Wednesday, March 28, 2018

Chess Game of the Week - by Alan Lasser

  The most confounding aspect of chess strategy is that for every rule there is an exception.  Just three weeks ago, I reported a game where all of the grandmaster’s pieces had somehow found their way back to the first rank, and of course, he lost.  This week, on move twenty-one, a grandmaster moves all of his pieces back to the first rank.  Of course, he wins.  Let's downgrade that one from “rule” to “maybe it’s not a good idea”. 
 
GM Baadar Jobava-IM Christopher Repka
2018 European Championships
3/22/18
7.c3 f5 
1-0
[Event "2018 European Championships"]
[Site "Batumi, Georgia"]
[Date "2018.03.22"]
[Round "?"]
[White "GM Baadar Jobava"]
[Black "IM Christopher Repka"]
[Result "1-0"]
[BlackElo "2524"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2685"]
 
1.d4 e6 2.e4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 dxe4 5.Nxe4 Be7 6.Bxf6 gxf6 7.c3 f5 8.Ng3 c5
9.d5 Qxd5 10.Qxd5 exd5 11.Bd3 Nc6 12.Bxf5 $6 { -0.27/23 } ( 12.Nxf5
{ +0.06/21 } 12...Bxf5
{ 12...Bf6 13. Nd6+ Kf8 14. Nxc8 Rxc8 15. O-O-O c4 16. Bf5 Rd8 17. Ne2 Kg7
18. Kb1 h5 19. Rhe1 h4 20. Bg4 Ne5 21. Bf5 Nc6 = Stockfish } 13.Bxf5 Bf6
14.O-O-O ) 12...Be6 13.N1e2 O-O-O 14.Rd1 Kb8 15.O-O Bd6 16.Rfe1 h5 17.h4 Ne7
18.Bxe6 fxe6 19.Nc1 e5 $6 { -0.10/23 } ( 19...Rh6 { -0.57/22 } 20.Re3
{ 20. Nd3 Nc6 21. Re2 Rg8 22. Nf1 Rf6 23. g3 Kc7 24. Kg2 c4 25. Ne1 Ne5
-0.53 Stockfish } 20...Nc6 21.Nb3 Rg6 22.Rde1 e5 23.Nf5 c4 24.Nd2 Bc5 25.Rg3
Rf6 26.Ne3 Rf4 27.Nf3 e4 28.Ng5 Rd6 ) 20.b3 $6 { -0.57/25 } ( 20.c4
{ -0.10/23 } 20...dxc4 21.Ne4 Bc7 22.Nxc5 Nc6 23.Ne2 Ba5 24.Rxd8+ Rxd8 25.Rc1
b5 26.a4 { Stockfish also plays 20.b3 } ) 20...e4 21.Nf1 ( 21.c4 Bxg3 22.fxg3
dxc4 23.Rxd8+ Rxd8 24.bxc4 Nf5 25.Ne2 Re8 { -0.08 Stockfish } ) 21...Nf5 ( 
21...Be5 22.Ne2 Rhg8 23.c4 d4 24.Nc1 Rg4 25.f3 Rxh4 26.Nd3 Ng6 27.Rxe4 Rxe4
28.fxe4 Bd6 29.Rd2 Ne5 30.Nxe5 Bxe5 31.Rd3 Rg8 32.Rh3 h4 33.Rxh4 d3 34.Rh5
Bd4+ 35.Kh2 Re8 36.Nd2 Be3 37.Nf3 Rd8 38.Rd5 Rxd5 39.cxd5 d2 40.Nxd2 Bxd2
{ -0.65 Stockfish } ) 22.g3 ( 22.c4 dxc4 23.bxc4 e3 24.Nxe3 Nxe3 25.fxe3 Bg3
26.Rf1 Bxh4 27.Ne2 Rde8 28.Nf4 Re4 29.Ng6 Rd8 30.Nxh4 Rxd1 31.Rxd1 Rxh4
{ -0.08 Stockfish } ) 22...Bc7 23.c4 Ba5 24.Re2 Nd4 25.cxd5 Rxd5 26.Kg2 Re5
27.Rb2 Bc3 28.Rb1 Rg8 ( 28...Rf8 29.Ne3 Rf3 30.a4 Re8 31.Nd5 a5 32.Nxc3 Rxc3
33.Rb2 b6 34.Ne2 Nxe2 35.Rxe2 Rxb3 36.Rd5 Rb4 37.Rxh5 Rxa4 38.g4 c4 39.Rc2 e3
40.fxe3 Rxe3 { -0.56 Stockfish } ) 29.Ne3 Nf3 $6 { -0.21/25 } ( 29...Rf8
{ -0.52/22 } 30.a3 Nf3
