Author: Sune Larsson
Date: 05:41:51 04/21/02
After IM Bergs 5 games vs Fritz 7, I decided to give the Dutch a try myself.
This game cannot be counted into any sort of rating calculation since I don't
have any active rating myself. Some background: I played much tournament chess
in the late 60th and first half of the 70th. Rating then about 2300 national
rating. But for the last 20 years or so chess has merely been a hobby for me.
In this game I played the opening rather well - then made a mistake in move 17,
which led to a difficult game. Fritz was much better in the ending but misplayed
it to a draw.
PIII 800 192 Mb hash Fritz 7.ctg - the whole game in 2 hours + 30 sec extra
per move for the human.
Here 2 positions from the game and then the .pgn with some personal reflections
made during the game. Have fun!
[D]6k1/b1p2p2/1pn3p1/P1p1P3/2P2KP1/1NB5/7P/8 b - - 0 35
After white's 35th move Fritz had this ending. Just have a look at
the black bishop... A sad story.
[D]8/2b1Bp1k/2p3pP/2P1P1P1/4K3/8/8/8 b - - 0 52
And this is what Fritz made it to, 17 moves later. A dead draw.
[Event "Larsson 120'"]
[Site "Kil"]
[Date "2002.04.21"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Fritz 7"]
[Black "Larsson, Sune"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[Annotator "Larsson"]
[PlyCount "280"]
[EventDate "2002.??.??"]
{192MB, Fritz7.ctg, PIII 800} 1. e4 {0 Now what to play vs Fritz?! I chose
something which I believed was possible to play without knowing much theory.}
1... e5 {52} 2. Nf3 {0} 2... Nc6 {(Nf6) 4} 3. Bb5 {0} 3... Nf6 {(a6) 45} 4. O-O
{0} 4... Nxe4 {14} 5. d4 {0} 5... Nd6 {13} 6. Bxc6 {0} 6... dxc6 {3} 7. dxe5 {0
} 7... Ne4 {(Nf5) 20 I chose this move instead of the modern 7.-Nf5, since I
remembered that black gets an easy game after the queen exchange.} 8. Qe2 {
0 Oh yes, now I recalled some games by IM Eslon - one where he lost quickly vs
a female player who expanded rapidly on the kingside - and also some games
with play on the queenside.} 8... Bf5 {19} 9. Rd1 {0} 9... Qc8 {(Qe7) 25 Must
be the right square for the queen. Black has his play on the white squares.}
10. Nd4 {0} 10... Bc5 {116 I recalled that Bc5 was essential in this variation
- sometimes taking on d4 and also to make it more difficult for white to play
f3. Black must be careful not to lose his knight.} 11. b4 {0 Yes, there were
some games with this variation between Eslon and some Spanish players - but
shall I take the pawn or not? Finally my instinct told me to keep the bishop
on the a7-g1 diagonal. After taking it's easier for white to play f3 and there
might be tricks with Qc4 and e6.} 11... Bb6 {(Bxb4) 478} 12. c4 {
0 Still in theory since Fritz moves instantly. 12.-c5 is forced here.} 12... c5
{30} 13. Nxf5 {0} 13... Qxf5 {12} 14. b5 {0 Still book obviously. My knight is
a little loose so activating the bishop on the diagonal a5-e1 looks best.}
14... Ba5 {130} 15. Rd3 {0.41/14 183 Preventing black's Nc3 and creating
options to move the rook to the kingside. Hmm... I have to castle though my
knight really is very loose. On 16.f3 I might survive with 16.-Ng5 or maybe
Nf6/d6 and if he takes - Re8 with tricks on the 1st. This 15.Rd3 gives me
trouble but he's still very undeveloped.} 15... O-O {103} 16. f3 {0.38/14 154
Yes, here I didn't like 16.-Ng5 17.g4 Nh3+ 18.Kf1 Qe6 19.f4 - or 17.-Qg6 18.h4
Ne6 19.h5...But I put my hopes to the tricks on the e-file - 16.-Nf6 17.exf6
Rfe8 18.Re3 Rxe3 and then 19.-Qxf6 looked okey for black. As did 18.Bxe3 Qxf6.
White has a lot of backrank weaknesses here. Let's go!} 16... Nf6 $1 {466} 17.
