Originally posted by RahimK White has just played 24.Qc5! Why did Black resign?
[fen]r1br2k1/pp2qp1p/1n2p1p1/2Q1N3/P3P3/1P4P1/5P1P/2RR1BK1 b - - 0 24[/fen]
a)moving queen to safety leads to R*R+....Qf8 winning..... b)any other move looses queen followed by Qf7 winning (or down a piece after R*R, R* R....... c)q*q leads to R*R+ down a rook after R*Q
thanks rahim ... good game ... how about the next one
Originally posted by acubed123 a)moving queen to safety leads to R*R+....Qf8 winning..... b)any other move looses queen followed by Qf7 winning (or down a piece after R*R, R* R....... c)q*q leads to R*R+ down a rook after R*Q
thanks rahim ... good game ... how about the next one
Originally posted by RahimK No comments about this game? I know it was a very short game but it teaches some important lessons, that is why I went over it.
I don't mind going over games on here, but it does take me 1-2 hours and I don't want to be wasting my time doing this if no one cares to learn. So I would appreciate some comments about the game and questions, etc...
Well I see 1 ......K d8
2 Nxc6=+ NxN
3 Rx Q + B-d7
4 B-e6 (attacks B second time)
or
3 RxQ+ B-d6
4 Bxg7 trapping rook.
Need to have a chess set out to see anything else.
both of those variations seems to leave black in a winning position.
Originally posted by sonhouse Well I see 1 ......K d8
2 Nxc6=+ NxN
3 Rx Q + B-d7
4 B-e6 (attacks B second time)
or
3 RxQ+ B-d6
4 Bxg7 trapping rook.
Need to have a chess set out to see anything else.
both of those variations seems to leave black in a winning position.
Which position are you talking about? I posted 3 different ones and I don't see 1...Kd8 and 2.Nxc6+ in any of them?
Originally posted by acubed123 a)moving queen to safety leads to R*R+....Qf8 winning..... b)any other move looses queen followed by Qf7 winning (or down a piece after R*R, R* R....... c)q*q leads to R*R+ down a rook after R*Q
thanks rahim ... good game ... how about the next one
It shows the importance of linking your rooks and how it can cost you when you don't.
Originally posted by RahimK [fen]r1b2rk1/pp2qp1p/1n2p1p1/Q3N3/8/3R2P1/PP2PPBP/2R3K1 b - - 0 17[/fen]
White has just played 17.Rd3! Why can't Black play 17...Rd8?
Here is the solution:
17...Rd8? 18.Qc5! Qxc5 19.Rxd8+ Qf8 20.Rxf8+ Kxf8 21.Rc7 and the pawn structure on the 7th rank is ruined.
18...Qf8 leads to a similar variation with a white rook ending up on c7.
18...Qe8 leads to 19.Ng4 threatening a lovely fork on f6 winning the Queen. Best is 19...Qf8 20.Rxd8 Qxd8 21. Qe5 centalizing the queen with ideas of Nf6+ and Black has to be very careful that he does not get mated.
A knight working with the Queen against a king are very dangerous.
Black's opening play led to his defeat. Petrosian was in to much of a hurry to simplify and though that c5 would equalize.
After that, tactics took over and he's rook on a8 and bishop on c8 didn't play any part in the game. It was as if Kasp was up a whole rook and a bishop.
Alright, I'm going to make you guys a deal. I'll post another game and I'll have some questions at the end as usual. After you solve each one, I will post another game. If you don't solve them then I'll get the message and stop. They will be easy problems, 3 moves deep or so, so you don't need a chess program to solve them. Using a chess program won't help you learn tactics better.
Welcome everyone 🙂 Today's game is between Yasser Seirawan, White vs V. Ivanchuk, Black.
Yasser is a great player and author who most of you must have heard of. His books are great especailly the Winning Chess Series.
I saw Ivanchuk at the Canadain Open in July of 2005. We were lucky enough to host the tournamnet in Edmonton and I volunteered to work 3 demo board on the last round for the top 3 boards. It was a great experience to watch Ivanchuk, Shirov, Bologon and others. Ivanchuk tied for first with 5 other players I belive.
White: Seirawan
Black : Ivanchuk
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4
This is the King's Indian. Black allows white to take control of the center in the beginning and starts chipping away at the center slowly. White is glad to take all the space in the center.
4...d6
Stops white for kicking the knight out on f6 with e5. It also help the e5 push.
5. Bd3 e5
Chipping away at the center and gaining some space.
6. d5 White keeps his center and takes more space on the kingside.Whites plan is to play c5 and open up the c-file for his rooks.
6...a5
Ivanchuk stops white from playing b4 which would support the c5 push for white.
7. Nge2 Na6
Controlling the dark squares, namely b4 and c5.
8. f3 See the Problem below
8...Nd7 Prepare to generate kingside counterplay with f5
9. Be3 Bh6 Blunder? See Problem below
10. Qd2 Making sure White benefits from the trade of bishops
10...Bxe3 11. Qxe3 Notice the weak holes in Black's kingside. f6,g7,h6.
11...c6 Opening up the b6 square for the Queen
12.Qh6! Preventing Black from castling. 12.0-0 is not a good move. See problem.
12... Ndc5 13.Rd1! Qb6 Black continues play on the Queenside
14. Bb1! Ke7 15. f4! The time is right now
15... exf4 16. Rf1! Rf8 17. Qxf4 threatening a check on f6
17... f6 18. dxc6 Qxc6 19. Nd4 Gaining tempo on the Queen
Rahim's Chess Lessons
27 Jan '06 23:09
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