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Date: 17 Oct 2004 23:02:36
From: Antonio Torrecillas
Subject: My best game/s of a member here

Hello,

after one of Mr Sloan crosspostings I proposed to post here the best
game/games of any of us.

It's very difficult to play "perfect games" and more at our levels. In
some cases we simply have poor opposition, but in others we have good
and nice ideas. Mi idea is that it can be interesting to check for
mistakes the most interesting games we have played and try to comment
them (in my case with help of computer, maybe others prefer not to use
it). Of course I think that pointing mistakes and checking ideas is more
a tool to improve than any kind of critizism.

As example, Long ago a friend sent me the following game:

[Event "Murcia provincial"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1979.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "tinez Espin"]
[Black "Abenza, JJ."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D30"]
[Annotator "AT"]
[EventDate "1979.??.??"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. e3 c6 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Bd3
Be7 8.O-O O-O 9. Nc3 Ne4 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. Nd2 f5 12. Re1 Qh4 13. g3 Qh6
14.Nf3 Ndf6 15. Ne5 Nxf2 16. Kxf2 Qxh2+ 17. Kf3 Ne4 18. Qc2 Nd2+ 0-1

Black was very proud of it. Really it was an interesting game.
Let's see what analysis tell us.

- 12.Re1 plans to defend e3 in order to continue with f3, the problem is
that f2 is not defended. The idea is good but I prefer 12.Qc2 with the
plan 13.Rae1, 14.f3.
- After weakening his king position with 13.g3?!, white played
"uncarefully" a mistake with 15.Ne5?? allowing the combination that
follow (15...Nxf2!!).
- Black had a good attack idea but calculated badly.
... after 18...Nd2 white has 19.Qxd2 Qxd2 20.Re2 and black queen is
trapped.
... better was 18...Ng5! 19.Kf4 Qh5! and black has a winning attack

Anyone interested in adding comments to this game??
or in posting another "best game"??

AT

Date: 27 Oct 2004 07:49:38
From: Roman M. Parparov
Subject: Re: My best game/s of a member here

The last 4 games I played in the 2004 league season here (2nd division),
albeit against weak opposition, brought me a lot of pleasure along
with the total result of 9.5/10.

Every game features lots of tactics. Enjoy!

[Event "Liga A"]
[Site "Kfar-Saba"]
[Date "2004.04.17"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Parparov"]
[Black "Shlakmann"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2192"]
[BlackElo "2047"]
[ECO "B15u"]
[EventDate "2004.04.17"]

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nf6 5.Nxf6+ exf6 6.Bc4 Bd6 7.Qe2+ Qe7 8.
Qxe7+ Kxe7 9.Be3 Re8 10.Ne2 Kf8 11.O-O Nd7 12.Bd3 Kg8 13.c4 Nf8 14.d5 c5
15.Rfe1 Ng6 16.Nc3 Ne5 17.Nb5 Nxd3 18.Nxd6 Rd8 19.Nxc8 Nxe1 20.Ne7+ Kf8
21.Rxe1 Kxe7 22.Bxc5+ Kd7 23.Re7+ Kc8 24.Rxf7 Rd7 25.Be7 Kc7 26.Rxg7 Re8
27.d6+ Kc6 28.g3 Kc5 29.b3 Kb4 30.Rxh7 Ka3 31.Rh4 Kxa2 32.b4 Kb3 33.c5 a5
34.bxa5 f5 35.Rf4 Rc8 36.h4 Rxc5 37.h5 Rxa5 38.h6 Ra8 39.h7 Rh8 40.Rh4 b5
41.Bf6 Rhxh7 42.Rxh7 Rxh7 43.Be7 1-0

[Event "Liga A"]
[Site "ASA Tel-Aviv"]
[Date "2004.05.01"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Parparov"]
[Black "Lavon"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2192"]
[BlackElo "1945"]
[ECO "C61"]
[EventDate "2004.05.01"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nd4 4.Bc4 Nxf3+ 5.Qxf3 Nf6 6.d3 d6 7.O-O Bg4 8.Qg3
Qd7 9.h3 Be6 10.Nc3 Bxc4 11.dxc4 O-O-O 12.Bg5 Be7 13.Bxf6 Bxf6 14.Rad1 Qe6
15.Qd3 c6 16.b4 h5 17.b5 g5 18.bxc6 bxc6 19.c5 Kb7 20.cxd6 Ka8 21.Rb1 Rb8
22.Na4 Rxb1 23.Rxb1 Qxa2 24.Nc3 Qe6 25.Nb5 Bd8 26.Nxa7 Qa2 27.Rb3 Qxa7 28.
Ra3 Ba5 29.Qc4 Kb7 30.Qxf7+ Kb6 31.Qxa7+ Kxa7 32.Rxa5+ Kb6 33.Rxe5 Rd8 34.
Re6 c5 35.e5 Kc6 36.Re7 Kd5 37.d7 1-0

[Event "Liga A"]
[Site "Netaniya"]
[Date "2004.05.15"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Levitsky"]
[Black "Parparov"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "1925"]
[BlackElo "2192"]
[ECO "A02"]
[EventDate "2004.05.15"]

1.e3 Nf6 2.b3 b6 3.Bb2 Bb7 4.f4 g6 5.Nf3 Bg7 6.Be2 O-O 7.O-O d6 8.d3 e5 9.
h3 e4 10.Nh2 Qe7 11.d4 c5 12.c4 cxd4 13.Bxd4 Nc6 14.Bb2 Rfd8 15.Qe1 d5 16.
Qh4 d4 17.f5 gxf5 18.Rxf5 Nd5 19.Rg5 Nxe3 20.Ng4 Nxg4 21.Qxg4 f6 22.Rh5
Bc8 23.Qh4 f5 24.Rxh7 Qxh4 25.Rxh4 d3 26.Bxg7 dxe2 27.Bc3 Rd1+ 28.Kf2 Nd4
0-1

[Event "Liga A"]
[Site "ASA Tel-Aviv"]
[Date "2004.05.29"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Kinberg"]
[Black "Parparov"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2073"]
[BlackElo "2192"]
[ECO "E48"]
[EventDate "2004.05.29"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5 6.Ne2 c5 7.O-O Nc6 8.a3 Bxc3
9.bxc3 dxc4 10.Bxc4 Qc7 11.Ra2 e5 12.Rd2 Bg4 13.f3 Bh5 14.d5 Na5 15.Ba2
Rfd8 16.c4 Ne8 17.g4 Bg6 18.e4 Nd6 19.Qc2 a6 20.a4 b5 21.axb5 axb5 22.cxb5
Nxb5 23.Bb2 Qd6 24.Rc1 Qf6 25.f4 Qh4 26.fxe5 Qxg4+ 27.Ng3 h5 28.Rg2 Nd4
29.Bxd4 cxd4 30.Nf5 Qf4 31.Ne7+ Kh7 32.Nxg6 fxg6 33.e6 d3 34.Qd2 Qxe4 35.
Rc7 Nc6 36.Qc3 Nd4 37.Bb1 Ra1 38.Rb7 Rxd5 39.Kh1 Rg5 0-1

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Date: 29 Oct 2004 23:53:28
From: Antonio Torrecillas
Subject: Re: My best game/s of a member here

En/na Roman M. Parparov ha escrit:

> The last 4 games I played in the 2004 league season here (2nd division),
> albeit against weak opposition, brought me a lot of pleasure along
> with the total result of 9.5/10.
>
> Every game features lots of tactics. Enjoy!
> (...)
> [Event "Liga A"]
> [Site "ASA Tel-Aviv"]
> [Date "2004.05.29"]
> [Round "11"]
> [White "Kinberg"]
> [Black "Parparov"]
> [Result "0-1"]
> [WhiteElo "2073"]
> [BlackElo "2192"]
> [ECO "E48"]
> [EventDate "2004.05.29"]
>
> 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5 6.Ne2 c5 7.O-O Nc6 8.a3 Bxc3
> 9.bxc3 dxc4 10.Bxc4 Qc7 11.Ra2 e5 12.Rd2 Bg4 13.f3 Bh5 14.d5 Na5 15.Ba2
> Rfd8 16.c4 Ne8 17.g4 Bg6 18.e4 Nd6 19.Qc2 a6 20.a4 b5 21.axb5 axb5 22.cxb5
> Nxb5 23.Bb2 Qd6 24.Rc1 Qf6 25.f4 Qh4 26.fxe5 Qxg4+ 27.Ng3 h5 28.Rg2 Nd4
> 29.Bxd4 cxd4 30.Nf5 Qf4 31.Ne7+ Kh7 32.Nxg6 fxg6 33.e6 d3 34.Qd2 Qxe4 35.
> Rc7 Nc6 36.Qc3 Nd4 37.Bb1 Ra1 38.Rb7 Rxd5 39.Kh1 Rg5 0-1

I have started by last game (with strongest opponent). Some notes:

- 35... Nc6! is a nice combination. Black is won from here. The theme in
known but the key move is nor usual and specially fascinating.
- The problem is that that combination seems generated by a mistake
35.Rc7??, as 35.Rd1 seems better for white.
- White has too better moves in 31.e6 and 30.e6. Maybe white is winning
in that case.
- That winning position for white seems consequence to 27..h5? which is
more a weakening producing a winning position for white than an attack
move (the problem is that it produces some problems in g6 after some e6
tactics as occur in previous point).
- The critical point in the opening is if 17.Ng3 Bg6 18.f4 can produce
problems for black. Here some extra analysis is needed.

Maybe anyone has some notes to add?

thanks for that nice games,
Antonio T.

Date: 01 Nov 2004 21:26:51
From: Tim Eberly
Subject: Re: My best game/s of a member here

"Antonio Torrecillas" <[email protected] > wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> En/na Roman M. Parparov ha escrit:
>
>> The last 4 games I played in the 2004 league season here (2nd division),
>> albeit against weak opposition, brought me a lot of pleasure along
>> with the total result of 9.5/10.
>>
>> Every game features lots of tactics. Enjoy!
>> (...)
>> [Event "Liga A"]
>> [Site "ASA Tel-Aviv"]
>> [Date "2004.05.29"]
>> [Round "11"]
>> [White "Kinberg"]
>> [Black "Parparov"]
>> [Result "0-1"]
>> [WhiteElo "2073"]
>> [BlackElo "2192"]
>> [ECO "E48"]
>> [EventDate "2004.05.29"]
>>
>> 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5 6.Ne2 c5 7.O-O Nc6 8.a3 Bxc3
>> 9.bxc3 dxc4 10.Bxc4 Qc7 11.Ra2 e5 12.Rd2 Bg4 13.f3 Bh5 14.d5 Na5 15.Ba2
>> Rfd8 16.c4 Ne8 17.g4 Bg6 18.e4 Nd6 19.Qc2 a6 20.a4 b5 21.axb5 axb5
>> 22.cxb5
>> Nxb5 23.Bb2 Qd6 24.Rc1 Qf6 25.f4 Qh4 26.fxe5 Qxg4+ 27.Ng3 h5 28.Rg2 Nd4
>> 29.Bxd4 cxd4 30.Nf5 Qf4 31.Ne7+ Kh7 32.Nxg6 fxg6 33.e6 d3 34.Qd2 Qxe4 35.
>> Rc7 Nc6 36.Qc3 Nd4 37.Bb1 Ra1 38.Rb7 Rxd5 39.Kh1 Rg5 0-1
>
> I have started by last game (with strongest opponent). Some notes:
>
> - 35... Nc6! is a nice combination. Black is won from here. The theme in
> known but the key move is nor usual and specially fascinating.
> - The problem is that that combination seems generated by a mistake
> 35.Rc7??, as 35.Rd1 seems better for white.
> - White has too better moves in 31.e6 and 30.e6. Maybe white is winning in
> that case.
> - That winning position for white seems consequence to 27..h5? which is
> more a weakening producing a winning position for white than an attack
> move (the problem is that it produces some problems in g6 after some e6
> tactics as occur in previous point).
> - The critical point in the opening is if 17.Ng3 Bg6 18.f4 can produce
> problems for black. Here some extra analysis is needed.
>
> Maybe anyone has some notes to add?
>
> thanks for that nice games,
> Antonio T.

