Gosford Summer - Round 5 Results
1 Allen Robinson adj rnd 5 1458 [3.5] 0:1 John Curtis 2213 [3]
2 John L Pascoe 1435 [2.5] 1:0 Michael Russell 1155 [2.5]
3 Benjamin Young 1452 [2] 1:0 Sandy Crosby adj rnd5 1428 [2.5]
4 Colin N Rowlison 1846 [2] 1:0 Gary Losh 1462 [2]
5 Keith R Farrell 1316 [2.5] 1:0 Sean Leahy [1.5]
6 Paul J Reynolds 1489 [1.5] 1:0 Ross Tragaris [1]
7 Bill Hoseman 1104 [1] 1:0 Alex Momot 808 [1]
8 Duncan Bassett 1317 [1] +:- Neil Clark 1287 [0]
1 Curtis, John 2213 4
2-4 Robinson, Allen 1458 3.5
Pascoe, John L 1435 3.5
Farrell, Keith R 1316 3.5
5-6 Young, Benjamin 1452 3
Rowlison, Colin N 1846 3
7-9 Crosby, Sandy 1428 2.5
Russell, Michael 1155 2.5
Reynolds, Paul J 1489 2.5
10-12 Losh, Gary 1462 2
Hoseman, Bill 1104 2
Bassett, Duncan 1317 2
13 Leahy, Sean 1.5
14-16 Tragaris, Ross 1
Momot, Alex 808 1
Crosby, Caleb 1
17-18 Hall, Andrew 1100 0
Clark, Neil 1287 0
Round 6 (the final ) Pairings
1 John Curtis 2213 [4] : John L Pascoe 1435 [3.5]
2 Keith R Farrell 1316 [3.5] : Allen Robinson adj rnd 5 1458 [3.5]
3 Sandy Crosby adj rnd5 1428 [2.5] : Colin N Rowlison 1846 [3]
4 Michael Russell 1155 [2.5] : Benjamin Young 1452 [3]
5 Gary Losh 1462 [2] : Paul J Reynolds 1489 [2.5]
6 Duncan Bassett 1317 [2] : Bill Hoseman 1104 [2]
7 Sean Leahy [1.5] : Alex Momot 808 [1]
8 Ross Tragaris [1] : Neil Clark 1287 [0]
No Name Loc Score Exp. Chg*K Rav Rprfm
1. Rowlison, Colin N 1846 3.0/5 4.35 -14 1520 1592
2. Clark, Neil 1287 0.0/3 2.04 -20 1151 152
3. Losh, Gary 1462 2.0/5 2.45 -5 1468 1396
4. Pascoe, John L 1435 2.0/3 1.83 2 1355 1480
5. Young, Benjamin 1452 2.0/4 1.52 5 1542 1542
6. Farrell, Keith R 1316 2.0/3 1.59 4 1294 1419
7. Reynolds, Paul J 1489 1.0/1 0.76 2 1287 2286
8. Russell, Michael 1155 2.5/5 0.85 17 1427 1427
9. Robinson, Allen 1458 3.5/5 2.05 15 1526 1675
10. Hoseman, Bill 1104 1.5/4 1.60 -1 1179 1092
11. Crosby, Sandy 1428 0.5/2 0.92 -4 1455 1262
12. Hall, Andrew 1100 0.0/1 0.10 -1 1458 459
13. Tragaris, Ross 0.0/4 1612 613
14. Crosby, Caleb 1.0/2 1276 1276
15. Leahy, Sean 0.5/3 1285 1012
16. Curtis, John 2213 3.0/3 2.97 0 1589 2588
17. Momot, Alex 808 1.0/3 0.15 9 1284 1159
18. Bassett, Duncan 1317 0.0/1 0.50 -5 1316 317
so - leading performances (aginst ratings) are by Michael, Allen and Alex ( only actual games played are counted).
