Saturday, July 08, 2017

#1237 KST - Round 6 Annotations

Another week. Another simul. More uneven play. At any rate, whether they're of entertainment value or not, here are my win over Jun Tang and draw vs. Gilberto Benitez:
[Event "Kenilworth Summer Tournament"] [Site "Kenilworth, NJ"] [Date "2017.07.06"] [Round "6.2"] [White "Tang, Jun"] [Black "Moldovan, John"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A41"] [WhiteElo "1389"] [BlackElo "1814"] [Annotator "Moldovan,John"] [PlyCount "46"] [EventDate "2017.06.01"] [EventRounds "14"] [EventCountry "USA"] [Source "The Chess Coroner #1237"] [SourceDate "2017.07.08"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2017.07.08"] [SourceQuality "1"] {Board 2 G/55+5 (delay) A41 Modern Defense London System} 1. d4 g6 {Yet again! If I'm boring you by playing this over & over ... let me know.} 2. Nf3 Bg7 3. Bf4 d6 4. c3 ({RR} 4. e3 Nd7 5. Nc3 (5. h3 e5 6. Bh2 Qe7 7. Be2 Nh6 (7... Ngf6 $142) 8. O-O O-O 9. c4 {Privman - Moldovan : Quick Tournament (G/15+5), Rahway 5/6/2015} f5 $11) 5... c6 6. Be2 Qc7 $146 7. O-O Ngf6 8. Qd2 O-O 9. e4 e5 10. Bh6 Re8 11. Bxg7 Kxg7 12. d5 Nc5 $11 {J. Demetrick - Moldovan : Kenilworth Summer Tournament 7/17/2014}) 4... Nd7 5. e4 e5 6. Bg3 Qe7 (6... Ngf6 $5 $146 7. dxe5 Nxe4 8. exd6 Nxg3 9. hxg3 O-O 10. dxc7 Qxc7 $44 {was an option.}) 7. Bd3 Ngf6 {[#]} 8. Nbd2 $146 (8. O-O O-O 9. Re1 Nh5 10. Qc2 Nb6 $11 11. dxe5 $6 dxe5 12. Nbd2 Nxg3 13. hxg3 Be6 14. Rad1 Rfd8 15. b3 a5 16. a4 f6 $15 {was played in Nettesheim - Eskandary : Dresden 2010.}) 8... Nh5 9. Qe2 (9. Bh4 $142 ) 9... Nxg3 10. hxg3 a6 (10... exd4 $142 $1 11. cxd4 c5 $1) 11. Nb3 $6 (11. Nc4 $142 b6 12. dxe5 ({or} 12. d5 Nc5 13. Bc2 $11) 12... Nxe5 13. Nfxe5 dxe5 14. a4 $11) 11... b6 (11... exd4 $142 $1 12. cxd4 c5 $1 $15) 12. d5 Nc5 $6 (12... Bb7 $142 $11) 13. Nxc5 bxc5 14. Bc2 $6 (14. b4 $142 cxb4 15. cxb4 $14) 14... O-O 15. Nd2 (15. Ba4 $142) 15... Rb8 16. Nc4 Bd7 (16... Qg5 $142) 17. Bd3 Bb5 $6 ( 17... h5 $142 $11) 18. O-O-O $6 (18. a4 $142 Bxc4 19. Bxc4 $14) 18... Bxc4 $6 ( 18... f5 $142 $11) 19. Bxc4 a5 20. Bb5 $6 (20. g4 $142 $14) 20... Qg5+ $6 ( 20... f5 $142 $11) 21. Kb1 f5 {[#]} 22. exf5 $2 {This lets me fork Jun's K & f2P.