Davies,Edward - Barson,P
Emsworth Rapidplay 30 0,
1.e4 e5 2.d4 exd4 3.Qxd4 Nc6 4.Qe3 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 . [The main line is: 5...Bb4 6.Bd2 0–0 7.0–0–0 Re8 8.Qg3] 6.Bd2 Be7 7.h3 Over-cautious according to Fritz. Apparently longside castling is ok here. After investigating Fritz's initial move 0–0–0 further, I am doubtful of it being safe, and still prefer h3. A subsequent suggestion of Nf3 is made however, and I'll have a look at this. [7.0–0–0 0–0 (I was worried about variations involving: 7...Ng4 usually with the bishops setup as they are, I have had trouble when allowing black the g4 square in these sorts of positions. 8.Qg3?? This was my concern, and is indeed wrong, but there is a playable move: Qf4 (8.Qf4 0–0 a) One potentially worrying variation: 8...g5 9.Qg3 h5 threatening to further harass the white queen 10.Nd5 Bf6 (10...h4 11.Qc3 Rg8 12.Nh3 white has navigated out of the threats advantageously) ; b) 8...h6 with a strong threat of Bg5 9.Kb1 a good double barrel move, removing thematic threats and improving the king position b1) 9.Nf3? this is wrong 9...Nxf2 10.Ne5 (10.Ng5 Bxg5 11.Qxf2 Bxd2+ 12.Qxd2 Be6 again, white has nothing for the pawn) 10...Nxe5 11.Qxf2 0–0 white probably has nothing for the pawn objectively, though he can attempt an attack on the kingside; b2) 9.Bb5 after taking some time to think about it, Fritz changes its mind to this 9...0–0 10.Kb1 Nd4 11.Nh3 things don't look great for white; 9...Be6 I doubt white has compensation for the pawn; ) ) 8...Bh4 9.Qf4 Nxf2 –+) ) ; 7.Nf3 Ng4 (7...d5 8.exd5 Nxd5 9.Qe4 Nf6 10.Qa4 0–0 11.0–0–0 this looks like a very interesting starting point for a game; 7...0–0 8.0–0–0 Be6 a quite typical position) 8.Qe2 0–0 9.0–0–0 this actually looks quite playable for white 9...Be6 10.h3 Nge5] 7...0–0 8.0–0–0 Re8 my opponent is playing good opening moves; I can see I am not playing a novice 9.f4? this is a mistake.. I wish to advance immediately on the kingside, but the analysis doesn't add up after my opponent's critical reply [9.Bc4 is the move given by Fritz. In the context of this game, this move is good for more than one reason: it is an active piece development, and importantly, it adds another defender against the d5 push. 9...a6 10.Nge2 a double-edge sicilian style battle begins 10...b5 11.Bd5 Bb7 12.Nd4] 9...d5! the key move. I can't fault my opponent so far in the opening. 10.exd5 at this point Fritz seems to have trouble deciding between Nx and the sharper Nb4. I'll look at the non-game continuation first. 10...Nxd5 [10...Nb4 11.Bc4 Bf5 12.Bb3 a5 13.a4 Nfxd5 14.Qf3 c6 Black has much better attacking chances than white I think] 11.Qf3 [11.Nxd5?! is no good 11...Qxd5 12.c4 e.g. (12.Qb3 Be6 13.Qxd5 Bxd5 and black has a great lead in development) 12...Qc5 13.Qxc5 Bxc5 14.g4 f5 15.Bd3 g6 (15...fxg4 also seems to be good for black 16.hxg4 Bxg4 17.Bxh7+ Kf7 18.Rf1) 16.gxf5 Bxf5 17.Bxf5 gxf5 18.Nf3 Re4 is good for black though maybe it will be hard to improve the position enough to win 19.b3 