Chess World.net presents Instructive Game: Trying to keep counterplay going against a Nimzo fan!

Chess World.net presents Instructive Game: Trying to keep counterplay going against a Nimzo fan!


[Event "Middlesex League Div 1"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2012.01.27"]
[Round "?"]
[White "T, Gavriel"]
[Black "A, Casillas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B23"]
[Annotator "Tryfon"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2012.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.27"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 d6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. Bc4 (5. b3 a6 6. Bd3 Nd4) 5... e6 6.
O-O a6 7. a3 Nf6 8. Ba2 Nd4 9. d3 Be7 10. Ne2 Bxf3 11. gxf3 d5 12. c3 Nc6 13.
Kh1 Qd7 14. e5 Ng8 15. f5 O-O-O 16. b4 Kb8 (16... Nxe5 17. bxc5) (16... cxb4
17. axb4 Nxe5 18. Bf4 Bd6 19. Nd4) 17. bxc5 Bxc5 18. d4 Bf8 (18... Ba7 19. Rg1
g6 (19... Nge7 20. fxe6) 20. f6) 19. Bf4 (19. fxe6 fxe6 20. f4 Nge7 21. Ng3 h5
22. f5 h4 23. fxe6 Qxe6 24. Ne2 Nf5) 19... Ka8 20. Rb1 Na5 21. Qd3 Qa4 22. fxe6
fxe6 23. Rb6 Ka7 24. Rxe6 Qd7 25. Qf5 (25. Rd6 Bxd6 26. exd6 Nf6 (26... Qc6))
25... Ne7 (25... Re8 26. Rxa6+) (25... g6 26. Qg4 h5 27. Qxg6) (25... g6 26.
Qg4 Nh6 27. Qh3 Nf7 28. Kg2 Bxa3 29. Rf6) 26. Qf7 Qb5 27. Ng3 (27. Re1 Qb2 28.
Rd6 Rc8 29. Bxd5) 27... Ng6 (27... Qb2 28. Bb1 Nec6 29. Bg5 Rc8 30. Qd7 Bxa3
31. Qxd5 Qxc3) (27... Nac6) 28. Rb1 Qd7 (28... Qd3 29. Bg5 (29. Qc7 Bb4 30.
axb4 Nxf4) 29... Rd7 30. Qxd7 Qxf3+ 31. Kg1) (28... Qd3 29. Qc7 Qxf3+ 30. Kg1
Nxf4 (30... Bb4 31. axb4 Nxf4 32. Rxa6+ Kxa6 33. Qxa5#) (30... Bb4 31. Rxb4
Nxf4 32. Rxa6+ Kxa6 33. Qb6#) 31. Qb6+ Kb8 32. Qxd8+ Ka7 33. Rxa6+ bxa6 34.
Qb8#) 29. Qxd7 Rxd7 30. Bc1 Be7 31. f4 Rc8 32. f5 Nf8 33. Bxd5 Rxc3 (33... Nxe6
34. Bxe6) 34. Bd2 Rxa3 35. Rxe7 Rxd5 (35... Rxe7 36. Bb4 Rd7 37. Bxa3 Rxd5 38.
Bxf8) (35... Rxe7 36. Bb4) 36. Bxa5 1-0

Category:

Education

Tags:

• chess
• letsplaychess.com
• chessworld.net
• gavriel
• cassilas
• middlesex
• league
• grandprix
• sicilian
• attack
• blockade
• restraint
• counterplay
• activity
• bishop scope

[hypersphere]

This game got dicey! I liked the quadruple fork+skewer with Bb4. Not sure I've seen that before!

[WarpBerlin]

I found only f6 - not the crushing move

[happycritic]

Hey KingCrusher i really like to listen your commentary, you are making in depth analysis of games i am wondering if there is any money to be made in chess? Can you make money from tournaments ? If you arent a GM, FM or IM ? Can you make money ?

[biernico]

i like black from d5 on

[jewbinson]

@jepoycvallestero It might be playable but Nf4, Qb3, Rb1 etc and white has nice pieces and also pressure on black's position

[realCevra]

5:00 "so, am i playing this in a silly way" - yes, both sides do imho. bg4 is a bad move, g6 would've been the only choice to play the system correctly. after bg4 black has done little against e5 and nothing against f5, after bb5 or even h3 white has clear advantage.

[roottruthseeker]

shish kabob! with rxe7

[gunuffimoo]

I cant even say this Bb4 was Tal-like, cause I haven't seen Tal attack 4 pieces in 1 move before. :D

[pawnscrusher]

@theFoxGirl black avoids counterplay. Its an ok plan but white seems to get active enough before black can complete his kingsude development. I liked to play like black but as e4 fan shouldnt

[pawnscrusher]

I only got 1.e4 my favourite. What a difficult game. F5 was a good sac and the tactics you have used are very nice. Just the opening didnt seem to give you much. Just Bg4 and white is cramped. Strange isnt it