Thursday, October 29, 2015

No Hurry



Wall,B - Guest6602130
PlayChess.com, 2014

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 h6


The Semi-Italian Opening.


4.Nc3 Bc5 5.Bxf7+ 


The Semi-Italian Jerome Gambit.


5...Kxf7


A piece is a piece is a piece. Still, Bill has had an opponent decline: 5...Kf8 6.Bb3 Nf6 7.Nxe5 Nxe5 8.d4 Bb4 9.dxe5 Nxe4 10.Qd5 Black resigned, Wall,B - Guest2310139, PlayChess.com, 2014.


6.Nxe5+ Nxe5 7.Qh5+ Ng6


Possibly better was 7...Kf8 8.Qxe5 d6.


8.Qd5+ Ke8


Bill has also seen: 8...Kf8 9.Qxc5+ N8e7 10.f4 d6 11.Qf2 Nc6 12.d4 Qh4 13.g3 Qh3 14.f5 Nge7 15.f6 Nf5 16.exf5 Bxf5 17.fxg7+ Kxg7 18.Nd5 Rhf8 19.Nf4 Rae8+ 20.Be3 Qg4 21.h3 Qg5 22.0-0-0 Nb4 23.Qd2 Qxg3 24.Nh5+ Black resigned, Wall,B - Jllib976, Chess.com, 2010.


9.Qxc5 Qe7 


Or 9...d6 10.Qa3 N8e7 11.0-0 Nh4 12.d4 Neg6 13.f4 Rf8 14.Be3 Bg4 15.Qb3 Rb8 16.f5 Ne7 17.Bf2 Nexf5 18.exf5 Nxf5 19.Rae1+ Kd7 20.Qe6+ Kc6 21.d5#  checkmate, Wall,Bill - Mbgmx, Chess.com, 2010.


10.Qxc7 Nf6 11.0-0 Kf7 12.Qc4+ Qe6 13.Qd4 Re8 14.f4 Qb6 15.Qxb6 axb6 16.e5 


With three pawns for his sacrificed piece, White is willing to play against Black's structural weaknesses (doubled isolated b-pawns, restrained d-pawn, blocked in Bishop) in stead of an attack on the King.


Black's slip on his next move makes the task easier.


16...Nh5


The safer retreat was 16...Nh7.


17.g4 Nhxf4 18.d4 d6 19.exd6 Bxg4 20.Bxf4 Kg8 




White is comfortably up two passed pawns. He does not have to be in a hurry.


21.Bg3 Bh3 22.Rfe1 Rf8 23.Nd5 Rad8 24.Ne7+ Kh7 25.Nxg6 Kxg6


26.Re3 Rf6 27.Be5 Rfxd6


This combination overlooks something.


28.Bxd6 Rxd6 29.Rxh3 Rxd4 30.Rb3 Black resigned




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