*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+* IECC CHESS BITS & PIECES *+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+* Published by the International Email Chess Club Devoted solely to free E-Mail Correspondence Chess *+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+* Volume 4, Issue 27 November 15, 1997 Editor: Lisa Powell *+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+* Houston Henkes 1496 USA Asst TD, Pyramid Ladder Challenge competition I am 42; married 21 years; two girls, ages 12 and 15. Full Service Car Wash owner from Oklahoma City, OK. Started playing chess at about the age of 10 with a few friends of mine, while we and my dad in the Air Force were stationed in Germany. After I left there I stopped playing. Played a little in high school; read Nimzovitch's "My System", and did not understand it very well. Stopped playing after high school. After college and getting married I took up the chess again. I could beat my friends most of the time, and thought I was really good. Well, kids came along in 6 years and my career took precedence, so again I stopped playing -- until about 3 years ago when I met a shoe-shine person who said he liked to play chess. He beat me 8 games in a row. I decided I wasn't very good after all. I got out my old copy of "My System" and read it again. Bought some more books and started to study the game. And, well, you know how it is: I had to keep buying more books! In short: I'm hooked! I'm told by my family that I'm one of the few in the world who has this urge, and a craving need to play and learn more. Every 3 months or so I meet the shoe shiner for a few games, and I don't feel sorry for him when I trounce him now. Favorite Quote of Aaron Nimzovich: "Why do I have to lose to this idiot?" *+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+* John Croteau 1507 1-0-1 USA I am a 47 year old American, born in state of Massachusetts. I grew up on the streets of Boston and knew more by the age of ten about how to take care of myself then most twenty year olds I meet today. In 1961 my mother remarried and sent me to private school. My first experience with chess came at this school. I was looking out the windows one day and saw the strangest thing. A boy had this big roll up board and was moving pieces, by himself. To me this boy had a real problem, playing a game against himself. I found out many years later that this boy's name was Bobby Fischer. In 1969, at the age of 19, I married my wife and best friend. We have two wonderful children: a 25-year-old daughter, and a 23-year-old son. In the past twenty eight years we have lived in four different countries, including England and Israel. All Americans should spend some time living in another country, then they would appreciate how great this country really is, even with all its problems. About two years ago, while surfing the Net, one day I came across FICS, and being of a competitive nature played a game. Over the next three nights I lost my first 25 straight games. This really disturbed me; how could such an easy game be so hard. Two players on FICS, Cisop and Marting started to help me learn the basics of the game. Within a few weeks I was hooked. My handle on six Internet chess servers is Quester. Join me for a game. Presently my learning curve is straight up. My weekly chess schedule is: 1) Six email games. 