Rae8 20.Rhe1 a6 21.Kc2 Bf2 22.Rf1 Bb6 23.a3 h6] 11...Nxc3 [11...Be6 this move gives black the best chances 12.Nge2 Nxc3 13.Bxc3 (13.Nxc3?! this concedes the d4 square, and as a result: 13...Nd4 this knight is undoubtedly strong 14.Qf2 c5 15.Bd3 Bh4 16.g3 Bf6 after these example moves, Fritz still calls the position about equal) ] 12.Bxc3 Bd7 this doesn't look very encouraging for black. [12...Bd6 is preferred by Fritz 13.Qg3 f6 14.Nf3 Re4 15.Bd2 Nb4 16.Re1 Rxe1+ 17.Qxe1 c5 (naturally not 17...Nxa2+?? 18.Kb1) ] 13.Bc4 a natural developing move [F1: 13.Qg3 Bf8 (13...Bf6? 14.Rxd7) 14.Nf3 Qc8 white has the better attacking chances here] 13...Bb4?! This allows a tactical trick [F1: 13...Qc8 14.a3 Be6 15.Bd3] 14.Bxb4 [F1: 14.Qh5 Qe7 15.Qxf7+ Qxf7 16.Bxf7+ Kxf7 17.Rxd7+ Re7 18.Rxe7+ Kxe7 19.Ne2 Rd8 20.Bxb4+ Nxb4 21.Nc3 after a flurry of trades, white has an endgame with very good winning chances a pawn up.] 14...Nxb4 15.Qb3 attacking knight and f7. I recognised that there was a defence to this: Qe7, and I wasn't sure of the ramifications 15...a5? I think my opponent overlooked the threat to f7 altogether as he was visibly surprised at the following move [15...Qe7 this is the best move, but it allows a tradeoff just like the one previously given 16.Bxf7+ Qxf7 17.Qxf7+ Kxf7 18.Rxd7+ Kf6 19.a3 Na6 20.Nf3 Rad8 21.Rhd1 Rxd7 22.Rxd7 white naturally has a very promising endgame] 16.Bxf7+ Kh8 17.Bxe8?! I played this move without much hesitation. However I underestimated my opponent's chances of generating counterplay after this. [probably better was 17.Nf3 Re7 18.Ne5 with a very strong position for white. 18...Nc6 19.Nxd7 Rxd7 of course the computer now snaps up the b7 pawn without hesitation. 20.Qxb7 Nd4 21.Qe4 c5 22.Bc4 Re7 23.Qd3 Qb6 24.Rhe1 Rxe1 25.Rxe1 Rb8 26.Qc3 a4 27.a3 Qf6 28.g3 Qf5 29.h4 Qc8 30.Re5 Qc6 31.Kb1 Qh1+ 32.Qe1 Qxe1+ 33.Rxe1 Nf5 34.Re5 white should win easily] 17...Qxe8 18.Nf3 Be6 I wasn't at all happy when this move was played. [F1: 18...Ba4 fritz 'recommends' returning the exchange but with an extra pawn in the endgame 19.Rhe1 Qxe1 20.Nxe1 Bxb3 21.axb3 white has very good winning chances] 19.Qe3? I accepted that there would be complications (and risks) and walked into them. This move is not so great though. [19.Qa3 this is the move I kept looking at though didn't like for some reason.. it is clearly a solid move and less risky than the alternatives] 19...Qg6 missing the good opportunity of Nxa2, which I believe I expected [F1: 19...Nxa2+ 20.Kb1 Nb4 21.b3 Qg6 (21...a4 black has a great bit of attacking initiative. The main point is how the black light squared bishop which black has instead of a rook is a very good attacker. All black pieces can be used in the attack and it is not nice for white.) ] 20.Nd4 covering the mate threat [Fritz prefers 20.Qc5 ] 20...Bxa2 Fritz first suggests 20..Re8 then 20..Nxa2, but eventually agrees with my opponent: 20..Bxa2 21.f5 neither player has a lot of time left (though neither is in critical time trouble) and we are not going to