This coming Saturday (March 1) : a fast-chess tournament at Ettalong, 1pm start; $5 entry ;15 minutes per side (increment on the digital clocks) ; 5 round swiss; numbers have been very good lately at Ettalong and this monthly tournament is popular so if you have a digital clock you would be really popular if you brought it along
at Gosford on the 11th - A Simul night - followed a 2 games a night allegro - after that (on the 18th) will be the April Round Robins
(1) Losh,G - Curtis,J [A48]
Gosford Summer 2008, 12.02.2008
[notes by Keith Farrell]
1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Bf4 Bg7 4.h3 d6 5.e3 0-0 6.Nbd2 b6 7.Be2 Bb7 8.0-0 Nbd7 9.c3 Re8 still in known territory - percentagewise simiular but 7 wins for white, 12 for black with 8 draws
typically perhaps the computer gives a small edge to white 10.Bh2 this being the most popular reply - Qc2 or Qb3 or a4 having been tried a few times - white has won 4 times, black 7 with 2 drawn 10...e6 [ 10...e5 being almost universally chosen in my database] 11.a4 a5 12.Qc2 Qe7 while Gary varies, Jon Stays withe a game from the 1998 Polish Womens Championship (Semi-final) [Maria Szymanska - Dalia Blimke
] - that game follows 13.e4 e5 14.Bd3 Nh5 15.Rfe1 Nf4 16.Bxf4 exf4 17.Re2 Red8 18.Nb3 h6 19.d5 Ne5 20.Nxe5 according to computers - perhaps white's only misstep so far [ 20.Nbd4 being preferred] 20...dxe5 21.f3 Bf8 22.Bb5 g5 23.Rd2 Rd6 24.Qd1 Rad8 25.Qe2 h5 26.Rad1 Rg6 27.Rc1 g4 28.hxg4 hxg4 29.fxg4 Qh4 30.Rd3 Rxg4 31.c4 Rd6 32.Rcc3 Rdg6 33.c5 Qg5 34.Rd2 Bxc5+ 35.Nxc5 bxc5 36.Rxc5 f3 37.Qxf3 Qxd2 white resigned 0-1
(2) Ljubojevic,L (2543) - Korchnoi,V (2605) [E33]
Corus Honorory Wijk aan Zee NED (3), 22.01.2008
[note by Keith Farrell]
1.d4 twenty years difference - Lubo is 57 years old while Korchnoi is 77 1...Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 Nc6 5.e3 d5 6.a3 Bd6 7.f4 a5 8.Nf3 Be7 9.Bd2 0-0 10.Be2 Bd7 11.Ng5 Be8 12.h4 h6 13.0-0-0!? Diagram
In a quiet position Ljubojevic rather than simply leaving the King in the centre 13...Nb4 and Victor "create the mirror image of Ljubo's untouchable knight on the kingside"
" Soon after, the center imploded, creating a position too complex for most human beings. In an animated post mortem with luminaries such as Lajos Portisch, Nigel Short, Pentala Harikrishna, Shak Mamedyarov and the visiting Anatoly Karpov, improvements were long sought after, but not found.
