Hello everyone,
Sorry that I've taken a while to get to this one but I've been busy on many
fronts, some of them cold ones coming in from the Atlantic.
This is intriguing. I'm being asked to comment about the computer's comments. I
suppose there's a certain irony in that but here goes.
The engine's comments are actually very shallow and in at least one instance
wrong. The main drawback is that the engine doesn't necessarily tell you why a
move is an error, nor does it necessarily explain why its suggestion is an
improvement. On the other side there is something definitely missing. This is
actually a very good game by White and there is no credit given at all by the
engine to the White player. So we can hardly call the comments even-handed.
Let's see if we can do better. N.B. I'm not entirely sure who the players are
so I'm going to stick with White and Black. For that reason I'm omitting all
the preliminary details and just going straight to the text (game) moves.
1. d4 d6
The engine's comment "Inaccuracy. e6 was best."
I know precisely what Chris (Ross) would say to this and it is with some
difficulty I refrain from saying the same. Also I have to bear in mind that
Black could be a human who is a member of this group.
This move is definitely not inaccurate. It's move one and there are many
different ways of playing, many different systems, formations, styles of play
etc. Most moves are acceptable here. The bad ones are 1...g5?? blundering a
Pawn, 1...a5 and h5 which are true beginner's moves with the intent to develop
the Rooks on a6 or h6, and probably lose them to a Bishop capture. Virtually
all the other Pawn moves avaiable are recognised systems other than 1...f6, and
even all the Knight moves including to a6 and h6 are recognised lines.
2. Nf3 g6
3. Bd2
My own comment here. This is a very modest move. The London system with 3 Bf4
and the Torre Attack with 3 Bg5 are far more potent. The text together with
White's next mean that the only square for the b1 Knight is a3.
It so happens that later this Bishop proves to be on the right square to take
advantage of an opportunity.
3...Bg7 4. c3 a5?!
The engine's comment: "Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best."
This is probably true. 4...Nf6 is the most obvious move. If Black wants to play
on the Queenside then 4...b5 is better and this is similar to a Polish Defence
which is usually 1 d4 b5.
5. a4!?
This interesting counter may raise some eyebrows yet the engine fails to
comment! The simple point is that if Black can spend a tempo to play on the
Queenside, because the follow-up should be ...a5-a4 at some point, then White
can also spend a tempo there to stop this. Note that Black now has to be
careful about playing ...c7-c5 because it cedes the b5 square to White. In the
game this becomes relevant because later Black has to recapture ...c6xd5 and
loses control of b5 anyway.
5...f5
Taking the game into a sort of Dutch Defence, normally 1 d4 f5 or 1 d4 e6 2 c4
f5.
6.Qc2
Maybe this is a little early to define the Queen's position. I prefer 6 g3. See
note to White's 7th.
6...Nd7
The engine's comment is "Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best."
Again it's a question of taste as to where to develop the Knights. I'd be
playing 6...Nf6 and 7...0-0 and determining the Queenside development later.
There is a slight problem with the text in that e6 may become a weak square.
We'll come back to this.
7. e3?!
Once again no comment by the engine but this isn't a good move. It makes the d2
Bishop look like a big Pawn. I much prefer 7 g3, 8 Bg2 and 9 0-0. A Kingside
fiachetto is a traditional way of playing against the Dutch Defence.
7...Ngf6
8. Be2?!
Once again this Bishop development is too modest. 8 Bc4 controlling the whole
a2-g8 diagonal is much better. We've just had Easter and Bishops are used to
making statements around then!
Incidentally Deep Rybka evaluates the position as absolutely even after
8...Ne4. 8 Bd3 instead would have prevented this,
8...c6
No comment on this either but an instructive moment is missed. I looked at
8...0-0 thinking it was bad after 9 Qb3+ Kh8 10 Ng5 with the threats of 11 Ne6
and 11 Nf7+. However, after 10...Nb6 11 Nf7+ Rxf7 12 Qxf7 d5 Deep Rybka claims
that Black is better!
