Tuesday, June 24, 2003
Lost a game to Patrick
I was White.
1. d4 f5 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Qa4 Bd7 6. Qxc4 c6 7. Qb3 b5 8. Nf3 Bd6 9. e3 Nf6 10. Nc3 Qa5 11. O-O Nd5 12. Ne5 O-O 13. Nxd5 cxd5 14. Bxd5 Bc6 15. Bxc6 Nxc6 16. Nd7 Rf8e8 17. d5 Qa4 18. dxe6 Qxb3 19. axb3 Rxe6 20. Ra6 Rc8 21. Bd2 Nb8 22. Nxb8 Rxb8 23. Bb4 Rb6 24. Rxa7 Bxb4 25. Rc1 Rb6c6 26. Rf1 f4 27. Rb7 f3 28. Rxb5 Bd2 29. Rf5 Rf6 30. e4 Rxf5 31. exf5 Rc2 32. h4 h5 33. Kh2 Rxb2 34. g4 hxg4 35. Kg3 Rxb3 36. Kxg4 Rb4 37. Kxf3 Rxh4 38. Kg3 Rf4 39. Rd1 Rd4 40. f4 Bxf4 41. resign
For the first 11 moves the game is quite even. White has a slight advantage with a tight pawn formation and a strong forward Knight. With Black's castling and the ensuing exchange of peices puts
White well ahead so that by the end of the 15th move, Crafty gives White a +6.83 for taking the pawn (Qxe6+) which gains a pawn, a bishop and knight for a single knight. Unfortunately, White plays Nd7, giving away all the advantage gained by the exchange of pieces.
Black 17th move was to attack White's Queen. Better would have been to protect the pawn on e. This puts the game back in White's favor. White throws the advantage away by taking the pawn instead of the knight.
White's 20th move puts Black ahead by allowing black to fork the Rook and the Knight.
In the 23rd move, white should claim the C file. Instead a weak move that again puts Black in the game.
White's 24th move should have been to take the Rook and trade Rooks. Instead the Bishop is traded for Pawn.
White's 30th move should have been to move the rookout of danger and attack the bishop, rather than try and be fancy being a piece down.
Black used the advantage of the Bishop to kill pawns until White made a mistake in the 40th move. Resign.
Fritz 6 Analysis:
A84: Dutch Defence: 2 c4 Miscellaneous
1.d4 f5 [1...d5 2.Bf4=] 2.c4 [2.Bf4 Nf6²] 2...e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 dxc4 5.Qa4+ Bd7 6.Qxc4 c6 Secures d5 [6...Nc6 7.Nf3²] 7.Qb3 b5 [7...Bc8 8.Nf3²] 8.Nf3± Bd6 9.e3 [9.a4 Ne7±] 9...Nf6² 10.Nc3 Qa5 [10...b4 11.Na4²] 11.0-0± Nd5 [11...b4 12.Nd2 Be7 13.Nc4²] 12.Ne5 [12.e4 fxe4 13.Nxe4±]
12...0-0? [¹12...Bxe5!? should be considered 13.dxe5 Na6²]
13.Nxd5 [13.Bxd5?! cxd5 14.Nxd7 Nxd7 15.Nxd5 Rfe8²] 13...cxd5? [¹13...Bxe5 14.Nc3 Bf6±]
14.Bxd5! doomsday. 14...Bc6 [14...exd5 15.Qbxd5 A double attack] 15.Bxc6 [15.Nxc6!? makes it even easier for White 15...Nxc6 16.Bxc6 Rad8+-]
15...Nxc6 16.Nd7 [¹16.Qxe6+ and White can celebrate victory 16...Kh8 17.Nxc6+-] 16...Rfe8² 17.d5 Qa4?? [17...Nd8 18.dxe6 Nxe6 19.Rd1²] 18.dxe6?? spoils everything. [¹18.Qxa4 finishes off the opponent 18...bxa4 19.dxc6+- Rac8 2.56/5 0 20.e4 3.41/5 0 fxe4 3.12/5 0 21.Re1 3.31/5 0 Rxc6 2.16/5 0 22.Bf4 2.13/5 0 Bxf4 2.16/5 0 23.gxf4 2.16/5 0 Rc2 2.19/5 0 24.Rxe4 2.50/5 0 Rd2 2.53/5 0 25.Ne5 2.84/5 0 Rxb2 2.87/5 0 26.Rxa4 2.94/5 0 Ra8 3.00/5 0 27.Rd1 3.38/5 0 Kf8 3.41/5 