Author: Sune Larsson
Date: 15:24:59 08/26/03
Too long since I played a 40/2 vs a top program, so this evening it was due
time. My old PIII 800 - 128 mb hash and one of my Junior books. Maybe a Lopez -
Berliner as black. Nope it turned out to be something totally different...
Here is the position after black's 31.-Qh3. White (Junior) is completely tied up
and can only wait for the inevitable...
[D]6rk/b7/P1ppp2p/1p4p1/3PPn2/4NP1q/R4P2/3Q1RK1 w - - 0 32
The whole game, with some comments, below.
[Event "120'/40+60'/20+30'"]
[Site "Kil"]
[Date "2003.08.26"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Junior 8"]
[Black "Larsson"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C50"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2003.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2001.01.01"]
[TimeControl "40/7200:20/3600:1800"]
{128MB, jbook.ctg, P III 800} 1. e4 {0} e5 {2} 2. Nf3 {0} Nc6 {1} 3. Bc4 {
I had expected the Lopez and wanted to try the Berliner with the old Ne4
instead of the more common Nf5.0} Bc5 {13} 4. O-O {0} Nf6 {7} 5. d3 {0} O-O {16
} 6. Bg5 {0} h6 {8} 7. Bh4 {0} g5 {9} 8. Bg3 {-0.01/17 167} d6 {18} 9. c3 {
0.04/17 118} Be6 {Because white cannot really take on e6, since it gives black
good control of the centre squares - an open f-file - and a golden square for
the knight on f4. Furthermore, if white someday plays d4, black can happily
respond with exd. 38} 10. Bxe6 $2 {
Thank you... The natural move was 10.Bb3. 0.25/17 191} fxe6 {4} 11. b4 {
0.33/18 258} Bb6 {6} 12. h3 $2 {Ooppss...This is just creating more weaknesses
for white - and targets for black. 0.29/19 477} a6 {
Since white probably would play a4 anyway. 120} 13. a4 {0.41/18 219} Qe8 {
Aiming for the kingside. 107} 14. Nbd2 {0.49/19 405} Nh5 {41} 15. Nc4 {
0.51/18 825} Ba7 {15.-Nxg3 was nothing. 126} 16. Bh2 {0.45/16 19} Nf4 {36} 17.
Bxf4 {0.79/16 248} Rxf4 {53} 18. Ne3 {0.82/17 211} Ne7 $1 {
Another one going for the king. 467} 19. a5 {0.70/16 144} Ng6 {
Black is much better here. 244} 20. Qb3 {0.63/18 1} Qf7 {336} 21. b5 {
0.66/17 272} axb5 {163} 22. Qxb5 {0.61/15 109} c6 {47} 23. Qb3 {0.16/17 546}
Rxf3 $1 {565} 24. gxf3 {0.00/17 1} Nf4 $1 {
24.-Nh4 was also tempting - but the textmove is better. 160} 25. a6 {0.00/15 92
} b5 {37} 26. Ra2 {-0.25/16 868} Qh5 {408} 27. h4 {-0.72/17 1} Qxh4 {262} 28.
Qb1 {-1.06/16 214} Kh8 {341} 29. Qd1 {-1.04/16 147} Rg8 {499} 30. d4 {
-1.87/17 131} exd4 {164} 31. cxd4 {-1.83/17 204} Qh3 {Now white is completely
tied up. The queen has to stay on d1 to prevent black's 32.-g4 33.fxg4 Rxg4+
and mate. The rook must be on the 2nd row else black simply plays Bxd4. 274}
32. Rc2 {-3.45/17 214} Rg7 $1 {Preparing h5 and g4 - if then fxg4 hxg4 - black
is ready for the deadly Rh7. 417} 33. Re1 {If 33.Rxc6 so 33.-Bxd4. -4.91/18 555
} e5 {But why not open the diagonal for the bishop first?! 350} 34. d5 {
-6.90/17 280} c5 {22} 35. Rf1 {-5.57/16 51} h5 {120} 36. Rd2 {Here I noticed
that the b-c pawns actually would take care of the job solely. -#8/16 44} c4 {
47} 37. Ra2 {-#7/16 44} b4 {42} 38. Re1 {-8.73/15 56} b3 {146} 0-1
Sune
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