R Luey vs Richard Taylor (1979)

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R Luey vs Richard Taylor
NZ Corress. CC Reserve (1979) (correspondence), New Zealand
Alekhine Defense: Modern. Alburt Variation (B04) · 0-1

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Mar-28-11		bartonlaos: The game lists a sac at <26...dxc4>, but I'd like to draw interest to a later one for endgame technique. Stone Tempo Pilots: I'm starting with the position after <30. g3>: click for larger view Black, who is a bit behind in material, pilots his queen from <a8>, through the field of play, down to the <e2> square counter-intuitively initiating a trade of queens. The prospect makes White happy, and his king waits by dancing. In my opinion, it's this royal shuffle which creates a psychological effect that loses the game - but only for an amazing win! <30...Qe8 31.Kf1 Qc6 32.Kg1 Qe4 33.Rbc1 Qe2 34.Qxe2 Rxe2> In the subsequent moves, White pushes passed to force a doubling of his opponent's pawns, and although his passed one looks menacing, it's Black's pawns which are stronger: click for larger view <36...Rb2 37.Rb1 Rxb1 38.Rxb1 Be5 and 39.Kf1?> Unfortunately here is where I think the psychological effect takes place. The confident King returns to his safe habits on the shuffling square. Instead, he needed to get up off the back rank (Kg2). Now, it's quite remarkable, but after <39...c2 40. Re1> it's a winning position for Black! Black to move and win: click for larger view <40...d3!> With stone-cold calculation, Black allows a bishop sac! After cleanup and the White pawn is safely promoted, <41...d2 42. b8=Q+ Kg7 43. Rc5 c1=Q+>, it becomes apparent why it was so important for the king NOT to return to his shuffling square: TEMPO. Here, after <44. Rxc1>: click for larger view Black plays <44...dxc1=Q+ 45. Kg2> and the lost tempo gives his queen time to own the position at <45...Qc3>, guarding the critical diagonal to defend her king while bringing home the promotion! 0-1

Jun-07-11		Richard Taylor: <bartonlaos> Thanks for this. Yes there is a psychological aspect. I was new back into chess then after a break of some time. It looks as though I misplayed the ending, in fact, at move 39 white had quite a few ways to win. But the position I got with my two pawns on d2 and was quite unusual. But the game I like for this position after 42. ... Kg7! click for larger view White has a Q and a R but cant stop the terrible pawn advance!! There were no computers in those days so we both obviously mis-anlysed the position. But psychology is indeed a very important factor in chess.

Jun-08-14		technical draw: I wonder how Huey and Duey made out.

Jun-08-14		perfidious: <td> Probably not quite so well as Minnie when she had her fling with Goofy.

Jun-08-14		Richard Taylor: <td> ! I recall them when I used to go to the "flicks" in the 50s. Also the 'Terry Toons' and much else we kids loved! The original picture theatre was where Camp Bunn (named after a US General I think) was near where I live now. It was at one stage the biggest US ammunition store used in the US war against Japan. A number of the buildings built by the US Army are still here.

Jun-08-14		Richard Taylor: <perfidious> You devil!

Jun-08-14		technical draw: <perfisious> I had a long thought on using the words "made out" but I could find no alternative. <Richard> I loved those Warner Bros. cartoons and my favorite was the chicken/rooster Foghorn Leghorn, I say, Foghorn Leghorn.

Jun-10-14		Richard Taylor: Aha! I cant recall that one. We used to watch everything as kids do. Halcyon days! There was a lot of Hollywood stuff and some British films I saw later. I remember Hop a Long Cassidy, and The Three Stooges, Mr Magoo, Pop Eye, and Ma and Pa Kettle. It was via the war movies that, with some help from the British, the US won all the wars ever fought and kept the word free from the Indians. So we all played Cowhoys and Indians using wooden pegs for guns! Laurel and Hardy was another one...

Jun-10-14		technical draw: <RT> Ah, yes! Mr. Magoo was also a great favorite of mine. I didn't like Popeye too much because I figured he should eat his spinach before getting beat up or tied down.

Apr-03-15		Richard Taylor: Ho! Good point <technical draw>!

Apr-10-15		Richard Taylor: Using my Komodo it seems I did quite well but White was probably better if he played 29. .... Re1 I think. Also 31. Kf1? gives me the advantage which I throw away with 33. ... Qe2 instead of 33. ... Qf3 with a small advantage to Black. I had incorporated sacrificing the exchange into my whole plan, so I could get these passed pawns, but I think it is unsound now. 19. ... e5 immediately seems better also, why did I delay with h6? Perhaps also the e5 plan is better in this kind of position. Hence 11. ... e5 !? (?)

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