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[Triumph]

Greetings,

I have been playing in the Wednesday Panera tournament this November. My 2nd round opponent is a chess blogger, who I just discovered when he linked to a picture on my site. I guess I was too harsh in the post-mortem, as he wrote: “What particularly stung is a comment he made post-mortem to me of “That’s why you are a 1600 player”, which he didn’t mean in a negative way…”

In hindsight, I should have kept my mouth shut. He thought 25…Bf3 was drawing. I had not considered that move and made up some post-mortem garbage about how I would just do this and that and still win. However, Fritz corrected me and suggested that it was in my best interest to take the draw there.

So, I was quite impressed with Brian’s analysis and felt like the fool. He was even wise enough to hold his tongue on his blog:

linuxguyonfics.wordpress.com/201 … ting-week/

Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.
Proverbs 17:28 (KJV)

[Event “November Panera”]
[Site “Colorado Springs”]
[Date “2012.11.14”]
[Round “2.1”]
[White “Anderson, Paul”]
[Black “Rountree, Brian”]
[Result “1-0”]
[ECO “C14”]
[PlyCount “77”]
[EventDate “2012.11.07”]
[TimeControl “5400”]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 e6 3. e4 Be7 4. Nc3 d5 5. e5
   Nfd7 6. Bxe7 Qxe7 7. a3 a6 8. Nce2 c5 9. c3 cxd4 10. cxd4 f6 11. Rc1 Nc6 12. f4
   fxe5 13. dxe5 O-O 14. Nf3 Nc5 15. g3 Bd7 16. Bg2 Rac8 17. O-O Be8 18. b4 Ne4
2. Nfd4 Bh5 20. Nxc6 bxc6 21. Bxe4 dxe4 22. Rc5 Rfd8 23. Qc2 e3 24. Re1 Rd2
3. Qc4 Qd7 26. Nc3 Bf3 27. Rxe3 Bd5 28. Nxd5 exd5 29. e6 dxc4 30. exd7 Rxd7
4. Rxc4 Rd1+ 32. Kg2 Kf7 33. Rc5 Rd2+ 34. Kh3 Ra2 35. Rf5+ Kg8 36. g4 Rd8 37.
   Kg3 g6 38. Rfe5 Rdd2 39. Re8+ 1-0

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[kevin_bachler]

See my notes below. Your comments were that your opponent thought 23…Bf3 held, and that you had waived it off in post-mortem, but later Fritz showed you it was =. But 23…e3 is also fine. The game below is quoted by you, I’ve added notes around the key part that you mentioned and ignored the earlier part of the game. All the notes below are ones I’ve added. Feel free to share.

[Event “November Panera”]
[Site “Colorado Springs”]
[Date “2012.11.14”]
[Round “2.1”]
[White “Anderson, Paul”]
[Black “Rountree, Brian”]
[Result “1-0”]
[ECO “C14”]
[PlyCount “77”]
[EventDate “2012.11.07”]
[TimeControl “5400”]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 e6 3. e4 Be7 4. Nc3 d5 5. e5
Nfd7 6. Bxe7 Qxe7 7. a3 a6 8. Nce2 c5 9. c3 cxd4 10. cxd4 f6 11. Rc1 Nc6 12. f4
fxe5 13. dxe5 O-O 14. Nf3 Nc5 15. g3 Bd7 16. Bg2 Rac8 17. O-O Be8 18. b4 Ne4
19. Nfd4 Bh5 20. Nxc6 bxc6 21. Bxe4 dxe4 22. Rc5 Rfd8

Better for Black may be 22…Rcd8 If 23 Qe1 Qd7 and the threat is …Bg4 and …Bh3. For example 24 Rc3 Bg4 24 Re3 Bh3 25 Rf2 Qa7 26 Nc3 Rd3 and Black is better.

If 23 Qc2 e3 White is in trouble due to the combined threats of …Rd2 or …g5 or …e2 with …Rd1 coming.

The chosen move leaves Black with a more passive Rook at c8.

23. Qc2 e3

You mention here also 23…Bf3. If 24 Nc1 Black has many reasonable looking moves - …h6, …h5, …Qa7, …g5, and maybe others. If 24 Nc3 Rd4 25 Ne2 Rd3 looks =. If 24 Re1 at least 24…Rd3 and 24…Qd7 both look reasonable.

