Takchess Chess Improvement

A Novice chessplayer works to get better at chess using an improvement program based upon the methods of Michael de la Maza and the teachings of Dan Heisman

Sunday, December 24, 2006

Tactics or Positional ? Semantics?

I was quite pleased with this game against an 1800 ish player

Happy with the gain and time and space early on due to a few appropriate pawn pushes. Although there is no early gain in material I always think of these manuvers as tactical. I've been ready the recent blogs on space and have been thinking of the concept of late. I really like my play in this game however Fritz often brings me back to earth. I was very pleased with the ending although untill the silly knight move he made I think he had a winning position. I clearly saw the mating net 8)

paste game here

[Event "Rated game, 20m + 6s"]
[White "Khagga"]
[Black "Takchess"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "1864"]
[BlackElo "1620"]


1. d4 {2} d5 {4} 2. Nc3 {2} e6 {4} 3. a3 {2} c5 {4} 4. h3 {8} Nf6 {3} 5. Bf4 {
18} cxd4 {19} 6. Qxd4 {4} Nc6 {3} 7. Qd1 {5} d4 {10} 8. Na2 {21} e5 {4} 9. Bh2
{8} Bc5 {74} 10. c3 {10} O-O {12} 11. Nf3 {13} Qe7 {27} 12. cxd4 {42} Nxd4 {10}
13. Nxd4 {15} Rd8 {10} 14. Qc2 {45} Bxd4 {27} 15. e3 {11} Bb6 {34} 16. Be2 {26}
Be6 {42} 17. Nc3 {12} Rac8 {19} 18. O-O {10} Nd5 {20} 19. Bxe5 {32} Bxe3 {39}
20. fxe3 {55} Nxe3 {4} 21. Qe4 {17} Nxf1 {43} 22. Rxf1 {26} f6 {19} 23. Bg3 {16
} Re8 {118} 24. Bd3 {27} f5 {24} 25. Qe3 {35} Bd7 {31} 26. Qxe7 {29} Rxe7 {5}
27. Bxf5 {12} Bxf5 {7} 28. Rxf5 {3} Rf7 {15} 29. Re5 {33} Rcf8 {6} 30. Ne4 {22}
Rf1+ {13} 31. Kh2 {3} Rb1 {5} 32. Rb5 {10} b6 {6} 33. Nd6 {25} h6 {16} 34. Be5
{37} Rd1 {16} 35. Nc4 {25} Rff1 {27} 36. Kg3 {18} Rd3+ {18} 37. Kh2 {12} Rdd1 {
8} 38. Nxb6 {31} h5 {10} 39. Nc4 {9} h4 {5} 40. g4 {23} Rf2# {
(Lag: Av=1.06s, max=2.1s) 25} 0-1

I am also interested in this potential sacrifice made by Bronstein in the 2 knights.Giving up a knight for a time and space advantage not to reclaim the advantage for many moves.
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1033954

1 Comments:

  • At 6:34 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    the bronstein game is really interesting. he sacrificed a piece for a large center and just rolled over the enemy (I think black was happy when he gained that piece =>)

     

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