} (22. Rh4 $142 f4 23. Rdh1 fxg3 24. Rg4 Qf6 25. f3 Qe7 26. Rxg3 $14) 22... Qxf5+ 23. Qd3 $4 {This self-pins the Q &, as a result, hangs the B.} (23. Ka1 $142 Qxf2 24. Rdf1 Qxg3 25. a3 $17) 23... Rxb5 $1 {White resigns. Time left - Tang 29:34, Moldovan 29:19 Estimated time used - Tang 27:21, Moldovan 27:36 Longest thinks - White: 7 minutes for 23...Qd3?? Black: 3 minutes for 7... Ngf6, 8...Nh5 & 14...0-0} 0-1 [Event "Kenilworth Summer Tournament"] [Site "Kenilworth, NJ"] [Date "2017.07.06"] [Round "6.1"] [White "Moldovan, John"] [Black "Benitez, Gilberto"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D96"] [WhiteElo "1814"] [BlackElo "1835"] [Annotator "Moldovan,John"] [PlyCount "142"] [EventDate "2017.06.01"] [EventRounds "14"] [EventCountry "USA"] [Source "The Chess Coroner #1237"] [SourceDate "2017.07.08"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2017.07.08"] [SourceQuality "1"] {Board 1 G/55+5 (delay) D96 Gruenfeld Defense Russian System (by transposition - 6.Qb3 )} 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. d4 d5 5. Bg5 c6 (5... Ne4 $142) ({ or} 5... dxc4) 6. Qb3 $6 {Repeating the mistake I made last week against Al. Tang.} (6. cxd5 cxd5 $140 (6... Nxd5 7. e4 Nxc3 8. bxc3 {(Kaposztas - Kanya : Salgotarjan 1978) is also +/=.}) 7. Qb3 Nc6 8. e3 $14 {(Petrovs - S. Landau : Kemeri 1937) is right.}) 6... dxc4 7. Qxc4 Be6 (7... h6 $142 {Feigins - Flohr : Kemeri 1939}) 8. Qd3 Na6 ({RR} 8... O-O 9. e4 Nbd7 $146 (9... b5 $146 { Moldovan - Fortune : G/5, Summit 2/1/2010} 10. Be2 $14) 10. h3 $14 {Moldovan - Tomkovich : KST 2006.}) (8... h6 $142 $11 {Alburt - Frymer : U.S. Open, Chicago 1989}) 9. e4 h6 {[#]} 10. Be3 $146 (10. Bf4 $142 Qa5 {Toikkanen - Salokangas : Finland 1997} (10... g5 11. Be5 $14 {is no improvement.}) 11. a3 $14 Nb4 $140 $2 12. Qb1 Na6 13. Bd3 $16) 10... O-O $2 (10... Ng4 $142 11. Be2 ( {Not} 11. Bc1 $2 Nb4 12. Qd1 Bxd4 $1 13. Nxd4 (13. Qxd4 $4 Nc2+ $19) 13... Qxd4 $1 14. Qxd4 Nc2+ 15. Kd2 Nxd4 $17) 11... Nxe3 12. fxe3 O-O $11) 11. h3 $1 Qa5 ( 11... c5 $142 12. d5 Nb4 13. Qb1 Nxe4 $5 14. Nxe4 Nxd5) 12. Qd2 Kh7 13. Be2 Nc7 $6 (13... Ne8 $142) 14. g4 $2 (14. O-O $142 $16) 14... Nfe8 15. h4 $5 (15. a3 $142 $14) 15... Nd6 $2 (15... Bxg4 $142 16. Ng5+ hxg5 17. Bxg4 gxh4 18. Rxh4+ Kg8 19. Bh6 Bf6 20. Rh3 Rd8 21. Bxf8 Kxf8 