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  "Chess Games"  Problem of the Day    

  Tuesday;  November 20th, 2012.      


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  Andrija Fuderer (2608) - Jan Hein Donner (2544)  
  [B15]  
  ICT, Hoogovens / Beverwijk, NED; (R#1) / 1952.  


This was the POTD for Tuesday; November 20th, 2012. (White to move, 14. '?') 

I enjoyed the game - and the problem - so much so, that I thought I would try and do a web page for this game. (And I would also try and figure out exactly where Black went wrong.) 

The ratings are NOT strictly those of The World Chess Federation (FIDE) ... as these did not exist in 1952. 
(The ratings come from the "Chess Metrics" website.) 
And while these ratings may not be 100% accurate or comparable to the modern rating system; they do serve as a starting place and a useful point of reference when attempting to correctly gauge the strength of these two players in the year, 1952. (Actually, you could probably tack on 50-100 points to get the modern day equivalent in this day and age of vastly inflated ratings - IMO.) 

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The game begins as a Caro-Kann(The normal move order is: 1.e4, c6;  2.d4, d5;  3.Nc3 or 3.Nd2, etc.) 
[See MCO-15, beginning on page # 171; for more information and also analysis of the various lines.] 

     1.e4 c62.Nc3 d53.d4, (center/space) 

This transposes to the main line.  

 

                         [ The move of: 3.Nf3, (piece play) leads to the "Two Knights" Variation
                            [ See MCO-15, page # 191; columns # 49 - 54, & all notes. ] ]  

 

Both sides develop (more-or-less) in a conventional manner for this particular opening. 

     3...dxe44.Nxe4 Nf6!?;   

This is not the main line, 4...Bf5; is the (old/classical) main line, while 4...Nd7; is the modern variant - championed by former World Champion, GM A. Karpov.  

     5.Nxf6+ exf6; (solidity/controls e5)  

Nimzovich probably pioneered this particular line, which was (also) later championed by Salo Flohr and also 
{former} World Champion, the (late) great GM Tigran Petrosian.  (History of the WCC title.)  

 

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  rnbqkb1r/pp3ppp/2p2p2/8/3P4/8/PPP2PPP/R1BQKBNR w KQkq - 0 6  

 

One of the general "rules-of-thumb" for the opening is to always capture towards the center. 
---> By violating this convention, Black seeks a quick and easy development and also he has an extra button near his King which is handy for defense. Additionally, if White lags in his development, Black can often dominate play via the open e-file as well. 

The other main option is for Black to play 5...g7xf6!?; which is known as the Bronstein-Larsen System ... 
and leads to very complex and rather difficult play. (See the line given - just below.)  

 

                         [ One possible line would be:  
                           RR  5...gxf6!?6.c3 Bf5; 7.Nf3,  "+/="  (center, P-structure) 
                           when White has a solid edge. (See games in this line.) 

                           [See MCO-15, page # 183; columns #25-27, and all notes.] ]  

 

     6.Bc4(center, development, lines)  

By pointing his KB directly at the weakest point in Black's camp, the first player clearly signals his aggressive overall attentions.  

 

                         [ An alternate line would be:  6.c3 Bd6; (center, develop.)   
                           According to the "Power-Book," this is Black's most accurate move.   

                                          (A topical line - that I played several times   
                                           in tournaments would be this continuation: 
                                           RR  6...Be77.Bd3 0-0!?8.Qc2 g69.Ne2,  "+/="   
                                           when White has a (small) solid edge in this particular position. )   

                           7.Bd3 0-0; 8.Qc2 Re8+9.Ne2 g610.h4,  "+/="  when White is better here. 
                           [See MCO-15, page # 183; columns # 28-30, and also all applicable notes.]   

                            A good example of this position would have to be: 
                            GM Lubomir Kavalek (2570) - GM Ulf Andersson (2545); [B15]   
                            Seventh Match Game (R#7) / Washington, DC; (USA) / 1978.  
                            {White won a brilliant attacking game in just 31 total moves.} ]   

 

Once more, both sides develop in a conventional manner ... 
here, as compared to the game quoted (above), White castles on the King-side, rather than castling on the opposite wing.  

     6...Bd67.Ne2 0-08.0-0 Qc79.Ng3,  "+/="   9...Nd7;   

Both sides have (more or less) completed their development and the opening phase is (now) pretty much over.  

 

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  r1b2rk1/ppqn1ppp/2pb1p2/8/2BP4/6N1/PPP2PPP/R1BQ1RK1 w - - 0 10  

 

White probably holds a very small edge here ... the first party has a slightly better control of the central squares, a tad more space, and the better Pawn structure. [Some K+P endings could simply be just lost for Black, owing to the fact that White can make a passed Pawn on the Q-side, while Black's majority (on the King-side) is pretty much permanently crippled, because of the doubled KBP's.]  

