Analyzed Chess Games

Nesbitt, Brett (800) - Yowan, John (1200) [B23]

CHS match (9), 05.10.2005

[Fritz 8 (6s)]

B23: Closed Sicilian: Lines without g3

1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Bc4

[3.Bb5 Nd4 4.Bc4 e6 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.0–0 a6 7.a4 Nf6 8.Re1 d6 9.d4 cxd4 10.Nxd4 Qc7 11.Nxc6 bxc6 12.e5 dxe5 13.Qe2 Bd6 14.Bg5 Nd5 15.Ne4 0–0 16.Nxd6 Qxd6 17.Ra3 f6 Player,E-Rayner,F/Scarborough 1999/CBM 71 ext/0–1 (65)] 3...e6 4.Nf3 Qc7N

[4...Na5 5.b3 Nxc4 6.bxc4 d6 7.0–0 Nf6 8.d3 Be7 9.h3 0–0 10.Nh2 Ne8 11.f4 Bf6 12.Bb2 Bd4+ 13.Kh1 f5 14.exf5 exf5 15.Nf3 Bf6 16.Rb1 b6 17.Qe1 Nc7 18.a4 Bb7 19.a5 Krstevski, V-Sterijov,S/Stip 2002/CBM 88 ext/½–½ (45);

4...g6 5.d4 cxd4 6.Nxd4 d6

(6...Bg7 7.Nf3 Nge7 8.0–0 0–0 9.Be3 a6 10.a3 Qc7 11.Qd2 Ne5 12.Be2 N7c6 13.Na4 b5 14.Nb6 Rb8 15.Bc5 Re8 16.Bd6 Nxf3+ 17.Bxf3 Qxb6 18.Bxb8 Qxb8 19.c3 Bb7 20.Rfd1 0–1 Kesre,O-Aydogdu,E/Izmir 2002/CBM 90 ext)

7.Be3 a6 8.Qd2 Bg7 9.0–0–0 Na5 10.Be2 b5 11.Rhe1 Bb7 12.f4 Nf6 13.e5 dxe5 14.fxe5 Nd7 15.Bg5 Qc7 16.Ndxb5 axb5 17.Nxb5 Nb3+ 18.Kb1 Nxd2+ 19.Bxd2 Tupolev,K-Larichev,D/Novosibirsk 2002/CBM 89 ext/0–1; 4...a6 5.Be2]

5.d3 a6 Covers b5 6.Be3 Nf6 7.d4

[7.Qd2!?= must definitely be considered 7...b5 8.Bb3 Bd6]

7...cxd4 8.Nxd4 Bb4 9.0–0 Ne5 10.a3?? the position is going down the drain [¹10.Bb3 Bxc3 11.bxc3 Nxe4 12.f3 Nxc3 13.Qe1µ]

10...Bxc3–+ 11.bxc3 Nxc4

[Worse is 11...Qxc4 12.f4 Qxc3 13.Bf2–+]

12.Qf3 d5 13.e5

[13.exd5 is not the saving move 13...Nxd5 14.Bg5 0–0–+]

13...Qxe5 14.Qg3

[14.Rfe1 doesn't get the cat off the tree 14...Ne4–+]

  14...Qxg3 15.fxg3

[15.hxg3 a last effort to resist the inevitable 15...e5 16.Nb3–+]

15...Nxe3 16.Rf3

[16.Rfe1 hardly improves anything 16...Nc4 17.Nf5 Ne4–+]

16...Nc4 17.Raf1 Nxa3 18.Nb3 Nc4 19.Nd4 e5 20.Nb3 Be6 21.Nc5 Ke7 22.Nxe6 Kxe6 23.g4 h6 24.Rd1 Nxg4 25.h3 Nf6 26.Rfd3 a5 27.Ra1 Ne4 28.Re1 f5 29.g4 fxg4 30.hxg4 a4 31.Kg2 Rhf8 32.Rf1 Rxf1 33.Kxf1 a3 34.Rd1 Ne3+ 35.Ke2 Nxd1 36.Kxd1