I don't see anyone questioning 11...e5. It gives White the d5 square for
nothing. The idea of pinning the e2 knight is also not very well thought
out. The piece that needs to be dealt with is the Bishop. It appears to me
the squares e4 and d5 are the ones in dire need of control. f3 only helps
White. After playing e5 maybe Black should consider playing e4 at some
point, that is if it isn't already too late.

My two cents.

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Date: 02 Nov 2004 11:24:29
From: Roman M. Parparov
Subject: Re: My best game/s of a member here

Tim Eberly <chekmate(remove)@icehouse.net > wrote:

> I don't see anyone questioning 11...e5. It gives White the d5 square for
> nothing. The idea of pinning the e2 knight is also not very well thought
> out. The piece that needs to be dealt with is the Bishop. It appears to me
> the squares e4 and d5 are the ones in dire need of control. f3 only helps
> White. After playing e5 maybe Black should consider playing e4 at some
> point, that is if it isn't already too late.

> My two cents.

How familiar are you with Nimzo-Indian Defence ideas, and specifically
with the Tabia variation?

If you neglect 11....e5, which other plans can you propose for Black?

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Roman M. Parparov - NASA EOSDIS project node at TAU technical manager.
Email: [email protected] http://www.nasa.proj.ac.il/
Phone/Fax: +972-(0)3-6405205 (work), +972-(0)50-734-18-34 (home)
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weather forecasters.
-- Jean-Paul Kauffmann

Date: 02 Nov 2004 04:17:37
From: Tim Eberly
Subject: Re: My best game/s of a member here

"Roman M. Parparov" <[email protected] > wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Tim Eberly <chekmate(remove)@icehouse.net> wrote:
>
>> I don't see anyone questioning 11...e5. It gives White the d5 square for
>> nothing. The idea of pinning the e2 knight is also not very well thought
>> out. The piece that needs to be dealt with is the Bishop. It appears to
>> me
>> the squares e4 and d5 are the ones in dire need of control. f3 only helps
>> White. After playing e5 maybe Black should consider playing e4 at some
>> point, that is if it isn't already too late.
>
>> My two cents.
>
> How familiar are you with Nimzo-Indian Defence ideas, and specifically
> with the Tabia variation?

I am pretty familiar with this position although I have never heard it
called the Tabia variation. Nevertheless after Ra2, e5 seems less than
accurate. If White had played Bd3 then e5 seems to make sense.
As far as I can tell Ra2 is a new move amongst higher rated players. The way
I see it Black has two approaches to the system. Either break the pawn
center apart immediately or stop them in their tracks and then hit them. e5
just doesn't seem to cut it.
How about this variation which gives Black some fighting chances?

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 d5 5.Bd3 0-0 6.a3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 Bxc3+ 8.bxc3
c5 9.Ne2 Nc6 10.0-0 Qc7 11.Ra2 cxd4 12.cxd4 Nb4 13.Rb2 Qxc4 14.Rxb4 Qc6
15.f3 b6 16.e4 Bb7 17.Bg5 Nd7 18.Qd2 f6 19.Rc1 Qd6 20.Bf4 e5 21.dxe5 Qxd2
22.Bxd2 Nxe5

>
> If you neglect 11....e5, which other plans can you propose for Black?
>
> --
> Roman M. Parparov - NASA EOSDIS project node at TAU technical manager.
> Email: [email protected] http://www.nasa.proj.ac.il/
> Phone/Fax: +972-(0)3-6405205 (work), +972-(0)50-734-18-34 (home)
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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> weather forecasters.
> -- Jean-Paul Kauffmann
>

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Date: 02 Nov 2004 12:33:57
From: Roman M. Parparov
Subject: Re: My best game/s of a member here

Tim Eberly <chekmate(remove)@icehouse.net > wrote:

> "Roman M. Parparov" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > Tim Eberly <chekmate(remove)@icehouse.net> wrote:
> >
> >> I don't see anyone questioning 11...e5. It gives White the d5 square for
> >> nothing. The idea of pinning the e2 knight is also not very well thought
> >> out. The piece that needs to be dealt with is the Bishop. It appears to
> >> me
> >> the squares e4 and d5 are the ones in dire need of control. f3 only helps
> >> White. After playing e5 maybe Black should consider playing e4 at some
> >> point, that is if it isn't already too late.
> >
> >> My two cents.
> >
> > How familiar are you with Nimzo-Indian Defence ideas, and specifically
> > with the Tabia variation?

> I am pretty familiar with this position although I have never heard it
> called the Tabia variation. Nevertheless after Ra2, e5 seems less than
> accurate. If White had played Bd3 then e5 seems to make sense.
> As far as I can tell Ra2 is a new move amongst higher rated players. The way
> I see it Black has two approaches to the system. Either break the pawn
> center apart immediately or stop them in their tracks and then hit them. e5
> just doesn't seem to cut it.
> How about this variation which gives Black some fighting chances?

> 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 d5 5.Bd3 0-0 6.a3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 Bxc3+ 8.bxc3
> c5 9.Ne2 Nc6 10.0-0 Qc7 11.Ra2 cxd4 12.cxd4 Nb4 13.Rb2 Qxc4 14.Rxb4 Qc6
> 15.f3 b6 16.e4 Bb7 17.Bg5 Nd7 18.Qd2 f6 19.Rc1 Qd6 20.Bf4 e5 21.dxe5 Qxd2
> 22.Bxd2 Nxe5

I don't like the position before 20th move.White doesn't need to simplify
everything (although 23.Rc7 might be strong). 20.Be3 looks much more solid.

The idea I talked about is a complete blockade, meaning 12....Na5 13.Ba2 c4
and then e5-e4, b5, Bf5, Rfe8, trying to bring the knight on d5 and then
try and break through the queen-side. I think white pieces might become
somehow entangled in their own camp.

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Email: [email protected] http://www.nasa.proj.ac.il/
Phone/Fax: +972-(0)3-6405205 (work), +972-(0)50-734-18-34 (home)
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weather forecasters.
-- Jean-Paul Kauffmann

Date: 02 Nov 2004 08:51:07
From: Tim Eberly
Subject: Re: My best game/s of a member here

"Roman M. Parparov" <[email protected] > wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Tim Eberly <chekmate(remove)@icehouse.net> wrote:
>
>> "Roman M. Parparov" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> news:[email protected]...
>> > Tim Eberly <chekmate(remove)@icehouse.net> wrote:
>> >
>> >> I don't see anyone questioning 11...e5. It gives White the d5 square
>> >> for
>> >> nothing. The idea of pinning the e2 knight is also not very well
>> >> thought
>> >> out. The piece that needs to be dealt with is the Bishop. It appears
>> >> to
>> >> me
>> >> the squares e4 and d5 are the ones in dire need of control. f3 only
>> >> helps
>> >> White. After playing e5 maybe Black should consider playing e4 at some
>> >> point, that is if it isn't already too late.
>> >
>> >> My two cents.
>> >
>> > How familiar are you with Nimzo-Indian Defence ideas, and specifically
>> > with the Tabia variation?
>
>> I am pretty familiar with this position although I have never heard it
>> called the Tabia variation. Nevertheless after Ra2, e5 seems less than
>> accurate. If White had played Bd3 then e5 seems to make sense.
>> As far as I can tell Ra2 is a new move amongst higher rated players. The
>> way
>> I see it Black has two approaches to the system. Either break the pawn
>> center apart immediately or stop them in their tracks and then hit them.
>> e5
>> just doesn't seem to cut it.
>> How about this variation which gives Black some fighting chances?
>
>> 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 d5 5.Bd3 0-0 6.a3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 Bxc3+
>> 8.bxc3
>> c5 9.Ne2 Nc6 10.0-0 Qc7 11.Ra2 cxd4 12.cxd4 Nb4 13.Rb2 Qxc4 14.Rxb4 Qc6
>> 15.f3 b6 16.e4 Bb7 17.Bg5 Nd7 18.Qd2 f6 19.Rc1 Qd6 20.Bf4 e5 21.dxe5 Qxd2
>> 22.Bxd2 Nxe5
>
> I don't like the position before 20th move.White doesn't need to simplify
> everything (although 23.Rc7 might be strong). 20.Be3 looks much more
> solid.
>
> The idea I talked about is a complete blockade, meaning 12....Na5 13.Ba2
> c4
> and then e5-e4, b5, Bf5, Rfe8, trying to bring the knight on d5 and then
> try and break through the queen-side. I think white pieces might become
> somehow entangled in their own camp.

Okay, do you agree then that the e5 move is suspect?

>
>
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Date: 30 Oct 2004 10:12:05
From: Roman M. Parparov
Subject: Re: My best game/s of a member here

Antonio Torrecillas <[email protected] > wrote:
> En/na Roman M. Parparov ha escrit:

> > The last 4 games I played in the 2004 league season here (2nd division),
> > albeit against weak opposition, brought me a lot of pleasure along
> > with the total result of 9.5/10.
> >
> > Every game features lots of tactics. Enjoy!
> > (...)
> > [Event "Liga A"]
> > [Site "ASA Tel-Aviv"]
> > [Date "2004.05.29"]
> > [Round "11"]
> > [White "Kinberg"]
> > [Black "Parparov"]
> > [Result "0-1"]
> > [WhiteElo "2073"]
> > [BlackElo "2192"]
> > [ECO "E48"]
> > [EventDate "2004.05.29"]
> >
> > 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5 6.Ne2 c5 7.O-O Nc6 8.a3 Bxc3
> > 9.bxc3 dxc4 10.Bxc4 Qc7 11.Ra2 e5 12.Rd2 Bg4 13.f3 Bh5 14.d5 Na5 15.Ba2
> > Rfd8 16.c4 Ne8 17.g4 Bg6 18.e4 Nd6 19.Qc2 a6 20.a4 b5 21.axb5 axb5 22.cxb5
> > Nxb5 23.Bb2 Qd6 24.Rc1 Qf6 25.f4 Qh4 26.fxe5 Qxg4+ 27.Ng3 h5 28.Rg2 Nd4
> > 29.Bxd4 cxd4 30.Nf5 Qf4 31.Ne7+ Kh7 32.Nxg6 fxg6 33.e6 d3 34.Qd2 Qxe4 35.
> > Rc7 Nc6 36.Qc3 Nd4 37.Bb1 Ra1 38.Rb7 Rxd5 39.Kh1 Rg5 0-1

> I have started by last game (with strongest opponent). Some notes:

> - 35... Nc6! is a nice combination. Black is won from here. The theme in
> known but the key move is nor usual and specially fascinating.

