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Subject: Re: A beautiful game by Henry Bird

Author: m.d.hurd

Date: 15:14:13 12/01/05

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On December 01, 2005 at 12:04:20, chandler yergin wrote:

>I never realized how Tactical he could be.
>
>[Event "USA-04.Congress"]
>[Site "Philadelphia"]
>[Date "1876.??.??"]
>[Round "1"]
>[White "Bird, Henry Edward"]
>[Black "Roberts, A."]
>[Result "1-0"]
>[ECO "C45"]
>[PlyCount "75"]
>[EventDate "1876.??.??"]
>[EventType "tourn"]
>[EventRounds "14"]
>[EventCountry "USA"]
>[Source "ChessBase"]
>
>1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Qh4 5. Nb5 Qxe4+ 6. Be3 Bb4+ 7. Nd2
>Bxd2+ 8. Qxd2 Kd8 9. O-O-O a6 10. Nxc7 Kxc7 11. Qd6+ Kd8 12. Qf8+ Kc7 13. Qd6+
>Kd8 14. Bb6+ Ke8 15. Bd3 Qh4 16. Rhe1+ Nge7 17. Be4 Qh6+ 18. Qxh6 gxh6 19. Bxc6
>bxc6 20. Bc5 d6 21. Rxd6 Be6 22. Rexe6 fxe6 23. Rxe6 Kf7 24. Rxe7+ Kf6 25. Rd7
>Rhe8 26. Be3 Ke6 27. Rxh7 Rh8 28. Rxh6+ Rxh6 29. Bxh6 Kf5 30. Be3 Ke4 31. h4
>Rd8 32. h5 Rg8 33. g3 Rd8 34. h6 Kf3 35. c3 Rd5 36. b4 Rd7 37. Bd4 Kg4 38. Bg7
>1-0

Could black do any better ?

[Event "40'/40+40'/40+40'"]
[Site "n/a"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "New game"]
[Black "Fritz 9"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"]
[PlyCount "75"]

{C45: Scotch Game} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Qh4 5. Nb5 Qxe4+ {
last book move.} 6. Be3 Bb4+ $2 (6... Qe5 $142 7. Qe2 Be7 $16) 7. Nd2 $18 Bxd2+
8. Qxd2 Kd8 9. O-O-O a6 (9... Nf6 10. Bf4 Nd5 $18) 10. Nxc7 $1 {
Demolition of pawn structure} Kxc7 {Decoy theme: c7} 11. Qd6+ Kd8 12. Qf8+ {
White forks: g7, d8+f7} (12. Re1 $142 {and the rest is a matter of technique}
Ke8 13. Bc4 $18) 12... Kc7 $16 13. Qd6+ {Twofold repetition} (13. Kb1 $142 Qe5
14. Bd2 $16) 13... Kd8 $18 14. Bb6+ (14. Re1 $142 {nails it down} Ke8 15. Bc4
$18) 14... Ke8 15. Bd3 Qh4 16. Rhe1+ Nge7 17. Be4 (17. Rd2 Qg5 18. f4 Qf6 19.
Rxe7+ Qxe7 $18) 17... Qh6+ $14 18. Qxh6 gxh6 19. Bxc6 bxc6 20. Bc5 d6 {
Black threatens to win material: d6xc5} 21. Rxd6 Be6 (21... Rb8 $142 $5 {
must be considered} 22. Rxc6 Be6 23. Rxa6 Rg8 $14) 22. Rexe6 $1 $16 {
Demolishes the pawn shield} fxe6 23. Rxe6 {Discovered attack} Kf7 24. Rxe7+ Kf6
25. Rd7 Rhe8 26. Be3 (26. Bd4+ Kf5 $18) 26... Ke6 27. Rxh7 Rh8 28. Rxh6+ (28.
Rc7 Rac8 29. Rxc8 Rxc8 $16) 28... Rxh6 29. Bxh6 Kf5 (29... Rg8 $5 30. g3 Rh8
$16) 30. Be3 $18 Ke4 (30... Rh8 $142 31. h3 Rg8 $18) 31. h4 Rd8 (31... Rg8 32.
Bg5 $18) 32. h5 Rg8 33. g3 Rd8 (33... Kf3 34. h6 Re8 35. b4 $18) 34. h6 (34. g4
$142 $5 {might be the shorter path} a5 $18) 34... Kf3 35. c3 Rd5 36. b4 Rd7 (
36... Rh5 $18) 37. Bd4 Kg4 (37... c5 {is the last straw} 38. bxc5 Rc7 $18) 38.
Bg7 *

Mike



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