*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+* IECC CHESS BITS & PIECES *+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+* Published by the International Email Chess Club Devoted solely to free E-Mail Correspondence Chess *+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+* Volume 4, Issue 24 October, 1997 *+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+* IECC Inaugurates New FischerRandom Event by Mark Brooks Beginning October 1, 1997, IECC will offer a new event to our members: FischerRandom Chess! For those of you unfamiliar with FischerRandom Chess, this much-talked about variation of the game is played the same as regular chess, except that the pieces are arranged randomly behind the pawns before the start of the game. Of course there may be those who say this is ridiculous, or that it is not "real chess". But others interested in new challenges maintain that it is a meaningful game. It causes both players to think strategically from the beginning, since they are not able to rely on "book" openings. The added emphasis on tactics and strategy could very well lead to improvements in your regular games. FischerRandom games will be conducted as two-game matches, with piece setups established by the TD -- identical setups used in both games of the match. The games will be rated, but your FischerRandom rating will be maintained separately from your regular IECC rating. When you are paired up for a match you will receive complete information on how to set up your pieces, how to conduct the game, how to castle (the trickiest part of FischerRandom Chess), and what to do when your game is completed. There is a FischerRandom Web page with further information, located at: A few of usd have play-tested this event for the last several months and have found it to be quite a bit of fun. FischerRandom will not appeal to every player, but if you've played it before and enjoyed it, or would like to try it out, please write me at: Mark Brooks I hope to see many members sign up for our newest IECC Event!! *+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+* Mike Power IECC VP Communications 1899 Power, Mike 35-11-36 CAN P I am 42 years old and am very happily married to a very understanding chess widow. We have 3 children: ages 7, 13 and 15. plus one silly dog and a very old and grumpy cat who is the real boss. I live in St. Andrews, N.B., Canada where I have a very interesting (and busy) job as a marine biologist for the local herring fisheries. My family do not play chess, but my youngest likes a little game we play where he gets 'two' moves to my every 'one' (except checks). He can now beat me easily! I had played postal chess for a few years before discovering email chess in 1994 through Lisa Powell and I was quickly hooked. I've been a member of the IECC since its inception in 1995 and have helped out in various capacities on staff since then. My official title is sort of a catch-all for my maintenance and updates to the official IECC web site at (now over 30,000 hits) and also the ftp site at which I do along with Robert Buice, our Webmaster. I also help out as a tutor for new members, and do the final edits on our pgn games before they get updated each month on the ftp site. We currently have several thousand games in PGN, CA and CB formats for 1995 to 1997. This is a valuable resource for those of us who like to research our opponents, particularly the higher rated ones. Witness my upset draw as published in game analysis in recent August and September newsletters! My other hobbies include any and all sports but mostly running, and of course hockey (Canadian, eh?) but chess is the one that takes the most of my little free time. I'm currently attempting to reduce my gameload from near 20 down to less than 10 as my job is becoming more demanding and the field work with boat trips for days or weeks at a time make it hard to receive my email!! My long term plans are to continue to help out as I can for the IECC, and to make and even meet more friends through this fun game we play. *+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+* Andres Valverde 2220 I am from Almeria, in the south of Spain, the country where The Spanish Master Ruy Lopez was born. Unfortunately, I have not inherited his chess genious :-). I'm 34 years old and I'm married since 1991. We have a 3-years-old daughter, and we are waiting for the arrival of another girl in October. I started to learn chess when I was 7-8 years old. I bought some chess books, which I couldn't understand, but I really loved them. I can remember the first book I owned: "1.001 CheckMate Combinations" by Fred Reinfeld. Here I want to mention my favourite chess book "Zurich 1953" wirtten by my favourite G.M. David Bronstein. I encourage young players to read this kind of books and study less openings' theory. The first tournament I attended was my town's absolute championship (my father signed up me) at the age of 11. My score was +1 =0 -6. This poor result encouraged me to increase my playing level and I studied chess hardly until I was 18. However, this did not help me to obtain great results in tournaments. However, at least I could understand why I lost games :). I took a "vacation" from chess when I went to Cordoba University, where I became an Agricultural Engineer, specializing in Food Industries. I worked at designing and building wineries since 1987 to 1993. Then, I moved to my natal town, Almeria, where I actually work as General Manager of an agricultural Cooperative. In 1996, I contacted IECC and other chess-by-email organizations, and I have recovered my "appetite" for chess. Because I am a very absent-minded person, I wrote a small program called Ectool, to help me in the management of my email games. I am pleased that a number of users belong to IECC. Finally I want to say thanks to all the volunteers who make possible the existence of IECC. Saludos, Andres *+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+* James Smith Asst TD 2-game matches, 2005 5- 5- 6 + USA I was born in Hollywood, California USA in 1957, as the result of a hot date between a couple of high school students, so I credit how smart I am to attend high school while yet a fetus. My parents did marry, but were divorced by the time I was three. My mother's third husband, who was not her last, was the one who taught me to play chess. I did not play much as I did not know anyone who did, but during the Fischer craze of 1972 I was beating all that I played. In high school, this time at the proper age, I met James Maki who was a tournament player, and has gone on to become an FIDE Master. He introduced me to the USCF and I was hooked. I did nothing but play chess for the next 2 years. I started with a rating of 1541, and when I retired I had achieved the high 1800s. My best event was winning my class at the American Open in 1976 with a score of 7-1. Unfortunately, I began smoking marijuana on a daily basis and gave up playing chess. I went on to surf, scuba dive, and ride a Harley-Davidson for pastimes. I gave up drugs after two years while studying the Bible with Jehovah's Witnesses. What they taught me made sense, so I was baptized in 1979. I met my wife, Pamela, while I was studying, and we were married in 1980. I owned a landscape maintenance business to put food on the table, but after 12 years it was running me. So I sold it and went to work for a city doing park maintenance. I had been working for a city in the East Bay of the San Francisco Bay Area, where we now live with our seven cats and one dog, when I experienced a major depression and high anxiety from stress at work. I had met and made friends with a tournament player, an Expert named David Wait, while I was working in the park. I found that chess helped me to cope with my depression; it took my mind off the disturbing thoughts I was experiencing. I began to play again in December of 1995. It wasn't long before I was a regular at the Mechanic's Institute in San Francisco, a private library that has a chess room on the fourth floor, which is open seven days a week. I also began playing correspondence through the USCF. In August of 1996, my employer tried to transfer me to an area that was inappropriate for my condition. I left work that morning and by that afternoon I was hospitalised. My doctors kept me off work for a month, and then released me with restrictions. The city fought it, and in December 1996 they fired me, claiming they could not accommodate my restrictions, although this was a clear violation of federal law. I sold my Harley and bought a computer. While waiting for my legal case against the city to move forward, I discovered the IECC while surfing the chess websites. I was tutored by Art Malm, and before I had graduated I knew that this was exactly the kind of club I wanted to be a part of. So I volunteered to be a tutor. I began tutoring while still playing my first match, and when the call came out for more Assistant TDs, I volunteered. I had the good fortune of being assigned to the Two-Game Match department, and I have enjoyed working with Ron, Jim, and Andy. I have also become good friends with Micheal Dunn of New Zealand, who has joined the 2-gamers staff. He and I have volunteered to write Tutoring Guidelines for the IECC. We will be forming a committee and beginning that soon. I certainly appreciate all the friends I have made, and look forward to meeting more. Aside from working with the IECC and pursuing my legal case, I am remodeling my 70 year old house, and I collect chess literature. My wife and I enjoy visiting Bed and Breakfast establishments in Northern California and helping others to study the Bible. Because I am on disablity until my legal case is resolved, we cannot afford to go anywhere, nor have I been able to purchase any books. So we endure the best we can, knowing that it will eventually all be taken care of. *+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+* Ben Kriechel Born: 3/23/1973 Heinsberg (Germany) Education: Master of Economics, University of Maastricht, 1998 (I promise) My first chess experience was a wonderful book by the Dutch chess federation, probably at the age of five or six. It told the story of a prince and and a princess learning to play chess. Following their explorations in the chess world, you learned the rules yourself, and there were lot of (easy) problems to solve. The best