Author: Will Singleton
Date: 17:51:07 04/27/04
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Just looks like tactical error. 58.Qe8+ allows the enemy king to penetrate the
pawn wall, so the king and queen can threaten material and mate. Maybe you
still need more depth. How long does it take Trueno to switch to Qd7? (if the
king now tries to penetrate, lots of pawns fall.)
On April 27, 2004 at 20:18:51, Andrew Wagner wrote:
>30 moves into this game, I was thrilled. Trueno, outrated by 350 points, had
>held its opponent to an easy draw. Or so it seemed. I don't understand how it
>managed to lose this...what am I missing? Should it not have left the king in
>the corner? But then it would get checked all over the place by the more active
>black queen. Anyone have a suggestion?
>
>[Event "ICC 15 0"]
>[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
>[Date "2004.04.27"]
>[Round "-"]
>[White "Trueno"]
>[Black "Whole"]
>[Result "0-1"]
>[ICCResult "White checkmated"]
>[WhiteElo "1942"]
>[BlackElo "2296"]
>[Opening "Benkö gambit accepted"]
>[ECO "A58"]
>[NIC "BI.45"]
>[Time "19:45:29"]
>[TimeControl "900+0"]
>
>1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. bxa6 d6 6. Nc3 Bxa6 7. Nf3 g6 8.
>Qb3 Nbd7 9. e4 Bxf1 10. Kxf1 Bg7 11. Kg1 O-O 12. a4 Qa5 13. Bd2 Rfb8 14. Qc2
>Qa6 15. a5 Ng4 16. h3 Nge5 17. Nxe5 Nxe5 18. Ra2 Nc4 19. Nd1 Nxd2 20. Qxd2
>Rb4 21. Qc2 Qb5 22. Nc3 Bxc3 23. bxc3 Rb1+ 24. Kh2 Rxh1+ 25. Kxh1 Rxa5 26.
>Rxa5 Qxa5 27. Qc1 Qa4 28. c4 Qa2 29. Kg1 Qe2 30. f3 h5 31. Qf1 Qc2 32. Kh1
>Qc3 33. Kh2 h4 34. Kh1 Kg7 35. Kh2 Kf6 36. Qf2 Qe5+ 37. Kh1 Qg3 38. Qd2 Qe5
>39. Qe1 g5 40. Qc1 Qf4 41. Qa1+ Qe5 42. Qa8 Kg7 43. Qa7 e6 44. dxe6 Qxe6 45.
>Qa6 Kf6 46. Qa4 Qe5 47. Qa5 Qf4 48. Qa1+ Ke6 49. Qd1 Qe5 50. Qa4 Ke7 51.
>Qa7+ Kf6 52. Qa8 Kg7 53. Qa5 Qd4 54. Qa4 Kf6 55. Kh2 Ke5 56. Qe8+ Kf4 57.
>Qxf7+ Ke3 58. Qg8 Qe5+ 59. Kh1 Kf2 60. Qa8 Qb2 61. Kh2 Kf1 62. Qa1+ Qxa1 63.
>e5 Qxe5+ 64. Kh1 Qg3 65. f4 Qxg2# {White checkmated} 0-1
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