Andrew Philip Law vs Vlastimil Hort (1977) "Breaking the Law"

Andrew Philip Law vs Vlastimil Hort
"Breaking the Law" (game of the day Mar-25-11)
Lord John Cup 1977 · English Opening: Symmetrical Variation. Hedgehog Defense (A30) · 0-1

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Mar-25-11		KingV93: Lots of positional manouvering in this one.

Mar-25-11		mertangili: <joupajou> I would not call 44...Nf3+ a blunder as in case of 44...Qh5 white has 45.Ne7+ which seems very disturbing as it is hard for black king to get out of checks.

Mar-25-11		joupajou: Thanks <mertangili> for your comment. Please let me explain why I still consider 44. ..Qh5 a very strong move despite of 45.Ne7+ 44. ..Qh5 45.Ne7+ Kf8 click for larger view Now white only has a few moves. We have to bear in mind that WR in d1 is not protected. 46.Qa8+ Kxe7 47.Qb7+ (47.Qd8+? Kf7) Ke6 and black king escapes. 46.Ng6+ Rxg6 (because BN in e5 is in too good of a position to lose). 47.Qa8+ Kf7 48.Qb7+ (better to stay on the diagonal) Kg8 and black king escapes.

Mar-25-11		Bennie: Why not 41. f3 ?

Mar-25-11		kevin86: "I fought the law and...I won".

Mar-25-11		wordfunph: The Lawless Heart!

Mar-25-11		HeMateMe: <kevin86> !! Salutes Buddy Holly and Bobby Bland. "A Vlast From the Past"

Mar-25-11		TheRavenPK: Judas Priest !

Mar-25-11		tpstar: Beavis & Butthead!

Mar-25-11		tatarch: <Phony Benoni: ...So that leaves 48.Rxf3, and something like this happens: 48...Qb1+ 49.Ke2 Qc2+ 50.Ke1 (50.Ke3 Bd4#) gxf3 51.Qxf3 Rh1+ 52.Qxh1 Qc1+, winning the queen.> This is the line I saw at first also, but I also missed the fact that 52.Qxh1 is check... So not sure what the best line for black is here.

Mar-25-11		takchess: Hopefully we can find a good Law win and use " He fought the Law and the Law Won"

Mar-25-11		Phony Benoni: <tatarch> <51.Qxf3 click for larger view 51...Rh1+ 52.Qxh1 Qc1+, winning the queen. This is the line I saw at first also, but I also missed the fact that 52.Qxh1 is check...> Ouch, good catch! It looks like Black would have to grind it out; I don't see a quick kill. He can probably play 51...Qb1+ and 52...Qxa2+, if that helps.

Mar-25-11		Phony Benoni: <takchess: Hopefully we can find a good Law win and use " He fought the Law and the Law Won"> Been there, done that: J Hastings vs A Law, 1994

Mar-25-11		joupajou: <Bennie: Why not 41. f3 ?> 41.f3? Rh6! Would this be the answer to your question?

Mar-25-11		scormus: <Phony Benoni: ... suddenly finds out that Black's pieces are actually better placed> Yes, like one of those noir films "you think you know what's going on, but you dont"

Mar-25-11		Domdaniel: <Phony> I agree: the Hedgehog can be irritatingly hard to deal with. But is there any way to avoid it if Black is determined enough?

Mar-25-11		jethrotool: Which is the score of the superGMs (Anand, Kramnik, Kaspa et al) against the Hedgehog? Is there an antiHegdehog among them, like Kramnik is anti-Gruenfeld and Ivanchuk anti KID?

Mar-25-11		minasina: You don't know what it's like, you don't have a clue. If you did you'd find yourselves doing the same thing too. Breaking the law, breaking the law...

Mar-25-11		Phony Benoni: <Domdaniel> This may be too limited of an idea, but I think of the Hedgehog as characterized by: (1) White pawns on c4/e4 against Black pawns on d6/e6; (2) the pawn trade ...c5xd4. White applies pressure on the d-file, particularly d5; Black's play revolves around the dark-square triangle c5/d4/e5 and a well-timed ...d6-d5 push. Openings in which White plays an early Nc3 and blocks the c-pawn, such as the Closed Sicilian, would avoid this pure form. Black can still set up a Hedgehog type formation, but the effect will probably not be the same. <jethrotool> It's kind of hard to answer that question, since the Hedgehog is not a variation in a specific opening line but a formation which can pop up in many different guises.

Mar-25-11		hedgeh0g: Zugzwang!

Mar-25-11		Penguincw: < hedgeh0g: Zugzwang! > Yah.47...? might be a good Tuesday/Wednesday puzzle.

Mar-25-11		FSR: I submitted this pun!

Mar-25-11		WhiteRook48: nice pun for this game

Mar-26-11		Penguincw: < FSR: I submitted this pun! > Congratz on winning. clap clap clap

Mar-26-11		I play the Fred: Congrats on the winning pun. I just now thought of <Law and Hort-er> for this one.

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