get close to analysing the position thoroughly. I play this to cut off the queen's attack down the diagonal, to make e6 an outpost for my knight, and to offer the g2 pawn to the black queen. All this I do to try and shift the initiative a bit and get some decent counterplay. Also, as I have the material advantage, I can opt to give away some material in the process without risk. [at first Fritz suggests: 21.Qe5 but changes its mind to my move 21.f5 .. now both me and my opponent have outsmarted the computer ; ) (at least for the first couple of seconds of its analysis)] 21...Qxg2? My opponent takes the bait. According to Fritz, the evalation shifts from two pawns in white's favour to about 3 1/2 [F1: 21...Nd5 e.g. 22.Qa3 Qh6+ 23.Rd2 Bc4 24.Ne6 things have calmed down considerably and white has a much better position] 22.Rhg1 the complications are now very interesting 22...Qd5? the evaluation drops dramatically, but I only give this one ? because of the complexity of the position, the lack of time both players have, the lack of obviousness of the refutation, and the fact that I didn't refute it [F1: 22...Qh2 23.f6 g6 24.Rxg6 Nd5 (24...hxg6 25.Qh6+ Kg8 26.Qg7#) 25.Qh6 Qf4+ 26.Qxf4 Nxf4 27.Rg7 Nd5 white has a much better endgame] 23.Qg5? [23.Rxg7! this objectively anihilates black 23...Rg8 24.Rxc7 Rg7 (24...Qd6 25.Ne6 Qxc7 (25...Qa6 26.Qd4+ Rg7 27.Qxg7#) 26.Nxc7 Nd3+ 27.Rxd3 Rg7 28.Rd8+ Bg8 29.Qe5 a4 30.Ne6 a3 31.Qxg7#) 25.Rxg7 Qd6 (25...Kxg7 26.Ne6+ (or even better 26.Qe7+ Kh6 (26...Kh8 27.Qf6+ Kg8 28.Rg1+ Qg2 29.Rxg2#) 27.Rg1 Qg2 28.Rxg2 Nd3+ 29.cxd3 Bf7 30.Qg5#) ) 26.Rdg1 Nd3+ 27.cxd3 Qc5+ 28.Kd1 Qd6 29.Qe8+ Qf8 30.Qxf8+ Bg8 31.Qxg8# (31.Rxg8#) ] 23...g6? this is surely the end [F1: 23...Qg8 24.Ne6 Bxe6 25.fxe6 +-] 24.Qf6+ Kg8 25.Rxg6+! the ! is slightly biased, as Fritz doesn't like this move. However, the evaluation is still hugely in white's favour (13 pawns instead of 20) so it is more a matter of taste than anything, and I was happy to rip open the position with this rook sacrifice. I had calculated the possibilities to a few moves and was satisfied enough that it worked. [there is a forced mate in this position: 25.Ne6 Qxe6 only way to parry Qg7# threat 26.fxe6 Bxe6 27.Qxe6+ Kh8 28.Qe5+ Kg8 29.Rd7 Nd3+ 30.cxd3 Rf8 31.Qg7#] 25...hxg6 forced 26.Qxg6+ Kf8 [26...Kh8 27.Rg1 Nd3+ 28.Kd2 Qf7 29.Qh6+ Qh7 30.Qf6+ Qg7 31.Qxg7#] 27.Ne6+ Ke7 28.Rxd5? Although this still wins easily, I'm not happy with it as black has a rook and piece for the queen so in principle is not so far different in force [28.Qg7+ much neater 28...Ke8 (28...Kd6 29.Qxc7#) 29.Nxc7+ Kd8 30.Nxd5 Bxd5 31.Qf8+ Kc7 32.Qxa8] 28...Bxd5 [after 28...Nxd5 although winning by a mile, white still has a technical task to do, and this takes some of the joy out of the rook sacrifice] 29.Qg7+ Now it is a forced mate 29...Kd6 [29...Ke8 more tenacious 30.f6! nice move, creating the mate threat on e7 30...Na2+ 31.Kb1 Nc3+ 32.Ka1 (32.bxc3 Ba2+ 33.Kxa2 b5 34.Qe7# takes 1 more move : )) 32...Bxe6 33.Qe7#] 30.Qxc7# 1–0
Emsworth Rapidplay 30 0,
