Author: Chuck
Date: 05:55:03 11/14/05
As always, when you've bought something new you like to check it out and see if you got what was advertised as well as just to make sure everything is working properly. So, late as I always am, when I finally ordered a Novag Star Diamond I set about playing some games. Here is one of a number; I wish I could repel the Lyon as does the Star Diamond below. Mephisto Lyon 68000 (2002) - Novag Star Diamond (2027) [A29] G60, 10.08.2005 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.g3 The English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, ECO A29. First recorded played in Hencko vs Konkolsky, 1-0 1870 with GM Wolfgang Uhlmann being one of the most common proponents of the White pieces. Seems to be a very solid opening for White in general and quite playable for Black as well. I smell a 250-move draw in the air already. Bb4 5.Bg2 0-0 6.0-0 e4 7.Ne1 Bxc3 8.dxc3 h6 9.Nc2 Re8 10.Ne3 d6 11.Nd5 Bf5 12.Bf4 [D] r2qr1k1/ppp2pp1/2np1n1p/3N1b2/2P1pB2/2P3P1/PP2PPBP/R2Q1RK1 b - - 0 12 Last book move - I must admit I don't like this line simply because the White Knight has already moved 5 times in the first 11 moves of the game. This is the type of inefficient handling that loses correspondence games. 12...Nd7 13.Qd2 g5 14.Be3 Nce5 15.b3 c6 16.Nb4 Qf6 17.Rad1 Re6 18.Bd4 Qg6 19.h3 Qh7 20.a3 a5 21.Bxe5 Nxe5 22.Nc2 a4 23.Nd4 Rf6 24.f4 [D] r5k1/1p3p1q/2pp1r1p/4nbp1/p1PNpP2/PPP3PP/3QP1B1/3R1RK1 b - f3 0 24 Finally! After some moves that started to make me wonder if their was a conspiracy to draw in the works, the gloves come off. 24...exf3 25.Nxf3 Nxf3+ 26.Rxf3 Re6 27.Rdf1 Bg6 28.b4 Rae8 29.Rf6 Rxe2 30.Qxd6 Be4 31.Bf3 Bxf3 32.R6xf3 Qc2 33.g4 Rg2+ 34.Kh1 Rd2 35.Qg3 Qe4 36.Kg1 Re7 37.c5 Kg7 38.R3f2 Rxf2 39.Rxf2 Rd7 40.Qf3 Qxf3 41.Rxf3 Rd1+ 42.Kf2 Ra1 43.c4 Rc1 44.Ke2 Rxc4 45.Kd3 Rc1 46.Ke4 Rd1 47.Ke5 f6+ 48.Ke4 Kf7 I consider the Lyon to be the better endgame player of the two but in this position he allows the rooks to come off. I think I heard him beeping something about tired registers... [D] 8/1p3k2/2p2p1p/2P3p1/pP2K1P1/P4R1P/8/3r4 w - - 0 49 49.Rd3? Rxd3 50.Kxd3 Ke6 51.Ke4 f5+ 52.gxf5+ Kf6 53.Kf3 Kxf5 54.Kg3 Ke4 55.Kg4 Kd5 56.Kf3 Kc4 57.Ke2 Kb3 58.Kd3 Kxa3 59.Kc3 h5 60.b5 cxb5 61.Kc2 b4 62.Kd3 0-1 What does that "k" in front of "NPS" mean Regards, Chuck
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