Alan Lasser’s
Game of the Week… April 11, 2009
My opponent this week moves his bishop four times in the first
seven moves. Does the wacky Weissman's Defense
have what it takes to punish such a deed? Soon 8...d4
gives me the advantage, claiming a large share of the center and unleashing my
bishop on the long diagonal. My light square invasion finds
targets before he can get Nbd2-e4 going for counterplay.
Then I find the sharp 23...Ne5 to send it into the Weissman's brevity file.
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White Brian Cohen
Black Alan Lasser
Event game/30
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Date 2009.04.09
Round
Result 0-1
ECO B02
1 e4 Nf6
2 e5 Ng8
Score : (-0.66) +0.01 Depth : 1/1 2... Nd5
3 Bc4 d5
4 Bb3 c5
5 a3 Nc6
6 Ba4 Bd7
7 Bxc6 Bxc6
8 Nf3 d4
9 d3 e6
10 Bf4 Ne7
11 c3 Ng6
12 Bg3 h5
13 h3 h4
14 Bh2 Qb6
15 Qe2 Bxf3
16 gxf3 O-O-O
Score : (+0.92) +1.23 Depth : 18/1 16... Be7 17.
O-O O-O-O 18. Kh1 Kb8 19. c4 Bg5 20. Rg1 Nf4
17 c4 Rh5
18 f4 . . .
Score : (-1.09) -0.50 Depth : 19/1 18. Nd2 Ne7 19.
O-O-O Kb8 20. Kb1 Nf5 21. Ne4 Be7 22. Rhg1 Rhh8 23. Ka2 Rhg8
18 . . . Rf5
19 Qd2? . . .
Score : (-2.62) -1.21 Depth : 20/1 19. Nd2 Nxf4 20.
Bxf4 Rxf4 21. O-O-O g6 22. Rhg1 Rf5 23. Nf3 Qb3 24. Rg4 Bh6 25. Kb1 Bf4 26. Rxh4 Bxe5 27. Nxe5 Rxe5 28. Qxe5 Qxd1 29. Ka2 Qxd3 30. Qxc5 Kb8 31. Rf4 f5 32. Qe5 Ka8 33. Qxe6 Qc2
19 . . . Qc6
20 Rg1 Qf3
21 b4? . . .
Score : (-3.93) -2.71 Depth : 21/2 21. Qe2 Qxh3 22.
f3 Nxf4 23. Bxf4 Rxf4 24. Nd2 g6 25. O-O-O Bg7 26. Rde1 Qf5 27. Kb1 Rh8 28. Rgf1 Kb8 29. Nb3 b6
21 . . . Qxh3
22 f3 Qxf3
23 Rf1?? . . .
Score : (-6.60) -4.18 Depth : 19/1 23. Qe2 Qh3 24.
bxc5 Nxf4 25. Bxf4 Rxf4 26. Nd2 Qe3 27. Rf1 Bxc5 28. Rxf4 Qxf4 29. Kd1 h3 30. Kc2 Rh8 31. Rf1 Qg3 32. a4 Kb8 33. Rb1 Bb6
23 . . . Nxe5
24 Qc2?? . . .
Score : (-17.67) -6.82 Depth : 21/2 24. Rxf3 Nxf3 25.
Ke2 Nxd2 26. Nxd2 cxb4 27. axb4 Bxb4 28. Nf3 Ra5 29. Rxa5 Bxa5 30. Nxh4 Bc3 31. Bg1 a5
24 . . . Nxd3+
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