Thursday, August 28, 2003
Matthew v. Patrick 1-0
Matthew v. Patrick
I won and was White.
1. d4 d5 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 Nc6 4. Bg2 e6 5. Nc3 e5 6. e3 dxc4 7. Nge2 Bf5 8. a3 Be7 9. Nd5 Nxd5 10. dxe5 Nxe3 11. Bxe3 O-O 12. Bxc6 bxc6 13. Qa4 Qd5 14. O-O Bh3 15. Nf4 Qxe5 16. Rfe1 Bd7 17. Qxc4 Ra8b8 18. Bd4 Qg5 19. Re5 Qf6 20. Rh5 c5 21. Bxf6 Bxf6 22. Rd5 Rb8d8 23. Qxc5 c6 24. Rd2 a6 25. Ra1d1 Rf8e8 26. Qd6 Re7 27. Qxc6 g5 28. Nh5 Re1 29. Rxe1 Bxc6 30. Nxf6 Kg7 31. Rxd8 resign
Fritz 7 Analysis
{D06: Queen's Gambit: Symmetrical and Baltic Defences} 1.d4 d5 2.c4 {last book move} 2...Nf6
[2...c6]
3.g3
[3.cxd5 Qxd5 4.Nc3 Qa5é]
3...Nc6 4.Bg2 e6 5.Nc3 e5
[5...dxc4 6.Bxc6+ bxc6 7.Qa4é]
6.e3
[ö6.dxe5!? {looks like a viable alternative} 6...Nxe5 7.cxd5è]
6...dxc4 7.Nge2 Bf5
[7...Qd7 8.O-Oë]
8.a3 {Consolidates b4}
[8.Bxc6+ bxc6 9.Qa4 e4é]
8...Be7 9.Nd5??
[ö9.Bxc6+ {this is the best way to fight back} 9...bxc6 10.dxe5 Qxd1+ 11.Nxd1ë]
9...Nxd5í
[{Fritz 7: 1)} 9...Nxd5 10.e4 Be6 11.exd5 Bxd5 12.f3 O-O 13.Be3 {[%eval -247,12]}]
[{Fritz 7: 2)} 9...O-O 10.Ndc3 exd4 11.Nxd4 {[%eval -100,0]}]
10.dxe5
[10.e4 Be6 11.exd5 Bxd5 12.f3í]
10...Nxe3
[ö10...Bd3 {and Black has reached his goal} 11.Nf4 Nxf4 12.Bxc6+ bxc6 13.gxf4 Qd5í]
11.Bxe3?
[11.Bxc6+ bxc6 12.Qxd8+ Rxd8 13.Bxe3 f6ë]
11...O-O
[ö11...Nxe5 {Black missed this excellent chance} 12.O-O c6í]
12.Bxc6 bxc6 13.Qa4 Qd5 14.O-O Bh3?? {allows the opponent back into the game}
[ö14...Bd3 15.Nf4 Qxe5 16.Nxd3 cxd3ì]
15.Nf4ç Qxe5?
