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ANNOTATED GAME
Playing the Silican Beast a Benoni
ChessKnave (1543) vs. Mephisto Master Chess Program (0000)
Annotated by: chessknave (1560)
Chess opening: Queen's pawn (A46), Torre attack
ChessKnave (1543) vs. Mephisto Master Chess Program (0000)
Annotated by: chessknave (1560)
Chess opening: Queen's pawn (A46), Torre attack
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16. Re1 |
Fritz:White prepares e5 Me:Now the queen looks a little precariously placed as the rook lines up on target. Obviously this can not win immediately, but there are enough well placed pieces by white to accomplish the goal. I like the move I made over the Fritz suggestion. Fritz:: 16. e5 [makes it even easier for White] 16... dxe5 17. Re1 O-O-O 18. Nxe5 Nxe5 19. Bxe5 Rg8 | ||||||
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16... Bg7 |
Black tries to counter the central development by white, but better would be 0-0-0 to remove the king from a potential deadly pin. Fritz:: 16... Ne5 [praying for a miracle] 17. Nxe5 dxe5 | ||||||
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17. e5 |
White lights a fuze to blow open the position. | ||||||
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17... dxe5 18. Nxe5 Ne4 |
Any other move loses fast. Fritz:: 18... O-O [does not save the day] 19. Nc6 [Discovered attack] 19... Qxe1 20. Qxe1 bxc6 21. dxc6 | ||||||
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19. Rxe4 |
White maintains the pin. | ||||||
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19... Nxe5 |
Fritz:: 19... Bxe5 [a fruitless try to alter the course of the game] 20. d6 Qf6 21. Bxe5 Nxe5 22. Qd5 | ||||||
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20. d6 |
Applying more pressure. | ||||||
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20... Qe6 21. Bc4 |
Fritz:the best thing is for White to hand back some material. Rated as a good move by Fritz. Me: setting up for the finish of the combination. | ||||||
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21... Nxc4 |
Fritz:Exploits the pin Me: the black queen is lost while mine will escape. Other moves by black would have lost as well. Fritz:: 21... Qxc4 [A pinning theme] 22. Rxc4 | ||||||
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22. Rxe6+ |
Fritz::Annihilates a defender: e6 | ||||||
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22... fxe6 23. Qe2 |
White targets the pawn and knight - both can not be saved. | ||||||
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23... b5 |
Fritz:: 23... Kf7 [is the last straw] 24. Qxc4 b5 | ||||||
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24. Qxe6+ |
The king will be driven from this point. The choice for black is a short walk or long. | ||||||
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24... Kf8 |
Long. | ||||||
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25. Re1 |
There were a lot of choices to review at this position and I took some time to review the lines in my mind. It made most sense to cover e8 to prevent the a8 rook from lining up on my queen. The downside is that after 25...Bxc3 26.bxc3 and I do not have the pawn available to kick the knight so that I can push d6-d7 followed by Bh2-d6 mate. The black king is locked in place and all that is required is an unblockable check to apply mate. Unfortunately the position requires another route. | ||||||
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25... Bxc3 26. bxc3 |
Me:Of course I wish I had seen this line. Fritz:: 26. Qf5 Kg8 27. Qd5 Kf8 28. Re7 Bd2 29. Kc2 Nxd6 30. Bxd6 Rd8 31. Qf7# | ||||||
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26... Kg7 |
The king makes use of the one square that allows escape. Fritz:: 26... Rh7 [is no salvation] 27. d7 Ne3 28. Rxe3 Rxd7 29. Rf3 Kg7 30. Be5 Kh7 31. Qxd7 Kg8 32. Qf7# | ||||||
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27. Qe7+ |
White must drive the king away from the protection of the rooks or intervention of the knight, while keeping in mind the available squares to attack the king will not include e3 or e5. | ||||||
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27... Kg6 |
Fritz:: 27... Kg8 [cannot undo what has already been done] 28. Re6 Ne5 29. Bxe5 Rh7 30. Rg6 Rg7 31. Qxg7# | ||||||
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28. Re6+ |
Forcing move. | ||||||
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