Peake GM - Richard Desmedt
Rapidplay 08 (White Hart), 2008
[Geoff Peake] [A85]
1.c4 e6 2.Nf3
d5 3.d4 f5
4.Nc3 Nf6 5.Bf4
c6 6.e3 Be7
7.Bd3 O-O 8.Qc2
Ne4 9.g4
!
This is the exciting 9.g4 attack against the Stonewall. According to theory this gives strong attacking
chances for White. - 78% White in 157 games on my database. This forcible disruption of chess balance
is entirely in accordance with the style of Alekhine. 9...Nd7 only
played 6 times - 9...Na6 and 9...Qa5 are the most common, but 9...Nxc3 is possibly best. The move played
does have its point as Black prepares Ndf6.
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[9...Nxc3 10.bxc3
dxc4 11.Bxc4 fxg4
12.Ne5 Bg5 13.Bd3
Bxf4 14.Bxh7+
Kh8 15.exf4 Nd7
16.Ng6+ Kxh7 17.Nxf8+
Kg8 18.Ng6 Nf8
19.Ne5 c5 20.O-O-O Qf6
21.Qe4 cxd4 22.Qxd4
b6 23.Nxg4 Qh4
24.Rhg1 Bb7 25.Nf6+
Kf7 26.Rxg7+ Kxg7
27.Nh5+ Kh6 28.Qh8+
Kg6 29.Qg7+ Kxh5
30.Qh7+ Kg4 31.Rg1+
Kh3 32.Rg3+ 1-0,
Volzhin Alexander (RUS) 2521 - Farrell Roger, Canberra (Australia) 2001] |
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[9...Na6 10.a3
Nxc3 11.bxc3 dxc4
12.Bxc4 Nc7 13.gxf5
Nd5 14.Be5 exf5
15.Rg1 Rf7 16.Rg3
Be6 17.Bd3 h6
18.Rg6 Nf6 19.Bf4
Qd5 20.Ke2 Nh5
21.Bxh6 Kh7 22.c4
Qd6 23.Ne5 Qxe5
24.dxe5 Kxg6 25.Bf4
Nxf4+ 26.exf4
Bc5 27.Rg1+
Kh6 28.Rg3
g6 29.Qc1
Rg8 30.Qg1
Be7 31.Qg2
Rh7 32.h4
Rhg7 33.a4
Bd8 34.Rg5
Rf7 35.Rg3
Rd7 36.h5
Rdg7 37.hxg6
Rxg6 38.Rxg6+
Rxg6 39.Qh3+
Kg7 40.Bxf5
Bxc4+ 41.Bd3 1-0,
Vypkhaniuk I - Sitnikov Anton (UKR) 2218, Kiev (Ukraine) 2001] |
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[9...Qe8 10.gxf5 !
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(10.cxd5 exd5
11.gxf5 Bxf5
12.O-O-O Na6
13.a3 += Peake - David Firth Rapidplay
2008. I did not score this game and it is not included in the list. The game ended in a draw.) |
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10...exf5 11.Qb3 !] |
10.cxd5 most forcing
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[10.gxf5 Ndf6 !
looked unclear to me 11.fxe6 Bxe6
12.Ne5 Nxc3
13.bxc3 dxc4
14.Nxc4 c5
15.dxc5 Qd5
16.Rg1 Qxc5
17.Nd2 Rac8 1/2-1/2,
Lingnau Carsten (GER) 2392 - Berelovich Aleksandar (UKR) 2541, Berkel (Germany) 2003] |
10...Nxc3
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[10...exd5 11.gxf5
Ndf6 ! 12.Ne5
Bxf5 ? 13.f3
Nxc3 14.Bxf5] |
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[10...cxd5 11.gxf5] |
11.bxc3 Now Black has an embarrassing
choice of evils. 11...fxg4 My
computer played this at first, Black doesn't have a good move.
