[blind-chess] Re: Curtis vs Edward Ladder Game
- From: Lewis <adatewithmate@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <blind-chess@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2011 20:00:29 -0400
Rod,
Hats off to you for jumping on the game between Curtis and Edward. You
certainly are intentional. Thank you for all that you give to us.
Lewis
"'Knightrider"
-----Original Message-----
From: Roderick Macdonald <rjmacdonald@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, September 26, 2011 5:42 PM
To: blind-chess@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [blind-chess] Re: Curtis vs Edward Ladder Game
[Event "2011 Ladder Tournament"]
[Site "Blind-Chess Correspondence Tou"]
[Date "2011.09.25"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Cockayne, Curtis"]
[Black "Zolotarevsky, Edward"]
[Result "0-1"]
{Opening: "B29: Sicilian Defense, Nimzowitsch Variation"}
1. e4 c5
2. Nc3 Nc6
3. Nf3 Nf6
4. Be2 e5
5. O-O Be7
6. Nd5
(Other possibilities include (a) 6. d3 O-O 7. Nd5 d6 8. Nxe7+ Qxe7 9. c3 Ne8
10. Re1 f5 11. exf5 Bxf5 12. d4 cxd4 13. cxd4 e4 14. Bc4+ Kh8 15. Bg5 Qd7 16.
Nh4 d5 17. Bb3 h6 18. Be3 Bh7 19. Qh5 Ne7 20. g3 Nf6 - 0-1 in 53 moves, as in
the game P. Briggs (2280) - J. Wilson (2245), Hastings 1995; (b) 6. d3 d6 7. h3
h6 8. Nh2 g5 9. Be3 Be6 10. Ng4 Nd7 11. f3 Nf8 12. Qd2 Ng6 13. Bd1 h5 14. Nf2
Nf4 15. Ne2 Qd7 16. c3 Bf6 - 1/2-1/2 as in the game Z. Vecsey - H. Mueller,
Bardejov 1926; (c) 6. Bc4 O-O 7. d3 d6 8. a3 h6 9. Rb1 Be6 10. Bxe6 fxe6 11. b4
b6 12. Ne2 Qe8 13. c3 Qg6 14. Ng3 Nh5 15. b5 Nxg3 16. fxg3 Nb8 17. c4 Nd7 18.
Rb2 a5 19. bxa6 Rxa6 20. Rbf2 Nf6 1/2-1/2 in 75 moves, as in the game B. Larsen
(2520) - L. Schandorff (2510), Esbjerg 1997 (d) (6. Bc4 O-O 7. d3 d6 8. Nd5
Nxd5 9. Bxd5 Be6 10. c3 Qd7 11. Ng5 Bxg5 12. Bxg5 f6 13. Bxe6+ Qxe6 14. Be3 b6
15. f4 d5 16. f5 Qd7 17. Rf3 dxe4 18. dxe4 Rad8 19. Qe1 Rf7 20. Qh4 Qd3 21.
Bxc5 Qe2 22. Rf2 Qc4 - 0-1 in 49 moves, as in the game E. Olivier (2380) -
HydraAssasin (2406), playchess.com, Internet 2008; or (e) 6. h3 O-O, leading to
equality.)
6. ... O-O
(6. ... Nxe4 7. d4 exd4 8. Re1 gives black a slight advantage.)
7. c3
(This move secures b4+d4. 7. d3 d6 leads to equality)
7. ... Nxe4
(Black now has a slight edge.)
8. Nxe7+
(8. d4 cxd4 9. cxd4 d6 gives black a strong position.)
8. ... Qxe7
(Black now has a strong position.)
9. d3
(9. d4!? exd4 10. cxd4 gives black a slight advantage.)
9. ... Nf6
(Black's position is now very strong.)
10. Qd2
(10. Be3 d5 is very strong for black.)
10. ... d6
(10. ... h6 11. b3 is also very strong for black.)
11. h3 h6
12. Nh4
(12. Re1 Bf5 is very strong for black.)
12. ... b6
(12. ... e4 13. Qe3 is very strong for black.)
13. Qe3 d5
14. Qg3 Ne8??
(with this move Black loses his initiative. 14. ... Kh8 15. Re1 would be much
better.)
15. a3??
(White is ruining his position. Better is 15. Bxh6 and White could well hope to
play on: 15. ... Qd6 16. Be3 gives white a slight advantage.)
15. ... g5
(Black now has a moderately strong position.)
16. Nf3
(16. Bd1 Ng7 17. Nf3 f6 would be very strong for black.)
16. ... f6
(16. ... f5 17. Re1 is also very strong for black.)
17. Nh2 f5
18. c4??
(This move simply worsens the situation. Much better is 18. Re1, but black's
position is still very strong.)
18. ... f4
19. Qf3 Nd4
(Better is 19. ... Nf6, and Black has prevailed: 20. d4 Nxd4 21. Qd3 with a
very strong position for black.) 20. Qxd5+
20. ... Be6
(20. ... Kg7 21. Bf3 (The greedy 21. Qxa8?? leads to trouble for white after
21. ... Bb7 22. Re1 Bxa8) 21. ... Rb8 22. Qe4 is very strong for black.)
21. Qxe5
(21. Qxa8 Nf6 22. Qxf8+ Kxf8 23. Re1 is very strong for black.)
21. ... Nc6
(Better is 21. ... Qf6 and the result of the game is clear: Black will win: 22.
Ng4 Qxe5 23. Nxe5 Nxe2+ 24. Kh2 Nd6 and blask has a superior position.)
22. Qe4
(White now has a strong position.)
22. Nd4
23. b4
(23. Nf3 Rd8 24. b4 Nf6 25. Qg6+ Qg7 26. Qxg7+ Kxg7 27. Nxd4 Rxd4 gives white a
strong position.)
23. ... Qf7
(23. ... Nf6 24. Qg6+ Qg7 25. Qxg7+ Kxg7 26. Bf3 and both sides have equal
chances.)
24. bxc5
(24. Bg4 Nf6 25. Bxe6 Nxe6 gives white a moderate
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