things about it were the pictures though, I have never seen nicer 'pawns' then in that book. They looked more like knights to me, without a horse though. I used to play my father. My father played like one of the early chess computer, always 'eating' material, but at least he made a munching sound while doing so. So after some months I was able to beat him easily, and he decided not to play me anymore. Then came the phase in which I only played chess occasionally, at school, during vacations, and in the army. But when I entered the University four years ago and found out about e-mail chess (probably around 1995) and the IECC, I started to play more seriously, and tried to learn from every game I play. I enjoy email chess since I am forced to think a little longer compared to 'live' chess, where I get impatient, and consequently lose my games. Besides chess. I also enjoy bicycling (living in Holland you have to), Jiu-Jitsu, and at least once a year skiing. Since three years I also have the wonderful responsibility of being an uncle and I am looking forward to teach my little nephew and a little later my niece how to play chess. Up to now they enjoy other games more, especially if water and a little mud is involved .... Groetjes, Ben *+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+* 1265 Ron Marshall 18- 5- 3 CAN One the busy two TD's of 2-game matches Born on a cold Canadian winter night, the 19th of Dec 1938. Very bad time to be born, as I always got combined Birthday and Christmas presents. What a bummer! Education: Grade 12 grad from the Vancouver Technical, Junior/Senior high school, in 1956. Good news: was the graduating class valedictorian. Went on to complete my education at adult night school. In fact, I liked it so much that I went on to teach it. (Engineering Science, Mathematics for Telecommunications, and Telephony) Biggest reward: they actually paid me, cash money! Biggest pain: I had to fail a guy that I liked! Ok, you guessed it, I worked in the Telephone industry. Started as a coffee maker in 1956, and finished as a 4th-level Engineering Planning Manager in 1987. Only claim to real fame: youngest BCT employee to ever retire on a full pension. Hobbies, etc : Music: Guitar playing, piano playing, listening to all kinds of canned or live music, from Bach to Barbra. Have attempted to sing on occasion, never well received! Sports: tennis, golf, scuba diving, bike riding, motorcycle riding, curling, bowling, skiing, hockey, sex, and eating. (Some are historical references) Hobbies: Carpentry, gardening, sleeping, drowsing, napping, zzzzzzzzzzzzz where was I??? Intellectual pursuits: Chess - of course! Reading: everything from Zen, and the art of motorcycle maintenance to Dostoyevsky. We have two sons, aged 31 and 33. Both are intelligent, useful, upstanding citizens of the world! Wherever did they get that from? Obviously their mother's side! Chess mess: Well, I'm not bragging, but I learned to play when I was about 12. At least the rules, actual playing ability I'm still not that confident about! The guy who taught me was an older guy who never let me win. Kinda stuck in my craw, so I decided to read a few books. In those days they said funny things like 1.P-K4. I played in a high-school club. Then I dropped it, clunk, in favour of gettin a job, and makin a buck. But I rejuvinated my chess career when I settled down in Kamloops, B.C. I joined the local chess club, and I also started a B.C. Telephone Co. chess club there. I was the president, so you realise that my present position in the IECC is quite a come-down! I also took a night school chess course, from the 7th highest rated player in Canada, at the time. Boast: I was the only class member to beat him, in his graduation simul match against the whole class of 12. Brag: He said to the class that I was the only one to learn anything! I think it was sour grapes because I beat him! But you couldn't help but love personality! So that's it. You want more? Just sent a certified cheque for $10.00 to my address, and I'll give you the unexpurgated version. PS: 'd just like to say that the IECC is the greatest thing since sliced bread. I've met so many interesting and nice people around the world that it's unbelievable. I could name them all, but, hey! It's someone else's turn to bore you with their life stories! Cheers! *+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+* 1866 Jensen, Jakob Kamp 3- 0- 4 + DEN My full name is Jakob Kamp Jensen, and I was born on March 20th 1974. I grew up in south-eastern Sealand (the big island in Denmark) in a small town named "Gammel Kalvehave" where my parents still live. I have no siblings. I learnt chess when I was seven years old, but have not been playing chess seriously until a few years ago. I now live in Nykdbing Falster (20.000 citizens, but we have 2 local GM's here) in Denmark: GM Lars Bo Hansen and GM Henrik Danielsen. Hopefully I will be moving to Copenhagen soon, where I am going to school now. I have a Bachelor Degree in Business Economics and I am now studying for at Master Degree in Technology of Management at Copenhagen Business School. Besides playing chess and studying, I listen to music (actually I usually