1.e4 e5 2.d4 exd4 3.Qxd4 Nc6 4.Qe3 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 . [The main line is: 5...Bb4 6.Bd2 0–0 7.0–0–0 Re8 8.Qg3] 6.Bd2 Be7 7.h3 Over-cautious according to Fritz. Apparently longside castling is ok here. After investigating Fritz's initial move 0–0–0 further, I am doubtful of it being safe, and still prefer h3. A subsequent suggestion of Nf3 is made however, and I'll have a look at this. [7.0–0–0 0–0 (I was worried about variations involving: 7...Ng4 usually with the bishops setup as they are, I have had trouble when allowing black the g4 square in these sorts of positions. 8.Qg3?? This was my concern, and is indeed wrong, but there is a playable move: Qf4 (8.Qf4 0–0 a) One potentially worrying variation: 8...g5 9.Qg3 h5 threatening to further harass the white queen 10.Nd5 Bf6 (10...h4 11.Qc3 Rg8 12.Nh3 white has navigated out of the threats advantageously) ; b) 8...h6 with a strong threat of Bg5 9.Kb1 a good double barrel move, removing thematic threats and improving the king position b1) 9.Nf3? this is wrong 9...Nxf2 10.Ne5 (10.Ng5 Bxg5 11.Qxf2 Bxd2+ 12.Qxd2 Be6 again, white has nothing for the pawn) 10...Nxe5 11.Qxf2 0–0 white probably has nothing for the pawn objectively, though he can attempt an attack on the kingside; b2) 9.Bb5 after taking some time to think about it, Fritz changes its mind to this 9...0–0 10.Kb1 Nd4 11.Nh3 things don't look great for white; 9...Be6 I doubt white has compensation for the pawn; ) ) 8...Bh4 9.Qf4 Nxf2 –+) ) ; 7.Nf3 Ng4 (7...d5 8.exd5 Nxd5 9.Qe4 Nf6 10.Qa4 0–0 11.0–0–0 this looks like a very interesting starting point for a game; 7...0–0 8.0–0–0 Be6 a quite typical position) 8.Qe2 0–0 9.0–0–0 this actually looks quite playable for white 9...Be6 10.h3 Nge5] 7...0–0 8.0–0–0 Re8 my opponent is playing good opening moves; I can see I am not playing a novice 9.f4? this is a mistake.. I wish to advance immediately on the kingside, but the analysis doesn't add up after my opponent's critical reply [9.Bc4 is the move given by Fritz. In the context of this game, this move is good for more than one reason: it is an active piece development, and importantly, it adds another defender against the d5 push. 9...a6 10.Nge2 a double-edge sicilian style battle begins 10...b5 11.Bd5 Bb7 12.Nd4] 9...d5! the key move. I can't fault my opponent so far in the opening. 10.exd5 at this point Fritz seems to have trouble deciding between Nx and the sharper Nb4. I'll look at the non-game continuation first. 10...Nxd5 [10...Nb4 11.Bc4 Bf5 12.Bb3 a5 13.a4 Nfxd5 14.Qf3 c6 Black has much better attacking chances than white I think] 11.Qf3 [11.Nxd5?! is no good 11...Qxd5 12.c4 e.g. (12.Qb3 Be6 13.Qxd5 Bxd5 and black has a great lead in development) 12...Qc5 13.Qxc5 Bxc5 14.g4 f5 15.Bd3 g6 (15...fxg4 also seems to be good for black 16.hxg4 Bxg4 17.Bxh7+ Kf7 18.Rf1) 16.gxf5 Bxf5 17.Bxf5 gxf5 18.Nf3 Re4 is good for black though maybe it will be hard to improve the position enough to win 19.b3 Rae8 20.Rhe1 a6 21.Kc2 Bf2 22.Rf1 Bb6 