Alan Lasser’s Game of the Week… June 7, 2009
Some progress is being made at the
Orange Chess Club towards the goal of having a club championship
tournament. It's not definite yet, but
we're thinking of July 11.
This week at the Milford Chess Club, I
had a melee with Morgan. George Morgan consistently plays entertaining chess,
where no one's king is safe. Both kings roam around in this game, and the
struggle goes back and forth as neither of us can seem to find the best move. I
squander my advantage when I drop my queen to a knight fork, but luckily I
didn't have to resign because his queen was also under attack, and I had an
advanced passed pawn that could cause trouble.
I don't regain the control until he puts his king on the wrong square,
too far away to help stop the b pawn.
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White Alan Lasser
Black George Morgan
Event skittles
Site
Date 2009.06.04
Round
Result 1-0
ECO A40
1 d4 a6
2 e4 d6
3 f4 e6
4 Nf3 Nd7
5 e5 d5
6 Bd3 c5
7 c3 c4
8 Bc2 b5
9 O-O h6
10 f5 Nb6
11 fxe6 . . .
11.g4 Ra7 12.Qe2 (+.57) maintains the
cramp but doesn't break through.
11 . . . Bxe6
12 a3 . . .
Score : (+0.72) +0.92 Depth : 18/1 12.
b3 Ne7 13. Ba3 Nf5 14. Bxf8 Kxf8 15. Qe1 Kg8 16. Nbd2 cxb3 17. axb3
12 . . . Ne7
13 Nh4 Qd7
14 Qf3 . . .
Score : (-0.07) +0.26 Depth : 18/1 14.
Be3 g5 15. Nf3 Bg7 16. Nbd2 O-O 17. Rc1 Bf5
14 . . . O-O-O
Score : (-0.36) +0.07 Depth : 20/1
14... g5 15. Nf5 Nxf5 16. Bxf5 Bxf5 17. Qxf5 Qxf5 18. Rxf5 Bg7 19. h4 gxh4 20. Nd2
O-O 21. Nf3 f6
15 Nd2 g6
Score : (-0.70) -0.25 Depth : 19/1
15... g5 16. Nf5 Nxf5 17. Bxf5 Bg7 18. b3 Bxf5 19. Qxf5 Qxf5 20. Rxf5 f6 21.
exf6 Rhf8 22. bxc4 Bxf6 23. c5 Na4 24. Nf3 Nxc3 25. Bb2 Na4 26. Rb1 Nxb2 27.
Rxb2 Kb7 28. Ne5
16 g3 . . .
Score : (+0.41) +0.70 Depth : 17/12
16. Qf2 g5 17. Nhf3 Nc6 18. b3 cxb3 19. Nxb3 Na4 20. Bd2 Be7 21. Qe2 Kb7 22.
Ne1 Qc7 23. Nd3 h5 24. Qe3 Rhf8 25. Qg3
16 . . . Bg7
17 Ng2 . . .
Score : (-0.32) +0.21 Depth : 17/1 17.
a4 bxa4 18. Qd1 Kb7 19. Bxa4 Nxa4 20. Qxa4 Qxa4 21. Rxa4 Nc8 22. b3 Nb6 23. Ra2
Rc8 24. Ba3 h5 25. bxc4 Nxc4 26. Nxc4 Rxc4 27. Rb2 Ka7 28. Rfb1 Rxc3
17 . . . g5
18 Ne3 Qa7?
Score : (-0.79) +0.09 Depth : 17/1
18... Rdf8 19. Qh5 f5 20. exf6EP Bxf6
19 b3 Nd7
20 bxc4 dxc4?
Score : (-2.82) -1.43 Depth : 17/1
20... bxc4 21. Rb1 Rde8 22. Qe2 Kd8 23. a4 h5 24. Nf3 Bh6 25. Ng2
21 Ne4?? . . .
Score : (+1.22) +2.82 Depth : 16/1 21.
a4 Nxe5 22. dxe5 Nd5 23. Ne4 b4 24. cxb4 Nxb4 25. Nf6 I played 21.Ne4 toprevent
either Bd5 or Nd5, which would lose a piece, for example, 21.Ne4 Nd5 22.Nd5 Bd5
23.Nd6+ Kc7 24.Qd5.