Nd2 {0.34/14 0 A disappointment. After all my calculations Fritz moves
instantly here...Okey he has Nb3. Shall I take the knight at once or play Re8
first? Hmm... the taking is always there so Re8 looks best.} 17... Rfe8 $6 {
(Bxd2) 126} 18. Bb2 {0.38/14 188 Now I realized that 17.-Rfe8 was played much
too quick and superficial. I cannot take on d2, since after 18.Qxd2 there is
no longer 18.-Nd7. Shit, I'm drifting into a non-wanted position. And he will
play Nb3 for sure.} 18... Nd7 {(Nh5) 704} 19. Nb3 {0.81/14 146} 19... Bb6 {
198 This is not where I wanted my bishop to be...} 20. a4 {0.88/14 22 Now
it's fighting time. Luckily there seems to be a way to create artificial
coordination between my pieces.} 20... a6 {(c6) 100} 21. bxa6 {0.91/13 157}
21... Rxa6 {43} 22. a5 {0.97/14 144} 22... Ba7 {39} 23. Rad1 {0.81/13 103}
23... Nf8 {66} 24. Rd8 {0.78/13 66} 24... Rae6 {71 After this nice rook
manoeuvre there is still hope for the black position. But my bishop... Hmm...
somewhere I must play c6 and Bb8. Maybe the knight can go to e6 and at least
for the moment protect c5.} 25. Bc3 {0.78/13 282} 25... h5 {(c6) 188 White's
g4 was a constant source of worry - also my king needs some air.} 26. Rxe8 {
0.97/14 347} 26... Rxe8 {72} 27. Qd3 {0.91/14 101 Yes, he goes for the better
endgame. Shit I didn't take that knight when I could.} 27... Qxd3 {(Qf4) 90}
28. Rxd3 {0.97/15 54 How to set up a defence here? This is the type of
position where lack of practice is felt. I saw some ghosts with 28.-Ng6 and if
then 29.-Nxe5 30.Bxe5 Rxe5 31.Rd8+ followed by Ra8 - so maybe 28.-Ne6 but can
I really go for the minor piece ending? Sigh... This is difficult.} 28... Ne6 {
651} 29. Rd7 {0.81/17 0 And he wants to move his king to the center and expand
the kingside pawns. No I cannot sit still and wait for this f5 to happen.}
29... Rd8 {(b6) 57} 30. Rxd8+ {1.22/18 206} 30... Nxd8 {4} 31. Kf2 {1.22/17 188
Where to place the knight? At least I play for the idea of putting pressure on
the a5-pawn.} 31... Nc6 {407} 32. Ke3 {1.25/17 0} 32... b6 {(Kf8) 17} 33. Kf4 {
1.34/15 110 Oh, he's heading for g5 and f6 with the king. This is going to be
tough.} 33... g6 {(bxa5) 244} 34. g4 {1.53/16 181 And now creating an outside
passer. Think I'm going to lose the ending. Should have taken the knight...}
34... hxg4 {20} 35. fxg4 {1.50/15 27} 35... Bb8 {(bxa5) 691 Must play for
activation of the bishop - later c6 and maybe let him take the c5-pawn. Surely
he won't play a6.} 36. h4 {
1.78/15 75 Okey, now's the time to free the unlucky bishop} 36... bxa5 {
(Nd8) 51} 37. Nxa5 {1.97/17 96} 37... Nxa5 {7} 38. Bxa5 {2.22/19 44} 38... c6 {
(Kg7) 5} 39. Bd8 {2.16/19 47} 39... Kg7 {(Kh7) 43} 40. h5 {2.25/20 64} 40...
Kh6 {184} 41. Bg5+ {2.38/22 0} 41... Kh7 {5} 42. h6 {2.44/21 67} 42... Bc7 {18}
43. Ke4 {2.38/21 52} 43... Ba5 {8 Hmm... the question is if he wins it with
44.e6 fxe6 45.Ke5... Maybe I should have kept the bishop on c7. But then he
has Bf4 and e6... If I get the chance I will try to controle the e5-square
from c3...} 44. Bc1 {2.31/21 67 Nope, he didn't play 44.e6. Maybe it wasn't
that dangerous - or perhaps Fritz is making mistakes in the endgame?!} 44...