0 28.Ra6 3.66/5 0 Rb7 3.59/5 0 29.Rxe6 3.69/5 0 Rb2 3.75/5 0 30.Rd7 4.06/5 0 Rxa2 4.47/5 0 31.Ree7 4.53/5 0 Ra1+ 5.56/5 0 32.Kg2 4.75/5 0 Ra6 6.00/5 0 33.Rxg7 6.00/5 0 Rf6 6.12/5 0 34.Rde7 6.28/5 0 Rd8 6.28/5 0 35.Rxa7 6.69/5 0 Rc8 7.00/5 0 36.Rae7 7.06/5 0 ] 18...Qxb3= 19.axb3 Rxe6 20.Ra6? [20.Rd1 a5=] 20...Rc8 [¹20...Nb4 Black missed this excellent chance 21.Ra5 Rd8 22.Rxa7 Re7-+] 21.Bd2³ Nb8?? Black has let it slip away [¹21...Re7 and Black could well hope to play on 22.Rc1 Rxd7 23.Raxc6 Rxc6 24.Rxc6 Bxg3=] 22.Nxb8+- Rxb8 23.Bb4 [23.Rc1!?+-] 23...Rb6± 24.Rxa7?? White loses the upper hand [¹24.Rxb6 axb6 25.Bc3±] 24...Bxb4-+ 25.Rc1 [25.Rd1 Re7 26.Rxe7 Bxe7-+] 25...Rbc6 [25...Re7 26.Rxe7 Bxe7 27.Kg2-+] 26.Rf1 [26.Rxc6 Rxc6 27.Rb7 Rc5-+] 26...f4 [26...Re7 27.Ra8+ Kf7 28.Rb8-+] 27.Rb7 [27.gxf4 Rc2µ] 27...f3 [27...fxe3 28.fxe3 h5 29.Rxb5-+] 28.Rxb5 Bd2 [28...Be7 29.Ra1-+] 29.Rf5 Rf6 30.e4? [¹30.Rxf6 Rxf6 31.h4µ] 30...Rxf5-+ 31.exf5 Rc2 32.h4 h5 33.Kh2 Rxb2 34.g4 hxg4 35.Kg3 Rxb3 36.Kxg4 Rb4+ 37.Kxf3 [37.Kg3 Kf7-+] 37...Rxh4 38.Kg3 Rf4 [38...Rd4 and Black can already relax 39.Rb1-+] 39.Rd1 Rd4 40.f4 [40.Kf3-+] 40...Bxf4+ [40...Bxf4+ 41.Kf3 Rxd1 42.Kxf4 Kf7-+] 1-0
I was White.
1. d4 f5 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Qa4 Bd7 6. Qxc4 c6 7. Qb3 b5 8. Nf3 Bd6 9. e3 Nf6 10. Nc3 Qa5 11. O-O Nd5 12. Ne5 O-O 13. Nxd5 cxd5 14. Bxd5 Bc6 15. Bxc6 Nxc6 16. Nd7 Rf8e8 17. d5 Qa4 18. dxe6 Qxb3 19. axb3 Rxe6 20. Ra6 Rc8 21. Bd2 Nb8 22. Nxb8 Rxb8 23. Bb4 Rb6 24. Rxa7 Bxb4 25. Rc1 Rb6c6 26. Rf1 f4 27. Rb7 f3 28. Rxb5 Bd2 29. Rf5 Rf6 30. e4 Rxf5 31. exf5 Rc2 32. h4 h5 33. Kh2 Rxb2 34. g4 hxg4 35. Kg3 Rxb3 36. Kxg4 Rb4 37. Kxf3 Rxh4 38. Kg3 Rf4 39. Rd1 Rd4 40. f4 Bxf4 41. resign
For the first 11 moves the game is quite even. White has a slight advantage with a tight pawn formation and a strong forward Knight. With Black's castling and the ensuing exchange of peices puts
White well ahead so that by the end of the 15th move, Crafty gives White a +6.83 for taking the pawn (Qxe6+) which gains a pawn, a bishop and knight for a single knight. Unfortunately, White plays Nd7, giving away all the advantage gained by the exchange of pieces.
Black 17th move was to attack White's Queen. Better would have been to protect the pawn on e. This puts the game back in White's favor. White throws the advantage away by taking the pawn instead of the knight.
White's 20th move puts Black ahead by allowing black to fork the Rook and the Knight.
In the 23rd move, white should claim the C file. Instead a weak move that again puts Black in the game.
White's 24th move should have been to take the Rook and trade Rooks. Instead the Bishop is traded for Pawn.
White's 30th move should have been to move the rookout of danger and attack the bishop, rather than try and be fancy being a piece down.
Black used the advantage of the Bishop to kill pawns until White made a mistake in the 40th move. Resign.