" the above quotes are fromn the tournament report, round 9 http://www.coruschess.com/report.php?year=2008&report=9 14.Qb1 c5 15.e4!? a 'particularly bizarre' position according to GM Joel Benjamin 15...cxd4 [ "an amusing continuation" 15...Nc6 16.e5 Nxd4 17.exf6 Nb3+ 18.Kc2 Nd4+ 19.Kc1 ( 19.Kd3? Bxf6 suggets Junior while ( 19...dxc4+ Fritz goes for the throat) ) 19...Nb3+ might have a rather odd perpetual check] 16.e5 dxc3 17.Bxc3 hxg5 [ and not 17...Nd7?? 18.Qh7#] 18.exf6 Na2+ a decoy sacrifice 19.Qxa2 Bxf6 20.hxg5 Bxc3 21.bxc3 Qc7 22.g3 in order to get the Queen to h2 which would be very strong - but perhaps this maneuvre is too slow [ 22.Qc2 f5 23.gxf6 Rxf6 24.Qh7+ Kf8 25.Qh8+ Ke7; 22.Rh4 Rc8 ( 22...f5 which heads the strength of Qc2 off 23.cxd5 ( 23.Rdh1 Rc8 24.cxd5 Qxc3+ 25.Kb1 Ba4 Diagram and the whole point of me running down this variation - black's very strong threat of ...Bc2+) ) 23.Qc2 f5 ( 23...g6 24.Rdh1 vicious) 24.gxf6 Rxf6 25.Qh7+ Kf8 26.Qh8+ Ke7 27.Qxg7+ Bf7 ( 27...Rf7?? 28.Qg5+ Rf6 29.Rh7+ Bf7 30.Rxf7+ ( 30.Rd4 suggests Fritz 30...Qc5 31.Kb2) ) ] 22...Ba4 23.Bd3 Rfd8 [ of course not 23...Bxd1?? which allows mate-in-4 - thoses who came to last weeks coaching/junior meeting will recognises the tactic based on a 1512 study by Damiano 24.Rh8+ Kxh8 25.Qh2+ Bh5 26.Qxh5+ Kg8 27.Qh7#] 24.Bc2 Bxc2 25.Qxc2 Qxc4 26.Qh7+ Kf8 27.Qh8+ Ke7 28.Qxg7 Rac8 29.Qf6+ Diagram 29...Kd6 30.Qe5+ Kd7 31.Rh7 Qxc3+ 1/2-1/2
(3) Bassett,D (1150) - Farrell,K (1338) [C40]
Gosford Spring 2002 (2), 10.09.2002
[notes by Keith Farrell]
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.d3 Nf6 5.Ng5 0-0 6.h4 d5 7.exd5 Nxd5 8.Bxd5 Qxd5 9.Ne4 Bb6 10.Nbc3 Qe6 11.Qh5 Qg4 [ 11...Nd4] 12.Qxg4 Bxg4 13.f3 Be6 [ 13...Nd4 14.Kd2 Be6] 14.b3 Nd4 15.Kd2 Rad8 16.Na4 c5? [ 16...Ba5+ 17.c3 I rejected this check because of this pawn prod, not noticing the fork 17...Bxb3 18.axb3 Nxb3+] 17.Nxb6 axb6 18.Bb2 f6 [ 18...f5 would have been stronger] 19.Bxd4 exd4 20.Rae1 Rfe8 21.g4 h6 22.g5 fxg5 23.hxg5 hxg5 24.Nxg5 Bf5 25.Rhg1 g6 26.Ne4 Kg7 27.Ng3 Kf6 28.Nxf5 Kxf5 29.c3 Rxe1 30.Rxe1 Kf4 it was about here, perhaps a bit earlier, I committed myself to queening te pawn - thinking I'd at least snare the rook - such is materialism ! 31.Re6 [ 31.cxd4 -0.28/10 9 cxd4 -0.28/8 3 32.Re6 -0.41/9 2 Ra8 -0.53/10 4 33.a4 -0.53/9 2 b5 is a line offered by Fritz(I didn't give it much time though) -0.47/8 1 ] 31...Kxf3 32.Rxb6 g5 33.Rxb7 g4 now O thought myself totally committed; a bit unsure of the pawns and tried to remember something from Fine's 'Basic Chess Ending' 34.Rf7+ Kg2 35.Rf4 Diagram