do that too when I'm playing chess and studying), I read a lot and I do a little visual basic programming too now and then. I also like movies. *+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+* *+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+* Rick Stein Asst TD Rick Stein, Thematics Rating 1601 My name is Rick Stein, and I am from Buffalo, NY. I started playing chess when I was 11 years old. This was back in the days of Bobby Fischer. When I first started playing, I lived, ate, and breathed chess. My claim to fame is that when I was 13, I won the New York State Class "D" championship. I played through high school and then stopped playing for quite some time, at least competitively. I attended college at Buffalo State College. I got a degree in Business Administration. I am currently the manager of a hotel in the Buffalo area. I have wanted to get back into competitive chess for some time, but have found it difficult to find the time. On occasion I will play in a USCF tournament when there is one in the area. I was very glad to find out that the IECC existed. I am currently an Assistant Tournament Director in the Thematic Trio department. I have always wanted to be more active in chess and the IECC has given me that opportunity. I have one son, who is 16. He is a beginner at chess but is learning fast. He hopes to become a member of the IECC in the very near future. He is getting better everyday, but is having a little trouble with chess notation. But I am sure you will see him around real soon. My hobbies are playing golf and boating. The main problem is that the summers around here are so short. But if I am not at work, I am usually on the golf course or out on Lake Erie. During the winter you will find me at the Buffalo Bills football games on Sundays. I know what everyone is thinking, I have heard all the Buffalo Bills jokes! If anyone has any new ones, please send them to me. Well I guess that's all there is to tell about myself. I hope to meet as many members as I can from a across the chess board! *+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+* Scott Lewis 1849 USA My name is Scott Lewis. I've been in the United States Navy for 9 years and am looking forward to 11 more, at which time I will retire at age 37. I'm married, with 2 girls and one more on the way, middle of October and it's a boy. I'm currently stationed in Rota Spain, but will returning to the United States in June of 1998, at which time I will be a Company Commander at Recruit Training Command. (Same thing as a drill sergeant in the army.) I've been playing chess for about 12 years. My best results in the USCF was taking 3rd place in the Kentucky State Championships as a senior in High School 1988. I took 1st Place in the US Amatuer U1800 in 1994. My goal is to get somewhere in the 2000-2100 range. I would like to say that the IECC has given me the opportunity to continue my Chess education and take it to a different level. Over here in Spain I've had the chance to play a lot of FIDE rated players -- most of them are over 2000, and I've done pretty well. I'm looking forward to going back to the US and playing in some over-the-board tournaments. So if we ever play each other, just play 1.e4 and you can play against my Najdorf, or if I'm white and you reply 1.e4 e5, look out for the Kings Gambit. I've accumlated many a scalp from people who think they found an antidote for it. :) *+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+* James Smith, Asst TD 2-game matches 2111 James Smith 3- 3- 1 I sure you have the original patent, Lisa, but it has run out, and I am the new, improved eccentric and bizzare! After all, you are Lisa Powell, Founder and Senior Advisor. I am James the berzerk, Assistant to Ron Marshall. 'Nuff said. Let me take this opportunity to update the Insanity Stats: The Crew: Queen eLISAbeth- The one who christened the ship, Admiral RocKYLE- currently holding the whip. Captain Bronze Ron Blight- The old fart, Long Jim Shilver- the techno smart. Andy Chessbeard- The brainiac, James the berzerk- the maniac. The Ship: SS EssEss The Motto: "Rye skies at night, sailor's delight, as we sail the Sea of Nonsense in the good ship SS EssEss" Although I must admit that Lisa did not christen the ship, Kyle did. So perhaps their descriptions could be interchanged, or we would have to submit the name candidates to Lisa and let her decide. But Chessbeard may mutiny if she chose another. So we will have to pretend she chose the name. James the berzerk hoping that Long Jim prints this out so I don't have to send it again. *+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+* Analyzed by Bill Wall 1977 Bill Wall 26-12-23 USA Attacking the Backward Pawn by Bill Wall Herbert Bieber - Luis Ulbrich, IECC (P-366) 1997 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 {the Vienna Opening} 2...Nf6 3.Bc4 Nc6 {other ideas are 3...Nxe4, 3...Bc5, and 3...Bb4} 4.d3 Bb4 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bxf6 {A little unusual. Common is 6.Bh4} 6...Bxc3+ {Better may be 6...Qxf6 and aim for 7...Nd4} 7.bxc3 Qxf6 8.Ne2 d6 {8...Na5 or 8...O-O are also possible} 9.O-O g5 {Black aims for a kingside attack. 