Fritz 6 Analysis:
A84: Dutch Defence: 2 c4 Miscellaneous
1.d4 f5 [1...d5 2.Bf4=] 2.c4 [2.Bf4 Nf6²] 2...e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 dxc4 5.Qa4+ Bd7 6.Qxc4 c6 Secures d5 [6...Nc6 7.Nf3²] 7.Qb3 b5 [7...Bc8 8.Nf3²] 8.Nf3± Bd6 9.e3 [9.a4 Ne7±] 9...Nf6² 10.Nc3 Qa5 [10...b4 11.Na4²] 11.0-0± Nd5 [11...b4 12.Nd2 Be7 13.Nc4²] 12.Ne5 [12.e4 fxe4 13.Nxe4±]
12...0-0? [¹12...Bxe5!? should be considered 13.dxe5 Na6²]
13.Nxd5 [13.Bxd5?! cxd5 14.Nxd7 Nxd7 15.Nxd5 Rfe8²] 13...cxd5? [¹13...Bxe5 14.Nc3 Bf6±]
14.Bxd5! doomsday. 14...Bc6 [14...exd5 15.Qbxd5 A double attack] 15.Bxc6 [15.Nxc6!? makes it even easier for White 15...Nxc6 16.Bxc6 Rad8+-]
15...Nxc6 16.Nd7 [¹16.Qxe6+ and White can celebrate victory 16...Kh8 17.Nxc6+-] 16...Rfe8² 17.d5 Qa4?? [17...Nd8 18.dxe6 Nxe6 19.Rd1²] 18.dxe6?? spoils everything. [¹18.Qxa4 finishes off the opponent 18...bxa4 19.dxc6+- Rac8 2.56/5 0 20.e4 3.41/5 0 fxe4 3.12/5 0 21.Re1 3.31/5 0 Rxc6 2.16/5 0 22.Bf4 2.13/5 0 Bxf4 2.16/5 0 23.gxf4 2.16/5 0 Rc2 2.19/5 0 24.Rxe4 2.50/5 0 Rd2 2.53/5 0 25.Ne5 2.84/5 0 Rxb2 2.87/5 0 26.Rxa4 2.94/5 0 Ra8 3.00/5 0 27.Rd1 3.38/5 0 Kf8 3.41/5 0 28.Ra6 3.66/5 0 Rb7 3.59/5 0 29.Rxe6 3.69/5 0 Rb2 3.75/5 0 30.Rd7 4.06/5 0 Rxa2 4.47/5 0 31.Ree7 4.53/5 0 Ra1+ 5.56/5 0 32.Kg2 4.75/5 0 Ra6 6.00/5 0 33.Rxg7 6.00/5 0 Rf6 6.12/5 0 34.Rde7 6.28/5 0 Rd8 6.28/5 0 35.Rxa7 6.69/5 0 Rc8 7.00/5 0 36.Rae7 7.06/5 0 ] 18...Qxb3= 19.axb3 Rxe6 20.Ra6? [20.Rd1 a5=] 20...Rc8 [¹20...Nb4 Black missed this excellent chance 21.Ra5 Rd8 22.Rxa7 Re7-+] 21.Bd2³ Nb8?? Black has let it slip away [¹21...Re7 and Black could well hope to play on 22.Rc1 Rxd7 23.Raxc6 Rxc6 24.Rxc6 Bxg3=] 22.Nxb8+- Rxb8 23.Bb4 [23.Rc1!?+-] 23...Rb6± 24.Rxa7?? White loses the upper hand [¹24.Rxb6 axb6 25.Bc3±] 24...Bxb4-+ 25.Rc1 [25.Rd1 Re7 26.Rxe7 Bxe7-+] 25...Rbc6 [25...Re7 26.Rxe7 Bxe7 27.Kg2-+] 26.Rf1 [26.Rxc6 Rxc6 27.Rb7 Rc5-+] 26...f4 [26...Re7 27.Ra8+ Kf7 28.Rb8-+] 27.Rb7 [27.gxf4 Rc2µ] 27...f3 [27...fxe3 28.fxe3 h5 29.Rxb5-+] 28.Rxb5 Bd2 [28...Be7 29.Ra1-+] 29.Rf5 Rf6 30.e4? [¹30.Rxf6 Rxf6 31.h4µ] 30...Rxf5-+ 31.exf5 Rc2 32.h4 h5 33.Kh2 Rxb2 34.g4 hxg4 35.Kg3 Rxb3 36.Kxg4 Rb4+ 37.Kxf3 [37.Kg3 Kf7-+] 37...Rxh4 38.Kg3 Rf4 [38...Rd4 and Black can already relax 39.Rb1-+] 39.Rd1 Rd4 40.f4 [40.Kf3-+] 40...Bxf4+ [40...Bxf4+ 41.Kf3 Rxd1 42.Kxf4 Kf7-+] 1-0
