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A game

I have done it before, I shall do it again unless I am told otherwise. Original game in bold, annotations in italics:

‘Kunik’ (anonymous Polish player, server rating 2125) – ‘US’, friendly game of blitz, 3+0, Van ‘t Kruijs Opening:

1.e3…e5,
2.d4…exd4,
3.exd4…Nf6,
4.Nf3…d5,
5.Bd3…Nc6,
6.h3…Bd6,
7.Nc3

…Be6,
8.Ne2…Qe7
(I didn’t play the opening correctly here, having been taken completely off guard by that weird first move. If the queen is to move to the open e-file, it should do so with a check – instead, in the game I move my Queen to an open file after first having blocked the check myself with my own bishop. Stupid – to make matters even better, the bishop is obviously not needed on the e6-square, as white has chosen not to play c4 early on.),
9.c3…h6 (I very much disliked the idea of Bg5),
10.a4…a6,
11.b4…0-0,
12.0-0…Rac8,
13.Bf4…Qd7
14.Bxd6…cxd6
(Qxd6 is probably a bit stronger, but if that was my intention to begin with then why would I have moved the rook to the c-file? It seems to me that the weak c-pawn gives reasonable compensation for the double pawns)

15.Ng3…Ne7,
16.Rc1…b5,
17.axb5…axb5,
18.Qe2…Rb8,
19.Rfe1…Nc8,
20.Qc2…Nb6,
21.Ne2…Nc4,
22.Nf4…Rfe8,

23.Re2…g5?!
24.Nxe6…Rxe6,
25.Rce1…Rbe8,
26.Nd2…Rxe2,
27.Rxe2….Rxe2,
28.Bxe2…Qe6,
29.Kf1…Ne4,
30.Nf3…g4
(the computer suggests Ng3+ here, and it’s certainly better for black, ie. 31.Ke1 (forced, 31.fxg3??…Ne3+! and if 31.Kg8 the bishop is lost)…Na3, 32.Qd3…Nxe2, 33.Qxe2…Nb1, 34.Qxe6…fxe6

- this should probably be won for black)
31.hxg4…Qxg4,
32.Ne5??

…Qh4? (Qf5!! and it would have been game over, as the white Queen is lost no matter what white does, ie. 33.Nf3…Ng3+ or Bd3…Ne6+ – alas, I didn’t find this move during the game. Likewise, Ncd2+ would have won as white is forced to sac the Queen for a knight in order to avoid forced mate, ie. 33.Ke1…Qxg2, 34.Bd3…(Bh5…Qf1++)Qg1+, 35.Ke2…Qf1+, 36.Ke3…Qf2++)
33.Bxc4…dxc4,
34.Nf3…Qh1+,
35.Ke2…d5
(once again, the g3-check is strong),
36.g3…Qg2,
37.Ke3…f5,
38.Ne5…Nxg3!
(finally I found it!)

Time, 0-1 (I had 34 seconds left)

juli 19, 2008 - Skrevet af US | Chess | | Endnu ingen kommentarer

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