2) 15-20 hours a week studying 3) Two hours being tutored 4) 10 hours a week playing on the Net. I am in preparation for my first tournament, October 11, 1997. This should be a real treat, seeing that I have never played a game on a board. After this tournament I plan on joining one of the local chess clubs. Goal: In three to five years, be proficient, at the level of a rated expert. Best Regards John Croteau *+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+* 1509 Sam C Wedgeworth 1- 0- 1 USA Greetings Chess Players Worldwide!!! My name is Sam C Wedgeworth. I reside in the small town of Mansfield, Louisiana, in the good old USA. Mansfield is not known for chess prodigies, and I'm no exception! I'm just a guy who took a liking to the game many years ago. Fortunately, I was the chess champion in my senior year of high school. I was taught the moves of the pieces by a fellow student way back when I was in junior high school, and it took me a while to understand this unusual strategy game. Chess is to me, by far, THE THINKING MAN'S game! I've been playing sporadically for about 27 years now with various individuals who happened to mention they play chess. One of those many was REAL competition! He gave me the set I still play on today. That 4" king always brings memories of those very hard-fought battles. As time went on, computers became a great interest to me. And now, the Internet ... and while surfing the net one day, I found a newsgroup dedicated to chess and, playing chess by E-mail...I had to know more!! To have access to a place and people who are as avid a player as I am, well, I signed up immediately...I now have a rating of 1504. I have only been a member for a few months and haven't played many games as yet. But I know the day will come when that "opposing general" will be my match, and I will lay my king down in defeat...You know what I'll do then ? I'll play another match!! I can say for sure that I've enjoyed every minute of my membership in IECC and you will too! It's your move... *+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+* 1932 Valentino Sani CZE My name is Valentino Sani, I was born in Milan (Italy) 16 July 1961, but since 1994 I'm living in Czech republic. Here I work as freelance photographer/artist, supplying photos and illustrations to magazines and publishers. I'm married, no children. My wife, Jitka, is writer and journalist. As you can see, we're a truly artistic family! I like to travel, to study languages (I know Italian, French, English, Spanish and Czech), to read (especially thriller and humor books, but also I'm interested in science, computers, philosophy, psychology), to play backgammon and scrabble, to make love, to watch good movies, to cook, to surf the Internet, to listen music, to write poems and short stories, and so on... My first contact with chess date to 1977, at age of 16, thanks to a tv program. My father at once became my teacher and first opponent. I remember to have won my first game against him, but only after hundreds of losses. As always happen, the next step was to play in a chess club. For many years I was then "addicted" to chess. Playing tournaments of all kind: normal, 30 minutes, 15 minutes, blitz. I reached the level of 1900 ELO and in 1984, seven year after my "discovery" of chess, I stopped playing -- for many reasons: change of job, new interests, less spare time. Now, after several years, I'm back to play, but just in email events, thanks to IECC, this