Tuesday, July 15, 2003
Thomas beat me again in a game; I was White
Matt V. Thomas
1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Qa4+ c6 5. Qxc4 Bf5
6. Nc3 Nbd7 7. g3 e6 8. Bg2 Be7 9. Bf4 Nb6 10. Qb3
O-O 11. O-O h6 12. Na4 Qd5 13. e3 Qxb3 14. axb3 Nbd5
15. Be5 Ne4 16. Nc3 Ndxc3 17. bxc3 Nxc3 18. Rfe1 Bb4
19. Bf4 g5 20. Be5 f6 21. Bc7 Nb5 22. Ba5 Bxe1 23. Bxe1
Be4 24. Nd2 Bxg2 25. Kxg2 Rfe8 26. Ne4 Kf7 27. Bb4
e5 28. Bc3 exd4 29. exd4 Rxe4 30. Re1 Rxe1 31. Bxe1
Nxd4 32. b4 Re8 33. Bc3 Nb5 34. Bd2 Re2 35. Be3 b6
36. Kf3 Rb2 37. Kg4 Rxb4+ 38. Kh5 Nd6 39. Kxh6 Nf5+
40. Kh5 Nxe3 41. fxe3 Re4 0-1
Fritz 7 says
D23: Queen's Gambit Accepted: 3 Nf3 Nf6 sidelines
1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Qa4+ c6 5.Qxc4 Bf5 6.Nc3 Nbd7 7.g3 e6 Controls d5 8.Bg2 Be7 9.Bf4
[9.Qb3 Qb6=]
9...Nb6 10.Qb3 0-0 11.0-0 h6 Secures g5 12.Na4
[12.a4!? Nfd5 13.a5 Nxf4 14.gxf4=]
12...Qd5 13.e3 Qxb3 14.axb3 Nbd5 15.Be5 Ne4 16.Nc3 Ndxc3 17.bxc3 Nxc3 18.Rfe1
[¹18.Bc7!?µ]
18...Bb4-+ 19.Bf4 g5 20.Be5 f6 21.Bc7 Nb5 22.Ba5 Bxe1 23.Bxe1 Be4 24.Nd2 Bxg2 25.Kxg2 Rfe8 26.Ne4 Kf7 27.Bb4 e5 28.Bc3
[28.Nc3-+]
28...exd4 29.exd4
[29.Nxg5+ is not much help 29...hxg5 30.Bxd4 Nxd4 31.exd4 Re4-+]
29...Rxe4 30.Re1
[30.Bb2 doesn't get the bull off the ice 30...Re2 31.Rb1 g4-+]
30...Rxe1
[¹30...Nxc3 might be the shorter path 31.Rc1 Ne2 32.Rd1-+]
31.Bxe1 Nxd4
[31...a5!? makes it even easier for Black 32.d5 cxd5 33.h4-+]
32.b4 Re8
[32...b6 seems even better 33.Kf1-+]
33.Bc3 Nb5 34.Bd2 Re2 35.Be3 b6 36.Kf3
[36.Bc1 hardly improves anything 36...Rc2 37.Be3 Rb2-+]
36...Rb2 37.Kg4 Rxb4+ 38.Kh5
[38.Kf3 doesn't change anything anymore 38...c5-+]
38...Nd6 39.Kxh6 Nf5+ 40.Kh5 Nxe3
[40...Ng7+ 41.Kh6 g4 42.Kh7 Rb5 43.Bg5 Rxg5 44.h4 Rh5#]
41.fxe3-+ Re4
[41...Re4 42.h3 Kg7 43.h4 gxh4 44.g4 h3 45.Kh4 Rxe3 46.Kh5 h2 47.g5 h1Q+ 48.Kg4 Qe4+ 49.Kh5 Rh3#]
Matt V. Thomas
1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Qa4+ c6 5. Qxc4 Bf5
6. Nc3 Nbd7 7. g3 e6 8. Bg2 Be7 9. Bf4 Nb6 10. Qb3
O-O 11. O-O h6 12. Na4 Qd5 13. e3 Qxb3 14. axb3 Nbd5
15. Be5 Ne4 16. Nc3 Ndxc3 17. bxc3 Nxc3 18. Rfe1 Bb4
19. Bf4 g5 20. Be5 f6 21. Bc7 Nb5 22. Ba5 Bxe1 23. Bxe1
Be4 24. Nd2 Bxg2 25. Kxg2 Rfe8 26. Ne4 Kf7 27. Bb4
e5 28. Bc3 exd4 29. exd4 Rxe4 30. Re1 Rxe1 31. Bxe1
Nxd4 32. b4 Re8 33. Bc3 Nb5 34. Bd2 Re2 35. Be3 b6
36. Kf3 Rb2 37. Kg4 Rxb4+ 38. Kh5 Nd6 39. Kxh6 Nf5+
40. Kh5 Nxe3 41. fxe3 Re4 0-1
Fritz 7 says
D23: Queen's Gambit Accepted: 3 Nf3 Nf6 sidelines
1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Qa4+ c6 5.Qxc4 Bf5 6.Nc3 Nbd7 7.g3 e6 Controls d5 8.Bg2 Be7 9.Bf4
[9.Qb3 Qb6=]
9...Nb6 10.Qb3 0-0 11.0-0 h6 Secures g5 12.Na4
[12.a4!? Nfd5 13.a5 Nxf4 14.gxf4=]
12...Qd5 13.e3 Qxb3 14.axb3 Nbd5 15.Be5 Ne4 16.Nc3 Ndxc3 17.bxc3 Nxc3 18.Rfe1
[¹18.Bc7!?µ]
18...Bb4-+ 19.Bf4 g5 20.Be5 f6 21.Bc7 Nb5 22.Ba5 Bxe1 23.Bxe1 Be4 24.Nd2 Bxg2 25.Kxg2 Rfe8 26.Ne4 Kf7 27.Bb4 e5 28.Bc3
[28.Nc3-+]
28...exd4 29.exd4
[29.Nxg5+ is not much help 29...hxg5 30.Bxd4 Nxd4 31.exd4 Re4-+]
29...Rxe4 30.Re1
[30.Bb2 doesn't get the bull off the ice 30...Re2 31.Rb1 g4-+]
30...Rxe1
[¹30...Nxc3 might be the shorter path 31.Rc1 Ne2 32.Rd1-+]
31.Bxe1 Nxd4
[31...a5!? makes it even easier for Black 32.d5 cxd5 33.h4-+]
32.b4 Re8
[32...b6 seems even better 33.Kf1-+]
33.Bc3 Nb5 34.Bd2 Re2 35.Be3 b6 36.Kf3
[36.Bc1 hardly improves anything 36...Rc2 37.Be3 Rb2-+]
36...Rb2 37.Kg4 Rxb4+ 38.Kh5
[38.Kf3 doesn't change anything anymore 38...c5-+]
38...Nd6 39.Kxh6 Nf5+ 40.Kh5 Nxe3
[40...Ng7+ 41.Kh6 g4 42.Kh7 Rb5 43.Bg5 Rxg5 44.h4 Rh5#]
41.fxe3-+ Re4
[41...Re4 42.h3 Kg7 43.h4 gxh4 44.g4 h3 45.Kh4 Rxe3 46.Kh5 h2 47.g5 h1Q+ 48.Kg4 Qe4+ 49.Kh5 Rh3#]
