Tuesday, June 24, 2003
Thomas v Matthew
Lost again to Thomas. I was Black
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. Be3 Qa5 8. Nb3 Qe5 9. f4 Qc7 10. e5 Ng8 11. Be2 d6 12. Nb5 Qd8 13. exd6 Bxb2 14. Nc7+ Kf8 15. dxe7+ Qxe7 16. Bc5 Qxc5 17. Nxc5 Bc3+ 18. Kf1 Rb8 19. Rc1 Bd4 20. Nb3 Be3 21. Qd6+ Nge7 22. Rc3 Bb6 23. Nd5 Bd8 24. Re3 Kg7 25. Qf6+ Kg8 26. Nd4 Nf5 27. Re8# 1-0
White's 8th move should have been Qc7. This protected the queen provided coverge across the center of the board. Qe5 left the queen easily attacked. White's response (f4) further developed the center of the board and force the Queen to c7 anyway, losing a tempo for Black.
In the 11th move, Black should have concentrated on regaining the center, perhaps g5, threatening the supporting pawn on f4. By pushing the pawn to d6, the queen was unable to over the center of the board and White gained a big advantage
In the 13th move White left a pawn on the 6th row. Bad move. This moved the game well intto Black's field. Then in move 15 Qxe7 allows White to get the Queen. It goes downhill from there.
Lost again to Thomas. I was Black
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. Be3 Qa5 8. Nb3 Qe5 9. f4 Qc7 10. e5 Ng8 11. Be2 d6 12. Nb5 Qd8 13. exd6 Bxb2 14. Nc7+ Kf8 15. dxe7+ Qxe7 16. Bc5 Qxc5 17. Nxc5 Bc3+ 18. Kf1 Rb8 19. Rc1 Bd4 20. Nb3 Be3 21. Qd6+ Nge7 22. Rc3 Bb6 23. Nd5 Bd8 24. Re3 Kg7 25. Qf6+ Kg8 26. Nd4 Nf5 27. Re8# 1-0
White's 8th move should have been Qc7. This protected the queen provided coverge across the center of the board. Qe5 left the queen easily attacked. White's response (f4) further developed the center of the board and force the Queen to c7 anyway, losing a tempo for Black.
In the 11th move, Black should have concentrated on regaining the center, perhaps g5, threatening the supporting pawn on f4. By pushing the pawn to d6, the queen was unable to over the center of the board and White gained a big advantage
In the 13th move White left a pawn on the 6th row. Bad move. This moved the game well intto Black's field. Then in move 15 Qxe7 allows White to get the Queen. It goes downhill from there.
