The 2014 World Cup is upon us so why not do a World Cup RHP Championship report?
The World Cup started off with an own goal so I will kick off with an own goal.
Thaba - ParShooter RHP Ch. 2014 (White to play)
9.h3 looks good. Instead White passed the ball back to his goalie and castled.
Checkmate. The manager was sacked, the fans rioted and the goalie took up chess.
I like having a wee flutter on the World Cup. Here we perm any one from three.
Copope - apsol RHP Ch. 2014
Black has just played Rxd1+ White has three ways to take back.
Nxd1 drops the c1 Rook.
Rxcd1 drops the c3 Knight
Qxd1 looks good and is correct.
White dropped the ball and played Nxd1 Black picked up a Rook with Qxc1 0-1.
In this game White’s Queen was shown a red card after only 4 minutes.
Brother Edwin - andythekiller RHP CH. 2014
1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. Qxd4 Nc6 4. Qc3
4.Qe3 is the accepted move here. But White played 4.Qc3 and resigned after 4..Bb4.
A White Knight is caught in offside trap.
This is good. Press play and watch the action replay.
shawnsea - FERQUIROS RHP Ch. 2014
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Bg4 5. Ne5 Bh5 6. Qb3 {With a defender offside on the Kingside (the light squared Bishop) White plays on the Queenside.} 6... Qc7 7. Bf4 {Threatening Ng6 netting the h8 Rook.} 7... Qb6 8. Qxb6 axb6 {The main strikers have both come off. when this happens it's not uncommon to see both players play with their guard down.} 9. e3 Nbd7 10. Nxd7 {And now Black sets a trap that was worked out on the training ground.} 10... Nxd7 11. cxd5 cxd5 12. Nxd5 e6 {Beautiful.} 13. Nc7+ Kd8 14. Nxa8 {White thinks it’s all over…..} 14... Bb4 {..It is now…..That is checkmate.}
In Billca - grandmasteryoda RHP Ch. 2014
Black brought on all his subs ….……and won.
Ken Pierce - Zugswangzuks RHP 2014
What is the equivalent in football of a player resigning in a won position?
1. e4 c5 2. Bc4 {Despite modern theory disliking this move against the Sicilian formation it does score rather well at the lower levels.} 2... e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. exd5 exd5 5. Bb5+ Bd7 6. Qe2+ Be7 7. Ne5 {White is knocking the ball about outside the penalty area but is not making no headway.} 7... Nf6 {Black simply develops.} 8. Nc3 O-O 9. d3 Re8 {Alarms bells should be flashing here. The Queen and King lined up against a Rook on e8.} 10. Bf4 {Now 10...Bd6 would have caught White's King out of position.} 10... a6 11. Bxd7 Nbxd7 {Now 12.Nxd7 and castle.} 12. O-O-O Bd6 {The pinned e5 Knight must fall.} 13. g3 Nxe5 14. d4 cxd4 15. Rxd4 {White is turning a lost piece into a completely lost game.} 15... Nc6 {And now White is a whole Rook down.} 16. Qd3 Nxd4 17. Qxd4 Bxf4+ 18. gxf4 Qd7 19. b3 {Black should now bring the a8 Rook into the game with Rac8 and coast home.} 19... Ne4 20. Nxd5 Rad8 {But Black saw this coming and is looking forward to picking up another pinned piece.} 21. Rd1 Qf5 {Black is about to get a shock....} 22. Ne7+ {....and instead of gathering his composure and giving his players a halftime talk. He has a brainstorm.} 22... Kh8 {22...Kf8 was OK.} 23. Qxd8 {And Black resigned. 1-0. but after.} 23... Qxf4+ {Check all checks, especially before you resign. Infact never resign if you have a check in the position.}24. Kb1 Nf6 {I can see no White win here, Black is going to play h6 and take that White Queen. If the Queen moves the e7 Knight falls. I bet Black is as sick as parrot for resigning this.}
granO2 - RistauTR RHP Ch 2014
White misses a sitter and then scores an own goal.
Here White failed to play 16.Nf6+ picking up the Black Queen.
Same game White played 27.Qe6 and looked in horror as the ball bounced over the line 27…Qxg2 mate.
curmudgeon - dmann RHP Ch 2014
With an open goal in front of him White kicks the ball into his own net.
White refused to play 17.Qe8 checkmate instead he allowed Back to play Qxf2+.
One move later White refused to play 19.Qxg4 and was mated in two moves.
Here we witness the first 0-0 game of the Championship.
A stalemate. But in the very last minute White missed a penalty.
douneedajacket - tamperman RHP 2014
(Those of you who are keeping an RHP Database called ‘Chamber of Horrors’ - add this one.)
FEN
7r/8/4R3/8/1N3P1k/1K5P/1P4P1/8 w - - 0 38
[FEN "7r/8/4R3/8/1N3P1k/1K5P/1P4P1/8 w - - 0 38"]
38. Rg6 Rh5 {This is the drowning man clutching at bricks, all White need do now is to play Rg4 Checkmate. 1-0.} 39. Rg5 {Instead White misses the penalty and now....} 39... Rh8 {.....will White notice that the Black King has no moves?} 40. Nd5 {The answer is no.} 40... Rb8+ 41. Kc3 Rc8+ 42. Kd4 Rc4+ {Of course if KxR then it's stalemate. The King tries to run but the Rook keeps chasing him all over the football field. This is man marking taken up a level.} 43. Ke5 Re4+ 44. Kf5 Re5+ {KxR or PxR it is still stalemate.} 45. Kg6 Re6+ 46. Kh7 Rh6+ 47. Kg7 Rh7+ 48. Kf6 Rf7+ 49. Ke5 Re7+ {And seeing no way to prevent the draw White gives up.} 50. Nxe7 {Stalemate.}
Red Knight 63 (1431) - grandmasteryoda (2100) RHP Ch. 2014
We nearly saw a giant killing act in this one when White missed winning a whole Rook.
