| Apr-29-04 | | InspiredByMorphy: Maybe black could have continued attacking
the central d pawn with 12. ... Ra6 13.e4 Qa8 14.O-O e6 or 14.f3
Nfd7 (threatening Bxc3) 15.Bb2 Bxc3 16.Bxc3 Rxa2 winning the a pawn. |
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Apr-29-04
 | | Chessical: <InspiredByMorphy> I cannot see anything wrong with 12...0-0, which looks very natural to me. Have you a particular idea in mind? In the line <12...Ra6 13.e4 Qa8 14.0-0> 14...e6? allows a very unpleasant 15.Nb5. I would suggest that 14...0-0 is a lot safer. |
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| Apr-30-04 | | InspiredByMorphy: <Chessical> Your right. 15.Nb5 is very strong. I found an alternate plan for black that I believe is much stronger than my earlier kibitz's variation. 13. Ng4 14. Bb2 Bxc3 15.Bxc3 Rxa2 wins back the pawn. |
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Apr-30-04
| | Chessical: <InspiredByMorphy> In your variation <12...Ra6 13.e4 Ng4 14.Bb2 Bxc3+ 15.Bxc3 Rxa2> you have manoeuvered to hit f2 with your R and N. Unfortunately, the N is unguarded so <16.Qxg4>. You could try your idea within the game continuation: 13.0-0 <Ng4> 14.Bb2 Bxc3 15.Bxc3 Rxa2 16.e4 Qd7 17.h3 Nf6 where there still is a P on e2. |
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| Apr-30-04 | | Benjamin Lau: Chessical, in 13. o-o <Ng4>, how would 14. Na4 end up? Perhaps 14...Nxa4 15. bxa4 Ba6 16. Re1 Bc3 17. Bd2 Bd4 18. e3 Bg7? |
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| Apr-30-04 | | InspiredByMorphy: <Chessical> I should have said in my last kibitz that in the actual game 13.Ng4 could have been played. I could see how it could be misunderstood as me speaking of the 12.Ra6 variation, as I didnt clarify myself. So as the game went 12.O-O 13.O-O black should now play Ng4 |
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| Apr-30-04 | | Benjamin Lau: IBM: it could help if you added the ... to show that black is moving. |
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May-01-04
| | Chessical: <InspiredByMorphy> Is the N better placed at g4 or should it go Ne8-c7 as in the game? I believe that in most Benko's then N on c7 is used to put pressure on the d pawn and assists in the Q-side attack. From the stem game <13...Ng4> 14.Bb2 Qd7 15.Qd2 Rfb8 16.h3 Nf6 17.e4 e6 18.dxe6 fxe6 19.Rfd1 and White is overcoming the Q-side pressure. |
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| May-01-04 | | InspiredByMorphy: In the game I would have played 14. ... h5 as I believe it leads to a more desirable position. 14. ... h5 15. Bb2 Rfe8 16. Rfd1 e6 17. dxe6 Rxe6 18. Bh3 Ng4 19. f3 Bd4+ and black should win. if in the same line white plays 18.Nf3 (looks best) 18. Nf3 d5 19. e3 Re7 gives black strong central pawns and a very open position. Although down a pawn, black has many attacking prospects as white is playing purely defensive, trying to hold on to the pawn. |
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| May-01-04 | | InspiredByMorphy: <Chessical> 13. ... Ng4 14. Bb2 Bxc3! 15. Bxc3 Rxa2 Black wins a pawn.
