Alan Lasser’s Game of the Week… July 25, 2009

Orange Bughouse Club regulars, Praneeth Ganedi and Nathan Gotman, won trophies at the New Britain Summer Open on July 19. Nathan pushed his USCF rating over the 1850 mark with a nice positional pawn sac that created weaknesses on his opponent's kingside. Too bad he didn't find that great checkmate, 34.Qh7 Nh7 35.Ng6, but the players were in mutual time trouble and moments later his opponent hung his queen.

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White Nathan Gotman
Black Mark Bourque
Event game/45
Site New Britain Summer Open
Date 2009.07.19
Round
Result 1-0
ECO B21

1 e4 c5
2 d4 cxd4
3 c3 d3
4 c4 d6
5 Nc3 Nf6
6 h3 g6
7 Bxd3 Bg7
8 Nf3 O-O
9 O-O Nbd7
10 Be3 b6
11 Rc1 Bb7
12 Nd4 Nc5
13 f3 Rc8
14 Bb1 Ne6
15 b3 Nd7

Score : (-0.42) -0.02 Depth : 19/1 15... Nxd4 16. Bxd4 Bh6 17. Rc2 Nh5 18. a3 Bf4 19. Qd3 e6 20. Nb5 Ng3 21. Re1 a6 22. Nc3 f5 23. exf5 Nxf5 24. Bf2 Ng7 25. Rce2 Qg5 26. Bxb6 Qg3 27. Kf1

16 Nde2 h6
17 Qd2 Kh7
18 f4 Rg8

Score : (-1.03) -0.80 Depth : 15/16 18... Nf6 19. Rcd1 Qe8 20. Ng3 Nc5 21. e5 dxe5 22. fxe5

19 e5 dxe5
20 f5 Nef8
21 fxg6+ fxg6
22 Ng3 . . .

Score : (+0.73) +1.22 Depth : 17/17 22. Rf7 Qe8 23. Rcf1 Ba8 24. Bxh6 Nf6 25. Rxg7 Rxg7 26. Bxg7 Kxg7 27. Qg5 Qc6 28. Rf2 Qc5 29. Ng3 N6h7 30. Qh4

22 . . . Nf6
23 Qe2 Qe8
24 Rcd1 N8d7

Score : (-0.77) -0.57 Depth : 16/6 24... Ne6 25. Nf5 Bf8 26. Nh4 e4 27. Qf2 Bc6 28. a4 Ng5 29. Nb5 Bxb5 30. axb5 Bg7 31. Qg3 Nh5 32. Qg4 Nf6 33. Qf4 e5 34. Qf2

25 h4 Kh8
26 h5 . . .

Score : (-0.09) +0.57 Depth : 16/24 26. Qd2 h5 27. Bg5 Rd8 28. Qe2 Rf8 29. Nb5 a5

26 . . . g5??

Score : (-2.01) +0.09 Depth : 17/1 26... gxh5 27. Nf5 Bf8 28. Nh4 e4 29. Bd4 e5 30. Be3 Rg4 31. Nf5

27 Qc2? . . .

Score : (+1.14) +2.01 Depth : 18/1 27. Bg6 Qd8 28. Nf5 Rf8 29. Bc1 b5 30. Nxb5 a6 31. Nc3 Qa5 32. Bd2 Qb6 33. Be3

27 . . . Nf8
28 Nf5?? . . .

Score : (-0.36) +1.19 Depth : 16/6 28. Nd5 Qf7 29. Nxf6 Bxf6 30. Qf5 Qe6 31. a4 Rc7 32. Rf2 Rc8 33. Kh1 Rg7

28 . . . Qxh5
29 Ng3 Qh4

Score : (0.00) +0.27 Depth : 18/1 29... Qg4 30. Nge4 Nxe4 31. Nxe4 Ng6 32. Rf3 Nh4 33. Rg3 Bxe4 34. Qxe4 Qxe4 35. Bxe4 e6 36. Rh3 Rgd8 37. Rf1 Kg8 38. g4 Rf8 39. Rd1 Rcd8

30 Nf5 Qg4?

Score : (-1.17) 0.00 Depth : 19/42 30... Qh5

31 Nxe7 Qg3??

Score : (-4.97) -1.58 Depth : 17/5 31... Re8 32. Nxg8 Kxg8 33. Rd6 Nh5 34. Qe2

32 Rxf6?? . . .

Score : (+2.05) +4.97 Depth : 17/1 32. Nf5 Qg4 33. Nxg7 Kg7 34.Rd6 N8d7 35.Rg6 leads to mate

32 . . . Qxe3+??

Score : (-4.03) -2.05 Depth : 18/1 32... Bxf6 33. Nf5 Qg4 34. Nxh6 Qh5 35. Nxg8 Kxg8 36. Qf5 Bg7 37. Rf1 Rd8 38. Qxg5 Qxg5 39. Bxg5 Re8 40. Nb5 e4 41. Be3

33 Rf2 g4??

Score : (-mate 2) -4.14 Depth : 18/1 33... e4 34. Nxc8 Qxc3 35. Qxc3 Bxc3 36. Nd6 Ba8 37. Nxe4 Bb4 38. Rf6 Be7 39. Rxh6 Kg7 40. Rh2

34 Rd3?? . . .

Score : (+1.81) +mate 2 Depth : 3/1 34. Qh7

34 . . . Qe1+
35 Rf1 Qe4??

Score : (-17.75) -1.76 Depth : 19/1 35... Qh4 36. Nf5 Qh5 37. Rd6 Rc7 38. Nxg7 Kxg7 39. Ne2 g3 40. Nxg3 Qg5 41. Qf5 Qxf5 42. Nxf5 Kh8 43. Rxh6 Rh7 44. Rf2 e4 45. Rxh7 Nxh7 46. Re2 Nf6 47. Nd6

36 Nxe4 Bxe4
37 Nxc8 Ne6??

Score : (-mate 21) -23.68 Depth : 17/1 37... Ng6 38. Nd6

38 Ne7?? . . .

Score : (+33.40) +mate 21 Depth : 17/1 38. Nd6

38 . . . Nd4??

Score : (-mate 10) -33.40 Depth : 15/2 38... b5

39 Qd1 Re8
40 Qxg4 Rxe7
41 Qxe4

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