if black play c4, then after f4, isn't the c4 pawn now hanging ? ;)
Sorry, I had it on worng move. 15. ...c4 establishes the pawn chain from a6 to c4. This gives me a horrible LSB and establishes a serious Queenside majority attack as well. At that point, Bh4+ takes advantage of my pawn structure and I think I can even lose the positioni here. If you have an engine, input 15. ... c4 and tell me how it plays for White as well.
moves 27-29 were the deciding factor in this game.
POSTSCRIPT: Had Black played 16. ... c4, he could have had a superior position.
Your opponent blundered a pawn, rook, and knight. All in a row.
Only a fool would NOT resign after a triple blunder. Apparently he was.
lol yeah, it was a bad one though, can't believe a 1400 blunder that, probably black had a epilepsy attack :P
My King is equipped with strobe lights for precisely that purpose.
Tasers work just as well on your opponents. Try one.
Here's one more game, I played white, Smirnov gambit, about 2 months ago.
black I guess didn't know the opening, after move 18 you are up a piece due to blunder Qf6 ??? Is this standard game or bullet game ? I used to play the wing gambit as well, but I abandoned it :D
I guess black's best move after cxd4 was d5, making it look like the french.
black I guess didn't know the opening, after move 18 you are up a piece due to blunder Qf6 ??? Is this standard game or bullet game ? I used to play the wing gambit as well, but I abandoned it :D
I guess black's best move after cxd4 was d5, making it look like the french.
It was standard game, probably 15|0...
I am beginning to get a new respect for the KIA as White against Sicilian openings. G/10
The biggest headache Black could have given me was to open the center and perhaps not be so rigid in trying to hold the Bishop pair. d5 in the early stages would make me have to reassess my whole line, particularly on the h1-a8 diagonal opened and my Queen was on c4. I really need to study this line more though. Does anyone have any good recommendations for books on the KIA and what both White's lines are and the best way to defuse Black's replies?
"Incredible" play by black, I would be glad if something like that happened to me :)
However, 7.Qe2 & 17..Bh7 is not '?' IMO, R v B is more playable for black than B v P.
Nice game!
I had overlooked 7. Qe2 in the game there. It saves the d pawn and still allows 8. Nbd2. As to move 17, that was Black's last opportunity to give d5 some sting. After that, I can exchange and simplify but the finish was just as nice.
You should play 7.O-O too, king is safe. If Qf6, then Qa4+ and removing 1 attacker. Yes, you're right, black should put some more pressure with d5... And the end, instead of Qxf4, what would you do in case of Qxb2?
Here is another use of the KIA vs. a Sicilian against a slightly stronger player. He has played the Sicilian for about 2 years now and even he thought he played passive in this opening. On rematch, I played a Sicilian and lost to a fork after an incorrect recapture. G/10 again.
One opening, two different games, same result. Credit my opponent for making me find good and precise moves, though I think I missed a couple of sharper lines and did not play Qe2 again. I need to look into this as i think Qe2 may be more mainline than Qc2 here.
You should play 7.O-O too, king is safe. If Qf6, then Qa4+ and removing 1 attacker. Yes, you're right, black should put some more pressure with d5... And the end, instead of Qxf4, what would you do in case of Qxb2?
That is absolutely correct. In fact, I saw that immediately after playing Bf4 as being at least equalizing if not winning for Black. Thankfully either my opponent was out of book or just thought that perhaps he would net a free piece. Re1 becomes forced and Ne4 is a headache for me there. The move was too ambitious for the position and so b3 or Rb1 was needed here to hold the initiative. Likely b3 seems to give Black some life so playing Rb1 would have been preferable as opposed to Bf4 in the game.
@ vengeance : at game 1 : after Kf1 Ne5 again, and black won a pawn for nothing, and instead of Qxf4 ???? maybe Qxb2 ?
Why do we need more amateurs to post games?
If we want to look at games played by patzers, can't we just go read chess life?
My vote would be to see more games by stronger players in the forums.
Check this one out
at some point I think white is winning, but after move 36, I saw white having 2 outside passed pawns will had a hard time pushing those, while black's majority may give some chances.
I can't say much really, gg
29....c5 seems really hasty to me. All kinds of stuff hangs. Why not just prepare it? Clearly that is your plan as black. I guess you may be fearful of c4-c5. Maybe 29..Kf7 with the idea of kg6.
As played, it looks like 33.Bd4 holds the extra pawn for white. Unless I'm missing something, it appears that he may be able to win that.
38...Nxf3 looks like it lets white off the hook. I was looking at Ng4+ and Kf6. I would lean towards 38...Kf6.
I just noticed that 38....Nd3+ and Nc5 is a distinct possibility as well. I like the initial looks of this idea eventually getting your knight to e4.
Must agree, I just wanted to make a "break through".
If 33.Bd4 then 33...Nxd4 34.cxd4 b5 35.Ra6 Bg5 (get back d-pawn).
38...Ng4+ probably brings nothing, what to do after "39.Ke2"?
I would like to see my N on e4 too, but then after 39...Nc5 40.Rc4!
Thanks for analysis, any further comments & questions appreciated!
Is there any easy way to insert your games so you don't have to type in all of the info and make all of the moves?
moves 27-29 were the deciding factor in this game.
POSTSCRIPT: Had Black played 16. ... c4, he could have had a superior position.
Your opponent blundered a pawn, rook, and knight. All in a row.
Only a fool would NOT resign after a triple blunder. Apparently he was.