Fred Dewhirst Yates vs Edward Guthlac Sergeant (1930)

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Fred Dewhirst Yates vs Edward Guthlac Sergeant
Scarborough (1930), Scarborough ENG, rd 5, Jun-27
Spanish Game: Morphy Defense. Wormald Attack (C77) · 1-0

White to move.

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Mar-12-06		tpstar: tpstar-annie-jade (GameKnot 3/10/06): Ay yo sweetie (1. e4 e5), you're lookin' kinda pretty. (2. Nf3 Nc6) What's a girl like you (3. Bb5 a6) doin' in this rough city? (4. Ba4 Nf6)/i'm just here tryin' to hold my own ground (5. Qe2 b5)/Yeah, I think I like how that sounds! (6. Bb3 Bc5) What you say we gets to know each other betta? (7. c3 0-0)/that sounds good (8. 0-0 d6), but i don't think that i can let ya (9. h3 Qe7)/I don't know (10. Rd1), tell me is it so. [last book move] Do you get a kick out of tellin' brothers no? (10 ... h6)/no it's not that (11. d4 ed), see you don't understand (12. cd Bb6), how should I put it? (13. Nc3) i got a man [White intends d5]/What's your man got to do with me? (13 ... Bb7)/i told ya (14. d5)/I'm not tryin' to hear that, see. [14. e5 Rae8 15. Re1 de 16. de Nd7 =]/i'm not one of those girls that go rippin' around (14 ... Ne5)/I'm not a dog, baby [14 ... Na5!? 15. Bc2 b4 =], so don't play me like a clown. (15. Nd4 Bxd4)/i'll admit (16. Rxd4 Ng6), i like how you kick it [16 ... c6 17. dc Nxc6 18. Rd1 =]/Now you're talkin' baby (17. Be3 Qe5), that's da ticket. (18. Rad1 Bc8)/now don't get excited (19. Qc2 Bd7) and chuck your own in (20. Ne2 Rfc8), i already told ya (21. Ng3 Nh5), i got a man (22. Nxh5 Qxh5)/What's your man got to do with me? (23. f3 Nh4)/i got a man [23 ... a5!? 24. a4 Qe5 ]/I'm not tryin' to hear that, see. (24. Qf2) [ ] click for larger view now you can persist to play don juan all night (24 ... Bxh3) but ain't nothin' gonna change [Demolition of Pawn structure]/Yeah baby (25. gxh3 Nxf3+), sure yeah right. (26. Kg2 Nxd4) I'm a-break it down and do whatever I gots to do. (27. Rxd4) I tell you now [27. Bxd4!? Re8 28. Re1 ], I got eyes for you. (27 ... Re8)/i got a question to ask you troop (28. Bd1 Qg6+), are you a chef (29. Kh2 Re7), 'cause you keep feedin' me soup (30. h4 f6)/You know what they say about those who sweat thyself. (31. h5 Qf7) You might find yourself by yourself. (32. Bg4 Kh8) I'm not waitin' (33. Qf3 Qe8) because I'm no waiter (34. Bxh6 gxh6), so when I blow up [34. Bf5!? ], don't try to kick it to me later. (35. Qxf6+ Kg8)/all them girls must got you gassed (36. Rd2 Qf7)/When they see a good thing [36 ... Rxe4?? 37. Be6+ Qxe6 38. dxe6 ], they don't let it pass. (37. Qxh6 Qg7?)/well that's ok [37 ... Qh7 38. Be6+ Kh8 39. Qf6+ Qg7 =], you see if that's their plan (38. Be6+) [ ], 'cause for me (38 ... Kf8?), i already got a man [38 ... Rxe6 39. Qxe6+ Kh8 40. Rg2 ]

