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Subject: Re: Playchess.com Joshua Haglund (ME) vs GM Yasser Seirawan!

Author: Joshua Haglund

Date: 08:01:49 03/26/05

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On March 26, 2005 at 08:54:27, Sandro Necchi wrote:

>On March 26, 2005 at 04:06:08, Joshua Haglund wrote:
>
>>[Event "Rated game, 3m + 1s"]
>>[Site "Main Playing Hall"]
>>[Date "2005.03.26"]
>>[Round "?"]
>>[White "Yasser Seirawan"]
>>[Black "Squash1,  Joshua Haglund"]
>>[Result "1-0"]
>>[ECO "C50"]
>>[WhiteElo "2935"]
>>[BlackElo "1472"]
>>[Annotator ",Joshua"]
>>[PlyCount "43"]
>>[TimeControl "180+1"]
>>
>>1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Nc6 {
>>[%emt 0:00:01]} 3. Bc4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Be7 ?! {[%emt 0:00:23]} 4. O-O !? {
>>[%emt 0:00:04]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 5. c3 !? {[%emt 0:00:02]} a6 ? (weak; Nf6 is better) {[%emt 0:00:06]}6. Re1! {[%emt 0:00:03]} b5 ? (Nf6 is better to increase the control on the center and development) {[%emt 0:00:02]} 7. Bd5 {[%emt 0:00:31]} Bb7 ?! (Bd7 seems better, but black is too compressed. Normally in those positions another mistake would lead to a full loss) {[%emt 0:00:02]} 8. Qb3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Rb8 ?? (Nh6) {[%emt 0:00:08]} 9. Bxf7+ (Be6 or a3 may be more precise, but white advantage is quite high so can nearly play any move) {[%emt 0:00:04]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 10. Bxg8 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Rxg8 {
>>[%emt 0:00:01]} 11. d4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bf6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 12. Be3! (to improve the development is the best way for white to win quickly) {
>>[%emt 0:00:09]} Na5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 13. Qc2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Nc4 {
>>[%emt 0:00:03]} 14. Nbd2! (GMs do care more about development than computers) >{[%emt 0:00:06]} Nxd2?! (Ne3 is better) {[%emt 0:00:14]} 15. Nxd2 {
>>[%emt 0:00:12]} exd4 (g6!? or Qd7) {[%emt 0:00:08]} 16. cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} >c6 ?? (the last big mistake; g6 would have offered more resistance) {[%emt 0:00:09]} 17. e5+- {[%emt 0:00:03]} dxe5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 18. dxe5 {
>>[%emt 0:00:02]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 19. Rad1 {[%emt 0:00:14]} Qc8 {
>>[%emt 0:00:11]} 20. Bc5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Ke8 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 21. Ne4 {
>>[%emt 0:00:03]} Qf5 {[%emt 0:00:21]} 22. Nd6+ {
>>Squash1 resigns  (Lag: Av=0.76s, max=1.3s) [%emt 0:00:04]} 1-0
>>
>>
>>I was so nervous, Never thought he would accept my Challenge!
>>
>>He killed me! I wasn't ready for this level of a player!
>
>The important is to learn to improve! I gave you my comments to help you to
>improve.
>
>Ciao
>Sandro
>>
>>Joshua Haglund
>>toneewa@yahoo.com

Thanks for your comments Sandro. I just wasn't prepared for this opening as
black. I was in Ahhhh... :)

Joshua Haglund
toneewa@yahoo.com



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