Alan Lasser’s Game of the Week… June 13, 2009
It's definite, the Orange Chess Club Championship Tournament is
scheduled for July 11. This is a USCF
RATED tournament, directed by Ryan Young, so there will be a ONE dollar entry
fee(GM's free) to cover the rating fees for four rounds of a Swiss System
game/30. There's no prize fund, just
honor and glory, and the chance to grab some of my rating points. Registration is from 1-1:30. Because we don't have many tables, the
tournament will be limited to club members and maybe a couple of others. See the tournament director if you are not a
member and you want in on the fun.
I was part of an exciting Thursday night consultation game at the
Milford Chess Club, the teams were Tom Brochard and Scot Cameron versus George
Morgan and myself. Typical of
consultation games, the teams keep themselves from making some tactical blunders
only to confuse each other into making others. By the time the ending rolled
around, it was an unbalanced position, a rook for the bishop and two passed
pawns. This is usually a win for the bishop and pawns, but the black king was
sort of useless and the long diagonal was sort of obstructed, so the rook was
able to give tactical support to the remaining
white pawns as they slithered past their opponents.
CLICK
HERE to VIEW THIS GAME and ANIMATE THE MOVES
White Alan Lasser & George Morgan
Black Scot Cameron & Tom Brochard
Event consultation
Site
Date 2009.06.11
Round
Result 1-0
ECO A45
1 d4 Nf6
2 Qd3 d5
3 Nc3 g6
4 f3 Nc6
5 Bg5 Bg7
6 O-O-O O-O
7 e4 dxe4
8 fxe4 Ng4
9 Qg3 Bxd4?
10 Nh3?? . . .
(-0.34) +1.29 10. Nf3 f6 11. Nxd4 Nxd4
12. h3 fxg5 13. hxg4 c5 14. Qe5 Bxg4 15. Bc4 e6 16. Qxc5 Bxd1 17. Rxd1 Rc8 18. Qxd4
Qe7 19. Bb3 b6 20. Qe5 Rce8 21. Bc4 Rf2
10 . . . Qd6
11 Qh4 . . .
(-1.00) -0.60 11. Nd5 Qxg3 12. hxg3 f6
13. Bf4 g5 14. Nxc7 gxf4 15. Nxa8 Ne3 16. Rxd4 Nxd4 17. Nxf4 Ndxc2 18. Nc7 Bg4
19. Kd2 Nxf1 20. Rxf1 Nd4 21. Nfd5 Rf7 22. Rf2 f5 23. exf5
11 . . . e5
(+0.60) +1.00 11... Qe5 12. Bd2 Qf6
13. Qxf6 Nxf6 14. Bd3 Bd7 15. Kb1 Ne5 16. Nf4
12 Be2 Qe6??
(-2.67) +0.34 12... h5 13. Qg3 f6 14.
Bh6 Rf7 15. Bd2
13 Nd5 f6?
(-3.78) -2.79 13... f5 14. c3 Bc5 15.
b4
14 Bxg4?? . . .
(+1.54) +3.78 14. Bc4 Kg7 15. Nxf6 Qxf6
16. Bxf6 Nxf6 17. Rhf1 Bc5 18. Ng5 h6 19. Ne6 Bxe6 20. Bxe6 Be7 21. Qe1
14 . . . Qxg4
15 Nxf6+ Rxf6
16 Bxf6 Qxg2
(-2.27) -1.54 16... Be3 17. Kb1 Qxg2
18. Ng5 Bxg5 19. Bxg5 Qg4 20. Qh6 Qh3 21. Rhf1 Bg4 22. Qxh3 Bxh3 23. Rf6 Re8
24. Bh6 Nd8
17 Qh6 Be3+
18 Qxe3 Qxh3
19 Qg5 Bg4
20 Rd3 Qg2
21 Re1?? . . .
(+0.90) +2.82 21. Qh6 Qxh1 22. Kd2 Kf7
23. Qg7 Ke6 24. Bg5 Qd1 25. Kc3 Qxd3 26. cxd3 Kd6 27. Qxh7 Be6 28. Qxg6 Rf8 29.
h4 b5 30. Be3 Rg8
21 . . . Qf2
22 Qh4 Qf4+
23 Kb1 h5?
(-2.14) -0.97 23... Rf8 24. Bg5 Qf2
25. Qg3 Be6 26. Qxf2 Rxf2 27. Rd2 Rf3 28. Be3 Kg7 29. b3 Rh3 30. c3 h6 31. Rf2
g5 32. Kc2 b6 33. Kd3 a6 34. Ref1
24 Rg1?? . . .
(+0.28) +2.14 24. h3 Be6 25. Qxf4 exf4
26. Rg1 Nb4 27. Ra3 Kh7 28. Rf1 b6 29. h4 c5
24 . . . Rf8
25 Bg5 Qxe4
26 h3 Bf5
27 Qxe4 Bxe4
28 Re3 Bf5
29 Kc1 Re8
30 c3 . . .