Black still has to be precise. Seeimingly victorious 37....Ra3 leads
to draw after 38.Rxg7+!, Qc7+ and Qc1+ with perpetual.

> - The problem is that that combination seems generated by a mistake
> 35.Rc7??, as 35.Rd1 seems better for white.
Of course, but after 35....Nb7 black seems to consolidate with a pawn up.

> - White has too better moves in 31.e6 and 30.e6. Maybe white is winning
> in that case.

31.e6 seems more dubious - black's queen is ideally placed on f4 and white's
knight might be hanging. And even after 30.e6 black has some crazy options:
like 30....d3 (31.Qxd3 fxe6!)

> - That winning position for white seems consequence to 27..h5? which is
> more a weakening producing a winning position for white than an attack
> move (the problem is that it produces some problems in g6 after some e6
> tactics as occur in previous point).

Unfortunately there is no other counterplay move besides 27....h5. Black's
position has been very bad since he started playing silly with his queenside
bishop instead of completely blocking white's centre with Na5 and c5-c4
early in the middlegame. 27....h5 forced Rg2 and allowed one of the two
sad black knights to be exchanged for one of the proud bishops.

> - The critical point in the opening is if 17.Ng3 Bg6 18.f4 can produce
> problems for black. Here some extra analysis is needed.

Not so. Black should've achieved equality by playing Nc6-a5 on 12th or
even 11th move, continuing with c4, e5-e4, b5 and holding the white
bishops in harness. I thought I'd build a blockade one row above, but
it didn't work.

> Maybe anyone has some notes to add?

> thanks for that nice games,
> Antonio T.

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Date: 30 Oct 2004 17:23:23
From: Antonio Torrecillas
Subject: Re: My best game/s of a member here

En/na Roman M. Parparov ha escrit:
> Antonio Torrecillas <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>En/na Roman M. Parparov ha escrit:
>>>[Event "Liga A"]
>>>[Site "ASA Tel-Aviv"]
>>>[Date "2004.05.29"]
>>>[Round "11"]
>>>[White "Kinberg"]
>>>[Black "Parparov"]
>>>[Result "0-1"]
>>>[WhiteElo "2073"]
>>>[BlackElo "2192"]
>>>[ECO "E48"]
>>>[EventDate "2004.05.29"]
>>>
>>>1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5 6.Ne2 c5 7.O-O Nc6 8.a3 Bxc3
>>>9.bxc3 dxc4 10.Bxc4 Qc7 11.Ra2 e5 12.Rd2 Bg4 13.f3 Bh5 14.d5 Na5 15.Ba2
>>>Rfd8 16.c4 Ne8 17.g4 Bg6 18.e4 Nd6 19.Qc2 a6 20.a4 b5 21.axb5 axb5 22.cxb5
>>>Nxb5 23.Bb2 Qd6 24.Rc1 Qf6 25.f4 Qh4 26.fxe5 Qxg4+ 27.Ng3 h5 28.Rg2 Nd4
>>>29.Bxd4 cxd4 30.Nf5 Qf4 31.Ne7+ Kh7 32.Nxg6 fxg6 33.e6 d3 34.Qd2 Qxe4 35.
>>>Rc7 Nc6 36.Qc3 Nd4 37.Bb1 Ra1 38.Rb7 Rxd5 39.Kh1 Rg5 0-1
>
>>- 35... Nc6! is a nice combination. Black is won from here. The theme in
>>known but the key move is nor usual and specially fascinating.
>
> Black still has to be precise. Seeimingly victorious 37....Ra3 leads
> to draw after 38.Rxg7+!, Qc7+ and Qc1+ with perpetual.
>

There are some tactics, my engine found it: 37...Ra3 38.Rxg7 Kxg7 39.Qc7
Rd7!! 40.Qxd7 Kh6 and black is winning too. I suppose you missed that
move during the game or the analysis.
But if you found that concrete theme, that is more a merit than a
calculation mistake because you choosed a "safer" alternative.

>
>>- The problem is that that combination seems generated by a mistake
>>35.Rc7??, as 35.Rd1 seems better for white.
>
> Of course, but after 35....Nb7 black seems to consolidate with a pawn up.
>

After 35.Rd1 Nb7 36.Qxd3 Qxd3 37.Rxd3 white seems clearly better. White
is not a pawn down and has better pawns and pieces.
Maybe I have a wrong score/record of the game?

>
>>- White has too better moves in 31.e6 and 30.e6. Maybe white is winning
>>in that case.
>
> 31.e6 seems more dubious - black's queen is ideally placed on f4 and white's
> knight might be hanging. And even after 30.e6 black has some crazy options:
> like 30....d3 (31.Qxd3 fxe6!)
>

I suppose you agree 30.e6 seems winning for white.
After 30...d3 31.Qxd3 fxe6? 32.Nf5 white wins a lot of material,
... and I think white 31.exf7!+ can be better.

31.e6 maybe is not as strong but it seems a winning line too. The queen
in f4 is helping white to put his rook in f1 which is too an ideal place
for white attack.

>
>>- That winning position for white seems consequence to 27..h5? which is
>>more a weakening producing a winning position for white than an attack
>>move (the problem is that it produces some problems in g6 after some e6
>>tactics as occur in previous point).
>
> Unfortunately there is no other counterplay move besides 27....h5. Black's
> position has been very bad since he started playing silly with his queenside
> bishop instead of completely blocking white's centre with Na5 and c5-c4
> early in the middlegame. 27....h5 forced Rg2 and allowed one of the two
> sad black knights to be exchanged for one of the proud bishops.
>

The main theme in last lines with 30.e6 or 31.e6 was the indefension of
Bg6, after 28.Rg2 the idea e6 + Nf5 is pressing in g6 and g7.
If that line is a lost line and with the pawn in h7 is not as lost,
27...h5 is a mistake.
Maybe black idea was not good (black has not much pieces attacking white
king and only two defending his own king (white can attack with more
pieces: rooks, knight, maybe both bishops, and helped by his central pawns).
If 27...Nd4 (or 27..Nb7) lead "only" to a worse position, it should be
prefered unless you think time pressure or another factor can suggest
you white will not play well in 27....h5 lines.

>
>>- The critical point in the opening is if 17.Ng3 Bg6 18.f4 can produce
>>problems for black. Here some extra analysis is needed.
>
> Not so. Black should've achieved equality by playing Nc6-a5 on 12th or
> even 11th move, continuing with c4, e5-e4, b5 and holding the white
> bishops in harness. I thought I'd build a blockade one row above, but
> it didn't work.
>

ok, 12...Na5 is interesting.
The position after 10...Qc7 is "normal" with the only difference of a
knight in f3 and not in e2. That difference helps black in ...e5
reaction but makes dubious the "pin" with ...Bg4. Black followed that
plan and I wanted to say that the line starting with 17.Ng3 can be the
test to know if black plan was really bad or not.
Sure that black can choose another plans in 12th move.

Antonio T.

Date: 31 Oct 2004 08:24:44
From: Roman M. Parparov
Subject: Re: My best game/s of a member here

Antonio Torrecillas <[email protected] > wrote:
> >
> > Black still has to be precise. Seeimingly victorious 37....Ra3 leads
> > to draw after 38.Rxg7+!, Qc7+ and Qc1+ with perpetual.
> >

> There are some tactics, my engine found it: 37...Ra3 38.Rxg7 Kxg7 39.Qc7
> Rd7!! 40.Qxd7 Kh6 and black is winning too. I suppose you missed that
> move during the game or the analysis.
> But if you found that concrete theme, that is more a merit than a
> calculation mistake because you choosed a "safer" alternative.

Oh well. Those engines.

> >
> >>- The problem is that that combination seems generated by a mistake
> >>35.Rc7??, as 35.Rd1 seems better for white.
> >
> > Of course, but after 35....Nb7 black seems to consolidate with a pawn up.
> >

> After 35.Rd1 Nb7 36.Qxd3 Qxd3 37.Rxd3 white seems clearly better. White
> is not a pawn down and has better pawns and pieces.
> Maybe I have a wrong score/record of the game?

Oh, I missed that the bishop on a2 is protected. 35....Rxd5 36.Bxd5 Qxd5
and 37....Qxe6 also comes to mind and black looks ok there.

> The main theme in last lines with 30.e6 or 31.e6 was the indefension of
> Bg6, after 28.Rg2 the idea e6 + Nf5 is pressing in g6 and g7.
> If that line is a lost line and with the pawn in h7 is not as lost,
> 27...h5 is a mistake.
> Maybe black idea was not good (black has not much pieces attacking white
> king and only two defending his own king (white can attack with more
> pieces: rooks, knight, maybe both bishops, and helped by his central pawns).
> If 27...Nd4 (or 27..Nb7) lead "only" to a worse position, it should be
> prefered unless you think time pressure or another factor can suggest
> you white will not play well in 27....h5 lines.

Well, there was psychology behind this game. The opponent was in time
pressure of about quarter an hour till the end. (I had about 45 minutes).
Also, this opponent lost twice beforehand to me, and he was a bit afraid
before the game and overexcited when he saw he got winning choices.

> Antonio T.

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Date: 20 Oct 2004 23:14:55
From: vindaloo_man[N_O_S_P_A_M]
Subject: Re: My best game/s of a member here

I hope this is not too low level for your thread :)
I am a patzer (as you can see from my italian elo) but this is what I
consider so far my best win in my short chess career.
I am the white.