Mar-12-06		tpstar: click for larger view Well look, I'll treat you good. (39. Qf4+)/my man treats me better [39. Rg2 1-0]/I talk sweet on the phone. (39 ... Ke8?)/my man writes love letters [39 ... Rf7 40. Bxf7 Qxf7 ]/I'll tell you that I want you and tell you that I care. (40. Rg2)/my man says the same except he's sincere (40 ... Rf7)/Well I'm clean-cut and dapper (41. Bxf7+), that's what I'm about. [41. Qxf7+?! Qxf7 42. Bxf7+ Kxf7 ]/my man buys me things and he takes me out [41. Rxg7?! Rxf4 42. h6 Rd8 ]/Well you can keep your man (41 ... Qxf7), 'cause I don't go that route. (42. Qg5)/don't you know you haffa respeck me? [42. Qh6 Kd8 43. Qh8+]/There's a lot of girls out there who won't say no. (42 ... Ra7) You want lovin' you won't have to ask when. [42 ... Kd7 43. Qg4+ Ke7 ] You're man's a headache (43. h6 Qh7), I'll be your aspirin. [43 ... Ra8 44. e5 de 45. Qxe5+ Kd8 ]/i got a man (44. Qg8+)/You got a what? (1-0) - Positive K + Fritz 7, "I Got a Man" How long you had that problem? What's your man got to do with me?/i got a man/I'm not tryin' to hear that, see./i got a man/Ay yo baby, put the dial numbers or your address./i got a man/I told ya I treat you right./i got a man/Aw c'mon now, ain't no future in frontin'./i'm not havin' it/C'mon Miss, oh, we back on that again. What's your man got to do with me?/i got a man/But your man ain't me.

Mar-13-06		Annie K.: <tpstar> I think I would have liked to see more of your own comments, and less silly and utterly irrelevant song lyrics. Kinda difficult to make out the relevant comments in all that chatter. :p Thanks for posting the position before move 39. :) The missed 39.Rg2, which would have been an immediate win, is worth a comment due to its elegance: 39.Rg2 Qxh6 40.Rg8# or 39.Rg2 Rxe6 40.Qxg7+ Ke8 41.Qg8+ Kd7/e7 42.Qxe6+ Kd8/Kf8 43.Rg8#

Mar-13-06		Annie K.: OK, so now I had some time to comb the useful stuff out of the fluff, Fritz appears to be saying that 37...Qh7 would have equalized (and I can see why!). Thanks for the analysis. :) Another lesson of the endgame was that the urge to move my King toward the remaining Queenside pawn shield was misguided, since it put the King between its attackers and the a8 Rook, making the Rook useless for defense - turning it from an asset into a liability. Will have to remember to try not to do that sort of thing again! ;)