35...dxc3+ [ 35...g3 -0.78/11 4 36.cxd4 -0.84/11 11 Rxd4 -0.78/12 14 37.Rf5 -0.78/11 7 Rh4 -1.00/10 5 38.Rxc5 -0.84/12 12 Kf3 -0.88/12 13 39.Rf5+ -0.78/11 9 Kg4 -0.78/12 7 40.Rf1 -0.91/14 16 g2 -0.97/13 14 41.Rg1 -0.87/13 13 Kf3 and the better-placed rook and the white king being one square further back here are the critical differences - in my humble opinion -1.16/13 8 ] 36.Kxc3 black could STILL push g3 etc 36...Rd4 37.Rf5 g3 38.Rxc5 Rh4 [ 38...Rg4 I was so very tempted to play this way - backing up behind the pawn, which seemed to make great sense but I got nervy about how to clear the way for the promoting pawn. 39.Kd2 -0.87/14 10 Kh3 -0.84/14 45 40.Rh5+ -0.72/15 51 Rh4 -0.78/17 1:30 41.Rg5 -0.56/13 13 g2 -0.75/12 5 42.Ke3 -0.72/13 12 Kh2 -0.78/13 17 ( 42...Kh2 -0.69/14 23 43.d4 -0.78/12 5 g1R -0.94/14 10 44.Rxg1 -0.69/10 3 Kxg1 -0.88/11 3 ) ] 39.a4 Diagram 39...Kh2? according to Fritz - just about the -last- mistake and from here black has no advantage [ 39...Kf3 40.Rf5+ -0.56/13 9 Rf4 41.Re5 -0.87/14 8 g2 -0.91/13 10 42.Re1 -1.06/13 17 ( since 42.Rg5? Rg4 and the pawn promotes with no trouble -7.00/14 5 ) ] 40.a5 g2 [ 40...Rg4 41.Rh5+ Kg2 ( 41...Kg1 or 42.a6 g2 43.a7 Rg8 44.Rg5 Rc8+) 42.a6 Kf2 43.Rf5+ Ke1 44.a7 Rg8 45.Rg5] 41.Rg5 g1Q 42.Rxg1 Kxg1 43.b4 Kf2 44.a6 Rh7 and now white is in charge [ 44...Rh1 45.b5 Ra1 46.d4 Ke3 47.d5 Rc1+ ( while 47...Ke4?? is a blunder 48.d6 Rc1+ 49.Kd2 Rg1 50.a7) 48.Kb4 Kd4 49.a7 leads to an even game] 45.b5 Ra7 46.Kb4 Ke3 47.Ka5 Kxd3?? [ 47...Re7 48.b6 Re5+ 49.Kb4 Kd4 50.b7 Re1 51.Kb5 Rb1+ 52.Kc6; 47...Kd4 48.b6 7.84/13 6 Rg7 sny idea of a series of checks is doomed 9.47/13 19 ] 48.b6 Re7 49.a7 Re5+ 50.Ka6 Re1 51.a8Q Ra1+ 52.Kb7 Rxa8 black resigned 1-0
(4) Pascoe,J (1435) - Farrell,K (1316) [D26]
Toukley Open 2008 (6), 10.02.2008
[notes by Keith]
