Mark Pinto vs Eric Schiller (2000) "Pinto No Return"

Mark Pinto vs Eric Schiller
"Pinto No Return" (game of the day Jul-26-05)
Koltanowski Memorial 2000 · Tarrasch Defense: Classical Variation (D34) · 0-1

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Apr-19-05		dac1990: Rook-and-minor pieced attacks are my favorite kinds. Shows that you don't need the Queen to win beautifully.

Apr-19-05		Eric Schiller: <dac1990> Thanks! I think the game also shows a nice twist on the Tarrasch Gambit theme of giving up the pawn at c5 and pushing the d-pawn. The pawn at d4 is so powerful that it really provides compensation all by itself.

Jul-26-05		Knight13: Nice game by Mr. Schiller!

Jul-26-05		PaulLovric: very gg

Jul-26-05		blackjacki2: <Eric Schiller> Why is the C capitalized in Schiller in your profile?

Jul-26-05		Eric Schiller: <blackjack> someone typo'd me. It happens when you type quickly and don't release the SHIFT key fast enough.

Jul-26-05		PaulLovric: <Eric Schiller> in the notes you say first 12...c4!?, is that because it was the next best or an equal option at that time

Jul-26-05		ajile: lol! I was thinking 12..c4 too before I saw your comment. I don't see any downside to that move.

Jul-26-05		Eric Schiller: If I could play two moves, I would have liked to play both ...Ne4 and ...c4. I probably rejected ...c4 because normally I like to put my queen at a5 in such positions, and it was inconveniently at d7.

Jul-26-05		arifattar: "Mark Pinto Ko Ghussa Kyon Aata Hai?"

Jul-26-05		OhioChessFan: Looks like the Pinto no return was a3.

Jul-26-05		e4Newman: VERY entertaining game!

Jul-26-05		kevin86: White is down a full rook after the doomed knight is captured.Of course if BxB,RxN+ and the bishop is next. White went the same way as the Ford Pinto.

Jul-26-05		Jaymthetactician: Here is a chess.ac game I played as white vs. Eric Schiller that was quite enjoyable. 1 Ng1-f3 d7-d5 2 g2-g3 c7-c5 3 d2-d4 Nb8-c6 4 Bf1-g2 Ng8-f6 5 Bc1-g5 e7-e6 6 c2-c4 Bf8-e7 7 c4xd5 e6xd5 8 Nb1-c3 O-O 9 O-O c5-c4 10 Nf3-e5 Bc8-e6 11 Ne5xc6 b7xc6 12 Ra1-c1 Qd8-a5 13 Rf1-e1 Ra8-b8 14 Qd1-d2 Rf8-d8 15 Bg5xf6 Be7xf6 16 e2-e4 d5xe4 17 Bg2xe4 Bf6xd4 18 Qd2-c2 h7-h6 19 Nc3-e2 Rb8xb2 20 Be4-h7+ Kg8-h8 21 Qc2-e4 Bd4-f6 22 Ne2-f4 Qa5-d2 23 Nf4xe6 Qd2xf2+ 0-1 here I resigned.

Jul-26-05		aw1988: They say the board turns so dark that they know it's time, you see the sign.

Jul-26-05		peters4n6: On comment: 14...Nxc5 15.b4 ! Why advantage White? What about 15....Nxb4

Jul-26-05		Eric Schiller: <Peters> The idea is that on 15...Nxb4, White plays 16.Ne5 followed by a3 and Nxd5. I think White has a small advantage in that position.

Jul-26-05		Chess Addict: And you said that White had a positional advantage in the opening? Good game to Schiller.

Jul-28-05		ajile: Eric Schiller "If I could play two moves, I would have liked to play both ...Ne4 and ...c4. I probably rejected ...c4 because normally I like to put my queen at a5 in such positions, and it was inconveniently at d7." I don't understand this. At move 12 for Black the Queen was still at D8. I was thinking play C4 now instead of Qd7. The option of Qa5 is still there with this sequence.

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