The point is that the White Queen is trapped with no obvious get out. Black has
the option of ...Qd6 and ...Be6, or ...Qd6, ...Bd7 and ...Rf8 to snare Her
Majesty. Deep Rybka suggests 13 e4 giving up a Pawn - White is still an
Exchange up - followed by 14 Bg5. Well worth looking at.
9. O-O b6?!
The natural moves here are 9...0-0 and 9...e5. Clearly the text is played with
the intention of ...Ba6 but I'd give priority to one of the other two moves.
Ultimately Black pays the price for not castling. The text runs into a little
problem.
10. Ng5! Nf8
Previously Ng5 could have been answered by ...Nb6, but last move Black blocked
that square. Hence he is forced into this rather awkward move.
11. Bf3?
Again no comment but another opportunity missed. Strong is 11 Qb3 threatening
12 Qf7+ winning material. Black must either reply 11...d5 which weakens e5 and
robs his Pawn position of some flexibility, or 11...e6 when his third rank is
looking very soft. White should then play 12 f3 aiming to open the position up
with 13 e4 while Black's King is still in the middle.
11...d5
Now White's Bishop is not a good piece. Also Black threatens to take an
initiative on the KIngside with 12...h6 13 Nh3 g5 and White must retreat the f3
Bishop to avoid the ...g5-g4 fork and there's litle to do about that. Probably
White's best move here is the immediate 12 c4 to pressure the centre. The b1
Knight can be developed on c3.
12. Na3 Ba6?!
This looks tempting and simple but 12...h6 pushing the g5 Knight back first is
better, while 12...Ne6 is a clear improvement that gets the poor f8 Knight into
play.
13. c4!
Finally getting to grips with the fixed Black centre. Black needs to be careful
here as he has lots of weak squares, he is behind in development and his king
is uncastled.
13...e6?
Once again the engine says "Inaccuracy. h6 was best."
Deep Rybka agrees that 13...h6 is a better move, but it prefers 13...Ne4
because that reduces the pressure on d5. The text ironically creates a target
on e6 which, amongst other things, means the f8 Knight can't move.
14. cxd5!
This is a fine move with an excellent follow-up as well. The engine fails to
praise this move. The point is that 14...Bxf1 15 Qc6+ Ke7 16 d6+! Qxd6 17 Qxd6+
Kxd6 18 Bxa8 regains the Rook and leaves Black threatened with 19 Kxf1 and 19
Nf7+ forking. If Black had forced Ng5-h3 with an earlier ...h7-h6 this wouldn't
have been a big problem.
Black is forced to recapture with the c6 Pawn or lose that for nothing with
check.
14...cxd5
15. Qc6+ Ke7
Interposing with the Queen left the a8 Rook en prise with check, while putting
either Knight in the way simple allowed 16 Nxe6.
This is a good moment to take stock for a couple of reasons, First of all,
material is still level although the positional factors are that Black is
behind in development, he has lost his castling rights and his Pawn structure
is full of holes. However, Black has two threats here: the obvious 16...Bxf1
and the not so obvious 16...Rc8 trapping the White Queen.
Before we proceed to some analysis I just want to take this opportunity to make
a point about the rules of the game. Suppose White chose to retreat with say 16
Qc2 and Black in reply went 16...Ke8. This is apparently the same position
after Black's 14th move. Now assume that Play proceeded 17 Qc6+ Ke7 18 Qc2 Ke8.
This is now the same position for the third time. Question: Can Black claim a
draw by repetition before playing 18...Ke8? (N.B. He loses the right to claim
if he actually makes the move.) In his turn can White claim a draw by repeition
by declaring his intention to play 19 Qc6+?
The answer is in fact no! The reason why is that while all the static factors
all the same (everything in the same places) a dynamic factor has changed. At
move 15 Black could still legally castle in subsequent play, but at moves 17
and 19 he can't. This would invalidate a draw claim. No less a player than
Anatoly Karpov was once caught out by this.
Back to real life. As I wrote earlier I have no idea who the players are here.
But it looks like White saw a lot further into this position than Black did.
Certainly as late as prior to playing his 15th move he would need to have seen
his smart 17th and 18th moves.
