Monday, May 4, 2009

Lesson Learned - Do not be intimidated by opponent

Hi all,

I just played a good game as black vs the Citrine. Here are the moves:

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 d4 3. g3 Nf6 4. d3 c5 5. Bg2 Nc6 6. Bf4 e6 7. O-O Bd6 8.
Bg5 h6 9. Bxf6 Qxf6 10. Nbd2 Qg6 11. Qa4 Bd7 12. Qb3 Rb8 13. Ne4 Be7 14.
Qb5 b6 15. Nd6+ Bxd6 16. Nh4 Qf6 17. Bxc6 Qe7 18. Nf3 Bxc6 19. Qxc6+ Qd7
20. Qxd7+ Kxd7 21. Kg2 e5 22. Nd2 f5 23. h3 Rhe8 24. Kf3 Re7 25. e4 Rf8 26.
exf5 Rxf5+ 27. Kg2 Ref7 28. Rae1 a6 29. f3 b5 30. cxb5 axb5 31. Ne4 Kc6 32.
Rc1 Kd5 33. Nxd6 Kxd6 34. h4 Rc7 35. Rfe1 c4 36. dxc4 bxc4 37. Rcd1 Rf8 38.
f4 Rb8 39. fxe5+ Kd5 40. Rd2 Rcb7 41. e6 Rxb2 42. Rxb2 Rxb2+ 43. Kf3 Rb8
44. e7 Re8 45. a4 c3 46. Re2 Kc4 47. a5 d3 48. Re4+ Kb3 49. Rd4 Kc2 50. Rd7
d2 51. a6 d1=Q+ 52. Rxd1 Kxd1 53. a7 c2 54. a8=Q Rxa8 55. e8=R Rxe8 56. g4
c1=Q 57. g5 h5 58. g6 Qe3+ 59. Kg2 Re4 60. Kh1 Qf3+ 61. Kg1 Rg4+ 62. Kh2
Qg2+ {Mate} 0-1

After looking over the game again I realized that I gave my opponent to much respect on move 16. Instead of Qf6 I should have just played Nb4 and as far as I can tell I win a piece! I guess I was still sort of reeling after white's 15. Nd6+?! After white played 16. Nh4, I figured I needed to move the queen or lose it. However after black playing Nb4 white must take the queen and after black retakes knight with pawn the white queen has no escape.

Anyway, lesson learned!

Here is the position after white 16. Nh4, ENJOY


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