For this next tournament game, the notable lessons found in analysis were my failure to visualize X-ray tactics/patterns, the subject of the previous post, along with a general lack of imagination in understanding how I could regroup my forces to pursue a winning attack. An opening surprise did not help, as I adopted a mentality that was too defensive afterwards, although I will give myself credit for rallying after the material loss.
New ...
New Game
Edit Game
Setup Position
Open...
PGN
FEN
Share...
Share Board (.png)
Share Board (configure)
Share playable board
Share game as GIF
Notation (PGN)
QR Code
Layout...
Use splitters
Swipe notation/lists
Reading mode
Flip Board
Settings
| Move | N | Result | Elo | Players |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Replay and check the LiveBook here |
Please, wait...
1.d4 d5 2.e3 Nf6 3.Bd3 e6 4.f4 heading for a Stonewall formation. Nbd7 5.Nf3 c5 6.c3 b6 7.Nbd2 Bb7 8.0-0 Bd6 9.Ne5 the classic Stonewall setup. White has various choices for a plan to follow, depending on Black's next moves. Qc7 this is a more effective move than it appears to be at first glance, and I did not take into account the x-ray on c3 from the queen's new position. 10.b3?! I did not see that my opponent could penetrate with her queen on c3 until after I played this, being unfamiliar with the queen location and (breaking my throught process rules) not looking for my opponent's response; instead, I was focusing on how I would develop the Bc1. 10.Qf3 with play on the kingside is indicated here. 10...cxd4 11.cxd4 Qc3 this penetration and queen fork of the Ra1 and Bd3 looks very threatening, but Black also has to be careful of getting the queen trapped. I recognized that much, so did not despair completely. However, I did not play the critical continuation, which would have been to occupy c4 with a knight. 12.Rb1?! 12.Ndc4 I only briefly considered trying to trap the queen here and did not pay enough attention to the idea. The key is the threat to the hanging Bd6. dxc4 12...Bxe5 13.Bb2 Qxd3 14.Qxd3 dxc4 15.bxc4 Black has three pieces for queen and pawn and they will be well-positioned, but this is still not terrible for White. For example Be4 16.Qb3 Bd6 17.Ba3 Bxa3 18.Qxa3 and I would be happy playing this out, with Black's king stuck in the center. 12...Qxa1? 13.Nxd6+ Ke7 14.Qd2+- 13.Nxc4 Bf8 14.Bb2 Qb4 And now White can trap the queen or go for an attack. 15.Ba3 15.f5!? with an attack. 15...Qxa3 the best, as the queen can be taken after retreating. 15...Qb5 16.Nd6+ Bxd6 17.Bxb5± 16.Nxa3 Bxa3= 12...Bxe5 correctly removing the protector of the Bd3 first. 13.fxe5 Qxd3 14.exf6 and now my opponent was too tempted by Qxe3+? 14...Nxf6 consolidates the advantage. 15.Kh1 now the engine shows White with an advantage - the Black king in the center and under threat outweighs the material inadvertently sacrificed. Qd3 15...0-0 16.Rf3 played after a long think. This maximizes the chances for Black to go further wrong. 16.Nc4 I thought about this idea for a long time, echoing the move 12 situation, but correctly concluded it did not work. dxc4 is the simple refutation, although I had a hard time visualizing this. 16.fxg7 immediately is also good. Rg8 17.Rf3± 16...Qg6 16...Qxd4± 17.fxg7 this seemed like the only option at the time. 17.Ba3! is the much stronger follow-up. Nxf6 18.Rc1+- fixing the king in the center and continuing the attack should produce a win; however, I was too focused on the material balance. 17...Qxg7 18.Rg3+- here I still have a great deal of pressure and nice attack, however. Qf8 19.Nf3 mobilizing the knight and the Bc1. Nf6 20.Ne5 20.Qf1 would have created more threats with an x-ray on the Nf6, but occupying the e5 outpost immediately was too tempting. 20...Ne4 threatening the fork on f2. I thought for a while here, eventually deciding the rook would be better placed on the f-file anyway. 21.Rf3 the safe move. 21.Qe2! the idea of sacrificing an exchange did occur to me at various points, but not this early. Nxg3+ 22.hxg3 visually this just looks bad for White, with the weak doubled g-pawns, but White's remaining pieces all become more powerful now. a6 23.Qh5 Rg8 24.Bh6 Qe7 25.Rf1 now all the White pieces are in action against the king, while Black has a R+B on the queenside that are not effectively playing. Rg6 and now 26.Kg1! is the engine line, avoiding potential future x-rays on the h-file. Black's g6 rook cannot escape, so White can improve the position at leisure, or strike immediately if Black attempts to force the issue. For example f6 27.Nxg6 hxg6 28.Qxg6+ Qf7 29.Rxf6-+ 21...f5? the wrong f-pawn move, leaving holes behind in its wake. 21...f6= 22.Qe1 again thinking too defensively. The key is to further activate White's pieces on the attack. Ideas include 22.b4 a6 23.Bf4 Rc8 24.b5 a5 25.Rc1+- 22.Bf4 Qb4 23.Rc1 Rc8 24.Rxc8+ Bxc8 25.Qc1+- 22...Qe7 23.Bd2 23.Bf4 23...Rg8 24.g3 continued unnecessarily cautious play leads to my attack possibilities evaporating, at least temporarily. 24.Rc1 24...Rc8 now Black's rook gets to the c-file first. 25.Rc1 Rxc1 26.Qxc1 Qd6? 26...Kd8 27.Bf4 making several threats, but none decisive. 27.Bh6! is found by the engine. At this point I did not see how to rearrange my pieces to continue the attack in his manner. One of the points is to allow for the maneuver Qf4-h4, as well as to prevent Black from using g7 and f8. 27...Qe7+- and here my opponent offered a draw. I thought for several minutes, not seeing how I could make progress anymore down the c-file. The engine could have done it, however, in various ways starting with the maneuver Re3-e2, or Qc2 followed by Rf1 and Qe2. 27...Rg7± ½–½
- Start an analysis engine:
- Try maximizing the board:
- Use the four cursor keys to replay the game. Make moves to analyse yourself.
- Press Ctrl-B to rotate the board.
- Drag the split bars between window panes.
- Download&Clip PGN/GIF/FEN/QR Codes. Share the game.
- Games viewed here will automatically be stored in your cloud clipboard (if you are logged in). Use the cloud clipboard also in ChessBase.
- Create an account to access the games cloud.
| White | EloW | Black | EloB | Res | ECO | Rnd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ChessAdmin | - | Class B | - | ½–½ | D00 |
Please, wait...
No comments:
Post a Comment
Your comments and ideas on chess training and this site are welcomed.
Please note that moderation is turned on as an anti-spam measure; your comment will be published as soon as possible, if it is not spam.