The Old Knight on d5

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12 Jun '13 01:36

greenpawn34
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12 Jun '13 01:361 edit
I was saying to Robbie in blitz (here 3 minutes) you have one main idea
and try to fulfill it taking care of any wee tricks and tacics along the way.
(well it''s what I do.)

Here, after Black's 8...e5 I just wanted to get a Knight d5.
I did not know what was going to happen after it got there but getting an
challenged Knight on d5 in such positions is always good news.

This is a good single-minded example played just a few minutes ago.
(I cock it up a little bit but get back to the main idea after stopping his play.)
I've not looked at in depth, if there are cute tricks my opponent and I
missed them. It's blitz. The lesson being the carrying of a stubborn idea.

I'm White. kidzebra (a nod to Rowson's Chess for Zebra's.)

EVENT GameKnot Blitz
SITE http://gameknot.com/
DATE 2013.06.12
ROUND -
WHITE kidzebra
BLACK acti
RESULT 1-0
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[Event "GameKnot Blitz"]
[Site "http://gameknot.com/"]
[Date "2013.06.12"]
[Round "-"]
[White "kidzebra"]
[Black "acti"]
[Result "1-0"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 {Good move. Have some nice wins with this, a few shrug off losses, the wins tend to very sharp tactial stuff. .} 4... Nc6 {a6 or Bd7 are better, crossing up the opponent..It's a good time gainer in blitz. I usually play Bc4 then after Nc6 Qd3. It's naff but I am not playing Qd1.} 5. Bb5 Bd7 6. Bxc6 Bxc6 7. Nc3 Nf6 8. Bg5 e5 {Good. Now get a Knight to d5.} 9. Qd3 Be7 10. Bxf6 {Getting rid of a d5 defender.} 10... Bxf6 11. Nd5 Bxd5 12. Qxd5 {Capturing with the Queen to keep d5 clear.} 12... Qc7 13. O-O O-O 14. c3 Rac8 15. Rfd1 Be7 {OK let's hop the Knight to d5} 16. Ne1 Kh8 17. Nc2 f5 {I need that Knight defended on d5 with a pawn.} 18. f3 fxe4 19. fxe4 Rf6 20. Ne3 Rcf8 {Now a slack one, but I need to challenge the Rooks. 21.Qd3 covering f1, freeing d5 looks OK.} 21. Nf5 g6 22. Ng3 {Using Knight to cover f1 to get his Rook...} 22... Rf2 23. Rf1 {...off the 7th rank.} 23... Qb6 24. Kh1 Rxf1+ 25. Rxf1 Rxf1+ 26. Nxf1 Qf2 27. Qd1 Qxb2 {Never take the b2 pawn, even it's checkmate. Now at last I get my Knight to d5.} 28. Ne3 Bf8 29. Nd5 Qxa2 30. Qf1 Bg7 31. h3 {Luft. A blitz must do.} 31... Qa6 {Blitz move - get the Queens off.} 32. Qf7 Qa4 {And now the final Knight move.} 33. Ne7 {Black let his 30 remaining seconds run out. Mate on g8 cannot be prevented.}
MontyMoose
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12 Jun '13 02:16
...but getting an <unchallenged> knight to d5...

Thanks for this gp. It is a welcomed relief from the mantra of "tactics, tactics, tactics". Zebra and his 7 Deadly Sins are both excellent, so different from the run of the mill book, yet still solid chess and a fun read to boot.
greenpawn34
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12 Jun '13 05:103 edits
Hi Monty.

I up sitting and waiting for RHP Championship Chums to move.

They are learning....These Blogs are being read....Take your time....
Last RHP Ch. I won 9-10 games within 2 days.

Unfortunately Blitz is 99% cheap tactics. (especially at 3 minutes.)
It's too fast, in 5 mins you can do things.

These two were played within the last hour.

