Alan Lasser’s Game of the Week…

Alan Lasser’s Game of the Week… May 2, 2009

I couldn't choose between the two losses. Brian Cohen plays a fine game to rout the "Bad Opening", with a pseudo-sacrifice and a quick mate. By definition it's already a bad opening, there's no margin for error, slip up and you're toast. The other game is a wild and crazy game/20 against three time State Champion Likhit Ganedi, that one has more back and forth blunders, and a lot of entertainment value. At the end of a long combination, his rook is trying to stop my two passed pawns and it's only move 15. The best variations were incalculable at that time limit. I was the one who blew the big material in time pressure. You don't see games like that very often so I exercised the editor's right to include them both. Oh, you lucky readers.

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White Alan Lasser

Black Brian Cohen

Event skittles

Site Miford Chess Club

Date 2009.05.07

Result 0-1

1 d4 d5

2 Qd3 Nf6

3 Nc3 Nc6

4 Nf3 Bg4

5 Bf4 e6

6 O-O-O . . .

Score : (-0.28) 0.00 Depth : 17/1 6. Qb5 Qd7 7. Ne5 Nxe5 8. dxe5

6 . . . Bb4

Score : (+0.02) +0.28 Depth : 17/2 6... Bd6 7. Ne5 Bf5 8. Qd2 Nb4 9. Nd3 O-O 10. Kb1 Bxd3 11. exd3 Nc6 12. Be3 a6 13. Be2 Qb8 14. Bf3 Qa7 15. Ne2 Qb6 16. c3

7 Nb5 . . .

Score : (-0.61) -0.02 Depth : 17/5 7. Ne5 O-O 8. f3 Bh5 9. Kb1 Qe7 10. a3 Ba5 11. g4 Bg6 12. Nxg6

7 . . . Ba5

Score : (+0.32) +0.61 Depth : 17/1 7... O-O 8. h3 Bf5 9. Qe3 a6 10. Nc3 Na5 11. Ne5 c5 12. dxc5 Rc8 13. g4 Bxc5 14. Qg3 Bg6 15. Nxg6

8 Nd2 . . .

Score : (-1.06) -0.32 Depth : 17/4 8. Ne5 a6 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. Na3 O-O 11. f3

8 . . . a6

9 Nc3 Bf5

10 Qg3 Bg6

11 Nb3 Bxc3

Score : (+0.71) +1.17 Depth : 18/1 11... Nh5 12. Qf3 Bxc3 13. bxc3 Nxf4 14. Qxf4 Qe7 15. Kb2 Na7 16. a4 O-O 17. e3 Nc6 18. Bd3 b5 19. Ra1 e5

12 Qxc3 Ne4

13 Qf3? . . .

Score : (-1.47) -0.62 Depth : 18/1 13. Qe1 a5 14. e3 a4 15. Nd2 Nd6 16. a3 f6 17. h4 e5 18. dxe5 fxe5 19. Bg5 Qd7 20. e4 Bxe4 21. Nxe4 Nxe4 22. Bc4 Nd4

13 . . . Qh4

Score : (+0.88) +1.47 Depth : 17/1 13... Nb4 14. Nc5 Nxa2 15. Kb1 Nb4 16. Rc1 O-O 17. Nxe4 dxe4 18. Qb3 Qxd4 19. e3 Qd2 20. Bc4 b5 21. Rhd1 bxc4 22. Qxc4 Qxf2 23. Qxb4 Qxg2 24. Qc3 Rfc8 25. Rg1 Qf2

14 Bg3 Qe7

15 e3?? . . .

Score : (-2.78) -0.67 Depth : 17/1 15. a3 h5 16. h4 Bf5 17. Qf4 f6 18. Kb1 O-O 19. Qf3 Bg4 20. Qe3 Rfd8

15 . . . Nb4

16 a3? . . .

Score : (-3.88) -2.73 Depth : 17/1 16. Kb1 Nxg3 17. Qxg3 Bxc2 18. Kc1 Qf6 19. Rd2 Qf5 20. e4 Qxe4 21. Re2 Nxa2 22. Kd2 Qg6 23. Qxg6 Bxg6 24. Re1 Nb4 25. Be2 Nc6

16 . . . Nxc2??

Score : (+2.28) +3.88 Depth : 18/1 16... Na2 17. Kb1 Nec3 18. Ka1 Bxc2 19. Rd3 Bxb3 20. Rxc3 Nxc3 21. e4 Nxe4 22. Qxb3 c5 23. Qc2 Nxg3 24. hxg3 cxd4 25. Qa4 Qd7 26. Qxd4 f5 27. Bd3 Rc8

17 Bd3 Nxa3

18 bxa3?? . . .

Score : (-6.55) -2.46 Depth : 18/1 18. Qe2 Nc4 19. Bxe4 Bxe4 20. Nc5 Bg6 21. h4 b6 22. Nd3 c5 23. dxc5 bxc5 24. h5 Be4 25. f3 Bxd3 26. Rxd3 Qg5 27. Bf4

18 . . . Qxa3+

19 Kc2 Qa2+?

Score : (+5.60) +6.85 Depth : 16/21 19... c5 20. Ra1 Qb4 21. Kb2 Qc3 22. Ka3 c4 23. Qd1 Nxg3 24. Rc1 Qxd3 25. Qxd3 Bxd3 26. hxg3 cxb3 27. Kxb3 Kd7 28. Rc3 Bg6

20 Kc1 Qxb3

21 Bc2?? . . .

Score : (-mate 2) -5.65 Depth : 17/3 21. Qe2 Nc3 22. Qc2 Qxc2 23. Bxc2 Bxc2 24. Kxc2 Nxd1

21 . . . Qa3+

22 Kb1 Nc3#

White Likhit Ganedi

Black AL

Event game/20

Site Orange Chess Club

Date 2009.05.09

Result 1-0

1 d4 d5

2 c4 e6

3 Nc3 Nf6

4 Bf4 c6

(-0.37) +0.01 4... dxc4

5 f3 . . .

