Sunday, July 16, 2017

#1240 KST - Round 7 Annotations

My wins over Pat Mazzillo & Mike Lowey:
[Event "Kenilworth Summer Tournament"] [Site "Kenilworth, NJ"] [Date "2017.07.13"] [Round "7.1"] [White "Mazzillo, Pat"] [Black "Moldovan, John"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B15"] [WhiteElo "1258"] [BlackElo "1814"] [Annotator "Moldovan,John"] [PlyCount "66"] [EventDate "2017.06.01"] [EventRounds "14"] [EventCountry "USA"] [SourceDate "2017.07.16"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2017.07.16"] [SourceQuality "1"] {Board 1.1 G/55+5 (delay) B15 Caro-Kann Defense Gurgenidze System} 1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c6 4. Nf3 (4. Bc4 {would have prevented my reply.}) 4... d5 ({ In our 2015 game I opted for} 4... d6 {, transposed into the Pirc, failed to equalize & should've lost.}) 5. h3 Nf6 6. e5 (6. Bd3 dxe4 7. Nxe4 Nxe4 8. Bxe4 {is less ambitious.}) 6... Ne4 7. Bd3 (7. Nxe4 dxe4 8. Ng5 {is best.}) 7... Nxc3 8. bxc3 {I had the same setup vs. Alex Hu in round 2 but here, with h3 & Bd3 in place of Be2 & 0-0, Black has few, if any, problems.} O-O ({The immediate} 8... c5 {may be more accurate.}) 9. O-O c5 10. Be3 (10. a4 Nc6 11. Ba3 c4 12. Be2 Qa5 13. Qd2 {(Pogonina - Kholopov : Samara 2011) is more thematic but no improvement.}) 10... Nc6 {Black has an excellent, Winawer French-like position. He still has his dark-squared B & the light-squared one isn't bad.} 11. Qd2 Qa5 {[#]} (11... c4 12. Be2 f6 {was even better.}) 12. Bh6 ({There have been 4 games with} 12. Rfb1) ({& 2 games with} 12. Rab1) 12... cxd4 (12... c4 $142 13. Be2 f6) 13. Bxg7 $2 {This drops a P.} (13. cxd4 $142 Qxd2 14. Bxd2 $11 {was required.}) 13... Kxg7 $8 14. cxd4 {What else?} (14. Nxd4 $4 {loses to} Nxd4 $19) 14... Qxd2 15. Nxd2 Nxd4 16. Rab1 b6 17. c3 $2 { [#]} (17. Nb3 $142 $17) 17... Bf5 $1 {Now I'm winning.} 18. Bxf5 ({Of course, if} 18. cxd4 $2 {then} Bxd3 {gains an Exchange.}) 18... Ne2+ $1 {This intermezzo pushes White's K toward the edge of the board, threatens 20...Nxc3 & improves my steed's position while 19...gxf5 strengthens my control of the center.} 19. Kh1 (19. Kh2 $142) 19... gxf5 20. c4 dxc4 21. Nxc4 Rac8 22. Ne3 e6 23. Rb2 Nf4 24. Kh2 (24. Rb4 $142) 24... Rc5 (24... Rfd8 $142) 25. Rd1 (25. Rb4 $142) 25... Ng6 26. Rd7 Ra5 (26... Ra8 $142) 27. Nc4 Ra4 {[#]} 28. Ne3 $2 (28. Rc7 $142) (28. Rc2 $143 $2 Rxc4 $1 29. Rxc4 Nxe5 30. Rcc7 Nxd7 31. Rxd7 a5 $1 32. Rb7 Rc8 33. Rxb6 Rc2) 28... Nxe5 {With a 2nd P annexed the rest is a matter of technique.} 29. Rc7 Kf6 (29... Rd8 $142) 30. Rbc2 Rd8 (30... b5 $142) 31. Rb7 $2 (31. Nc4 $142 Nxc4 32. R7xc4 Rxc4 33. Rxc4 Rd2 34. Ra4 a5 35. Kg1) 31... Rd7 (31... Rd3 $142) 32. Rxd7 Nxd7 33. Rc7 (33. Kg1 $142) 33... Nc5 { White resigns. Time left - Mazzillo 13:26, Moldovan 25:39 Estimated time used - Mazzillo 44:24, Moldovan 32:06 Longest thinks: White - 5 minutes for 12.Bh6 Black - 5 minutes for 11...Qa5} 0-1 [Event "Kenilworth Summer Tournament"] [Site "Kenilworth, NJ"] [Date "2017.07.13"] [Round "7.2"] [White "Lowey, Michael"] [Black "Moldovan, John"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B06"] [WhiteElo "1588"] [BlackElo "1814"] [Annotator "Moldovan,John"] [PlyCount "144"] [EventDate "2017.06.01"] [EventRounds "14"] [EventCountry "USA"] [Source "John Moldovan"] [SourceDate "2017.07.16"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2017.07.16"] [SourceQuality "1"] {Board 1.2 G/55+5 (delay) B06 Modern Defense