22. Rd3 e5 23. d5 cxd5 24. Nxd5 Qxd2+ 25. Kxd2 Nxd5 26. Rxd5 Rxd5+ 27. exd5 Bg5+ $44) 16. Kf1 $2 (16. h5 $142 $16) 16... Bc4 $2 (16... Nc4 $142 17. Bxc4 Bxc4+ 18. Kg2 Rad8 $15) 17. e5 Bxe2+ 18. Qxe2 Nc8 (18... Ndb5 $142) 19. h5 Qa6 $6 (19... g5 $142 $16) 20. hxg6+ fxg6 { [#]} 21. Qxa6 $18 Nxa6 $2 (21... bxa6 $142 22. Ne4 Nb6 23. Rc1 Rab8 24. Rxc6 Nbd5) 22. Ng5+ Kg8 23. Ne6 Re8 24. Nxg7 $2 (24. Bxh6 $142 Bh8 (24... Bxh6 $143 $2 25. Rxh6 Kf7 $2 26. Ng5+) 25. f4 {/\ f5}) 24... Kxg7 25. Bxh6+ Kf7 26. Bg5 Ke6 (26... Nb6 $142) 27. Kg2 Nb4 28. Rh6 Rg8 29. Ne2 (29. f4 $142 Nc2 $140 $2 30. d5+ cxd5 31. Rc1 Ne3+ 32. Kf3 Nc4 33. b3) 29... Kd5 $2 (29... Nd5 $142) 30. Be3 $2 (30. Rh3 $142) 30... Nc2 31. Rc1 Nxe3+ 32. fxe3 Ke4 {[#]} (32... Nb6 $142) 33. Rc3 $2 (33. Rd1 $142 $1 Kxe3 $140 34. Rh3+ Ke4 35. Nc3+ Kf4 36. Rf1+ Kg5 37. Ne4+ Kxg4 38. Rg3+ Kh5 39. Rh1#) 33... Nb6 34. Ng3+ Kd5 35. Rc5+ Ke6 36. Ne4 Rg7 $2 (36... Nd5 $142) 37. Ng5+ $2 (37. Rc2 $142) 37... Kd7 38. e4 e6 39. Nh7 (39. Kg3 $142 $18) 39... Ke7 40. Nf6 $2 (40. Ng5 $142 $18) 40... Nd7 41. Nxd7 Kxd7 42. Rc3 Rf8 $2 (42... Rd8 $142 $16) 43. Rf3 $18 Rxf3 (43... Rc8 $142) 44. Kxf3 b6 (44... a5 $142) 45. b4 Rf7+ (45... a5 $142 46. bxa5 bxa5 47. g5) 46. Ke3 Rg7 (46... g5 $142 47. Rg6 Rf1 48. Rxg5 Re1+) 47. a4 a6 {[#]} ( 47... a5 $142 48. bxa5 bxa5) 48. Rh8 Kc7 (48... Rf7 $142 49. Ra8 Rf1 50. Rxa6 Re1+ 51. Kf4 Rd1 52. Rxb6 Rxd4) 49. Ra8 Kb7 50. Re8 c5 (50... g5 $142) 51. bxc5 bxc5 52. Rxe6 cxd4+ (52... Rc7 $142) 53. Kxd4 Rg8 54. Kd5 g5 (54... Kc7 $142) 55. Rd6 Re8 56. Rg6 $6 (56. e6 $142) 56... Rd8+ 57. Ke6 Rd4 (57... Re8+ $142) 58. Kf5 Rxa4 59. Rxg5 Kc7 (59... Rc4 $142) 60. Kf6 $6 (60. e6 $142 {but I touched the K & had to move it.}) 60... Rxe4 61. e6 $6 (61. Rg7+ $142 Kd8 62. g5) 61... Kd6 62. Ra5 Rxe6+ {[#]} 63. Kf5 $4 {This blunders a half-point away.} (63. Kf7 {would've won.}) 63... Ke7 64. g5 Rb6 65. g6 Kf8 66. Rc5 Rb5 67. Rxb5 axb5 68. Ke5 b4 69. Kd4 b3 70. Kc3 b2 71. Kxb2 Kg7 {Black offers a draw. White accepts. Game drawn by agreement. Time left - Moldovan 2:30, Benitez 1: 53 Estimated time used - Moldovan 58:25, Benitez 59:02 Longest thinks: White - 6 minutes for 15.h4 Black - 8 minutes for 6...dxc4.} 1/2-1/2

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