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Alan W Whitbread vs Raymond Keene
"Breaking Bread" (game of the day Nov-28-2013)
U.K. Schools Championship (1962), England, May-25
Bird Opening: General (A02)  ·  0-1

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Mar-13-06  Ludamad: A nice approach against the birds opening.
"U.K. Schools Champion<sihp>"??
Apr-18-06  TenFeetTall: Suspicious maturity again, with
everything slamming in at just the appropriate moment! ( 19...Rxf4!!) I must say tho, these games are quite
thematic and enjoyable.
Nov-28-13
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  Phony Benoni: The final position:


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Shows the problem idea of "half-pin." Either the queen or Rg2 are free to move, but doing so pins the other piece with unfavorable consequences.

The funniest line is the "Never Resign" continuation <23.Rg8+ Qxg8 24.Rxg8+ Rxg8 25.Qxc6>, when Black doesn't even worry about the queen but just plays 25...Rxf2 with quick mate to follow.

Nov-28-13
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  offramp: When you've been born into the Whitbread family, every day is Thanksgiving.
Nov-28-13
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  ray keene: Happy Thanksgiving to everyone !!
Nov-28-13  FICSwoodpusher: Would 18. RxB KxB 19. Bxp would have been better than what was played?
Nov-28-13  Shams: The fact that it's a Bird just makes it all the better. Terrible play from White but still a fun GOTD.
Nov-28-13  Dr. Funkenstein: This transposes to the Grand Prix attack in the Sicilian after Black's 5th move, so isn't really a Bird's opening I don't think
Nov-28-13  Shams: <Dr. Funkenstein> You're right, but let's let that slide today, eh?
Nov-28-13  morfishine: <Dr. Funkenstein> & <Shams> You've raised an interesting and somewhat confusing issue on how openings are named, which for the most part, originate from the way Black responds. However, there are exceptions where the name is based on how White continues. Whether an opening is based on Black's response or White's continuation, the operative term that defines the opening is a 'key move' that precedes all other moves.

In this case, with White playing <1.f4> we have a Bird's opening no matter what the position transposes into later

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Nov-28-13  goodevans: <19.Bg5> looks interesting. <19...Qd7> and <19.Rxf2> both look very complex.

Not time in my short work lunchbreak to give this proper consideration, but at first sight it seems to offer white more hope of survival.

Nov-28-13  thegoodanarchist: Great pun for Thanksgiving Day!
Nov-28-13  morfishine: To play the Bird, White must adapt a more aggressive, swashbuckling style. For example: <14.Rxg7> and now 14...Kxg7 15.Be3 Rg8 16.Kh2 e5 17.Rg1+ Kf7 18.Ng5+ Ke7 19.fxe5 Nxe5 20.Nxh7 Be6 21.exf5 Bxf5 22.Nd5+ Ke6 23.c4 Rxg1 24.Kxg1 Qg8+ 25.Ng5+ and White wins


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Nov-28-13  TheTamale: <ray keene: Happy Thanksgiving to everyone !!>

Thanks, GM Keene. Likewise to you and yours.

Nov-28-13
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  eternaloptimist: <GM Keene> Thanks for the well wishes! Thanksgiving is 1 of my favorite days of the year. This game is a prime example of someone not trying to figure out what his opponent was planning to do. U took full advantage of that w/ your skewer *threat* which prevented 20.♕xf4 & your skewer 22...♗c6. U were very opportunistic w/ your ♗s in this game! Perhaps we should call u Ray "the skewer king" Keene! : )
Nov-28-13  Everyone: <ray keene: Happy Thanksgiving to everyone !!>

Cheers! The same to you, Ray!

Nov-28-13
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  Check It Out: <morfishine> Well said - that puts a fine point on chess opening naming convention, i.e. the opening is named at the earliest point possible.
Nov-28-13  waustad: The Bread goes to the Bird's opening and gets stuffed.
Nov-28-13  Doniez: Oh, what a great final position. Brilliant game by GM Keene, I will study this game for longtime. And Happy Thanksgiving to all US kibitzers.
Nov-28-13  scheidt: Like yeast, Whiitbread's pawns had a lust to expand.
Dec-02-13  kevin86: Happy Thanksgiving to all!

Whitbread was stuffed into a turkey.

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