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[11...cxd5 12.gxf5
exf5 13.Bxf5] |
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[11...exd5 12.Bxf5] |
12.Bxh7+ Black is in deep trouble. 12...Kh8
13.Ne5 with the cruel threat of Ng6+
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[13.dxc6 is also good, but White may need
d6 push [or d5xe6] in some lines, and Black will have to waste a tempo to recapture the pawn.] |
13...Nxe5 14.Bxe5
And now I start to dream of Alekhine ! Most of his games were decided in the opening - not of an opening
advantage, but of the opponent's position being destroyed ! 14...exd5 ?
losing move, but Black may already be lost.
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[14...Bd6 seems the best try, but Black
is still in trouble. 15.Qg6 Bxe5
16.Qh5 ! Bf4 !
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(16...Rf3 17.h3
Rxh3 18.Rxh3
gxh3 19.Bg6+
Kg8 20.d6
Qxd6 (20...Bxd6
21.Qh7+ Kf8
22.Qh8+ Ke7
23.Qxg7#) 21.dxe5
Qd7 22.Rd1) |
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17.exf4 Qxd5
18.Bf5+ Kg8
19.Qh7+ Kf7
20.Bg6+ Kf6
21.Be4 with attack.] |
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[14...Qe8 is another try 15.dxc6
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(15.h3 is countered by 15...g3) |
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15...bxc6
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(15...Qxc6 16.Rg1) |
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16.Bg6 Qd8
17.Qe4 Bh4
18.Bg3 Qg5
19.h3 Bxg3
20.fxg3 with attack] |
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[14...Qxd5 White has the same reply 15.Qg6 !! Qxh1+
16.Kd2 Rxf2+
17.Kd3 wins] |
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[14...Qa5 15.O-O Bf6
16.Qg6 Bxe5
17.Qh5 Bxh2+
18.Kxh2 Qc7+
19.Kg2 is hopeless for Black] |
15.Qg6 ! Bf6
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[15...Rf6 16.Qh5
Ba3 17.Bg6+
Kg8 18.Qh7+
Kf8 19.Qh8+
Ke7 20.Qxg7+
Ke6 21.Bh7 ! Rf8
22.Qxg4+ Ke7
23.Qg7+ Ke6
24.Rg1 wins] |
16.Qh5 ! Re8
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[16...Rf7 Losing a whole Rook is the only
move to avoid mate according to my computer. 17.Bg6+
Kg8 18.Bxf7+
Kf8 19.Bg6
Be6] |
17.Bg6+ Kg8 Only
Alekhine. Yes, said Teichmann, if you wanted someone to play a King side attack against the Devil for
your life - You would choose Alekhine. Only Alekhine. Tartakower said 'Morphy was the poet, Steinitz
the fighter, Lasker the philosopher, Capablanca the wonder-kid of intuition, Alekhine the seeker of ultimate
chess truth. Capablanca had the title, Lasker the results, only Alekhine had the style.' Alekhine surveyed
the scene - or rather the position, as his eyes never moved from a fixed gaze on the Black King side.
His body was slightly hunched forward, but he was completely relaxed. His senses did not notice the lingering
smell of cigar smoke, or the odd cough or fidget from the spectators. His nerves were at ease. Only variations
and positions were filtering through his mind. Total concentration - Alekhine was in the zone. Well he
would be - he was in his element. Yes Alekhine lived for chess, but most of all he lived for the attack
against the King. That is when he became totally alive. Then nothing else existed. Life was simple. Fischer
said of Alekhine "I've never understood him. He always wanted a superior centre, he manoeuvred
his pieces towards the king side, and around the 25th move he began to mate his opponents ! ... His play
was fantastically complicated and he once beat World Champion Lasker in 24 moves [and Nimzowitsch in
19 moves! After which Nimzowitsch exclaimed in a fit of temper 'He deals with us like inexperienced
fledglings !' "]. He played gigantic conceptions, full of outrageous and unprecedented ideas. He
had great imagination; he could see more deeply into a situation than any other player in chess history."
