players below 1600 puzzle

Originally posted by aginis
yes, still a win for black though just longer.

Originally posted by cmsMaster
Bxg3 seems to beat that.

4.Qg5 is a weaker defense but allows more room for black to make a mistake.

Well done guys although I can see the helpers are over 1600. The idea I want to show to the target audience is that you have to :-

- think through a few of the moves of the games. Some of the 1600 players I've seen seem to play strongly at times but then blunder easily.
- Most players would have wanted to go for an early Ng4 as black since the Bishop points at f2. However "time" as Kasparov puts it is of the essence.

Analysis now looks like this after move 20. by black. :-


1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. dxc5 Bxc5 6. Ngf3 Nf6 7. Bc4 Qc6 8. O-O Nbd7 9. Qe2 O-O 10. c3 Rd8 11. Bb3 b6 12. Rd1 Bb7 13. Nf1 Ne5 14. Qxe5 Bxf2+ 15. Kh1 Qxf3! 16. Rxd8+ Rxd8 17. Qg3 Qe2 18. Bc4 Qxc4 19. Qxf2 Rd1 20. Kg1 Ba6! *