Author: Mike Byrne
Date: 04:23:26 09/24/02
I recently started reading "A Psychiatrist Matches Wits with Fritz" by Ernest
Pecci. I don't know if made me better chess player - but it is now far easier
for me to score against a program like the Chess Genius for the Palm. I used to
score less than 10%. I'm now scoring around ~50% - just by following some of
his ideas in the book.
Palm Vx = OC to 32Mhz, Pondering On, Game/5
[Event "Misc Game Game/5"]
[Site "Secane, PA"]
[Date "2002.09.23"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Michael Byrne"]
[Black "Palm Genius"]
[Result "0-1"]
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Bg4 4. Be2 Nd7 5. O-O Ngf6 6. Nc3 h6 7. h3 Bh5 8. Be3
Qe7 9. Qd3 O-O-O 10. Rfd1 Kb8 11. a4 g5 12. b4 g4 13. hxg4 Nxg4 14. Nd5 Qe6 15.
a5 Ndf6 16. Nxf6 Nxf6 17. dxe5 Ng4 18. exd6 Bxd6 19. Nd4 Qg6 20. c3 Rdg8 21. Nf5
Bh2+ 22. Kh1 Nxf2+ 23. Bxf2 Qxg2# 0-1
Here's another game played - this one follows the the Pecci scheme a litte more
closely. He give many examples in his book that are similiar to the game below.
Notice the lock pawn formation and the manuever of the pieces to the front of
the white king. Many of the wins are < 40 moves using Pecci "system".
[Event "Misc Game Game/5"]
[Site "Secane, PA"]
[Date "2002.09.23"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Michael Byrne"]
[Black "Palm Genius"]
[Result "1-0"]
1. f4 d5 2. d4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. c3 Be7 5. e3 Nf6 6. Bd3 O-O 7. O-O c5 8. Qe1
Nc6 9. a3 c4 10. Bc2 b5 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Kh1 Qd6 13. Rg1 Ng4 14. h3 Nh6 15. g4
f6 16. Nf1 Nf7 17. Ng3 Rad8 18. h4 Rd7 19. Bd2 Rfd8 20. Qf2 a5 21. Rg2 a4 22.
Rag1
{
[D] 3r2k1/1b1rbnpp/2nqpp2/1p1p4/p1pP1PPP/P1P1PNN1/1PBB1QR1/6RK b - - 0 1
After 22. Rag1 - Classic Pecci setup. Note how both knights have been bought
over and the aresnal of power on the right hand side. This setup allows the
player to avoid complicated combinations, thus freeing him to set manuever his
pieces into position without fear of counterattack.
22...Na5 23. g5 Nb3 24. g6 hxg6 25. Bxg6 Bf8 26. h5 Nh8 27. f5 Nxg6 28. hxg6 Be7
29. Nh5 Rc7 30. Qh4 e5 31. Nxg7 Bc8 32. Qh7+ Kf8 33. Qh8# 1-0
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