1.d4 d5 draw offered 2.c4 dxc4 almost solely since when I found I was playing John I groaned I would be playing against a Queen's gambit - to which someone wittily remarked I should accept it 3.e3 e6 4.Bxc4 Nf6 5.Nf3 Be7 6.Nc3 0-0 7.0-0 Nc6 8.a3 Nd5 9.Nxd5 exd5 10.Ba2 Bg4 11.h3 Bh5 12.Bd2 Qd6 13.Bc3 Rfd8 W 55 B 50 14.g4 Bg6 15.Rc1 Be4 16.Ne5 Qh6 17.Kh2 Bd6 [ 17...Nxe5 18.dxe5] 18.f4 f6 19.Nxc6 bxc6 20.Bd2 Rab8 21.b4 Rb6 with a sudden realiation that the c-pawn was loose 22.Bb1 Qg6!? 23.h4?! h5?! [ 23...Bxb1 24.Rxb1 a5 25.Rb3 axb4 26.h5 Qe4 27.Bxb4 Rdb8 28.Qb1 Qe7] 24.Bxe4! Qxe4 25.gxh5 Kf7 26.Rc3?! [ 26.Qg4 Bf8 27.Rg1] 26...Qf5 27.Rg1 Rh8 28.Qg4 Qxg4 29.Rxg4 Rxh5 30.Kh3 Rh8 31.Rg1 Re8 32.Kg4 Kg6 33.h5+ Kh6 34.Kf5 Re4 a wasted move by definition , though I did have odd thoughts of doubling the rooks on the e-file 35.Rcc1 Ra6 36.Rg6+ Kh7 37.Rcg1 Bf8 38.Bc1 Rb6 39.h6 Re7 40.hxg7 Rxg7 Diagram
41.Kxf6?? c5+! 42.Kf5 Rbxg6 43.Rh1+ Kg8 44.dxc5 Rg1 45.Rxg1 Rxg1 46.Bb2 Kf7! the King will be needed in this fight 47.Be5 c6 48.e4 dxe4 49.Kxe4 Bg7 50.a4 Bxe5 51.Kxe5 Ke7! 52.b5 Re1+ just to push the King further away 53.Kd4 cxb5 [ 53...Ra1 54.b6 ( not 54.bxc6? Rxa4+ 55.Ke3 Rc4) 54...Rxa4+ 55.Ke3 axb6 56.cxb6 Rb4] 54.axb5 Rb1 55.Kc4 Rf1 56.Kd5 Rxf4 57.Kc6 Kd8 58.Kb7 Rf7+ 59.Ka6 Kc8 60.c6 Kb8 61.Ka5 Rf1 62.Kb4 Kc7 63.Kc5 Rc1+ 64.Kd5 Kb6 65.Kd6 Kxb5 white resigns [ 65...Kxb5 66.c7 Kb6 ( or even 66...a5 67.Kd7 a4 68.c8Q Rxc8 69.Kxc8 a3 70.Kd7 a2 71.Ke6 Kc4 72.Kd6 a1Q) 67.Kd7 Kb7] 0-1
(5) Bassett,D (1317) - Farrell,K (1316) [C50]
Gosford Summer 2008 (4), 19.02.2008
[notes by Keith]
time control - 60 mins with 30 secs increments - fischer mode 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Be7 4.a3 [ 4.c3 Nf6 5.d3 0-0 6.0-0; 4.-- Nf6 5.d3 0-0 6.Nc3 d6] 4...Nf6 5.d3 0-0 6.Nc3 d6 7.h3 Re8 8.g4 Na5 [ 8...Nxg4 9.hxg4 Bxg4 10.Rg1 Bh5 11.Bh6 Bf6 12.Be3] 9.Ba2 Nc6 10.Ng5 Rf8 11.b4 h6 12.Nf3 Nxg4?! 13.hxg4 Bxg4 14.Be3 Kh7? Diagram
[ 14...Kh8 15.Rg1] 15.Rg1 Bh5 16.Ng5+ Bxg5 17.Qxh5 Bxe3 18.fxe3 Qf6 19.Rf1 Qg6 20.Qf5 Ne7 21.Qxg6+ fxg6 22.Rxf8 Rxf8 23.Nb5 a6 24.Nxc7 g5 25.Nd5 Ng6 26.Nb6 g4 27.Be6 g3 [ 27...h5 I even thought at the time this was probably sounder; 27...h5 28.Ke2 Kh6 29.Rf1 Re8 30.Bc8 g3 31.Rf7 Nh8 ( 31...h4) ] 28.Bf5 h5 very slow 29.Kf1 Kh6 [ 29...Rf6 30.Kg2 h4 31.Kh3; 29...Kh6 30.Kg2 h4 31.Kh3 Kh5 32.Bxg6+ Kxg6 33.Kxh4] 30.Kg2 h4 31.Rh1 Kg5 32.Bxg6 Rf2+ I thought at the least this would be a delaying tactic and snatching a tempo, I felt that no matter what I had to keep my pawns 33.Kg1 Rxc2 34.Bf5 Rc1+ [ 34...g6 35.Bh3 Kh5 36.Nc4 g5; 34...Rc3 35.Nd5 Rxa3 36.d4? I rued the possibly half chance I had to get my g-pawn on the g5 square ( 36.Kg2 Rxd3 37.Ne7 Rxe3 38.Ng6 Re2+ 39.Kh3 b6) ] 35.Kg2 Rc2+ 36.Kh3 Rc3 37.Nd5 Rxa3 38.d4? exd4 39.exd4 Rd3 40.Rf1?? Rd2! 41.Rh1 Rxd4 Diagram
