Melbourne Chess Club Open 2011 - Page 8 - OzChess

**Superbear** · 05-24-2011, 03:27 PM

Peter and Kerry's game was very interesting. I'm not sure how Kerry managed to turn it around.

**mowcop** · 05-25-2011, 12:29 AM

Originally Posted by Superbear

Peter and Kerry's game was very interesting. I'm not sure how Kerry managed to turn it around.

I didn't see too much of this game as they were tucked in the corner. It was a Bird Opening that seemed mighty complicated. Then, the next I looked Peter was an exchange down and the game was virtually over.

**mowcop** · 05-25-2011, 12:47 PM

Round 5 Pairings

**Pablito15** · 05-25-2011, 01:45 PM

Thought i'd mention- Malcom didn't miss mate in 1 on h1 as people might've gathered from the DGT board. He ran out of time in the ending and that was just some analysis the board picked up.

**mowcop** · 05-30-2011, 12:40 AM

Round 3 and 4 games

**mowcop** · 05-30-2011, 09:53 PM

Some updates from the tournament.

**Pablito15** · 05-31-2011, 01:30 AM

I offer this in exchange for the Goat's famous victory over FM Eddy Levi

Also thanks to Roger who is a gentleman and a fighter

1. d4 d5 2. e3 Nf6 3. Bd3 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. f4 Bg4 6. Nf3 e6 7. Nbd2 {0} Bd6 8.
O-O Qc7 9. h3 $5 {Not sure if this is good- if white wants to play g4 then Qe1,
0-0, Ne5, Bf5, Be2!! Is a difficult line to defend} Bf5 10. Ne5 $6 Bxe5 11.
Bxf5 {I doubt winning a pawn with Bxd4 is worth it. Also, because of some
slight inaccuracies/slow play black's cxd4 will be stronger than usual.} Bd6
12. Bb1 Rc8 $4 {Annoying. Black's play in this position comes from the
weakness of f4 or b4 (after cxd4, cxd4) and also from white's lack of
development. After Rc8 I assumed white had nothing better than a3- Qf3 is
pretty obvious!!!} 13. Qf3 h5 $5 14. Qg3 {This I calculated- better for white after h5-h4!?
is Qf2 then Nf3} h4 $1 15. Qxg7 $2 Ke7 16. Bg6 $2 Rcf8 $1 17. Bxf7 $4 Rh7 $1
18. Qg5 Kxf7 19. f5 e5 $1 {Better but more complicated is Rg7} 20. Qg6+ Ke7 21.
Nf3 Rg8 22. e4 Rxg6 {Simplest- tough to calculate taking pawns then Bg5 or a
white pawn push} 23. fxg6 Rh8 $6 24. Bg5 exd4 $2 25. exd5 $1 Nd8 $3 {The best
move - after Ne5?? An eventual Bxf6 wins the house for white I'm pretty sure} 26. Rae1+ $5
{Elie Beranjia was very displeased with this move, he says: "In my country we
have expression- when you trying to catch a chicken, don't shoo him, break his
legs." He has a point!} Kd7 27. Bxf6 Rg8 28. Nxh4 dxc3 29. bxc3 c4 30. Rf5 b5
31. Rh5 Bc5+ 32. Kh1 Qg3 33. Rh7+ Kc8 34. Re5 Rxg6 35. Bxd8 Qxe5 36. Nxg6 Qe1+
37. Kh2 Bd6+ (37... Bg1+) 0-1

**mowcop** · 05-31-2011, 10:35 AM

Results and standings

**Just2Good** · 05-31-2011, 05:49 PM

Originally Posted by mowcop

Round 5 Pairings

Kerry Stead will eat Ari Dale for breakfast! Poor Ari. Couldn't you find him an opponent in his rating class?

**Brian** · 05-31-2011, 06:28 PM

Originally Posted by Just2Good

Kerry Stead will eat Ari Dale for breakfast! Poor Ari. Couldn't you find him an opponent in his rating class?

Ari won the game.

**mowcop** · 05-31-2011, 11:24 PM

Round 6 Pairings

I wasn't entirely happy about the 2.5 score group, but haven't the time or energy to work out why, so we go with the SP pairings as promised at the tournament opening

**Pablito15** · 06-01-2011, 12:12 AM

Thanks Carl, great work

**mowcop** · 06-06-2011, 08:33 PM

No live game, but some regular updates

**mowcop** · 06-07-2011, 12:11 PM

Round 6 results and standings

**Pablito15** · 06-08-2011, 05:32 AM

Interesting position to analyse after black accepts the gambit with Nxd4. Well done to Kerry who was accurate in the complications right to the end.