Hillbilly Attack (2.Bc4)} 1. e4 g6 2. Bc4 Nf6 (2... c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 d5 {is similar but, in that line, Black has to answer} 5. exd6 {with the Scandinavian-like} Qxd6 ({or non-dynamic} 5... exd6)) 3. e5 ({In round 1 Pelican played} 3. d3) 3... d5 4. Bb3 (4. exd6 $143 cxd6 $11 5. f4 $2 {Easton - Pero : correspondence, IECG 2000} d5 $15) (4. exf6 $2 dxc4 $15 5. Qe2 $2 Be6 $17 {Vassalam - Ghanbari : Teheran 2005}) 4... Nfd7 5. d4 (5. Bxd5 $143 Nxe5 $11) 5... Nb6 {[#]} (5... c5 $146 6. Bxd5 $140 Nb6 7. Be4 Qxd4 8. Qxd4 cxd4 {is a possible improvement.}) 6. Bg5 $146 ({Previously seen here were:} 6. h4 h5 7. Nh3 $11 {Busch - Schoenau : Baden-Baden 1990}) (6. c3 Bg7 7. Ne2 O-O 8. O-O $14 {Quinterod - Vallejo Pons : San Sebastian 2000}) ( {&} 6. Nd2 Bg7 7. Qf3 Be6 8. Ne2 $11 {Avdeev - Stepikov : Novokuznetsk 2014}) ( 6. Nc3 a5 7. a4 {is another option.}) 6... f6 $1 7. exf6 exf6 8. Qe2+ Kf7 $8 ({ Not} 8... Qe7 $2 9. Bxf6) 9. Qf3 $2 (9. Be3 $142 $11) 9... Nc6 $6 (9... h5 $142 $17) 10. c3 $2 (10. Be3 $142 $15) 10... Bg7 $2 (10... h5 $142 $17) 11. Nd2 Re8+ 12. Ne2 Kg8 (12... Bf5 $142) 13. Be3 Bf5 $6 (13... Na5 $142 14. Bc2 Nac4 $11) 14. Nf4 {[#]} Be6 $2 (14... Na5 $142 15. Bxd5+ Nxd5 16. Qxd5+ Qxd5 17. Nxd5 Rac8 $14) 15. O-O $6 (15. Nxe6 $142 Rxe6 16. h4 $16) 15... Bf7 16. Bc2 Qd7 $6 ( 16... Ne7 $142 $11) 17. Nb3 Bf8 $2 (17... Rad8 $142 $14) 18. Nd3 Qd8 $6 (18... Kg7 $142) 19. Nbc5 Rb8 (19... Na5 $142) 20. Qh3 $2 (20. Rae1 $142) 20... Nc4 21. Bf4 f5 $2 (21... Nd6 $142 $14) 22. Qg3 Bd6 23. b3 $2 (23. Rfe1 $142 $16) 23... Nd2 $1 24. Rfe1 Ne4 25. Nxe4 dxe4 $6 (25... fxe4 $142 $11) 26. Ne5 Bxe5 ( 26... Nxe5 $142 27. dxe5 Bf8) 27. dxe5 Qe7 28. Rad1 (28. e6 $142 Bxe6 29. Bxc7 Rbc8 30. Bf4 $14) 28... Nxe5 29. Bg5 (29. h3 $142 $14) 29... Qe6 $6 (29... Qc5 $142 $11) 30. Rd2 $6 (30. Bf4 $142 $14) 30... c5 $2 (30... b5 $142 $11) 31. f3 $2 {[#]} (31. Bf4 $142 $16) 31... exf3 $1 32. Bf4 $2 {This drops an Exchange.} (32. Rdd1 $142 $11) 32... f2+ $1 33. Rxf2 $8 (33. Qxf2 $2 Nf3+ $19) (33. Kxf2 $4 Nd3+ $19) 33... Nf3+ $1 34. Rxf3 $4 (34. Qxf3 $8 Qxe1+ 35. Rf1 $17 {was required.}) 34... Qxe1+ $19 35. Rf1 (35. Qxe1 Rxe1+ 36. Rf1 Rbe8 {was no better.}) 35... Qxg3 36. hxg3 Rbd8 37. Rf2 {Resigns was a good alternative.} Re1+ 38. Kh2 Rde8 (38... c4 $142) 39. Bd3 Rd8 40. Rd2 a6 41. c4 Kg7 (41... Be8 $142) 42. a3 h6 43. Bc7 Rd7 44. Ba5 Re3 45. Bc2 Rxd2 46. Bxd2 Re2 47. Bc3+ Kh7 48. Bd1 Re3 49. Bb2 $2 {This loses more material.} (49. Ba5 $142) 49... Rd3 50. Bf3 Rxb3 51. Be5 Bxc4 {[#]} 52. Bd6 {He's down Exchange + 3 Ps down & playing on?} b6 53. a4 Rd3 54. Bc7 b5 55. axb5 (55. Bb6 $143 bxa4 56. Bxc5 a3 57. Be7 a2) 55... Bxb5 56. Bb6 (56. g4 $142 fxg4 57. Bxg4) 56... c4 57. Be2 Rd2 58. Bf3 Rd3 (58... c3 $142 59. Ba5 Rd3) 59. Be2 Ra3 (59... Rd2 $142 60. Bf3 c3) 60. Bc5 Ra2 61. Bf3 c3 62. Bd5 c2 $1 63. Be3 (63. Bxa2 $143 $2 c1=Q) 63... Ra1 64. Bb3 ({If} 64. Bd4 {then} c1=Q 65. Bxa1 Qxa1) 64... c1=Q 65. Bxc1 Rxc1 {My margin is now a whole R + 2Ps.} 66. Kh3 $2 Bf1 $2 (66... Rh1# {would've shortened the game.}) 67. Bd5 $2 (67. Kh2 $142) 67... a5 $2 (67... Bc4 $142 {threatening mate & winning the enemy B.}) 68. g4 fxg4+ 69. Kxg4 a4 70. Kf3 Bc4 71. Be4 a3 72. Bc6 a2 {White resigns. Time left - Lowey 0:01, Moldovan 2:21 Estimated time used - Lowey 61:04, Moldovan 58:39 Longest thinks: White - 6 minutes for 23.b3? Black - 7 minutes for 18...Qd8?!} 0-1

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