The first one I'm getting gubbed dropping a Knight. (Tiredness...and crap chess)
He falls behind on time by about 30 seconds.
No big deal v me - if I'm totally lost but my opponent is toiling for time,
down to last 10-15 seconds I send:
"I don't want to win this mess on time - good game" and resign.

Typical of me I pull everything across to his King and find a cheapo.

In the second game, this lad sacs a piece again me.
I give him the old greenpawn technique. (I've sacced enough in my time
to know what to do v a spec sac.)

EVENT GameKnot Blitz
SITE http://gameknot.com/
DATE 2013.06.12
ROUND -
WHITE paulsnegl
BLACK kidzebra
RESULT 0-1
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[Event "GameKnot Blitz"]
[Site "http://gameknot.com/"]
[Date "2013.06.12"]
[Round "-"]
[White "paulsnegl"]
[Black "kidzebra"]
[Result "0-1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 f5 {The Latvian took a wee bit of hammering tonight, so did the KID (I was playing very sac happy) but I won 99% of my White's.} 3. Nxe5 Qf6 4. d4 d6 5. Nc4 fxe4 6. Ne3 Nc6 7. c3 Be7 8. Bb5 Qg6 9. O-O Nf6 10. d5 {That was a blunder, not a sac.} 10... Bh3 {And that was meant to induce panic.} 11. dxc6 b6 12. Kh1 Be6 {OK can't you take a joke.} 13. Nd2 O-O 14. Rg1 Nh5 15. Qe2 Rf7 16. f3 Raf8 17. Nxe4 Nf4 18. Qf2 Bf5 19. Ng3 Bd3 {Now I'm cooking. "There is a Rook on f7 mate, just waiting to be pinned.} 20. Ba4 {He's seen it.} 20... Bh4 21. Bb3 Ne2 22. Bd2 {He's not likeing this is he? That looks like a nervous move.} 22... Bxg3 {He thought for a while then just resigned! Awful chess....but good fun. And yes 22...Nxg3+ was better.} 0-1

EVENT GameKnot Blitz
SITE http://gameknot.com/
DATE 2013.06.12
ROUND -
WHITE paranqua
BLACK kidzebra
RESULT 0-1
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[Event "GameKnot Blitz"]
[Site "http://gameknot.com/"]
[Date "2013.06.12"]
[Round "-"]
[White "paranqua"]
[Black "kidzebra"]
[Result "0-1"]

1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. Ng5 Ne5 6. Bb3 h6 7. Nxf7 Nxf7 8. Bxf7+ Kxf7 9. e5 Qe7 10. f4 d5 11. O-O Ne4 12. Qxd4 Qc5 13. Be3 Qxd4 14. Bxd4 Bc5 15. c3 Bxd4+ 16. cxd4 Bf5 17. Nc3 Nxc3 18. bxc3 c5 19. h3 cxd4 20. cxd4 Rac8 21. g4 Be4 22. Rf2 Rc4 23. Rd1 Rhc8 24. Rdd2 Rc1+ 25. Kh2 R8c3 {Cover the flight squares first. Though in this case Rh1+ Rc3+ and Rxh3+ also mates, but it's a good habit to get into.} 26. e6+ Ke7 27. f5 Rh1
~~robbie carrobie~~
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12 Jun '13 09:51
Originally posted by greenpawn34
I was saying to Robbie in blitz (here 3 minutes) you have one main idea
and try to fulfill it taking care of any wee tricks and tacics along the way.
(well it''s what I do.)

Here, after Black's 8...e5 I just wanted to get a Knight d5.
I did not know what was going to happen after it got there but getting an
challenged Knight on d5 in such positio ...[text shortened]... 30 remaining seconds run out. Mate on g8 cannot be prevented.} [/pgn]
wow greenpawn is becoming positional in his age, who would have thought it, Nd5 v bad bishop, scicilian knightmare, Karpovian Gp!

EVENT	GameKnot Blitz
SITE	http://gameknot.com/
DATE	2013.06.12
ROUND	-
WHITE	kidzebra
BLACK	acti
RESULT	1-0

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