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Murray Chandler vs Ron W Henley
It (cat.9) 1982  ·  French Defense: Tarrasch. Morozevich Variation (C03)  ·  1-0
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Aug-04-07
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  tpstar: 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Be7 <A solid alternative to 3 ... c5 & 3 ... Nf6 Opening Explorer > 4. Ngf3 Nf6 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Bd3 c5 7. c3 Nc6 8. 0-0 <White develops and castles quickly> Qb6 <Black's move order avoids Ne2 & Ndf3 which scores well for White Opening Explorer > 9. dxc5 <Yet this line also scores well for White Opening Explorer > Qc7 <Black would rather win the strong Pe5 than the weak Pc5> 10. Nb3 <10. Re1 Ndxe5 11. Nxe5 Nxe5 12. Qa4+ Nc6 Tseshkovsky vs C Ward, 1993 > Ncxe5 <10 ... Ndxe5 11. Nxe5 Qxe5 12. f4 Pavasovic vs V Borovikov, 2000 > 11. Bf4 Nxf3+ 12. Qxf3 e5 <Black builds a classic Pawn center; White plays to undermine it. 12 ... Qd8 13. Qg3 0-0 Smirin vs S Bystrov, 1987 > 13. Bg3 Qc6 <13 ... Be6 14. Rfe1 f6 15. Nd4 F Thannhausser vs Milan Horvat, 2001 > 14. Rfe1 e4 <Forking the Qf3 and the Bd3> 15. Rxe4!? <White smashes Black's center, using the Pc5 and the h1-a8 diagonal to regain material. Some might say 15. Rxe4! or even 15. Rxe4!! here> dxe4 16. Bxe4 Qf6 17. c6 Ne5 <17 ... bc? 18. Bxc6 wins the Ra8> 18. Bxe5 Qxe5 19. cxb7 Bxb7 20. Bxb7 Rb8 <[last book move]<>> 21. Nd4 Bd6 <[21 ... Qf6!? 22. Bc6+ Kf8 23. Qxf6 Bxf6 ]<>> 22. g3 <Defending against the Qe5/Bd6 battery while avoiding a weak back rank> 0-0 23. Nc6 Qb5 24. Nxb8 Qxb2 <White regained the exchange, but this Zwischenzug wins a Pawn for Black> 25. Rd1 Bxb8 26. Rd7 Qb5 <26 ... Qxa2!? 27. Bd5 Qb1+ 28. Kg2 Qg6 30. Rb7 would be similar to the game continuation> 27. Bc6 Qe5 28. Bd5 <White's Boy Bishop rules the board> Qe8 29. Rb7 a5? <[29 ... Bd6 ]<>> 30. Bxf7+! 1-0. <30 ... Rxf7 31. Qxf7+ Qxf7 32. Rxb8+ Qf8 33. Rxf8+ Kxf8 with a won K&P endgame for White>

<[Fritz 7]<>>

Dec-05-08
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  whiteshark: <tpstar> Do you have any idea why <17...0-0> is bad (= not mentioned)? E.g. <18.cxb7 Bxb7 19.Bxb7 Rad8> with BPP vs R material 'imbalance'. Maybe on the long run white's queenside pawns will decide the day?
Dec-06-08
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  tpstar: Fritz 7 Deep Position Analysis [20MB]:

17. c6 0-0

1) 18. cxb7

a) 18 ... Bxb7 19. Bxb7 Qxf3 20. Bxf3 Rad8 21. Na5 [1.09/13]

b) 18 ... Bxb7 19. Qxf6 Nxf6 20. Bxb7 Rad8 21. Be5 [0.84/14]

c) 18 ... Qxf3 19. bxa8=Q Qe2 20. Bb7 Rd8 21. Bxc8 [1.72/13]

2) 18. Qxf6

a) 18 ... Nxf6 19. cxb7 Bxb7 20. Bxb7 Rae8 21. h3 [1.00/14]

b) 18 ... Bxf6 19. cxb7 Bxb7 20. Bxb7 Rae8 21. Bc6 [1.41/15]

c) 18 ... gxf6 19. cxb7 Bxb7 20. Bxb7 Rad8 21. Re1 [1.38/13]

<whiteshark> 17 ... 0-0 seems fine and might transpose to the game continuation. White's Rook sacrifice only works by winning a piece along with the Pawns, but Fritz prefers the cxb7 lines over the cxd7 options. I agree that White's extra Pawns plus the strong Bishop pair would give a clear advantage.

Dec-06-08
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  whiteshark: Thank you very much for your efforts, <tpstar>! :D
Jul-06-12  LoveThatJoker: Guess-the-Move Final Score:

Chandler vs R Henley, 1982.
YOU ARE PLAYING THE ROLE OF CHANDLER.
Your score: 64 (par = 46)

LTJ

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