Kasparov said " I tried as far as possible to imitate his furious attacking style, with its sudden
and thunderous sacrifices." Well it was only the 18th move, but consternation was written on the
faces of Bogoljubov's supporters. How could it have happened ? Bogoljubov's Stonewall lay in ruins. How
could the "Stonewall" array of pawns lie smashed on the board, when many a mortal player
has died, lying prostate upon its mountainous edifice. How could Bogoljubov's King be cowering in the
corner ? Well the attack was furious alright ! Only one pawn on g7 was left of the pawn cover in front
of the Black King, Alekhine's Bishops were both like lances seeking to penetrate the Black King side.
White's Queen lay in wait like a monster ready to gobble up the Black King, and White's King Knight had
come galloping to e5. Yes it was said of Alekhine that his pieces converged on the King side, and the
game ended with a sudden death blow ! Now Alekhine was going to win the World Chess Championship 8 -
3. Everybody knew that - even Bogolyubov. And everybody's eyes were fixed on Alekhine. His eyes were
sparkling, well they were twinkling. He was happy. There was a child-like innocence about him - He wanted
to be loved as an artist. Not for him the aimless wood pushing of ordinary mortals. He wanted to produce
beautiful creations that would live forever in the annals of chess. That is why the Chess Gods loved
him. Then I came to my senses with a start and came out of my dream. Well okay - This is not Alekhine
Bogoljubov, it's not 1934, the Rapidplay clock's ticking, and I'm not Alekhine, and so I took the Rook. 18.Bxe8
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[18.Bd6 !! As Alekhine picked up his Bishop
the audience froze. For a mini second no-one breathed. All eyes were on Alekhine's hand. Realisation
slowly dawned like a ripple. Heads started to nod, men started to smile. A feeling of euphoria came.
Even Bogolyubov's supporters gave grudging respect. And then thunderous applause for the sudden death
blow - the thunderous surprise. 18...Qxd6 19.Qh7+
Kf8 20.Qh8+
Ke7 21.Qxe8#] |
18...Be6 19.Bg6
Qa5 20.O-O
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[20.Bd6 Qxc3+
21.Kf1 forces mate.] |
20...Rd8 21.Bxf6
gxf6 22.Qh7+
Kf8 23.Qh8+
Ke7 24.Qg7+
Kd6 25.Qxf6 and
White won.
1-0 |
Peake G.M. - Dave Tooley
Rapidplay HV v Hudd Blitz Boys (White Hart), 2008
[Geoff Peake] [D31]
Alec Ward - Peake G.M.
Rapidplay HV v David Browns (White Hart), 2008
[Geoff Peake] [B20]
G.M.Peake - Paddy Senior
Rapidplay Finals 2008 (West Bretton), 2008
[A86]
1.c4 f5 2.d4
g6 3.Nc3 Nf6
4.g3 Bg7 5.Bg2
O-O 6.Nh3
d6 Now, of course White will play d5.
It has always puzzled me that many amateurs do not seem to even consider this move. I find that I am
drawn intuitively towards it. It's the first move that enters my head. The point is that e6 is chronic
weak square in this variation of the Dutch defence. In fact Black is weak on all the White squares d5,c6
[b7,e4] for which White's K-Bishop is well placed to exploit, and e6,f7 [f5,g6 even] for which the K-Knight
is well placed to exploit 7.d5 So
far so book - exactly the same as the game Peake-Senior [also available to view on-line] 7...c6 This
and Na6 are the main book moves. Paddy played 7...e5? in the league game. 8.Be3 An
interesting idea. White delays castling, as he may castle Q-side. He also delays Nf4 as he wants to retain
the option of Ng5. Here the Bishop may take a Knight that comes to c5, also it is able to go to d4 to
oppose the Bishop on g7 in some lines. 8...e5
9.Qd2 A surprising idea that I had seen
before this game. White controls f4,g5,h6, and he has the option of Q-side castling. Normally White always
plays dxe6. Here Black still retains his weakness on e6. He gains a strong pawn on e5, but this does
not prove to be significant. 9...Ng4 The
natural move that my computer also plays. 10.Bg5 Now
Black is faced with problems. The "ugly" Qd7 seems to best. 10...Qe8 This
move I had not seen before. When you come across a non-book move it is best to attempt to come up with
the strongest continuation, of course !