(0.00) +0.25 30. Rd1 Rf8 31. a3 Kg7
30 . . . e4
31 Bf4 Ne5
32 Bxe5 Rxe5
33 h4 Kf7
34 Rg5 . . .
(-0.67) -0.24 34. c4 Kf6 35. Kd2 Re6
36. Ra3 Rd6 37. Ke3 a5 38. Re1 Rd3 39. Rxd3
34 . . . Kf6
35 c4 Bg4
(+0.25) +0.71 35... Re7 36. b3 Ke5 37.
Re2 Kf4 38. Rf2 Ke3 39. Rgg2 Bg4 40. Rf6 Bf5 41. Kd1
36 Rxe5 Kxe5
37 Kd2 Bf3
38 Ra3? . . .
(-1.11) -0.34 38. Rb3 Kf4 39. c5 g5
40. hxg5 Kxg5
38 . . . a6?
(-0.01) +1.11 38... Kf4 39. Rxa7 e3
40. Ke1 g5 41. hxg5 Kxg5
39 Ke3 Kf5
40 Ra5+ . . .
(0.00) +0.31 40. b4 Kg4
40 . . . Kg4
41 Rg5+ Kxh4
42 Rxg6 Kh3
(-0.70) 0.00 42... Bg4 43. Kf2 e3 44.
Kxe3 Kg3 45. Rf6 h4 46. Rf1 Kg2 47. Re1 h3 48. Kf4 Bf3 49. Rc1 Be2 50. Rc2 Kf2
51. Rc3 h2 52. Rh3 Kg2 53. Rg3 Kf2 54. Rh3
43 Kf2 h4
44 b4 . . .
(0.00) +0.53 44. Rg7 c5
44 . . . Kh2??
(-2.35) 0.00 44... Bg4 45. Rf6 e3 46.
Kxe3 Kg3 47. Rf1 Kg2 48. Rf2 Kg3 49. Rf1
45 a4? . . .
(+0.96) +2.35 45. Rg7
45 . . . h3
46 a5 . . .
(+0.66) +1.14 46. b5 Bg2 47. Re6 Kh1
48. Re7 a5 49. c5
46 . . . Bg2
47 Re6 Kh1??
(-2.29) -0.66 47... c6 48. Re7 Kh1 49.
Re5 Kh2 50. Re6 Bh1 51. Re7 Bg2 52. Re6 This is the last chance for Black to
hold the game, now White's breakthrough is unstoppable.
48 b5 Kh2
48...c6 49.b6 c5 50.Re7 Kh1 51.Ke3 Kg1
52.Rb7 h2 53.Rh7 h1 54.Rh1 and white queens.
49 b6 cxb6
50 axb6 a5
51 c5 a4??
(-14.16) -10.61 51... e3 52. Rxe3 Bc6
53. Rd3 a4 54. Rd6 a3 55. Rd2 Be4 56. Ke3 Kg1 57. Kxe4 h2 58. Rd1 Kg2 59. Kd4
h1=Q 60. Rxh1 Kxh1 61. Kc3 a2 62. Kb2 Kg2 63. Kxa2 Kf3 64. c6 bxc6 65. Kb3 Kg4
66. Kb4 Kf5 67. Kc5 Ke6 68. Kxc6 If Black tries 51...Kh1 then white breaks
through tactically with 52.c6 e3 53.Ke3 Bc6 54.Rc6 and queens first.
52 c6 a3
(-mate 8) -mate 19 52... e3 53. Kxe3
Bd5 54. Rd6
53 cxb7 . . .
not 53.c7 which loses to 53...a2
54.c8(Q) a1(Q) where Black is a piece up and will check the White king away
from the powerful f2 square.
53 . . . e3+
54 Rxe3 Bxb7
55 Rxa3 Bg2
56 Ra7 Kh1
57 b7
Alan Lasser
email:
blacklightalanlasser@blacklightmazes.com
web
sites:
http://web.me.com/blacklightmazes
Connecticut Chess
Magazine is http://www.robroy8.com/chess.htm
Alan Lasser’s Game
of the Week is http://www.robroy8.com/AlanLasser.htm