Honey Blend has kibitzed 112 times to chessgames   [more...]

Dec-18-20 Hebden vs K Langeweg, 1979    Honey Blend: I think there's a better fighting chance with 13. ♗xf7+ ♖xf7 14. ♘xf7 ♔xf7 15. c3 ♘e6 16. dxe4 ♗b7 17. a4 ♗xe4 18. axb5 [DIAGRAM] Here white's pieces look undeveloped but have a lot of scope, while black's minor pieces look somewhat ...      Dec-13-20 K Bryzgalin vs A Iljushin, 1998    Honey Blend: 31. ... ♘xg2 looks interesting. For example, 31. ... ♘xg2 32. ♔h2 ♕h7+ 33. ♔g1 ♘e3 34. ♕g3 ♘xc2 35. ♖f1 bxa3 36. bxa3 ♘d4: [DIAGRAM] Or a similar line with 32. ♔g1 ♘e3 33. ♕g3 ♘xc2 34. ♖f1 ...      Dec-07-20 H Bastian vs G Walter, 1997    Honey Blend: Here's an elaboration of my thoughts of why I think ... ♕d5 is a very potent move (defensive resource?) after 22. ... ♔h8. Suppose play went 22. ... ♔h8 23. ♘f6 ♘xf6 24. exf6 ♗b7 25. ♕h6 ♖g8 26. ♘e2 ♕d5 27. ♘f4 ...      Dec-04-20 M Kravtsiv vs Y Vovk, 2004    Honey Blend: After 11. d5 ♕xd6 12. dxc6 there's no other good place for the Queen but 12. ... ♕e6. Now white has to save ♘c3 with either 13. ♕xe6 ♗xe6 14. ♘e4 ♗h6+ 15. ♔b1 ♗d5 and the c-pawn will soon fall, or 13. ♕d4 ♗h6+ 14.      Nov-29-20 V Babula vs F Braga, 2002    Honey Blend: As black I'd rather go for 11. ... ♔e8 12. ♕b3 ♖f8 13. ♘e6 ♕b6 14. ♘xg7+ ♔d8 15. ♘e6+ ♔e8 16. ♘xf8 ♔xf8 17. ♗h6+ ♔e8. Looks like an uphill ♖♙♙ vs ♗♘ middle game, but still      Nov-28-20 Fedorov vs Kasimdzhanov, 1996    Honey Blend: I went for 28. ♕xa6+ ♗b7 29. ♕e6+ ♔b8 before 30. ♔xb2 exf4. 31. ♗d4 is now a strong move, threatening ♗e5. [DIAGRAM]      Nov-25-20 B Adhiban vs S Minero Pineda, 2016    Honey Blend: I was looking at 47. ♖a6+ ♔xd5 48. ♗f6 ♗xf6 49. ♖d6+ ♔xd6 (any other ♔-moves cancels any ... ♗d4+ tricks) 50. f8=♕+, but then again black still has two pawns. White might be able to draw.      Nov-23-20 E Mulder vs F Parr, 1939    Honey Blend: The only saving move was 21. ♔g1, where after 21. ... ♖e1+ 22. ♕xe1 ♘xe1 23. ♖xe1 white's KR is still trapped in the corner and has weak queenside pawns. Black looks like he can easily win this ♖♖ vs ♕ ending. [DIAGRAM]      Nov-10-20 M Judd vs M Judd, 1870    Honey Blend: 28. ♖e3 or 29. ♖e3 to grab control of the e-file might be better. Once black played 29. ... ♖e8 the ♖ had nowhere better to go than back to c3, wasting tempo, nevertheless still a better place for the sad piece as it discourages the immediate ... b4 ...      Oct-28-20 Janowski vs Steinitz, 1898   Honey Blend: This game was also featured in Fred Reinfeld's Attack and Counterattack in Chess, one of the first few chess books I've read. Janowski was so out for blood after 15. e5: [DIAGRAM] It is unfortunate he blew so many of his chances here, the worst of which was 24. ♕xg5. ...

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