Alessandro

ps: in another post you guys talk about the von hennig-schara gambit.
Being a Tarrasch defense player I am interested in web resources
(expecially games with verbose comments) about this opening, because the
book on Tarrasch defense I own is very poor about it

[Event "Open Autunno"]
[Site "Societ� Scacchistica Milanese"]
[Date "2004.09.24"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Agustoni, A."]
[Black "Bonardi, G."]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "1428"]
[BlackElo "1616"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 d6 5.Nc3 Nf6 6.Be3
{preparing to English attack setup}
6...e6 7.Qd2 Be7 8.f3 O-O 9.O-O-O Qa5
{THe queen comes out in a5. I am not sure that this is a good move.
Too sensible to tactical shoots}
10.Kb1
{Protecting a2, giving the Knight more freedom and allowing the
rook to come on c file}
10...a6
{To avoid Cb5 but this allows me a nice combination gaining a pawn
and ruining his pawn structure in the center}
11.Nxc6 bxc6 12.Nd5 Qd8 13.Nxe7+ Qxe7 14.Qxd6 Qb7 15.Bc4
{I try to play solid developing moves}
15...a5
{That pawn so lonely is not a real danger. I have to keep an eye on
it, but I can keep increasing the pressure on the king side}
16.g4 a4 17.Bc5
{Controlling the a pawn and blocking his c pawn. His bishop is
quite bad)
}
17...Re8 18.e5
{My mistake. I would allow Nd5, ruining my position.Better g4 if I
need to chase his Knight}
18...Nd7
{Luckily my mistake is not exploited}
19.Ba3
{Keeping the bishop}
19...h6
{No more mate threats for the moment, but a weak point in the pawn
structure}
20.f4 Nb6 21.Qb4
{To go toward the ending and to simplify the position. I am really
good in tactical nonsenses so the simpler the better :). A IM after the
match told me that Be2 is much better because it would have helped me to
open a file on king side}
21...Nxc4 22.Qxc4 Qb6 23.Rd6
{As Nimzowitsch teaches, I occupy the outpost}
23...Bb7 24.Rhd1 Ra5 25.Qb4
{Also here I am aiming to simplify the situation. If he doesn't
accept I will grab a pawn}
25...Rb5 26.Qxa4 Ra8 27.Qe4
{What I like more of this move is that I push the black to make a
mistake. The only reason of his last move was to "threat" my bishop and
I "invite" him to take it. After 28...g6, I would have moved Qf3}
27...Rxa3
{The black falls in a trap he helped to prepare}
28.Rd8+
{black resigns for the incoming checkmate}
1-0

Date: 23 Oct 2004 02:46:14
From: Antonio Torrecillas
Subject: Re: My best game/s of a member here

Hello Alessandro,

En/na vindaloo_man[N_O_S_P_A_M] ha escrit:
> [Event "Open Autunno"]
> [Site "Societ� Scacchistica Milanese"]
> [Date "2004.09.24"]
> [Round "5"]
> [White "Agustoni, A."]
> [Black "Bonardi, G."]
> [Result "1-0"]
> [WhiteElo "1428"]
> [BlackElo "1616"]
>
> 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 d6 5.Nc3 Nf6 6.Be3
> 6...e6 7.Qd2 Be7 8.f3 O-O 9.O-O-O Qa5
> {THe queen comes out in a5. I am not sure that this is a good move.
> Too sensible to tactical shoots}

It seems to me bad in this moment and the refutation is precisely your
move and your planned tactics.
I prefer 9...d5 for black.

> 10.Kb1
> 10...a6
> {To avoid Cb5 but this allows me a nice combination gaining a pawn
> and ruining his pawn structure in the center}

It seems to me a tactical mistake because black did not anticipate white
idea.

> 11.Nxc6 bxc6 12.Nd5 Qd8 13.Nxe7+ Qxe7 14.Qxd6 Qb7 15.Bc4

Here I think white is winning, but some care is needed.

> 15...a5
> 16.g4 a4 17.Bc5
> 17...Re8 18.e5
> 18...Nd7
> 19.Ba3
> 19...h6
> 20.f4 Nb6 21.Qb4
> 21...Nxc4 22.Qxc4 Qb6 23.Rd6
> 23...Bb7 24.Rhd1 Ra5 25.Qb4
> {Also here I am aiming to simplify the situation. If he doesn't
> accept I will grab a pawn}

I think black best chances of defence are in the ending with 25...Qxb4

> 25...Rb5 26.Qxa4 Ra8 27.Qe4
> 27...Rxa3
> 28.Rd8+
> 1-0

Date: 21 Oct 2004 00:17:13
From: Antonio Torrecillas
Subject: Re: My best game/s of a member here

Hello Alessandro,

En/na vindaloo_man[N_O_S_P_A_M] ha escrit:

> I hope this is not too low level for your thread :)
> I am a patzer (as you can see from my italian elo) but this is what I
> consider so far my best win in my short chess career.
> I am the white.
>
> Alessandro

I think that when more games will be posted here more fun for us no
matter ratings. One of my "prefered" games (it's a different thing to my
best games) was played when I was near 1600.

> ps: in another post you guys talk about the von hennig-schara gambit.
> Being a Tarrasch defense player I am interested in web resources
> (expecially games with verbose comments) about this opening, because the
> book on Tarrasch defense I own is very poor about it

I have one in my website http://perso.wanadoo.es/atorreci/web4/game1.htm
with some comments in Spanish
(hum, ... I have to udpate it from long ago)

Curiously, I learned some ideas about this line from a team mate.
Long ago the method to incorporate lines to my repertoire was to follow
a friend and his games, then if there was some book avaiable, perfect!.
Today a lot of information is avaiable on the net, chess databases,
electronic publications, a lot of books, ...

That friend showed to me (in 8.Nf3 main line) black 0-0 lines (0-0-0
lines were more studied at that time).

> [Event "Open Autunno"]
> [Site "Societ� Scacchistica Milanese"]
> [Date "2004.09.24"]
> [Round "5"]
> [White "Agustoni, A."]
> (...)

Antonio

Date: 19 Oct 2004 20:29:50
From: Toni Lassila
Subject: Re: My best game/s of a member here

On Sun, 17 Oct 2004 23:02:36 +0200, Antonio Torrecillas
<[email protected] > wrote:

>Hello,
>
>after one of Mr Sloan crosspostings I proposed to post here the best
>game/games of any of us.
>
>It's very difficult to play "perfect games" and more at our levels. In
>some cases we simply have poor opposition, but in others we have good
>and nice ideas. Mi idea is that it can be interesting to check for
>mistakes the most interesting games we have played and try to comment
>them (in my case with help of computer, maybe others prefer not to use
>it). Of course I think that pointing mistakes and checking ideas is more
>a tool to improve than any kind of critizism.

Sadly not against very strong competition (when my opponents play
flawlessly, I tend to lose), but a nice finish nevertheless:

[White "azaris"]
[Black "suryahbt"]
[Result "1-0"]

1.e4 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.exd5 Nxd5 4.c4 Nf6 5.Nf3 e6 6.Nc3 Nc6 7.Be2 h6
8.O-O Ne7 9.b3 c6 10.Bb2 Ng6 11.Ne5 Nxe5 12.dxe5 Nd7 13.Ne4 Be7
14.Nd6+ Bxd6 15.exd6 c5 16.Bxg7 Rh7 17.Bc3 h5 18.Bd3 Rh6 19.Bg7 Qg5
20.Bxh6 Qxh6 21.Re1 Qf6 22.Qxh5 b6 23.Be4 Rb8 24.Bc6 Bb7 25.Rxe6+ Kd8
26.Rxf6 Nxf6 27.Qh8+ 1-0

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Date: 20 Oct 2004 22:01:14
From: Antonio Torrecillas
Subject: Re: My best game/s of a member here

En/na Toni Lassila ha escrit:
> Sadly not against very strong competition (when my opponents play
> flawlessly, I tend to lose), but a nice finish nevertheless:
>
> [White "azaris"]
> [Black "suryahbt"]
> [Result "1-0"]
>
> 1.e4 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.exd5 Nxd5 4.c4 Nf6 5.Nf3 e6 6.Nc3 Nc6 7.Be2 h6
> 8.O-O Ne7 9.b3 c6 10.Bb2 Ng6 11.Ne5 Nxe5 12.dxe5 Nd7 13.Ne4 Be7
> 14.Nd6+ Bxd6 15.exd6 c5 16.Bxg7 Rh7 17.Bc3 h5 18.Bd3 Rh6 19.Bg7 Qg5
> 20.Bxh6 Qxh6 21.Re1 Qf6 22.Qxh5 b6 23.Be4 Rb8 24.Bc6 Bb7 25.Rxe6+ Kd8
> 26.Rxf6 Nxf6 27.Qh8+ 1-0

Hello Toni and group,

I agree, ... you have a weak opposition but the you played two nice
combinations (the finish starting with 25.Rxe6! and I see too a nice way
of trapping a rook in h6)

Black play was weak for many reasons: He lost time in the opening, was
careless with his pawn in g7, put his rook in danger in h7, ...

I think is a good exercise to establish what were black mistakes.

AT

Date: 19 Nov 2004 00:38:27
From: Antonio Torrecillas
Subject: Re: My best game/s of a member here

Hoping to see here more "best games" of members, ...

Maybe my best game:

[Event "Catalunya teams"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Torrecillas tinez, Antonio"]
[Black "Medina Garcia, Antonio"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E52"]
[Annotator "Torrecillas,Antonio"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]

{In that game black was a fantastic IM who played with many "world
champions" in the past. In that times and due to his old age his results
and play were not as good as they were some decades before.}

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Nc3 b6 5. e3 Bb7 6. Bd3 O-O 7. O-O d5
8. a3 dxc4 9. Bxc4 Bd6 10. Qe2 Nbd7 11. e4 e5 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bh4 c6 $6
{With the idea to continue Qe7.} (13... Qe7 $2 {is bad due to:} 14. Nd5)
(13... exd4 14. Nxd4 Re8 {seems better than the game.}) 14. dxe5 Nxe5
15. Nxe5 Bxe5 16. f4 Bxc3 17. bxc3 b5 18. Bd3 Qb6+ 19. Kh1 Nd7 20. e5
Rfe8 {vacating f8 for the knight.} 21. Rae1 (21. Qe4 Nf8 {seems not as
strong as the game.}) 21... a6 $2 {Black prepared ...c5 but this plan
seems too slow.} (21... Nf8 {seems more acurate.}) 22. Qg4 Bc8 (22...
Qc7 23. Bf6 Nxf6 24. exf6 g6 25. Bxg6 fxg6 26. Qxg6+ Kf8 27. Qxh6+ Kg8
28. Re5 {and white wins.}) 23. e6 $1 Nf8 (23... Rxe6 {was I expected,
... I prepared:} 24. Rxe6 Nf8 25. f5 fxe6 {and now I was sure to obtain
a won position with any of:} 26. fxe6 {or:} (26.f6)) 24. exf7+ Kxf7 25.
Qh5+ g6 26. Bxg6+ 1-0

Any thoughts about this game?

Antonio T.

Date: 22 Nov 2004 19:48:48
From: Chaos
Subject: Re: My best game/s of a member here

On Fri, 19 Nov 2004 00:38:27 +0100, Antonio Torrecillas <[email protected] >
using recycled electrons muttered something about:

>Hoping to see here more "best games" of members, ...