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[10...Qb6 11.Be7] |
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[10...Qc7 11.dxc6
bxc6
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(11...Nxc6 12.Nb5 !) |
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12.Nb5 !] |
11.dxc6
! This is strong. The first point is that bxc6 is strongly answered by Nb5 ! 11...Nxc6 Now
Black has a massive "hole" at d5. This can be used by the Bishop, Queen and Knight. In fact
it will be seen that ALL these pieces use the d5 square. Also White's Knight can use b5. White has the
open d file, Black has a backward pawn on d6. Are you convinced ?
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[11...bxc6 12.Nb5
h6 13.Nxd6
Qe6 14.Bh4
g5 15.Bxg5
hxg5 16.Nxg5
Qf6 17.Bd5+
Kh8 18.Ndf7+
Kg8 19.h3] |
12.f3 Black was threatening h6. I hardly
considered taking the useless pawn on d6, as Black has e4 and Be6 etc.
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[12.Nb5 looks strong, but 12...h6
13.Nc7 Qd7
14.Nxa8 hxg5 looked
unclear to me.] |
12...h6 13.fxg4
hxg5
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[13...fxg4 was the move that I expected,
but 14.Bd5+ Be6
15.Nb5 !! was the sack that I was looking
at. 15...hxg5 16.Nxg5 This
is an absolute killer. The computer shows this as completely won for White at +4 16...Bxd5
17.Qxd5+ Kh8
18.h3 ! Bh6
19.hxg4 Kg7
20.Rxh6 Kxh6
21.Qh1+ Kg7
22.Qh7+ Kf6
23.Ne4+ Ke6
24.Nc7#] |
14.Nxg5 Bh6
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[14...fxg4 I thought was okay for Black
at the time, but White has... 15.Bd5+ Kh8
16.h3 ! This is losing for Black 16...gxh3
17.Nxh3 Black doesn't have a move.] |
15.h4 The Knight is entrenched on g5,
and if it is taken Black loses his K-Bishop and the h-file becomes open, so that the Black King is in
danger. 15...Be6 16.Bd5 The
struggle for White square dominance is being won by White ! 16...Rf6
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[16...Nd4 appears best, but 17.Bxe6+
Nxe6 18.Qd5
Bxg5 19.hxg5
Qf7 20.Qxd6
fxg4 21.Qxe5
Qf2+ 22.Kd2
Rad8+ 23.Nd5
Qd4+ 24.Qxd4
Nxd4 25.Rh6] |
17.Bxe6+
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[17.e3 ! it is stronger than I thought
as White has Qh2... Here I did consider 17...Bxg5
18.hxg5 Rf7
19.Qh2 wins] |
17...Rxe6 18.Qd5
Bxg5 forced 19.hxg5
Nb4 20.Qd2 ?
played quickly, I missed the strength of Qxb7.
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[20.Qxb7 ! wins immediately as White threatens
the Knight as well as h7 square ! 20...Rb8
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(20...Nc2+ 21.Kd2
Re7 22.Qd5+
Kg7 23.Kxc2) |
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21.Qh7+ Kf8
22.gxf5 gxf5
23.Qxf5+ Ke7
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(23...Qf7 24.Rh8+
Ke7 25.Rh7) |
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(23...Kg8 24.Qh7+
Kf8 25.Rf1+) |
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(23...Kg7 24.Qh7+
Kf8 25.Rf1+) |
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24.Nd5+ Kd8
25.Nf6 wins] |
20...Qc6 attacking the Rook on h1 and
the c4 pawn. However White has two strong replies. 21.Nd5 !
Here e4 is also strong. Remember what I said about d5 square ? 21...Qxc4 Unfortunately
Black has nothing better.
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[21...a5 22.a3
Na6 23.gxf5
gxf5 24.g6 !
Black can resign. [What did I say about g6 ?]] |
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[21...Na6 22.gxf5
gxf5 23.g6 !
wins] |
22.Nxb4 Rc8
23.Kf2 connects the Rooks, threatens
Rc1, defends g3 pawn. 23...Qxg4 ??
loses the Queen.
