Author: Andrew Williams
Date: 07:04:53 01/16/03
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On January 15, 2003 at 21:02:54, David Rasmussen wrote:
>[Event "ICC 3 0"]
>[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
>[Date "2003.01.15"]
>[Round "-"]
>[White "Chezzz"]
>[Black "PostModernist"]
>[Result "1-0"]
>[ICCResult "Black forfeits on time"]
>[WhiteElo "2572"]
>[BlackElo "2575"]
>[Opening "Benko's opening"]
>[ECO "A00"]
>[NIC "VO.09"]
>[Time "20:48:47"]
>[TimeControl "180+0"]
>
>1. g3 c5 2. c4 g6 3. d4 Nf6 4. d5 Bg7 5. Bg2 d6 6. Nf3 Qa5+ 7. Bd2 Qa6 8.
>Qb3 Ne4 9. O-O Nxd2 10. Nfxd2 O-O 11. Nc3 b6 12. Rac1 Nd7 13. Nf3 Bb7 14. e3
>Qa5 15. Ne4 Nf6 16. Nxf6+ Bxf6 17. Rfe1 g5 18. Re2 g4 19. Nd2 Qa6 20. Ne4
>Be5 21. Rd2 Rad8 22. Qc2 h6 23. Qb3 f5 24. Nc3 Rf6 25. Ne2 e6 26. Rcd1 Qa5
>27. Nc1 exd5 28. Bxd5+ Bxd5 29. Rxd5 Re6 30. Nd3 Rf8 31. a3 Qa6 32. Nxe5
>dxe5 33. Qd3 e4 34. Qc3 Qa4 35. b3 Qe8 36. Rd7 Re7 37. R7d6 Re6 38. Rd7 Re7
>39. R7d6 Re6 40. R6d5 Qf7 41. Rd7 Re7 42. R7d5 Qg6 43. Qd2 Qg7 44. Rd6 Ref7
>45. Qc2 Rf6 46. Rd7 R6f7 47. R7d5 Re7 48. Rd6 Rf6 49. Rd8+ Rf8 50. R8d6 Kh7
>51. Qd2 Qe5 52. Qc2 Ref7 53. Qc1 Re7 54. R1d5 Qg7 55. Rd1 Rf6 56. Rd8 Rf8
>57. R8d6 Qe5 58. Qd2 Qg7 59. Kf1 Qe5 60. Qc1 Rff7 61. Qd2 Rf6 62. Rd5 Qe6
>63. Qc3 Qf7 64. Kg1 Qg7 65. Qd2 Rf8 66. Rd6 Rc8 67. Qa2 Qc3 68. R1d5 Rf7 69.
>Qb1 Rcf8 70. Rd2 Rg8 71. Qa2 Rg6 72. R6d5 a6 73. Rd8 Rgf6 74. Kf1 Rf8 75.
>Rc2 Qe5 76. Rd5 Qe6 77. Rcd2 Re8 78. Qa1 Re7 79. Qd1 Qc6 80. Qa1 a5 81. a4
>Ref7 82. Qe5 Qe6 83. Qb8 Rf8 84. Rd7+ Kg8 85. Qf4 R8f7 86. Qb8+ Rf8 87. Qf4
>R8f7 88. Rd8+ Kg7 89. Kg1 Qe7 90. Qb8 Qc7 91. Rg8+ Kh7 92. Qe8 Qe7 93. Rh8+
>Kg6 94. Qg8+ Kh5 95. Qd8 Qxd8 96. Rhxd8 Rf8 97. R8d5 Kg5 98. Kg2 h5 99. h4+
>gxh3+ 100. Kxh3 Rg6 101. Rd1 Rh6 102. R1d2 Re8 103. Rd1 Rf8 104. Rg1 Rff6
>105. Rh1 Rf8 106. Rhd1 Re8 107. Rg1 Rf8 108. Rd2 Rff6 109. Rd5 Re6 110. Rgd1
>Reg6 111. R1d2 Rh8 112. Re5 Rf6 113. Rdd5 Kg6 114. Kh4 Rg8 115. Re7 Kh6 116.
>Red7 Rg4+ 117. Kh3 Rg8 118. Kh4 Rg4+ 119. Kh3 Rg8 120. Rd1 Rg7 121. Rxg7
>Kxg7 122. Kh4 Kh6 123. Rd5 Kg6 124. Rd8 Kh6 125. Rh8+ Kg6 126. Rg8+ Kh6 127.
>Rh8+ Kg6 128. Rd8 Kh6 129. Rg8 Rf7 130. Rc8 Rf6 131. Rd8 Kg6 132. Rg8+ Kh6
>133. Rg5 {Black forfeits on time} 1-0
>
>[D]8/8/1p4rr/p1pR1pkp/P1P1p3/1P2P1PK/5P2/3R4 w - - 0 111
>
>This is just an example position from the game.
>My question is: Most of this game, the only really important feature of the
>positions is the only open line, the d-line. White possesses this line most of
>the game, and in a game where nothing else seems important, I would think that
>controlling this line would be an important advantage. But is it enough to win?
>What is the correct plan to follow? Is there some sort of basic positional
>knowledge that Chezzz seem to lack that is relevant in positions such as these?
>I'm sure there are probably more than a few tactical errors on both sides in
>this game. I was just amazed to see that what I thought was white dominance
>turned into nothing.
>
>/David
Hi David,
Looking at the game, I don't think it's winnable, but you really need to hear
from a strong chess player on this sort of thing. PM's log file wasn't terribly
revealing; I think the score was -1.10-ish by the end (if you want a copy of
this, you're welcome to it).
Andrew
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