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makky

This was the game that I played yesterday for my team, we had to win this match. It was played on six boards, and score was 3:2 for us, and this was the last game. I only needed a draw, but I lost the game, even I was much better. I was black in this game.



makky
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Irontiger

I'm not really familiar with the English lines, but your 10.Ne1 doesn't look right. If you don't want to take, just stay here, if Black trades on f3 your bishop retakes and start pressuring the Qside.

21.Nf3 ? is the obvious mistake, but I suspect Black has already a better position. 21.Qe2 instead.

25.Nd1 ? doesn't help either. If you can calculate better than I do, maybe you can see it's pure bluff, but I would play 25.e4 and if Black takes the pawn by ...Bxc3 he will have to accept a bishop eying through his weakened kingside.

30.Qc1 (?) forces the rook trade due to the threat of ...Nd3 after move 31. The only way to try was Qe2 followed by the attack of c6 at all costs : if Black keeps his two connected passers, he will win even without the exchange.

42.Qg3 : gxf5 looks much, much better (42...Qxe3 ? 43.f6+ and Black is still better, but not winnning yet)

43...Ne4 ?? gets into the last white trick. Too bad...

makky
Irontiger wrote:

I'm not really familiar with the English lines, but your 10.Ne1 doesn't look right. If you don't want to take, just stay here, if Black trades on f3 your bishop retakes and start pressuring the Qside.

21.Nf3 ? is the obvious mistake, but I suspect Black has already a better position. 21.Qe2 instead.

25.Nd1 ? doesn't help either. If you can calculate better than I do, maybe you can see it's pure bluff, but I would play 25.e4 and if Black takes the pawn by ...Bxc3 he will have to accept a bishop eying through his weakened kingside.

30.Qc1 (?) forces the rook trade due to the threat of ...Nd3 after move 31. The only way to try was Qe2 followed by the attack of c6 at all costs : if Black keeps his two connected passers, he will win even without the exchange.

42.Qg3 : gxf5 looks much, much better (42...Qxe3 ? 43.f6+ and Black is still better, but not winnning yet)

43...Ne4 ?? gets into the last white trick. Too bad...

I was black, not white. I was much better, but in the end I was in time pressure and lost game. And thanks for the replay.

makky
Irontiger wrote:

25.Nd1 ? doesn't help either. If you can calculate better than I do, maybe you can see it's pure bluff, but I would play 25.e4 and if Black takes the pawn by ...Bxc3 he will have to accept a bishop eying through his weakened kingside.

 

I ment that he will pay 25.e4, and hhave prepared 25....Ne3 on that. I think that 25....Bxc3 woudn't be good move.