Black leading 1-0 ( the exchange up) plays out time with 33…Rc2.
We now have undefended players on c2 and e8. 34.Qa4 would have picked one up.
Alas White missed it and shot wide, Black saw the win home.
WelshWhirlWind - RickatSF RHP Ch. .2014
The White coach was seen screaming from the touchline…
White can pick up the e4 Knight with 7.Qa4+. White played 7.b4 and Black played….
7….Bxf2 Checkmate, then ran around his house pulling off his shirt and kissing his keyboard.
We just saw WelshWhirlWind slip up in the mud..
Look how Welsh Witch - sprocket RHP Ch. 2014 finished.
That is a Family Fork Checkmate. New term - A Maradona Mate.
And another own goal
Pagan13 - sardodos RHP 2012 (Black to play)
We have seen players castling Kingside into mate in one.
Black castled Queenside not noticing the winger could put in a good cross.
14. Nb6 Checkmate.
A nice calm piece of play from Black on his own goal line.
Zenic - kuntakente 2014
FEN
6k1/1b1r1ppp/p1q5/8/1B4P1/P2Q3P/2P2RP1/6K1 w - - 0 35
[FEN "6k1/1b1r1ppp/p1q5/8/1B4P1/P2Q3P/2P2RP1/6K1 w - - 0 35"]
35. Qe2 Rd4 36. Qe5 Rd1+ 37. Kh2 {Now a safety first move would be h6 giving the Black King some air, The longer one goes without giving luft when there are Queens and Rooks roaming about on open files the more chance there is you will walk into a bank rank combination.} 37... Qc8 {This backward Queen move inviting the White Queen to have a pop at f7 conceals a deadly trap made all the more cunning because it involves another backward move. Attacking backward moves are the hardest for defenders to see coming.} 38. Qe7 {Threatening Qxf7+ and Qf8+ mating Black. Unfortunately Black has the ball.} 38... Qb8+ {Bd6 drops a piece and the game to Qxd6+. White ends the misery.} 39. g3 Rh1 {Checkmate.}
A 1-1 draw where both sides missed clear wins.
AntonyofUK - Billca RHP .2014
In this position with White to play:
White traded down to a won ending with Rf8. There is a win here.
FEN
1kr5/5R2/p1Bp3p/1p2b3/6p1/P7/1PP3P1/2K2R2 w - - 0 34
[FEN "1kr5/5R2/p1Bp3p/1p2b3/6p1/P7/1PP3P1/2K2R2 w - - 0 34"]
34. Rb7+ {This check will mate Black.} 34... Ka8 35. Bd5 {It was this move that White failed to see. What can be done against the threat of Rxb5+ and Rf7+ Mating. Nothing.} 35... a5 {This at least gives the King running room after if Rxb5+} 36. Rff7 {And Rb6 is mate. You must not let these chances slip by boys.}
Same game White is 1-0 up and seeing out the game.
FEN
8/5R2/pk1p4/1p2b3/4B1pp/PP6/2P3P1/2K5 w - - 0 39
[FEN "8/5R2/pk1p4/1p2b3/4B1pp/PP6/2P3P1/2K5 w - - 0 39"]
39. Rh7 Bf6 40. Rh6 {OOPS! Black scores a break away equaliser.} 40... Bg5+ 41. Kd1 Bxh6 42. Ke2 g3 43. Kf3 Bg5 44. Kg4 Bd8 45. Kf5 a5 46. Ke6 Kc5 47. Bd3 {White's 2nd blunder at this stage of the game. (cramp?) Black can play h3 and bring on a sub in the shape of a fresh Queen.} 47... b4 {Black misses his chance.} 48. axb4+ axb4 49. Bc4 {It's back on again and with the Black Queen limbering up on the touch line ready to come on......the players agree a draw. If Black had played h3 the Black Queen comes on..} 49... h3 50. gxh3 g2
Bruin (1631) - mikeysjfc (1271) RHP CH.2014
Another chance for an upset went a begging here. (Black to play)
White has Nb5+ and Rc1+ up his sleeve. The next Black move is critical.
You must recognise critical positions, STOP! and give them more thought.
In the game Black played 28…Bb7 and was soon mated after 29.Nb5+ .
FEN
r1b5/2k4r/1p3p2/3Qp3/PP1p2q1/N2P3p/3B1P1K/R7 b - - 0 28
[FEN "r1b5/2k4r/1p3p2/3Qp3/PP1p2q1/N2P3p/3B1P1K/R7 b - - 0 28"]
28... Qg2+ {Get the boot in first. This move wipes out all threats and wins by force that unprotected a1 Rook.} 29. Qxg2 hxg2+ 30. Kxg2 Bb7+ {now Kf1 then Bf3. (or indeed Rh1+ and Rxa1). If Kg1 then Rh1 is checkmate and if Kg3 Rg8+ mate next move.} 31. f3 Rg8+ 32. Kf2 Rh2+ {Now Ke1 gets mated with Rg1.} 33. Kf1 {And Black has the choice of taking the d2 Bishop or the a1 Rook with Rh1+.}
And there goes the full time whistle.
Results in so far in the 2014 RHP Championship.
Played: 5460: White wins: 1248. Black wins: 1113. Drawn: 76.
