Sunday, July 12, 2009

PARA GAMES: CANONIGO vs PULSAR

[Event "Meralco Chess Club Goodwill Tourney"]
[Site "Meralco"]
[Date "2009.07.15"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Rudy Canonigo"]
[Black "pulsar"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo ""]
[BlackElo ""]
[Time ""]
[TimeControl ""]
Annotation by PULSAR of Barangay Wesley Team

1. e4 c5 2.Na3

http://chesscafe.com/text/kaiss09.pdf and http://chesscafe.com/text/kaiss10.pdf

for those interested.


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After the game my opponent told me that he was going for the Big Clamp...>

2...b6

3.f4

3...Bb7 4.d3 e6 5.Nf3 d5

6.e5 Nc6 7.g3 Nge7 8.c3 Nf5 9.Nc2 h5 10. Bh3 g6

11.Qe2 Be7 12.Bd2 Qd7 13.a3

13...Na5 14.b4

14...Nb3 15.Rb1 Nxd2 16.Qxd2 d4 16.Bg2 dxc3 17.Qxc3 cxb4 18. axb2 Rc8

19. Qd2


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19...Rxc2


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20. Qxc2 Ne3 21.Qe2 Nxg2


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22.Qxg2 <22.Kf2 looks stronger, with a lot of play for both sides. I saw Kf2 after 21.Qe2 but I was forced to continue with my plan since I already gave up the exchange two moves earlier.


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White is lost after the text.


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Qxd3 23.Kf2 Qc2+ 23.Ke3 0-1

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