Alan Lasser’s Game of the Week… May 30, 2009
On 5/28/9 in the Milford Club I played
an instructive game/30 against Jake LaPlant.
We castled on opposite wings and my attack developed first, causing him
to give up his queen for a rook and a pawn.
Eventually he established a fine defensive position, barricaded behind a
rook fortress, just moving his king back and forth, and the burden was on me to
break through. When your opponent is all
tied up, use the opportunity to maneuver all your other pieces to their best
positions before staging the break through.
When I achieved the optimal positioning, I sacrificed back my queen to
get a won king and pawn ending. Even though I am a pawn down, his remaining
pawns are very weak, and his king is too far away to help them.
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White Jake LaPlant
Black Alan Lasser
Event game/30
Site
Date 2009.05.28
Round
Result 0-1
ECO B02
1 e4 Nf6
2 Nc3 d5
3 exd5 Nxd5
4 Nxd5 Qxd5
5 Nf3 Bg4
6 Be2 Nc6
7 d3 O-O-O
8 O-O e5
9 Be3 f5
10 h3 Bh5
11 Nh4 . . .
(-0.78) -0.21 11. a3 Bg6 12. Nh4 Kb8
13. Nxg6 hxg6 14. Bg5 Be7 15. Bxe7 Nxe7
11 . . . Bxe2
12 Qxe2 f4
13 Bd2 Nd4
14 Qg4+ Kb8
15 Rac1?? . . .
(-2.27) -0.62 15. c4 Qd7 16. Rae1 Be7
17. Nf3 Qxg4 18. hxg4 Nxf3 19. gxf3 Bf6 20. Bc3 Rhe8 21. Re4
15 . . . g5
16 Nf5?? . . .
(-5.40) -2.36 16. Qxg5 Rg8 17. c4 Rxg5
18. cxd5 Ne2 19. Kh2 Nxc1 20. Rxc1 Rxd5 21. Re1 Kc8 22. Nf3 Rf5 23. Bc3 Bg7
16 . . . h5
17 Qxg5 Rg8
18 Qxd8+?? . . .
(-7.99) -5.68 18. Qxg8 Ne2
18 . . . Qxd8
19 Nxd4 Qxd4
20 Bc3 Qd5
21 f3 Bc5+
22 Kh1 Bd4??
(+6.81) +10.03 22... Rxg2 23. Kxg2 Qg8
24. Kh1 Qg3 25. d4 Qxh3 26. Kg1
23 Bxd4 Qxd4
24 b3 a5?
(+6.78) +7.64 24... Qe3 25. Rg1 Qd2 26.
Rce1 Qxc2 27. Rxe5 Qxa2 28. b4 Qb2 29. Re4 Qd2
25 Rce1 Re8?
(+5.62) +6.78 25... Qb2 26. Rf2 Qxa2
27. Kh2 Qb2 28. Ree2 Qd4
26 Re2 Re6
27 Rfe1 . . .
(-5.85) -5.62 27. Rb1 c5 28. a4 h4 29.
Kh2 Qc3 30. Rbe1 Kc7 31. Rd1 Qd4 32. Rf1 Qb2 33. Rd1 Re8
27 . . . b5
28 Re4 . . .
(-6.20) -5.81 28. Kh2 c5 29. Kh1 h4
30. Kh2 Kc7 31. Rb1 b4
28 . . . Qd6??
(+4.63) +6.20 28... Qb2 29. R1e2 Qxa2
30. Kh2 c5 31. Rxf4 exf4
29 a4 . . .
29.d4 doesn't work because of 29...Qa3
30.de Qa2 31.Rf4 Re5 32.Re5 Qa1+ 33.Kh1 Qe5
29 . . . bxa4
30 Rxa4 Qb6
31 Rea1 . . .
(-5.18) -4.44 31. Re2 Qc5 32. Rae4 Qa3
33. Kh2 Qc1 34. d4 Rd6 35. Re1 Qxc2
31 . . . Qf2
32 Rc4? . . .
(-6.46) -5.29 32. c4 Kc8 33. Rxa5 Qd2
34. Rb5 Rg6 35. Rg1 Rg5 36. Rc5 h4 37. Rd5 c6 38. Rd6 Kc7 39. c5 Rg7 40. Re6
Qc3
32 . . . Rg6
33 Rg1 c5
(+6.29) +6.53 33... Kb7 34. Re4 Rg5
35. Rc4 Kb6 36. Kh2 Rg6 37. Kh1 Rc6 38. Re4 Qxc2 39. Rxe5 Qxb3 40. Rxh5 Qxd3
41. Re5 a4
34 Kh2 Kb7
35 Kh1 Kb6
36 Kh2 Kb5
37 Kh1 Rd6
38 Ra1 Rd4
39 Raa4?? . . .
(-mate 25) -9.60 39. Rca4 Rxa4 40. bxa4
Kb4 41. Rb1 Kc3 42. Kh2 Kxc2
39 . . . Rxc4??
(+8.74) +mate 25 39... e4
40 Rxc4 h4
41 Kh2 Qd4
42 Rxd4?? . . .
The computer gives these question
marks because White can hold out a few moves longer if I have to play queen
takes rook instead of him taking my queen, but the endgame is still hopeless
for him.
42 . . . cxd4
Resignation is appropriate, the White
king cannot reach the defenseless pawns in time 43.Kg1 Kb4 44.Kf2 Kc3 45.Ke2
Kc2
Alan Lasser
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