[ö15...Qd7 16.Rfd1 Qf5 17.Nxh3 Qxh3 18.Qxc4 Qf5ç]
16.Rfe1?? {White lets it slip away}
[ö16.Nxh3 {would have given White the upper hand} 16...Qh5 17.Nf4æ]
16...Bd7 17.Qxc4 Rab8?? {throwing away the advantage}
[ö17...Bd6ë {and Black could well hope to play on}]
18.Bd4
[ö18.Bxa7 Qf6 19.Bxb8 Rxb8 20.Nh5æ]
18...Qg5?? {cause more grief}
[ö18...Qd6 19.Bxg7! {Demolition of pawn structure} 19...Rfe8ç]
19.Re5
[ö19.h4 {might be the shorter path} 19...Qb5 20.Qxb5 cxb5 21.Rxe7 Rbd8æ]
19...Qf6 20.Rh5 c5?? {shortens the misery for Black}
[20...Qd6 21.Bc5 Qf6æ]
21.Bxf6 Bxf6 22.Rd5 Rbd8
[22...Bxb2 {doesn't change the outcome of the game} 23.Re1 Bg4 24.Qxc5æ]
23.Qxc5 c6 24.Rd2 a6
[24...g6 {doesn't do any good} 25.Rad1 Bg4 26.Rxd8 Bxd8 27.Re1æ]
25.Rad1
[ö25.Nh5 {makes it even easier for White} 25...Be6 26.Nxf6+ gxf6 27.Rxd8 Rxd8 28.Qxc6 a5æ]
25...Rfe8
[25...Bg4 {doesn't get the cat off the tree} 26.Rxd8 Bxd8 27.Rd2æ]
26.Qd6
[26.Rxd7!? {keeps an even firmer grip} 26...Rc8æ]
26...Re7
[26...Bg4 {does not solve anything} 27.Qxd8 Bxd8
(27...Rxd8?? 28.Rxd8+ Bxd8 29.Rxd8#)
28.Rxd8 Kf8 29.Rxe8+ Kxe8æ]
27.Qxc6
[ö27.Qc7 {seems even better} 27...Ree8 28.Rxd7æ]
27...g5
[27...Bxc6 28.Rxd8+ Re8 29.Rxe8+ Bxe8æ]
28.Nh5
[28.Qxf6 gxf4 29.Qxe7 h6 30.Rxd7 Rf8 31.Rd8 Rxd8 32.Rxd8+ Kg7 33.Rf8 h5 34.Rxf7+ Kh6 35.Qf6#]
28...Re1+
[28...Bxc6 {the only chance to get some counterplay} 29.Rxd8+ Be8 30.Nxf6+ Kf8æ]
29.Rxe1 Bxc6 30.Nxf6+ Kg7 31.Rxd8
[31.Rxd8 Kxf6 32.Rd6+ Kg7 33.Rxc6æ]
1-0
I won and was White.
1. d4 d5 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 Nc6 4. Bg2 e6 5. Nc3 e5 6. e3 dxc4 7. Nge2 Bf5 8. a3 Be7 9. Nd5 Nxd5 10. dxe5 Nxe3 11. Bxe3 O-O 12. Bxc6 bxc6 13. Qa4 Qd5 14. O-O Bh3 15. Nf4 Qxe5 16. Rfe1 Bd7 17. Qxc4 Ra8b8 18. Bd4 Qg5 19. Re5 Qf6 20. Rh5 c5 21. Bxf6 Bxf6 22. Rd5 Rb8d8 23. Qxc5 c6 24. Rd2 a6 25. Ra1d1 Rf8e8 26. Qd6 Re7 27. Qxc6 g5 28. Nh5 Re1 29. Rxe1 Bxc6 30. Nxf6 Kg7 31. Rxd8 resign
Fritz 7 Analysis
{D06: Queen's Gambit: Symmetrical and Baltic Defences} 1.d4 d5 2.c4 {last book move} 2...Nf6
[2...c6]
3.g3
[3.cxd5 Qxd5 4.Nc3 Qa5é]
3...Nc6 4.Bg2 e6 5.Nc3 e5
[5...dxc4 6.Bxc6+ bxc6 7.Qa4é]
6.e3
[ö6.dxe5!? {looks like a viable alternative} 6...Nxe5 7.cxd5è]
6...dxc4 7.Nge2 Bf5
[7...Qd7 8.O-Oë]
8.a3 {Consolidates b4}
[8.Bxc6+ bxc6 9.Qa4 e4é]
8...Be7 9.Nd5??
