And Now, My Round 4 Game
NN (1553) - CelticDeath(1568) [B01]
2006 Twin City Championship Normal, IL (4), 28.02.2006
B01: Scandinavian Defence
1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.Bb5+
My opp has successfully played this variation against me before in a tournament game. However, I have since learned how to properly play against it!
3...Bd7 4.Bc4 Bg4 5.f3 Bf5 6.Nc3 Nbd7 7.Nge2 Nb6 8.Bb5+ Bd7 9.Bxd7+ Qxd7 10.d4 Nbxd5 11.Nxd5 Qxd5 12.0–0 0–0–0 13.Bf4 e6 14.b3 Bd6 15.c4 Qf5 16.Be3
There is a general principle that I have recently discovered that addresses a move like this. It states that you should never avoid an exchange of minor pieces if moving the minor pieces makes it inferior. My opp has certainly reduced the power of his bishop here. 16...Rhe8 17.c5 A small blunder.
17...Bxc5 18.Ng3 Qg6 19.Rc1 Bd6 20.Bf2 h5 Although this pawn advance works out for me, I'm still not convinced that it was the correct strategy. Perhaps it was, but perhaps it wasn't.
21.Re1 h4 22.Ne4 Bf4 I move the bishop, because I feel I need to keep it on the board. 23.Rc4 h3 24.g3 A pseudo attack against the bishop. The bishop stays where it is for the rest of the game.
24...Nd5 25.Kh1 f5 26.Nc3 Nxc3 27.Rxc3 e5 28.d5 e4 29.fxe4 fxe4 30.Bxa7 e3 I really wanted this clearance move to work, and it does. However, Fritz has shown me that White has a save in 31. Qf3 31.Bxe3 Qe4+ 0–1
1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bc4 Bg4 5. f3
Bf5 6. Nc3 Nbd7 7. Nge2 Nb6 8. Bb5+ Bd7 9. Bxd7+ Qxd7 10. d4 Nbxd5 11. Nxd5
Qxd5 12. O-O O-O-O 13. Bf4 e6 14. b3 Bd6 15. c4 Qf5 16. Be3 Rhe8 17. c5 Bxc5
18. Ng3 Qg6 19. Rc1 Bd6 20. Bf2 h5 21. Re1 h4 22. Ne4 Bf4 23. Rc4 h3 24. g3 Nd5
25. Kh1 f5 26. Nc3 Nxc3 27. Rxc3 e5 28. d5 e4 29. fxe4 fxe4 30. Bxa7 e3 31.
Bxe3 Qe4+ 0-1
2006 Twin City Championship Normal, IL (4), 28.02.2006
B01: Scandinavian Defence
1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.Bb5+
My opp has successfully played this variation against me before in a tournament game. However, I have since learned how to properly play against it!
3...Bd7 4.Bc4 Bg4 5.f3 Bf5 6.Nc3 Nbd7 7.Nge2 Nb6 8.Bb5+ Bd7 9.Bxd7+ Qxd7 10.d4 Nbxd5 11.Nxd5 Qxd5 12.0–0 0–0–0 13.Bf4 e6 14.b3 Bd6 15.c4 Qf5 16.Be3
There is a general principle that I have recently discovered that addresses a move like this. It states that you should never avoid an exchange of minor pieces if moving the minor pieces makes it inferior. My opp has certainly reduced the power of his bishop here. 16...Rhe8 17.c5 A small blunder.
17...Bxc5 18.Ng3 Qg6 19.Rc1 Bd6 20.Bf2 h5 Although this pawn advance works out for me, I'm still not convinced that it was the correct strategy. Perhaps it was, but perhaps it wasn't.
21.Re1 h4 22.Ne4 Bf4 I move the bishop, because I feel I need to keep it on the board. 23.Rc4 h3 24.g3 A pseudo attack against the bishop. The bishop stays where it is for the rest of the game.
24...Nd5 25.Kh1 f5 26.Nc3 Nxc3 27.Rxc3 e5 28.d5 e4 29.fxe4 fxe4 30.Bxa7 e3 I really wanted this clearance move to work, and it does. However, Fritz has shown me that White has a save in 31. Qf3 31.Bxe3 Qe4+ 0–1
1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bc4 Bg4 5. f3
Bf5 6. Nc3 Nbd7 7. Nge2 Nb6 8. Bb5+ Bd7 9. Bxd7+ Qxd7 10. d4 Nbxd5 11. Nxd5
Qxd5 12. O-O O-O-O 13. Bf4 e6 14. b3 Bd6 15. c4 Qf5 16. Be3 Rhe8 17. c5 Bxc5
18. Ng3 Qg6 19. Rc1 Bd6 20. Bf2 h5 21. Re1 h4 22. Ne4 Bf4 23. Rc4 h3 24. g3 Nd5
25. Kh1 f5 26. Nc3 Nxc3 27. Rxc3 e5 28. d5 e4 29. fxe4 fxe4 30. Bxa7 e3 31.
Bxe3 Qe4+ 0-1
posted by CelticDeath at 11:24 PM
5 Comments:
The pgn makes it so much easier to view people's games.
You are correct about your principle about exchange minor pieces, especially if it is the same corresponding piece (like the black bishops). If you look at move 42 on this game, I love my knight, but I can't retreat it.
When, you play 22...Bf4 that is also the correct idea not to trade it. It's on a good diagonal and allowing him to trade knight for bishop in this position would be good for him.
I like 20...h5. I don't think there is a better plan. You are fully developed in a position with opposite side castling. The knight on g3 is misplaced due to the fact that you forced him to play f3 on move 5, removing the knight's best square.
30. Bxa7 was way too greed on his part. 30. Be3 would have better for him and yes, 31. Qf3, would have solved a lot of his problems. Frankly, I can't find any easy continuation for Black. He threatens Qxf4 and the Bxe3 is a long term threat. You could play 31... Bd6 threatening the pin on b4. Nonetheless, White has a lot of counterplay and active pieces.
So where could improvements be made? As cool as the bishop pin looks, it's actual usefulness is in quesiton. Perhaps 27...Bd6 threatening Bb4. At first I thought about 28...f4, but 29. g4 locks it up nicely. So probably 28...Qf7, which supports d5 as well as allows g5.
Anyway, everything is easier in hindsight, but it's always good to review games.
Regardless, congratulations and good job on the game. Good luck next round. You'll be 1800 before you know it.
wow. another good game. what is your uscf rating?
Thanks, Christopher, for your analysis (and the instructions on the PGN viewer). I hope I can make Class A soon! We shall see.
GK, my rating for the latest supplement will still say 1568. However, if this championship tournament were to be rated today (it won't - we still have 2 more rounds), my rating would be 1660. If I can hold on and win my next 2 rounds, not only will I win the trophy for this years championship, but I estimate my rating will be around 1690.
Your opening defense was both instructive and intriguing. There looks like alot of jockeying for position, but very logical. Nice mating ideas, too.
Thanks, King. One of the biggest weakpoints, as Tempo picked up on last year, was my poor strategic play. I've been working a lot with Chess Mentor and am reading Bronstein's Zurich 1953 book. They both have imparted a lot of general principle information that I think has helped my game. Now, Watson, and many others, decry falling on general principles, but I think that they do have a place in our games! Soltis even lists general principles as a tier of the thought process.
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