Probably not my best game, but I thought ok, especially the end:

[Date "1992.??.??"]
[White "Shanholtzer, D.."]
[Black "Boivin, R.."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C18"]
[WhiteElo "1932"]
[BlackElo "1983"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. Qg4 O-O 8. Bd3
Nbc6 9. Qh5 g6 10. Qh6 cxd4 11. Nf3 Qc7 12. Bf4 Nf5 13. Bxf5 exf5 14. O-O dxc3
15. Rfe1 Qd7 16. Bg5 f6 17. exf6 Rf7 18. Ne5 Nxe5 19. Rxe5 Qc6 20. Rae1 Bd7 21.
h4 Qd6 22. Re7 Raf8 23. Qg7+ Rxg7 24. Rxg7+ Kh8 25. Ree7 Qxe7 26. Rxe7 Bc6 27.
Be3 h5 28. Bxa7 Ba4 29. Bd4 1-0

Ratings are postal ratings at the time - 1992.
dayffd

I assume full responsibility for my actions, except the ones that
are someone else's fault.

Date: 23 Nov 2004 00:17:25
From: Antonio Torrecillas
Subject: Re: My best game/s of a member here

En/na Chaos ha escrit:
> Probably not my best game, but I thought ok, especially the end:
>
> [Date "1992.??.??"]
> [White "Shanholtzer, D.."]
> [Black "Boivin, R.."]
> [Result "1-0"]
> [ECO "C18"]
> [WhiteElo "1932"]
> [BlackElo "1983"]
>
> 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. Qg4 O-O 8. Bd3
> Nbc6 9. Qh5 g6 10. Qh6 cxd4 11. Nf3 Qc7 12. Bf4 Nf5 13. Bxf5 exf5 14. O-O dxc3
> 15. Rfe1 Qd7 16. Bg5 f6 17. exf6 Rf7 18. Ne5 Nxe5 19. Rxe5 Qc6 20. Rae1 Bd7 21.
> h4 Qd6 22. Re7 Raf8 23. Qg7+ Rxg7 24. Rxg7+ Kh8 25. Ree7 Qxe7 26. Rxe7 Bc6 27.
> Be3 h5 28. Bxa7 Ba4 29. Bd4 1-0

Thanks,
a nice and spectacular combination!

I ask me what was black mistake because after 14...dxc3 it seems white
has a completely won position which can be finished in various ways.
Maybe 9...g6 weakening black king position was the origin of problems.

White has another ways to the win:
(of course that those alternative paths to victory does not mean that
white played any mistake, ... his moves were also good)
- if 15 Ng5 there is the only defence 15...f6 and maybe black is also
lost but white can avoid that defence: 15.e6! Qe7 16.Bd6! Qd6 17.Ng5 +-
- 16.Ng5 f6 17.ef6 Rxf6 18.Nxh7! +-
- 23.Qg7 is beautiful, ... there was a prosaic win with 23.Rxf7 Rxf7
24.Re7 Rxe7 25.fxe7 Qb8 26.Bf6 +-, ... 23.h5 seems to win too but of
course that 23.Qg7 is the kind of move all people would enjoy to play.

AT

Date: 19 Nov 2004 12:20:02
From: Ron
Subject: Re: My best game/s of a member here

In article <[email protected] >,
Antonio Torrecillas <[email protected] > wrote:

> Hoping to see here more "best games" of members, ...

I don't know if I still have my database of my old tourney games. I'll
look for it -- although my best games are certainly pretty weak compared
to some members' games.

-Ron

Date: 30 Nov 2004 01:26:56
From: Antonio Torrecillas
Subject: Re: My best game/s of a member here

En/na Ron ha escrit:
> In article <[email protected]>,
> Antonio Torrecillas <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>Hoping to see here more "best games" of members, ...
>
> I don't know if I still have my database of my old tourney games. I'll
> look for it -- although my best games are certainly pretty weak compared
> to some members' games.
>
> -Ron

We are waiting your old games Ron!!

As entertainement, my best "tactical rapid game" (25 min game)

[Event "Catalunya Cup, rapid teams"]
[Site "Barcelona"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Torrecillas tinez, Antonio"]
[Black "Muratet, A."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B56"]
[Annotator "Torrecillas,Antonio"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 d6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bb5
{I have played that tricky line in some rapid games.} 7... Nxe3 8. fxe3
Bd7 9.Bxc6 bxc6 10. O-O g6 {Novelty.} (10... e6 {is better. The idea is
to answer:} 11. Qf3 $6 {with the pawn sacrifice:} 11... Qf6 $1) 11. Qf3
f6 12. e5 dxe5 13.Nxc6 Qc8 14. Nxe5 $1 {The move is good and can be
found by "exclusion" because other knight moves only creates problems
for white.} 14... fxe5 15. Qf7+ Kd8 16. Rad1 {(with the menace of Qxf8)
I think white has more than compensation here.} 16...Qc6 $6 (16... Bh6
{was the move I expected in the game (to allow the rook in h8 to help in
defence). I had prepared:} 17. Nd5 Bg5 18. Qg7 Re8 19. Qxe5 {with the
plan of Rd3, Rfd1 which seems good enough as we checked after thegame.})
17. Nd5 {(with the menace of Qxf8).} 17... Kc8 18. Rd3 Be6 $2 {This move
loses easily.} (18... Qe6 {was the move expected. I prepared:} 19.Rc3+
Kb7 20. Rc7+ Kb8 21. Qxf8+ Rxf8 22. Rxf8+ Bc8 23. e4 {which seems an
easy win (black has no moves) but I was not so sure during the game.})
19. Qxf8+ Rxf8 20. Rxf8+ Kb7 21. Rb3+ Qb6 (21... Ka6 22. Nb4+ winning.})
22. Rxb6+ axb6 23. Rxa8 Kxa8 (23... Bxd5 24. Re8 {winning.}) 24. Nc7+ 1-0

AT

Date: 21 Nov 2004 01:45:55
From: Antonio Torrecillas
Subject: Re: My best game/s of a member here

Date: 18 Nov 2004 22:11:18
From: Mark S. Hathaway
Subject: Re: My best game/s of a member here

Antonio Torrecillas wrote:
> Hoping to see here more "best games" of members, ...
>
> Maybe my best game:
>
> [Event "Catalunya teams"]
> [Site "?"]
> [Date "1996.??.??"]
> [Round "3"]
> [White "Torrecillas tinez, Antonio"]
> [Black "Medina Garcia, Antonio"]
> [Result "1-0"]
> [ECO "E52"]
> [Annotator "Torrecillas,Antonio"]
> [PlyCount "51"]
> [EventDate "1996.??.??"]
>
> {In that game black was a fantastic IM who played with many "world
> champions" in the past. In that times and due to his old age his results
> and play were not as good as they were some decades before.}
>
> 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Nc3 b6 5. e3 Bb7 6. Bd3 O-O 7. O-O d5
> 8. a3 dxc4 9. Bxc4 Bd6 10. Qe2 Nbd7 11. e4 e5 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bh4 c6 $6
> {With the idea to continue Qe7.} (13... Qe7 $2 {is bad due to:} 14. Nd5)
> (13... exd4 14. Nxd4 Re8 {seems better than the game.}) 14. dxe5 Nxe5
> 15. Nxe5 Bxe5 16. f4 Bxc3 17. bxc3 b5 18. Bd3 Qb6+ 19. Kh1 Nd7 20. e5
> Rfe8 {vacating f8 for the knight.} 21. Rae1 (21. Qe4 Nf8 {seems not as
> strong as the game.}) 21... a6 $2 {Black prepared ...c5 but this plan
> seems too slow.} (21... Nf8 {seems more acurate.}) 22. Qg4 Bc8 (22...
> Qc7 23. Bf6 Nxf6 24. exf6 g6 25. Bxg6 fxg6 26. Qxg6+ Kf8 27. Qxh6+ Kg8
> 28. Re5 {and white wins.}) 23. e6 $1 Nf8 (23... Rxe6 {was I expected,
> ... I prepared:} 24. Rxe6 Nf8 25. f5 fxe6 {and now I was sure to obtain
> a won position with any of:} 26. fxe6 {or:} (26.f6)) 24. exf7+ Kxf7 25.
> Qh5+ g6 26. Bxg6+ 1-0
>
> Any thoughts about this game?
>
> Antonio T.
>

[Event "Catalunya teams"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Torrecillas tinez, Antonio"]
[Black "Medina Garcia, Antonio"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E52"]
[Annotator "Torrecillas,Antonio:Hathaway, k"]

{ In that game black was a fantastic IM who played with many "world
champions" in the past. In that times and due to his old age his
results and play were not as good as they were some decades
before. }

1. d4 ?!

{ Ha, just kidding. Everybody knows it's just weak, not bad. }

1...Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+

{ Bogous - premature as the bishop can't do any damage to White from
here and may have to just retreat for a loss of time }

4. Nc3

( 4.Nbd2 )

4...b6 5. e3 Bb7 6. Bd3 0-0 7. 0-0

( 7.a3 { forces Black to give up his B to retain control of e4 } )

7...d5 8. a3 dxc4 9. Bxc4 Bd6 { = } 10.Qe2 Nbd7

( 10...Ne4 11. Nd2 Nxc3 12. bxc3 e5 { opening the central files
for Black's pieces might be playable } )

11. e4 e5 12. Bg5

( 12. d5 { seems to me to give White a lot of freedom on
the queen-side light squares, but other people will obviously
disagree } )

12...h6 13. Bh4 c6 ?!

{ With the idea to continue Qe7. }

( 13...Qe7? { is bad due to: } 14. Nd5 )

( 13...exd4 { risky because it allows Nf3 to move and frees
White's f2-f4 } 14. Nxd4 Re8 { seems better than the game. }
( 14...Ne5� { preparing ...Ng6 to break the nasty pin on Nf6 } ) )

14. dxe5

( 14. Rad1 )

14...Nxe5 15. Nxe5 Bxe5 16. f4 Bxc3

( 16...Bd4+ 17. Kh1 Qe8 )

17. bxc3 � b5 18. Bd3

( 18. e5 bxc4 19. exf6 )

18...Qb6+ 19. Kh1 Nd7

{ Now, White has to find new targets, though Black's position
is so disorganized White has time to do that. }

20. e5 Rfe8

{ vacating f8 for the knight. }

21. Rae1

( 21. Qe4 Nf8 { seems not as strong as the game. } )

( 21. Qg4 Bc8 22. Bf5 Nf8 23. Bf6 Ng6 24. Bxc8 Raxc8 25. f5 )

21...a6 ?

{ Black prepared ...c5 but this plan seems too slow. }

( 21...Nf8 { seems more acurate. } )

22. Qg4 Bc8

( 22...Qc7 23. Bf6 Nxf6 24. exf6 g6 25. Bxg6 fxg6 26. Qxg6+ Kf8
27. Qxh6+ Kg8 28.Re5 { and white wins. } )

23. e6!