13. ... Ng4 14. Bb2 Qd7 15. Qd2 f5 (in my opinion this move gives black a slight advantage) 16. h3 Nf6
17. Rbd1 Rae8
preparing for 18. ... e6 Black has an open position, in which all pieces are well developed, unlike whites temporarily out of play knight on h4, and in my opinion out of place rook on b1. In response to 19.Rdf1 -
13. ... Ng4 14. Bb2 Qd7 15. Qd2 Rfb8 16. h3 Nf6 17. e4 e6 18. dxe6 fxe6 19. Rfd1 <and White is overcoming the Q-side pressure.> 19. ... Rd8 20. e5 Ne8 21. Nf3 d5 22. a4 d4! Blacks position is very strong, void of weakness, and holds the initiative. |
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May-02-04
| | Chessical: <InspiredByMorphy> I do not like giving up the fianchettoed bishop,it is the lynchpin of Black's position. One possible continuation being 13...Ng4 14.Bb2 <Bxc3> 15.Bxc3 Rxa2 16.e4 Qd7 17.h3 Nf6 18.b4 c4 19.Bxf6 exf6 20.Qd4 Qc7 21.Qxf6 Nd7, and White is a pawn up. With reference to: 13...Ng4 14.Bb2 Qd7 15.Qd2 Rfb8 16.h3 Nf6 17.e4 e6 18.dxe6 fxe6 19.Rfd1 <Rd8> 20.e5 Ne8
I suggest: <21.exd6> Bxg2 22.Nxg2 Nxd6 23.Qf4 |
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May-02-04
| | Chessical: <InspiredByMorphy> One of the reasons I so highly appreciate the fianchettoed bishop is its latent power. This can be shown by the following variation: <13.e4> e6 14.dxe6 fxe6 15.Bg5? Ng4! 16.Qxg4 Bxc3+ 17.Kf1 Qe8 18.Bh6? (natural but catastrophic) Rxf2+! 19.Kxf2 Rxa2+ 20.Ke3 Bd4+ 21.Kf4 e5+ 22.Kf3 Rf2# Of course, this is not at all forced, but it is graphically illustrative. |
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| May-09-04 | | InspiredByMorphy: <Chessical> <13...Ng4 14.Bb2 <Bxc3> 15.Bxc3 Rxa2 16.e4 Qd7 17.h3 Nf6 18.b4 c4 19.Bxf6 exf6 20.Qd4 Qc7 21.Qxf6 Nd7, and White is a pawn up.> Your continuation is very good except for one move. Black has a much better response to 21.Qxf6 than 21. ... Nd7? 21. ... c3! 22. Rfc1 c2 23. Nf5 gxf5 24. Qg5+ Kh8 25. Qf6+ Kg8 26. Qg5+ Kh8 27. Qf6+ Kg8
draw by threefold repitition. White seems better off playing 21.Ra1, but black will torture white with the marching c pawns threat of promotion. As a result white will lose a piece, leaving a resignable position.
21. Ra1 Rfa8 22. Rxa2 Rxa2 23. Qxf6 Ba6 24. Ra1 Rxa1+ 25. Qxa1 c3 26. Nf3 c2 27. Qc1 Bd3 28. Ne1 Qc4 29. Kh2 Na4 30. f3 Nc3 31. Nxc2 Nb5 32. f4 Qxc2 and black is up a piece. |
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| May-09-04 | | InspiredByMorphy: <Chessical> <13...Ng4 14.Bb2 Qd7 15.Qd2 Rfb8 16.h3 Nf6 17.e4 e6 18.dxe6 fxe6 19.Rfd1 <Rd8> 20.e5 Ne8 I suggest: <21.exd6> Bxg2 22.Nxg2 Nxd6 23.Qf4> 23. ... Qc6 24. a4 Nf5 (blacks pieces are well developed and ready to attack in this open position.) 25. Rxd8+ Rxd8 26. Ne4 Bxb2 27. Rxb2 Nd4 28. Kh1 Rf8 29. Qd6 Qxe4 30. Qxb6 Qf3 31. Rd2 Qf5 and blacks knight is much too strong for if 32.Kh2 Nf6 wins the rook, or if 32.h4 Qb1+ white must give up the knight with 33.Ne1 or lose the rook by 33.Kh2 Nf3+ . Therefore white must get rid of the knight immediately, and gives up the exchange in the process. 32. Rxd4 cxd4 |
