5. Michael.mcguirk V Zwischenzug [1-0]

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1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.c4 Nc6 5.cxd5 Qxd5 6.Nf3 Bg4 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.d5 0-0-0 9.Bd2 Ne5 10.Nb5 Qb6 11.Qb3 Nxf3+ 12.gxf3 Re8+ 13.Kd1 Bf5 14.Rc1 Bd6 15.Be3 Rxe3 16.Qxe3 Kb8 17.Qe8+ Bc8 18.Nxd6 Qxd6 19.Bh3 Qxd5+ 20.Ke2 Ne7 21.Qxh8 Qe5+ 22.Kf1 Qb5+ 23. Kg2 Qg5+ 24.Bg4 f5

[michael.mcguirk]

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.c4 Nc6 5.cxd5 Qxd5 6.Nf3 Bg4 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.d5 0-0-0 9.Bd2 Ne5 10.Nb5 Qb6 11.Qb3 Nxf3+ 12.gxf3 Re8+ 13.Kd1 Bf5 14.Rc1 Bd6 15.Be3 Rxe3 16.Qxe3 Kb8 17.Qe8+ Bc8 18.Nxd6 Qxd6 19.Bh3 Qxd5+ 20.Ke2 Ne7 21.Qxh8 Qe5+ 22.Kf1 Qb5+ 23. Kg2 Qg5+ 24.Bg4 f5 25.Qd8

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1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.c4 Nc6 5.cxd5 Qxd5 6.Nf3 Bg4 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.d5 0-0-0 9.Bd2 Ne5 10.Nb5 Qb6 11.Qb3 Nxf3+ 12.gxf3 Re8+ 13.Kd1 Bf5 14.Rc1 Bd6 15.Be3 Rxe3 16.Qxe3 Kb8 17.Qe8+ Bc8 18.Nxd6 Qxd6 19.Bh3 Qxd5+ 20.Ke2 Ne7 21.Qxh8 Qe5+ 22.Kf1 Qb5+ 23. Kg2 Qg5+ 24.Bg4 f5 25.Qd8 fxg4

[michael.mcguirk]

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26. Qxc7+

After 26... Ka8 27.Qxc8+ Nxc8 28.Rxc8 mate.

Good game.

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1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.c4 Nc6 5.cxd5 Qxd5 6.Nf3 Bg4 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.d5 0-0-0 9.Bd2 Ne5 10.Nb5 Qb6 11.Qb3 Nxf3+ 12.gxf3 Re8+ 13.Kd1 Bf5 14.Rc1 Bd6 15.Be3 Rxe3 16.Qxe3 Kb8 17.Qe8+ Bc8 18.Nxd6 Qxd6 19.Bh3 Qxd5+ 20.Ke2 Ne7 21.Qxh8 Qe5+ 22.Kf1 Qb5+ 23. Kg2 Qg5+ 24.Bg4 f5 25.Qd8 fxg4 26.Qxc7+ Ka8 27.Qxc8+ Nxc8 28.Rxc8#

Yep. Good game. I thought I played the opening quite well but eventually my initiative fizzled out with my pieces out of place and when you fought back there wasn't much I could do about it.

[Desmond]

Interesting game. Seems like Black should have had more but White held on with enough with threats on the c-file and pins on the c7-pawn.

[michael.mcguirk]

Yeah, it created an interesting dynamic having the c-file open. Making black try to prove his initiative without his kingside pieces, else white would gain serious counter-attack.

I must say, I really like 11.Qb3 It seems like such an understated move, but it really holds everything and lets me get underway a counter-attack.

I thought 11... Bc5 would have been better, pinning me down and blocking the c-file solidly. (12.Nxe5?? Bxf2 mate) It sets up a lot more attack and I basically have to give up a pawn and hope my attack can carry the distance, eg. 11... Bc5 (12.Be3 Bxe3 (12...Nxf3+ 13.gxf3 Bxf3 14.Bxc5 Qxc5 15.Qxf3 Rxd5 dangerous attack for black down a piece though) 13.Qxe3 Qxe3 14.fxe3 Nxf3+ 15. gxf3 Bxf3 16.Bh3+ Kb8 and white loses a second pawn and the game.) 12. O-O-O Bxf3 13.gxf3 Bxf2 14.Bf4 f6 15.d6 c6 and while I have a bit of an attack, I don't think it makes up for the pawn down as well as the 3 issolated pawns.

I know you missed the declined queen sac, which I'm fairly sure is the best winning plan, once I'd worked out my king was safe enough. Though I feel I could have just traded down the queens and gone into the superior end-game also.