...I keep reading that "US" Top players dont contribute much to the forums in the way of games so i thought i would post a very recent game that gave me the point that i needed...This game shows what can be achieved from a simple But deadly plan...Its one of these Rook lift games Im White...
1. e4 c6 2. Nb1c3 {...A favourite of the late great Bobby Fischer.} d5 3. Ng1f3 dxe4 4. Nc3xe4 Bc8g4 {Another idea for black here is 4...Nf6 5.Qe2(5.Nxf6 is Main line) The amount of players ive snared in 5min games with this move! 5...Nbd7 this looks like a natural move in the normal Caro BUT we are not in a normal CARO!...6.Nd6 MATE!...Some Tricks are never too old to catch new victims!} 5. h3 Bg4xf3 6. Qd1xf3 e6 7. c3 Nb8d7 8. d4 Ng8f6 9. Bf1d3 Bf8e7 10. O-O O-O 11. Rf1e1 Nf6xe4 12. Qf3xe4 Nd7f6 {Still Book.} 13. Qe4f3 {13.Qh4 comes into consideration.} Qd8a5 {Maybe 13...Qd5 or 13...g6.} 14. Re1e5 {! A very far sighted idea The Bishop eyes up the h7 square Now with this gain of tempi the rook is heading to the h-file.} Qa5b6 15. Bc1g5 {the light squared Bishop eyes up h7 But first too remove this horse from f6.} a5 {15...Qxb2 is met by 16.Rb1 Qxa2 17.Rxb7 Qa3 18.Qf4! and 19.Bxf6.} 16. Bg5xf6 Be7xf6 17. Re5h5 h6 {What Else?} 18. Rh5xh6 {!! ...In for a penny!....I studied this position OTB for aWhile and could not find anything for black ie...18...gxh6 19.Qxf6 Now if Qxb2 to the un-trained eye it does look like white isnt really getting a lot for his exchange BUT!...20.Re1! yet another rook lift intended but this one will be a lot more deadly! most of blacks moves will also be met with 20.Re1 if 19...Qd8 then 20.Qxh6 f5 21.Bc4! this bishop is as good as the rook 21...Rf6 22.Bxe6+ Rxf6 23.Qxe6+ Kg7 24.Qxf5 game over....a another move would be 18...Rfd8 but 19.Rxf6! gxf6 20.Qxf6 Turns out the same!} Qb6xb2 {?? This is just a blunder.} 19. Rh6h8 {! ...see if you can find the Mate in 2.} 1-0
Thanks for posting the game! With a Colle-style position out of the opening, it is right in the middle of the recent forum discussions!
I personally enjoyed see an "open-style" Caro Kann, as there is definitely more to the opening than it's reputation sometimes suggests, and more to play against it than simply 3. e5.
Originally posted by Paul Leggett Thanks for posting the game! With a Colle-style position out of the opening, it is right in the middle of the recent forum discussions!
I personally enjoyed see an "open-style" Caro Kann, as there is definitely more to the opening than it's reputation sometimes suggests, and more to play against it than simply 3. e5.
Paul
Indeed a rather excellent example of a transposition, hopefully all the Colle haters shall think twice before badmouthing the venerable way! Congratulations to Pawn Riot and thankyou for posting a very instructive game!
Very nice. I almost considered going back to 1. e4 but then I noticed the annotation to move 12 "Still book". I am just too old to be pounding all that theory back into my poor old noggin.
Originally posted by robbie carrobie Indeed a rather excellent example of a transposition, hopefully all the Colle haters shall think twice before badmouthing the venerable way! Congratulations to Pawn Riot and thankyou for posting a very instructive game!
Jesus wept and the Munchkins sing!
I don't think it counts as a Colle Structure unless you still have a pawn on e3 which blocks in your dark square bishop, otherwise anything with pawns on d4 and c3 might as well be called a Colle, which is silly.
Originally posted by nimzo5 I don't think it counts as a Colle Structure unless you still have a pawn on e3 which blocks in your dark square bishop, otherwise anything with pawns on d4 and c3 might as well be called a Colle, which is silly.
I disagree, this structure is typical of many Colle games, in fact the absence of the e pawn and pawns on b2, c3 and d4 is practically a Colle for all intents and purposes, indeed this structure cannot be reached from any other d pawn opening other than perhaps a London. This indeed is why the Colle is so valuable to study for 1.e4 players. Have we not seem similar rook lifts in the other thread, all based at attacking the weak h file and in particular the h7 pawn, well then!
Originally posted by Thabtos Lol, youz guys. PR's sacrificial success didn't have much to do with the fact that he played something you think looks like your pet opening.
Agreed, it has a lot more to do with classic Bishop sacrifices and typical manuevers to attack the castled king.
Originally posted by Thabtos Lol, youz guys. PR's sacrificial success didn't have much to do with the fact that he played something you think looks like your pet opening.
yes thats right, it just happened to resemble two games that were recently posted which featured the same pawn structure and the same rook lift idea and sacrifice by sheer coincidence. One only needs to ask which other queen pawn opening could the same structure arise from and it well, refutes the assertion. 😕
10 Mar '11 15:38
Annotated Game.
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