[Event "MCC Open"]
[White "Paul"]
[Black "KS"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "42"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c6 {Gurgenidze variation of the modern, themes can
cross-over with the Caro.} 4. Nf3 d5 5. h3 {Idea is to try to make the light
squared bishop look bad. Common for black (without 5. h3) is h5, Bg4, e6 and
swapping the light squared Bishop} h5 $6 6. Bf4 {Better is Bd3, white doesn't
need to fear for his d-pawn after dxe4.} (6. Bd3 dxe4 $2 7. Nxe4 $1 {And
giving up the dark squared Bishop for a pawn would be bad} Bxd4 8. Nxd4 Qxd4 9.
Bd2 $1 $18) 6... Nh6 {Also a common idea in other lines of the Gurgenidze
(with f6, Nf7)} 7. Qd2 {Many moves are possible. White should consider opening
the position given Black's slow development.} (7. exd5) 7... dxe4 8. Nxe4 Nf5 {
Best now is the simple 0-0-0, developing and supporting the d-pawn. I figured
a pawn sacrifice was in order as black is slightly underdeveloped.} 9. Bc4 $5 {
Idea being- if Nxd4, 0-0-0 looks very strong.} b5 $1 {Strong intermezzo- now
after Bb3, Nxd4, 0-0-0 doesn't achieve much due to NxB check} (9... Nxd4 $6 10.
O-O-O) 10. Bb3 (10. Bxf7+ $5 Kxf7 11. Ne5+ Bxe5 12. Bxe5 Rf8 13. g4 $1 $11 {
With some tough defence requied!}) 10... Nxd4 {It's easy to get lost in this
position! I spent half an hour looking at 1. Nd6+, 1. Bf7+, 1. Nfg5, and 1.
Nxd4} 11. Nxd4 $1 {And funnily enough, Rybka thinks the best line is for white
to swap Queens and use the development advantage in the ending.} (11. Bxf7+ $1
Kxf7 12. O-O-O $3 Ne6 $4 13. Neg5+ $3 {1-0}) (11. Qe3 $1 {Threatening Nd6+} O-O
12. O-O $11) (11. Nd6+ $1 exd6 12. Nxd4 O-O {With pressure on d6}) 11... Qxd4
12. Qe2 $11 (12. Qxd4 $1 Bxd4 13. O-O-O Bg7 $14) 12... O-O 13. Rd1 Qb6 14. Ng5
e6 15. Bd6 $1 {Idea is to weaken f7 with tempo} Re8 (15... Rd8 $2 {Would
strengthen white's later idea, Qf3-f4 and then Bc7! blocking the defence of f7}
) 16. Qf3 Qb7 17. Qf4 $1 a5 {All best moves up to this point} 18. Bc7 $5 {Now
the intermezzo f6, Ne4, a4!? leads to crazyness} f5 (18... f6 $1 19. Ne4 a4 $2
20. Nxf6+ Bxf6 21. Qxf6 Qxc7 22. Qxg6+ Kf8 23. Rd3 Qe5+ 24. Re3 Qh8 25. O-O
axb3 26. Rf3+ Ke7 27. Rf7+ Kd6 (27... Kd8 $4 28. Qg5+ $3) 28. Qg3+ Kc5 29. Rd1
Bd7 30. Qe3+ Kb4 31. axb3 Qxb2 $1 32. Qe1+ Kc5 33. Qe3+ Kb4 34. Qe1+ Kc5 35.
Qe3+) 19. c3 $4 {Missing that the b3 Bishop holds back e5- winning the c7
Bishop.} (19. Qd6 $4 a4 $1 20. Bxe6+ Bxe6 21. Nxe6 Kf7 $1) (19. a3 += ) 19... a4 $1
20. Bxb8 axb3 21. Be5 bxa2 {and so on} *

05-25-2011, 12:29 AM	#107 (permalink)
mowcop fireeater Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Melbourne Posts: 825	Originally Posted by Superbear Peter and Kerry's game was very interesting. I'm not sure how Kerry managed to turn it around. I didn't see too much of this game as they were tucked in the corner. It was a Bird Opening that seemed mighty complicated. Then, the next I looked Peter was an exchange down and the game was virtually over. __________________ Against the assault of laughter nothing can stand I'm trying out a new blog site..... http://gorkachc.blogspot.com/

05-25-2011, 12:47 PM	#108 (permalink)
mowcop fireeater Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Melbourne Posts: 825	Round 5 Pairings __________________ Against the assault of laughter nothing can stand I'm trying out a new blog site..... http://gorkachc.blogspot.com/

05-25-2011, 01:45 PM	#109 (permalink)
Pablito15 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 668	Thought i'd mention- Malcom didn't miss mate in 1 on h1 as people might've gathered from the DGT board. He ran out of time in the ending and that was just some analysis the board picked up. __________________ My Blog!

