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We had three new players and a past player return tonight. Welcome Ted H, Gavin S and Dawson S and hello to the returning Swen S.
Here is a game submitted by a chess student
of LCCC - and a fellow classmate of Ted H. It’s not important which side Trevor played. What is important are the
lessons within. Enjoy.
1. b3 d5
Not the best
opening move for White unless White knows what he is doing. Although three of
White’s next four moves are correct for following up this first move by
correctly fighting for the center of the board.
2. c4 e6
3. Na3 ? c5
“A knight on
the rim if grim”. Knights belong in the center where they control more squares.
4. Bb2 f5?
Black opens
up his King side for no reason. Developing a knight to either c6 or f6 keeps
Black in the lead positionally.
5. Qc2 dxc4
6. O-O-O? h5?
Castling is
normally a good idea, but not here for three reasons. 1) White is castling
where he has advanced his pawns so the king is not as protected. Those big
pieces around him will be leaving to do battle and he will be all alone. 2)
Black just took a pawn and White needed to recover it with Nxc4. (3) Now Black
can capture another pawn and really strip away the cover from in front of
White’s king with 6. …..cxb3, but Black missed that move.
Black is
making the mistake of making silly pawn moves instead of developing his pieces
or winning material.
7. Nxc4! e5
8. Nf3 g5?
More weakening Black
pawn moves. White is way ahead positionally! His king is safer, his pieces are
better developed and Black’s pawns are easy targets if White concentrates on
attacking them.
9. Nfxe5! Bg7
10.
g3? Nc6?
White missed
10. d4! Where Black’s queen is indirectly under attack from White’s nicely
developed rook on d1.
Black’s 10th
move was to prevent that strong pawn move, but he left himself open to a loss
of material after 11. Nxc6, bxc6 12. Bxg7!
But White missed this.
11.
Ng6 Rh6
12.
Nge5 Be6
13.
Nxc6 bxc6?
White wins a
free bishop with 14. Bxg7!
14.
d4 cxd4
15.
Rxd4?? Bxd4
White was
winning the position battle until that move that lost material. White has
wasted moves and allowed Black to develop his pieces by capturing White’s
better developed pieces. Now Black is ahead material (a bishop for a rook) and
has the better position.
16.
e3 Bf6
17.
Qd1 h4
18.
Nd6+ Ke7?
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| White to make move #19. |
19. Bc3? hxg3
White moved
his bishop to a square where it is unprotected and Black sweeps it up two moves
later. White is down the equivalent of a queen right now between material and
position.
20.
fxg3 Bxc3
21.
Nb7 Qc7
22.
Ba6 ? Rh7
White places
another piece in danger to protect his knight that was in danger.
23.
Qc2? Ba1?
24.
Re1 ? Qb6!
Finally
Black wins the material. White needed to let the knight escape with Nc5 in any
of his last three moves.
25.
Bc4 Qxb7
26.
Bxe6 Kxe6
27.
e4 fxe4
28.
Rxe4+ Kd7
29.
Kb1 a5??
Black just
gives up his bishop.
30.
Kxa1 a4
31.
bxa4 Ra5
32.
Qd2+ Rd5!
Black
correctly counters aggression with aggression!
33.
Qe2 ?? g4?
Black keeps
allowing White counter attacks that luckily for him White keeps missing. 34.
Qxg4+ gives White some fighting possibilities to win material or check Black’s
king all over the board.
And Black
missed the crushing 33. ….Rxh2!! If 34. Qxh2 then Rd1++!
34.
Qe1 ? Rxh2
35.
Rb4 Qc7
36.
Qg1 Rhd2
37.
Rxg4 Qe5+
White is completely lost.
38.
Kb1 Rd1+??
What was wrong with 38…..Qb2++
39.
Kc2 Rxg1
40.
Rxg8 Rgd1
41.
Kb3 R5d4
42.
g4 Qe3+
43.
Kc2 Qd3+
44.
Kb2 Rb4++
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