{ Very nice! }

23...Nf8

( 23...Rxe6 { was I expected, ... I prepared: } 24. Rxe6 Nf8
25. f5 fxe6 { and now I was sure to obtain a won position
with any of: } 26. fxe6
( { or:} 26. f6 ) )

24. exf7+ Kxf7 25. Qh5+ g6 26. Bxg6+
1-0

Date: 19 Nov 2004 15:34:32
From: Antonio Torrecillas
Subject: Re: My best game/s of a member here

Thanks k,

... some comments to your notes

AT

En/na k S. Hathaway ha escrit:
>> Any thoughts about this game?
>>
>> Antonio T.
>
> [Event "Catalunya teams"]
> [Site "?"]
> [Date "1996.??.??"]
> [Round "3"]
> [White "Torrecillas tinez, Antonio"]
> [Black "Medina Garcia, Antonio"]
> [Result "1-0"]
> [ECO "E52"]
> [Annotator "Torrecillas,Antonio:Hathaway, k"]
>
> 1. d4 ?!
> { Ha, just kidding. Everybody knows it's just weak, not bad. }
> 1...Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+
> { Bogous - premature as the bishop can't do any damage to White from
> here and may have to just retreat for a loss of time }
> 4. Nc3
> ( 4.Nbd2 )

I prefer to traspose to this line of Nimzoindian.
I suppose is matter of taste.

> 4...b6 5. e3 Bb7 6. Bd3 0-0 7. 0-0
> ( 7.a3 { forces Black to give up his B to retain control of e4 } )

7.a3 Bxc3 8.bxc3 Ne4 9.Qc2 f5 10.0-0 Rf6 is theory.
Here a curious line is 11.Nd2 Rh6 12.g3?? Qh4! -+
I have played this line with both 11.Nd2 and 11.Ne1.

Of course, both moves (7.a3 and 7.0-0) are playable. Only deep
understanding of both lines can indicate what one is better.

> 7...d5 8. a3 dxc4 9. Bxc4 Bd6 { = } 10.Qe2 Nbd7
> ( 10...Ne4 11. Nd2 Nxc3 12. bxc3 e5 { opening the central files
> for Black's pieces might be playable } )

ok, this is another plan for black.

> 11. e4 e5 12. Bg5
> ( 12. d5 { seems to me to give White a lot of freedom on
> the queen-side light squares, but other people will obviously
> disagree } )

Different plans are possible here.
- With your 12.d5 white is aiminig for a queen side initiative.
- With 12.Bg5 white plans to play in the center and in the kings wing
(and the d5 square is avaiable for Nc3 and diagonal c4-g8 avaiable for
bishop.

> 12...h6 13. Bh4 c6 ?!
> ( 13...exd4 { risky because it allows Nf3 to move and frees
> White's f2-f4 } 14. Nxd4 Re8 { seems better than the game. }
> ( 14...Ne5� { preparing ...Ng6 to break the nasty pin on Nf6 } ) )

My thoughts were that black 13...c6 was passive and I proposed a line
(13...exd4) to look for counterchances in the center. Of course that
that kind of fight is risky, ... but for both players!!

The only problem I see in your 14...Ne5 proposal is that white has
better development and position is open. Black waste time with that move
whereas need to find a safe square for his queen in order to connect
rooks. Only deep analysis could show if 14...Ne5 15.Rad1!? is annoying
fom black or playable (here we have an execrcise).

> 14. dxe5
> ( 14. Rad1 )

ok, possible.

> 14...Nxe5 15. Nxe5 Bxe5 16. f4 Bxc3
> ( 16...Bd4+ 17. Kh1 Qe8 )

This seems to me advantage for white too: after 16...Bd4+ 17. Kh1 Qe8
18.e5 Nd5 19.Nxd5 exd5 20.Bb5 followed by 21.Rad1: black loses tempos
and white has an strong initiative.

> 17. bxc3 � b5 18. Bd3
> ( 18. e5 bxc4 19. exf6 )

Ok, advantage for white too. Maybe simpler.

> 18...Qb6+ 19. Kh1 Nd7
> { Now, White has to find new targets, though Black's position
> is so disorganized White has time to do that. }

White menaces after 20.e5 are:
21.Qe4, 21.f5, 21.e6, 21.Qg4 + 22.Bf6
Black has to find solutions urgently.

> 20. e5 Rfe8 21. Rae1
> ( 21. Qg4 Bc8 22. Bf5 Nf8 23. Bf6 Ng6 24. Bxc8 Raxc8 25. f5 )

This line is a good possibility. I did not consider it during the game
nor during the analysis.

Today with engine modules I can see a third possibility I did not
imagine: 21.Rf3 (with the idea of 22.Rg3, 23.Qg4) who wins.

Not to consider those two ideas can be consider a mistake, ... you know
the game can be good but I can't see everything :-(

> 21...a6 ? 22. Qg4 Bc8 23. e6! Nf8 24. exf7+ Kxf7 25. Qh5+ g6 26. Bxg6+
> 1-0

This game shows logical play for white, a plan who was carried until the
end and some tactical correction. It seem it can be understand as a
whole and has some "pedagogical" value.

White limitations (I'm not an strong player with GM title) can produce
some inacuracies with moments where I did not play the best move (I
played a second or third good alternative bit not the best).

Another matter is that black defence can be reinforced in some moments.
An open question is if with harder defence I would have achieved the win
or not.

Antonio

Date: 18 Oct 2004 23:17:25
From: bruno de baenst
Subject: Re: My best game/s of a member here

These 2 games I consider my best games, one reason is the very strong
opposition but it are also by far my best combinations especially in the
second game I calculated like 7 moves ahead. They happen to be both in the
same opening the von hennig-schara gambit, an opening that has given me many
fantastic wins and not 1 loss.
I won't analyse them as I already did once but I lost my annotations.
Just 2 notes in the first game 25. ... Qd6 is a very nice move but Rd2 is
even better, and in the second game white could have saved himself with
22.Qxd6 which probably draws but he played a tempo as he calculated it all
before he played 19.fxe3 but overlooked that he couldn't take the bishop on
move 25 cause mate on g1.

Piceu,Tom (2344) - De Baenst,Bruno (2043)
07/12/2003
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5 4.cxd5 cxd4 5.Qxd4 Nc6 6.Qd1 exd5 7.Qxd5 Bd7 8.Nf3
Nf6 9.Qd1 Bc5 10.e3 Qe7 11.a3 0-0 12.Be2 Rfd8 13.Qc2 Ne5 14.b4 Bd6 15.Nd4
Rac8 16.Qb3 Neg4 17.Bxg4 Bxg4 18.Bb2 Bxh2 19.Rxh2 Rxd4 20.Ne2 Qd6 21.Rh4 Rd3
22.Nc3 Qc6 23.f3 Bxf3 24.Qc2 Rxe3+ 25.Kf1 Qd6 26.Rh3 Be2+ 27.Ke1 Bd3+ 0-1

GM Gagunashvili,Merib (2580) - De Baenst,Bruno (2080) [D32]
World university chess championship 05/09/2004
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5 4.cxd5 cxd4 5.Qa4+ Bd7 6.Qxd4 exd5 7.Qxd5 Nc6 8.a3
Nf6 9.Qd1 Bc5 10.e3 Qe7 11.b4 Bb6 12.Nf3 0-0 13.Bb2 Rfd8 14.Qc2 Rac8 15.Be2
Bc7 16.0-0 Ne5 17.Rfd1 Nfg4 18.h3 Nxe3 19.fxe3 Nxf3+ 20.Bxf3 Qxe3+ 21.Qf2
Bh2+ 22.Kf1 Rxc3 23.Bxc3 Bb5+ 24.Be2 Bxe2+ 25.Ke1 Qxc3+ 26.Kxe2 Re8+ 27.Kf1
Qc4+ 0-1

"Antonio Torrecillas" <[email protected] > schreef in bericht
news:[email protected]...
> Hello,
>
> after one of Mr Sloan crosspostings I proposed to post here the best
> game/games of any of us.
>
> It's very difficult to play "perfect games" and more at our levels. In
> some cases we simply have poor opposition, but in others we have good
> and nice ideas. Mi idea is that it can be interesting to check for
> mistakes the most interesting games we have played and try to comment
> them (in my case with help of computer, maybe others prefer not to use
> it). Of course I think that pointing mistakes and checking ideas is more
> a tool to improve than any kind of critizism.
>
> As example, Long ago a friend sent me the following game:
>
> [Event "Murcia provincial"]
> [Site "?"]
> [Date "1979.??.??"]
> [Round "?"]
> [White "tinez Espin"]
> [Black "Abenza, JJ."]
> [Result "0-1"]
> [ECO "D30"]
> [Annotator "AT"]
> [EventDate "1979.??.??"]
>
> 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. e3 c6 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Bd3
> Be7 8.O-O O-O 9. Nc3 Ne4 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. Nd2 f5 12. Re1 Qh4 13. g3 Qh6
> 14.Nf3 Ndf6 15. Ne5 Nxf2 16. Kxf2 Qxh2+ 17. Kf3 Ne4 18. Qc2 Nd2+ 0-1
>
> Black was very proud of it. Really it was an interesting game.
> Let's see what analysis tell us.
>
> - 12.Re1 plans to defend e3 in order to continue with f3, the problem is
> that f2 is not defended. The idea is good but I prefer 12.Qc2 with the
> plan 13.Rae1, 14.f3.
> - After weakening his king position with 13.g3?!, white played
> "uncarefully" a mistake with 15.Ne5?? allowing the combination that
> follow (15...Nxf2!!).
> - Black had a good attack idea but calculated badly.
> ... after 18...Nd2 white has 19.Qxd2 Qxd2 20.Re2 and black queen is
> trapped.
> ... better was 18...Ng5! 19.Kf4 Qh5! and black has a winning attack
>
> Anyone interested in adding comments to this game??
> or in posting another "best game"??
>
> AT
>

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Date: 20 Oct 2004 22:42:10
From: Antonio Torrecillas
Subject: Re: My best game/s of a member here

Hello Bruno and group,

En/na bruno de baenst ha escrit:

> These 2 games I consider my best games, one reason is the very strong
> opposition but it are also by far my best combinations especially in the
> second game I calculated like 7 moves ahead. They happen to be both in the
> same opening the von hennig-schara gambit, an opening that has given me many
> fantastic wins and not 1 loss.

I have played too Henning-Schara with nice wins with black, ... but
unfortunately I have also lost some games.