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| May-09-04 | | InspiredByMorphy: <Chessical> <One of the reasons I so highly appreciate the fianchettoed bishop is its latent power. This can be shown by the following variation. Of course, this is not at all forced, but it is graphically illustrative.> Your discovery of 13.e4 (which leads to a whole different kind of game) e6 14.dxe6 fxe6 15.Bg5? Ng4! 16.Qxg4 Bxc3+ for black is very good. However, the example you provided was only later graphically illustrative for blacks fianchettoed bishop, because you provided a weak 18th move for white. <13.e4 e6 14.dxe6 fxe6 15.Bg5? Ng4! 16.Qxg4 Bxc3+ 17.Kf1 Qe8 18.Bh6?> Why would white play this, when a much better resource such as 18.a4 is available? The following example shows the power of whites fianchettoed bishop after 26.e5 This move allows whites bishop to distract the queen to the wing of the board, where white takes advantage of the center. 18. a4 h5 19. Qd1 Qf7 20. Be3 Rfd8 21. Qc2 Bf6 22. Nf3 Bg7 23. h4 Nd7 24. Kg1 Nf6 25. Ng5 Qe7 26. e5 ! dxe5 27. Bxb7 Qxb7 28. Nxe6 Rd6 29. Nxc5 winning a pawn, and putting white up two pawns. However, this is only an example available due to my above response to 18.a4 ( ... h5 ) 18. ... h5 is not bad, but 18. ... Qf7 is stronger, and produces much better results. 18. ... Qf7 19. Qf4 d5 20. Qxf7+ Rxf7 21. Rc1 d4 22. Nf3 c4 23. Ne5 cxb3 ! Sacrificing a rook for a knight, two pawns, and a protected passed pawn which will win a piece. 24. Nxf7 Kxf7 25. Ke2 Nxa4 26. f3 Nc5 27. Rcd1 Ba6+ 28. Kf2 Bd3 29. g4 Bc2 30. Kg3 Bxd1 31. Rxd1 b2 32. Rb1 Ra1 33. Rxb2 Bxb2 and black is up a rook, leaving a hopelessly lost position for white (especially considering black has another protected passed pawn). |
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May-09-04
| | Chessical: <InspiredByMorphy> This is an interesting position, and one in which I suspect you rather underestimate White's potential. In your variation: <13...Ng4> 14.Bb2 Bxc3 15.Bxc3 Rxa2 16.e4 Qd7 17.h3 Nf6 18.b4 c4 19.Bxf6 exf6 20.Qd4 Qc7 21.Qxf6 <c3> 22.Rfc1 c2; I would be quite happy as White to continue with: <23.Rb2> Rxb2 24.Qxb2 Rc8 25.Nf3 with a promising game. In your alternative variation: <13...Ng4> 14.Bb2 Qd7 15.Qd2 Rfb8 16.h3 Nf6 17.e4 e6 18.dxe6 fxe6 19.Rfd1 <Rd8> 20.e5 Ne8 <21.exd6> Bxg2 22.Nxg2 Nxd6 23.Qf4 Qc6 <24.Rd2> seems sufficient to keep White's advantage. |
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| May-09-04 | | InspiredByMorphy: <Chessical> < <13...Ng4> 14.Bb2 Bxc3 15.Bxc3 Rxa2 <16.e4 Qd7 17.h3 Nf6 18.b4 c4 19.Bxf6 exf6 20.Qd4 Qc7 21.Qxf6 <c3> 22.Rfc1 c2; I would be quite happy as White to continue with: <23.Rb2> Rxb2 24.Qxb2 Rc8 25.Nf3 with a promising game.> Your right. 22. ... c2 was one move to early on my part. I found a better resource for black 22. ... Na4 23. Nf3 c2 24. Rb3 Qc4 25. Nd4 Nc3 26. Bf1 Nxe4 27. Bxc4 Nxf6 28. Rf3 Rb2 29. Rxf6 Rb1 30. Nb3 Ra8 31. Kh2 Rxc1 32. Nxc1 Ra1 33. Rf3 Rxc1 leaves black with a just as promisable game. Black wont try to promote the pawn, but rather give it up and attack whites isolated b pawn. < <13...Ng4> 14.Bb2 Qd7 15.Qd2 Rfb8 16.h3 Nf6 17.e4 e6 18.dxe6 fxe6 19.Rfd1 <Rd8> 20.e5 Ne8 <21.exd6> Bxg2 22.Nxg2 Nxd6 23.Qf4 Qc6 <24.Rd2> seems sufficient to keep White's advantage.> 24. Rd2 Nf5 25. Qe4 Nd5 26. Nf4 Nd4 27. Nxe6 Nxc3 28. Qxc6 Nxc6 29. Bxc3 Bxc3 30. Nxd8 Nd4 31. Rxd4 Bxd4 32. Nc6 Rxa2 33. Nxd4 cxd4 34. Kf1 Rc2 35. Rd1 Rb2 36. Rxd4 Rxb3 and black wins a pawn. True black is still down one of the original gambit pawns, but only being down one now (and the type of position this is), black will play to draw. |
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Kibitzing
