Yes, good point Tyson. I knew there was a win somewhere there, but I wrote that
at 01.00 this morning and I had to get up at 07.00 for this morning’s game!
Another early start tomorrow, so early night for me tonight. Let’s hope that I
can win with the white bits in the last round…
This line too, you will see, I first played back in the Olympiad in 2012.
Chennai that is, not Istanbul!
Take it easy
Chris
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[mailto:usbca_chess-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of mordue andrew
Sent: Saturday, August 20, 2016 11:22 AM
To: usbca_chess <usbca_chess@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [usbca_chess] Re: Game 7. Lichtenberg tournament.
Chris et al
White is completely lost in the final position. 32 Rd1 loses simply to
32...Qxe1 33 Rxe1 Rxe4! 34 Rxe4 Bc6 35 Kf3 f5 and Black wins a piece. Also 32
Rd1 Qxe1 33 Rxe1 Bc6 wins an Exchange after 34 Bxc6 Rxe1. Here 34 Kf3 Rxe4 35
Rxe4 f5 transposes to the first line.
Nice win by Black. Never seen Chris play the Gallagher (Joe, not John!) line
before. Well done.
Tyson
On 19 August 2016 at 23:26 Chris Ross <c.ross@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
<mailto:c.ross@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > wrote:
All,
My seventh round game.
White did not fully know or appreciate the theory. 11. Rb1 is a bit too slow.
Although playable in some lines, this line requires white to get on with things
a lot quicker, as in the game with h2-h3, f2-f4 and other such ideas. As it
was, the rook on b1 is a lost tempo to the main lines and black can equalise
and gain the advantage very easily. When the white queen ventures to d3, white
is unable to play e4-e5 breaks due to Bf5 tactics, giving white massive
problems down the h7-b1 diagonal. With the queen on this square, black has two
potential pawn breaks.
B7-b5 and then the optimistic f7-f5 which will leave white with an isolated
d5-pawn where white to recapture on d5 with c4xd5.
At the end, it is a rather premature resignation. 32. Rd1 still holds, although
white has to be careful of checks on b2 and then the b3-pawn dropping off.
There are also tactics with Rxe4 and Bc6 winning material. The conversion
should be easy enough, but white should put the question to black at least.
This gives me 5/7. I have white tomorrow against a 2165. A dangerous opponent,
who has already taken out some good players, including a 2368.
Take it easy
Chris
[Event "Lichtenberger Sommer 2016"]
[Site "Berlin, GER"]
[Date "2016.08.19"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Heuser, Philip"]
[Black "Ross, Chris N"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "62"]
1. d4 Nf6
2. c4 g6
3. Nc3 Bg7
4. Nf3 O-O
5. g3 d6
6. Bg2 Nbd7
7. O-O e5
8. e4 exd4
9. Nxd4 Re8
10. Re1 a6
11. Rb1 Ne5
12. b3 c5
13. Nc2 Rb8
14. h3 Qc7
15. f4 Nc6
16. a4 Bd7
17. Qd3 Nb4
18. Nxb4 cxb4
19. Nd5 Nxd5
20. Qxd5 b5
21. axb5 axb5
22. cxb5 Rxb5
23. Qd3 Rc5
24. Bd2 Bb5
25. Qe3 Bc3
26. Rbd1 d5
27. Qf2 dxe4
28. Bxe4 Bxd2
29. Rxd2 Rc1
30. Kg2 Rxe1
31. Qxe1 Qc3
32. 0-1