wonderful club, where I've got at once the feeling of a friendly and nice atmosphere. *+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+* Exposing the King Through Hard Work and Sacrifice by Bill Wall 1963 USA [Event "M-1150.1"] James Smith - Andrzej Nowicki IECC 1997, Ruy Lopez, Closed Variation (C96) 1987 James Smith 5-5-7 USA -18 1985 Andrzej Nowicki 1-0-0 POL +18 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 {Ruy Lopez opening} 3...a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 O-O 9.h3 Na5 10.Bc2 c5 11.d4 cxd4 {11...Qc7 is the Chigorin Variation; 11...Nd7 is the Keres Variation} 12.cxd4 Bb7 13.Nc3 Qc7 14.Qe2 Rfe8 {A new move. Usual is 14...Rac8 to take advantage of the half-open file} 15.d5 {Other ideas that seem reasonable are 15.Rd1, 15.Bg5, and 15.dxe5} 15...h6 {15...b4 or 15...Nc4 look like good alternatives} 16.Bd3 {trying to position the Bishop in a better spot and control the c4 square} 16...Nd7 {aiming for the c5 square} 17.Bd2 {more natural is 17.Be3, giving the Bishop more space} 17...Nc5 {17...Nc4 also looks good} 18.Nxb5 {slightly better may be 18.Bxb5 axb5 and forking the Knights. The light colored white Bishop is locked in and the White Knight may be more active} 18...axb5 19.Bxb5 Ba6 {19...Rec8 seems more natural} 20.b4 Nab7?! {20...Bxb5 21.Qxb5 Nxe4 22.Rxe4 Nb3 and 23...Nxd2 looks better than the text move} 21.bxc5 Nxc5 {21...Bxb5 22.Qxb5 Nxc5 23.Bb4 is strong for White} 22.Rec1?! {22.Bxa6 Rxa6 23.Bb4 favors White} 22...Bxb5 23.Qxb5 Reb8 {23...Qb8} 24.Qc4 {to break the pin so the Knight can move} 24...Qd7 25.Be3?! {25.Bb4 and 26.a3 prevents the Black Rooks in controlling the open files and getting to the 7th rank. Now Black wins the pawn on e4.} 25...Ra4 26.Qc2 Nxe4 27.Qc6 {White doesn't mind trading and getting an advanced pawn} 27...Nf6 {27...Rb7 or 27...Qe8 also look playable} 28.g4? {28.Qxd7 Nxd7 29.Rc7 Rd8 30.Rb1 and 31.Rbb7 gives White the control of the 7th rank} 28...Rxg4+! 29.Kh2 {29.hxg4 Qxg4+ 30.Kh2 Qxf3 and 31...Ng4+ or 31...Rb2 and Black is winning} 29...Qf5 30.hxg4 Qxf3 31.Qc7?? {31.Bb6 prevents the Black Rook from gaining control of the 7th rank, but Black can still play 31...Qf4+ and 32...Nxg4 to penetrate} 32...Rb2 {threatening 32...Rxf2+ 33.Bxf2 Nxg4+ 34.Kg1 Qxf2+ 35.Kh1 Qh2 mate} 0-1 *+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+* Analyzed by Roy Devault 2330 Riely,Bob - Theofel,Heiner [C09] IECC Swiss 48.1, 1997 1569 Bob Riely 6-0-1 USA +23 1695 Heiner Theofel 26-20-30 GER -23 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5 4.Ngf3 Nc6 5.exd5 exd5 6.Bb5 Bd6 7.0-0 Nge7 8.dxc5 Bxc5 9.Nb3 {This well-known line in the French addresses the hoary question: does good piece play for Black compensate for an isolated d-pawn? With 9 Nb3 White begins a plan to control the square in front of the isolated pawn: d4.} 9...Bd6 {And this is a major decision for Black - whether the B goes to b6 or d6. Watson in "Play the French" strongly recommends the text. 9...Bb6 10.c3 0-0 11.Nbd4 Bg4 12.Qa4 Bd7 leads to equal play in ECO.} 10.Re1 {A scan of ECO's columns shows that 10 Bg5 is the most popular line. The text seems to threaten 11 Qxd5, but of course that would lose to 11...Bxh2+.} 10...O-O {An interesting option is to fight for d4 via 10...Bg4. For example: 10...Bg4 11.Bg5 O-O 12.h3 Bh5 13.Qe2 Re8 14.c3 h6 15.Bh4 Qb6 when White has only a small edge due to Black's isolani.