[b]Manchester Utd v Chelsea or better known as…
….has been going for a while
The Score is 23-10 in favour of Chelsea with no draws.
Here are some of the recorded highlights of a game played in 2010.
[FEN "r1b1k1nr/pppp1pp1/7p/2b1N3/2BnP2q/3P4/PPP2PPP/RNBQ1RK1 w kq - 0 1"]
{United missed an easy chance here to score a Rook.} 1. Bxf7+ {Now Kf8 or Ke7 then Ng6+ wins the United Queen. You can thank 3...h6 for creating that hole.} 1... Kd8 2. Ng6 Qf6 3. Nxh8 {The Knight on h8 even hold the Bishop. This chance was missed.}
A few moves later….
United missed 10.Nd5+ winning a Chelsea Queen.
Then this Man Utd missed mate. Check all checks.
[FEN "r1b3kN/ppppn1p1/2q4p/4P3/2PBP3/1P4P1/P6P/R2Q1RK1 w - - 0 1"]
{In this position with United still pressing they miss a glorious chance.} 1. Rf8+ {Check all Checks.} 1... Kxf8 2. Qf3+ Kg8 3. Qf7+ Kxh8 4. e6 {Mate on g7 cannot be stopped.}
Then this piece of cunning play from Chelsea.
[FEN "r2n4/pbpp2pk/1pq4p/3QP3/2P2R2/1PB3P1/P6P/R5K1 w - - 0 1"]
1. Qe4+ {Chelsea can simply take on e4 and suddenly they are a piece up.}1... Kg8 {Chelsea leave the Queens on......} 2. Qf5 Qg2 {And United score a spectacular own goal.}
Here is the full game.
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 h6 4. d3 Bc5 5. 0-0 Nd4 6. Nxe5 Qh4 7. Nc3 Bd6
8. g3 Qf6 9. Bxf7+ Ke7 10. Ng6+ Kxf7 11. Nxh8+ Kf8 12. b3 Ne7 13. Bb2 Kg8
14. Nb5 Be5 15. f4 Nxb5 16. fxe5 Qe6 17. c4 Qb6+ 18. d4 Nxd4 19. Bxd4 Qc6
20. Rf2 Kxh8 21. Qh5 Qg6 22. Rf8+ Kh7 23. Qf3 Nc6 24. Qd1 Qxe4 25. Bc3 b6
26. Rf7 Nd8 27. Rf4 Qc6 28. Qd5 Bb7 29. Qe4+ Kg8 30. Qf5 Qg2
Chealsea did a piece of giant killing last season.
(OK drop the football references, you are killing the joke...Russ)
Marc56 (2096) v PMS (691) RHP 2009
White to play
19.Rxb7??
There are two kinds of chess players.
Those that have been back rank mated and those going to be back rank mated.
The Sicilian Defence ‘The Rebel Bishop Variation.’
(The ‘Rebel’? Because this week I’m listening to Duane Eddy and am playing
Rebel Rouser over and over again).
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 b6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Bb7
And why not? The Sicilian Defence is all about laying into White’s e-pawn..
In this line the Bishop hit’s it from the flank.
5. Nc3 a6
With the single minded threat of b5-b4 chasing away the c3 Knight
and winning the e-pawn. White likes this plan and encourages it.
6. Bc4! b5 7. Bb3 b4 8.Na4 Bxe4
The Black strategy succeeds, the e-pawn is no more.
9.Nc5! Bxg2
It’s gets better, now Black is two pawns up.
10.Rg1 Bc6
The Rebel Bishop has nicked two pawns. Retribution now follows.
White sacs his King’s Bishop, his King’s Knight and his King’s Rook to mate in 5 moves.
A good instructive game I picked up from 'Startling Correspondence Chess
Miniatures" by Tim Harding.
W.Schlosser - T,Kanchev C.C.1967
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 b6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Bb7 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bc4 b5 7. Bb3 b4 8.Na4 Bxe4 9. Nc5 Bxg2 10. Rg1 Bc6 11. Bxf7+ Kxf7 12. Rxg7+ Bxg7 {trust me, if 12…Kxg7 White also mates but it’s not as pretty as the game. If you are not convinced then 12...Kxg7 13.Qg4+ Kf7 14.Qh5+ Kg7 15.Nf5+ Kf6 16.Bg5+ Kxf5 17.Bh4+ Kf4 18.Bg3 mate.} 13. Qh5+ Kf8 14. Nde6+ dxe6 15. Nxe6
John Lennon was unsure about letting George Harrison into
The Beatles (Then the Quarrymen) till George him played him
'Rebel Rouser'. He was in.
That Schlosser game is excellent for demonstrating how
NOT to plau an opening and how TO punish it.