As I discovered recently, a few of my older games that have escaped scrutiny on this blog, so I am sharing them.
The following game is as quiet as expected after Black's 7th and 8th moves.
AlonzoJerome - adroit
5 5 blitz, ICC, 2011
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+
4...Kxf7 5.Nxe5+ Nxe5 6.Qh5+ g6 7.Qxe5 Bxf2+
The line we have been examining
Instead of offering a Rook with the Blackburne Defense, 7...d6!?, or preparing a wicked counterattack with Whistler's Defense, 7...Qe7!?, my opponent plays what I have elsewhere referred to as an "inoffensive defense" (see "An Inoffensive Defense") and a "calming defense" (see "Nothing Happened").
8.Kxf2 Qf6+ 9.Qxf6+ Nxf6 10.Nc3 d6
11.d3 Bd7 12.Bg5 Ng4+ 13.Ke2 h6 14.Rhf1+ Kg7 15.Bf4 g5 16.Bg3 h5 17.h3 h4 18.Be1 Ne5
19.d4
Tempting. Perhaps 19.Nd5 c6 20.Ne3 Rhf8 21.Bc3 was better.
19...Ng6 20.Bd2 g4 21.hxg4 Bxg4+ 22.Kd3 Rhf8
23.Nd5
After the game Stockfish 8 recommended 23.Nb5, to be met by 23...Bd7 24.c4 (Not 24.Nxc7 Rxf1 25.Rxf1 Rc8 and the Knight can't withdraw because of 26...Bb5+) 24...Bxb5 25.cxb5 with an advantage to White.
23...c6 24.Ne3 Bd7 25.Nf5+ Black resigned
The pawn at d6 will fall, and being down two is enough for my opponent.
But black can play ...Bxf5 and be down just one pawn...
ReplyDeleteAnonymous,
ReplyDeleteYou are right. After 25...Bxf5 Black's h-pawn will eventually fall, but I forgot that White's new f-pawn (after 26.exf5) will fall as well.
Perhaps my opponent resigned, believing he had better things to do than to continue to battle against a refuted opening.
Rick