} 11.h3 {White prevents the ...Bg4 lines. Instead, 11.Bd3 Qc7 12.c3 Ng6 13.Bxg6 hxg6 14.Qxd5 Bg4 15.h3 Rad8 16.Qe4 Bxf3 17.Qxf3 Ne5 18.Qe2 Nd3 19.Rf1 Rfe8 20.Be3 Qe7 Tseschkovsky-Gulko, USSR 1971, is an example wherein Black sacrifices the d-pawn for piece play - with an unclear verdict.} 11...Bf5?! {Black has plenty of options, but a GM chose ...a6. Not just any GM, but Wolfgang Uhlmann, for many years considered the world's foremost authority on the French: 11...a6 12.Bf1 Bf5 13.Nbd4 Be4 14.c3 Re8 15.Bg5 with an unclear verdict, Velimirovic-Uhlmann, Niksic,1978-ECO.} 12.Bd3 Qd7 13.Be3 Rac8?! {Black should not lose control of c5, so better was 13...b6, then after 14.c3 Rfe8 15.Nbd4 Bxd3 16.Qxd3 Rac8 when he does not stand badly.} 14.c3 Ne5? {The losing move. Better was 14...Rfe8 15.Nbd4 Bxd3 16.Qxd3 b6 transposing into the 13...b6 line in the last note.} 15.Nxe5 Bxe5 16.Bc5 {16.Bxa7 wins a pawn, but the game move is even stronger.} 16...Bxd3 {If 16...Bd6 17.Rxe7 Bxe7 18.Bxe7 Qxe7 19.Bxf5 wins two pieces for a Rook.} 17.Rxe5! {White wins material and the game.} 17...Ng6 18.Re3 Bc4 19.Bxf8 Kxf8 20.Nd4 Re8 21.Rxe8+ Qxe8 1-0 *+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+* Analyzed by Ian Peddie 2453 Medhat Yaakoub - Phil Hildenbrandt [B61] Swiss 47.1 IECC (1), 1997 2005 Medhat Yaakoub 2- 4- 1 EGY -10 1782 Phil Hildenbrandt 22- 5- 2 USA +10 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5 Bd7 {6.Bg5 is the Richter-Rauzer attack, an aggressive variation of the Sicilian Defence. White has played a host of other sixth moves, Bc4, Be2, h3 etc have all been tried here} 7.Qd2 Nxd4?! {7.Be2 is a major alternative, while 7...Qa5 is more usual for black} 8.Qxd4 Qa5 {8...h6 9.Bxf6 gxf6 and black would have a large phalanx of central pawns} 9.Bd2 Qc7 {9...e5 10.Qd3 Qb6 11.0-0 Be7 12.Be3 Qc6 +=} 10.Bd3?! e5 {I prefer 10.O-O} 11.Nb5 Qc6 {11...Qb8 12.Qc4 Bc6 13.0-0 Be7 14.Be3 a6 =} 12.Qc3 {12.Qe3 is well met by Ng4} 12...Qxc3 13.Bxc3 Ke7!? {Bold. 13...Kd8 is the alternative to Black's Fischer like thirteenth] 14.f3 a6 {The opening is almost over and white has very little to show for it} 15.Nc7 Rc8 16.Ba5 g6! {Well played. It does seem sensible to get the bishop moving as soon as possible} 17.O-O?! Bh6 {White may be better served by developing a long-term plan: 17.Kf2 with the intention of both g4 and h4 as appropriate seems more useful than the text} 18.Rfe1 Bc6 19.c4 Nd7!? {Interesting but a bit cautious perhaps? I was mulling round 19...Bf4 with the idea of provoking something or of getting black's king side pawns moving} 20.Nd5+ Bxd5 21.exd5 b6 {Again this is cautious. 21...Nc5 22.Bf1 f5 is an active alternative} 22.Bb4 Nc5 23.Bc2 b5 24.cxb5 axb5 25.a3 f6? {Very little is happening here and 25...f6? is not going to make anything happen. It seems as if black has settled for the draw, but he has a very sound position, and a little probing wouldn't hurt! The plan: first, get the king of the same rank as the white rook and then push the kingside pawns. Crude, I hear you say? Perhaps. Yet the following is worth a try: 25...Kd7 26.Re2 f5 27.Rd1 Rhe8 28.Rde1 Bg5} 26.Re2 Na6 27.Bc3 Rc5 {27.Bd3 Nxb4 28.Bxb5+ Ke7 leads to nothing} 28.Bb3 Rhc8 29.a4 b4 1/2-1.2 *+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+* Analysis by Erhard Frolik 2455 GER [Event "KO-215.1.1"] [White "Kent,Kevin"] [Black "Nagley,Tim"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D00"] 1902 Kevin Kent 4-1-7 RSA -24 1773 Tim Nagley 11-4-6 ENG +24 1.d4 d5 2.e3 Nf6 3.Bd3 c5 4.c3 Qc7 5.f4 Bg4 {5...g6 6.Nf3 Bg7 7.O-O Bf5 8.Bxf5 gxf5 9.Nbd2 Nbd7 10.Ne5 e6 11.b3 cxd4 12.cxd4 Qc3 13 Ndc4 Nxe5 14.Nd6+ Kd7 15.fxe5 Qxa1 16.Qd3 a6 17.Nxf5 Rac8 18.Bd2 Qxa2 19.Nxg7 Rc2 20.Rxf6 Rxd2 21. Rxf7+ Kd8 22.Qf1 Qa3 23.Nxe6+ Kc8 24.Nc5 Rd8 25.Rc7+ Kxc7 26.Qf7+ Kb6 27.Qxb7+ Ka5 28.b4+ Qxb4 29.Qxa6# 1-0 Herzog,A-Petschar,Austria 1994} 6.Nf3 c4 {Black wins space. 