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[A.J.G.] This was the game that
generated the "Problem of The Day" on the CG website, Wednesday; October 29th, 2014. My main motivation for annotating this game was that I told another master (on the phone) that White's attack looked unsound to me. He doubted this and even playfully accused me of talking "out of my hat," (whatever that means). Anyway, the only way to really prove anything ... in a truly scientific manner ... was to turn on the engines and put all of the moves under the microscope. I had also incorrectly stated
(many times) that the Stonewall was "pure garbage," and that: "no master would ever resort
to using this sorry opening." 1.d4 d5; 2.e3 Nf6; 3.Bd3 c5; (The 4 Principles.) Black correctly strikes at the center of the chessboard.
[ I don't remember the opponent, but I once
used the Stonewall against an opponent in a G/30 min. ...
3...e6;
4.c3 c5;
5.f4 Nc6;
6.Nd2 Be7;
7.Ngf3 0-0;
8.0-0 Bd7;
9.Ne5 Qb6!?;
10.g4!? Be8[];
Goldsby - Anonymous. (Mobile?, 1992.)
I had also written the note that 13...P-KB4! was the correct move, and everyone
disputed that as well.
4.c3 Qc7; (Too quick!?) Perhaps it is a bit early for Black to bring out the Queen, however, there is nothing essentially wrong with this move, either.
[ A "book line" is: 4...Nc6;
5.f4 Bg4;
6.Nf3 Ne4;
7.0-0 e6;
8.Qe1 Bxf3;
"=" (equal?)
See the OTB contest: Sergey Kvasov
(1961) - Yerlan Rakhimgaliyev
(2320); *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** Another try is: 4...e6; 5.f4 Be7; 6.Nf3 0-0; 7.Nbd2 b6; 8.0-0!? Ba6; "~" (unclear)
Black swaps off his bad Bishop, yet this does not quite solve all of his problems. E. Deutsch - S. Erenburg; 2004 ISR Champ. {0-1 in 34 total moves.} ]
5.f4 g6; An interesting position ...
rnb1kb1r/ppq1pp1p/5np1/2pp4/3P1P2/2PBP3/PP4PP/RNBQK1NR w KQkq - 0 6
White has set up the infamous "Stonewall Attack," which is nothing more than the Stonewall System - of the Dutch Defense for Black ... with colors reversed. The computers show that Black's position is fully playable, the only criticism that I can offer is that White has an extra tempo over the conventional lines where Black plays the Stonewall. (This is the main reason that White's attack works so well.) For more information on
this system and some brief analysis, see MCO-15, page # 511, and column # 09. For the next series of moves, both sides will develop in a fairly reasonable manner. 6.Nf3 Bg7; 7.0-0 Bf5; 8.Bxf5 gxf5; 9.Nbd2 Nbd7; 10.Ne5 e6; 11.b3 cxd4; 12.cxd4 Qc3!?; This looks a little risky to me. (Simply castling looked OK for Black.)
[ Much better ... AND much safer was the simple: RR 12...0-0; "=" - Houdini & Fritz. ]
13.Ndc4!?, (hmmm) Now this is really the only move for White, as his QR is hanging and the KP, (on the e3-square); also "en prise" here.
r3k2r/pp1n1pbp/4pn2/3pNp2/2NP1P2/1Pq1P3/P5PP/R1BQ1RK1 b kq - 0 13
It is an interesting position, and fully worthy of a diagram here.
[ </= 13.Ba3?! Bf8; "+/" ]
13...Nxe5!?; (Maybe doubtful?) Black trades material before grabbing the hanging Rook on a1, but this only cements White's grip on the d6-square.
[ Probably better was: >/=
13...Ne4; when the Black
Knight on e4 helps to guard the d6-square. *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
It would be a mistake for Black to immediately capture the Black Rook on the a1-square, for example:
14.Nd6+ Kd7; 15.fxe5!?, Interesting ... but perhaps not the best continuation here for White.
[ The engines seem to prefer 15.Bd2 here for White:
>/=
15.Bd2! Qd3;
15...Qxa1; 16.Qd3! a6[]; Now this was completely forced.
[
Instead, after any other move, Black would get smashed.
----> Now the engines show that White should play 17.exf6, with wild complications. 17.Nxf5!? Rac8?!; This was OK for Black, but the second player had another move (...Bf8!) that was a definite improvement for him.
