Cork Congress OTB Help please

Originally posted by Mad Rook
I just inputted the moves manually into Fritz, and guessed that the right move was 11.Ng1-e2, based on general development. Looking at the later moves, it turns out my guess was right. Also, I assumed 19.Nc3-e2 was the right move.

Correct PGN...

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 Re8 7. Qd2 Nbd7 8. O-O-O
e5 9. d5 a6 10. Bd3 b6 11. Nge2 Nc5 12. g4 Nxd3+ 13. Qxd3 Nd7 14. Qd2 Nc5 15.
Kb1 Bd7 16. h4 b5 17. cxb5 axb5 18. Nc1 b4 19. N3e2 Qe7 20. Bxc5 dxc5 21. b3 Bf8
22. g5 Red8 23. h5 Bb5 24. hxg6 hxg6 25. Ng3 c6 26. Qh2 Bg7 27. Qh4 f6 28. gxf6
Bxf6 29. Qg4 Qg7 30. dxc6 Bxc6 31. Qe6+ Qf7 32. Qxc6 Rxd1 33. Rxd1 Qf8 34. Rd6
Kg7 35. Rxf6 Qxf6 36. Qxa8 Qxf3 37. Qb7+ Kh6 38. Nge2 g5 39. Qc6+ Kh5 40. Qe8+
Kh4 41. Qh8+ Kg4 42. Qxe5 Qe3 43. Qf5+ Kh4 44. e5 g4 45. Nf4 Kg3 46. Nce2+ Kf2
47. Nd5+ Qf3 48. Qxf3+ gxf3 49. Nef4 Kg3 50. Nd3 *

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Originally posted by malinga
Played KID against his d4 and was holding my own. He wasn’t risking much cos he only needed draw. Tried to push for a win, made small positional mistake with my Queen followed swiftly by missing a tactic and he won a piece. Can anyone have a look at this and see where it all went wrong (before the obvious 30…Bxc6 blunder!)

On first quick glance through the game, there appears to be a few strategic errors...
6...Re8 is where you left book, and it's a funny move, preparing for the pawn break e5, which seems anti-positional, as it allows your opponent to park one of your pawns on your dark bishops diagonal (which is what happened)
8...e5 as above
10...b6 seems weak as well, as it rules out the possibility of you making the pawn break c6, which may have pulled one of his pawns from the centre and brought your b pawn towards the centre. Positionally would have been good. As you can see, your backward c pawn really limited your options for quite a few moves.
12...Nxd3+ was also a poor move, IMHO. The centre was closed which means that knights are stronger at that stage. Also, his three central pawns were all on white squares making his light bishop very bad. So you made another strategic error by exchanging your strong minor piece for his very weak one.
24...hxg6 doesn't look right (without any analysis). Opening a file into your king, on which an enemy rook already sits doesn't look great.
27...f6 is definitely bad. You should never open lines for your opponents attack. After 28. gxf6, both the h and g files are open bearing straight down on your king.
No point looking much further. You had a lost game at this position, IMHO.

If you haven't read Silman's Reassess Your Chess, then I'd have to say it's the one book you HAVE to read, looking at your game.

Hope this helped.

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24...hxg6 doesn't look right (without any analysis). Opening a file into your king, on which an enemy rook already sits doesn't look great.
27...f6 is definitely bad. You should never open lines for your opponents attack. After 28. gxf6, both the h and g files are open bearing straight down on your king.
No point looking much further. You had a lost game at this position, IMHO.

If you h ...[text shortened]... to say it's the one book you HAVE to read, looking at your game.

Hope this helped.

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Thanks for that Ragnorak (D)

I see what you're saying re moves 6 and 8. My (no-doubt faulty) idea was to attack on Q-side with King side blocked. I often play with blocked in Bishop on g7 that only becomes active late in game.

10...b6 is weak definately. And I didn't see that before you brought to my attention.

12...Nxd3+ was poor as you say for strong vs weak minor piece.

24...hxg6 is fine I think. fxg6 leaves a hard to defend pawn on h7.

27...f6 is error. White can win g-pawn with Qh7+

Thanks for advice re Silman. I'm reluctant to buy another chess book. I have about 10 and have yet to read one. I start them but get bored.

All the best.

Originally posted by malinga
Thanks for advice re Silman. I'm reluctant to buy another chess book. I have about 10 and have yet to read one. I start them but get bored.

I'm the same with most chess books, especially, when it's complicated line after line after line. Silman's is great because it is very wordy, as is Seirawan's less advanced, albeit nearly as good Winning Chess Strategy.

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Originally posted by Ragnorak
I'm the same with most chess books, especially, when it's complicated line after line after line. Silman's is great because it is very wordy, as is Seirawan's less advanced, albeit nearly as good Winning Chess Strategy.

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Fair enough. Words are so much easier than lines 😛 I'll order it.

Thanks again Rag