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[23...Qc5+ is best but 24.Kg2 wins a5
25.Rac1 etc.] |
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[23...Qe4 24.Rh6
fxg4 25.Rah1
Rf8+ 26.Ke1
Qb1+ 27.Qd1
Qxd1+ 28.Kxd1
Kf7 29.Rh7+
Ke8 30.Rxb7 is
hopeless.] |
24.Rh4
For the second game in a row against me Paddy's Queen has run out of squares !! 24...Qxh4
25.gxh4 Kg7
26.Rc1 Rh8
27.Rc7+ Kf8
28.Qd5 Black resigns, it's mate in
5. It's fitting that the d5 square is used again !
1-0 |
G.M.Peake - Phil C. Clarke
Rapidplay Finals HV v Brighouse Bd 2 (West Bretton), 2008
[E81]
1.c4 Nf6
2.Nc3 g6
3.e4 d6
4.d4 Bg7
5.Be3 O-O 6.f3
c5 7.dxc5 Karpov
won many games accepting the pawn sacrifice. 7...Qa5
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[7...dxc5
is normal. This pawn sacrifice has done well for Black ! 8.Qxd8
Rxd8 9.Bxc5
Nc6 10.Rd1
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(10.Nd5 I would probably have played.
This was prefered by Karpov 10...Nd7 11.Bxe7
Nxe7 12.Nxe7+
Kf8 13.Nd5
Bxb2 14.Rb1
Bg7 (14...Ba3
15.Nh3 b6
16.Be2 Ne5
17.Nf2 Bb7
18.f4 Nc6
19.h4 Nd4
20.Rh3 Rac8
21.h5 Bxd5
22.cxd5 Rc2
23.Bd3 Rxa2
24.Bc4 Rc2
25.Rxa3 Rxc4
26.Rxa7 b5
27.h6 b4
28.Ng4 Nc2+
29.Kd2 Na3
30.Rf1 Rxe4
31.Nf6 Rd4+
32.Ke3 Nc2+
33.Kf3 Rd3+
34.Ke2 R3xd5
35.Nxh7+ Kg8
36.Nf6+ Kh8
37.Nxd5 Rxd5
38.Rxf7 b3
39.Rb7 Nd4+
40.Kf2 Nb5
41.Ra1 Rd2+
42.Kg3 Ra2
43.Rd1 1-0, Karpov Anatoly 2715 -
Polgar Judit 2575 , Monaco 1992 It (active)) 15.Nh3
Nc5 16.Nf2
b6 (16...Be6
17.Nd3 Rac8
18.Nxc5 Rxc5
19.Rxb7 Ra5 =) 17.h4
Ba6 18.h5
Rac8 19.Ng4
Nd7 20.hxg6
hxg6 21.Rb4
Bb7 22.Nge3
Bd4 23.Kd2
Kg7 24.Be2
Ne5 25.Rc1
f5 26.Rb3
fxe4 27.fxe4
Nc6 28.Bg4
Rb8 29.Rd3
Be5 30.c5
b5 31.Be2
a6 32.Ng4
Bb2 33.Rh1
Ne5 34.Nxe5
Bxe5 35.Bg4
Bc6 36.Ke3
a5 37.Rhd1
Re8 38.Nb6
Bb2 39.Bf3
Be5 40.Nd7
Bc7 41.e5
Bxf3 42.Kxf3
Bxe5 43.Re3
Rbd8 44.c6
Bc7 45.Rxe8
Rxe8 46.Nc5
Kf7 47.Rd5
Re7 48.Na6
b4 49.g4
Ke6 50.Rg5
Bd6 51.Rxa5
Ra7 1-0, Karpov Anatoly 2760 - Ivanchuk
Vassily 2705 , Monaco 1993 It "Melody Amber" (blindfold)) |
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10...Rxd1+ 11.Nxd1 Black
has good compensation for the sacrificed pawn.] |
8.cxd6 exd6
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[8...Rd8 ! I expected 9.Nge2
Rxd6 10.Qa4] |
9.Bd3 I knew playing this that Black
Knights using e5/c5 would be annoying but I was not averse to swapping the light squared Bishop for a
Knight as this Bishop gets in the way of development, and is not particularly active with white pawns
on b3,c4,e4,f3. However after losing this Bishop White must guard the weak light squares d3,c2,e2 9...Nc6