24. Re1
After this I think Black is winning. 24 Qc4 or 24 Nc3 were both safer.
Rd2! of course -+

25. Qc4 Qd7 ?? Now Black is only slightly better. Black is too psychologically tied to thinking the Rook has to defend the c-pawn. 25…Rcd8! 26 Rxc6? Rd1! 27 Rxd1 Rxd1+ 28 Kg2 Bxe2 is winning material. If 29 Qxe2 Rd2. If 29 Rc8+ Kf7 is winning.

But there doesn’t appear to be anything a lot better than 26 Rxc6: 26 Nc3 R8d4 27 Qxa6 Rxf4!! 28 Rxc6 Rff2 29 Rc8+ Kf7 30 Rxe3 Rgg2+ followed by 31 Rxh2 looks like Black has a dangerous attack.

26. Nc3 Bf3? Instead 26…Rcd8 27 Rxc6 Bf3 looks like Black is much better. If 28 Rd6 Rc8! 29 Qxa6 Bb7.

27. Rxe3+/- Bd5? (…27 Bg2 looks better although White is still better) 28. Nxd5 exd5?[/b] Instead 28…Rxd5 is better 29. e6? After this Black may hold with 29…Qxe6! Instead 29 Qc1 Ra2 30 e6 is winning.

29…dxc4?? 30. exd7 Rxd7 31. Rxc4 Rd1+?

Better is 31…Rd2

32. Kg2 Kf7 33. Rc5 Rd2+ 34. Kh3 Ra2

Now Black is lost.

35. Rf5+ Kg8 36. g4?
36 Re7 looks better.
36…Rd8 37. Kg3 g6 38. Rfe5 Rdd2 39. Re8+ 1-0 Black is getting mated.

[Triumph]

@kbachler

Better for Black may be 22…Rcd8 If 23 Qe1 Qd7 and the threat is …Bg4 and …Bh3. For example 24 Rc3 Bg4 24 Re3 Bh3 25 Rf2 Qa7 26 Nc3 Rd3 and Black is better.

If 23 Qc2 e3 White is in trouble due to the combined threats of …Rd2 or …g5 or …e2 with …Rd1 coming.

The chosen move leaves Black with a more passive Rook at c8.

Seems about the same, as Nc1 or Qc4 should hold off the rook invasion.

g5 is very interesting and looks kind of scary. The queen on e4 might defend.

23. Qc2 e3

You mention here also 23…Bf3. If 24 Nc1 Black has many reasonable looking moves - …h6, …h5, …Qa7, …g5, and maybe others. If 24 Nc3 Rd4 25 Ne2 Rd3 looks =. If 24 Re1 at least 24…Rd3 and 24…Qd7 both look reasonable.

Actually, I meant 25…Bf3 is where he thought he had the draw and rejected it as he thought there was a win.

24. Re1
After this I think Black is winning. 24 Qc4 or 24 Nc3 were both safer.
Rd2! of course -+

I am not sure about winning, but Re1 was not the best.

25. Qc4 Qd7 ?? Now Black is only slightly better. Black is too psychologically tied to thinking the Rook has to defend the c-pawn. 25…Rcd8! 26 Rxc6? Rd1! 27 Rxd1 Rxd1+ 28 Kg2 Bxe2 is winning material. If 29 Qxe2 Rd2. If 29 Rc8+ Kf7 is winning.

But there doesn’t appear to be anything a lot better than 26 Rxc6: 26 Nc3 R8d4 27 Qxa6 Rxf4!! 28 Rxc6 Rff2 29 Rc8+ Kf7 30 Rxe3 Rgg2+ followed by 31 Rxh2 looks like Black has a dangerous attack.

How about 29 Qa8+?

In Brian’s defense, he was in time pressure when he decided to go into the rook endgame. In G90 it is a balance between clock management and finding the best moves. So far, my clock management has held off Brian.

I am just glad I wasn’t playing you. You seem to have a better grasp of this position than me or Brian.

Thanks for the analysis!