this reminds me of two similar pawns Vs pieces games I've played :
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in the other Bassett-Farrell game the pawns were victorious
but in the other (Young-Farrell) the pawns were too far back to hope to compete
for completeness the games follow (much later)
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42.Ne3 Rxb4 I had no inkling of where this Knight would (of course) go - fortunately I had a small tactic - which may have unbalanced Duncan 43.Ng2 g6 44.Nxh4?? [ 44.Bg4; 44.Bc8 was what I thought was to happen 44...a5 45.Rd1 a4 46.Rxd6 a3 47.Be6 Rb1 threatening mste] 44...gxf5 note 45.Nf3+ [ 45.Nxf5 Rxe4 46.Nxg3 Rh4+ 47.Kg2 Rxh1 48.Nxh1 a5] 45...Kf4 46.Rf1 fxe4! [ 46...Kxe4 was pretty strong too] 47.Nd2+ Ke3 48.Nb1 d5 49.Kxg3 b5 50.Na3 Rb3 51.Nb1 Ke2+ 52.Kg2 d4 53.Rf2+ Kd3 54.Nd2 Rc3 W 31 B 31 [ 54...Rb2 55.Nxe4 Rxf2+ 56.Nxf2+ Ke2 57.Nh3 d3 58.Nf4+ Ke3] 55.Nf1 e3 56.Ra2 Rc2+ 57.Rxc2 Kxc2 58.Kf3 b4 white resigns
W 26 B 30 0-1
(6) Farrell,K (1316) - Graeme,C (1287) [C50]
Toukley Open 2008 (5), 10.02.2008
[notes by Keith]
1.e4 time control - 60 mins plus 10 swec fischer increments 1...e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Be7 4.0-0 Nf6 5.Nc3 0-0 6.Re1 d6 7.d4 exd4 8.Nxd4 Bg4 Diagram
9.Nxc6!? feisty and a bit better than the alternative - f3 9...bxc6 [ 9...Bxd1 comes out badly for black 10.Nxd8 Rfxd8 11.Rxd1] 10.Qd3 Nd7 11.Qg3 [ 11.Qe3 Ne5 12.Be2 Bh4 13.-- Qf6 14.Qf4 Qg6 15.Bxg4 Nxg4 16.g3 Ne5 17.Kg2 Bf6 W 44 B 43 18.Be3 Qh5 19.b3? Ng6! 20.Qf3?? ( 20.Qf5 Qxf5 21.exf5) 20...Qe5?? ( 20...Qxf3+ 21.Kxf3 Bxc3) ] 11...Ne5 12.Be2 Bh4 13.Qe3 Qf6 14.Qf4 Qg6 15.Bxg4 Nxg4 16.g3 Ne5 17.Kg2 Bf6 W 44 B 43 18.Be3 Qh5 19.h3 Ng6 20.Qf3 Qe5 21.Rad1 Rab8 22.Bd4 Qg5 23.Kh2 Bxd4 24.Rxd4 Rxb2 25.Re2 Qe5 26.Rc4 c5 27.Ra4 Rb7 28.Nd5 c6 29.Ne3 Nh4 30.Qg4 Ng6 31.f4 Qa1 32.Rd2 Rfb8 33.Rxd6 Rb1 Diagram 34.Rd1 Rxd1 35.Qxd1 Rb1 36.Qd3?? I had looked at this and thoght that the heat I had on f1 would let my King escape via f3, I looked around for a square for the queen assuming I had to leave f3 available for the King I suppose
