Jan Brink vs John Raymond Markus (1987) Brink of Disaster

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Jan Brink vs John Raymond Markus
"Brink of Disaster" (game of the day Jul-28-2005)
NED corr (1987) (correspondence)
King's Gambit: Accepted. Tartakower Gambit (C33) · 0-1

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Jul-28-05		Eric6312: "Brink of Disaster" ! they didn't have to dig deep for that one.

Jul-28-05		jcmoral: Sounds like the title of a bad movie. :P

Jul-28-05		cade: Wow a Kings Gambit Accepted going over 40 moves. Don't see that often.

Jul-28-05		InitiativeCheck: 41. ...Nf7! I hate seeing these types of moves when attacking. It buys Black just enough time.

Jul-28-05		underrated: i thought white had a pretty good attack going there at the end and it look as though it was a winner, i wonder if black all the way to that save with 41..Nf7 after white played 38 Re7

Jul-28-05		Anatooly Homedepotov: 3.Be2 is a pretty passive placement for the KB in such an aggressive opening as the KG...usually you want it on c4, striking at the weak spot f7. Brink kind of misses the whole point of the opening.

Jul-28-05		ajile: The early D5 by Black in the King's Gambit accepted (Falkbeer Counter-Gambit by transposition?)takes all the fun out of the opening for White. Usually leads to a normal looking even game. Here White makes it even easier by trading off his Queen and allowing Black to keep his K-side pawn mass. Black has the advantage in this endgame.

Jul-28-05		xenophon: i used to play this kind of variation for black but found that whites queenside majority often crushed me before my kingside got moving.

Jul-28-05		OhioChessFan: What is wrong with 43 Rh7?

Jul-28-05		ice lemon tea: 41.. Nf7?! i believe that white failed to see the possibility of black sacrificing his knight to stop white's combination. this crucial move buys black some time to move 42..Nd3, clears the mate threat and lets black to has the last laugh.

Jul-28-05		ice lemon tea: <OhioChessFan> black can move 43..Nxf4 and make it possible to move 44..Kg5

Jul-28-05		Jack Kerouac: Freinds don't let freinds drink and play chess.

Jul-28-05		PhilFeeley: 43. Rh7 Rd1+ 44. Kg2 Nxf4+ and the mate threat is gone. The a-pawn can queen.

Jul-28-05		Anatooly Homedepotov: <Jack Kerouac> Not unless you're playing the superb variant known as "Alcoholic Chess." AC games usually end in mutual confusion, sometimes mutual contusion.

Jul-28-05		Rocafella: What about this for black: 4...Qh4+..5.Kf1...Bfc5

Jul-28-05		carpedieumjoe: then it would n d4 contnued by nf3 .white can stilll have an attack later

Jul-28-05		kevin86: "The Brink('s) Job". White could no longer stop the pawn from queening nor could he execute checkmate-therefore,black must win. Good game by Markus.

Jul-28-05		Rocafella: <carpedieumjoe> But Bxd4 and then Nf3 as you say and Qf2#

Jul-28-05		Jack Kerouac: <AnatoolyHomedepotov>May I refer you to www.moderndrunkardmagazine.com for edification on Alchoholic Chess.

Jul-28-05		psmith: <Rocafella> 4... Qh4+ 5. Kf1 Bc5 6. d4 Bxd4? 7. Qxd4 wins. carpediemjoe obviuosly meant something like 6. d4 Bb6 7. Nf3.

Jul-28-05		Anatooly Homedepotov: <Jack Kerouac> Thanks! I've at least been trying to read more responsibly.

Jul-28-05		patzer2: Brink made two weak sacrficial offers of material (i.e. weak moves) without anything in return: 18. Ncd2?! gives up a pawn without compensation to 18...Qx2 . 38. Re7?! can be excused as a desperate try in a bad position. However, it loses to the obvious 38...Rxd2, followed by the forced 41...Nf7 and 42...Nd3 .

May-30-08		The Chess Express: <Anatooly Homedepotov: 3.Be2 is a pretty passive placement for the KB in such an aggressive opening as the KG...usually you want it on c4, striking at the weak spot f7. Brink kind of misses the whole point of the opening.> This subtle line has become my favorite way to play the King's Gambit. FWIW Brink missed the point of the opening when he played 9. Nbd2? White needs to get his queen side going or he has nothing. 9. c4 Re8 10. Nc3 Bf5 11. c5 Rb8 12. d5 is better. click for larger view

Oct-06-23		FSR: Was searching for a game to submit for <Brink of Disaster>, but I see it's been done.

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