Author: Rick Hagen
Date: 00:54:56 01/03/06
Conditions:
TC 40m/40 + 20m/40 +20m
HT 128MB
P4@3Ghz
The game in commented PGN (just paste in your fav. GUI...)
[Event "40/40"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2006.01.03"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Chess Tal II"]
[Black "RickH"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventType "rapid"]
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bd3 Be6 12. O-O Bg7 13. Qh5 f4 14. c4 bxc4
15. Nxc4 O-O 16. Rac1 Nd4 17. f3 Kh8 18. Kh1 Rg8 19. Na3 Bf8 20. Nc7 Ra7 $1 21.
Nxe6 fxe6 22. Nc2 Rg6 $2 (22... Nc6 $1 {0} 23. Qh3 (23. g4 fxg3 24. Rg1 Qf6 25.
Rxg3 Rxg3 26. hxg3 Rg7 27. Be2 Rxg3 28. Rg1 Rxg1+ 29. Kxg1 Qf4 30. Qe8 Ne7 $17)
23... Rg6 $19) 23. Nxd4 exd4 24. Rg1 Rh6 25. Qg4 Rg7 26. Qxf4 Rh4 27. Rc8 Qxc8
28. Qxh4 Be7 29. Qh5 e5 30. Bxa6 Qxa6 31. Qe8+ Rg8 32. Qxe7 d3 33. Qf6+ Rg7 34.
b4 d2 35. Qf8+ Rg8 36. Qh6 Qd3 37. Rd1 Qe2 38. Qxd2 Rxg2 39. Qxe2 Rxe2 40. a4
Rb2 41. b5 Kg7 1-0
Key positions:
[D]r2q1brk/2N2p1p/p2pb3/4p2Q/3nPp2/N2B1P2/PP4PP/2R2R1K b - - 0 20
And the deciding pos.
[D]3q1brk/r6p/p2pp3/4p2Q/3nPp2/3B1P2/PPN3PP/2R2R1K b - - 0 22
It went downhill crescendo after missing Nc6!
Time shortage is always a great excuse...
Still, I have the feeling CSTall II is beatable in open games; it isn't the
greatest positional engine around, but one of the most fun to play against for
sure.
It's Slav Defence with black is pretty hopeless. (I turned down a draw by
repetition, was in a better position.. I thought)
I have his number though...
Drew it in a Blitz game while in a better position once though:
Chess Tal II - RickH (5min/game)
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Bg5 Qb6 7.Nb3 e6 8.Be2 a6
9.0-0 Be7 10.Qd2 Bd7 11.Bxf6 gxf6 12.Qh6 0-0-0 13.Kh1 Rdg8 14.Rad1 Rg6 15.Qd2
Rhg8 16.Na4 Qc7 17.g3 Ne5 18.Qd4 Bc6 19.Nb6+ Kb8 20.f4 Ng4 21.Bxg4 Rxg4 22.Nd2
f5 23.Nbc4 R8g6 24.Qh8+ Ka7 25.Qd4+ Kb8 26.Qh8+ Ka7 27.Qd4+ Kb8 ½-½
The oldie is fun to play against, and without giving it a handicap one still has
a chance...
Cheers,
RickH
PS. (SteveB and FernandoV: Happy New Year! Love your chats; 'OT' or not..)
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