9...O-O or 9...Na5 are still good} 10.Bb5 Bd7 11.Bc4 Ne7 {11...Na5 or 11...O-O-O still look good} 12.Ng3 h5 {Other ideas are 12...O-O, 12...b5, and 12...O-O-O} 13.Rb1 {Rooks belong on open or half-open files} 13...h4 14.Nh5 Qh6 {14...Qg6 was the only other move for the queen} 15.g4 O-O-O {White could also play 15...hxg3 16.fxg3 f5} 16.Rb2 f5 {16...Rdf8 and 16...Be6 are less risky moves} 17.exf5 Nxf5 18.Qf3 {threatening 19.Qxb7 mate} 18...c6 19.Rfb1 b6 {not 19...b5 20.Bxb5 cxb5 21.Qa8+ Kc7 22.Qxa7+ and White should mate} 20.a4 Kc7 {Probably too passive.. 20...Rdf8 looks better} 21.a5 b5 {Not 21...bxa5 22.Rb7+ Kc8 23.Rb8+ Kc7 24.R1b7 mate} 22.gxf5 Qxh5 {22...bxc4?? 23.Rb7+ Kc8 24.Rb8+ Kc7 25.R1b7 mate} 23.Qxh5 Rxh5 24.Be6 a6 {Other good possibilities are 24...Rf8; 24...Bxe6; 24...d5; 24...g4} 25.c4 Ra8 {Still playable are 25...Rf8; 25...Bxe6; 25...d5; 25...g4} 26.Bxd7 Kxd7 27.cxb5 axb5 {It is usually best to exchange towards the center, but this does give White another passed pawn} 28.Ra2 Rhh8 {28...g4, 28...Ke7, and 28...Ra6 are good alternatives} 29.c4 Rhb8 {Black could play 29...bxc4 30.dxc4 Rhf8, but White controls the important 7th rank with 31.Rb7+} 30.Kg2 b4 {If 30...bxc4 31.Rxb8 Rxb8 32.dxc4 and White still has two passed pawns} 31.Kf3 {aiming for 32.Kg4 and attacking the backward pawn} 31...Ke7 {to protect the g5 pawn after 32.Kg4. Playable may be 31...b3, then Ke7} 32.a6 Kf6 {Other moves are 32...b3; 32...c5; 32...Ra7} 33.a7 Rb6 {33...Rb7 seems better. Black can then play 34...Rxa7 or 34...c5} 34.Kg4 c5?! {34...b3 (34...h3) 35.Rab2 (35.Ra3 b2) Rxa7 36.Rxb3 Rxb3 37.Rxb3 Ra2 may be Black's best and safest approach to this endgame} 35.h3 b3? {Perhaps 35...Rb7 and if 36.Ra6 Rd7. White now has a target and tempo} 36.Ra5 b2 {36...Rb7 37.Ra6 Rd7 38.Rxb3 Raxa7 39.Rxa7 Rxa7 40.Rb6 leads to the game} 37.Ra2 Rb7 {37...Rb3 38.Rbxb2 Rxb2 39.Rxb2 Rxa7 40.Rb6 Rd7 41.Rb8 leads to the game} 38.Rbxb2 Rbxa7 39.Rxa7 Rxa7 40.Rb6 Rd7 41.Rb8 Ra7 42.Re8 Ra6 {42...Ra2 43.Re6+ Kf7 44.Kxg5 Rxf2 45.Rxd6} 43.Re6+ Kf7 44.Kxg5 Ra2 45.f3 d5 {45...Rf2 46.Kg4 and 47.Kxh4} 46.Rxe5 d4 {46...dxc4 47.dxc4 Ra3 48.Kg4 threatening 49.Kxh4} 47.Rxc5 1-0 Black had just too many backward pawns to attack. *+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+* Analysis by Don Camper Feagin,Joe (2400) - Kempen,Heinz van (2600) M-964.2, IECC, 1997 - Kings Indian Attack Joe Feagin - Heinz Van Kempen 1-0 M-964.2 2415 Joe Feagin 5-9-2 USA +13 2613 Heinz Van Kempen 0-1-1 GER -13 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d3 g6 4.g3 Bg7 5.Bg2 Nc6 6.O-O Nf6 7.Nbd2 O-O 8.a4 Rb8 9.Nc4 . . . book 9...a6 {9...b6= My humble choice here, leaving open possibility of a3 and b4 driving the knight ... other tries include 9...Nd7 and 9..e5.} 10.a5!? {Maintaining the knight on c4 by stopping the b5 push and taking control of the weaken b6 square. However, the a5 pawn will be difficult to hold.} {10.e5 dxe5 11.Nfxe5 Nxe5 12.Nxe5=} 10...Be6 Maybe the best move but ... {10...Nd7 11.Nfd2 Nde5 12.Nxe5 Nxe5 13.f4 appears equal} 11.Nfd2 {Maintaining a knight solidly posted at c4} {11.e5 dxe5 12.Nfxe5 Nxe5 13.Nxe5 Bd5 gains nothing} 11...Nd7 {Black's position is cramped.} {11...Ng4!? temporarily stops f4 push and appears more flexible than the game ... possible continuation: 12.h3 Nge5 13.Nxe5 dxe5 14.Nc4 Bxc4 15.dxc4 Qc7 16.Be3 Nxa5 =+} 12.f4 {thematic with this opening} 12...f5 {Seeking counter play, but weaken e6 square soon becomes apparent.} {12...Qc7 another choice} 13.c3 {Protecting d4/b4 squares while shielding b2 pawn and freeing the dark square bishop ... an expected move in this type formation.} 13...Qc7 {13...h6 looks ugly but may be necessary} 14.Qe2 fxe4?! {14...Bxc4 15.Nxc4 may be a better try.} 15.Nxe4!+= {Only possible due to the weakness of the e6 square!} {15.dxe4 is ok, but not as good as game.} 15...Bxc4 {15...d5? 16.Ng5!} {15...Nf6 16.Ng5 Bg4 17.Qe3 e5 18.fxe5 Nxe5 19.Nxe5 dxe5+=} 16.dxc4 Bh6 {16...Nxa5?! 17.Ng5 Nb3 18.Rb1!; 16...h6 17.Qg4 Kh7 18.Qh3+=} 17.Qg4 Rf5 {17...Nf6 18.Qh3 Nxe4 19.Bxe4 Bg7 20.f5 Ne5 21.Bf4!} 18.Qh3! Rh5 {What else?} {18...Rbf8 19.g4! (19.Qxh6?? Rh5-+) } 19.Qe6+ Kh8 20.Ng5 Bxg5 {An unfortunate must.} {20...Nf8 21.Qe4 Bg7 (21...Bxg5 22.fxg5 Ne5 23.g4+-) 22.Bf3 Rxg5 23.fxg5!} 21.fxg5 Nde5 {21...Nxa5 22.Rxa5 Nf8 23.Qe3 Qxa5 24.g4!} 22.g4! Rh4 23.h3 Re8 {23...Nd3 24.Qe3 Nxc1 25.Raxc1 h6 26.gxh6+- And Qg5 quickly decides matters.} 24.Bf4 Nd8 25.Bxe5+!+- {25.Qd5 e6 26.Qd2+-} 25...dxe5 26.Qd5 h5 {Attempting to free the confined rook but opening the kingside too.} 27.gxh6 Rxh6 {27...e6 28.Qe4 Rxh6 29.Rae1 Nf7 30.Rf6+-} 28.Rae1 Nc6 29.Qf7 {29.Qxc5!? Qxa5 30.Rxe5 Qxc5+ 31.Rxc5+-} 29...Rg8 [29...Rd8!] 30.Bd5 Rd8 31.g5! e4 {31...Rxh3? 32.Kg2+-; 31...Rh7?? 32.Qf8+ Rxf8 33.Rxf8+ Kg7 34.Rg8#} 32.Kg2+- {32.gxh6?? Qg3+ = (perpetual check)} 32...Rh4 {32...Ne5 33.Qf4+-} 33.Qxg6 Ne5 {33...Qd7 34.Re3 Ne5 35.Qf5+-} 34.Qf5 Nf3 35.Rxf3! {Only logical move.} 35...exf3+ 36.Qxf3 Qd6 {36...Qf4 37.Qxf4 Rxf4 38.Rxe7+-} 37.Re6 1-0 {IF: 37... Qc7 38.Re4! {38.Bxb7?? Rd2+} 38...Rh7 {38...Rxe4 39.Qh5+ Kg7 40.Qh6#} *+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+* Analyzed by Roy Devault 2334 Revelle,David (1625) - Mano,Alexandre (1690) [B19] IECC Trio 290.1, 1997 {In this game White maintains a small edge until Black makes a slip in the late middlegame, and White displays accurate endgame play to win.