6...e6 7.Qa4+ Nbd7 8.Ne5 c4 9.Nxg4 Nxg4 10.Be2 Nh6 11.b3 cxb3 12.axb3 a6 13.O-O Bd6 14.c4 O-O 15.c5 Be7 16.b4 Chajes,O-Capablanca,J/New York 1911} 7.Bc2 e6 8.Nbd2 Bd6 9.O-O O-O 10.Qe1 b5 11.Ne5 Bf5 12.Bxf5? {12.e4! was better: 12...dxe4 13.Nxe4 Bxe4 14.Bxe4 Nxe4 15.Qxe4 with equal chances. In the game white keeps a bishop, which has no squares to go.} 12...exf5 13.a4 bxa4 {13...b4 was also possible} 14.Rxa4 Ne4 {A beautiful square!} 15.Qd1 Nd7 16.Ra6 Nb6 17.Rf3?? {after 17.Nxe4 fxe4 black is still better, but now white loses a piece!} 17...f6 18.Nexc4 Nxc4 19.Qe2 Qb7 {if now 20.Ra2 then 20...Ncxd2 21.Bxd2 Qb3 22.Ra1 Qxb2 23.Rd1 Nxc3} 0-1 *+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+* Analysis by Phil Hildenbrandt 1890 [Event "Trio 337.2"] [White "Richard,Andy"] [Black "Hawton,Jon"] Andy Richard - Jon Hawton 0-1 Trio-337.2 1098 Andy Richard 58-19-99 CAN -20 1043 Jon Hawton 2-0-0 AUS +20 1.d4 d5 2.c4 Nc6 {2...c6 goes into the Slav but the text is an alternative.} 3.Nf3 Bg4 {Chigorin's Defense is what we have now. The "problem" is with colors reversed: it is a Ruy Lopez - Schleimann Defence, on the Queenside. It is an aggressive attempt by Black to wrest the initiative from White. Played by Black it is not too sound but here White has a move in hand which gives White an opening advantage.} 4.cxd5 Qxd5 {The only move in this position is 4...Bxf3 and White retains a slight advantage. The text allows White to increase his advantage with a gain of tempo.} 5.Nc3 Qd7 {Slightly better was 5...Qd6.} 6.e3 {6.d5 keeps the advantage, the text restores equality.} 6...Bxf3 {On move 4, Bxf3 was needed, here it just returns the advantage to White. Correct was e5 contesting the center. This should prove how vital move order really is. Two moves earlier it was correct, here it's too late.} 7.Qxf3 Nf6 8.Bb5 e6 9.0-0 Be7 {An interesting alternative is 9...Bd6.} 10.Rd1 0-0 11.b3 Bb4 {11...Nd5 was much better. In my opinion it is more natural than the text.} 12.Bb2 a6? {Black seems to be playing move by move without any real plan. 12...a6 just gives White a clear, winning advantage. The advantage consists of Black's soon-to-be-doubled and isolated c pawns. 12...Rfd8 had to be played.} 13.Bxc6 bxc6 14.Na4 {Usually a Knight is poorly placed on the rim. Here it keeps a close eye on c5.} 14...Nd5 {Once again, I stress the importance of move order. Two moves ago (sound familiar?) Nd5 was vital, here 14...Qd5 was to be preferred.} 15.e4 {White's advantage is now of a decisive nature.} 15...Ne7 16.Rd3? {16.a3 was much better. The text move makes me reluctantly change my assessment. White still retains an advantage but it is in no way decisive. 16.a3 would have delayed Black's Rd8 for a few moves, also White's Rooks would have stayed in contact.} 16...Rfd8 17.Rad1 Qe8 18.h4 {Still 18.a3 would have been preferable. 18...Rd7? 19.h5? Black had not one but two loose pieces but White overlooked them both. [19.a3 Bd6 (19...Ba5 20.Nc5 Rd6 21.Nb7 +-) 20.e5 Rb8 +-]} 19...h6 {A gut reaction to White's annoying Kingside display. 