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GAME OF THE WEEK

Monarch Trophy Round 2

24th October 2001

John Griffin

Position after blacks 18th move - see diagram

John Griffin v Alan Robertson, Monarch Trophy Round 2

John Griffin, White, then played 19. hxg6? to which Alan

replied Qxg5

"Perhaps John should have brought his second rook into the

fray before making his final pawn foray" TROMPOWSKI

Further suggestions / analysis would be welcome !!

whether by humans or computers !!!

chessmaster

Alan Robertson

Monarch Trophy Round 2

24th October 2001

Richard Sargent

Position after whites 21st move - see diagram

Frank Maher v Richard Sargent Monarch Assurance Plc Claret Jug Trophy round 2

Black played 21.......Qh4+ and resigned 11 moves later as

his king was over-run on the queen side corner of the board.

(a) Perhaps better was 21......Qxc3 followed by

22. Qxc3 Rxc3 23. Bxa7 b6 24. Bxb6+ Kb7

(b) Another line is 21......Rxc3 22. Bxd3 Rxc2

which could be much better for black.

Further suggestions / analysis would be welcome !!

whether by humans or computers !!!

chessmaster

Frank Maher

(a) At the October 29th chess club night , the consensus of analysis seemed to suggest that this line led to a possible draw for black, but only after a long and difficult game.

(b) This move is suggested by a lowly computer program Fritz 4.01, and the more I look at it, the better it seems to get for black (that's me by the way). Play could be very equal with this variation. At least it does away with the quick lost position caused by the move I played:- 21......Qh4+

ZUGSWANG

Stephen Maggs Memorial Cup: Douglas v Southern Club: 16th May 2001

White: Richard Sargent Black: Myriam Bounya

1. e4 d5 2. exd Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Bd2 c6 6. Ne4 Qc7 7. Nxf6+ exf 8. Nf3 Bf5 9. Be2 Nd7

10. 0-0 Bd6 11. c4 Be4 12. Re1 0-0 13. g3 Rad8 14. c5 Be7 15. b4 f5 16. Bc3 Nf6 17. Bd3 Nd5

18. Rc1 Bxd3 19. Qxd3 f4 20. Bd2 Rfe8 21. Re4 fxg 22. hxg Bf6 23. a3 Qd7 24. Kg2 Rxe4

25. Qxe4 Re8 26. Qd3 Qg4 27. Re1 Rxe1 28. Bxe1 h5 29. Nh2? Qxd4 30. Qf5 Ne7 31. Qxh5 Qe4+

32. Kf1 Qd3+ 33. Qe2 Qxa3 34. Ng4 Qb2 35. Nxf6+ Qxf6 36. Qd3 Nd5 37. b5 Qe7 38. bxc bxc

39. Qc4 Qc7 40. Qe4 Qe7 41. Qc4 see diagram

Myriam Bounya

Richard Sargent v Myriam Bounya after white's 41st move

Move 41 ............. Qe3 !?

If 42. fxe3 Nxe3+ 43. Ke2 Nxc4 winning another pawn

The game continued:-

42. Qa6 Qxc5 43. Qc8+ Kh7 44. Qf5+ Kg1

Here, white was playing for a draw by repetition of moves!

45. Qc8+ Qf8 46. Qxc6 Nb4 47. Bxb4 Qxb4

48 Qa8+ winning back the pawn Draw agreed ½-½

On move 42. Qxd5 wins the Knight!

If 42 ........ Qxe1+ 43 Kxe1 cxd5 44. c6 and white wins

Does white have a clear win after Qxd5 ??

Further suggestions / analysis would be welcome !!

Richard Sargent

chessmaster

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