Korean Harold as White versus Tiwa Black. fri 8 sep 2017 game 11b3+0.1d5+0.12Nf3+0.1Nc6+0.32...Bg4This gets the bishop out of the pawn chain, allows Nd73.h3I was thinking of this, but you can just eat the knight and now the light squares are all clogged up for whiteBxf34.exf3e6this prevents Bb2 from attacking e5 which would require defending2...Nf6↑↑computer likes this move3g3?−0.5...lichessInaccuracy. Best move was Bb2.Tiwakingdouble fiancheto? That is very slow3.Bb2Bg44.d4Bxf35.exf3e66.f4h67.h4Bd63...Bg4+0.4Inaccuracy. Best move was e5.3...e5!threatens e44.d3Bg45.Bb2Qe76.Nfd2O-O-O7.Bg2Qd78.O-O4Bg2?↑↑−0.4...Inaccuracy. Best move was d4.4.d4Computer wants this. Although it blocks the diagonal for the bishop, it contests the centere65.Bg2h56.Bb2Bxf37.Bxf3g58.c4g49.Bg2h410.gxh4Rxh44...e5−0.1Taking control of the center5O-O?−1.3...lichessMistake. Best move was d4.TiwakingI can attack Harolds pieces all day now5.d4e46.Ne5Nxe57.dxe5Bb4+8.c3Ba59.f3exf310.exf3Bf511.O-ONe75...Bc5?↑↑+0.5this does nothing. just developing5...e4!6.Ne1computer wants this6.Nh4??The knight is trapped!!g5!6Bb2+0.3...two attackers on e56...e4??+3.1This loses a piece, but Harold is very materialistic and doesnt want to lose his knight7Ne5?−0.4...lichessBlunder. Best move was Bxg7.TiwakingI have to take this7.Bxg7om noms free rook!exf38.exf3Bd49.Bxd4Nxd410.fxg4om noms free Bishop!7...Nxe50.08Bxe5−0.2Ne7??↑↑+1.1This loses the g pawn!!8...Qg5Computer suggestion9.Bxc7Qe710.Ba5Nf611.h3Bh512.g4Bxg413.hxg4Nxg414.e314...Qh415.Bc7Rd816.Bg314...h515.Qe2Bd616.Re114...Bd615.Qxg4That was terrible9a4??−0.3...lichessMistake. Best move was Bxg7.TiwakingHarold doesnt take the g pawn whaaa??9.Bxg7Rg810.Bb2Qd711.d4Bd612.c4c613.Ba3h514.Bxd6Qxd615.cxd5cxd516.Nc3h417.Qd2Rc89...Ng6!−0.3Best move10Bb2−0.9...Inaccuracy. Best move was Bc3.10.Bc3Qe710.Bxg7Rg811.Bh6computer wants this11.Bb2This loses materialNf412.Nc3Qd710.d4This would be a difficult move to findBf8This is impossible to find10...Qd6+0.6I wanted to castle Queenside and put my queen on the opposite colour of my light squared bishop. This wasnt a good move11a5?+0.1...where is this pawn going??11...O-O-O?+0.911...c6computer suggests this12d3+0.3...Inaccuracy. Best move was a6.12.a6!The pawn is attacking blacks kingb512...b6only realistic move12...e3??+3.9blunder13f3??+0.1...lichessBlunder. Best move was d4.Tiwakingwhites light squared bishop is useless!13.d4!This wins the bishop13...Bb414.c3exf2+15.Rxf2h516.cxb4h417.Qd313...exf2+14.Rxf2Bb415.c3f516.a6b617.cxb4f418.Qd3Rhe819.Nc3Re313...Bf5!+0.7Obvious move14d4−0.2...lichessInaccuracy. Best move was a6.Tiwakingtoo late. Qf6 pins the pawn14.a6b514...Qf6!+0.315Ra4?−0.8...lichessMistake. Best move was a6.TiwakingWhat is this rook doing?15.a6!b615...Bd7?−0.4hits the rook. However, dxc5, Bxa4, bxa4 and white trades a rook for two bishops. Easily winning15...Bd6moving out of the attack16Ra2?−1.0...lichessInaccuracy. Best move was a6.TiwakingMoving out of the attack16.a616...Bd6−0.7Moving out of the attack17Bc1−2.2...What is that bishop doing?17...Rde8−0.3lichessMistake. Best move was h5.TiwakingI shouldnt have bothered defending the pawn. it is untouchable17...Nh418.gxh4Qf419.Rf2Qxh2+20.Kf1exf221.Kxf2Bg3+22.Ke3Rhe8+23.Kd2Qxg217...h5!computer wants to push pawns to victory!18.Nc318.Bxe3h4!!push pawns to victory!19.g4Rde820.Bc1h3!!THORN PAWN18Nc3−1.4...Mistake. Best move was a6.18.a6b619.c4h520.Nc3Nf421.c5Nxg222.Nxd5Qg523.Nxb6+axb624.cxd6Nf418...c6−1.018...Nf4!!There is no way I would ever play this move. how does it work?19.gxf4??black threatens mate straight awayQxf4!!how to stop mate? Lets try Re1. Computer says Rf2 is mate in 1820.Re1trying thisQxh2+21.Kf1Bh3!!22.Bxh3+Qxh3+23.Kg1Qh2+24.Kf1Qh1#24...Qf2#I would probably play this20.Rf2computer suggests this hugely counterintuitive moveQxh2+21.Kf1exf2threatens Qg8++22.e3gives the king and escape square19a6−1.5...This move is too late19.Ne4computer wants this move. This is impossible to find19...b6−1.020Rb2−4.0...Blunder. Best move was Ne4.20.Ne4dxe421.fxe4Qe622.e5Bc723.Bb2Qg424.Ra4Qh525.Rc4Bg426.Bf3Bxf320...h5−3.7this is also okay. Its late though. I could have played it earlier20...Nf4!!I wish I could see a move like this :(21.gxf4Qxf421b4−6.7...this is far too slow21...h4!−6.222b5??−11.7...Blunder. Best move was Ne4.22.Ne4dxe422...hxg3−10.9checkmate is coming23h3#−7...lichessCheckmate is now unavoidable. Best move was bxc6.TiwakingComputer says mate in 723.bxc6Bxc623...Bxh3−19.8best move. Mate in 624bxc6#−5...Checkmate is now unavoidable. Best move was Ne4.24.Ne4computer suggests this24...dxe424...Bxg2!!25.Nxd6+Qxd626.Kxg2Nf4+27.Kg1Qh627...Rh1+28.Kxh1Qh6+29.Kg1Qh2#24.Bxh3+checking thisRxh324.f4computer suggests this24...Bxg2#−425Kxg2#−3...25.Nb5Rh1+26.Kxg2Nf4+27.Kxh1Qh4+28.Kg1Qh2#25...Nf4+#−225...Qh4this is also winning26Kg1□#−2Rh1+#−2Not the best checkmate sequence. Best move was Qh4.26...Qh427.Rf227.c7Qh1#Qh1#27Kxh1#−2Qh4+#−128Kg1#−1Qh2#Wow. I cant believe how nice this checkmate was. How did I manage to find this?!?!?
Tiwa Invercargill Chess Club Games: Harold vs Tiwa1
White
Harold
Black
Tiwa
Date
8 sep 2017
Event
Invercargill Chess Club Friday Cornerstone
Chat room
TiwakingIt appears that my weakness is ignoring how dangerous checks are