10.Nge2 Ne5
11.O-O Be6
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[11...Re8 12.Bd4
Be6 13.Nd5
Rac8 14.Nxf6+
Bxf6 15.b3
Bg7 16.Kh1
Bf8 17.Nf4
Nxd3 18.Qxd3
Qg5 19.Nxe6
Rxe6 20.Rad1
b6 21.Bb2
h5 22.Qd4
Qh6 23.Qd5
Rce8 24.Bd4
h4 25.Rfe1
h3 26.g3
Kh7 27.f4
Qh5 28.Qxh5+
gxh5 29.e5
dxe5 30.Rxe5
f6 31.Rxh5+
Kg6 32.Rxh3
Rd6 33.f5+
Kg7 34.Rh4
Red8 35.Kg2
R6d7 36.Kf3
Bc5 37.Ke3
Re7+ 38.Re4
Red7 39.Rd2
a5 40.h4
Kh6 41.g4
Rd6 42.Bxc5
Rxd2 43.Bd4
Rxa2 44.Re7
Rxd4 45.Kxd4
Rd2+ 46.Kc3
Rg2 47.Rf7
Rg3+ 48.Kb2
Rxg4 49.Rxf6+ 1-0,
Meiser Markus (GER) 2222 - Djondras Blasko (GER) 2161, Germany 1999] |
12.b3
White has got to be better, a safe pawn to the good and a solid position. 12...Nxd3
13.Qxd3 Nd7
14.Rac1 safety first, Rd1 is more aggressive. 14...Ne5
15.Qd2
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[15.Qxd6 Rfd8 would
be stupid for White.] |
15...Rfd8 16.Nd5 I
am happy to go into an ending a pawn up with Black having a backward pawn on d6, a hole at d5 etc. 16...Qxd2
17.Bxd2 Rac8 ??
a Rapidplay blunder.
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[17...Bxd5 18.cxd5
Nd3 gives White problems because of
the Knight on d3. 19.Rcd1 Rdc8
20.Bg5 Rc2
21.Rxd3 Rxe2
22.Rd2 Rxd2
23.Bxd2 Bd4+
24.Kh1 Rc8
25.Rc1] |
18.Ne7+ Kh8
19.Nxc8 Bxc8
20.Nc3 ? Greedy for Nd5, but played
too quickly, I neglected to take care of the weak d3 square. Now Black has Nd3
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[20.Rfd1 ! White has a winning position. 20...Nd3
21.Rc2 Nb2
22.Bg5 f6
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(22...Rd7 23.Rdd2) |
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23.Rxb2] |
20...Nd3 Parting with the light squared
Bishop has finally caused me problems. 21.Rc2
Bd4+
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[21...Nb4 ! is better but 22.Rb2
Nd3 23.Rbb1
Bd4+ 24.Kh1
Nf2+ 25.Rxf2
Bxf2 26.Bg5
Rd7 27.Bf6+
Kg8 28.Nd5 and
Nd5 White still has a dominating position.] |
22.Kh1 Nf2+ ?!
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[22...Nb4 23.Rcc1
Nd3 24.Bg5
f6 25.Rcd1 is
not much better.] |
23.Rxf2 Bxf2
24.Bg5 Black can resign, but it is
Rapidplay. 24...Bb6 25.Bxd8
Bxd8 26.Nb5 Pouring
on the agony ! 26...Be7 27.Rd2
Bd7 28.Nxd6 attacking
two pawns at once. 28...Bxd6 29.Rxd6
Bc6 30.b4
a6 31.Rxc6 Simplest
for a quick finish. 31...bxc6 32.a4
Kg8 33.b5 Black
resigns, a pawn must queen.
1-0 |
G.M.Peake - Martin Sheard
Rapidplay Finals 2008 (West Bretton), 2008
[B36]
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