Rapidplay09 (Old Bridge Hotel), 2009
[Geoff Peake] [A30]
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1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Note
that I only played 4 Rapidplay games in 2009. All the games are here. 2...g6 3.g3 I've seen Barry play the Closed variation against the Sicilian many times. 3...Bg7 4.Bg2 Nc6 5.d3 | ||
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[5.c3 e5 6. | ||
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5...d6 6. 7.a4 a6 8.Nc3 b5 9.axb5 axb5 10.Nd5 seems premature as the Knight can soon be driven away with e6. 10...h6 Taking away g5 from the Bishop and Knight, but probably not necessary, 11.c3 e6 12.Ne3 Qb6 Controlling d4. 13.Bd2 Nge7 Black retains options of d5, or f5 or e5. 14.Qc2 | ||
[16.Qc1 h5 17.Nh6
b4 ] | ||
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16...e5 17.Ne3
Be6 18.Kh2 d5 The
most aggressive continuation. 19.exd5 Nxd5 20.Bh3 ? | ||
| [20.Nxd5 Bxd5 21.Be3 Rfd8 +0.00] | ||
| 20...Bxh3 21.Kxh3 | ||
| [21.Nxd5 Qd8 22.Kxh3 Qxd5] | ||
| 21...Rfd8 22.Ng4 Qc7 23.Qc1 h5 | ||
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[23...Qd7 ! was my original intention, but
I misanalysed the line trying to play quickly. 24.Bxh6 can't be played because of 24...Nf6 ! 25.Nfh2 Nxg4 26.Nxg4 f5 27.Bg5 fxg4+ winning.] | ||
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24.Ne3 Nxe3
25.Bxe3 Rxd3 Picking
up a pawn with advantage. 26.Ne1 | ||
[26.Ng5+ Kg8 27.Bxc5
f6 28.Ne4 Qd7+
29.Kh2 Qd5 ] | ||
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26...Rd5 27.Nf3
Qd7+ 28.Kh2
f6 preparing e4, after first cutting
off Ng5. 29.Qc2 Rd8 30.Ra6 e4 ? Time - Rapidplay blunder, blindspot completely forgetting about the Queen on c2. | ||
| [30...Ne7 ! Black has a strong position, and is a pawn up.] | ||
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31.Qxe4 Ne5
32.Nxe5 Rxe5
33.Qc2 Qd5
34.Rfa1 Qf3
35.Ra7 White fails to see the danger. 35...Red5 36.R7a5 ?? | ||
| [36.Rg1 ! or f1 was forced.] | ||
| 36...Rd1 | ||
| [36...Rd2 37.Bxd2 Qxf2+ 38.Kh1 | ||
| (38.Kh3 Rxd2 39.Qxd2 Qxd2) | ||
| 38...Rxd2 39.Qxd2 Qxd2 also wins] | ||
| 37.Rxd1 Rxd1 38.g4 | ||
| [38.Qxd1 is only defence] | ||
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38...Rh1#
0-1 | ||
R.J.Sutcliffe - G.M.Peake
Rapidplay 2009 (Old Bridge Hotel), 2009
[Geoff Peake] [A22]
| 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.e3 Nc6 | ||
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[3...d5 is not recommended now - it gives
White too active a position. 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.Bc4 with pressure is 60% White.] | ||
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[3...Bb4 is often played, 4.Nge2 6...c6 7.Be2 d5 8.cxd5 cxd5 9.d4 e4 10. | ||
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4.a3 Now Bb4 is prevented, and d5 still
looks dubious, so.. 4...g6 !? Interestingly Anand chose this move against Rivas (see below). This has scored 63% for Black. 5.b4 Bg7 6.Bb2 7.Be2 Rivas played 7.d3 | ||
| [7.Qc2 d6 8.Be2 | ||
| (8.d3 Re8 9.Nf3 Bf5 10.Be2 e4 11.dxe4 Nxe4 12.Nxe4 Bxe4 13.Qd2 Ne5 14.Nxe5 dxe5 15.Qxd8 Raxd8 16.f3 Bc2 17.Rc1 Bb3 18.Rc3 Ba4 19.Rd3 Rxd3 20.Bxd3 Rd8 21.Be2 b6 22.Bc3 h5 23.Kf2 e4 24.Bxg7 Kxg7 25.fxe4 Kf6 26.Rc1 Rd2 27.Kf3 Bc2 28.h4 Ke5 29.Bf1 c5 30.bxc5 bxc5 31.g4 Bd1+ 32.Kg3 Bxg4 33.Rb1 Rd1 34.Rxd1 Bxd1 35.Bd3 Ba4 36.Kf3 Bc6 37.Bc2 f5 38.Bb1 Bxe4+ 39.Bxe4 fxe4+ 40.Kg3 Kf5 41.Kh3 g5 42.Kg3 gxh4+ 43.Kxh4 0-1, Sustach Marcos Antonio (BOL) 2219 - Ganguly Surya Shekhar (IND) 2556, Bled (Slovenia) 2002) | ||
