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12-11-2012
, 01:35 PM
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So I am just preparing for our league match tomorrow and I will probably play against this 17-year-old who plays the classical Dragon. I have decided to abstain from my beloved 2. c3 this one time and try to slay the dragon instead. First time in 12 years that I'm going to play the open Sicilian, should be fun. 
At least I am booked up on theory now.
The other likely opponent is rated 150 points higher than the kid and plays the Pirc. I really hope I can avoid that...
At least I am booked up on theory now.The other likely opponent is rated 150 points higher than the kid and plays the Pirc. I really hope I can avoid that...
12-11-2012
, 04:47 PM
Well, unfortunately, I did not get the chance. The Dragon player was moved up to board 2, so I had to play against the Pirc guy on board 3 (who did not play the Pirc but the Sniper Modern...).
After 1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c5 4. dxc5 Qa5 5. Bd2 Qxc5 6. Nd5 Na6 I had forgotten the theory. I just remembered Nd5 with the threat Bb4. The knockout try is 7. Nf3! Bxb2?! 8. Rb1 Bg7 9. Bxa6 bxa6 10. 0-0 with a very good position. And if 7. Nf3 e6 8. Bc3! and White also has a very good position.
In the middlegame my advantage vanished and we were about to enter a massive time scramble when he offered me a draw with 12 moves left (me having 10 minutes, him 3 minutes). This cost me 5 minutes because the other 4 boards that were still playing all were unclear and in time trouble too.
I played on, but made a big positional error by exchanging rooks, and after having reached move 40 with some seconds left, i was presented with this position:
At first I thought I had totally ****ed up and lost the game, but after I took a deep look at the position I was confident it still was a draw. It turned out I had calculated correctly, and in the end we drew. The match ended 4-4 which was a success for us, considering our opponents were only relegated to our league this season.
This position might be interesting for some guys to test their endgame calculating abilities. I think I played it more or less flawlessly after move 40, so I have attached the pgn of the game (as solution). There is another interesting moment if he had played 46... a5 instead of 46... Kc2, when White can very easily go wrong; in fact, a kibitzing 2400 thought 46...a5 would win, but it is a draw after the right move.
After 1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c5 4. dxc5 Qa5 5. Bd2 Qxc5 6. Nd5 Na6 I had forgotten the theory. I just remembered Nd5 with the threat Bb4. The knockout try is 7. Nf3! Bxb2?! 8. Rb1 Bg7 9. Bxa6 bxa6 10. 0-0 with a very good position. And if 7. Nf3 e6 8. Bc3! and White also has a very good position.
In the middlegame my advantage vanished and we were about to enter a massive time scramble when he offered me a draw with 12 moves left (me having 10 minutes, him 3 minutes). This cost me 5 minutes because the other 4 boards that were still playing all were unclear and in time trouble too.
I played on, but made a big positional error by exchanging rooks, and after having reached move 40 with some seconds left, i was presented with this position:
At first I thought I had totally ****ed up and lost the game, but after I took a deep look at the position I was confident it still was a draw. It turned out I had calculated correctly, and in the end we drew. The match ended 4-4 which was a success for us, considering our opponents were only relegated to our league this season.
This position might be interesting for some guys to test their endgame calculating abilities. I think I played it more or less flawlessly after move 40, so I have attached the pgn of the game (as solution). There is another interesting moment if he had played 46... a5 instead of 46... Kc2, when White can very easily go wrong; in fact, a kibitzing 2400 thought 46...a5 would win, but it is a draw after the right move.
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[Date "2012.12.09"] [White "Hero"] [Black "Villain"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B06"] [WhiteElo "1989"] [BlackElo "2156"] [PlyCount "118"] 1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c5 4. dxc5 Qa5 5. Bd2 Qxc5 6. Nd5 Na6 7. Bxa6 bxa6 8. Bb4 Qc6 9. Ne2 e6 10. Ndc3 Nf6 11. f3 Bb7 12. Qd6 Bf8 13. Qxc6 Bxc6 14. Bxf8 Kxf8 15. Nd4 Bb7 16. Nb3 Rc8 17. O-O-O Ke7 18. g4 d6 19. h4 h5 20. g5 Nd7 21. Rhe1 Nb6 22. Rd4 Rhf8 23. f4 e5 24. fxe5 dxe5 25. Rdd1 f6 26. gxf6+ Rxf6 27. Nd5+ Nxd5 28. exd5 Rf2 29. Rxe5+ Kf6 30. Re6+ Kf7 31. Nd4 Bxd5 32. Rxa6 Rc7 33. c3 Bc4 34. Rc6 Rxc6 35. Nxc6 Rf4 36. Ne5+ Kf6 37. Nxc4 Rxc4 38. Rd4 Rxd4 39. cxd4 g5 40. hxg5+ Kxg5 41. Kd2 Kf4 42. d5 Ke5 43. Ke3 Kxd5 44. Kf4 Kd4 45. Kg5 Kd3 46. Kxh5 Kc2 47. b4 Kb2 48. a4 Kb3 49. a5 Kxb4 50. a6 Kb5 51. Kg4 Kxa6 52. Kf3 Kb5 53. Ke2 Kb4 54. Kd1 Kb3 55. Kc1 a5 56. Kb1 a4 57. Ka1 a3 58. Kb1 a2+ 59. Ka1 Ka3 1/2-1/2
12-12-2012
, 12:09 PM
12-12-2012
, 12:20 PM
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12-14-2012
, 07:13 PM
Playin in the European Rapid Championship in Warsaw, pretty sick lineup in this one.. I am like 150th seed lol. No expectations, just wanna have a good time and hopefully play against some good players. Still, root for me!
linky to starting lineup: http://www.poloniachess.pl/amplico20...html?l=pl&tb=2
all the other stuff: http://www.poloniachess.pl/amplico2012/en/list
linky to starting lineup: http://www.poloniachess.pl/amplico20...html?l=pl&tb=2
all the other stuff: http://www.poloniachess.pl/amplico2012/en/list
Good luck both!