Bc3 {(Kh8) 184 Looks nice, now he cannot play e6 anymore.} 45. g5 {2.34/21 45}
45... Kg8 {(Bb4) 114} 46. Be3 {2.56/21 47} 46... Kh7 {
(Bb4) 22 The c5-pawn is not important.} 47. Bxc5 {2.56/21 61} 47... Kg8 {
(Be1) 18} 48. Be7 {2.56/21 158} 48... Kh7 {(Be1) 86 Cold creeps...He has
tricks with Bf6 and then e6. Must be careful here and if he plays 49.Bf6 keep
my king on g8. Maybe it was safer to keep the bishop on c7, b8...} 49. Kf4 {
2.53/22 197 No Bf6 but the creeps were unpleasant so I move the bishop to c7
again.} 49... Ba5 {(Bd2+) 137 If 50.e6 then 50.-Bc7+} 50. Ke3 {2.59/22 96}
50... Bb6+ {130 Well why not? He might even play c5...} 51. Ke4 {2.63/22 0}
51... Bc7 {(Bf2) 126 Yep, home again. Looks like a draw since he has great
problems with the pawns on black squares. Just three squares to enter with the
king - a5, c5, e5 but my bishop will take care of those. Else he has to give
both the g and h pawn. Hmm... maybe he has some bishop manouvre to f4 and then
e6. But if I put my bishop on b6 there is 1.-fxe6 2.Ke5 Bc7+.} 52. c5 {
2.56/22 106 Wow, one more black fielder. Now it's a dead draw my friend. I
will never allow you to enter with the king on a5 - or to play e6 and Ke5. How
did this happen? Surely Fritz must have missed the winsomewhere?} 52... Kg8 {
(Kh8) 49} 53. Bf6 {2.56/22 114} 53... Kh7 {12 Really, the only interesting
with the remaining moves might be the evals from Fritz...} 54. Kd3 {2.56/22 99}
54... Kg8 {(Ba5) 11} 55. Kd4 {2.44/23 97} 55... Kh7 {13} 56. Kc3 {2.53/23 191}
56... Kg8 {(Ba5+) 7} 57. Kb4 {2.47/23 62} 57... Kh7 {2} 58. Kc4 {2.53/21 58}
58... Kg8 {(Ba5) 4} 59. Kb3 {2.47/20 64} 59... Kh7 {(Ba5) 3} 60. Kc2 {
2.50/21 75} 60... Kg8 {(Ba5) 4} 61. Kb2 {2.44/23 78} 61... Kh7 {(Ba5) 3} 62.
Kb3 {2.41/24 149} 62... Kg8 {(Ba5) 3} 63. Kc3 {2.31/21 67} 63... Kh7 {(Ba5+) 3}
64. Kd4 {2.47/22 98} 64... Kg8 {4} 65. Ke3 {2.44/22 41} 65... Kh7 {(Ba5) 4} 66.
Kf3 {2.53/23 62} 66... Kg8 {(Ba5) 4} 67. Kf4 {2.56/22 42} 67... Kh7 {3} 68. Kg4
{2.38/22 45} 68... Kg8 {(Ba5) 4} 69. Kg3 {2.41/22 53} 69... Kh7 {(Ba5) 3} 70.
Kg2 {2.25/22 46} 70... Kg8 {(Ba5) 3} 71. Kh3 {2.47/22 107} 71... Kh7 {(Ba5) 3}
72. Kh4 {2.47/24 51} 72... Kg8 {(Ba5) 3} 73. Kg4 {2.06/22 40} 73... Kh7 {
(Ba5) 3} 74. Kf4 {2.50/21 69} 74... Kg8 {4} 75. Kf3 {2.09/20 60} 75... Kh7 {
(Ba5) 3} 76. Ke4 {2.44/21 35} 76... Kg8 {3} 77. Kd3 {1.66/19 34} 77... Kh7 {3}
78. Kd2 {1.97/20 54} 78... Kg8 {(Ba5+) 4} 79. Kc2 {2.25/20 36} 79... Kh7 {
(Ba5) 3} 80. Kd1 {2.19/21 30} 80... Kg8 {2} 81. Ke2 {2.25/20 41} 81... Kh7 {
(Ba5) 4} 82. Ke1 {1.50/20 27} 82... Kg8 {(Ba5+) 2} 83. Kd2 {1.53/20 28} 83...
Kh7 {(Ba5+) 3} 84. Kc1 {1.63/21 33} 84... Kg8 {(Ba5) 3} 85. Kb1 {2.22/22 28}
85... Kh7 {(Ba5) 2} 86. Ka2 {2.16/22 79} 86... Kg8 {(Ba5) 3} 87. Ka3 {
2.22/23 33} 87... Kh7 {(Ba5) 4} 88. Kb4 {1.53/20 34} 88... Kg8 {4} 89. Ka4 {
2.13/20 20} 89... Kh7 {4} 90. Ka3 {1.44/20 18} 90... Kg8 {(Ba5) 4} 91. Be7 {
1.47/21 29} 91... Bxe5 {(Kh7) 40} 92. Kb4 {1.56/20 26} 92... Bc7 {17} 93. Ka4 {
1.22/20 18} 93... Kh7 {4} 94. Kb3 {1.41/21 45} 94... Kg8 {(Bf4) 3} 95. Kc3 {
1.25/18 28} 95... Kh7 {(Bf4) 4} 96. Kd4 {1.41/19 22} 96... Kg8 {(Bg3) 5} 97.