[
Much better was: >/=
17...Bf8;
18.Ng3 Ng8!;
19.e4 Ne7;
"-/+" *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
It was an error to take the WN on f5, for example:
(Even worse would be:
</= 20...Bf8?!; 21.Bd2 Qxf1+;
21.Bd2 Qxf1+;
22.Kxf1 Rac8;
23.Qf5+ Kc6;
24.Qh5 Bf8;
25.Qxf7,
"+/-"
18.Bd2 Qxa2; 19.Nxg7, White is doing all that he can here, however the engines clearly show that Black should be winning ... with best play.
2r4r/1p1k1pNp/p3pn2/3pP3/3P4/1P1QP3/q2B2PP/5RK1 b - - 0 19
Time for a diagram, as the pressure and complications have reached a climax.
[ Or 19.exf6 Bxf6; "-/+" ]
19...Rc2?; (Maybe, really '??') With one very plausible move, Black throws away the win!
[ Much better was: >/=
19...Ne4;
20.Rxf7+ Kc6;
21.Bb4 Rhg8; "-/+" (Black
is winning.)
Now the natural inclination ... according to a few of my {former} students ... would be to play defense and play a move like Rf2. 20.Rxf6! Rxd2?; (W.A.) Greed ... it gets so many chess players in the end!
[ Black had to play:
>/=
20...Re8[];
("Box.")
21.Rxf7+ Kd8[]; (Forced.) This looks bad, but other moves will lose even more quickly here.
3k3r/1p3RNp/p3p3/3pP3/3P4/1P1QP3/q2r2PP/6K1 w - - 0 22
It is time for another look at the current position, as we have reached another important place in this complicated struggle.
[ Worse was: </= 21...Kc8??; 22.Qc3+ Kb8; 23.Qc7+ Ka8; 24.Qxb7#. ]
22.Qf1!?, (Looked good ...) This looks like the correct play for White, but it actually should throw away most of the first players' advantage.
3k3r/1p3RNp/p3p3/3pP3/3P4/1P2P3/q2r2PP/5QK1 b - - 0 22
Now Black has the opportunity to find a move that could save his whole game.
[
Analysis will show that White should have played 22.NxP/e6+ here:
(
Taking the Rook on f7 will lose by force:
(
The other way was: 31.Qg7+ Ke8; 32.Qd7+ Kf8; 33.Ne6+ Kg8; 34.Qg7#. ) And now 24.Qf1!, "+-" wins easily for White.
(For all the doubters, the end would look something like
22...Qa3??; (Loses!) Black missed a big chance to to make a major change to the overall course of this game.
[
MUCH
better was: >/=
22...Kc8!;
23.Nxe6 Kb8!;
24.h4,
"~" (Maybe - '+/')
23.Nxe6+ Kc8; 24.Nc5, "+-" Take a look at this position ...
2k4r/1p3R1p/p7/2NpP3/3P4/qP2P3/3r2PP/5QK1 b - - 0 24
The engines all show that (now) White is winning.
[ RR 24.Rc7+!? ]
Now Black has to find putting his Queen on a5, although White would still be winning. 24...Rd8!?; 25.Rc7+! Kxc7!?;
Black may as well capture ...
[
The best defense was >/= 25...Kb8[]; however,
>/= 25...Kb8!;
('[]') 26.Rxb7+! Ka8;
27.Ra7+ Kb8;
( RR
29...Kc7?!; 30.Qf7+ Kc6;
31.Ra6+ Qb6;
30.Qa1+ Kb8;
31.Na6+ Kb7;
32.Nxb4,
"+-" Q+N vs. 2R's
26.Qf7+ Kb6; 27.Qxb7+ Ka5; ... and Black is toast.
3r4/1Q5p/p7/k1NpP3/3P4/qP2P3/3r2PP/6K1 w - - 0 28
This was the position for the aforementioned P.O.D.
******************************************************************************************************************************************************************* White to move and win. 28.b4+! Qxb4; 29.Qxa6#.
So many twists and turns ... it WAS a wild ride, but well worth the effort!
Copyright (c) A.J. Goldsby, 2014. All rights reserved.
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ChessBase
10.0. (I also have CB 11 and CB
12.) The HTML was polished with several different tools and programs, (mostly FP) ... the text was checked for spelling with MS Word. If you enjoyed this web-page, please e-mail me any comments!
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