[36.Ke1 does not save the day 36...a2 37.c4 a1Q 38.cxd5+ Kd6 39.Kf1 Qd4 40.Ke2 Ndc3+ 41.Kf3 Qf2#]

36...a2 37.Ke2

[37.c4 doesn't improve anything 37...a1Q+ 38.Ke2 Ng3+ 39.Kf3 Ra3+ 40.c3 Qxc3+ 41.Kf2 Qd2+ 42.Kg1 Ra1#]

37...Rf8 38.Kd3

[38.c4 cannot change destiny 38...d4 39.c5 a1Q 40.Kd3 Qc3+ 41.Kxe4 Qf3#] 38...Rf3+ 39.Ke2 Rf2+ 40.Kd3 a1Q 41.Ke3 Qxc3# 0–1

 

K1k2k3 (1211) - John_williams (1202) [B40]

Rated game, 1m + 2s playchess.com, 12.07.2005

[Fritz 8 (3s)]

B40: Sicilian: 2...e6, Unusual lines

1.e4 e6 2.Nf3 c5 3.e5

 [3.Nd4 a6 4.Nc3 Qc7 5.Bd3 Nf6 6.Qe2 b5 7.Na4 b4 8.Nc6 Nxc6 9.h3 Ne5 10.Nb6 Rb8 11.Nc4 Nf3+ 12.gxf3 d5 13.c3 a5 14.cxb4 a4 15.Rg1 0–1 Yilmaz,T-Sunye Neto,J/Elista 1998/CBM 66 ext; 3.Bc4 a6 4.a3 Nc6 5.c3 Nf6 6.d3 d5 7.exd5 exd5 8.Ba2 Be7 9.0–0 Bg4 10.h3 Bh5 11.Bf4 0–0 12.Qb3 Bxf3 13.gxf3 Qd7 14.Kh2 Nh5 15.Bg3 Rad8 16.Nd2 Bg5 17.Rad1 Nf4 Ebbin,L-Paehtz,E/Bermuda 2002/CBM 86 ext/0–1 (36)]

3...Nc6 4.Bb5N

[4.c3 d6 5.exd6 Qxd6 6.d4 Nf6 7.Be2 Be7 8.0–0 cxd4 9.Nxd4 Nxd4 10.Qxd4 Qxd4 11.cxd4 0–0 12.Nc3 Rd8 13.Be3 Bd7 14.Bf3 Bc6 15.Bxc6 bxc6 16.Rac1 Rac8 17.f3 Kf8 18.Rc2 Ke8 Gretarsdottir,G-Vidarsson,J/Reykjavik 1997/CBM 62 ext/0–1 (33)]

4...d5 5.Bxc6+ bxc6 6.0–0 Ba6 7.d3 c4 Black gets more space 8.Re1 cxd3 9.cxd3 c5?? [9...Ne7 10.Qc2²]

10.Nc3

[10.Qa4+ and White can already relax 10...Qd7 11.Qxa6 Ne7+-]

10...c4?? Black loses the upper hand

[10...Qd7 11.b3=]

11.d4

[11.Qa4+ keeps an even firmer grip 11...Qd7 12.Qxa6 Rb8+-]

11...Bb4??

[11...Bb7 12.Rb1²]

12.a3

[¹12.Qa4+ and the result of the game is clear: White will win 12...Qd7 13.Qxb4+- (13.Qxa6?! Rb8+-) ]

12...Bxc3

[12...Qa5 13.Bd2 Bf8 14.Qc2=]

13.bxc3 Ne7??