19...R7d8 would prevent the above variations.} 20.Qf4? {20.a3 again leads to the above variations and an overwhelming advantage. White's advantage exists on the Queenside, he must play where his advantage lies. In this case, the text not only plays towards a Kingside attack that doesn't exist, it gives away almost all of the advantage. Black appears to be playing more soundly now. White can't afford to give away his advantage.} 20...Nc8 {So much for Black's soundness. 20.Rad8 was better.} 21.d5?? {The board was screaming for 21.Nc5. Cassia is now quite mad. White's advantage is gone.} 21...cxd5 22.Bxg7 Kxg7 {Now Black has a winning advantage. Cassia sure works fast, I'll never ignore her.} 23.Rg3+? {One fatal slip, now Black is the proud owner of a decisive advantage. 23.exd had to be played with an unclear result. Still Black would be for choice.} 23...Kh7 {Not 23...Kf8 e5, with a slight advantage to White.} 24.exd5 Bd6 {This is quite a comical position. Black's King is without any real defenders, yet he should feel quite safe. In light of this 24...Rb8 was to be preferred.} 25.Qe4+ Kh8? {Oops, 25...f5 held the advantage. Now 26.dxe is equal.} 26.Qe3? {Guess one good error deserves another. Or was White blinded by Cassia's anger?} 26...Bxg3 27.Qxg3 exd5 28.Nc5 Rd8 29.Qc3+ Kg8 30.Qg3+ Kh8 31.Qc3+ Kg8 32.Qg3+ Kf8 0-1 *+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+* Analyzed by Han Schut 2329 12-6-2 NED Tomashewski,Peter - Ringel,George [A46] Quad 345.1 (), 1997 1652 Peter Tomashewski 1-1-2 CAN -19 1619 George Ringel 1-0-0 USA +19 The game is summarized as follows: - the first 7 seven moves are well known theory - move 8.e4 is an interesting novelty, more common are the moves Qa4, Ne5 or O-O - on move 10 white blunders a way a piece, after which the game is over. 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.Bg5 Be7 4.e3 d5 5.Nbd2 Nbd7 6.Bd3 c5 7.c3 b6 8.e4 {More common are the plans: - Ne5 followed by f4, Qf3 and kingside attack - O-O followed by Ne5, dxe5, f4, exf6, Nf3 with control over e5 - Qa4 followed by Bb1, Ne5, Qd1 forcing black into an fixed pawn structure (a6, b5, c4 etc. The move e4 gives black the opportunity to equalize more easily: - it releases the tension (black can exchange pieces; - black can gain a tempo by attacking the Ne4 after the pawn exchange on e4 - after cxd4 white has an isolated d-pawn, which can become weak in the endgame (see variation with Qe2 below,) or after Nxd4 black can develop with tempo his knight to c5.} 8...dxe4 {8...cxd4 9.cxd4 dxe4 10.Nxe4 0-0 11.0-0 Bb7 12.Nc3 a6 13.Qe2 b5 14.Rad1 b4 15.Ne4 Nxe4 16.Bxe7 Qxe7 17.Bxe4 Nf6 18.Bxb7 Qxb7 19.Rc1 Rac8 20.Qe5 Rfd8 black is slightly better in Meduna, E - Jacobs, B FRG BL 1990 1/2} 9.Nxe4 Bb7 10.O-O?? {10.Qe2? Nxe4 11.Bxe4 Bxe4 12.Qxe4 Bxg5 13.Nxg5 cxd4 14.cxd4 Rc8 15.Nf3 Nf6 and black is better due to the isolated pawn on d4 and the possession of open c-file; best: 10.Bxf6 Nxf6 11.Nxf6+ Bxf6 12.dxc5 bxc5 13.Qa4+ Kf8 with chances for both sides} 10...Nxe4 11.Bxe7 Qxe7 12.Qe2 Nef6 13.Rad1 0-0 14.Bb1 Rfe8 15.Ne5 Nxe5 16.dxe5 Nd5 17.f4 Qh4 18.Qd2 Rad8 19.Qf2 Qxf2+ 20.Rxf2 Ne3 21.Rd6 Rxd6 22.exd6 Nxg2 23.Be4 0-1 *+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+* Analysis by Phil Hildenbrandt 1890 55-10-8 USA [Event "KO-115.1.3"] [White "Vanderven,Tony"] [Black "Forget,Remy"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] Tony Vanderven - Remy Forget 1/2-1/2 KO-115.1.3 1500 Tony Vanderven 14-9-3 CAN -12 1196 Remy Forget 16-2-5 FRA +12 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 {The Ruy Lopez Chigorin (closed) defense. I prefer 5...Nxd4 going into the open.