Lawrence Day vs Peter Nurmi (1973)

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Lawrence Day vs Peter Nurmi
Toronto Closed (1973), Toronto CAN
Van't Kruijs Opening: General (A00) · 1-0

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Jul-17-04		shr0pshire: I am all for unorthodox openings, but I question the quick castling in this game. I think it is too easy for black to use an anti-dutch with a similar strategy employed here as Radjabov used in the current world championship. Radjabov vs M Bartel, 2004 I think that 15. ... 0-0 is a gamble that didn't pay dividens. I think the rook down the H file is very strong, and I don't think you can jeopardize that. That is the big part of the whole attack, when you castle it is like changing strategy in mid fight. I think another problem for black is 10. ...Nxh2?. I think this is too fancy for the situation. I think black is trying to force the variation. But black's king is under little pressure. I think a quieter Hxg3 is called for. then bring black's queen down the H file, and break through the H file. I think that is a more sensible position for black. Black's sack didn't pan out, and is left a piece down for the rest of the game, with no real positional compensation.

Jul-17-04		IMlday: This was the last serious game that I played under the influence of marijuana in that phase of my chess career. I was out of the prizes anyway, so it was for laughs. But Peter Nurmi was playing for first in the Toronto Championship, way keen. He used a lot of time trying to bust White's 'crazy' opening--then he had no time to realize at the end that the perpetual draw was forced. All in all, quite a remarkable game!

Jul-18-04		Lawrence: <shr0pshire>, "is left a piece down for the rest of the game"? Am I counting wrong? Junior 8 likes both 13....Nxh2 and 15...0-0 but also agrees with you that 13....hxg3 is good. Junior shows Black as being ahead until move 28, and the real losing move was 32....Bh3+? As <IMlday> says, after move 28 Black should have taken the draw.

Jul-18-04		IMlday: If Black wanted to play for a win he could try 28..Qd8 preventing e6. Instead of 15..0-0 I expected 15..Qe7. After 19.Kxg3 I prefered White, especially considering the clock.

Jul-18-04		samvega: Marvelous. I saw shr0pshire's kibbitz yesterday, and was hoping you (Mr Day) would be prompted to provide some commentary to this astonishing game.

Jul-18-04		IMlday: One other note from the time (Chess Canada, March, 1973) re 7.0-0, "Unfortunately 7.b4 allows 7..ef 8.gf Nh5 9.Ra2 Qh4+ 10.Kf1 Bh3 11.Ng3 Nxf4 and White is in the abyss."

Jul-18-04		samvega: there are some similarities to Suttles vs Miles, 1981

Jun-01-12		Abdel Irada: Commenting eight years after the discussion, it appears to me that there was no draw by perpetual check for black to take. Apparently white was afraid to play 31. ♔g1 because of 31. ...♕h2+, but after 32. ♔f1, ♕h1+; 33. ♔e2, ♖h2+; 34. ♔e3, ♖h3+; 35. ♘xh3, ♕xh3+; 36. ♔d2, ♕g2+; 37. ♔c3! neither 37. ...♖c8+ nor 37. ...♕c2+ seems to lead to much for black after the simple 38. ♔b4. Of course, it's possible that I'm missing something, but if so, could someone point it out to me?

Jun-01-12		OhioChessFan: <Abdel> <36....Qh2+> leaves the Queen on a crucial diagonal: 36...Qh2+ 37. Kc3 Rc8+ 38. Kb4 click for larger view Now 38...Qd6+ and I don't see any way out.

Jun-01-12		Abdel Irada: <OhioChessFan>: Your analysis is correct: 36. ...♕h2+! does indeed save the draw by preventing white from taking refuge from the checks on b4. Good catch, and thank you for reminding me to examine all the variations before posting so I don't make a fool of myself.

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