} 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 {A little finesse, inviting the opponent to play something unusual.} 3...dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bf5 {And Black firmly declines,entering the old main line of the Classical Caro-Kann, which has shrunk in popularity in recent years relative to 4...Nd7.} 5.Ng3 Bg6 6.Nf3 {Another way to play is 6 Nh3 intending to continue soon with Nf4.} 6...Nd7 7.h4 h6 8.h5 {This pawn advance has always seemed double-edged to me. It cramps the enemy Kingside, but when Black is able to maintain a Nf6, it may become a liability later.} 8...Bh7 9.Bd3 Bxd3 10.Qxd3 e6 11.Bd2 Qc7 12.0-0-0 0-0-0 13.Ne4 Ngf6 14.g3 Nxe4?! {Better to me seems 14...Nc5 ,e.g., 15.Nxc5 Bxc5 when White has tried various moves: 16.Rh4 (16.c4 Qe7 17.Rh4 Bb4 which led to a draw in Raach,D.-Boll,P., corr. 1985, or; 16.Kb1!? Rhe8 17.c4 a6! 18.Bf4 Bd6 which led to equality in a note in CCYB 13 to the game Hernandez Molina,D. -Silva Reis,C., corr, 1993/4, a game White ultimately won.) 16...Bd6 17.Qe2 Rd7 18.Ne5 Bxe5 19.dxe5 Nd5 20.Rg4 Osis,A.-Plauth Herr,S., ICCF 1990.} 15.Qxe4 Nf6 {In this heavily "booked" opening a number of corr. players have tried 15...Bd6 here, following quickly with ...c5. Still, it is hard to resist that tempo on the Queen.} 16.Qe2 Bd6 17.Ne5! {White gets a space advantage with this move, and the attack on f7 is annoying, so Black takes the Knight off.} 17...Bxe5 18.dxe5 Nd5 19.c4 Nb6 {19...Ne7 20.Bc3 c5 21.g4 Nc6 22.f4 Nd4 23.Qf2 Qb6 is certainly playable, though White retains a slight plus.} 20.Ba5 {Now the threat of c4-c5 must be studied carefully by Black. Does he have to stop it?} 20...Rxd1+ {Better was 20...Qe7 21.Bxb6 axb6 22.f4 Qc5 23.Kb1 Rxd1+ 24.Rxd1 Rd8 with equal play.} 21.Rxd1 Rd8 22.f4 {22.c5 Rxd1+ 23.Qxd1 Qxe5 24.cxb6 Qxa5 25.bxa7 Qxa7 just leaves Black a pawn up.} 22...Rxd1+ 23.Qxd1 Qd7 {The pin is broken, but Black has to offer an endgame of his Knight against the enemy Bishop. However, in this position, the White B is a bit bad because of the pawns currently stuck on dark squares. White declines to exchange ladies.} 24.b3 f6? {This is the losing move because it isolates the h6-pawn, which is exposed to the Bishop. Instead 24...Qe7 25.Qd6 Qxd6 26.exd6 Kd7 27.Bc3 f6 28.Bd4 c5 29.Bxc5 Nc8 30.g4 e5 31.fxe5 fxe5 32.Kd2 b6 33.Be3 Nxd6 is an option, but White would have a slight edge with pawns on both wings, when the Bishop is better than the Knight. 24...Qxd1+ seems best, e.g., 25.Kxd1 Nd7 26.Ke2 b6 27.Bc3 Kc7 when White still keeps a small edge.} 25.exf6 gxf6 26.Qxd7+ {Now White goes for the ending.} 26...Nxd7 27.g4 Nc5 {Threatening ...Nd3ch and ...Nxf4, but White finds the right reply. If instead 27...Nf8 28.Bd2 Nh7 29.Be3 b6 30.a4 Kd7 31.b4 e5 32.fxe5 fxe5 33.Bxh6 Nf6 34.Bg5 Nxg4 35.h6 and White wins.} 28.g5! {This wins.} 28...fxg5 29.fxg5 hxg5 30.h6 Nd3+ 31.Kc2 Ne5 32.h7 Nf7 33.Bc3 g4 34.h8Q+ Nxh8 35.Bxh8 g3 36.Bd4 b6 37.Kd3 Kd7 38.Ke4 g2 39.Kf3 e5 40.Be3 Ke6 41.Kxg2 Kf5 42.Kf3 e4+ 43.Kg3 Ke5 44.Kg4 c5 45.a4 a6 46.Kg5 Kd6 47.Kf4 Kc6 48.Kxe4 b5 49.a5 1-0 *+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+* Analysis by Jack Duncan 2063 19-19-16 USA [Event "Swiss 42"] [White "De Schryver, Georges"] [Black "Fernandes, David"] [Result "1-0"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4 Nxe4 4.Bd3 d5 5.Nxe5 Bd6 6.O-O O-O 7.Nc3 {Opening books give 8.c4 as better, and with good reason: it attacks the Black knight's support. The played move has a good basis, though. Black is practically forced to part with his knight and open up the diagonal for White's white-squared bishop.} 7...Nxc3 8.bxc3 Bxe5? {Black will soon regret giving up his dark-squared bishop. Better is 8...Nd7, developing another piece and attacking White's knight.} 9.dxe5 g6 {Preventing White from playing Qh5 and simultaneously closing the d3-h7 diagonal. However, the black squares around Black's king are now bare, and White can develop his dark-squared bishop with tempo.} 10.Bh6 Re8 11.Re1 c5 12.Qd2 {Now White has a deadly threat: Bg5-f6, followed by Qh6-g7++.} 12...c4 {This provides a defense against the aforementioned maneuver: 13.Bg5 Qc7 14.Bf6 Qc5 15.Qh6 Qf8. Unfortunately, it also hands the d4 square to White and encourages White to relocate the bishop to f3 (from where it will attack d5.} 13.Be2 Nd7 14.e6! {An excellent decision! This further opens Black's kingside, opens the e-file for the rook, and opens the d4-h8 diagonal. Pretty good returns for such a small investment.} 14...fxe6 15.Rab1 Qa5 {Black would like to play e5, and this helps in that goal by defending the d5 pawn. The queen also has her eyes set on the weak q-side pawns.} 16.Bf4?! {Why? This bishop was doing just fine on h6. Better would have been 16.Bf3, which suppresses the e5 pawn push, reopens the e-file for the Re1, and threatens Bxd5 (Black's e-pawn is pinned).} 16...Rf8! {Black is starting to turn this game around! Not only does the rook jump at the chance to live on an open file, but he also threatens 17...Rxf4 18.Qxf4 Qxc3. Black would have ridded himself of White's dark-square bishop, and have two extra pawns and a strong center to boot. Therefore White must move the bishop again.