16. Nb5
Interposing against the Bishop's attack on the f1 Rook and introducing another
piece into the attack. If now 16...Qe8?? 17 Qd6 is mate. Note that the Knight
on g5 controls f7. Now what would you play for Black?
16...Rc8?
The engine note says "Mistake. [16...]Bxb5 was best."
This time the engine is absolutely right. Also playable is 16...h6 17 Nh3 and
then 17...Bxb5. The point is that the b5 Knight is immediately eliminated.
However, it is so easy to miss White's excellent reply and the horses start to
run riot.
17. Na7!!
A fabulous move. White leaves his Queen en prise and his f1 Rook is again under
fire, but Black can't take either. If 17...Bxf1 then 18 Nxc8+ not only levels
the material but Black's only legal reply is to surrender his Queen.
Alternatively if 17...Rxc6 18 Nxc6+ Ke8 or d7 19 Nxd8 Bxf1 20 K or Rxf1 Kxd8 21
Nf7+ and 22 Nxh8 leaves White an Exchange up with an easily winning ending
after b2-b4 opening more lines for the Rook.
Now the Black Rook on c8 is en prise to the Knight. There are three moves
possible other than taking the White Queen:
a) 17... Ra8 18. Bxa5! Rxa7 (if 18...bxa5 19 Qxa6 and 20 Nc6+ or 20 Qb7+ are
coming) 19. Bxb6 Qa8 20. Qc5+ winning the Rook.
b) 17...Rb8 18 Qc3! (18 Bxa5 is also good. The text threatens a triple fork on
c6 hence ...) 18...Bb7 19 Qa3+ Ke8 (if 19 ...Kd7 20 Nf7 forking) 20 Nb5! Qe7 21
Nd6 Kd7 22 Ngf7 Rg8 23 Ne5 Kd8 24 Rdc1 and now there is no defence to 25 Ne2
and 26 Nef7+ Kd7 27 Bb5+. Analysis by Deep Rybka. I'd have settled for 18 Bxa5
as indicated.
Finally there's the game move but that drops the b6 Pawn immediately.
17...Rc7
18. Qxb6 Bxf1
Saving the Bishop and nabbing a Rook but White's next is going to guarantee him
being at least two Pawns up.
19. Bxa5
Ironically proving that d2 was the right square for the Bishop!
19...Kd7
20. Nf7!
A crushing move. Despite being temporarily a Rook up Black has no reply to this
invasion. His f1 Bishop, both Rooks and his Queen are all en prise. The
priority is saving the Queen but there is no square that it can safely go to
that continues to defend the c7 Rook. This means major material loss with the
King still completely exposed. Understandably Black resigns.
1-0.
An excellent attack by White, whoever it was. Poor analysis by the engine.
Regards,
Tyson
On 13 April 2021 at 22:25 Nene <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hello, I want to share my game that I analysed using the lichess.
It's interesting to hear Tyson's comment on this analysis.
I played white and black resigns on this game.
Here it goes:
Moves
1 delta 4, delta 6Inaccuracy. e6 was best.,
2 knight foxtrot 3, golf 6,
3 bishop delta 2, bishop golf 7,
4 charlie 3, alpha 5,"Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best.
5 alpha 4, foxtrot 5,
6 queen charlie 2, knight delta 7Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best.,
7 echo 3, knight golf foxtrot 6,
8 bishop echo 2, charlie 6,
9 short castling, bravo 6,
10 knight golf 5, knight foxtrot 8,
11 bishop foxtrot 3, delta 5,
12 knight alpha 3, bishop alpha 6,
13 charlie 4, echo 6Inaccuracy. h6 was best.,
14 charlie takes delta 5, charlie takes delta 5,
15 queen charlie 6 check, king echo 7,
16 knight bravo 5, rook charlie 8Mistake. Bxb5 was best.,
17 knight alpha 7, rook charlie 7Blunder. h6 was best.,
18 queen takes bravo 6, bishop takes foxtrot 1,
19 bishop takes alpha 5, king delta 7,
20 knight foxtrot 7
Regards,
Nene
