Recently i won a game, game id Game 320199, in which i think was my best example of positional play. Would someone please run Fritz, or another program, on the game so i can get some feedback. Or one of the many excellent players here may just want to comment.
Originally posted by trekkieI had a (manual, so there could be mistakes) close look at your game with Rynship. You played that well! That is the main message. My comments relate mainly to the excution of a won position.
Recently i won a game, game id Game 320199, in which i think was my best example of positional play. Would someone please run Fritz, or another program, on the game so i can get some feedback. Or one of the many excellent players here may just want to comment.
1.g3 d5 2.b3 e5 3.Bb2 Nc6 4.Bg2 Nf6
The best way to counter this double fianchetto opening, which I consider as inferior.
5.Nf6 e4 is good, but more in the line of your previous moves is to develop another piece, either bishop or the queen.
6.f4 Bg4 7.Qc1 Bc5 8.h3 Bd7 9.g4 h6 10.g5 hxg5
11.d4 Bd6 12.c4 gxf4
you played that impeccably. Black has a won position. You outplayed him in 12 moves!
Now comes the part where you could have done better. Let's see:
13.exf4 Qe7?
this was the place to play Nb4! The threats are multiple, depending on
white's reply: Nd3!, Nc2, dxc, Bxf5... no way white can defend against all of them. He loses big material.
14.Qe3? he should have played c5 winning back some material, although still Nb4 follows.
14. ... Bb4+ (better Nb4) 15.Kd1 Rh4 (better dxc bxc Na5!)
16.cxd5? Nxd5 17.Qg3 0-0-0 18.Qg5? Ne3+ 19.Kc1 this part you again played very well
19. ... Nxg2 better QxQ fxQ and then Nxg2 wins a full piece.
20.Qxg2 Rg8 not necessary to lose a tempo. White's queen can't afford to leave the own side. Rxf4 was stronger
21.d5 Nd8 again, no need to retreat (and if you do then better to b8 from where you can move to a6 if you want). Better Qc5+ Nc3 Bxc3 dxc6 Bxc6 with the threat e3
22.Qf2 Bc5 23.Qc2 Rxf4 24.Nc3?? what a blunder! Ne2 still defended the position somewhat.
24. ... Bf5? the wrong way to punish the blunder.
You should play 24. ... Rf1+ 25.Nd1 (if 2 5.Kd2 then Qg5+ 26.Ke2 Qg2 checkmate) Qg5+ 26.Kb1 Qxd5.
25.Qh2?? another blunder, he should have played Nge2.
25. ... Bd6? again the wrong way to punish the blunder, although you still keep winning. With Rf1+ you finish much easier.
26.Qd2 (Qg2 better) e3? still Rf1+ wins very quickly
27.Qe2 Rf2 28.Qe1 Bd3? (Rxb2! Kxb2? Ba3 checkmate)
29.Nce2 c6 30.dxc6 Nxc6 (Ba3) 31.a4 Bb4 32.Bc3 Qc5?
with Ba3 you finish it very easily
33.Kb2 Re8 (no need for that anymore Bxe2 Nxe2? Bxc3!)
34.Rc1 Ba3 35.Ka1 Bxc1 36.Nxc1 Qa3+ 37.Na2 Qxa2chackmate
well done! To conclude: you outplayed him in the opening, and since then you gradually played into a winning position. You were allways in the winning seat. The comments are only meant to show where you could have been more accurate and decide the game faster. Not important for this game, but for other games where you may not be that far ahead, or even behind.
Gil.
Originally posted by fexkornGil is more than generous, we have played numerous games together. He is helping a lot. The improvement i showed in this game is due to his teaching.
I got to hand it to you Sin. You are always very generous w/ you time and advice.
I can not put into words how grateful i am.
I've been looking for a reason to re-install Fritz...
This is what Fritz 7 had to say about your game. It's in PGN format although if you wanted it in Chessbase I might be able to convert it and send it to you.
[Event "Red Hot Pawn"]
[Site "Red Hot Pawn"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "RynSchp"]
[Black "trekkie"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A00"]
[Annotator "Fritz 7 (No MMX) (3s)"]
[PlyCount "74"]
{A00: Irregular Openings
} 1. g3 d5 2. b3 (2. Bg2 e5 $15) 2... e5 $15 3. Bb2
Nc6 4. Bg2 Nf6 5. e3 {Covers d4} 5... e4 {This push gains space} 6. f4 (6. f3
Bf5 $15) 6... Bg4 7. Qc1 Bc5 8. h3 Bd7 9. g4 h6 10. g5 (10. Nc3 $5 $15 {
might be a viable alternative}) 10... hxg5 $17 11. d4 (11. fxg5 $5 Nh5 12. h4
$17) 11... Bd6 $19 12. c4 $2 (12. fxg5 $142 Ng8 13. h4 Bg3+ 14. Kd2 Bxh4 15. g6
fxg6 16. Nh3 $19) 12... gxf4 13. exf4 (13. c5 f3 14. cxd6 fxg2 15. Rh2 $19)
13... Qe7 (13... Nb4 {seems even better} 14. Kd1 $19) 14. Qe3 $4 (14. c5 Nb4
15. cxd6 Nd3+ 16. Kd1 Qxd6 17. Qd2 $17) 14... Bb4+ (14... Nb4 15. Kd2 dxc4 16.