} 17.Be3 Nc5?! {This just encourages White to do what should have been done before. Better was 17...e5, finishing what was started with 15...Qa5.} 18.Bf3 b6?! {This move loses at least a pawn, plus (more importantly) it cuts off the Black queen from the k-side.} 19.Bh6 Re8? {This move, though, loses the game immediately! 19...Rf7 was forced, after which White wins back his pawn with 20.Bxd5, and will soon pluck the c- and/or e-pawns.} 20.Qd4 e5 {Black may have realized too late that 20...Re7 would not work due to 21.Qf6 Rf7 22.Qd8+ and mate next move.} 21.Rxe5 Qxa2 22.Bxd5+ Be6 23.Rxe6 1-0 {With a final pretty point of 23...Qxb1+ 24.Re1+ and mate shortly. A very pleasing finale!!} *+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+* Analyzed by 2463 Ian Peddie 12- 7- 5 ENG [Event "M-1073.1"] [White "Smith,James"] [Black "Richard,Andy"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.f4 d6 {3.Nf3 is more conventional though there is nothing wrong with the text move} 4.Nf3 e6 {A rather knotty version of the Modern Defence has arisen. Players interested in this opening should take a look at the games of Keene, Arkell, and Speelman} 5.Bd3 Ne7 {5.c4 was available, but those of a nervous disposition would do well to steer clear of that} 6.O-O O-O {Bildat-Krasenkov, Baden 1990 went: 6.Be3 b6 7.c4 c5 8.Nc3 O-O 9.Qd2 Nbc6 10.d5 Nd4 and black won in 46 moves} 7.Re1?! Nbc6 {It seems a little illogical to move the rook off the 'f' file if one has a later f5 in mind. I prefer the simple developing move 7.Be3. In reply to the text black could play the freeing move 7...c5 without too much trouble.} 8.c3 Bd7 {Black is a little cramped. With the freeing c5 temporarily unavailable, it is not easy for black to organize counterplay.} 9.f5? exf5 {9.f5 is a useful attacking move, but at the right moment. The prophylactic 9.Nbd2 intending to switch the knight to g3 looks better.} 10.Bg5 fxe4 {10...h6 11.Bf4 g5 12.Bg3 fxe4 13.Bxe4 g4 14.d5 Ne5 is a possibility for the adventurous.} 11.Bxe4 f6 12.Bh4 Bf5?! {12...d5! 13.Bc2 -- Black can defend against the tactical 13.Qb3 -- 13...Bg4 14.Qe2 Qe7 is fine for black.} 13.Bxf5 Nxf5 14.Qb3+ Kh8 {14...d5} 15.Qxb7 Qd7 16.Qb3 Nxh4 {16...Rb8} 17.Nxh4 Rfe8 {17...Rab8 brings the rook to a more active square, gaining a tempo in doing so.} 18.Nd2 f5 {18...Rab8} 19.Qc4 d5 20.Qd3 Bf6? {Again, 20...Rab8 since 20.Bf6 serves only to drive the knight to a better square. After 20...Bf6 white has the provocative 21.Qh3!?} 21.Nhf3 Re7 22.Nb3 Rae8 23.Nc5 Qc8 24.Rxe7 Rxe7 {The only way to avoid a draw is by mixing it up with either Qb5 or Qa6.} 25.Re1 Qe8 26.Qd2 Kg7 {26.Rex7 Qxe7 27.Qa6 Nd8 28.Kf2! c6 does not offer much} James Smith - Andy Richard 1/2-1/2 M-1073.1 2119 James Smith 3-2-1 USA -12 1157 Andy Richard 38-12-51 CAN +16 *+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+* Analyzed by Chuck Cadman 2100 [Event "P-351"] [White "Magalhaes,Joao Flavio"] [Black "Andersen,Tom"] [Result "1-0"] Joao Flavio Magalhaes - Tom Anderson 1-0 P-351 1581 Joao Flavio Magalhaes 7-2-1 BRA +22 1664 Tom Anderson 10-4-5 CAN -22 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.e3 c5 4.dxc5 {White wants to play the Queen's Gambit Accepted a tempo up.} 4...e6 5.b4 b6 {5...a5 6.c3 axb4 7.cxb4 b6 would win back the pawn.} 6.cxb6 Bxb4+ 7.c3 Bd6 8.Qa4+ Kf8 {?} {This is a complicated position. No good for black are: A) 8...Bd7 9.b7 Bxa4 10.bxa8Q Qb6 11.Nd4 B) 8...Nfd7 9.bxa7 Na6 10.Qc6 Qb6 11.Qxa8 Black's best move is 8...Nbd7 9.Qc6 (9.bxa7 O-O probably gives black compensation) Qxb6 10.Qxa8 O-O when black will have the queen for two rooks and a superior middlegame. Not as good is 10...Bb8 11.Nbd2 Bb7 12.Rb1 Qxb1 13.Nxb1 Bxa8 14.Ba3. After 8...Kf8, white shows good technique to win the game.} 9.bxa7 Nbd7 10.Ba3 Bxa3 11.Nxa3 g6 12.Rb1 Kg7 13.Be2 Rf8 {This move is unnecessary. Black should play 13...Ne4 and try to get active.} 14.O-O Ne4 15.Nb5 Nb6 16.Qd4+ Kg8 17.Bd3 Bd7 18.Rfd1 Bxb5 19.Rxb5 Nd7 20.Bxe4 dxe4 21.Ne1 Qc7 {21...Nf6 22.Qxd8 Rfxd8 23.Rxd8 Rxd8 24.Rb8 +-} 22.Qxd7 Rxa7 23.Qxc7 Rxc7 24.Rb3 Ra8 25.Rd2 Kg7 26.f3 Rac8 27.Rc2 exf3 28.Nxf3 Rc4 29.Kf2 Kf6 30.Nd2 Ra4 31.c4 Rca8 32.Rbb2 Ke5 33.c5 1-0 *+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+* Analysis by Wim Ratering 2173 Wim Ratering 5- 5- 1 NED [Event "P-588"] [White "Salomone,Nestor"] [Black "Foutida,Souitiro"] [Result "0-1"] [E55] Nestor Salomone - Souitiro Futida 0-1 P-588 1438 Nestor Salomone 21-9-7 ARG -1 1992 Souitiro Futida 9-0-1 BRA +1 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5 6.Nf3 {instead of Nf3 Nge2 is often played} 6...c5 7.O-O dxc4 8.Bxc4 Nbd7 9.Qe2 b6 {9...a6 10.a4 Nb6 11.Bd3 Nbd5 (Iwanchuk - Speelman, Reykjavik 1991 1/2-1/2)} 10.Rd1 cxd4 11.exd4 Bb7 {this opening is called the Nimzo Indian Opening, Rubinstein System} {Kortsnoi - Hubner, Biel 1984; Pinter - Hulak, Luzern 1982 1/2-1/2} 12.Bd2 {better and more active a3 or Bg5 as in the matches above} 12...Rc8 13.Bd3 Be7 14.Rac1 Nb8 15.Be3 {15.Bg5=} 15..a6 16.Na4 {16.Bg5=} 16...Rxc1 17.Rxc1 Qd6 18.Ne5 Qd5= {18...Bd8=+} 19.f3 Qxa2 20.Nxb6 Qb3 21.Nbc4 Bd5 22.Qc2=+ {22.Bf2=} 22...Bxc4 23.Nxc4 Qxc2 24.Rxc2 {24.Bxc2 Nd5=} 24...Nd5 25.Kf2 Nc6 26.Ne5??