Dragondorf disaster
12 Feb '14 17:361 editA game I played as white on chess.com:
[Event "Intra-EFCP #2 >1500 - Round 1"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2014.02.10"]
[Round "?"]
[White "BigDoggProblem"]
[Black "Wangtastic"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "1793"]
[BlackElo "1867"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]
[TimeControl "1"]
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 a6 {The trendy "Dragondorf" that is now helping masters sell DVDs. Is there any real merit to it, or did black just commit to ...a6 when certain situations demand ...a5?} 7. Be2 {I don't feel like looking this up on 365chess.com Let's see how he handles a spike.} Nbd7 {This is what they're told to play. The N goes to c5, just like in a Najdorf! Problem is, WHITE is not playing a Najdorf.} 8. g4 h6 { Pfft. I have an h-pawn too.} 9. h4 b5 {...must...get...counterplay...} 10. Bf3 {My Rh1 can't be hanging if I'm going to play g5.} Ne5 11. g5 hxg5 12. hxg5 Rxh1+ {He should have eliminated the Bf3 while he had the chance. Then he could oppose my Q on the long diagonal with Bb7.} 13. Bxh1 Nfg4 14. Bf4 b4 { This looks wrong. Black needs to figure out how he's going to develop some pieces before doing this sort of thing. How about Bg7 or Bb7?} 15. Nd5 Nc4 16. Qe2 {Taking b2 is the kind of risk I want my opponents to take.} Nge5 17. Bxe5 Nxe5 18. f4 {Black's one developed piece has no good squares. 18...Nd7?? 19. Nc6 wins the Q.} Ng4 19. Bf3 f5 20. O-O-O {Not strictly necessary, but I thought the R on the d-file might come in handy.} Bg7 21. exf5 gxf5 { Unfortunately, ...Bxf5 loses the Ng4.} 22. Nc6 Qd7 23. Nb6 {1-0 }
| EVENT | Intra-EFCP #2 >1500 - Round 1 |
| SITE | Chess.com |
| DATE | 2014.02.10 |
| ROUND | ? |
| WHITE | BigDoggProblem |
| BLACK | Wangtastic |
| RESULT | 1-0 |
| WHITEELO | 1793 |
| BLACKELO | 1867 |
| EVENTDATE | 2014.??.?? |
[Event "Intra-EFCP #2 >1500 - Round 1"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2014.02.10"]
[Round "?"]
[White "BigDoggProblem"]
[Black "Wangtastic"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "1793"]
[BlackElo "1867"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]
[TimeControl "1"]
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 a6 {The trendy "Dragondorf" that is now helping masters sell DVDs. Is there any real merit to it, or did black just commit to ...a6 when certain situations demand ...a5?} 7. Be2 {I don't feel like looking this up on 365chess.com Let's see how he handles a spike.} Nbd7 {This is what they're told to play. The N goes to c5, just like in a Najdorf! Problem is, WHITE is not playing a Najdorf.} 8. g4 h6 { Pfft. I have an h-pawn too.} 9. h4 b5 {...must...get...counterplay...} 10. Bf3 {My Rh1 can't be hanging if I'm going to play g5.} Ne5 11. g5 hxg5 12. hxg5 Rxh1+ {He should have eliminated the Bf3 while he had the chance. Then he could oppose my Q on the long diagonal with Bb7.} 13. Bxh1 Nfg4 14. Bf4 b4 { This looks wrong. Black needs to figure out how he's going to develop some pieces before doing this sort of thing. How about Bg7 or Bb7?} 15. Nd5 Nc4 16. Qe2 {Taking b2 is the kind of risk I want my opponents to take.} Nge5 17. Bxe5 Nxe5 18. f4 {Black's one developed piece has no good squares. 18...Nd7?? 19. Nc6 wins the Q.} Ng4 19. Bf3 f5 20. O-O-O {Not strictly necessary, but I thought the R on the d-file might come in handy.} Bg7 21. exf5 gxf5 { Unfortunately, ...Bxf5 loses the Ng4.} 22. Nc6 Qd7 23. Nb6 {1-0 }
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