I played a game a minute ago. I won but I was very lucky to get away. My opponent played the h3-g4 attack theme on me. I hear about it all the time but never actually had to face it. Here it is anyway. I'm really only interested in the beginning since the middlegame was full of mess-ups.
that was sort of stupuid loosing your rook on move 12
Launching a central counter attack right away against a premature flank attack and things are often over quickly:
1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Bd3 g6( ...e5!! 3. Bd3 is a bit too commital with the light square bishop too early as it allows Black to grab the center earlier than usual and equalize on move 3) 4. h3? Bg7 5. Nf3 0-0 6. g4? e5 ( ...c5! =/+) 7. d5 Nbd7?! ( ...c6!) 8. g5? Nh5? (Nxd5!! A nice thematic sacrifice in these positions with the White king stuck in the center and the Black rook able to occupy the newly opened e file with a powerful pin. Black will win back the invested material, keep white's position disorganized, and maintain initiative after 9. exd5 e4! 10 Bxe4 Re8 -/+)
first, 3... e5 equalized right away. The bishop is misplaced there.
Second, after g4 c6 seemed like a natural way to strike back in the center, dxc6 of course being a horrible change of pawn structures (to the boleslavsky hole) since d5 is so easy to play.
Third, Instead of Nf5 (which was a fine move, don't doubt yourself) 9... f5 was another possibility.
Edit: Blast richie, didn't see that sac =P.
Double edit: I just found out that c5 is better then it looks, as white will probably want to open the center. See after 6... c5 7. d5 black can play b5! because of Qa5+. Even after g5 Na5 Bxb4 Qa5+ still works, because Nc3 Bxc3!
Have been away for wayyy too long.
What's up anthony?
As to the game, white was acting like a mad axeman. I would counter with ...c5 instead of ...e5, but both seem fine.
I would seriously consider 7...c6 to dismantle white's center. he has already comitted himself to an attack. if his center collapses and his attack fails, he's toast. Of course, 7...Nbd7 is still just fine:) Seems to be just a matter of preference to me.
8.g5? should have been met with 8...Nxd5 9.exd5 e4 10.Bxe4 Re8 and white's king will be stuck in the center with all these lovely black pieces around.
Of course, not seeing that isn't that big a loss, as 8...Nh5 is still a good move. even if not as good as the sac, it still leaves black with a much better game.
11...Bxb2 At this point, you're just winning alread.
Instead of 13...Ne5 I think Qxg5 before it can be defended removes a very good controller of the dark squares for white on the kingside (now that the black bishop is gone for the rook on a1. As before, ...Ne5 seems to keep a great (and probably easily winning) position (I would use the other knight to f3 if I were white. minor difference though).
15.Ng2 is beyond me. Just hastens the end for white.
And just 23...Qc3+ or any other normal move just wins. Simple mistake ("oops", in your words).
26...c6? hmmm you really have to take the bishop and cross your fingers...
actually, 28. Qd7 would win faster for white, but his move is just as winning.
IF he follows it up.
32.Rh2 lucky you!:)
32.Rg4 wins as: 32...Rd2+ 33.Ke3 white has Rf4 waiting. the pawn isn't going anywhere.
notice that 32.Rg3 is just a draw: 32...Rd2+ 33.Ke3 Re2+ 34.Kd4 f2 and the black rook can't go to the f file (attacking the pawn isn't always good... Rg4 thinks about the future, not an immediatel attack). Of course, white has 35.Qe6+ which either forces a perpetual or pins the rook and allows Rf3... so it's a draw.
Still, 32.Rg4 just wins it seems.
You seem to believe after 32.Rh2 Rd2+ you're winning. I have to disagree. Still looks like a draw to me.
34.Qxh2?? is the actual loss. just 34. Qe6+ seems to draw. Easy perpetual. if rook blocks, checks on e8, kings can't run to h6 without losing the rook on f8 with check and then the pawn.
seems drawn.
Good game. After Qxh2, the game is over
Nice tactics mentioned!!Thnks
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