-+ {the pawn is gone 26.Be4=+} 26...Ncb4 {26...Nxe3 27.Rxc6 Nd1+ 28.Ke2 Nxb2 29.Bxa6=} 27.Rd2 Nxe3 28.Kxe3 Bg5+ 29.f4 Nd5+ 30.Kf3 Bxf4 31.Rd1 Rb8 {31...Bxh2 32.Rh1 f6 33.Nd7 Rd8 34.Nc5 Bb8 35.Nxe6 (35.Bxh7 Kf7=+ ; 35.Rxh7? fails because of Nf4 36.Rh4 Nxd3 37.Nxd3-+) 35...Rd6 36.Nc5 Nb4 37.Nxd3-+} 32.g3-+ ? {another pawn, white has no chance anymore 32.Bxa6 Bxh2 33.Rd2-+} 32...Bxe5 33.dxe5 Rb3 34.Ke4-+ {34.Kf2 is slightly better} 34...Rxb2 35.Rc1 f5+ 36.exf6 gxf6 {36...Nxf6+ 37.Ke5 Rb6-+ (37...Rxh2 is much weaker 38.Kxe6 Kh8=+)} 37.Rc6 Rb4+ 38.Kf3 Rb3 39.Ke2 Nb4 40.Rc8+ Kf7 41.Rc7+ Ke8 42.Bc4 Rb2+ {black plays cool and simple} 43.Ke3 Rxh2 44.Bxe6 Rh5 45.Bf7+ Kd8 46.Bxh5 Kxc7 47.Bd1 Kd6 48.Ke4 a5 49.Bb3 Nc6 50.Ba4 Ne7 51.g4 Kc5 0-1 *+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+* Analyzed by 2461 Erhard Frolik 13- 2- 0 GER [Event "Trio 301.1"] [Site "IECC"] [Date "1997.06.16"] [White "Tauaf,Rachid"] [Black "Hassan,Bill"] [Result "1-0"] 1694 Rachid Tauaf 23-1-1 BRA +19 1728 Bill Hassan 33-12-23 USA -19 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f3 O-O {The Saemisch variation of the Kings Indian defence} 6.Be3 e5 7.Nge2 c6 8.Qd2 Nbd7 9.d5 cxd5 10.cxd5 a6 11.g4 {11.Nc1 and 11.Ng3 are also played, but this seems to be the best move.} (11. Nc1 Nh5 12. Bd3 {12. Nb3 f5 13. O-O-O b5 Christiansen,L-Nadyrhanov,S/Luzern WchT USA-UZB 1993} {12...f5 13.N1e2 Ndf6 14.exf5 gxf5 15.Ng3 e4 16.Nxh5 Nxh5 17.fxe4 f4 18.Bf2 Bg4 19.h3 Bd7 20.O-O-O Be5 21.Kb1 Qf6 22.Be2 Ng3 23.Bxg3 fxg3 24.Bf3 Rac8 25.Ne2 Qg6 26.Rc1 Rxc1+ 27.Qxc1 Rc8 28.Qe3 Qf6 29.Qd2 Rc5 30.Nc1 Bf4 31.Qb4 Bb5 32.Nb3 Bd3+ 33.Ka1 Rc2 34.Rb1 Be5 35.Nc1 Bxb2+ 36.Qxb2 Qxb2+ 0-1 Gheorghiu,F-Kasparov,G/Thessaloniki ol 1988} {11.Ng3 Ne8 12.Bd3 Nc5 13.Bc2 a5 14.O-O Bd7 0-1 Ljubojevic,L-Piket,J/Monaco m 1994 (45)} 11...b5 {also playable is 11... h5. For example: 12.h3 Nh7 13.Rg1 h4 14.Nc1 Kh8 15.Nb3 Bf6 16.g5 Be7 17.O-O-O f6 18.gxf6 Rxf6 19.Be2 Qf8 20.Kb1 g5 21.Bxg5 Nxg5 22.Qxg5 Rf7 23.Qd2 Rh7 24.Nc1 Nc5 25.b4 Nd7 26.Rdf1 Qh6 27.Qxh6 Rxh6 28.Nd3 Nb6 29.Nf2 Bd7 30.Ng4 Rh7 31.f4 Rc8 32.Kb2 exf4 33.Rxf4 Bg5 34.Rf3 Bd2 35.Kc2 Bxg4 36.Rxg4 Be1 37.Rg1 Bg3 38.Kb3 Rhc7 39.Nd1 a5 40.bxa5 Nd7 41.Rf5 Kg7 42.Rh5 Kf6 43.Rf1+ Kg6 44.Rg1 Kf6 45.Rf1+ Timman,J-Kasparov,G/Amsterdam 1996} 12.Ng3 Nb6 {12...Nc5 13.b4 Na4 14.Nxa4 bxa4 15.b5 Bxg4 16.fxg4 Nxg4 17.Bg5 f6 18.h3 fxg5 19.hxg4 Rf3 20.Ne2 axb5 21.Bg2 Rf8 22.Nc1 Karpov,A-Kamsky,G/Linares 1993/Inf 57/1-0 (77) } 13.b3 (13.h4 Nfd7 14.h5 Re8 15.b3 Nf8 16.Bd3 Nbd7 17.O-O-O Nc5 18.Rdg1 Milev,Z-Spassky,B/Lyon/1955} 13... b4? {a novelty which is not good for black. This move allows white to open the a-file with strong play against the a5-pawn and it weakens the c4-square. Better is 13...Bd7; for example 14.Rc1 {14.h4 Ne8 15.h5 f5 16.hxg6 hxg6 17.Bh6 f4 18.Bxg7 Nxg7 19.Nge2 Rc8 20.Rc1 Kf7 21.Rc2 Rh8 22.Rxh8 Qxh8 23.Ng1 Qh4+ 24.Qf2 Qxf2+ 25.Kxf2 b4 0-1 Kirchhoff,H-Kniest,O/Giessen op 1993/GER} {14...Nc8 15.h4 Ne8 16.h5 Qe7 17.Bd3 b4 18.Nce2 a5 19.Ng1 Na7 20.Qh2 g5 21.h6 Bh8 22.Nh3 f6 23.Nf5 Sergeev,V-Barbero,G/Politiken Cup 1991/1-0 (36)} 14.Nd1 {White gets the initiative. The next two black moves are forced.} 14... a5 15.a3! bxa3 16.Rxa3 {Now the pressure on the isolated pawn grows} 16...Nfd7 17.Bb5 {of course not 17. Rxa5 Nc4!} 17...Nc5 18.Bc6 {The bishop dominates. Inferior is 18.Rxa5? Nxb3 19.Qf2 Nxa5 20.Bxb6 Qe7} 18...Ra7 19.Nb2 {Worse is 19.Rxa5 Nc4! 20.bxc4 Qxa5 with advantage for black.} 19...Qc7 20.O-O Bd7 21.Bxc5! {White stays in the lead} 21... dxc5 {The passed pawn on d5 will become decisive later. Black has no choice. If 21... Bxc6 then 22.Be3 Bd7 23.Rxa5} 22.Bxd7 Nxd7 23.Nc4 Rfa8 24.Rfa1 {Now black can't defend the a5-pawn any longer.} 24...Nb6 25.Nxa5 Qd7 {After 25... Ra6 white plays 26. Qe1 and 27.Nc4} 26.R3a2 Qb5 27.Nf1 Kh8? {instead of this useless move black should try 27... Qb4 for example 28. Qxb4 cxb4 29.Ne3 Bf8 and black is still alive.} 28.Nc4! {The game is practically finished by this move!} 28...Nxc4 29.bxc4 Qb6 30.Rxa7 Rxa7 31.Rxa7 Qxa7 32.Qb2 Kg8 {better was 32... Qc7 33. Qb5 Bf8 34. Qc6 Qd8} 33.g5 f6 {again was 33... Qc7 34. Qb5 Bf8 better, but white should win anyway.} 34.Qb5 Kf7 {34...fxg5 35.Qe8+ Bf8 36.d6} 35.Qc6 fxg5 {Now the passed pawn on d5 is decisive, see commentary on move 21. If 35... Qe7 then follows 36. d6 Qe8 37. Qc7+} 36.d6 Qb8 37.Qc7+ 1-0 *+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+* Dale Whitehead [Event "Trio 299.2"] [Site "IECC"] [Date "1997.08.29"] [White "Haika,Guenter"] [Black "Lewis,Larry"] [Result "0-1"] 1.d4 d5 2.e4 dxe 3.Bc4 Nc6 4.f3 Qxd4 5.Qe2 Na5 6.Bb3 Nxb3 7.axb3 Nf6 8.Nc3 e5 9.Be3 Qd7 10.Nxe4 Nd5 11.Bd2 Be7 12.Rd1 O-O 13.c4 Nb4 14.Bc3 Qe6 15.Ng5 Qg6 16.Ne4 f5 17.Ng3 Nc6 18.Qf2 f4 19.Ne4 Bf5 20.Ne2 Bxe4 21.fxe4 Qxe4 22.O-O Rad8 23.Ra1 b6 24.Qf3 Qg6 25.b4 Rd3 0-1 Guenter Haika - Scott Lewis 0-1 Trio-299.2 1917 Guenter Haika 7-1-2 AUT -20 1871 Scott Lewis 2-1-2 USA +20 *+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+* If you have won an IECC game against a higher-rated player, please submit that game to Lisa Powell Wanted: Members to analyze games. Also wanted: Members wanted to submit biographies! *+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+