[kevin_bachler]

@Triumph

@kbachler

Better for Black may be 22…Rcd8 If 23 Qe1 Qd7 and the threat is …Bg4 and …Bh3. For example 24 Rc3 Bg4 24 Re3 Bh3 25 Rf2 Qa7 26 Nc3 Rd3 and Black is better.

If 23 Qc2 e3 White is in trouble due to the combined threats of …Rd2 or …g5 or …e2 with …Rd1 coming.

The chosen move leaves Black with a more passive Rook at c8.

Seems about the same, as Nc1 or Qc4 should hold off the rook invasion.

g5 is very interesting and looks kind of scary. The queen on e4 might defend.

Rd2 is threatening to win a piece, so Qc4 wont work. If Nc1 then the path to g2 and h2 is opened, so that …g5! has even more point.

@Triumph

@kbachler

23. Qc2 e3

You mention here also 23…Bf3. If 24 Nc1 Black has many reasonable looking moves - …h6, …h5, …Qa7, …g5, and maybe others. If 24 Nc3 Rd4 25 Ne2 Rd3 looks =. If 24 Re1 at least 24…Rd3 and 24…Qd7 both look reasonable.

Actually, I meant 25…Bf3 is where he thought he had the draw and rejected it as he thought there was a win.

24. Re1
After this I think Black is winning. 24 Qc4 or 24 Nc3 were both safer.
Rd2! of course -+

I am not sure about winning, but Re1 was not the best.

25. Qc4 Qd7 ?? Now Black is only slightly better. Black is too psychologically tied to thinking the Rook has to defend the c-pawn. 25…Rcd8! 26 Rxc6? Rd1! 27 Rxd1 Rxd1+ 28 Kg2 Bxe2 is winning material. If 29 Qxe2 Rd2. If 29 Rc8+ Kf7 is winning.

With respect to Black’s 25th, you mention above 25…Bf3, but that is still an error - the position is only equal. After 25…Rcd8! White is lost.

@Triumph

@kbachler

But there doesn’t appear to be anything a lot better than 26 Rxc6: 26 Nc3 R8d4 27 Qxa6 Rxf4!! 28 Rxc6 Rff2 29 Rc8+ Kf7 30 Rxe3 Rgg2+ followed by 31 Rxh2 looks like Black has a dangerous attack.

How about 29 Qa8+?

29…Qf8 is winning easily:

30 Qxf8 Kxf8 31 Rxe3 Rg2+ 32 Kh1 Rxh2+ 33 Kg1 Rdg2+ 34 Kf1 Bg4 and White can’t stop the eventual Bh3 and Rh1 mate without losing material.

Or
30 Rc8 Rg2+ 31 Kh1 Rxh2+ 32 Kg1 Rdg2+ 33 Qxg2 Rxg2+ 34 Kxg2 Qxc8

The Rooks are just too powerful.

@Triumph

In Brian’s defense, he was in time pressure when he decided to go into the rook endgame. In G90 it is a balance between clock management and finding the best moves. So far, my clock management has held off Brian.

I am just glad I wasn’t playing you. You seem to have a better grasp of this position than me or Brian.

Thanks for the analysis!

You’re welcome.

[Triumph]

@kbachler

29…Qf8 is winning easily:

30 Qxf8 Kxf8 31 Rxe3 Rg2+ 32 Kh1 Rxh2+ 33 Kg1 Rdg2+ 34 Kf1 Bg4 and White can’t stop the eventual Bh3 and Rh1 mate without losing material.

Somehow I didn’t see Bh3! Very nice!

[jjamesge1]

@Triumph

Greetings,

I have been playing in the Wednesday Panera tournament this November. My 2nd round opponent is a chess blogger, who I just discovered when he linked to a picture on my site. I guess I was too harsh in the post-mortem, as he wrote: “What particularly stung is a comment he made post-mortem to me of “That’s why you are a 1600 player”, which he didn’t mean in a negative way…”

In hindsight, I should have kept my mouth shut.

I wouldn’t read too much into it. Even a player rated 800 can belt out analysis that would smoke a level 2600 player. -Not that they’d have any clue what the analysis meant.

Take your pick of a half dozen engines, or just to straight to Houdini 2.0. Better yet, get Houdini 2.0 Pro w/64 gigs ram and 2x “8-core” Xeon processors.