(-0.38) +0.37 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Nf3 Be7 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Nxd5 exd5 9. Bd3 g5 10. Bg3 h5 11. h3

5 . . . Bd6

(0.00) +0.38 5... dxc4 6. e4 b5 7. Nh3 Nbd7 8. Be2 Nb6 9. O-O b4

6 Bg3 . . .

(-0.46) 0.00 6. Bxd6 Qxd6 7. e4 dxe4 8. fxe4 e5 9. Nf3 Ng4 10. dxe5 Qxd1 11. Nxd1 Nd7 12. Be2 O-O 13. e6 fxe6 14. O-O Nc5 15. Nc3 Ne3 16. Rfc1 b6

6 . . . Bxg3+

7 hxg3 Qd6

(+0.24) +0.57 7... dxc4 8. e4 b5 9. Qd2 O- O 10. Nge2 Qe7 11. g4 Na6 12. O-O-O b4 13. Na4 c5

8 Kf2 . . .

(-0.56) -0.24 8. f4 c5 9. e3 cxd4 10. Qxd4 Nc6 11. Qd2 Qc5 12. cxd5 exd5 13. Nf3 O-O 14. Rc1 Bf5 15. Ne4

8 . . . dxc4

9 e4 c5?

(-0.42) +0.60 9... e5 10. Nge2 Nbd7 11. Kg1 O-O 12. f4 exf4 13. gxf4

10 e5 Qxd4+

11 Qxd4 cxd4

12 exf6 dxc3

13 fxg7 Rg8

14 Rxh7 cxb2

15 Rb1 c3??

(-2.68) -0.66 15... f6 16. Bxc4 Kf7 17. Rxb2 Nc6 18. f4

16 Rh8 c2

17 Rxg8+ Ke7

18 Rxc8?? . . .

(-0.39) +2.71 18. Re8 Kxe8 19. g8=Q Kd7 20. Qxf7 Kc6 21. Bb5 Kb6 22. Bd3 c1=Q 23. Qg7 e5 24. Qxe5 Qc5 25. Qxc5 Kxc5 26. Rxb2 Nc6 27. Ne2 Rb8 28. Rb5 Kd6 29. Nf4 Bd7 30. g4 a6 31. Rd5

18 . . . cxb1=Q

19 g8=Q Qxf1+

(0.00) +0.60 19... Nc6 20. Qf8 Kd7 21. Qxf7 Kxc8 22. Qxe6 Kc7 23. Qf7 Kd6 24. Qf6 Kd5 25. Qf7 Kc5 26. Qc4 Kd6 27. Qf4 Ke6 28. Bc4 Kd7 29. Qd2 Ke8 30. Qe3

20 Kxf1 b1=Q+

21 Kf2 Qb6+

22 Ke2 Qb2+

23 Kd3 Qb1+

24 Kd2 Qb2+

25 Ke3 Qe5+

26 Kd2 Qb2+

27 Rc2 Qd4+

28 Ke2 Qxg1??

(-mate 9) 0.00 28... Qe5 29. Kf2 Nc6 30. Qxa8 Qd4 31. Ke2 Qe5 32. Kf2

29 Qg5+ Kd7

30 Qb5+?? . . .

(+1.00) +mate 7 30. Qd2 Ke7 31. Rc7 Nd7 32. Qxd7 Kf6 33. Qxf7 Ke5 34. f4 Ke4 35. Qxe6

30 . . . Kd8?

(-2.48) -1.00 30... Ke7 31. Qxb7 Nd7 32. Qxa8 Qxg2 33. Kd3 Qf1 34. Ke3 Qe1 35. Re2 Qg1 36. Kd2 Qd4 37. Kc2 Qc5 38. Kd1 Qg1 39. Re1 Qxg3 40. Qb7 Qf2 41. Re2 Qg1 42. Kc2 Qc5 43. Kb3 Qd4 44. Rc2 a5

31 Rd2+? . . .

(+1.08) +2.48 31. Qxb7 Qxg2 32. Kd3 Qf1 33. Kc3 Qa6 34. Qxa8 Qb6 35. Kd3 Kd7 36. Qe4 Nc6 37. Qa4 Kd6 38. Rd2 Ke7

31 . . . Kc7

32 Qe5+ Kc8??

(-mate 6) -1.54 32... Kb6 33. Rb2 Kc6 34. Qe4 Kd6 35. Rd2 Ke7 36. Qxb7

33 Qd6?? . . .

(0.00) +mate 6 33. Qh8 Kc7 34. Qd8 Kc6 35. Qc8 Kb5 36. Rb2 Ka5 37. Qc3

33 . . . Qxg2+

34 Ke3 Nc6??

(-mate 7) 0.00 34... Qg1 35. Kf4 Nc6 36. Qd7 Kb8 37. Qd6 Kc8

35 Qd7+ Kb8

36 Rxg2 a6