A
lesson as to why King Safety is most important.
1.
e4 Nf6
2.
Bc4? d5
White
already donates a pawn as Black had 2….Nxe4.
3.
exd5 Nxd5
4.
Nc3 Nf6
5.
d4 Bf5
6.
Nf3 e6
White
has almost a pawn lead (+1) positionally.
7.
Bf4?! c5?
Castling
was better for White here. But after Black’s 7th move, White now had
8. d5!, Qxd5 9. Bxd5, Nc6 10. Qe2+, Qe7 11. Bxc6+, bxc6 12. Ne5, O-O-O 13. O-O
and White is even stronger positionally (+1.8 pawns) but misses his chance.
8.
dxc5 Qxd1+
9.
Kxd1? Bxc5
The
ninth move for White makes no sense as 9. Rxd1 develops a piece and keeps the
castling privilege. Black is now winning slightly (-.2).
10.
Nh4 O-O
11.
Nxf5 exf5
12.
Bd5? Rd8!
 |
| Position after Black's move 12. White to move. |
White’s
main problems are the exposure of his king and the sensitivity of the weak f2
square. He can solve at least one of these problems with 12. F3, though in
virtue of his faulty 9th move, White cannot expect any advantage.
Now
Black can win some material because he can outgun White on d5. This is where
White must shift gears mentally and forget about aggression and work on
limiting the damage (-2.3).
13.
Bc7? …….
Not
this way for White. 13. Bg5 is the best try. Black will still win material with
13….Rxd5+ 14. Nxd5, Nxd5 but it is not a full piece loss and White can still
slug it out if he can activate his rooks.
…….. Rd7!
Now
White loses a full piece (-4.7).
14.
Bxb8 Rxb8
15.
Ke1? Nxd5
Wrong
as 15. Ke2 was needed to escape the back rank (-7). It is looking bleak for
White and Black is merciless.
16.
Nxd5 Rxd5
17.
Rc1? Re8+
The
exposed king comes back to haunt White (-21). Its over.
18.
Kf1 Rxf2
19.
Kg1 Rxf2
20.
Rf1 Rxc2+
21.
Rf2 Rc1#
Black
shows the power of attacking two places at once. Black also gives a lesson in finishing
a game.
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