[blind-chess] Skype Coaching Games - 01 February 2015, Nimzowitsch-Larsen, A01
- From: "Paul Benson" <paul.benson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "Blind Chess" <blind-chess@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 6 Feb 2015 05:53:49 -0000
Skype coaching session, 01 February 2015.
The following game was examined, 30 moves.
Paul Benson.
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White: V. Bagirov, 2490.
Black: K. A. Grigorian, 2520.
Event: Russia 1976.
Result: 1-0 in 30 moves.
Opening: Nimzowitsch-Larsen Attack, A01.
| Brief summary.
Note: Sources available suggest this is a correspondence game, confirmation has
proved difficult.
Early opening: Black chooses a counter fianchetto on the a1-h8 diagonal, a plan
which usually ends with dark square bishops being exchanged in the middlegame.
Mid opening: White takes the game into a double fianchetto system, the light
square bishop on g2 needs to be treated carefully by black, or it will become
difficult to restrain. At move 7 black might instead consider any of, pawn c5,
Nc6, or, Re8.
Late opening: White plans placing a knight on c4, where it restrains any
advance of the black c-pawn, as the d6 pawn will be a target. This bind means
black will struggle should the h1-a8 diagonal become open.
Early middlegame: As dark square bishops and a pair of knights are exchanged
off, it is the remaining white minor pieces who have much the better prospects.
Check that long h1-a8 diagonal!
Mid middlegame: The white queen and bishop control powerful diagonals pointing
directly towards the somewhat lonely black king. Black struggles to find a
means to counter them.
Late middlegame: Take some time over the white moves, 22, and, 24. They set
matters rolling for a fascinating and surprising squeeze.
Endgame: The black king is on the edge of the board with few options. All other
black pieces are immobile. Black is reduced to pawn moves while white just
maintains the non-royal pieces exactly where they are.
Resignation: Zugzwang! Black could have tried, 30. ... c3 31. a3, after which
black must move a piece. Perhaps, 31. ... Rf5 32. Nxf5 gxf5 33. Be6, is simple
for white. Instead white might consider, 32. g4 Rxf4+ 33. Kg3 Rd4 34. g5+ Kh5
35. Bf3+ Bg4 36. Nxg4 Rxg8 37. Nf6+ mate, a double discovered mate at that. ||
1. b3 Nf6
2. Bb2 g6
3. e4 d6
4. g3 Bg7
5. Bg2 O-O
6. Ne2 e5
7. O-O Nh5
8. d4 Nd7
9. Nd2 Qe7
10. f4 exd4
11. Bxd4 f5
12. Bxg7 Nxg7
13. Nc3 Nf6
14. Re1 Qd8
15. Nc4 fxe4
16. Nxe4 Nxe4
17. Bxe4 Rb8
18. Qd4 b6
19. Bd5+ Kh8
20. Re3 c5
21. Qc3 b5
22. Rae1 Qf6
23. Qxf6 Rxf6
24. Re8+ Nxe8
25. Rxe8+ Kg7
26. Rg8+ Kh6
27. Ne3 a5
28. h4 a4
29. Kf2 c4
30. b4
Black resigns, 1-0
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