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Topic: Can you pass the test?
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RaethUnited States flag
This game was very interesting because there were several junctures where White dared me to continue and pivotal calculation was required:


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1. e4 c6 2. Qf3 d5 3. e5 d4 4. d3 e6 5. h4 Ne7 6. g4 Ng6 7. Bg5 Qa5+ 8. Bd2
Qxe5+ 9. Ne2 Be7 10. Bh3 Nxh4 11. Qf4 Qd5 12. Rh2 Nf3+ 13. Kd1 Nxh2 14. Qxh2 Bd6
15. Nf4 Bxf4 16. Bxf4 Na6 17. a3 Bd7 18. Nd2 f6 19. Ne4 e5 20. Bd2 Nc5 21. Nxc5
Qxc5 22. f3 O-O-O 23. Bb4 Qd5 24. Bg2 Qb5 25. b3 Be6 26. Qg3 h6 27. Qe1 Qd5 28.
a4 h5 ( 28... Bxg4! looks like it would work ) 29. Qe2 Qd7 30. Ba5? b6 31. Bb4 hxg4 32. f4 g3 33. Qd2 Bd5 34. a5 ( Here is White's first test. Dare I continue? YES! ) 34... Bxg2 35.
Qxg2 Rh2 36. Qxg3 Rh1+ 37. Be1 Qh3 38. Qxg7 ( Once again White demands attention, but I'm not buying! ) 38... Qf3+ 39. Kc1 Rxe1+ 40. Kb2 Rxa1 41.
Kxa1 bxa5 42. Qxa7 exf4 43. Qa8+ Kd7 44. Qxa5 Qd5 45. Qa7+ Ke8 46. Qg7 f5 47.
Qg6+ Kd7 48. Qg7+ Kc8 49. c4?? ( A remarkable move but instantly loses ) 49... Rg8! 50. Qa7 ( And White's final test; Qh7 also mates, without losing the queen first ) 50... Rg1+ 51. Kb2 Qg2+ 52. Ka3 Ra1+ 53. Kb4
Rxa7 54. c5 Qd2+ 55. Kc4 Qc3# 0-1


whyBishNew Zealand flag
It looks like white is really lost after 7Bg5 (even if I can't convince you white is lost after 2Qf3 :p) unless black decides to do something foolish like kingside castle.
I like 9..Be7 not getting too far behind in development.
12 Rh2?? I assume Qe4 going into a lost ending or Ng3 losing the bishop pair does less damage
13..Bd6 to win the whole piece rather than the exchange
15..Bxd4 why not 15..Qf6+ followed by g4 winning even more material?
34..Rh2 wins the piece for free?


RaethUnited States flag
Right. I agree; I feel he was behind the whole game. It was a struggle right up to the end though with the constant threat of perpetual looming in the background. ?:-(

Nice pin on 13!

I'm not following you on move 15 tho...

Haha! 34 ya a force of 2 on the bishop, but is it forceful enough? I'm wondering about the lack of urgency and the response of hxg6... :-/

Also as a side note, Rybka has pointed out that my opening reply of 3. ... d4 was dubious, immediately turning into a gambit after 4. Qd4!

whyBishNew Zealand flag
on 15 the bishop pins the knight to the queen, so moving your queen with tempo maintains the pin, g5 wins the knight (well there is one response that it doesn't).

4Qd4 is not legal, perhaps you mean something else?



RaethUnited States flag
Sorry yes, it must of been e4; the queen simultaneously protects the e-pawn and attacks my d-pawn.

You're the kind of player that likes to stick the knife in and then twist it >:-(

You take aggression to a whole new level! :-(O)


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