This is one of those games for me that I reference in my "Chess Musings" entry. Definitely a game I was proud of (until you guys review it and point out all the flaws, lol) because after I played 25... Rfd8 (see diagram), I believe (more like hope) that I could allow white to achieve connected passed queenside pawns, because I felt I could generate a decisive kingside attack first. The thing that made this so noteworthy was that it was based soley on intuition - the trait that separates the men from the machines. Note that the board is shown from my perspective (black at bottom) instead of the usual white on bottom. The game is as follows:
[Event "January 2006 Open Fast #2 Tournament"]
[Site "http://www.itsyourturn.com"]
[Date "2006.01.24"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Safin"]
[Black "bulldog_bone"]
1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. d4 Nxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 c6
6. Nf3 Bg4 7. Be2 e6 8. O-O Be7 9. h3 Bh5 10. Be3 O-O
11. g4 Bg6 12. Ne5 Nbd7 13. Nxg6 hxg6 14. Bf3 Nh7 15. Ne4
Ng5 16. Nxg5 Bxg5 17. Qb3 Rb8 18. Rad1 Bxe3 19. Qxe3
Qh4 20. Bg2 Nf6 21. b4 Rbd8 22. a4 Nh7 23. b5 cxb5
24. axb5 Rd7 25. Ra1 Rfd8 (see diagram) 26. Rxa7 Rxd4 27. c5 Rd3
28. Qf4 Ng5 29. Rxb7 Rxh3 30. Qc7 Nf3+ 31. Bxf3 Rxf3
32. Qh2 Qxg4+ 33. Qg2 Qh5 34. c6 Rc3 35. c7 Rd4 36. f3
Rdc4 37. Rb8+ Kh7 38. b6 Rc2 39. Qg3 Rh4 40. Rf2 Rh1+
41. Kg2 Rcc1 42. Re2 Rhg1+ 43. Kf2 Qc5+ 44. Re3 Rcf1+
45. Ke2 Qc2# 0-1
Your comments welcome.
My best game ever?
This is one of those games for me that I reference in my "Chess Musings" entry. Definitely a game I was proud of (until you guys review it and point out all the flaws, lol) because after I played 25... Rfd8 (see diagram), I believe (more like hope) that I could allow white to achieve connected passed queenside pawns, because I felt I could generate a decisive kingside attack first. The thing that made this so noteworthy was that it was based soley on intuition - the trait that separates the men from the machines. Note that the board is shown from my perspective (black at bottom) instead of the usual white on bottom. The game is as follows:
[Event "January 2006 Open Fast #2 Tournament"]
[Site "http://www.itsyourturn.com"]
[Date "2006.01.24"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Safin"]
[Black "bulldog_bone"]
1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. d4 Nxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 c6
6. Nf3 Bg4 7. Be2 e6 8. O-O Be7 9. h3 Bh5 10. Be3 O-O
11. g4 Bg6 12. Ne5 Nbd7 13. Nxg6 hxg6 14. Bf3 Nh7 15. Ne4
Ng5 16. Nxg5 Bxg5 17. Qb3 Rb8 18. Rad1 Bxe3 19. Qxe3
Qh4 20. Bg2 Nf6 21. b4 Rbd8 22. a4 Nh7 23. b5 cxb5
24. axb5 Rd7 25. Ra1 Rfd8 (see diagram) 26. Rxa7 Rxd4 27. c5 Rd3
28. Qf4 Ng5 29. Rxb7 Rxh3 30. Qc7 Nf3+ 31. Bxf3 Rxf3
32. Qh2 Qxg4+ 33. Qg2 Qh5 34. c6 Rc3 35. c7 Rd4 36. f3
Rdc4 37. Rb8+ Kh7 38. b6 Rc2 39. Qg3 Rh4 40. Rf2 Rh1+
41. Kg2 Rcc1 42. Re2 Rhg1+ 43. Kf2 Qc5+ 44. Re3 Rcf1+
45. Ke2 Qc2# 0-1
Your comments welcome.
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1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. d4 Nxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 c6
ReplyDelete6. Nf3 Bg4 7. Be2 e6 8. O-O Be7 9. h3 Bh5 10. Be3 O-O
11. g4 Bg6 12. Ne5 Nbd7 13. Nxg6 hxg6 14. Bf3 Nh7 15. Ne4
Ng5 16. Nxg5 Bxg5 17. Qb3 Rb8 18. Rad1 Bxe3 19. Qxe3
Qh4 20. Bg2 Nf6 21. b4 Rbd8 22. a4 Nh7 23. b5 cxb5
24. axb5 Rd7 25. Ra1 Rfd8 (see diagram) 26. Rxa7 Rxd4 27. c5 Rd3
28. Qf4 Ng5 29. Rxb7 Rxh3 30. Qc7 Nf3+ 31. Bxf3 Rxf3
32. Qh2 Qxg4+ 33. Qg2 Qh5 34. c6 Rc3 35. c7 Rd4 36. f3
Rdc4 37. Rb8+ Kh7 38. b6 Rc2 39. Qg3 Rh4 40. Rf2 Rh1+
41. Kg2 Rcc1 42. Re2 Rhg1+ 43. Kf2 Qc5+ 44. Re3 Rcf1+
45. Ke2 Qc2# 0-1
On 34...Rc3 White could play:
35.Rd7 R:d7 36.c:d7 Rd4 37.Qa8 Kh7 38.d7Q and black would be happy to draw.
I suggest this variation (instead of 34...Rc3?!):
34...Rd4 35.c7 Rg4 36.c8Q+ Kh7 37.Re1 (or any square)Rh3 38.f3 Rg2 39.Kg2 Qf3 and mate next. There are some subvariation but all lead to mate.
Final note. Your way would work but only with reversing moves (not allowing white move Rd7): 34...Rd4 and 35...Rc3.
Marry Christmas
Thank you, Marijan, for your analysis. I wonder though, how does white proceed if after 35. Rd7 in your analysis line I play 35...Rc8 instead of 35....Rxd7 ?
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