Mar-13-06		tpstar: <Annie K.> Just trying to make you laugh, homegirl. ;>D Straight up: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. Qe2 <5. 0-0 Be7 6. Qe2 is the Worrall Attack; 5. Qe2 is the Wormald Variation which transposes but avoids the uncommon Open Defense (5 ... Nxe4). It isn't really anti-Marshall because White answers ... d5 with d3.> 5 ... b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 <I have a standing policy: ... Bc5 = d4; ... Be7 = a4 T Palmer vs V Zaderman, 2005 but both are playable.> 7. c3 0-0 8. 0-0 d6 9. h3 <A precaution against ... Bg4 although White won't mind advancing h3 & g4. Here's 6 ... Be7 and then 9. d4 without playing h3 = Vasiukov vs Korchnoi, 1954; 9 ... Qe7 10. Rd1 <Last book move.> 10 ... h6 <Another option is 10 ... Be6 playing for ... d5 = Z von Balla vs J Schweiger, 1921 > 11. d4 ed <The alternative is 11 ... Bb6. The half-open c file might benefit White given the backward Pc7.> 12. cd Bb6 13. Nc3 Bb7 14. d5 <Fritz suggests 14. e5 Rae8 15. Re1 de 16. de Nd7 =; I don't like 14. e5, but it solves the weak Pe4 problem.> 14 ... Ne5 <Fritz gives 14 ... Na5!? 15. Bc2 b4 =. Note Black wins a Pawn after 16. Na4 Bxd5 because the Pe4 is pinned, but White might regain the Pb4. I intended 14 ... Na5 15. Re1 thus allowing 15 ... Nxb3 16. axb3 to prevent losing a Pawn here.> 15. Nd4 Bxd4 <Otherwise 16. Nf5 is strong.> 16. Rxd4 Ng6 <Fritz prefers 16 ... c6 17. dc Nxc6 18. Rd1 =.> 17. Be3 Qe5 18. Rad1 <The pig stays on d4 for now.> 18 ... Bc8 19. Qc2 Bd7 20. Ne2 Rfc8 click for larger view 21. Ng3 <I thought 21. f4!? was way too weakening, especially with both Black Knights on the Kingside.> 21 ... Nh5 22. Nxh5 Qxh5 23. f3 Nh4 <Fritz prefers 23 ... a5!? 24. a4 Qe5 with miniscule edge to White probably because of the Two Bishops.> 24. Qf2 Bxh3!? <An enterprising trade = BN for RPP, except Black's Rooks can't really help the Queen attack the wide open Kingside.> 25. gxh3 Nxf3+ 26. Kg2 Nxd4 27. Rxd4 <Fritz says 27. Bxd4!? Re8 28. Re1 but I didn't like 28 ... Qg6+ and the Pe4 hangs.> 27 ... Re8 28. Bd1 Qg6+ 29. Kh2 Re7 <29 ... Rxe4? 30. Bc2 wins material.> 30. h4 f6 31. h5 Qf7 32. Bg4 Kh8 <White threatened 33. Be6 winning the exchange.> 33. Qf3 Qe8 34. Bxh6!? <The original plan was Bf5 & Bg6, then Bf4 and Rd2 & Rg2 and then a Bishop sacrifice. But I'm not waitin' because I'm no waiter.> 34 ... gxh6 35. Qxf6+ Kg8 36. Rd2 <I thought this was stronger than 36. Qxh6 by creating mate threats.> 36 ... Qf7 <I expected 36 ... Qf8 defending h6.> 37. Qxh6 Qg7? <Fritz gives 37 ... Qh7 38. Be6+ Kh8 39. Qf6+ Qg7 =.> 38. Be6+ Kf8? <38 ... Rxe6 39. Qxe6+ Kh8 40. Rg2 per Fritz.>

Mar-13-06		tpstar: 39. Qf4+ <Annie pointed out 39. Rg2! wins on the spot. I saw 39 ... Rxe6 40. Qxe6 Qe5+ instead and didn't look further because my Queen is hanging! :p> 39 ... Ke8? <Fritz's line 39 ... Rf7 40. Bxf7 Qxf7 is very similar to the game continuation.> 40. Rg2 Rf7 41. Bxf7+ <I almost played 41. Rxg7?! Rxf4 42. Rg8+ but Black has 42 ... Rf8 here saving the Ra8.> 41 ... Qxf7 42. Qg5 <I wanted to keep my Queen around to assist the Ph5 while preventing the ragamuffin ... 0-0-0. Fritz found 42. Qh6 Kd8 43. Qh8+ Kd7 44. Qxa8 but then Black has 40 checks (!) leading to a perpetual.> 42 ... Ra7 <Fritz gives 42 ... Kd7 43. Qg4+ Ke7 . This endgame is hard to hold with Queens on.> 43. h6 Qh7 <"43 ... Ra8 is the last straw" according to Fritz; 44. e5 de 45. Qxe5+ Kd8 but I would play 44. Qg7.> 44. Qg8+ 1-0 <44 ... Qxg8 45. Rxg8+ Kf7 46. h7 wins. An exciting game!>

Mar-14-06		tpstar: tpstar-Mori (FICS 3/14/06): 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. Qe2 b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. c3 0-0 8. 0-0 d6 9. Rd1 Bg4 10. h3 Bh5 11. g4 Bg6 12. d4 Bb6 13. Bg5 (13. de!? Nxe4) Re8 14. Bd5 Nxd5?? 15. Bxd8 1-0.

Mar-14-06		Annie K.: Now that's more like it! ;) Thanks much, <tpstar>. =) I'll look through the comments and linked games more carefully later today. Nice to see I did better than your FICS opponent, anyway. ;p

Mar-25-06		Chess Champ Legacy: Classical pawn protection game, good move with the Queen, good positioning and understanding of the game as a whole, pieces mobility in check! Yates vs E G Sergeant, 1930

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