} 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 O-O 8.c3 d6 9.h3 {Theory calls for this excellent example of prophylaxis. The Bishop on g4 can prove to be very embarrassing to White.} 9...Nd7 10.d4 Bf6 11.a4 Bb7 12.Bc2 Re8? {Up till now we have been following Farago-Vejda Budapest 1996 0-1. There Black played 12...exd4 and won. The text allows White to increase his advantage.} 13.Be3 {13.d5 was better. The text results in equality.} 13...Ne7 {13...exd4 led to equality. The text allows 14.axb5 with advantage.} 14.Nbd2 {Equal again - naturally!} 14...c5 {Either 14...exd4 or bxa4 was better. The text just makes the d6 pawn very weak, and it allows White's center to eventually become threatening.} 15.axb5 axb5 16.Rxa8 Bxa8 {Does anybody else think this is a weird square for a Bishop?} 17.Qe2 Qb8 18.d5 {Nice pawn push. It limits both Black's Bishop and Queen, also it makes Black's Bishop on f6 as bad as it can possibly be. White's central pawn mass is starting to assume very dangerous proportions.} 18...Ng6 {Why not? At least it gives the "pawn" on f6 a square.} 19.Ra1 Nf4 20.Qf1 Rc8 21.Ra5 c4 22.Bxf4! {Excellent. If your opponent has a bad Bishop, eliminate the possibility of his trading it for yours. Now the only way Black can eliminate his bad piece is to trade it for a White Knight. That can be avoided.} 22...exf4 23.Nd4 Bxd4 {White went against principles and stumbled onto a correct move by accident. The resulting center gives White a huge advantage.} 24.cxd4 {White's doubled pawns are far from weak. Here they are a pillar of strength, and White can win from the strength of his center. The correct winning plan is not easy to see. I think the correct and simplest route is to trade everything and the resultant endgame will be won by an outflanking maneuver.} 24...c3 {24...f5 had to be played and then White would be left to prove his advantage. The text just drops a pawn.} 25.bxc3 Rxc3 26.Bb3 b4 27.Rb5 Qc7 28.Bd1 Nf6 {Again 28...f5 was better but not by much this time.} 29.Rxb4 {White had a clear advantage before, but now it is decisive and almost impossible not to win.} 29...Rc1 30.Qe2 h5 31.Nb3 Rb1 32.Qd3 Rb2 33.Rc4 Qd7 34.Bc2 {Black should resign here since White is increasing his advantage. Black has no counterplay and his Rook is out of play.} 34...g6 35.Qc3 Ra2 36.Na5 {36.Rc7 would have virtually won on the spot.. Guess White couldn't resist keeping Black's Rook tied up.} 36...Qa7 37.Nc6 Qa3 38.Qxa3 {38.Ne7+ Kh7 39.Qxa3 Rxa3 40.Nc8 Ra6+-} 38...Rxa3 39.Ne7+ Kg7 40.f3 {40.Nc8 would still leave a clear advantage. Not as much as in the variation above, but enough to win. The text allows Black to chip away at White.} 40...Bb7 41.Ba4 {41.Rb4 or 41.Kf2 had to be played now. White's advantage is slipping more with each move.} 41...Ba6 42.Rb4 Kf8 43.Nc6 g5 44.Nb8 Bc8 45.Bc2 Ra1+ 46.Rb1 Rxb1+ 47.Bxb1 Ke7 {47...Ke8 would be more natural since White's Knight is on a Black square.} 48.Bd3 Bb7 49.Bb5 Kd8 50.Na6 Bc8 51.Nb4 h4 52.Bc6 Ng8 53.Kf2 Kc7 54.e5 {White's center should not have been touched. There are times when the threat is much stronger than the execution.} 54...Nh6 55.Be8 Bb7 56.e6 {White's advantage has evaporated now. Two moves ago the center was something to be proud of, now it is something to try to forget.