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10 Jun '13 02:44

greenpawn34
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10 Jun '13 02:441 edit
Just finished playing some lad called ryhome over at Gameknot.
He resigned, it looked grim on the suface grim but his position full of potential.
I'm Black. (3 minute game)

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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. e3 {I like seeing this, I get a KID a tempo up when they push onto e4.} 3... Bg7 4. Bd3 O-O 5. Qc2 d6 6. Nc3 e5 7. Nf3 Nc6 8. d5 Nb4 9. Qe2 Nxd3+ 10. Qxd3 Re8 {Nothing like a pawn fork threat to win a tempo. (actullay I can make the Rook look silly on here)} 11. e4 Bg4 12. O-O Qd7 {I'm waiting for h3.} 13. Bg5 Nh5 14. h3 Bxh3 15. gxh3 {I always do this in Blitz.} 15... Qxh3 16. Rad1 {To protect the Queen when the f3 Knight moves. If it goes to e1 now I pick up the g5 Bishop with Qg4+ } 16... Bf6 {A shot. It's naff but it worked!} 17. Bxf6 Nf4 {Hits the Queen and threatens mate on g2. WHITE RESIGNED?? I would have played on. White has a great position.} 18. Ne1 Nxd3 19. Rxd3 {Now what does Black do. I have two lumbering Rooks and nothing else. It could have gone something like this...} 19... Qd7 20. Kg2 c6 {Black needs to open lines.} 21. Rh3 {Threat Rxh7 and Rh1+ mating.} 21... h5 22. Rg1 b5 23. Kh2 Kh7 24. Nf3 bxc4 25. Ng5+ Kh6 26. Ne2 Rab8 27. dxc6 Qc7 {The Queen has to stay on the f7 pawn - see the trouble Black extra tempo in the KID can get you into - (10...Re8)} 28. Ng3 Rxb2 {It's time - as long as the attacker leaves three bits he will mate.} 29. Rxh5+ gxh5 30. Nf5+ Kg6 31. Nh7+ Kxh7 32. Rg7+ Kh8 33. Rxf7+ Kg8 34. Nh6# {Three bits always mate.}
ketchuplover
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10 Jun '13 10:13
Originally posted by greenpawn34
Just finished playing some lad called ryhome over at Gameknot.
He resigned, it looked grim on the suface grim but his position full of potential.
I'm Black. (3 minute game)

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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. e3 {I like seeing this, I get a KID a tempo up when they push onto e4.} 3... Bg7 4. Bd3 O-O 5. Qc2 d6 6. Nc3 e5 7. Nf3 Nc6 8. d5 Nb4 9. Qe2 Nxd3+ ...[text shortened]... Nf5+ Kg6 31. Nh7+ Kxh7 32. Rg7+ Kh8 33. Rxf7+ Kg8 34. Nh6# {Three bits always mate.} [/pgn]
interesting
DeepThought
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10 Jun '13 12:25
On move 16 white did Rd1, instead he had Nxe5, which neatly defends both the queen and the bishop, but can't be taken as the queen is en-prise; problem is that after 16. ... Qc8 he's got nothing better than 17. Nf3 when you can move your queen back and play for the fork and the missing black pawn may be a plus for you. It's probably not great in a classical time limit game, but in a 3 minute game an opponent may not see Qc8 and swap queens which is definitely not in black's interests.
greenpawn34
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10 Jun '13 13:421 edit
Hi Deep Thought,

We had over two minutes left each whilst he was pondering on his resignation.
(That is the joy of playing a KID in blitz, the moves are easy to see.)

It was then I spotted what a lot of bother I had coming my way.
The line I gave is no way forced, White can keep the position closed
and build up without slower.
After the game I just dropped it into Winboard and that was the first
line I played with no idea other than to rush things across to the Kingside
and mate. Nice finish too good to just clear the board and move on.
A nice White to play and mate combo.

A good spot by you but then my Re8 is back to being a tempo gainer
again and I sac my Queen instead. ( 😉 )

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1. Nxe5 Rxe5 2. Qxh3 Rxg5+ 3. Kh1 Nf4 4. Qd7 Rh5+ 5. Kg1 Rg5+ 6. Kh1 Rh5+ 7. Kg1 {And if Kh2 in there then Be5 with discovered Knight checks. All good fun.}

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