ECO A17 5 minute 0 increment

(Travis Bickle @ Playchess) = (Mr Hyde) vs Campob

White: Me (1675)
Black: Him (1800)

G/40

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bb5 e6 6. Bxc6 bxc6 7. d3 Ne7 8. O-O O-O 9. Qe1 d6

Black has played into what is supposed to be the ideal victim situation in this system - White is going to play the old heave-ho: sac the f pawn, play Qh6, Bh6 and Ng5, and play for checkmate.

10. f5!? exf5 11. Qh4!? f6!? (11 ...Rb8) 12. Bh6 Rf7?

this defense turns out to waste time and to not work. 12...g5 or 12...Rb8 were much better moves

13. Rae1 fxe4?? 14. Bxg7 Kxg7

14..Rxg7 may have been forced. It's too late for 14...Nf5 15 Bxf6!, and 14...exf3 also fails.

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White has a powerful tactical blow in this position. I thought for about 10 minutes, and I played it:

15. Ng5! fxg5 16. Rxf7+ Kxf7 17. Qxh7+ Ke8 18. Nxe4 Kd7 19. Nf6+ Kc7 20. Rxe7+ Kb6 21. Qf7 *

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i lost this position as black few minutes ago at ICC. hehe, i cant believe i lost it.

black to move!

i could have march my king together with 4 pawn and secure the rear with my rook.

easy said than done:(

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M65z...

<Travis Bickle> Great game! Your English transposed into a QGD Exchange which is theoretically good for Black because it solves the problem of Black's QB, but both sides have chances. Black could have played 5 ... c6 and this Queenside Pawn chain is called the Carlsbad Formation, but instead chose 5 ... c5 and both sides got an IQP. The middlegame looked pretty even, and then I though you were planning 28. Nc5 but 28. Nf4 is also good. 30. Qg4 was a strong double attack but Black should have played 30 ... Kf7 defending the Pe6 while avoiding the 31. Bxh6 tactic. 32 ... Nc4? is a blunder in a tough position; 33. Bxd5! exploits the pin nicely, then 33 ... exd5?? 34. Qxc8 bags the Queen. Good job. =)

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