[blind-chess] buddy Chess Game Analysis
- From: "Jeffrey Turner" <jturner522@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <blind-chess@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2011 11:38:23 -0500
BC Buddy Chess Game
September 30, 2011
White: Jeffrey Turner and jerry doody
Black: Hugh Pharis and Mike Gieschen
We are offering this game to the list in hopes others may enjoy and/or learn
from it. We encourage people to give Buddy Chess a try. I will intersperce
comments amongst the moves of the game.
Queen's Gambit, Accepted (except Fritz calls it something else)
1. d4 e6
2. c4 Nf6
3. g3 d5
4. Nc3 dxc4
Black's capture of the c4 pawn is the defining move of this opening, and why
it is named the Queen's Gambit, Accepted. Black is accepting an offer of a
flank c pawn in exchange for its center d pawn.
5. Qa4+ Bd7
The unorthodox early appearance of White's Queen is necessary because of the
intent to Fianchetto the King's Bishop, and the need to regain the pawn.
6. Qxc4 Bd6
7. Bg2 Bc6
All the theory I've read about the Queen's Gambit, Accepted stresses the
importance of Black being able to eventually play the pawn from c7 to c5 in
order to join the battle for the center. Black's move contests control of
the a8-h1 diagonal, but keeps the c7 pawn out of that fight.
8. e4 e5
9. Nge2 o-o
10. o-o a6
Black's a6 pawn push doesn't look like much, but opens a path to a great
deal of Queen's side play that White couldn't beat back. The best play would
have been to immediately counter with 11. A4, preventing the b5 advance.
This was White's first valuable learning lesson.
11. f4 b5
12. Qd3 exd4
13. Nxd4 Bc5
14. Be3 Re8
15. Rad1 b4
This extremely clogged up center is one of the most unique aspects of this
game. Note how the White Knight on d4 is pinned twice, by Black's Bishop and
Queen. All this pent up tension in the center either has to be unleashed in
an attack, or gradually drained away and White will fall to the Black
Queen's side onslaught. It's now or never.
16. Nxc6 Qxd3
17. Rxd3 Bxe3+
18. Rxe3 bxc3
19. Rxc3 Nxe4
After the smoke of battle clears, the material exchanged is even, but White
has a positional advantage. Although Black's Knight occupies e4, he cannot
hold it for long.
20. Re1 f5
21. Rc4 Nd6
Black gives up the e4 square with an attack against White's Rook on c4.
22. Ne7+ Kf8
White counter-attacks deep into Black's territory. The Fianchettoed Bishop
in possession of the a8-h1 diagonal threatens Black's undeveloped Rook and
keeps the g8 Knight off of c6.
23. Rxc7 Nb5
White grabs the first material advantage, the c7 pawn.
24. Rcc1 Ra7
25. Nxf5 g6
White gains another pawn, and in keeping with the principle that even
exchanges favor the player with a material advantage, begins another purge.
26. Rxe8+ Kxe8
27. Rc8+ Kd7
28. Rxb8 gxf5
29. Rb7+ Rxb7
30. Bxb7 a5
Afffffter this set of exchanges, White is up by two pawns in material, with
a two-pawn island on the Queen's side, and a three-pawn island on the King's
side. Black has three isolated pawns, with a Knight against White's Bishop.
White expected a resignation at this point, but Black played on.
31. Ba6 Nd4
32. Bc4 Nf3+
33. Kg2 Nd4
34. Kf2 Ke7
35. Ke3 Nc2+
36. Kf2 Kd6
Black's Knight is able to deny White's King access to the center of the
board, so White opts for the King's side instead.
37. Be2 Kc5
38. Bd3 Nd4
39. h3 kd5
40. g4 fxg4
41. hxg4 h6
42. Kg3 a4
43. Kh4 Ne6
44. f5 Nf4
White had nno idea what an iron hold Black had on it's King until it was too
late. Combine that with the fact that the Queening square f8, and h4 are
both White, and there's a particularly poisonous trap set for White.
45. Bb5 a3
46. bxa3 Kc5
47. a4 Kb4
48. f6 Ka5
49. f7 Kb6
The stage is set. Why hasn't Black retreated his Knight to e6 or g6 to
occupy f8 and keep White from promoting to a Queen? Stop reading here and
figure it out, if you don't already know.
Black's trap is the Royal Fork, Knight to g6 once White claims his Queen. So
how can White counter this iron grip on the King, and counter the deadly
trap Black has set? ? This, by the way, is the prettiest move of the entire
game, in this author's not so humble opinion. Can you find the move?
50. Bd3 Nxd3
The Bishop, so precious for the entire game, sacrifices himself. By moving
to d3, he denies Black the g6 square and opens the trap. Black must give up
his death-grip on the King's side, or be forced back to an ignominious end
on f8 where he'll fall to the g pawn anyway.
51. f8(Q) R
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