Author: Uri Blass
Date: 06:56:09 11/19/03
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On November 19, 2003 at 09:30:26, José Carlos wrote: >On November 19, 2003 at 09:16:14, Uri Blass wrote: > >>Here is a position from my last tournament game >> >> >>[D]r4rk1/1ppq1pbp/3p1np1/p2Pp3/2P5/1PNP2Pb/PB3PBP/R2QR1K1 w - - 0 15 >> >>Please give your evaluation of the position without chess programs and give the >>move that you like before you read the rest of the post that is some lines >>behind this line. > > After a very short thought (I'm at work now) I think that black is a little >better. White is almost forced to play d4 and go for some exachanges that leave >it with a weaker pawn structure in a simplified position. > If white doesn't want to simplify with d4, they have to wait and black can >prepare several plans (for example c6 and b5 or Nh5 and f5 f4 moving the rooks >to the right places. > However, I'd bet this position must be an easy draw if white doesn't make >mistakes. > Now I'm going to see your analisys ;) > > José C. You are better player than me. In the game I even did not think about e4 because I thought that I need to have pieces to protect my king and d4 did not seem to me a move to the right direction. d4 was better also in the next move after Bh1 h5 I could probably get a draw later but I blundered and saw the opponent sacrifice too late [D]7r/2p2k2/1p1p1bpr/p2Pp3/P1P1PpR1/1P3P2/1B3R1P/7K w - - 0 36 Kg1 was probably enough for a draw but I played Rgg2 and only after Rh3 I saw that I am losing a pawn because I have nothing to do against Bg3. Unfortunatewly my opponent did not fall into a trap and won the game Here is the relevant second position 8/2p2k2/1p1p2p1/p2Pp3/P1P1Pp2/1PB2Pb1/4K1R1/1r6 w - - 0 46 I played Kd3 I thought that it is a good trap because it seems that I have no choice to save the pawn so there is no stupid move to make the opponent suspect for traps but unfortunately the trap was not good enough or my opponent was not weak enough so the opponent did not capture the pawn and won the game. Uri
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