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Now White decides that now is the correct time to launch an attack on the Black King, as it is difficult for the second player to easily defend his position. 
[Instead of Bd3, Fritz 13 instead prefers 11.Rd1,  "+/="  as being a small (but solid) advantage for White.] 

     10.Qh5!? c511.Bd3 g6[];  

This was pretty much forced here - for Black.  

 

                         [ Black loses quickly after: </=  11...h6?12.Bxh6! gxh6?;   
                           According to the machine, this is a bad idea for Black.   

                                          (Black stops the mate after:  >/=  12...Ne5[];  
                                           13.dxe5 g614.exd6,  "+/-"  (material)    
                                            but winds up being down two minor pieces.)  

                           13.Qg4+! Kh814.Qf5!,  "+/-"  (It's the end of the road.)  
                            and Black cannot prevent White from playing Qh7# on his 
                            next move from here. ]   

 

     12.Qh6 Re813.dxc5!?,  (Maybe better was: >/= Bd2 here.)    

This looked nice, but may actually have been a somewhat suspect decision by the first player here.  

Now with a simple move, Black could have achieved a very comfortable - and possibly a superior - game.   

 

                         [ Maybe better was: >/=  13.c3 b6; "~"  (unclear)   
                           when the position was about roughly equal. ]   

 

     13...Nxc5?(This free's the Black QB; it appears to be a natural reaction...)  

This play - hitting the White LSB on d3 - looks normal ... and even good for Black. 
However, this is (apparently) the losing move.  

 

cg-potd-12_pos3.jpg, 18 KB

  r1b1r1k1/ppq2p1p/3b1ppQ/2n5/8/3B2N1/PPP2PPP/R1B2RK1 w - - 0 14  

 

Now we have arrived at the position for our POTD on the aforementioned website.  

 

                         [ Black had to play: >/=  13...Bxg3[](Best/100% forced.)   
                           14.hxg3 Nxc515.Be3 Nxd316.cxd3 Qd6;  "~"  (unclear)   
                           when the second player should be OK, and may even have   
                           the slightly better overall position. (Fritz, Houdini, & Deep Shredder.)   

                           The general rule-of-thumb is that when you being attacked, you  
                           should exchange off as many pieces as possible. Had Black followed   
                           this relatively simple concept, he would have not gotten smashed in   
                           such fashion as occurred in the actual game. ]  

 

Now White wins with a nice and a very straight-forward attack. 

     14.Nh5! gxh5[](forced)   

Black has to take measure to stop the mate on g7 ... or, if he preferred, he could get mated on h7 instead. 
(See the note - just below.) 

The machine takes on h2 here ... and then plays "give-away" ... ... ... 

 

                         [ Black also gets clobbered after:   
                            RR  14...Bf815.Nxf6+ Kh816.Qxh7#. (Checkmate.) ]  

 

(It's not surprising that Black loses from here, the only White piece that is not actively 
 participating in the attack is the QR sitting on the a1-square.) 

     15.Bxh7+ Kh816.Bg6+ Kg8 17.Qh7+,  Black Resigns.   

Donner throws in the towel, as he is about to be mated. 
(I.e., 17...Kf8; 18.Bh6+, Ke7; 19.QxP/f7+, Kd8; 20.QxR/e8#.)  

An interesting game and also an amusing combination ... 
This is the kind of game that the aspiring chess student can learn a great deal from. 
(It is also an amusing little miniature game of chess - see my web page for this topic.)  

 

  Copyright (c) A.J. Goldsby, 2012.  All rights reserved.   

 

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  Notable games - by higher rated players - in this line.  
  (1.e4, c6;  2.d4, d5;  3.Nd2 or 3.Nc3, and now 3...dxe4;  4.NxP/e4, Nf6;  5.NxN/f6+, exf6.)  

(These games/links added - Saturday; December 1st, 2012.) 


                  The analysis for this page was prepared with the excellent programChessBase 10.0. 
                  (My primary engines are Fritz 12, Fritz 13, and Houdini 1.5. However, I also use Deep Shredder,  
                    and older versions of Deep Junior and also an older version of Hiarcs, as well.)   

                  The HTML was polished with several different tools and programs, (mostly FP)  ...  the text was checked for spelling with MS Word.       


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  This page was first generated in late November, 2012.  (Final format completed / posted on Friday; November 30th, 2012.)  
 
This game was last edited, altered or saved on:  May 10, 2014 06:02 AM