> I won't analyse them as I already did once but I lost my annotations.
> Just 2 notes in the first game 25. ... Qd6 is a very nice move but Rd2 is
> even better, and in the second game white could have saved himself with
> 22.Qxd6 which probably draws but he played a tempo as he calculated it all
> before he played 19.fxe3 but overlooked that he couldn't take the bishop on
> move 25 cause mate on g1.
>
> Piceu,Tom (2344) - De Baenst,Bruno (2043)
> 07/12/2003
> 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5 4.cxd5 cxd4 5.Qxd4 Nc6 6.Qd1 exd5 7.Qxd5 Bd7 8.Nf3
> Nf6 9.Qd1 Bc5 10.e3 Qe7 11.a3 0-0 12.Be2 Rfd8 13.Qc2 Ne5 14.b4 Bd6 15.Nd4
> Rac8 16.Qb3 Neg4 17.Bxg4 Bxg4 18.Bb2 Bxh2 19.Rxh2 Rxd4 20.Ne2 Qd6 21.Rh4 Rd3
> 22.Nc3 Qc6 23.f3 Bxf3 24.Qc2 Rxe3+ 25.Kf1 Qd6 26.Rh3 Be2+ 27.Ke1 Bd3+ 0-1

In that game I did not understand at first moment your comment about
Rd2. After thinking a little I think you wanted to write 25...Re2 which
also wins but you piece sacrifice is strong too (white is lost after
25...Qd6 26.exf3)

But there are also another possibility: in the place of 20.Qd6 it's
possible 20...Rd2, Fritz proposed it as best but the little difference
with the game is that white bishop finish in b2 in the place of d4.

The game seems to me very interesting. Black player with great energy
and white did not play evident mistakes.
The only big mistake (21.Rh4?, ... 21.Bxd4 was better but black has the
advantage) is understandable due to the complexity of the position.

> GM Gagunashvili,Merib (2580) - De Baenst,Bruno (2080) [D32]
> World university chess championship 05/09/2004
> 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5 4.cxd5 cxd4 5.Qa4+ Bd7 6.Qxd4 exd5 7.Qxd5 Nc6 8.a3
> Nf6 9.Qd1 Bc5 10.e3 Qe7 11.b4 Bb6 12.Nf3 0-0 13.Bb2 Rfd8 14.Qc2 Rac8 15.Be2
> Bc7 16.0-0 Ne5 17.Rfd1 Nfg4 18.h3 Nxe3 19.fxe3 Nxf3+ 20.Bxf3 Qxe3+ 21.Qf2
> Bh2+ 22.Kf1 Rxc3 23.Bxc3 Bb5+ 24.Be2 Bxe2+ 25.Ke1 Qxc3+ 26.Kxe2 Re8+ 27.Kf1
> Qc4+ 0-1

I had this second one in my database! (until 26th move)
The attack after 18...Nxe3! is "solid" enough.
I think you wanted to write that white had to play 23.Qxe3 (in the place
of 22.Qd6 ... maybe you put the squareboard reversed!!) to avoid what
happened in the game.
It's not so easy to win a GM only because he played a mistake trying to
avoid an equilibrate ending.

AT

Date: 20 Oct 2004 22:10:07
From: bruno de baenst
Subject: Re: My best game/s of a member here

What I wrote should have been '20.Qd6 is nice but 20.Rd2 is even better' and
not 25.Qd6 I was just thinking that I should have played Rd2 instead of Qd6
and I saw Qd6 standing at move 25 forgetting I played that move twice in the
game.
In the second game it was of course 23.Qxe3 as you point out, I really
should check what I write.
And yes you are right the game ended at move 26 as he resigned.

"Antonio Torrecillas" <[email protected] > schreef in bericht
news:[email protected]...
> Hello Bruno and group,
>
> En/na bruno de baenst ha escrit:
>
> > These 2 games I consider my best games, one reason is the very strong
> > opposition but it are also by far my best combinations especially in
the
> > second game I calculated like 7 moves ahead. They happen to be both in
the
> > same opening the von hennig-schara gambit, an opening that has given me
many
> > fantastic wins and not 1 loss.
>
> I have played too Henning-Schara with nice wins with black, ... but
> unfortunately I have also lost some games.
>
> > I won't analyse them as I already did once but I lost my annotations.
> > Just 2 notes in the first game 25. ... Qd6 is a very nice move but Rd2
is
> > even better, and in the second game white could have saved himself with
> > 22.Qxd6 which probably draws but he played a tempo as he calculated it
all
> > before he played 19.fxe3 but overlooked that he couldn't take the bishop
on
> > move 25 cause mate on g1.
> >
> > Piceu,Tom (2344) - De Baenst,Bruno (2043)
> > 07/12/2003
> > 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5 4.cxd5 cxd4 5.Qxd4 Nc6 6.Qd1 exd5 7.Qxd5 Bd7
8.Nf3
> > Nf6 9.Qd1 Bc5 10.e3 Qe7 11.a3 0-0 12.Be2 Rfd8 13.Qc2 Ne5 14.b4 Bd6
15.Nd4
> > Rac8 16.Qb3 Neg4 17.Bxg4 Bxg4 18.Bb2 Bxh2 19.Rxh2 Rxd4 20.Ne2 Qd6 21.Rh4
Rd3
> > 22.Nc3 Qc6 23.f3 Bxf3 24.Qc2 Rxe3+ 25.Kf1 Qd6 26.Rh3 Be2+ 27.Ke1 Bd3+
0-1
>
> In that game I did not understand at first moment your comment about
> Rd2. After thinking a little I think you wanted to write 25...Re2 which
> also wins but you piece sacrifice is strong too (white is lost after
> 25...Qd6 26.exf3)
>
> But there are also another possibility: in the place of 20.Qd6 it's
> possible 20...Rd2, Fritz proposed it as best but the little difference
> with the game is that white bishop finish in b2 in the place of d4.
>
> The game seems to me very interesting. Black player with great energy
> and white did not play evident mistakes.
> The only big mistake (21.Rh4?, ... 21.Bxd4 was better but black has the
> advantage) is understandable due to the complexity of the position.
>
> > GM Gagunashvili,Merib (2580) - De Baenst,Bruno (2080) [D32]
> > World university chess championship 05/09/2004
> > 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5 4.cxd5 cxd4 5.Qa4+ Bd7 6.Qxd4 exd5 7.Qxd5 Nc6
8.a3
> > Nf6 9.Qd1 Bc5 10.e3 Qe7 11.b4 Bb6 12.Nf3 0-0 13.Bb2 Rfd8 14.Qc2 Rac8
15.Be2
> > Bc7 16.0-0 Ne5 17.Rfd1 Nfg4 18.h3 Nxe3 19.fxe3 Nxf3+ 20.Bxf3 Qxe3+
21.Qf2
> > Bh2+ 22.Kf1 Rxc3 23.Bxc3 Bb5+ 24.Be2 Bxe2+ 25.Ke1 Qxc3+ 26.Kxe2 Re8+
27.Kf1
> > Qc4+ 0-1
>
> I had this second one in my database! (until 26th move)
> The attack after 18...Nxe3! is "solid" enough.
> I think you wanted to write that white had to play 23.Qxe3 (in the place
> of 22.Qd6 ... maybe you put the squareboard reversed!!) to avoid what
> happened in the game.
> It's not so easy to win a GM only because he played a mistake trying to
> avoid an equilibrate ending.
>
> AT
>

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Date: 18 Oct 2004 22:36:46
From: Oliver Maas
Subject: Re: My best game/s of a member here

Hi Antonio,

the following game i consider one of my best games. I had no ELO rating at
that time (now its 2143), my opponent (he�s the father of the young German
GM Christian Gabriel) was rated around 2200 at that time. Especially i like
the two sacrifices in the opening (12.Nxe6 was theory, 15.Bxb5 is unclear,
but interesting), and the queen moves 19.Qf5!, 21.Qd1! (N) and 23.Qd5!
(exchange sacrifice). Also i found no real mistake in my play after
analysing the game with Fritz.

Maas,Oliver - Gabriel,Josef (2200) [B96]
Deizisau Open 2002

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 Najdorf
6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Nbd7 8.Qf3 Qc7 9.0-0-0 b5 10.e5 Bb7 11.Qh3 dxe5 12.Nxe6 the
first sacrifice
12... fxe6 13.Qxe6+ Be7 14.Bxf6 according to Nunn this should lead to
perpetual check
[14.Bxb5 unclear 14...axb5 15.Nxb5 Qc6 16.Nd6+ Kd8 17.fxe5 Kc7 18.Kb1
unclear, Nunn; 14.Nxb5?!]
14...gxf6 now my theory knowledge was at its end, but i was in a good move
and felt it�s time for a second sacrifice
[14...Nxf6 15.Bxb5+ Kf8 16.fxe5 axb5 17.exf6+-]
15.Bxb5!? the second sacrifice. Later i found the game Mazi(2387) -
Mencinger(2363) 1999, in which this move has been played (i didnt know this
during the game).[Nunn gives the following variation: 15.Be2 h5 16.Nd5 Bxd5
17.Rxd5 Nb6 18.Bxh5+ Rxh5 19.Qg8+ Bf8 20.Qe6+ = the mentioned perpetual
check]
15...axb5
[15...0-0-0?! 16.Qxe7 axb5 17.Nxb5� Hase-Juarez 1969]
16.Nxb5 Qc6 17.Nd6+ Qxd6?!
[better is 17...Kd8 18.fxe5 (18.Nf7+ Kc7 19.Qxe7 Rhe8 20.Qd6+ Qxd6 21.Nxd6
Reb8 Black advantage) 18...Kc7 19.Qxe7 Rxa2 20.Nxb7 Ra1+ 21.Kd2 Qd5+ 22.Ke2
Qxg2+ 23.Ke3 Qg5+ 24.Ke2= again perpetual check]
18.Rxd6 Nc5 19.Qf5!� i was quite happy to find the correct square for the
queen 19... Be4
[19...Lxd6 20.Qxf6 Kd7 21.fxe5+-]
20.Qh5+ Bg6 21.Qd1!N a new move and a better one than the other one played
earlier [21.Qf3?! e4 22.Qd1 Nd3+! 23.cxd3 Bxd6, Mazi-Mencinger, Black is
better and finally won]
21...Rxa2 [21...Nd3+ 22.Rxd3+-] 22.Kb1+- Ra7 [22...Ra5 23.Rb6 0-0 24.b4 Sa4
25.Qd7�]
23.Qd5! it�s better to prevent Black from castling than to save the exchange
[23.Rb6 0-0 Black is better]
23...Ne4? [23...Bxd6 24.Qxd6 Nd7 25.Re1 is only += imo]
24.Rb6! Now the position is finally won. 24...Bd8 25.Rb8! Ke7
[25...Rd7 26.Qe6+ Re7 27.Rxd8+ Kxd8 28.Rd1+ Ke8 29.Qc8+ Kf7 30.Qxh8+-]
26.fxe5! f5 27.Rd1! Bf7 28.Rb7+! The !-signs where Fritz would have played
the same move. 1-0

After that game, i strolled around the tournament room and watched the first
boards, where GM Dautov managed only a draw against a lower rated player
(around 2100), who finally reached a drawn rook-endgame. Ok, it was the
first round of the tournament, and in later rounds, my play somehow wasnt
that inspired anymore and i couldnt hold my 0.5-point-advantage over Dautov
:).

kind regards

Oliver

Date: 20 Oct 2004 23:51:54
From: Antonio Torrecillas
Subject: Re: My best game/s of a member here

Hello Oliver and group,

In that case, I will write some lines now and I hope to revisit in the
future that fantastic game. Here we can see an opening which can change
his evaluation with the past of years.

