Originally posted by tejoI feel proud for my captain:-)
I will post a game in this thread. This is one of the best games I have ever played: Game 484125.
Regards,
Sander
Originally posted by tejoSweet, but a couple of questions...
I will post a game in this thread. This is one of the best games I have ever played: Game 484125.
Regards,
Sander
Why didn't you grab the pawn on move 30? Rxd3 doesn't seem to any obvious tactical blow, 30. ... Rxd3 31 Qxd3 Qxb2 32. Qb1 seems to leave you with a slight endgame advantage due to bishop vs knight with pawns on both sides? My endgame positional evaluation is notoriously bad though...
Also, is there any reason I'm missing why David didn't snatch the f pawn on move 43? 43... Rxf3 and obviously, you can't grab the d pawn back because of threats, variously, of mate or discovered check winning the queen (Rxd2 Rf1#, Qxd2 Rf2+). Similarly, looks like he could've done the same the next move, with I guess plausible continuation 45. Qg2 Qc2 46. Qg1 Rc3 -- ?
Originally posted by paultopiaI'll bet you were hoping your opponent would sucker into taking your rook with his e pawn at move 27. It looks like that would have led to mate in two.
Shall we dig up a couple more from my favorites collection?
Game 488551
Originally posted by Paul DiracWell, more I just wanted the free pawn, but I wouldn't have refused the mate :-) Actually, it's a wonder I got away with some of the stuff I did in that game -- particularly move 35. I recall spending something like 25 minutes trying to calculate a winning line after that move (ie. something other than "simplify and try and win with your extra piece against his extra pawns in the endgame"😉 and concluding that it was completely uncalculable.
I'll bet you were hoping your opponent would sucker into taking your rook with his e pawn at move 27. It looks like that would have led to mate in two.
Originally posted by paultopiaYeah, if I had been you at 35, I probably would have just settled for an immediate swap of queens and rooks, and then hoped my extra bishop could eliminate his promotion threats. But it worked out great the way you played it, and your queen chased down his king.
Well, more I just wanted the free pawn, but I wouldn't have refused the mate :-) Actually, it's a wonder I got away with some of the stuff I did in that game -- particularly move 35. I recall spending something like 25 minutes trying ...[text shortened]... e endgame"😉 and concluding that it was completely uncalculable.
Originally posted by paultopiaI don't think the line you describe is a better one. Certainly not after 32. Qb1. I think I have lost my advantage completely making that move. In my opinion after exchanging queens, black is even a little bit better. If you said 32. Qd6+, I could agree with you. This wasn't a better line, but I certainly had an advantage by playing that line. But in my opinion the line I played was a bit stronger.
Sweet, but a couple of questions...
Why didn't you grab the pawn on move 30? Rxd3 doesn't seem to any obvious tactical blow, 30. ... Rxd3 31 Qxd3 Qxb2 32. Qb1 seems to leave you with a slight endgame advantage due to bishop vs knight with pawns on both sides? My endgame positional evaluation is notoriously bad though...
Also, is there any reaso ...[text shortened]... done the same the next move, with I guess plausible continuation 45. Qg2 Qc2 46. Qg1 Rc3 -- ?
On your second question: If 43... Rxf3 44. Bc4 Qe4 45.Be2 is not looking nice for him. 43... Rxf3 will eventually end in a trade of the queens and that is not in black's favor.
If he should do 44... Rxf3 it would end not so good for black (this was your third question, am I right?): 45. Qd4+ Ke7 46. Bd5. This would be the end for black.
