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   Season 2000 / 2001 Game of the week archive page

GAME  OF  THE  WEEK

Monarch Trophy - season 2002 / 2003

Round 4 - 28th November 2002.

Glenn Cross had to resign his game after about a dozen moves when he received an urgent telephone call and had to leave.  According to his opponent Mike Ware, the position was very interesting.

 Mike Ware

1.d4 Nf6  2.c4 g6  3.Bf4 Bg7  4.Nc3 0-0  5.e3 d6  6.Bd3 Nh5  7.Bg5 h6  8.Bh4 g5  9.Bg3 Nxg3  10.hxg3 Nc6  11.Qh5 e5  12.d5 Ne7  13.Ne4 Ng6  14.Nf3 f5

See Diagram

If 15.Qxg6 fxe4  16.Bxe4 ...  does Black lose?!

 Glenn Cross

 

 

Monarch Trophy Round 2

       24th October 2001

   

Jonathan Waugh

Position after blacks 15th move - see diagram

Mike Ware v Jonathan Waugh - Monarch Trophy Round 2
Mike had the option of 16. Bxd5 or Qxh7 and chose the latter.  
    
What if black plays 17. 0-0-0 after Qxh7?
     
Further suggestions / analysis would be welcome !!
     

Mike Ware

 chessmaster

    

 

Monarch Trophy Round 2

     24th October 2001
    

John Griffin

Position after blacks 18th move - see diagram

John Griffin v Alan Robertson, Monarch Trophy Round 2
 
  John Griffin, White, then played 19. hxg6? to which Alan
  replied Qxg5
 
  "Perhaps John should have brought his second rook into the
  fray before making his final pawn foray"   TROMPOWSKI
     
  Further suggestions / analysis would be welcome !!
  whether by humans or computers !!!
   

 chessmaster

Alan Robertson
   

 

Monarch Trophy Round 2

     24th October 2001
    

Richard Sargent

Position after whites 21st move - see diagram

Frank Maher v Richard Sargent Monarch Assurance Plc Claret Jug Trophy round 2
  Black played 21.......Qh4+ and resigned 11 moves later as
  his king was over-run on the queen side corner of the board.
 
   (a)  Perhaps better was 21......Qxc3 followed by
   22. Qxc3  Rxc3  23. Bxa7 b6  24. Bxb6+ Kb7
 
   (b)  Another line is 21......Rxc3  22. Bxd3 Rxc2
          which could be much better for black.
    
 Further suggestions / analysis would be welcome !!
 whether by humans or computers !!!
   

 chessmaster

Frank Maher
   
(a)  At the October 29th chess club night , the consensus of analysis seemed to suggest that this line led to a possible draw for black, but only after a long and difficult game.
   
(b)  This move is suggested by a lowly computer program Fritz 4.01, and the more I  look at it, the better it seems to get for black (that's me by the way).  Play could be very equal with this variation.  At least it does away with the quick lost position caused by the move I played:- 21......Qh4+

ZUGZWANG

   

 

Stephen Maggs Memorial Cup:     Douglas v Southern Club:   16th May 2001
   
White: Richard Sargent     Black: Myriam Bounya
1. e4 d5  2. exd Qxd5  3. Nc3 Qa5  4. d4 Nf6  5. Bd2 c6  6. Ne4 Qc7  7. Nxf6+ exf 8. Nf3 Bf5 9. Be2 Nd7
10. 0-0 Bd6  11. c4 Be4  12. Re1 0-0  13. g3 Rad8  14. c5 Be7  15. b4 f5  16. Bc3 Nf6  17. Bd3 Nd5
18. Rc1 Bxd3  19. Qxd3 f4  20. Bd2 Rfe8  21. Re4 fxg  22. hxg Bf6  23. a3 Qd7  24. Kg2 Rxe4
25. Qxe4 Re8  26. Qd3 Qg4  27. Re1 Rxe1  28. Bxe1 h5  29. Nh2? Qxd4  30. Qf5 Ne7  31. Qxh5 Qe4+
32. Kf1 Qd3+  33. Qe2  Qxa3  34. Ng4 Qb2  35. Nxf6+ Qxf6  36. Qd3 Nd5  37. b5 Qe7  38. bxc bxc
39. Qc4 Qc7  40. Qe4 Qe7  41. Qc4   see diagram
   

Myriam Bounya

Richard Sargent v Myriam Bounya after white's 41st move
  Move 41 ............. Qe3 !?
  If 42. fxe3  Nxe3+  43. Ke2 Nxc4 winning another pawn
  The game continued:-
  42. Qa6  Qxc5  43. Qc8+ Kh7  44. Qf5+ Kg1
  Here, white was playing for a draw by repetition of moves!
  45. Qc8+ Qf8  46. Qxc6 Nb4  47. Bxb4 Qxb4  
  48 Qa8+ winning back the pawn  Draw agreed ½-½ 
   
  On move 42. Qxd5 wins the Knight!
  If 42 ........ Qxe1+  43 Kxe1 cxd5  44. c6 and white wins
   
  Does white have a clear win after Qxd5 ??
  Further suggestions / analysis would be welcome !!

Richard Sargent

chessmaster

   
   

    

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