05-30-2011, 12:40 AM	#110 (permalink)
mowcop fireeater Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Melbourne Posts: 825	Round 3 and 4 games __________________ Against the assault of laughter nothing can stand I'm trying out a new blog site..... http://gorkachc.blogspot.com/

05-30-2011, 09:53 PM	#111 (permalink)
mowcop fireeater Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Melbourne Posts: 825	Some updates from the tournament. __________________ Against the assault of laughter nothing can stand I'm trying out a new blog site..... http://gorkachc.blogspot.com/

05-24-2011, 03:27 PM	#106 (permalink)
Superbear Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Australia Posts: 49 ICC Handle: Superbear	Peter and Kerry's game was very interesting. I'm not sure how Kerry managed to turn it around.

05-31-2011, 01:30 AM	#112 (permalink)
Pablito15 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 668	I offer this in exchange for the Goat's famous victory over FM Eddy Levi Also thanks to Roger who is a gentleman and a fighter 1. d4 d5 2. e3 Nf6 3. Bd3 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. f4 Bg4 6. Nf3 e6 7. Nbd2 {0} Bd6 8. O-O Qc7 9. h3 $5 {Not sure if this is good- if white wants to play g4 then Qe1, 0-0, Ne5, Bf5, Be2!! Is a difficult line to defend} Bf5 10. Ne5 $6 Bxe5 11. Bxf5 {I doubt winning a pawn with Bxd4 is worth it. Also, because of some slight inaccuracies/slow play black's cxd4 will be stronger than usual.} Bd6 12. Bb1 Rc8 $4 {Annoying. Black's play in this position comes from the weakness of f4 or b4 (after cxd4, cxd4) and also from white's lack of development. After Rc8 I assumed white had nothing better than a3- Qf3 is pretty obvious!!!} 13. Qf3 h5 $5 14. Qg3 {This I calculated- better for white after h5-h4!? is Qf2 then Nf3} h4 $1 15. Qxg7 $2 Ke7 16. Bg6 $2 Rcf8 $1 17. Bxf7 $4 Rh7 $1 18. Qg5 Kxf7 19. f5 e5 $1 {Better but more complicated is Rg7} 20. Qg6+ Ke7 21. Nf3 Rg8 22. e4 Rxg6 {Simplest- tough to calculate taking pawns then Bg5 or a white pawn push} 23. fxg6 Rh8 $6 24. Bg5 exd4 $2 25. exd5 $1 Nd8 $3 {The best move - after Ne5?? An eventual Bxf6 wins the house for white I'm pretty sure} 26. Rae1+ $5 {Elie Beranjia was very displeased with this move, he says: "In my country we have expression- when you trying to catch a chicken, don't shoo him, break his legs." He has a point!} Kd7 27. Bxf6 Rg8 28. Nxh4 dxc3 29. bxc3 c4 30. Rf5 b5 31. Rh5 Bc5+ 32. Kh1 Qg3 33. Rh7+ Kc8 34. Re5 Rxg6 35. Bxd8 Qxe5 36. Nxg6 Qe1+ 37. Kh2 Bd6+ (37... Bg1+) 0-1 __________________ My Blog! Last edited by Pablito15 : 05-31-2011 at 02:39 AM

05-31-2011, 10:35 AM	#113 (permalink)
mowcop fireeater Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Melbourne Posts: 825	Results and standings __________________ Against the assault of laughter nothing can stand I'm trying out a new blog site..... http://gorkachc.blogspot.com/

05-31-2011, 05:49 PM	#114 (permalink)
Just2Good Tin Cup Champ 2004 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Cairns Posts: 6,233 ICC Handle: Advantage FICS Handle: Advantage	Originally Posted by mowcop Round 5 Pairings Kerry Stead will eat Ari Dale for breakfast! Poor Ari. Couldn't you find him an opponent in his rating class? __________________ . "The fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing." ~ Isaiah Berlin ~

05-31-2011, 06:28 PM	#115 (permalink)
Brian Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 149	Originally Posted by Just2Good Kerry Stead will eat Ari Dale for breakfast! Poor Ari. Couldn't you find him an opponent in his rating class? Ari won the game.

05-31-2011, 11:24 PM	#116 (permalink)
mowcop fireeater Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Melbourne Posts: 825	Round 6 Pairings I wasn't entirely happy about the 2.5 score group, but haven't the time or energy to work out why, so we go with the SP pairings as promised at the tournament opening __________________ Against the assault of laughter nothing can stand I'm trying out a new blog site..... http://gorkachc.blogspot.com/

06-01-2011, 12:12 AM	#117 (permalink)
Pablito15 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 668	Thanks Carl, great work __________________ My Blog!

