Author: Albert Silver
Date: 11:06:01 02/01/00
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On January 31, 2000 at 03:08:47, Dave Gomboc wrote:
>On January 30, 2000 at 18:35:52, Alexander Kure wrote:
>
>Thanks, Alex.
>
>Some questions/comments for everyone:
>
>>[Event "ICC 75 10 u"]
>>[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
>>[Date "2000.01.30"]
>>[Round "-"]
>>[White "Ferret"]
>>[Black "ban"]
>>[Result "0-1"]
>>[ICCResult "White checkmated"]
>>[WhiteElo "2724"]
>>[BlackElo "2665"]
>>[Opening "Evans gambit declined, 5.a4"]
>>[ECO "C51"]
>>[NIC "IG.05"]
>>[Time "12:03:20"]
>>[TimeControl "4500+10"]
>>
>>1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bb6 5. a4 a6 6. Ba3 d6 7. O-O Nf6 8. d3
>>O-O 9. Nbd2 Ne7 10. c3 Bg4 11. Bb3 Ng6 12. h3 Bxf3 13. Qxf3 c6
>
>Crafty seems to like White here by half a pawn. Why is it that I think Black is
>already slightly better? Am I misassessing the position?
I don't think Black is better. True, there is the weak f4 square but it is no
weaker than the f5 square for example. White needs to reorganize his pieces
somewhat but has a nice bishop pair and good pawn structure. A number of plans
are probably possible here, and two rupture points might be in d4 or f4. A
deeper analysis would be needed to see which is better, but if possible I might
try playing g3, then the king to h2, and the Queen to g2, and eventually push f4
after proper preparation. g3 would also have the virtue of protecting the f4
square and Qg2 which would clear the f-column and still help keep the pressure
on e4-d5. Still this would need to be properly looked at.
>
>>14. Rae1 a5
>>15. b5 cxb5 16. axb5 Bc5 17. Bb2 a4 18. Bc4 Nh4 19. Qe2 Ng6 20. Nf3 Nf4 21.
>>Qc2 Nd7 22. d4 Nb6 23. Bd5 exd4 24. Bxb7 d3 25. Qd1 Rb8 26. Bc6 Qf6 27. Bc1
>>Ne2+ 28. Kh2 Qxc3 29. Bg5 a3 30. Qb1 Qc4 31. Qd1 f6 32. Be3 Bxe3 33. fxe3 d5
>>34. exd5 Rfd8 35. d6 Rxd6 36. e4 Qc5 37. g3 Rdd8 38. Nd2 Kh8 39. Nf3 Nc4 40.
>>Rxe2 dxe2 41. Qxe2 Na5 42. Kh1 Nxc6 43. bxc6 Rb2 44. Qa6 a2 45. Qa4 h5 46.
>>g4 Rd3 47. Qa6 Rxf3 48. Rxf3 Qe5 49. Qa8+ Kh7 50. Rf2 Rxf2 51. Qh8+ Kxh8 52.
>>gxh5 a1=Q# {White checkmated} 0-1
>
>>[Event "ICC 75 10 u"]
>>[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
>>[Date "2000.01.30"]
>>[Round "-"]
>>[White "Netsurfer"]
>>[Black "Ferret"]
>>[Result "1-0"]
>>[ICCResult "Black resigns"]
>>[WhiteElo "2633"]
>>[BlackElo "2724"]
>>[Opening "English: closed system"]
>>[ECO "A26"]
>>[NIC "EO.24"]
>>[Time "15:29:00"]
>>[TimeControl "4500+10"]
>>
>>1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nc6 3. Bg2 g6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. d3 d6 6. Nf3 f5 7. Rb1 Nf6 8. b4
>>a6 9. O-O O-O 10. a4 h6 11. b5 axb5 12. axb5 Ne7 13. Qb3 Be6 14. Ba3 Ng4 15.
>>Nd2 c6 16. Qb4 c5 17. Qb3 Qd7 18. Bb2 f4 19. h3 Nf6 20. g4 h5 21. Na4 Rad8
>>22. f3 Qe8 23. Rfd1 g5 24. Kf2 Qf7 25. Ra1 Ng6 26. Rdc1 Nh4 27. Bh1 Qe8 28.
>>Nc3 Qg6 29. Ra7 Rd7 30. Ke1 hxg4 31. fxg4 Rb8 32. Rca1 Qe8 33. Na4 Qe7 34.
>>Nb6 Rdd8 35. Kd1 Qc7 36. R1a6 Re8 37. Na4 Re7 38. Rb6 Bc8 39. Ne4 Nxe4 40.
>>Bxe4 Kh8
I think taking on g4 without a proper follow-up was the fatal mistake. I would
never even dream of opening the diagonal for that bishop without a darn good
reason. I'd probably have set up my pieces to try to storm the kingside with a
probable sac on g4, but wouldn't have taken on g4 until I was ready (and could)
to do so.
Albert Silver
>
>Crafty seems to think this position is even, but isn't Black completely busted?
>
>>41. Kd2 Re8 42. Qd1 Bf6 43. Qa1 Re7 44. Ba3 Bg7 45. Qh1 Qd8 46. Bd5
>>Qd7 47. Qe4 Qd8 48. Bb2 Bf6 49. Bc3 Rg7 50. Kd1 Qc7 51. Ba5 Qe7 52. d4 Ng6
>>53. dxc5 dxc5 54. h4 Nxh4 55. Nxc5 Qf8 56. Bc3 f3 57. exf3 Ng6 58. Ra2 Bxg4
>>59. Qxg4 {Black resigns} 1-0
>
>Dave
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