21 . . . g4?
Score : (-2.60) -1.22 Depth : 15/1
21... Nxe5 22. dxe5
22 Qg2? . . .
Score : (+1.14) +2.60 Depth : 16/1 22.
Nd6 Kb8 23. Qe4 Nxe5 24. dxe5 Nd5 25. Bd2 Rxd6 26. exd6 Nxc3 27. Bxc3 Bxc3 28.
Rad1 Re8 29. Kf2 Bd7 30. Qf4 Be5
22 . . . Kb8?
Score : (-2.53) -1.14 Depth : 17/1
22... Nxe5 23. dxe5 Bxe5 24. Qf2 f5 25. Nd1 Qxf2 26. Nexf2 Nc6 27. Re1 Rde8 28.
Rb1 h5 29. a4 h4 30. axb5
23 Rb1 Nd5
Score : (-3.19) -2.60 Depth : 15/3
23... Nxe5 24. dxe5 Nd5 25. Qe2 Bxe5 26. a4 Bxc3 27. axb5 Bd4 28. bxa6 Ka8 29.
Re1 Qxa6 30. Rb3 Nxe3 31. Bxe3 Qa7 32. Bxd4 Qxd4 33. Re3
24 a4 Nxe5
25 axb5 Nf3+
26 Rxf3 . . .
26.Kh8 ab 27.Rb5 Kc8 or 26.Kh8 Ne3
27.Be3 Bd5 28.b6 Qb7 were just as good, but I took the knight to put my queen
on the long diagonal and work up threats on the Black king. Unfortunately, a
few moves later, I take my queen off the long diagonal and put it on a much
worse square.
26 . . . gxf3
27 Qxf3 a5??
Score : (-5.98) -3.86 Depth : 15/1
27... Bxd4 28. cxd4 Qxd4 29. bxa6 Ka8 30. Kg2 Rb8 31. Nd6 Rxb1 32. Bxb1 Rd8 33.
Nxf7 Rf8 34. Qe4 Qxe4 35. Bxe4 Rxf7 36. Nxd5 Bf5 37. Bf3 Bh3 38. Kf2 Ka7
28 b6 Qb7??
Score : (-13.94) -5.97 Depth : 15/1
28... Nxb6 29. d5
29 Nxc4?? . . .
Score : (+11.35) +13.94 Depth : 16/1 29.
Nc5
29 . . . Nxc3
30 Qf4+?? . . .
Not 30.Qc3? Bd4+ Not 30.Nc3 Bc4 Score
: (+7.14) +13.31 Depth : 15/2 30. Bf4 Ka8 31. Ra1 Rd5 32. Nxa5 Bxd4 33. Kg2 Nb5
34. Nxb7 Kxb7 35. Rb1 Rc8 36. Ba4
30 . . . Ka8
Score : (-7.69) -7.14 Depth : 16/1
30... Kc8 31. Ncd6
31 Nxa5?? . . .
Score : (+1.28) +7.69 Depth : 16/1 31.
Nxc3 If 31.Nc3 Bd4+ 32.Be3 Bc4 33. Be4 wins material. If 31.Nc3 Bd4+ 32.Be3 Bc3
33.Na5 wins
31 . . . Ne2+
32 Kf1?? . . .
Score : (-0.87) +1.44 Depth : 18/2 32.
Kh1 Nxf4 33. Nxb7 Kxb7 34. Nc5 Kc6 35. Ba4 Kd5 36. Bxf4 Bxd4 37. Nxe6 fxe6 38.
Bc7
32 . . . Nxf4
33 Nxb7 Bh3+
34 Ke1?? . . .
Score : (-1.92) -0.32 Depth : 18/2 34.
Kf2 Nd3 35. Bxd3 Bxd4 36. Be3 Bxe3 37. Kxe3 Kxb7 38. Kf2 Rd5 39. Be2 Kb8 40.
