2023.09 2023.09 Downloads: 2023.09.01 [Event ""] [Site ""] [Date "2023.09.01"] [Round ""] [White "Erickson, Darren"] [Black "Alford, Joseph"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A46"] [PlyCount "94"] [EventDate "2023.09.01"] [SourceDate "2023.09.01"] 1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 c5 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. Nbd2 Be7 6. O-O a6 7. b3 Qc7 8. Bb2 cxd4 9. Nxd4 e5 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. e4 O-O 12. Nf3 d6 13. c4 Bg4 14. h3 Bh5 15. a3 {These queen-side pawn moves are not effective.} h6 16. b4 Nh7 17. g4 {A serious weakening of the king-side. Fritz suggests Be2} Bg6 18. Ne1 {this loses a pawn. Fritz suggests Qc2.} Ng5 19. Qe2 Nxh3+ 20. Kh2 Nf4 21. Qf3 h5 22. Bc1 hxg4 23. Qxg4 Bh5 24. Qg3 Ng6 {Better to trade the knight on d3.} 25. Bg5 { Better Rh1 or Qh3. The best defense is a good offense and those open lines extend both ways.} Kh7 {At this point the game was adjourned. We restarted on 9/1. I rather liked this move, preparing Rh8. Fritz says just trade of g5 and play Nf4} 26. Bxe7 Qxe7 27. Nf3 Bxf3 28. Qxf3 Qh4+ 29. Kg1 {Qh3 lets Black trade on h3 and then fork on f5} Nf4 30. Be2 {Black’s last prevented this. Now white must play Rfd and move the king rapidly left.} Rh8 31. Qg4 Nxe2+ 32. Qxe2 Kg8 33. f3 Qh1+ 34. Kf2 Rh2+ 35. Ke1 Rxe2+ 36. Kxe2 Qh2+ 37. Rf2 Qf4 38. Rh1 a5 39. Rfh2 Qxh2+ 40. Rxh2 axb4 41. Kd1 {ab allows Ra2+ winning the rook. I saw this line when I sacrificed the queen.} Rxa3 42. Rb2 c5 43. Kc2 Rxf3 44. Rb1 Rc3+ 45. Kd2 Rxc4 46. Ra1 Rxe4 47. Ra8+ Kh7 {White just wanted the spite check} 0-1 You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization.