23.a3 h6] 11...Nxc3 [11...Be6 this move gives black the best chances 12.Nge2 Nxc3 13.Bxc3 (13.Nxc3?! this concedes the d4 square, and as a result: 13...Nd4 this knight is undoubtedly strong 14.Qf2 c5 15.Bd3 Bh4 16.g3 Bf6 after these example moves, Fritz still calls the position about equal) ] 12.Bxc3 Bd7 this doesn't look very encouraging for black. [12...Bd6 is preferred by Fritz 13.Qg3 f6 14.Nf3 Re4 15.Bd2 Nb4 16.Re1 Rxe1+ 17.Qxe1 c5 (naturally not 17...Nxa2+?? 18.Kb1) ] 13.Bc4 a natural developing move [F1: 13.Qg3 Bf8 (13...Bf6? 14.Rxd7) 14.Nf3 Qc8 white has the better attacking chances here] 13...Bb4?! This allows a tactical trick [F1: 13...Qc8 14.a3 Be6 15.Bd3] 14.Bxb4 [F1: 14.Qh5 Qe7 15.Qxf7+ Qxf7 16.Bxf7+ Kxf7 17.Rxd7+ Re7 18.Rxe7+ Kxe7 19.Ne2 Rd8 20.Bxb4+ Nxb4 21.Nc3 after a flurry of trades, white has an endgame with very good winning chances a pawn up.] 14...Nxb4 15.Qb3 attacking knight and f7. I recognised that there was a defence to this: Qe7, and I wasn't sure of the ramifications 15...a5? I think my opponent overlooked the threat to f7 altogether as he was visibly surprised at the following move [15...Qe7 this is the best move, but it allows a tradeoff just like the one previously given 16.Bxf7+ Qxf7 17.Qxf7+ Kxf7 18.Rxd7+ Kf6 19.a3 Na6 20.Nf3 Rad8 21.Rhd1 Rxd7 22.Rxd7 white naturally has a very promising endgame] 16.Bxf7+ Kh8 17.Bxe8?! I played this move without much hesitation. However I underestimated my opponent's chances of generating counterplay after this. [probably better was 17.Nf3 Re7 18.Ne5 with a very strong position for white. 18...Nc6 19.Nxd7 Rxd7 of course the computer now snaps up the b7 pawn without hesitation. 20.Qxb7 Nd4 21.Qe4 c5 22.Bc4 Re7 23.Qd3 Qb6 24.Rhe1 Rxe1 25.Rxe1 Rb8 26.Qc3 a4 27.a3 Qf6 28.g3 Qf5 29.h4 Qc8 30.Re5 Qc6 31.Kb1 Qh1+ 32.Qe1 Qxe1+ 33.Rxe1 Nf5 34.Re5 white should win easily] 17...Qxe8 18.Nf3 Be6 I wasn't at all happy when this move was played. [F1: 18...Ba4 fritz 'recommends' returning the exchange but with an extra pawn in the endgame 19.Rhe1 Qxe1 20.Nxe1 Bxb3 21.axb3 white has very good winning chances] 19.Qe3? I accepted that there would be complications (and risks) and walked into them. This move is not so great though. [19.Qa3 this is the move I kept looking at though didn't like for some reason.. it is clearly a solid move and less risky than the alternatives] 19...Qg6 missing the good opportunity of Nxa2, which I believe I expected [F1: 19...Nxa2+ 20.Kb1 Nb4 21.b3 Qg6 (21...a4 black has a great bit of attacking initiative. The main point is how the black light squared bishop which black has instead of a rook is a very good attacker. All black pieces can be used in the attack and it is not nice for white.) ] 20.Nd4 covering the mate threat [Fritz prefers 20.Qc5 ] 20...Bxa2 Fritz first suggests 20..Re8 then 20..Nxa2, but eventually agrees with my opponent: 20..Bxa2 21.f5 neither player has a lot of time left (though neither is in critical time trouble) and we are not going to get close to analysing the position