Author: blass uri
Date: 04:45:28 07/02/98
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On July 02, 1998 at 07:35:23, Amir Ban wrote: > >This is to give data on how things looked from our end, and also to see if this >posting system is really back in order. > >The 1st game we were in book up till 18.Bd4 (we have 18.b3 and 18.e5). Junior >briefly thought it had -0.4 out of book, but them saw Bxe4 works, and from then >on the score never went below -0.15. Rebel had an alternative of 20.Bxg7 which >Junior expected. This may lead to 2R vs. Q which doesn't look really attractive >for white. The resulting black position had ugly features (king in the centre, >rook disconnected), but with Q & R buzzing around an exposed white king I don't >see what white can do about it. If white allows Ke7 or d5 it can become >dangerous for him. Ed had a crash before 25.Rd6, and after that we thought it >looked drawish and were busy discussing having another game with him and the ICC >admin. > >The second game was different. The Scandinavian is generally a good choice >against e4 preparations. I think there must be something wrong with 6...Bf5. It >put us out of book (we have Bg4, and continuations trade B for N). The problem >with Bf5 is that the bishop becomes an immediate target, and black cannot >complete development in peace. Junior's moves Nh4, Qd2, Re1 (pinning the e-pawn) >and h3 are all aimed at the bad bishop position. > >Ed and others blame 13...g5. I think Junior would have played it himself. The >alternatives Be7,Rd8 or 0-0 don't look too good. Previously, Junior thought of >playing 12.a3 but saw 12...g5 13.Nf3 Bxf3 14.Bxf3 g4 and didn't like it, >therefore switching to 12.h3. After 13...g5, it took time to see that 14.Qxg5 is >effective, since it gives up a pawn. This move would be easier for a master to >find, since he would not mind being a pawn down in this position. > >The final move 22.d5 is quite spectacular. It threatens to take the queen, and >of course 20 other things. > > > >[Event "Rebel vs. Junior"] >[Site "ICC"] >[Date "1997.07.01"] >[Round "1"] >[White "Rebel 10, PII-266."] >[Black "Junior 5.0, PII-333."] >[Result "1/2-1/2"] >[ECO "E12"] > >1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. a3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. Nc3 c5 7. e4 cxd4 >8. Nxd4 Nc6 9. Nxc6 Bxc6 10. Bf4 Nh5 11. Be3 Qb8 12. O-O-O Bd6 13. g3 Be5 14. >Bd3 Qb7 15. Rhe1 Nf6 16. f4 Bxc3 17. Qxc3 Rc8 18. Bd4 Bxe4 19. Bxf6 Bxd3 20. >Rxd3 gxf6 21. Qxf6 Rxc4+ 22. Kb1 Rf8 23. Qh6 Rc5 24. Qxh7 Qg2 25. Rd6 Rb5 26. >Qc2 Qxc2+ 27. Kxc2 Ke7 28. Red1 Rc8+ 29. Kb1 Rc7 30. R1d3 1/2-1/2 Did Junior5 consider 23...Rh8 instead of Rc5? Junior4.6 rejected Rh8 only at depth 17 because of f5 I reject Rh8 because black loses a tempo after Qg7 Rf8 Qxh7 > > >[Event "Rebel vs. Junior"] >[Site "ICC"] >[Date "1997.07.01"] >[Round "2"] >[White "Junior 5.0, PII-333."] >[Black "Rebel 10, PII-266."] >[Result "1-0"] >[ECO "B01"] > >1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. g3 Nf6 5. Bg2 c6 6. Nf3 Bf5 7. O-O >e6 8. d4 Be7 9. Nh4 Bg4 10. Qd2 Nbd7 11. Re1 Bb4 12. h3 Bh5 13. a3 g5 14. Qxg5 >Bxc3 15.bxc3 Qxc3 16. Bd2 Qxc2 17. Rac1 Qa4 18. Nf5 Rg8 19. Nd6+ Ke7 20. Qf4 >Rab8 21.Bb4 Kd8 22. d5 1-0 > > >Amir Junior4.6 rejected g5 and prefered 0-0-0 after a long time (less than 1 hour) I think Junior5 will reject g5 if you give it enough time. Uri
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