En/na Oliver Maas ha escrit:

> Maas,Oliver - Gabriel,Josef (2200) [B96]
> Deizisau Open 2002
>
> 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6
> 6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Nbd7 8.Qf3 Qc7 9.0-0-0 b5 10.e5 Bb7 11.Qh3 dxe5 12.Nxe6
> 12... fxe6 13.Qxe6+ Be7 14.Bxf6 according to Nunn this should lead to
> perpetual check
> [14.Bxb5 unclear 14...axb5 15.Nxb5 Qc6 16.Nd6+ Kd8 17.fxe5 Kc7 18.Kb1
> unclear, Nunn; 14.Nxb5?!]

I do not know well this line. I have seen some games in the past about
it but as I don't play it with any color and I have never commented a
game with it, I have no analized it yet.

> 14...gxf6 now my theory knowledge was at its end, but i was in a good move
> and felt it�s time for a second sacrifice
> 15.Bxb5!? the second sacrifice. Later i found the game Mazi(2387) -
> Mencinger(2363) 1999, in which this move has been played (i didnt know this
> during the game).[Nunn gives the following variation: 15.Be2 h5 16.Nd5 Bxd5
> 17.Rxd5 Nb6 18.Bxh5+ Rxh5 19.Qg8+ Bf8 20.Qe6+ = the mentioned perpetual
> check]

Here (in Nunn line) I see that 17...Nc5!? has been played trying to
avoid the draw. That's not much important because I think you are not
interested in playing more times a line which only leads to draw if
black wants.

> 15...axb5 16.Nxb5 Qc6 17.Nd6+ Qxd6?!
> [better is 17...Kd8 18.fxe5 (18.Nf7+ Kc7 19.Qxe7 Rhe8 20.Qd6+ Qxd6 21.Nxd6
> Reb8 Black advantage) 18...Kc7 19.Qxe7 Rxa2 20.Nxb7 Ra1+ 21.Kd2 Qd5+ 22.Ke2
> Qxg2+ 23.Ke3 Qg5+ 24.Ke2= again perpetual check]

17...Kc8 is a move to consider, but I do not understand your line.
Two games I have continued 18.Nb7 (in one of them I was ver close).
After your 18.fxe5 I suggest 18...fxe5: a similar 19.Nb7 line is worse
than 18.Nb7 and a similar 19.Nf7 line seems good for black.

> 18.Rxd6 Nc5 19.Qf5!� i was quite happy to find the correct square for the
> queen 19... Be4 20.Qh5+ Bg6 21.Qd1!N
> 21...Rxa2 22.Kb1+- Ra7 [22...Ra5 23.Rb6 0-0 24.b4 Sa4 25.Qd7�]

I suppose "+-" evaluation in 22.Kb1 is a misprint

> 23.Qd5! it�s better to prevent Black from castling than to save the exchange
> [23.Rb6 0-0 Black is better]
> 23...Ne4? [23...Bxd6 24.Qxd6 Nd7 25.Re1 is only += imo]

Here there is the "second" critical moment of the game.
23...Bxd6 is the correct move, ok

My computer suggest 23...Bxd6 24.Qxd6 Kf7! 25.Qxc5 Rha1 as balanced

After 23...Bxd6 24.Qxd6 Nd7 there is 25.Qe6!? Kd8 26.Rd1 Rf8 27.f5 Bh5
28.Rd2 Rc7 29.c4 and black position is uncoordinated (white can be better)

Nothing clear without many hour of analysis, you can see!!

> 24.Rb6! Now the position is finally won. 24...Bd8 25.Rb8! Ke7
> 26.fxe5! f5 27.Rd1! Bf7 28.Rb7+! 1-0
> kind regards
> Oliver

thanks, ... I have enjoyed looking your game!
Antonio

Ps: I hope more members here will post their best games
(and with analysis, if possible)

Date: 22 Oct 2004 17:01:19
From: Oliver Maas
Subject: Re: My best game/s of a member here

Hello Antonio,

my analysis of that game was quite old (from 2002), i have to re-analyse it
with Fritz 8,
which i didnt have 2002. :-) The interesting part seems to start here:

> > 15...axb5 16.Nxb5 Qc6 17.Nd6+ Qxd6?!
> > [better is 17...Kd8 18.fxe5 (18.Nf7+ Kc7 19.Qxe7 Rhe8 20.Qd6+ Qxd6
21.Nxd6
> > Reb8 Black advantage) 18...Kc7 19.Qxe7 Rxa2 20.Nxb7 Ra1+ 21.Kd2 Qd5+
22.Ke2
> > Qxg2+ 23.Ke3 Qg5+ 24.Ke2= again perpetual check]
>
> 17...Kc8 is a move to consider, but I do not understand your line.
> Two games I have continued 18.Nxb7+ (in one of them it was very close).
> After your 18.fxe5 I suggest 18...fxe5: a similar 19.Nb7 line is worse
> than 18.Nb7 and a similar 19.Nf7 line seems good for black.

a) 18.Nxb7+ is an interesting move, i found 3 games with it (1+,1=,1-, very
balanced results :) ).
18... Qxb7 19.Rxd7+ Qxd7 20.Rd1 Qxd1+ 21.Kxd1 is forced, now the game
Pirttimaki - Raisa
continued 21... exf4 22.b4! (the other games continued 22.Qd5+) and White
won, but the position
seems unclear to me. White has to move his three connected passed pawns.

b) 18.fxe5 fxe5 19.Nf7+ Kc7 20.Qxe7 Rhe8 (20... Rxa2!?) 21.Qd6+ Qxd6 22.Nxd6
Reb8
23.Nxb7 Rxb7 24.a3 is quite balanced imo (3 pawns vs. N)

> > 18.Rxd6 Nc5 19.Qf5!� i was quite happy to find the correct square for
the
> > queen 19... Be4 20.Qh5+ Bg6 21.Qd1!N
> > 21...Rxa2 22.Kb1+- Ra7 [22...Ra5 23.Rb6 0-0 24.b4 Sa4 25.Qd7�]
>
> I suppose "+-" evaluation in 22.Kb1 is a misprint

Yes, it is maybe even = as we see later.

> > 23.Qd5! it�s better to prevent Black from castling than to save the
exchange
> > [23.Rb6 0-0 Black is better]
> > 23...Ne4? [23...Bxd6 24.Qxd6 Nd7 25.Re1 is only += imo]
>
> Here there is the "second" critical moment of the game.
> 23...Bxd6 is the correct move, ok
>
> My computer suggests 23...Bxd6 24.Qxd6 Kf7! 25.Qxc5 Rha8 as balanced

Ok, i agree. 24... Kf7 looks indeed good in this position. :) I overlooked
this in my old analysis.
Maybe 18.Nxb7 is the best choice, at least it looks so at the moment.

kind regards

Oliver

Date: 23 Oct 2004 02:40:25
From: Antonio Torrecillas
Subject: Re: My best game/s of a member here

En/na Oliver Maas ha escrit:
> Hello Antonio,
>
> my analysis of that game was quite old (from 2002), i have to re-analyse it
> with Fritz 8,
> which i didnt have 2002. :-) The interesting part seems to start here:
>

Respect to the line starting with 17...Kd8

>>17...Kd8 is a move to consider, but I do not understand your line.
>>Two games I have continued 18.Nxb7+ (in one of them it was very close).
>>After your 18.fxe5 I suggest 18...fxe5: a similar 19.Nb7 line is worse
>>than 18.Nb7 and a similar 19.Nf7 line seems good for black.
>
> a) 18.Nxb7+ is an interesting move, i found 3 games with it (1+,1=,1-, very
> balanced results :) ).
> 18... Qxb7 19.Rxd7+ Qxd7 20.Rd1 Qxd1+ 21.Kxd1 is forced, now the game
> Pirttimaki - Raisa continued 21... exf4 22.b4!
> (the other games continued 22.Qd5+) and White won, but the position
> seems unclear to me. White has to move his three connected passed pawns.

The game I saw in this line was Rahal-Gual (maybe one of the three you
have) which was a win for black but I agree that position seems very
difficult to evaluate.

> b) 18.fxe5 fxe5 19.Nf7+ Kc7 20.Qxe7 Rhe8 (20... Rxa2!?) 21.Qd6+ Qxd6 22.Nxd6
> Reb8 23.Nxb7 Rxb7 24.a3 is quite balanced imo (3 pawns vs. N)

Here I prefer 22...Re7 with the idea of activate black pieces and maybe
advance "e" pawn. Black king seems more active. If that "e" pawn can
distract white rooks, black can obtain advantage.

> (...)
> Maybe 18.Nxb7 is the best choice, at least it looks so at the moment.
> kind regards
> Oliver

I agree that position Q+3conected pawns vs R+R+N seems critical.
Kind regards too
Antonio

Date: 21 Oct 2004 01:15:56
From: fs
Subject: Re: My best game/s of a member here

"Antonio Torrecillas" <[email protected] > wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> I do not know well this line. I have seen some games in the past about
> it but as I don't play it with any color and I have never commented a
> game with it, I have no analized it yet.
>

Heh heh . . . he said analize.

Date: 21 Oct 2004 15:26:20
From: Antonio Torrecillas
Subject: Re: My best game/s of a member here

En/na fs ha escrit:
> "Antonio Torrecillas" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>
>>I do not know well this line. I have seen some games in the past about
>>it but as I don't play it with any color and I have never commented a
>>game with it, I have no analized it yet.
>
> Heh heh . . . he said analize.

Some times happens that my English (who is not as good as I would like)
difficult me to understand some messages. I analized Oliver game, you
can see my notes. In the preceding text, I wanted to wrote I had not
analized that concrete line in the past (the line not the game).

In those lines is as important (in my opinion) the personal view as the
current theory. But personal view comes from games played with this line
(or similar ones) or from analysis of previous games with it. I have no
personal feeling here due to my ignorance in that concrete line. Oliver
wrote about some Nunn opinions.

But those opinions need to be considered in the moment they were wrote
(I imagine you will not trust a theoretical line from Nunn published
today as one published some years ago). That mean you can not trust Nunn
comments without checking.

I tried to comment the opening with special care: for example I
dedicated 1 hour aprox. to that game. In that time it's impossible to
know if 14.Bxb5 is preferable to 14.Bxf6 (and maybe in many years it's
also a difficult task). I imagine that 14.Bxb5 can be the more ambitious
attemp but you can imagine what degree of confidence has that feeling.

But of course, ... I analyze the game!
Another question is that I can study that game for days and days.

AT