Bf3 Bc8 41. b7 Be6 42. Rc1 Rhd8
34 . . . Ng2+
35 Ke2 Kxb7
36 Nc5+ Kc6??
Score : (-1.21) +1.93 Depth : 17/4
36... Kc8 37. b7 Kb8 38. Na6 Ka7 39. b8=B Rxb8 40. Rxb8 Rxb8 41. Nxb8 Kxb8 42.
d5 h5 43. Bb3 Bd4 44. Kf3 Ne1 45. Ke4 Bg1 46. Bd2 f5 47. Kf4 Ng2 48. Kf3 Bc5
37 Be4+ Kd6
38 Nb7+ Ke6??
Score : (-3.07) -1.26 Depth : 19/1
38... Kd7 39. Nxd8 Rxd8 40. b7 Rb8 41. Rb5 f5 42. Bxf5 Bxf5 43. Rxf5 Rxb7 44.
Rf7 Kc8 45. Rxb7 Kxb7 46. Bb2 Bf6 47. Kf2 Nh4 48. gxh4 Bxh4 49. Kf3 Bf6 50. Ke4
Kc7 51. Bc1 h5 52. Bf4
39 Nxd8+ Rxd8
40 b7 Bxd4?
Score : (-4.13) -3.11 Depth : 19/2 40...
Rb8 41. Ra1 Bxd4 42. Ra8 Be5 43. Ra6 Kd7 44. Rxh6 Bg4 45. Kf2 Ne1 46. Kxe1 f6
47. Kf2 Ke6 48. Rh7 Rd8
41 b8=Q Rxb8
42 Rxb8 Bg4+??
Score : (-6.61) -4.52 Depth : 17/22
42... f5 43. Bf3 f4 44. Bb2
43 Kd3? . . .
Score : (+5.42) +6.61 Depth : 21/1 43.
Bf3 Bxf3 44. Kxf3 Ne1 45. Ke2 Nc2 46. Kd3 Bg1 47. Kxc2 Bxh2 48. Bf4 Kf5 49. Rh8
Bg1 50. Rxh6 f6 51. Kd3 Bf2 52. Rh4 Be1 53. Ke2 Bc3 54. Kf3 Kg6 55. Rh6
43 . . . Bg1??
Score : (-6.97) -5.42 Depth : 20/1
43... Ba7 44. Re8 Kd7 45. Re5 Ne1 46. Kd2 Nf3 47. Bxf3 Bxf3 48. Rf5 Bb7 49.
Rxf7 Kc6 50. Kd3 Bg1 51. Rh7 Bc8 52. Ke4
44 Bxg2 Bxh2
45 Bf4 . . .
Score : (+7.03) +7.30 Depth : 19/1 45.
Rb6 Ke7 46. Bf4 Bg1 47. Rxh6 Bf5 48. Be4 Be6 49. Be3
45 . . . h5?
Score : (-7.86) -7.03 Depth : 20/1
45... Bg1 46. Bxh6 Bf2 47. Bf4 Kf6 48. Bd5 Bf5 49. Ke2 Bd4 50. Kf3 Bg6 51. g4
Kg7 52. Rb7 Ba1 53. Be4 Bc3
46 Rb6+ Ke7
47 Bg5+? . . .
Score : (+7.39) +8.27 Depth : 19/2 47.
Rb1 Bf5 48. Be4 Bg4 49. Rh1
47 . . . Kd7
48 Bh4 f5
Score : (-8.72) -8.27 Depth : 20/13
48... Bg1 49. Rb7 Kd6 50. Rxf7 Ke5 51. Bf3 Bxf3 52. Rxf3
49 Rb1?? . . .
Score : (+5.83) +8.72 Depth : 21/1 49.
Rf6 Kc8 50. Rf7 f4 51. Rxf4
49 . . . f4
50 gxf4 Bxf4
51 Ke4 Bc7
Score : (-6.96) -6.46 Depth : 20/1
51... Bd6 52. Bf3 Bxf3 53. Kxf3 Kc6 54. Ke4 Ba3 55. Rh1
52 Bf3 Bd6??
Score : (-21.17) -7.18 Depth : 19/11
52... Be6
53 Bxg4+ hxg4
54 Rg1
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