This is a forced mate in 7 [ 36.Qf3 Qc3 37.Qf2 h6 held while; 36.Qd8+ Nf8 37.Rxa7 Rh1+ 38.Kg2 Qe1 ( 38...Qg1+ 39.Kf3) ; of course not 36.Qd2 Rh1+ 37.Kg2 Qg1+ 38.Kf3 Rxh3 39.Qd8+ Nf8 40.Nf5 g6 41.e5 which is what happened anyway] 36...Rh1+ 37.Kg2 Qg1+?? [ 37...Nh4+ 38.gxh4 Qg1+ 39.Kf3 Rxh3+ 40.Ke2 Rh2+ 41.Ng2 Rxg2+ 42.Kf3 Qf2#] 38.Kf3 Rxh3 [ 38...Nh4+ 39.Kg4 h5+ 40.Kxh5 Qxg3 41.Ng4 Nf3 42.Nf6+ gxf6 43.Qd8+ Kh7 44.Qh8+ Kxh8 45.Rxa7 Rxh3#] 39.Nf5?? [ 39.Nf1 put up a fight] 39...Nh4+!! 40.Kg4 h5+ 41.Kxh5 Nxf5+ 42.Kg4 Rxg3+ white resigns 0-1
(7) Young,B (1400) - Farrell,K (1385) [A00]
Gosford Champ 2007 Gosford (6), 26.11.2007
[notes by Keith]
1.h4 d5 2.h5 h6 3.d4 Nf6 4.Bf4 c5 5.dxc5 Nc6 6.c3 e5 7.Be3 d4 8.cxd4 exd4 9.Bf4 Bxc5 10.a3 Bg4 11.f3 Bxh5 12.g4 Bxg4 13.fxg4 Nxg4 14.Qc2 Qb6?! 15.Qe4+ Be7 16.b4 Nf6 17.Qf5 Nxb4 18.axb4 Bxb4+ if black had any attack ... 19.Bd2 0-0 20.Bxb4 Qxb4+ Diagram
21.Nd2 d3 [ 21...Rad8 22.-- d3 was what I had in mind] 22.exd3 Rfe8+ 23.Be2 Diagram
Fritz 7 Depth 16 at 535 kN/second +1.84 recommends Qc3 or Rad8
Fritz 8 Depth 16 at 560 kN/second +1.62 recommends Qc3 or Rad8
Fritz 9 Depth 17 at 616 kN/second +1.26 recommends Rac8 or Rad8
Junior 8 Depth 18 at 250 kN/second -0.17 recommends Rad8 or Qc3
Shredder evaluates as +0.73
Rybka 2.3 evaluates at -0.03
Analysis by Zappa 1.1:
23...Rad8 24.Rb1 Qc3 25.Rh3
+/= (0.55) Depth: 13 00:00:00
(Farrell, 19.12.2007)23...Ng4 24.Rh4 Qb2 [ 24...Qd4 25.Rxg4 Qxa1+ Crafty still (although only barely) likes this position for black while junior and Fritz prefer white with] 25.Rb1 Ne3 26.Rxb2 Nxf5 27.Rf4 Ne3 black offered a draw 28.Kf2 b6 29.Bf3 Rad8 30.Re4! each piece exchange makes it more difficult for black to keep up 30...Nf5 31.Rxe8+ Rxe8 32.Nc4 g5 33.Be4 Nh4 34.Nd6 Rd8 35.Nf5 Nxf5 36.Bxf5 Rd5 37.Be4 Re5 38.Ra2 f5 39.Bg2 a5 40.d4 Re8 [ 40...Re6 heading for e3 and then d6 falls to the Rook-pin 41.Bd5] 41.d5 Kg7 42.Rb2 Rb8 43.d6 Kf7 44.d7 Ke7 45.Bc6 Kd6 [ somehow I imagined 45...Kd6 46.Ba4 Kc5 47.-- b5 though this fails ignominiously to 48.Rxb5+ Rxb5 49.Bxb5 ( or even 49.d8Q ) 49...Kxb5 50.d8Q] 46.Bb5 Ke7 [ but then I saw the reality of 46...Kc5 47.Ba6 ( while 47.Rc2+ Kxb5 48.Rc8 is rather brutal and to the point) 47...Rd8 ( forced since if my rook stays on the Queenside 47...-- 48.Bc8 and promotes) ] 47.Rc2 Rd8 48.Rc8 h5 49.Nf3 g4 50.Ne5 1-0
