Black Knights Tango Pdf
Vegas and Chess, Makes Sense A true American classic – this year’s edition of the Bill Goichberg North American Open (at Bally’s Hotel, Las Vegas) was very hard fought in all seven rounds. White to play. The computer points out the elementary tactic 16. Hxg5 Bxf5 19. Gxf6 Bxf6 with a big edge to white. For whatever reason, I played my move fast, never bothering to look for anything. A sign of first-round laziness?
At least I was well ahead on time at this point. I had some vague notions of Bishop back to f1 and clearing the c-file. Bxa8 Qxa8 and black has good compensation. No reason for this retreat. Nd2 h5 is all right. A continuation of a second-best idea.
The obvious reflex denying the f4 square, 21. Gives white a pleasant edge. Alien Skin Exposure 7 Keygen Mac. Nd1 Nothing wrong with the solid 23. — the game move somehow works out after a pair of knights comes off the board. Nxf6 Rxf6 25.
Black Knights' Tango3 Possible continuations The Black Knights' Tango (also known as the Mexican Defense or Kevitz–Trajkovic. Black Knights Tango[edit]. With the work by Georgi Orlov this previously obscure opening has been given new life. Black keeps a flexible central pawn options. White has a number of sensible replies but the most common is 3. Nf3 to discourage the e5 break.
Now white breaks through and should be winning. But since both players are in time trouble, black more than white, crazy adventures await. Cxd6 cxd6 27. After the game, I thought this move was terrible giving black all kinds of chances, but it’s actually correct and the fastest win. A more practical move is 30.
Qe4 with domination. Black can barely move. Bxh3 Bxh3 32. A huge lemon. Consistent is 32.
Locking out the bishop on h3. Qf6 (note that 32 Rf4 is met by an unusually nice combination: 33.
Rc8+ Rxc8 35. Rxc8+ Bf8 36. Position after 39.Rgf6 40. At least I saw this one on the last move of the time control. White wins now. Nd7 The black bishop “sight” to d7 was blocked by the pawn on g4.
Kf2 1-0 It was very strange how the two behind the scenes combinations that occurred in the analysis both involved the star move Bxe5!! Stay tuned, I will post Rounds 2, 4, 5, and 7. Round 2 FM E.
Ginsburg To prepare for my half-point bye in round 3, I had this virtually unplayed game in Round 2. G3 Bb4+ The best winning attempt here is 3c5. Bg2 O-O Somehow 7Ne4 and then the Qe7-b4+ follow-up didn’t look very impressive.
I have seen this line a lot (I was always white) in ICC blitz versus eastern-bloc GM’s. It’s a very solid system. Cxd5 cxd4 11. Seems good, with the idea to pop into b4. The game is about even. 1/2 – 1/2 Round 3 During my bye-round, the following reversal of fortune occurred. Naroditsky – GM S.
Kidambi (2616) Black may have been hexed in this game due to the fact I have never heard of him although he has a high rating. 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Nf3 Ngf6 6.Nxf6 Nxf6 7.Bc4 Bf5 8.O-O e6 9.c3 Bd6 10.Qe2 Qc7 11.h3 O-O 12.Nh4 c5 13.Nxf5 exf5 14.Bd3 g6 15.Bg5 Rfe8 16.Qd2 Ne4 17.Bxe4 fxe4 18.dxc5 Bxc5 19.Rad1 Re6 20.Be3 Rd6 21.Qe2 Bxe3 22.fxe3 Rad8 23.Rd4 Rxd4 24.cxd4 f5 25.Qd2 Rc8 26.Qb4 b6 27.Qb3 Kg7 28.Qe6 Rf8 29.Kh1 Rf6 30.Qe8 Rc6 31.d5 Rc2 32.Rd1 Qg3 This obvious move places white into an unbreakable zugzwang and it is hard to fathom that black did not win, much less lost.
33.Qe7 Kh6 34.Qf8 Kh5 35.Rg1 Rd2 36.Qf7 h6 37.b4. Black to play and avoid winning Black is completely winning. But, I am guessing he had not much time left. Even so, what follows is a complete botchery. 37a5 preserves the zugzwang situation. The even simpler solution 37Qxe3 was also completely winning.
White cannot make any threats. 38.d6 Rd2 39.d7 Qd6? It was safe to play 39Qxe3 and black should win. Maybe mutual time-trouble.
Qg7 was equal. The text aims for a cheapo but should lose.
OK probably time-trouble. I was drinking and gambling at the Bellaggio and didn’t witness this debacle. Eliminates all cheapoes and wins easily. 41.Rxf5+ Oops. Black must have felt sick, given he had iron-clad zugzwang a few moves ago. 41Qxf5 42.g4+ How embarrassing. Black totters on a few moves.
42Kh4 43.gxf5 Kxh3 44.Qxg6 Rd1 45.Qg1 Rxg1 46.Kxg1 a5 47.bxa5 bxa5 48.f6 1-0 Round 4 M. Ginsburg – H. Liou Dutch NIC SOS Special 1. Qd3 I saw this in a New in Chess “SOS” supplement; the game in question occurred in the “B” section of the German Bundesliga. 2d6 As the NIC states, Leningrad players are reluctant to play the strongest move in the position, 2.d5. Now, white gains enormous white square pressure with the game sequence.
Be6 This unhealthy retreat signals black already has problems. White was threatening the crude Bxf6 and Qe4. Bxf6 gxf6 I would prefer 8exf6 to try to keep white’s plus to manageable proportions. Rxh7 Rxh7 10.