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8...Bf5 9.d3
a5 10.b5 Ne7
11.Nf3 c6
12.e4 Bg4
13.a4 Bxf3
14.Bxf3 Ne8
15. | ||
| [7.Nf3 e4 8.Ng5 h6 is embarrassing for White.] | ||
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[7.d3 d5 8.cxd5
Nxd5 9.Nge2
Nb6 10.g3
Bf5 11.e4
Bg4 12.Bg2
a5 13.f3 axb4
14.fxg4 bxc3
15.Nxc3 Qd7
16. | ||
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Variation from: Eng e5+f5 - , 6/ 9/1996 2.Nc3 f5 7...d5 It seems logical to open the position up. 8.cxd5 Nxd5 9.Qc2 Be6 Here Re8 is possibly better. | ||
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[9...Bf5 10.d3 looked
unclear. | ||
| (10.e4 ?! Nd4 11.Qb1 Nxc3 12.Bxc3 Be6)] | ||
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10.Nf3 This is a Flohr Taimanov Sicilian
with colours reversed, a complex position. 10...h6 as Ng5 is annoying. 11. 12.Na4 a typical Sicilian manoeuvre, heading for c5. | ||
| [12.b5 Na5 is unclear.] | ||
| 12...e4 13.Ne1 | ||
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[13.Bxg7 ?! exf3
14.Bxf8 fxe2
15.Rfe1 Qxf8
16.Nc5 Nd8
17.Rxe2 a5] | ||
| 13...Bxb2 14.Qxb2 Qf6 15.Rc1 | ||
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[15.Qxf6 ! is best. 15...Nxf6 16.Nc5 Nd8 17.Nxe6 | ||
| (17.Nc2 Bd5) | ||
| 17...Nxe6 18.Bc4 Kf7 19.Nc2 Ke7 =+] | ||
| 15...Ne5 16.f4 ! | ||
| [16.Nc5 ?? Nf3+ wins the Queen.] | ||
| 16...Nd7 | ||
| [16...exf3 17.Nxf3 Nxf3+ 18.gxf3 frees White's game.] | ||
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17.Qxf6 Rxf6
18.Nc5 Nxc5
19.Rxc5 c6
20.Nc2 a6
21.Nd4 Bf7
22.Rfc1 Rd6 White
has the c-file, but he can't do much with it. 23.g3 White fears Nxf4 and Rxd4. White is running out of ideas, but Black has a plan. 23...Kg7 24.Kf2 Kf6 25.R5c2 Nc7 ! Black will regroup to b5. 26.Bc4 | ||
| [26.Nxc6 fails to 26...bxc6 27.Rxc6 Ne8] | ||
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[26.a4 Ne6
27.Nxe6 Bxe6
28.Rb2 Rad8] | ||
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26...Bxc4 27.Rxc4
Nb5 $17 The Knight can't be taken without
loss of material. 28.a4 | ||
| [28.Nxb5 axb5 The a pawn or d pawn must go.] | ||
| 28...Nxd4 29.exd4 | ||
| [29.Rxd4 ! exchanging off a pair of Rooks was better.] | ||
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29...h5 cunning... 30.Ke3 rushing over to defend the weak d pawn, but White had to block the h pawn | ||
| [30.h4 ! was the best chance.] | ||
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30...h4 ! Now White will have weak
pawns on g3/h2 , d4 and b4(a4) to worry about. 31.Rg1 hxg3 32.hxg3 Rh8 Opening up a second front. 33.a5 ? White does not have a good continuation. 33...Rh2 34.Rc2 White cannot undertake anything. | ||
| [34.g4 Rh3+ 35.Ke2 Rd3] | ||
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34...Rd5 35.Rc4
Ke6 36.Rc2
Rb5 The ending is difficult for White.
Both his Rooks are passive, he has weak pawns, and Black has King entry via d5. White is stymied, if
he plays Rb2, then White marches the King to d5 etc. If the King Rook moves then Rg2 picks up the g3
pawn. I did not score the rest of this rapidplay game, but Black ended up with K, R plus f5 pawn and
c6 pawn against White's K + R. Black eventually queened the c pawn and won. 0-1 | ||
Dave Toulson - G.M.Peake
Rapidplay 2009 HV v West Bretton (West Bretton Institute), 2009
[Geoff Peake] [B26]
G.M.Peake - Jonathan Morton
Rapidplay HV v Netherton A (West Bretton Institute), 2009
[Geoff Peake] [A29]