Luke McShane vs Jan Gustafsson (2009)

Luke McShane vs Jan Gustafsson
2008-2009 Bundesliga 2009 · Spanish Game: Closed Variations. Delayed Exchange (C85) · 1-0

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Mar-31-09		nuwanda: Wow, what a howler of a game... I wonder why Gustafsson took the pawn ending with 88...Rh5 To my eyes it looks lost from the very beginning, white has a protected passed pawn. Ok, black can manage a breakthrough on the queenside, but by doing this, white queens always a move earlier.

Mar-31-09		tamar: 88...Rh5 is okay. Black looks even close to winning doesn't he? I think if Black hung back and waited until White committed to going for the h pawn, he could have then played ...b5. As it was, his King was too far away to stop the b pawn. The duel of the central versus outside passers recalls Pillsbury vs Tarrasch, 1896 which Black also lost, when he had a clear draw.

Mar-31-09		tamar: <nuwanda> After playing through it a bit, I think you are right. White has better King position than in the Pillsbury game, and Black cannot ever play ...b5

Mar-31-09		whiteshark: At a score of 3.5:3.5 this was the decisive game of the last round Bundesliga team match between Hamburg and Bremen. If I recall it correctly at move 47 both players had only 2-3 minutes left, with 30 seconds increments per move. So this was a kind of rapid endgame...

Oct-07-09		Smileshire: Absolutely brillant from Luke! Wow!

Oct-07-09		Smileshire: Prrr .. How Glorious Luke has made himself today. A true brother beloved!

Oct-07-09		Smileshire: I think Jan was caught for a second by Luke's divine light of Saturns second moon.

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