[13...Qa5 14.Qd2²]

14.Rb1?? throws away a nice position

[¹14.Qa4+ and White has triumphed 14...Qd7 15.Qxa6+-]

14...Nc6

[14...Qa5 15.Ng5²]

15.Bg5

[15.Ng5 h6 16.Qa4 Qc8²]

15...Qd7

[15...Qa5 16.Nd2=]

16.Rb2 Na5 17.Qc2

[17.Nd2 Nb3±]

17...Bb5²          (Ba6-b5-a4-b3)

18.Reb1 Nb3 19.Nd2 Ba4 20.h3

[20.Qd1 h6 21.Bh4 Rc8=]

20...Rb8

[20...h6 21.Be3³]

21.Nxb3 Bxb3 The black bishop is well posted.

22.Qc1

[22.Qe2 Qa4=]

22...0–0

[22...h6 23.Be3=]

23.f4

[23.Qe3 Kh8=]

23...Rb6

[23...Rfe8 24.Rf2=]

24.Bh4 Rfb8 25.g4

[25.Rf2 Qe8³]

25...h6 Controls g5

26.Bf2

[26.Rf2 R6b7³]

26...Rf8

[26...R8b7 27.Bg3µ]

27.Kg2 f5 28.Kg3

[28.exf6!? Rxf6 29.Bh4³]

28...fxg4 29.hxg4 Qf7 30.Be3 g5

[30...a6 31.Ra1µ]

31.f5

[¹31.fxg5!? is interesting 31...Qf3+ 32.Kh2=]

31...exf5µ 32.Bxg5?? strolling merrily down the path to disaster

[32.gxf5 Qxf5 33.Qh1 Qe6µ]

32...fxg4

[¹32...hxg5 might be the shorter path 33.Kg2 Qh7–+]

 33.Bxh6?? the position is going down the drain. . 

[¹33.Bf6 Rxf6 34.exf6 Qxf6 35.Qe3µ]

33...Qf3+–+ 34.Kh4 Qh3+ 35.Kg5 Qxh6+ ' 36.Kxg4 Rg6+ 37.Qg5 Rxg5# 0–1

 

Robert Larson (1971) John Yowan (1200)

Game 1m+1s

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.Bg5 c5

Last book move

 4.dxc5 Bxc5 5.Nbd2 Be7

[5...Qb6 6.e3 Qxb2 7.Rb1 Qxa2 8.Bxf6 gxf6 9.Nd4=/+]

6.c3 Consolidates b4 [6.e4 d5 7.e5 Nfd7 8.Bxe7 Qxe7=]

 6...d5= 7.e3 Nc6 8.Bb5 Bd7 9.0-0 a6

[9...Qb6 10.a4=]

10.Ba4

[10.Bd3 Qb6 11.Qc2 Rc8+/=]

10...b5 11.Bb3 0-0 12.a4 bxa4

[12...Qc7 13.axb5 axb5 14.Qe2=]

13.Bxa4+/= Na7 14.Nb3

[14.Bc2!?+/= is worthy of consideration]

14...Bxa4= 15.Rxa4 Nd7 16.Bxe7 Qxe7 17.Rh4

[17.Rxa6 Nb5 18.Rxa8 Rxa8+/=]

17...h6 Controls g5

18.Qc2 Nb5 19.Rh3

[19.Ra4 Nb6 20.Ra2 Nc4+/=]

19...Nd6 20.Rg3

[20.Nbd4 Rfc8=]

20...Nf5

[20...a5 21.Nbd2=/+]

21.Rh3 Nf6 22.Ne5 Ne4 23.Nd4

[23.Nf3 a5=/+]

23...Nxd4

[23...Ng5 24.Rh5 g6 25.Ndc6-/+]

24.cxd4 [24.exd4 a5=]

24...Rac8 25.Qd2??

[>=25.Qe2!?= looks like a viable alternative]

25...f6

[>=25...Nxd2 and Black has it in the bag 26.Re1 Qb4-+]

26.Qe2? [>=26.Ng6 Qe8 27.Qd3 Qxg6 28.f3-/+]

26...fxe5-+ 27.dxe5 Rf7

[27...Rf7 28.f3 Ng5-+; >=27...Nxf2!? makes it even easier for Black 28.Rf3 Rxf3 29.gxf3 Nh3+ 30.Kh1-+]

White lost on time.