} 56...fxe6 57.dxe6 d5 58.Nd3 Kd6 59.Nc5 Bc8 60.Bd7 1/2-1/2 {Here a draw was agreed upon. I always wanted to quote David Bronstein, so here goes. "If one of the contestants knew better, there would have been no draw." 60...Bxd7 61.exd7 Ke7 62.Ke2 Nf5 63.Kd3 Ne3 64.Kc3 Nxg2 65.Ne6 Kxd7 66.Nxg5 Ke7 67.Kb4 Kf6 68.Nh7+ Kf5 69.Kc5 Ne1 70.Kxd5 Nxf3 0-1} *+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+* Analyzed by Ian Peddie 2453 [Event "STA-1"] [White "Wall,Bill"] [Black "Ahlers,Heinz"] [Result "0-1"] 1978 Bill Wall 26-12-24 USA +1 1296 Heinz W. Ahlers 16-1-8 USA +5 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 g5 4.h4 g4 5.Ne5 Bg7 {This is the Kieseritsky Variation of the King's Gambit, a variation that enjoyed huge popularity in the late nineteenth century.} 6.Nxg4 d5 {6.d4 is also known here.} 7.Qf3 h5 {7.Nf2 is a popular move, and both Adolf Anderssen and Wilhelm Steinitz used it to good effect. More recent examples of other moves for white are: 7.exd5 Qe7+ 8.Kf2 Bd4+ 9.Kf3 Bxg4 10.Kxg4 Nf6+ and 0-1; later was Van Guilder-Wall (!) Guam 1974, while Gheorgiu-Kavalek, Bucharest 1966 went: 7.Qe2 dxe4 8.Qxe4+ Qe7 9.Nf2 Bf5 10.Qxe7+ Nxe7 11.c3 Nd7.} 8.Nf2 dxe4 9.Nxe4 Be5 {9.Bb5+!? Bd7 (9...c6?! 10.Qxe4+ Be6 11.Be2 Ne7 12.Qxf4 Ng6 +=) 10.Qxe4+ Qe7 11.Nc3 f5!? 12.Qxe7+ Nxe7 13.Bxd7+ Kxd7 =} 10.Bc4 Bg4 {Now black must lose a pawn in a less favorable position. It would have been better to simply jettison the f4 pawn.} 11.Qb3 Be6? {The awful looking 11...Rh7 may be an improvement.} 12.Qxb7? Bxc4 {And white allows black to escape. The correct line is: 12.Bxe6 fxe6 13.Qxe6 Qe7 14.Qc8 Qd8 15.Qxb7 Nd7 16.Nc3, and white is clearly winning} 13.Qxa8 Bd4 {13...Bd5! 14.Nd6+ Qxd6 15.Qxb8 Ke7 16.d3 f3 17.gxf3 Bg3+ and though white is winning, his advantage is not as large as in the game.} 14.Nbc3 Ne7 15.d3 Ba6 16.Ng5? Nec6 {16.Ne2! Nc6 (16...Bb6? 17.Bxf4 Qc8 18.Nf6+ Kd8 19.Qf3 and black can resign} 17.Nxd4 Nxd4 18.Kd2 Nxc2 19.Nf6+ Qxf6 20.Kxc2 winning.} 17.Ne2 Bb6 18.Nxf4? Qc8 {The white Queen is going, so why not sell it as expensively as possible? 18.b4 looks the order of the day.} 19.Ne4 Bb7 20.Qxb7 Qxb7 21.Nf6+ Kd8 22.c3 Ne5 23.d4 Ng4 {The 360 degree shift is now complete and black has a won game. The rest is very simple.} 24.Nxg4 hxg4 25.h5 Qe4+ 26.Kd1 Nd7 27.h6 c6 0-1 *+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+* Chuck Cadman 2100 [Event "M-1210.2"] [Site "IECC"] [Date "1997.09.15"] [White "Varley,Trevor"] [Black "Athens,Jim"] [Result "0-1"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Nf6 3.d3 c5 4.Bg2 Nc6 5.O-O e5 6.e4 Bg4 7.Qe1 Nb4 8.Na3 Bd6 9.Bd2 Qd7 10.exd5 Bxf3 11.Bxf3 O-O 12.Bxb4 cxb4 13.Nc4 Qc7 14.Nxd6 Qxd6 15.Qd2 a5 16.Rae1 Nxd5 17.d4 Nb6 18.b3 exd4 19.Bxb7 Rae8 20.Be4 Re6 21.Bd3 Rfe8 22.Rxe6 fxe6 23.f4 g6 24.Re1 Rc8 25.Re4 Rc5 26.Qe2 Kf7 27.Qf2 Rd5 28.Re5 Kg7 29.Rxd5 Qxd5 30.Qg2 Kf7 31.Be4 Qc5 32.Kf1 Qh5 33.Ke1 e5 34.fxe5 Qxe5 35.Qf3+ Qf6 36.Qxf6+ Kxf6 37.h4 h6 38.Ke2 g5 39.Kd3 Ke5 40.Bf3 gxh4 41.gxh4 Nd5 42.Bxd5 Kxd5 43.h5 Ke5 44.Kc4 Ke4 45.Kb5 Ke3 0-1 Trevor Varley - Jim Athens 0-1 M-1210.2 1654 Trevor Varley 57-15-77 CAN -16 1682 Jim Athens 26-5-12 USA +16 *+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+* If you have won an IECC game against a higher-rated player, please submit that game to Lisa Powell Wanted: High-rated members to analyze games. 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