thoroughly. I play this to cut off the queen's attack down the diagonal, to make e6 an outpost for my knight, and to offer the g2 pawn to the black queen. All this I do to try and shift the initiative a bit and get some decent counterplay. Also, as I have the material advantage, I can opt to give away some material in the process without risk. [at first Fritz suggests: 21.Qe5 but changes its mind to my move 21.f5 .. now both me and my opponent have outsmarted the computer ; ) (at least for the first couple of seconds of its analysis)] 21...Qxg2? My opponent takes the bait. According to Fritz, the evalation shifts from two pawns in white's favour to about 3 1/2 [F1: 21...Nd5 e.g. 22.Qa3 Qh6+ 23.Rd2 Bc4 24.Ne6 things have calmed down considerably and white has a much better position] 22.Rhg1 the complications are now very interesting 22...Qd5? the evaluation drops dramatically, but I only give this one ? because of the complexity of the position, the lack of time both players have, the lack of obviousness of the refutation, and the fact that I didn't refute it [F1: 22...Qh2 23.f6 g6 24.Rxg6 Nd5 (24...hxg6 25.Qh6+ Kg8 26.Qg7#) 25.Qh6 Qf4+ 26.Qxf4 Nxf4 27.Rg7 Nd5 white has a much better endgame] 23.Qg5? [23.Rxg7! this objectively anihilates black 23...Rg8 24.Rxc7 Rg7 (24...Qd6 25.Ne6 Qxc7 (25...Qa6 26.Qd4+ Rg7 27.Qxg7#) 26.Nxc7 Nd3+ 27.Rxd3 Rg7 28.Rd8+ Bg8 29.Qe5 a4 30.Ne6 a3 31.Qxg7#) 25.Rxg7 Qd6 (25...Kxg7 26.Ne6+ (or even better 26.Qe7+ Kh6 (26...Kh8 27.Qf6+ Kg8 28.Rg1+ Qg2 29.Rxg2#) 27.Rg1 Qg2 28.Rxg2 Nd3+ 29.cxd3 Bf7 30.Qg5#) ) 26.Rdg1 Nd3+ 27.cxd3 Qc5+ 28.Kd1 Qd6 29.Qe8+ Qf8 30.Qxf8+ Bg8 31.Qxg8# (31.Rxg8#) ] 23...g6? this is surely the end [F1: 23...Qg8 24.Ne6 Bxe6 25.fxe6 +-] 24.Qf6+ Kg8 25.Rxg6+! the ! is slightly biased, as Fritz doesn't like this move. However, the evaluation is still hugely in white's favour (13 pawns instead of 20) so it is more a matter of taste than anything, and I was happy to rip open the position with this rook sacrifice. I had calculated the possibilities to a few moves and was satisfied enough that it worked. [there is a forced mate in this position: 25.Ne6 Qxe6 only way to parry Qg7# threat 26.fxe6 Bxe6 27.Qxe6+ Kh8 28.Qe5+ Kg8 29.Rd7 Nd3+ 30.cxd3 Rf8 31.Qg7#] 25...hxg6 forced 26.Qxg6+ Kf8 [26...Kh8 27.Rg1 Nd3+ 28.Kd2 Qf7 29.Qh6+ Qh7 30.Qf6+ Qg7 31.Qxg7#] 27.Ne6+ Ke7 28.Rxd5? Although this still wins easily, I'm not happy with it as black has a rook and piece for the queen so in principle is not so far different in force [28.Qg7+ much neater 28...Ke8 (28...Kd6 29.Qxc7#) 29.Nxc7+ Kd8 30.Nxd5 Bxd5 31.Qf8+ Kc7 32.Qxa8] 28...Bxd5 [after 28...Nxd5 although winning by a mile, white still has a technical task to do, and this takes some of the joy out of the rook sacrifice] 29.Qg7+ Now it is a forced mate 29...Kd6 [29...Ke8 more tenacious 30.f6! nice move, creating the mate threat on e7 30...Na2+ 31.Kb1 Nc3+ 32.Ka1 (32.bxc3 Ba2+ 33.Kxa2 b5 34.Qe7# takes 1 more move : )) 32...Bxe6 33.Qe7#] 30.Qxc7# 1–0
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