I like very much this game
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.c3 c5 6.Bd3 Nc6 7.Ne2 cxd4 8.cxd4 f6 9.Nf4 Nxd4 10.Qh5+ Ke7 11.exf6+ Nxf6 12.Ng6+ hxg6 13.Qxh8 Kf7 14.f4 Nc6 15.Qh4 e5 16.fxe5 Nxe5 17.Be2 Qb6 18.Kf1 Bg4 19.Nf3 Re8 20.h3 Nxf3 21.gxf3 Rxe2 22.Kxe2 Qb5+ 23.Ke1 Bb4+ 24.Bd2 Bxd2+ 25.Kxd2 Qxb2+ 26.Kd3 Qa3+ 27.Kd2 Qb4+ 28.Ke3 d4+ 29.Kf2 Qb2+ 0-1
Other three games:
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.f3 e6 7.Be3 Be7 8.Qd2 b5 9.g4 Bb7 10.0-0-0 Nc6 11.g5 Nd7 12.h4 b4 13.Nce2 Nde5 14.Nxc6 Nxc6 15.h5 Qa5 16.Kb1 Rd8 17.Nd4 d5 18.h6 gxh6 19.Nxc6 Bxc6 20.Qd4 Rg8 21.e5 hxg5 22.Rxh7 Bb5 23.f4 g4 24.f5 exf5 25.Bg2 Be2 26.Rd2 Bf3 27.e6 fxe6 28.Qa7 Rd7 29.Qa8+ Qd8 30.Qc6 Rg6 31.Bb6 Qb8 32.Rh8+ Bf8 33.Bc5 Rf6 34.Qxe6+ 1-0
1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nf3 g6 4.g3 Bg7 5.Bg2 0-0 6.0-0 d6 7.Nc3 Nc6 8.d5 Ne5 9.Nxe5 dxe5 10.Qb3 h6 11.c5 Kh8 12.Rd1 g5 13.Bd2 a6 14.Na4 Qe8 15.Ba5 Bd7 16.Nc3 b6 17.cxb6 cxb6 18.Qxb6 e4 19.Bb4 Rb8 20.Qa5 e3 21.fxe3 Ng4 22.Bc5 Qh5 23.h3 Ne5 24.b3 f4 25.d6 Bxh3 26.exf4 gxf4 27.dxe7 Bxg2 28.exf8Q+ Rxf8 29.Kxg2 f3+ 30.exf3 Qxf3+ 31.Kh3 Rf5 32.Qd8+ Kh7 33.Be7 Ng6 34.Ne2 Rh5+ 35.Bh4 Rxh4+ 36.Qxh4 Nxh4 37.Rf1 Qg2+ 38.Kxh4 Qh2+ 39.Kg4 Qxe2+ 40.Kh3 Bxa1 0-1
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 Ne7 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 c5 7.Nf3 Qc7 8.a4 b6 9.Bb5+ Bd7 10.Bd3 Nbc6 11.0-0 h6 12.Re1 0-0 13.Ba3 Na5 14.dxc5 bxc5 15.Nd2 Bxa4 16.Qg4 Bd7 17.Nf3 a6 18.Bc1 Kh8 19.Qh3 Ng8 20.g4 c4 21.g5 cxd3 22.gxh6 g6 23.h7 Ne7 24.Bg5 f6 25.Bxf6+ Rxf6 26.exf6 d2 27.Ne5 dxe1Q+ 28.Rxe1 Be8 29.Qxe6 Qb7 30.f7 Bc6 31.Nxg6+ Nxg6 32.Qxg6 Qb8 33.Qf6+ Kxh7 34.Re6 1-0
Dedicated to Pulsatilla
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.f3 e6 7.Be3 Be7 8.Qd2 b5 9.g4 Bb7 10.0-0-0 h6 11.h4 d5 12.g5 hxg5 13.hxg5 Rxh1 14.gxf6 Rxf1 15.fxg7 Rxd1+ 16.Qxd1 Kd7 17.exd5 Qg8 18.dxe6+ fxe6 19.f4 Kc8 20.Qg4 Nd7 21.Nxe6 Bd6 22.f5 Bc6 23.Qd1 Be7 24.Nd5 Bd8 25.Nb4 1-0
Originally posted by David Tebbyes, very interesting games.😀
Great games, Ironman! 🙂 Thanks for posting them.
But who were the players, when were they played, in what events, etc?
Dave
but am i the only one who is having trouble with the end of the first game.
can someone take a look?
FNM
I like very much the old chess magazines of the XIX century where the games are quoted simply as "recently played by correspondence against an amateur"
Here is another.
ironman - NN
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.f3 e6 7.Be3 b5 8.Qd2 b4 9.Nce2 e5 10.Nb3 d5 11.0-0-0 d4 12.f4 Nfd7 13.Bf2 f6 14.fxe5 fxe5 15.Nexd4 exd4 16.Bxd4 Nc6 17.Bc4 Qc7 18.Rhf1 Nde5 19.Bd5 Rb8 20.Na5 Nxd4 21.Qxd4 Rb6 22.Nc4 Nxc4 23.Bf7+ Ke7 24.Bxc4 Be6 25.Bxe6 Rxe6 26.Qxb4+ Ke8 27.Qa4+ Rc6 28.e5 h5 29.Kb1 Be7 30.Rf3 Rhh6 31.Qf4 Bc5 32.b4 Bxb4 33.Qxb4 Rc5 34.Rdf1 1-0
Originally posted by IronMan31Thank you kind sir 🙂.
Dedicated to Pulsatilla
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.f3 e6 7.Be3 Be7 8.Qd2 b5 9.g4 Bb7 10.0-0-0 h6 11.h4 d5 12.g5 hxg5 13.hxg5 Rxh1 14.gxf6 Rxf1 15.fxg7 Rxd1+ 16.Qxd1 Kd7 17.exd5 Qg8 18.dxe6+ fxe6 19.f4 Kc8 20.Qg4 Nd7 21.Nxe6 Bd6 22.f5 Bc6 23.Qd1 Be7 24.Nd5 Bd8 25.Nb4 1-0