Olympiads 2004 : Some results available and two Commented ga

[Nicolas Normand]

Geschrieben von:/Posted by: Nicolas Normand at 27 September 2004 14:18:59:

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Here are two games with some comments :
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[Event "Olympiades 2004"]
[Site "Armada E500"]
[Date "2004.09.25"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Tytan 3.93"]
[Black "Slow Chess 2.94"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D14/02"]
[Opening "QGD Slav"]
[Time "19:35:51"]
[Variation "Exchange, Wuss Attack"]
[TimeControl "3600+0"]
[Termination "normal"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[WhiteType "program"]
[BlackType "program"]
1. d4 e6 2. c4 f5 3. Nc3 d5
{
a problem in slow chess book.
Normally 3...c6 should prepare the Stonewall.
}
4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nf3 Bb4 6. e3 Nf6 7. Bd2 O-O 8. Bd3 Nc6 9. a3 Ba5
{
and the bishop cannot be keep alive...
}
10. b4 Bb6 11. Na4 f4 12. Nxb6
{
tytan gain a bishop for a knigth and doubled two pawns
}
12... axb6 13. O-O Bg4 14. h3 Bh5 15. b5 fxe3 16. Bxe3
{
d4 remain isolated but it is difficult to attack it.
}
16... Ne7 17. Be2 Bxf3
{
i don't understand thi move. Slowchess gibe the two bishop advantage to tytan
}
18. Bxf3 Qd7 19. Bf4 Ne4 20. Bg4 Nf5 21. Qd3
{
threats f3
}
21... g6 22. Rfe1 Rf7 23. Rab1 Ned6 24. Rb4 Nc4 25. a4 c5 26. bxc6 bxc6
{
and slow chess have now a better pawn structure.
}
27. Bh2 c5
{
slow chess try to create two passed pawns.
}
28. dxc5 bxc5 29. Rb8+ Rxb8 30. Bxb8 Qc6
{
the two pawns are better than the white a-pawn
}
31. Qc2 Nd4 32. Qa2 Rb7 33. Bf4 Rb4 34. Bd1 Rb2 35. Qa1
{
slow chess invades tytan space....
}
35... Qb7 36. Re8+ Kf7 37. Rb8 Qxb8 38. Bxb8 Rxb8
{
this is a good trade for tytan , initiative is back to white.
}
39. a5 Re8 40. h4 Re1+ 41. Kh2 Re7 42. a6 Ra7 43. Qb1
{
a small trap ! the a pawn is poisonus . If 43...Rxa6?? Qb7+
}
43... Kf6 44. Qb8 Rxa6 45. Qf4+ Kg7 46. Qc7+ Kf6 47. Qxc5 Ke5 48. f4+ Ke4
49. Bf3+ Kd3 50. Bxd5 Ne3 51. Bb7 Ra2 52. Kh3 Nd1 53. g4 Nf2+ 54. Kg3 Nd1
55. h5 Ne3 56. Qe5
{
Threats 57.Qe4+ winning a knigth
}
56... Nf1+ 57. Kh4 Nd2 58. Qg7 N4f3+ 59. Kg3 Nd4 60. Qxh7 Nf1+
61. Kh4 Rh2+ 62. Kg5 Ne6+ 63. Kh6 Nxf4 64. Qc7 Ne2 65. Kxg6 Ke3 66. Qe5+
Kf2 67. h6 Rh3 68. g5 Nh2 69. h7 Nf3 70. Qf5 Ke3 71. Kg7 Nfg1
72. g6 Ng3 73. Qc5+ Ke2 74. Kg8 Nf3 75. g7 Nh5 76. Bxf3+ Kxf3 77. h8=Q Nf4
1-0
[Event "Computer chess game"]
[Site "Armada E500"]
[Date "2004.09.25"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Phalanx XXII"]
[Black "Ktulu 4.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D14/02"]
[Opening "QGD Slav"]
[Time "19:35:51"]
[Variation "Exchange, Wuss Attack"]
[TimeControl "3600+0"]
[Termination "normal"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[WhiteType "program"]
[BlackType "program"]
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. cxd5 cxd5 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bf4 Bf5 7. e3 e6 8.
Bd3 Bxd3 9. Qxd3 Bb4 10. O-O O-O
{
both engines are out of book.
}
11. Bg5 Bxc3 12. bxc3
{
avoiding 12.Qxc3 Ne4 13.Bxd8 Nxc3 14.Bg5 Ne4
}
12... Rc8 13. Rab1 Na5
{
gain the control of c4 and protect b7
}
14. Rb5 b6 15. Nd2
{
now phalanx reinforce his control over c4 too
}
15... h6 16. Bxf6 Qxf6 17. e4
{
a good central attack ... now black pieces are occupated queenside.
}
17... Qg6 18. f4 Nb7 19. f5 Qg4 20. e5
{
the queen will be soon isolated
}
20... Na5 21. f6 g6 22. Rf3
{
now the black king is only protected by the Queen .. Phalanx brings every piece available king side
}
22... Rc7 23. Qe3 Kh7 24. Rh3 h5 25. Rb1 Rfc8 26. Rc1 Nc4 27. Qe1 Kg8
{
after this nice phalanx maneuver all his pieces are coordonated, This is nt the case for the black one.
The black queen is isolated kingside
}
28. Rf3 h4 29. Rh3 g5 30. Rf3 Na3 31. Nb3 Rc4 32. Qd2 Nb5 33. Qb2 a6 34. h3
Qh5 35. Re3 Qg6 36. Nd2 Ra4 37. Rf3 g4
{
until now Ktulu maintain a balanced position... Phalanx didn't take any advantag in spite of a better coordination.
The game was really too closed. Now Ktulu open the game king side ... This seems quite dangerous.
}
38. hxg4 Qxg4 39. Kh1 Rc6
{
All white pieces are working together and no black pieces ( except the knigth is under protection.
}
40. Nb3 Rac4 41. Qd2 Rc7 42. Kg1 a5 43. Rh3 Qg6 44. a4
{
to chase away the Knigth and get enough protection for c3 after Rxh4
}
44... Rxa4 45. Rxh4 Rac4 46. Qf4
{
and now the two column are opened and phalanx threats Rg4
}
46... Rxc3
{
Ktulu cannot save his queen... if 46...Qf5? 47. Qg3+Qg6 ( 47...Kf8?? 48.Rh8#) 48.Rg4
}
47. Kh2 Rxc1 48. Nxc1 Nxd4 49. Rg4 Nf5 50. Rxg6+ fxg6 51. Nd3 Kf8 52. g4 b5
53. gxf5 Rh7+ 54. Kg3 gxf5 55. Qc1
{Black resigns} 1-0

regards
Nicolas