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  "Chess Games" Problem of the Day  

  Saturday;  October 13th, 2012.  


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   IM Richard Forster (2315) - GM Robert Huebner (2605);   
  [B86]  
   National Champ. (SUI-chT)Zurich, Switzerland; (R#6), 1994.   

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  [A.J. Goldsby I]  

This was the POTD for Saturday; October 13th, 2012.  (An interesting game ... and also it was a great combination.)   

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     1.e4 c5;  2.Nf3 d6;  3.d4 cxd4;  4.Nxd4 Nf6;  5.Nc3 a6;  (prophylaxis)    

Fischer's favorite opening - as Black. (Open Sicilian - Najdorf System.)  

 

White responds with the Sozin System. (Another favorite of Bobby Fischer.) 

     6.Bc4 e6;  7.Be3 Be7;  8.Bb3 0-0;  (King safety.)   

Thus far, all of the moves are pretty normal ... "book" moves. 
[ For more on the Sozin, see MCO-15, page #333 ... columns #31-36, & all notes.]   

 

     9.g4!?,  (space, disruption)   

White lashes out on the K-side.   

 

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   rnbq1rk1/1p2bppp/p2ppn2/8/3NP1P1/1BN1B3/PPP2P1P/R2QK2R b KQ - 0 0   

 

This move is not entirely without any real chess logic. 
(Since Black usually plays on the Q-side, White naturally plays on the opposite side of the board.)  

9.g4!?  is not a new move, it was first played in the year, 1967. 
(And it was analyzed in chess magazines - even prior to that.) 
[ For a relatively early example; see the interesting contest: 
P. Toth - F. Padilla; / FIDE (men's) Olympiad; (final-C) / Skopje, Yugoslavia; 1972
 I looked for - but did not find - this game, in the CG database. - editor ]   

 

                         [ The main line would probably be the following continuation:   
                            9.0-0 Nc610.f4 Nxd411.Bxd4,  "+/=" (w/ a plus)  11...b5;  "<=>"  (counterplay)  
                            when White has a fairly decent edge here, but Black also has good play. 

                            See the historic (titanic) struggle:   
                            Bobby Fischer - Boris Spassky;  /  FIDE WCS Match, Game #4   
                            Reykjavik, Iceland; 1972. ]   

 

The main line here is  9...Nc6; but Black's move is not bad. (The box prefers that White castle K-side on move ten.)   

     9...Qa5!?;  10.f3!? Nc6;  11.Qd2 Bd7!?;  (hmmm)    

This might have been inaccurate. 

(The machine recommends that Black play:  11...NxN/d4; 12.Bxd4,  and then  12...Nd7!;  with a good game, and approximate equality.)   

 

     12.g5 Ne8!?;  (dubious?)   

This is somewhat questionable, the iron solicitor recommends 12...NxN/d4;  and then  13...Nh5.   

 

     13.h4 b5;  14.0-0-0,  (King-safety)   

White naturally castles ...   

However, there may have been a line (see below) that gave White a bigger edge than in the way that the actual game was played.   

 

                         [ Probably better was:  >/=  14.Nxc6! Bxc615.h5 b4!?;    
                           16.Ne2 d5!?17.Nd4 Bd7 18.exd5 exd519.g6!,  "+/="    
                            when White has a monster attack. (Fritz and Houdini) ]   

 

     14...Nxd4;  15.Bxd4 b4;  16.Ne2 Qb5;  17.c4!,    

White gains space, with a gain of time as well.   

 

 

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  r3nrk1/3bbppp/p2pp3/1q4P1/1pPBP2P/1B3P2/PP1QN3/2KR3R b - c3 0 17  

 

Fritz (and also Houdini) shows that White has a small, (but solid); edge in this position.  

 

                         [ RR 17.Qd3!? ]   

 

     17...Qb7;  18.Kb1!? a5;  19.Bc2 Rc8!?;   Maybe (>/=) 19...a4.    
     20.Bd3 e5;  21.Be3 f5!;     

Now Black gains some space ... on the other side of the board. 
(The current position is roughly equal ... according to all of the engines that I use.)  

 

Now - White sacks a Pawn for play. (The machine recommends 23.f4.)  

     22.exf5 Bxf5;  23.Ng3!? Bxd3+;  24.Qxd3 Rxf3;  
     25.Nf5 Bf8;  26.Rhf1 Rxf1!?; 
(opens the f-file)   

This is natural - but doubtful. (Fritz and Houdini recommends that Black play  >/= 26...g6;  instead.)  

     27.Rxf1 Qc6;  ('?')  <Error.>   

Black's last move is a seemingly great move, but turns out to lose a subtle tactical device.   

 

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   2r1nbk1/6pp/2qp4/p3pNP1/1pP4P/3QB3/PP6/1K3R2 w - - 0 0   

 

We have now reached the position for the Saturday P.O.T.D.   

 

                         [ RR  Better was:  >/=  27...a4and now  28.Ng3,  "~"   (unclear)  
                            is about equal play ... ... ...  for both parties, here. ]  

 

Now it is a chess problem, "White to move and win."  

     28.Nh6+!! gxh6;  29.Qf5!,   

This somewhat shocking "in-between" move ... (I expected 29.gxh6.) ... hitting the unprotected Bishop on f8 ... ... ... 
is the key to White's attack. (White threatens QxB/f8#, so Black's options are now severely reduced.)   

 

     29...Bg7[];  (forced)   

The computer confirms that Black really had no choice here.   

 

                         [ There are a few other moves, they also lose here:    

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                           Probably a little worse  (</=)  was:  
                           A.) RR  29...Nf6!?30.gxf6 Kf7[]31.Qxh7+,  "+/-"   
                           when White has an obviously winning attack.    
                          (Fritz shows an edge of almost 20 points!)   

                           B.) </=  29...Ng7?30.Qf7+ Kh8 31.Qxf8+! Rxf832.Rxf8#.   

                           C.) </=  29...Nc7?30.Rg1! h5[]31.g6!,  "+/-"   
                                 Again, its a winning attack.   

                           D.) </=  29...Be7?30.Qf7+ Kh831.Qxe7,  "+/-"   
                                 Fritz is showing mate in around 15 moves - from here. ]   

 

     30.Qf7+ Kh8;  31.gxh6,   

Now White is (once more) threatening mates ... because of the powerful White Pawn on the h6-square.   

 

Now - according to the engines - the play of  31...Qg2[];  was forced, (but loses to 32.Rg1. "+/-").   

     31...Qe4+!?;   

Practically speaking, this is about as good as anything else. 

 

     [  RR  31...Bxh6!?32.Bxh6 Qe4+33.Ka1 Qxc434.Qf8+ Qg835.Qxg8+ Kxg836.Rf8#. ]   

 

     32.Ka1 Qg6;  33.hxg7+ Qxg7;  34.Qe6!,  "+/-"   

Black Resigns.   

An entertaining chess game.  

 

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