{ 30...Ne6 31. b4 Bd4 32. Re1 a6 33. Nb3 Bc3 34. Red1 cxb4 35. axb4 Bxb4
36. Nd5 Bc5 37. Na5 Rxf2+ 38. Kh3 Kc8 39. Rbc1 Kb8 40. Rb1 = Stockfish }
31.Ne2 Bd4 32.Nf4 Ree8 33.Kh3 Ne5 34.Kg2 Bxe3 35.fxe3 Ng4 36.Re1 Rd8 37.Re2 )
30.Ne2 Bd4 31.Kh3 Re7 ( 31...Rc8 32.Rbc1 a6 33.a4 b5 34.axb5 axb5 35.Nc3 Bxc3
36.Rxc3 b4 37.Rc4 Nd4 38.Rdxd4 cxd4 39.Rxb4+ Kc7 40.Rc4+ Kb7 41.Rxd4
{ = Stockfish } ) 32.Nf4 ( 32.Nf5 Rd7 33.b4 Rgd8 34.bxc5 Bxc5 35.Rxd7 Rxd7
36.Nc3 Rf7 37.Nh6 Re7 38.Kg2 a5 39.Nd5 Rg7 40.Rb5 Ne1+ 41.Kf1 Nd3 42.Nf6 e3
43.fxe3 Rxg3 44.Nd7+ Kc7 45.Nxc5 Kc6 46.Rxa5 Nxc5 { +0.36 Stockfish } )
32...Ne5 33.Rd2 Rf7 34.Rf1 Nd3 ( 34...Rgf8 35.Ned5 Ng4 36.Kg2 Rf5 37.Re2 Re8
38.Rd1 Ree5 39.Ne3 Bxe3 40.fxe3 Kc7 41.a4 Rf7 42.Kh3 Rg7 43.Rc1 Kb6 44.Rd2
Nxe3 45.Rd6+ Ka5 46.Re6 Rxe6 47.Rxc5+ Kb4 48.Nxe6 Rf7 49.Rxh5 Rf1 50.Kh2 Rf2+
51.Kh3 Rf1 { = Stockfish } ) 35.Neg2 ( 35.Ned5 Rd8 36.f3 Nxf4+ 37.Nxf4 e3
38.Rd3 b5 39.Ne2 a5 40.f4 Kb7 41.g4 hxg4+ 42.Kxg4 Rg8+ 43.Kf3 Rfg7 44.Rh1 Rg2
45.Nxd4 cxd4 46.Rxd4 R8g3+ 47.Ke4 Rxa2 48.Rd3 Rf2 49.h5 e2 50.Rxg3 Rf1 51.Re3
Rxh1 52.Rxe2 Rxh5 { +0.20 Stockfish } ) 35...Ne5 36.Ne3 ( 36.Re2 Ng4 37.Ne3
Bxe3 38.fxe3 Rd8 39.Rb1 Nf6 40.Rc2 b6 41.b4 c4 42.Rxc4 Rd2 43.Rbc1 Rxa2 44.b5
Rf8 45.R1c2 Rxc2 46.Rxc2 Rd8 47.Nxh5 Nxh5 48.g4 Nf6 49.g5 Nd7 50.Rc6 Rg8
51.Re6 { +0.32 Stockfish } ) 36...Nd3 ( 36...Rgf8 37.Ned5 Ng4 38.Kg2 Rf5
39.Re2 Re8 40.Rd1 Ree5 41.Ne3 Bxe3 42.fxe3 Kc7 43.Rdd2 b5 44.Kh3 Nf6 45.Re1
Re7 46.Rf1 Kc6 47.Rfd1 Ng4 48.Rd6+ Kc7 49.R6d2 Kc6 { = Stockfish } ) 37.Ned5
Rgf8 $2 { +1.14/25 } ( 37...Rd8 { 0.00/24 } 38.Nxd3
{ 38. f3 Nxf4+ 39. Nxf4 e3 40. Rd3 b5 41. Ne2 a5 42. f4 Kb7 43. Rfd1 Rfd7
44. g4 hxg4+ 45. Kxg4 Rg8+ 46. Kf3 Rdg7 47. Rh1 Rg2 48. Nxd4 cxd4 49. Rxd4 
+0.30 } 38...Rxd5 39.Nf4 Re5 40.Re1 Rff5 41.Rde2 Bc3 42.Rd1 Bd4 43.Rde1 )
38.Nxd3 exd3 39.Nf4 Be5 $2 { +3.11/28 } ( 39...Rf6 { +1.32/23 } 40.Rxd3 Rf5
41.f3 Re8 42.b4 Ree5 43.Rfd1 Kc7 44.bxc5 Bxc5 45.Nd5+ Kc6 46.g4 hxg4+ 47.fxg4
) ( 39...Rf5 40.Rxd3 Re8 41.b4 b6 42.bxc5 bxc5 43.Rb3+ Kc8 44.Ra3 Kb7 45.f3
Rfe5 46.Rb1+ Ka8 47.Rb6 Rb8 48.Rxb8+ Kxb8
{ +1.70 Stockfish After the game move, 39...Be5, Stockfish thinks White is
winning by 4.21 40. Ng6 Bc3 41. Rxd3 Rg8 42. Rxc3 Rxg6 43. Rxc5 Rh6 44. f4
Rh8 45. Re1 b6 46. Rd5 Rh6 47. Rde5 Rhh7 48. Rg5 Rf8 49. b4 Rfh8 50. Rd5 Kc7 51. Ree5 Rh6 52. b5 R6h7 53. Rg5 Kc8 54. f5 Rf8 55. Rg6 Rd7 56. Rxd7 Kxd7
57. Rg5 Rh8 58. g4 hxg4+ 59. Kxg4 } ) 1-0
 
 



 
 
 
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