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ANNOTATED GAME
Learning the hard way ("No pain, no gain")
White player (2044) vs. marinvukusic (2144)
Annotated by: marinvukusic (2161)
Chess opening: Sicilian (B22), 2.c3, Heidenfeld variation
White player (2044) vs. marinvukusic (2144)
Annotated by: marinvukusic (2161)
Chess opening: Sicilian (B22), 2.c3, Heidenfeld variation
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24... Qb3 |
?? Maybe this position is already lost, but the correct move had to be either A) 24...Qb2!? with further 25.Kg2, Bf8; 26.Rh1, Bg7; 27.Qh4, Qe5 when Black is at least not getting mated immediately or B) 24...Qa3, when White has to find the correct continuation (25.Kg2!, Qb4; 26.Be4!). The 24...Qb3?? practically forces White to go for the desperate (and unstoppable) mating attack, since 25.Be2? and 25.Qc4? are both pretty hopeless. --- Time remaining: White: 0:13 Black: 1:16 | |||||
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25. Kg2 |
!! Game over... White is going for the mate and Black (to my astonishment) is powerless to stop it. | |||||
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25... Bf8 |
Now, as is my custom, I calmly started to calculate all variations in order to find the one that will win the game with the least amount of trouble :) Unfortunately, after 30 minutes I discovered without a shred of doubt that I am in fact so utterly lost that it is hilariously funny that White is actually sweating and not me :) As Theoden would poetically say: "Where is the horse and the rider? Where is the horn that was blowing? They have passed like rain on the mountain, like wind in the meadow. The days have gone down in the West behind the hills into shadow. How did it come to this?" Translation: "Why am I hopelessly lost now, when only 3 moves ago everything was going great?" The answer is quite simple really: White has three pieces that attack on the black squares, while Black has only one to stop it... The Rook on h1 is "the missing link" that I didn't fully appreciate in all my calculations and assessments from move 22 onward. --- The rest of the game is pretty straightforward. 25...Rd3; 26.Rh1, Bc6 (26...Re3; 27.Qh6); 27.Rc6, Rd1; 28.Rc1 is also a simple win. | |||||
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26. Rdh1 Bg7 |
Defending h8 and trying to create some space for the King. | |||||
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27. Qh2 |
The first threat is 28.Qh7, Kf8; 29.Bc5# | |||||
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27... Rac8 |
Defending the c5 square. Unfortunately there is another threat, and that one is unstoppable. | |||||
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28. Bg5 |
Mate in 6 | |||||
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28... Bc6 |
28...f6 is just too pathetic to be played. Now I decided to play to the end, and of course if White somehow slips... :) | |||||
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29. Qh7+ |
He didn't slip :I 29.Qh8?? is spectacular but incorrect, since it loses to 29...Bh8; 30.Rh8, Kh8; 31.Rh1, Kg8; 32.Bf6, Bf3 Time remaining: White: 0:06 Black: 0:24 | |||||
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29... Kf8 30. Qh8+ |
Other option is 30.Qg7, with the same result (mate in 3) | |||||
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30... Bxh8 31. Rxh8+ Kg7 32. Bf6# |
I hope you enjoyed the game. I am really not sure what learning points I can emphasize here, except maybe these: 1. Bishop pair on e7 and e8 can together reinforce the kingside pawn structure while still having some influence on the queenside 2. The mating patterns that appeared in this game are very typical, and should be "seen" rather than calculated 3. If the oponent's best option is a mating attack - make sure it is not unstoppable before you make it his only option :) --- Thank you for looking over this game, I can answer any questions on private. Regards, Marin Vukusic | |||||
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