Saturday, December 24, 2016

Recognize the Master

Can you recognize this great Chess Grandmaster who is considered as the Father of Modern Chess

Pawn Chain Strategy, Fischer vs Panno 1970

PAWN CHAIN STRATEGY

This is a common pawn structure in which each pawn is supporting another; it has the head and the base.
Attack the Base of the Pawn Chain.

Example Game
W: Fischer
B: Panno
Buenos Aires 1970

1. e4 c5 sicilian defence
2. Nf3 e6
3. d3 Nc6
4. g3 g6
5. Bg2 Bg7
6. O-O Nge7
7. Re1 d6
8. c3 O-O
9. d4 cd4
10. cd4 d5
11. e5 white has closed the center and a pawn chain has been created. White-> e5 is the head, d4 is the base. Black-> d5 is the head, e6 is the base.
11..... Bd7? better is ....Nf5 followed by Qb6
12. Nc3 Rc8
13. Bf4 Na5
14. Rc1 b5
15. b3 b4
16. Ne2 Bb5
17. Qd2 Nac6
white now begins a strong king side attack
18. g4! a5? better is ....Bxe2
19. Ng3 Qb6
20. h4 Nb8
21. Bh6 Nd7
22. Qg5! Rxc1
23. Rxc1 Bxh6
24. Qxh6 Rc8
25. Rxc8+ Nxc8 black has no counterplay on the Qside
26. h5! Qd8
27. Ng5 Nf8
28. Be4!! Qe7
29. Nxh7 Nxh7
30. hxg6 fxg6
31. Bxg6 Ng5
32. Nh5 Nf3+
33. Kg2 Nh4+
34. Kg3 Nxg6
35. Nf6+ Kf7
36. Qh7+ Black resigned
1-0
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Saturday, December 17, 2016

Vienna Gambit

Vienna Gambit
Modern Variation
ECO Code C29

1. e4 e5
2. Nc3 Nf6
3. f4 d5
4. fxe5 Nxe4
5. d3 Nxc3
6. bxc3 d4
7. Nf3 Nc6
8. Be2 Bc5
9. O-O dxc3
10. Kh1 O-O

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Sunday, December 4, 2016

Knight vs Bishop -> Grandmaster EndGame

Mato Damjanovic vs Robert James Fischer
Buenos Aires (1970); English Opening (A31)


After 37 moves, both Queens were exchanged and the below position was reached with White to play.
Black's N is more stronger because White's B is a bad bishop (has less mobility due to many white pawns on white squares).
38. Ke3 Kf6 39. Kd3 Nb6 40. Bc6 Ke7 41. h4?! h6 42. Ke3 Nc8 43. Kd3 Nd6 44. Ke3 Kd8 45. Kd3 Kc7 46. Ba4 Kb6 47. Ke3 Kc5 48. Bd7 Kb6 49. Ba4 Kc7 50. Kd3 Kd8 51. Bc6 Ke7 52. Ke3 Ke6 53. Kf3 Kf6 54. g4? g5 55. h5 Ke7 56. Ke3 Kd8 57. Kd3 Kc7 58. Ba4 Kb6 59. Bd7 Kc5 60. Ba4 Nc8! finally black identifies the winning plan 61. Be8 Ne7 62. Ke3 Ng8 63. Bd7 Nf6 64. Bf5 Kb5 65. Kd3 a4 66. ba4 Ka4 67. Kc4 Ka3 68. Kc5 Ka2 69. Kb4 Kb2 70. Kc5 Kc3 71. Kd6 Kd4 72. Ke6 Ne4 73. Kf7 Nf2 74. Kg6 e4 75. Kh6 e3 76. Kg7 e2 77. h6 e1Q 78. h7 Qe7 79. Kg8 Ne4 White Resigns 0-1

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