bxc4 $19) 15. Kd1 (15. Nc3 Bxc3+ 16. Bxc3 Nb4 $19) 15... Rh4 (15... dxc4 16.
bxc4 Na5 17. Qe2 $19) 16. cxd5 $2 (16. a3 $142 Bd6 17. Ne2 $19) 16... Nxd5 17.
Qg3 O-O-O (17... Nxf4 $142 {keeps an even firmer grip} 18. Ne2 Nd3 $19) 18. Qg5
(18. Ne2 $19) 18... Ne3+ 19. Kc1 Nxg2 (19... Qxg5 $142 {ends the debate} 20.
fxg5 Nxg2 $19) 20. Qxg2 Rg8 (20... Rxf4 {makes it even easier for Black} 21.
Ne2 Rh4 22. Nbc3 $19) 21. d5 $2 (21. Ne2 Bd6 $19) 21... Nd8 (21... Qc5+ 22. Nc3
Bxc3 23. dxc6 Bxc6 24. Qc2 Qe3+ 25. Kb1 $19) 22. Qf2 (22. Qg3 g5 23. Ne2 Bg4
$19) 22... Bc5 (22... e3 {seems even better} 23. Qc2 Rxf4 24. Ne2 $19) 23. Qc2
(23. Qg3 $19) 23... Rxf4 24. Nc3 (24. Ne2 {does not improve anything} 24... Rh4
$19) 24... Bf5 (24... Rf1+ {makes it even easier for Black} 25. Nd1 Qg5+ 26.
Kb1 Qxd5 27. a3 Qxd1+ 28. Qxd1 Rxd1+ 29. Kc2 Rxa1 30. Bxa1 Bxa3 31. Ne2 $19)
25. Qh2 (25. Nge2 Qg5 26. Kd1 e3 $19) 25... Bd6 (25... Rf1+ $142 {
seems even better} 26. Kd2 e3+ 27. Ke2 Rf2+ 28. Kd1 $19) 26. Qd2 (26. Qe2 {
doesn't change anything anymore} 26... Qg5 27. Kd1 e3 $19) 26... e3 (26... Rf1+
$142 {it becomes clear that Black will call all the shots} 27. Kc2 e3+ 28. Qd3
Rf2+ 29. Nge2 Bxd3+ 30. Kxd3 $19) 27. Qe2 (27. Qd1 $19 {is the last straw})
27... Rf2 28. Qe1 (28. h4 {does not win a prize} 28... Rxe2 29. Ngxe2 Bg4 $19)
28... Bd3 (28... Rxb2 29. b4 Bxb4 30. Rh2 Rxh2 31. Nge2 $19) 29. Nce2 (29. Nge2
{doesn't change the outcome of the game} 29... Bb4 30. Qd1 Bxe2 $19) 29... c6 (
29... Bb4 30. Nf3 Bxe2 31. Qxe2 Rxe2 $19) 30. dxc6 Nxc6 31. a4 (31. a3 {
is one last hope} 31... Be4 32. Ra2 $19) 31... Bb4 32. Bc3 {
If White now only could play Kc1-b2...} 32... Qc5 (32... Ba3+ 33. Rxa3 Qxa3+
34. Bb2 Qa2 35. Kd1 Qxb3+ 36. Kc1 Qc2) 33. Kb2 $19 Re8 (33... Bxe2 $142 {
secures the win} 34. Bxb4 Nxb4 35. Nxe2 Nd3+ 36. Kb1 Nxe1 37. Rxe1 $19) 34. Rc1
(34. Bxb4 {otherwise it's curtains at once} 34... Qxb4 35. Qxb4 Nxb4 36. Rc1+
Nc6 37. b4 $19) 34... Ba3+ 35. Ka1 (35. Ka2 {
cannot undo what has already been done} 35... Bxc1 36. Qxc1 Qd5 $19) 35... Bxc1
36. Nxc1 Qa3+ 37. Na2 {Black now must not overlook the idea Ng1-e2} 37... Qxa2#
(37... Rxa2# $6 $11) 0-1