06-06-2011, 08:33 PM	#118 (permalink)
mowcop fireeater Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Melbourne Posts: 825	No live game, but some regular updates __________________ Against the assault of laughter nothing can stand I'm trying out a new blog site..... http://gorkachc.blogspot.com/

06-07-2011, 12:11 PM	#119 (permalink)
mowcop fireeater Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Melbourne Posts: 825	Round 6 results and standings __________________ Against the assault of laughter nothing can stand I'm trying out a new blog site..... http://gorkachc.blogspot.com/

06-08-2011, 05:32 AM	#120 (permalink)
Pablito15 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 668	Interesting position to analyse after black accepts the gambit with Nxd4. Well done to Kerry who was accurate in the complications right to the end. [Event "MCC Open"] [White "Paul"] [Black "KS"] [Result "0-1"] [PlyCount "42"] 1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c6 {Gurgenidze variation of the modern, themes can cross-over with the Caro.} 4. Nf3 d5 5. h3 {Idea is to try to make the light squared bishop look bad. Common for black (without 5. h3) is h5, Bg4, e6 and swapping the light squared Bishop} h5 $6 6. Bf4 {Better is Bd3, white doesn't need to fear for his d-pawn after dxe4.} (6. Bd3 dxe4 $2 7. Nxe4 $1 {And giving up the dark squared Bishop for a pawn would be bad} Bxd4 8. Nxd4 Qxd4 9. Bd2 $1 $18) 6... Nh6 {Also a common idea in other lines of the Gurgenidze (with f6, Nf7)} 7. Qd2 {Many moves are possible. White should consider opening the position given Black's slow development.} (7. exd5) 7... dxe4 8. Nxe4 Nf5 { Best now is the simple 0-0-0, developing and supporting the d-pawn. I figured a pawn sacrifice was in order as black is slightly underdeveloped.} 9. Bc4 $5 { Idea being- if Nxd4, 0-0-0 looks very strong.} b5 $1 {Strong intermezzo- now after Bb3, Nxd4, 0-0-0 doesn't achieve much due to NxB check} (9... Nxd4 $6 10. O-O-O) 10. Bb3 (10. Bxf7+ $5 Kxf7 11. Ne5+ Bxe5 12. Bxe5 Rf8 13. g4 $1 $11 { With some tough defence requied!}) 10... Nxd4 {It's easy to get lost in this position! I spent half an hour looking at 1. Nd6+, 1. Bf7+, 1. Nfg5, and 1. Nxd4} 11. Nxd4 $1 {And funnily enough, Rybka thinks the best line is for white to swap Queens and use the development advantage in the ending.} (11. Bxf7+ $1 Kxf7 12. O-O-O $3 Ne6 $4 13. Neg5+ $3 {1-0}) (11. Qe3 $1 {Threatening Nd6+} O-O 12. O-O $11) (11. Nd6+ $1 exd6 12. Nxd4 O-O {With pressure on d6}) 11... Qxd4 12. Qe2 $11 (12. Qxd4 $1 Bxd4 13. O-O-O Bg7 $14) 12... O-O 13. Rd1 Qb6 14. Ng5 e6 15. Bd6 $1 {Idea is to weaken f7 with tempo} Re8 (15... Rd8 $2 {Would strengthen white's later idea, Qf3-f4 and then Bc7! blocking the defence of f7} ) 16. Qf3 Qb7 17. Qf4 $1 a5 {All best moves up to this point} 18. Bc7 $5 {Now the intermezzo f6, Ne4, a4!? leads to crazyness} f5 (18... f6 $1 19. Ne4 a4 $2 20. Nxf6+ Bxf6 21. Qxf6 Qxc7 22. Qxg6+ Kf8 23. Rd3 Qe5+ 24. Re3 Qh8 25. O-O axb3 26. Rf3+ Ke7 27. Rf7+ Kd6 (27... Kd8 $4 28. Qg5+ $3) 28. Qg3+ Kc5 29. Rd1 Bd7 30. Qe3+ Kb4 31. axb3 Qxb2 $1 32. Qe1+ Kc5 33. Qe3+ Kb4 34. Qe1+ Kc5 35. Qe3+) 19. c3 $4 {Missing that the b3 Bishop holds back e5- winning the c7 Bishop.} (19. Qd6 $4 a4 $1 20. Bxe6+ Bxe6 21. Nxe6 Kf7 $1) (19. a3 += ) 19... a4 $1 20. Bxb8 axb3 21. Be5 bxa2 {and so on} * __________________ My Blog!

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