Author: Kurt Utzinger
Date: 01:23:13 06/09/03
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Below the game with my analysis. Well, movei did not play the opening in the
best way. The main problem in this game was that Black [movei] had put its
pieces at bad places with no coordination whatsoever. White had full control
over the centre. And some inaccuracies were too much to hold the game.
Kurt
[Event "WBEC4-1st Division"]
[Site "Ath MP 2200"]
[Date "2003.06.07"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "SOS 99.11.03"]
[Black "Movei 0.08.068"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D71"]
[Annotator "Utzinger,K"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[TimeControl "40/2400:0"]
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 d5 {
A bad line for a program without having a good opening book.} 4. cxd5 Qxd5 {
(?) An offence against the rule not to bring the queen too early into play. It
is clear that the queen on d5 will sooner or later lose a tempo due to White's
attack Nc3.} 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Nc3 Qa5 7. Bg2 Be6 {(?!) An inaccuracy in so far as
White will sooner or later play e2-e4 when Black's pieces come in trouble. A
more logical try was 7...Bf5 in order to have control over e4 and preparing to
castle long side. And even 7...Bg7 with the possibility 0-0 and to still
have the option where to play the white squared bishop, would have been better.
} 8. O-O O-O-O 9. e4 {White's advantage due to the mobile centre and the more
actively and well coordinated placed pieces is already remarkable. I think
that only precise defence can save the game for Black.} Bc4 10. Re1 Bg7 11. Bf4
{More accurate was to protect the centre with 11.Be3 which under circumstances
may allow the maneouvre Nf3-d2.} Nh5 {Deeper analysis require 11...g5.
Impossible was 11...Nxd4 12.Nxd4 e5 on account of 13.Nb3 Bxb3 14.Qxb3 exf4
when White wins a piece after 15.e5} 12. Be3 Qb4 {
Black has and can't have a plan because its pieces do not play together.} 13.
Rb1 e6 {Just in time: Black opens a retreat for the own queen.} 14. a3 Qf8 {
(?!) A move that I do not understand. Why not seize the opportunity to take
control over the weak squares on white's queenside with 14...Qb3, if then 15.
e5 Bf8 to free g7 for the knight 16.Qxb3 Bxb3 followed by Nh5-g7 and Bd5 if
necessary. Of course, White will be able to keep the advantage with 14...Qb3
15.Qxb3 Bxb3 16.Nd2 and so on, but this was less worse than the course of the
game.} 15. Qa4 {(!) A strong queen maneouvre just winning the game. I can't
see a way for Black to save the game.} Ba6 16. Red1 {A strong option was 16.e5
with the threat g4 and the win of a piece, and to reply the forced 16...f5
with 17.Ng5 or perhaps 17.b4 +-. The move chosen by SOS does of course also
win.} Ne7 17. b4 c6 {The only defence but Black is helpless against the coming
attack against its king.} 18. b5 cxb5 19. Nxb5 Kb8 (19... Bxb5 20. Qxb5 b6 21.
Qa6+ Kb8 22. Rxb6+ axb6 23. Qxb6+ Kc8 24. Rc1+ Kd7 25. Rc7+ Ke8 26. Qb5+ Nc6
27. Qxc6+ Rd7 28. Qxd7#) 20. Nxa7 {Another continuation that wins was 20.d5}
Rd6 {To avoid Qa4xa6 but it does not help} 21. e5 Nd5 22. exd6 Kxa7 23. Ne5 Qxd6
{
After 23...Bxe5 White mates with 24.Rxb7} 24. Rxb7+ {
A nice and decisive rook sacrifice.} Kxb7 25. Rb1+ Ka7 26. Bxd5 Rb8 27. Rxb8
exd5 28. Rb1 Nxg3 29. Nc6+ Qxc6 30. Qxc6 Ne2+ 31. Kh1 Bb5 32. Qxb5 Ng3+ 33.
hxg3 h6 34. Qa4# 1-0
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