[ö9.Bxc6+ {this is the best way to fight back} 9...bxc6 10.dxe5 Qxd1+ 11.Nxd1ë]
9...Nxd5í
[{Fritz 7: 1)} 9...Nxd5 10.e4 Be6 11.exd5 Bxd5 12.f3 O-O 13.Be3 {[%eval -247,12]}]
[{Fritz 7: 2)} 9...O-O 10.Ndc3 exd4 11.Nxd4 {[%eval -100,0]}]
10.dxe5
[10.e4 Be6 11.exd5 Bxd5 12.f3í]
10...Nxe3
[ö10...Bd3 {and Black has reached his goal} 11.Nf4 Nxf4 12.Bxc6+ bxc6 13.gxf4 Qd5í]
11.Bxe3?
[11.Bxc6+ bxc6 12.Qxd8+ Rxd8 13.Bxe3 f6ë]
11...O-O
[ö11...Nxe5 {Black missed this excellent chance} 12.O-O c6í]
12.Bxc6 bxc6 13.Qa4 Qd5 14.O-O Bh3?? {allows the opponent back into the game}
[ö14...Bd3 15.Nf4 Qxe5 16.Nxd3 cxd3ì]
15.Nf4ç Qxe5?
[ö15...Qd7 16.Rfd1 Qf5 17.Nxh3 Qxh3 18.Qxc4 Qf5ç]
16.Rfe1?? {White lets it slip away}
[ö16.Nxh3 {would have given White the upper hand} 16...Qh5 17.Nf4æ]
16...Bd7 17.Qxc4 Rab8?? {throwing away the advantage}
[ö17...Bd6ë {and Black could well hope to play on}]
18.Bd4
[ö18.Bxa7 Qf6 19.Bxb8 Rxb8 20.Nh5æ]
18...Qg5?? {cause more grief}
[ö18...Qd6 19.Bxg7! {Demolition of pawn structure} 19...Rfe8ç]
19.Re5
[ö19.h4 {might be the shorter path} 19...Qb5 20.Qxb5 cxb5 21.Rxe7 Rbd8æ]
19...Qf6 20.Rh5 c5?? {shortens the misery for Black}
[20...Qd6 21.Bc5 Qf6æ]
21.Bxf6 Bxf6 22.Rd5 Rbd8
[22...Bxb2 {doesn't change the outcome of the game} 23.Re1 Bg4 24.Qxc5æ]
23.Qxc5 c6 24.Rd2 a6
[24...g6 {doesn't do any good} 25.Rad1 Bg4 26.Rxd8 Bxd8 27.Re1æ]
25.Rad1
[ö25.Nh5 {makes it even easier for White} 25...Be6 26.Nxf6+ gxf6 27.Rxd8 Rxd8 28.Qxc6 a5æ]
25...Rfe8
[25...Bg4 {doesn't get the cat off the tree} 26.Rxd8 Bxd8 27.Rd2æ]
26.Qd6
[26.Rxd7!? {keeps an even firmer grip} 26...Rc8æ]
26...Re7
[26...Bg4 {does not solve anything} 27.Qxd8 Bxd8
(27...Rxd8?? 28.Rxd8+ Bxd8 29.Rxd8#)
28.Rxd8 Kf8 29.Rxe8+ Kxe8æ]
27.Qxc6
[ö27.Qc7 {seems even better} 27...Ree8 28.Rxd7æ]
27...g5
[27...Bxc6 28.Rxd8+ Re8 29.Rxe8+ Bxe8æ]
28.Nh5
[28.Qxf6 gxf4 29.Qxe7 h6 30.Rxd7 Rf8 31.Rd8 Rxd8 32.Rxd8+ Kg7 33.Rf8 h5 34.Rxf7+ Kh6 35.Qf6#]
28...Re1+
[28...Bxc6 {the only chance to get some counterplay} 29.Rxd8+ Be8 30.Nxf6+ Kf8æ]
29.Rxe1 Bxc6 30.Nxf6+ Kg7 31.Rxd8
[31.Rxd8 Kxf6 32.Rd6+ Kg7 33.Rxc6æ]
1-0