Bf6 {1.44/20 21} 97... Kh7 {(Bg3) 5} 98. Kd3 {1.31/20 24} 98... Kg8 {(Bg3) 4}
99. Ke3 {1.41/19 24} 99... Kh7 {(Ba5) 2} 100. Ke2 {1.19/19 21} 100... Kg8 {
25 Drawoffer. "Nope, no draw buddy." Fritz.} 101. Kf3 {1.31/19 21} 101... Kh7 {
59} 102. Ke4 {1.38/20 0} 102... Kg8 {(Bg3) 26} 103. Be7 {1.19/19 16} 103... Kh7
{(Kh8) 29} 104. Kd3 {1.06/19 19} 104... Kg8 {(Be5) 3} 105. Bf6 {1.00/17 16}
105... Kh7 {(Bf4) 3} 106. Kd2 {1.22/18 28} 106... Kg8 {(Bh2) 5} 107. Kc2 {
1.28/18 21} 107... Kh7 {(Bf4) 2} 108. Be7 {1.19/19 22} 108... Kg8 {(Be5) 10}
109. Kd3 {0.94/17 17} 109... Kh7 {(Be5) 5} 110. Ke3 {1.16/19 25} 110... Kg8 {
(Be5) 9} 111. Kf2 {1.16/18 12} 111... Kh7 {(Be5) 8} 112. Bf6 {1.19/19 20}
112... Kg8 {(Bf4) 2} 113. Kg2 {1.19/19 13} 113... Kh7 {(Ba5) 3} 114. Kf1 {
1.22/18 13} 114... Kg8 {(Bg3) 3} 115. Kf2 {1.13/17 11} 115... Kh7 {(Bh2) 7}
116. Kf3 {0.94/17 13} 116... Kg8 {(Ba5) 4} 117. Kg4 {1.16/18 12} 117... Kh7 {
(Ba5) 2} 118. Be7 {1.22/20 13} 118... Kg8 {(Ba5) 6} 119. Kf3 {0.88/19 14}
119... Kh7 {(Be5) 2} 120. Ke4 {0.84/17 15} 120... Kg8 {(Kh8) 12} 121. Ke3 {
0.75/16 10} 121... Kh7 {(Be5) 36 Drawoffer. "We're writing chess history here
and you want to spoil it with a draw? No thank you!" Fritz. Guess so...} 122.
Bf6 {1.06/18 15} 122... Kg8 {(Ba5) 1} 123. Ke4 {1.03/17 18} 123... Kh7 {1} 124.
Bc3 {0.97/17 10} 124... Kg8 {(Bd8) 6} 125. Be5 {0.78/18 11} 125... Bd8 {8} 126.
Kf4 {0.59/18 10} 126... Kh7 {(Ba5) 12} 127. Bb2 {0.56/18 9} 127... Bc7+ {
(Be7) 23} 128. Kg4 {0.25/19 11} 128... Kg8 {(Bd8) 4} 129. Bg7 {0.34/17 8}
129... Kh7 {(Ba5) 9} 130. Ba1 {0.56/19 28} 130... Kg8 {(Bd8) 37} 131. Bc3 {
0.31/19 18} 131... Kh7 {(Bd8) 3} 132. Bf6 {0.84/16 9} 132... Kg8 {(Ba5) 10}
133. Kh3 {0.84/18 10} 133... Kh7 {(Bf4) 3} 134. Be7 {0.72/16 7} 134... Kg8 {
(Be5) 9} 135. Kg2 {0.19/19 7} 135... Kh7 {(Be5) 3} 136. Kf1 {0.00/17 5} 136...
Kg8 {(Ba5) 4} 137. Bf6 {0.00/19 6} 137... Kh7 {2} 138. Kg1 {0.00/21 4} 138...
Kg8 {(Bf4) 4} 139. Be7 {0.00/20 7} 139... Kh7 {(Bf4) 6} 140. Kg2 {0.00/21 5}
140... Kg8 {(Kh8) 3} 1/2-1/2
Sune
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