2013 Championship

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

The Lion Reaches 2146

Our own KYLion (Johnny) has reached an online rating of 2146 with his win against timrox in the Battle for the Bluegrass, our match against the Winchester club. He flushes out the Black king and then ensnares him in a mating net. Check it out with analysis by Fritz:

[Date "2009.09.30"]
[White "KYLion"]
[Black "timrox"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2146"]
[BlackElo "1678"]
[Annotator "Fritz 11 (30s)"]

{D02: 1 d4 d5 2 Nf3 sidelines, including 2...Nf6 3 g3 and 2...Nf6 3 Bf4}

1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 e6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. e3 {last book move}


4 ... a6 {Consolidates b5} 5. c3 {Covers b4} Bd6 6. Nbd2 Nf6 7. Bd3 b5 (7... O-O 8. O-O +/=) 8. O-O +/- Bb7 9. b4 O-O 10. a4 {White threatens to win material: a4xb5} Re8 (10... Bxf4 11. exf4 Qd6 12. Ne5 +/-) 11. axb5 axb5 12. Bxb5 Re7 (12... Rxa1 !? 13. Qxa1 Bxf4 14. exf4 Qd6 +/-) 13. Rxa8 Qxa8 14. Bg5 Kf8 (14... Re8 !? +-) 15. Qc2 h6 ? (15... Kg8 +-) 16. Bxf6 gxf6 17. Qh7 Ke8 (17... Rd7 {cannot change what is in store for Black} 18. Qxh6+ Kg8 19. Bd3 +-) 18. c4 dxc4 19. Ne4 Kd8


20. Qh8+ Re8 21. Qxf6+ Be7 (21... Kc8 {cannot undo what has already been done} 22. Qxf7 Rd8 23. Nc5 +-) 22. Qxf7 Kd7 (22... Rf8 {otherwise it's curtains at once} 23. Qxe6 Nb8 +-) 23. Nc5+ Kd8 (23... Kc8 {does not improve anything} 24. Qxe8+ Bd8 25. Nxb7 Na5 26. Nxa5 c6 27. Ne5 Qa7 28. Ba6+ Qxa6 29. Qd7+ Kb8 30. Nexc6+ Qxc6 31. Nxc6+ Ka8 32. Qa7#) 24. Nxe6+ Kd7 (24... Kc8 {doesn't change anything anymore} 25. Qxe8+ Bd8 26. Nxd8 Nxd8 27. Bd7+ Kb8 28. Qxd8+ Bc8 29. Qxc8+ Ka7 30. Qxc7+ Qb7 31. Ra1#) 25. Ne5+ Kd6 (25... Kc8 {does not win a prize} 26. Qxe8+ Nd8 27. Qd7+ Kb8 28. Qxc7+ Ka7 29. Ra1#) 26. Nc5 Qc8 (26... Nxe5 {doesn't get the cat off the tree} 27. Qe6#) 27. Nxc4# 1-0

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