Saturday, November 17, 2018

T78 Playoff highlights

leandromorg conquers the English! Early disruption of White's pawn structure coupled with an aggressive attack was key.


primerpaso (1760) - leandromorg (1776)

Result: 0-1
Site: Internet Chess Club
Date: 2018.11.11
[...] 1.c4 e6 2.¤c3 d5 3.cxd5 exd5 4.d4 f5 5.g3 ¤f6 6.¥g2 c6 7.¤h3 ¥d6 8.O-O O-O 9.¥f4 ¤a6 10.¦b1 ¤c7 11.b4 b4 moves give Black a slight advantage... 11...¤e4 12.£d3 ¥xf4 13.gxf4 ¤e6 14.b5 £h4 Black is taking an aggressive line to take advantage of white's disrupted pawn structure. 15.e3 ¦f6 16.¤e2 g5 17.fxg5 ¤6xg5 18.¤xg5 ¤xg5 Theoretically even here (by C) but Black has a strong attack going. 19.¤f4 ¦h6 20.h3 ¤e6 21.¤xe6 ¥xe6 22.f4 ¢h8 23.bxc6 bxc6 24.¦b2 ¦g8 Increasing pressure on White's K 25.¢h1 £g3
25...¦g3 26.¦b8 ¢g7 27.¦b7 ¢f6 28.¦b2 ¦xh3 29.¥xh3 £xh3 30.¢g1 ¦g6 31.¢f2 ¦g2
26.£e2? And it is over - no escape for White!
26.£d1 Essential move for White.... 26...¥f7 27.£e1 ¦e6 28.£xg3 ¦xg3
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