6 I like my position. My knights and pawns are well positioned. He made a couple of missteps which cost him development.
14. h3 Bxf3 My first debatable move. I could easily otherwise play Be3 or Qe1. 15. Qxf3 Ne7 16. c3 O-O 17. Be3 Qc7 My pieces are all setup and it's time to attack. 18. h4 Nf5 19. Nxf5 gxf5 In hindsight, the immediate 19. h5 would be better. I think I thought there was more action to be made along the g-file than there was.
20. h5 Bh6 21. Qg3 Kh8 22. Qh4 Rg8 23. Qf6 Bg7 24. Qh4 Qd8 25. Bf2 h6 I realize that I have no attack. My queen isn't any more valuable than his so I look to get my bishop to be more active. 26. Rad1 Qxh4 27. Bxh4 Rac8 28. Rd4 Bf8 I was worried about Rc4 but I really should have prevent his bishop from getting active by playing Be7. At the time, I thought my bishop was better than it was. When I post the previous game it was a similar type position and the bishop won it for me. 29. Bf6 Kh7 30. Kh2 Bc5 31. Rd3 Rg4 32. g3 b5 33. a3 R4g8 34. Rfd1 Rc6 35. R1d1 Bb6 36. Rg2 a5. Obviously he is advancing on the kingside. I think he has enough to break through. So you either wait around and play defense or your try to counter attack. We only have about 10 minutes left each so it's not a bad idea to play actively. It was a decent plan but my King is in the wrong square.
37. g4 fxg4 38. Rdg3 R6c8 I immediately regain the pawn because there is no way to defend it again. 39. Rxg4 Rxg4 40. Rxg4 Rg8 Unfortunately this is the only time that I realize that his bishop will win up on e3 and then down to c1. 41. Kg4 Rxg4 42. Kxg4 Be3 43. a4 bxa4 44. Be7 Bc1 The blockade is better than 43. b3 Bd2. 45. Ba3 Kg7 46. f5 f6 47. fxe6 fxe5 he nicely connects his pawn, however, if i had played 47. exf6 Kxf6 48. fxe6 Kxe6, would eventually lose the h pawn because my king is blocked from f4 & f5 due to the king & bishop. 48. Kf5 e4 49. Kg4 Kf7 50. e7 Bg5 0-1
1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bb5 Nd4 6. O-O Nxb5 7. Nxb5 Nf6 8. d3 d5 9. e5 Ng8 10. d4 a6 11. Nc3 cxd4 12. Ne2 Bg4 13. Nexd4 e6 14. h3 Bxf3 15. Qxf3 Ne7 16. c3 O-O 17. Be3 Qc7 18. h4 Nf5 19. Nxf5 gxf5 20. h5 Bh6 21. Qg3 Kh8 22. Qh4 Rg8 23. Qf6 Bg7 24. Qh4 Qd8 25. Bf2 h6 26. Rad1 Qxh4 27. Bxh4 Rac8 28. Rd4 Bf8 29. Bf6 Kh7 30. Kh2 Bc5 31. Rd3 Rg4 32. g3 b5 33. a3 R4g8 34. Rfd1 Rc6 35. R1d1 Bb6 36. Rg2 a5 37. fxg4 38. Rdg3 R6c8 39. Rxg4 Rxg4 40. Rxg4 Rg8 41. Kg4 Rxg4 42. Kxg4 Be3 43. a4 bxa4 44. Be7 Bc1 45. Ba3 Kg7 46. f5 f6 47. fxe6 fxe5 48. Kf5 e4 49. Kg4 Kf7 50. e7 Bg5
White: Chris (1845)
Black: Eric (2071)
Time: G/60
1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bb5 Nd4 6. O-O Nxb5 7. Nxb5 Nf6 This is all part of my "standard" knowledge of the Grand Prix attack. I use it exclusively against the Sicilian and it nets me decent results. 8. d3 d5 9. e5 Ng8 10. d4 a6 11. Nc3 cxd4 12. Ne2 Bg4 13. Nexd4 e6 I like my position. My knights and pawns are well positioned. He made a couple of missteps which cost him development.
14. h3 Bxf3 My first debatable move. I could easily otherwise play Be3 or Qe1. 15. Qxf3 Ne7 16. c3 O-O 17. Be3 Qc7 My pieces are all setup and it's time to attack. 18. h4 Nf5 19. Nxf5 gxf5 In hindsight, the immediate 19. h5 would be better. I think I thought there was more action to be made along the g-file than there was.
20. h5 Bh6 21. Qg3 Kh8 22. Qh4 Rg8 23. Qf6 Bg7 24. Qh4 Qd8 25. Bf2 h6 I realize that I have no attack. My queen isn't any more valuable than his so I look to get my bishop to be more active. 26. Rad1 Qxh4 27. Bxh4 Rac8 28. Rd4 Bf8 I was worried about Rc4 but I really should have prevent his bishop from getting active by playing Be7. At the time, I thought my bishop was better than it was. When I post the previous game it was a similar type position and the bishop won it for me. 29. Bf6 Kh7 30. Kh2 Bc5 31. Rd3 Rg4 32. g3 b5 33. a3 R4g8 34. Rfd1 Rc6 35. R1d1 Bb6 36. Rg2 a5. Obviously he is advancing on the kingside. I think he has enough to break through. So you either wait around and play defense or your try to counter attack. We only have about 10 minutes left each so it's not a bad idea to play actively. It was a decent plan but my King is in the wrong square.
37. g4 fxg4 38. Rdg3 R6c8 I immediately regain the pawn because there is no way to defend it again. 39. Rxg4 Rxg4 40. Rxg4 Rg8 Unfortunately this is the only time that I realize that his bishop will win up on e3 and then down to c1. 41. Kg4 Rxg4 42. Kxg4 Be3 43. a4 bxa4 44. Be7 Bc1 The blockade is better than 43. b3 Bd2. 45. Ba3 Kg7 46. f5 f6 47. fxe6 fxe5 he nicely connects his pawn, however, if i had played 47. exf6 Kxf6 48. fxe6 Kxe6, would eventually lose the h pawn because my king is blocked from f4 & f5 due to the king & bishop. 48. Kf5 e4 49. Kg4 Kf7 50. e7 Bg5 0-1
1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bb5 Nd4 6. O-O Nxb5 7. Nxb5 Nf6 8. d3 d5 9. e5 Ng8 10. d4 a6 11. Nc3 cxd4 12. Ne2 Bg4 13. Nexd4 e6 14. h3 Bxf3 15. Qxf3 Ne7 16. c3 O-O 17. Be3 Qc7 18. h4 Nf5 19. Nxf5 gxf5 20. h5 Bh6 21. Qg3 Kh8 22. Qh4 Rg8 23. Qf6 Bg7 24. Qh4 Qd8 25. Bf2 h6 26. Rad1 Qxh4 27. Bxh4 Rac8 28. Rd4 Bf8 29. Bf6 Kh7 30. Kh2 Bc5 31. Rd3 Rg4 32. g3 b5 33. a3 R4g8 34. Rfd1 Rc6 35. R1d1 Bb6 36. Rg2 a5 37. fxg4 38. Rdg3 R6c8 39. Rxg4 Rxg4 40. Rxg4 Rg8 41. Kg4 Rxg4 42. Kxg4 Be3 43. a4 bxa4 44. Be7 Bc1 45. Ba3 Kg7 46. f5 f6 47. fxe6 fxe5 48. Kf5 e4 49. Kg4 Kf7 50. e7 Bg5
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