Notes to the Ahuja game updated 9/10/2017 @ 6:32 a.m.
[Event "Hamilton Quads (Section 3)"]
[Site "Hamilton, NJ"]
[Date "2017.08.24"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Moldovan, John"]
[Black "Ahuja, Shikhar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B41"]
[WhiteElo "1814"]
[BlackElo "1757"]
[Annotator "Moldovan,John"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2017.08.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[Source "The Chess Coroner #1258"]
[SourceDate "2017.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.09.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
{Board 1 Time Control: 40/80+15/30... B41 Sicilian Defense Kan Variation (by
transposition - 7.e4)} 1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 6.
a3 $5 {(?! HIARCS 14's opening book)} (6. e4 $142 Bb4 $140 7. Qd3 {Holub -
Barta : Prague 1955}) (6. g3 $5 Qc7 7. Bg2 Qxc4 8. Bf4 $44 {(Friedman -
Bodisko & Friedman - Charmov : correspondence 1975) does not impress.}) 6... b6
(6... d5 $142 7. cxd5 Nxd5 {Holm - Sznapik : Nordic Team Tournament, Oslo 1983}
) 7. e4 {[#] This is the 3rd time in 10 days that I've transposed from the
Symmetrical English to an Open Sicilian.} Qc7 (7... Bb7 $5 {Skreno - Likavsky :
Ilichevsk 2002} 8. e5 $140 $146 Ng8 $1 {was an option.} (8... Ne4 $143 $6 9.
Nxe4 Bxe4 10. Qg4 $14)) 8. Be2 (8. Be3 $1 Bb7 9. f3 d5 $140 $4 10. cxd5 exd5
11. Rc1 {(Barrio - Hernansanz : Eibar 2013) is precise.}) 8... Bb7 9. Qd3 (9.
f3 d5 $140 $2 {As in the previous note, this "freeing" move is mistaken.} 10.
cxd5 exd5 {Ernst - M. Carlsson : Swedish Championship, Gavle 1982} 11. Bg5 $16
{(TN) was a good, more solid alternative.}) 9... d6 {/\ ...Nbd7 + either 11...
Ne5 or 11...Nc5. So, White has to find a way to prevent &/or neutralize both.}
10. f4 Nbd7 11. Nb3 (11. b4 $142 {Queimadelos - S. Kovacevic : Pedrido 2004
but I was worried about weakening c4.}) 11... Be7 12. Be3 O-O 13. O-O {[#]
These Hedgehog positions are very demanding & not my cup of tea but I didn't
think a draw-offer was in order.} Rac8 $146 (13... Rfd8 14. Rad1 Rab8 15. Kh1
Bc6 16. Nd2 Nc5 17. Qc2 {was played in Jacobsen - Nogues : London 1927.}) 14.
a4 (14. Rad1 $142) 14... Qb8 15. a5 Nc5 16. Nxc5 bxc5 17. Bf3 Bc6 18. g4 {
/\ 19.g5, dislodging the Nf6 & relieving some of the pressure against e4.} h6 {
[#]} ({Of course} 18... Qxb2 $4 {loses to} 19. Rfb1) {We've played well to
this point but have used an inordinate amount of time - 42:24 for me, 49:50
for my foe.} 19. Rfd1 $6 {Indecisive.} ({A full K-side commitment with} 19. h4
{would've maintained the balance.}) 19... Nh7 {Now Black is better.} ({Daniel
Girsh's} 19... Nd7 {was a good alternative:} 20. Qe2 Rfd8 (20... g5 $143 $6 21.
Rf1 $11) 21. Qf2 Bf6 (21... g5 $6 22. Rf1 $11) 22. h4 Bxc3 23. bxc3 Nf6 24. Qg2
Qa8 25. g5 hxg5 26. hxg5 Nxe4 $15) 20. Qe2 $2 (20. Rab1 $142 $15) 20... f5 $2 (
20... Rfd8 $142 $17) 21. exf5 Bxf3 22. Qxf3 exf5 23. Nd5 Bf6 $2 (23... Rce8
$142 $11) 24. Nb6 $2 {[#]} (24. g5 $142 $16) 24... fxg4 $4 (24... Rce8 $142 $11
) 25. Qd5+ $18 Kh8 26. Nxc8 Rxc8 27. Qxd6 Qxb2 28. Qxa6 Re8 $2 (28... Rg8 $142)
29. Rab1 $2 ({Much} 29. Qb5 $142 $1 Rxe3 (29... Qxb5 $143 30. cxb5 Bxa1 31.
Rxa1 Rxe3 32. a6) 30. Qxb2 Bxb2 31. Rd8+ Nf8 32. Rxf8+ Kh7 33. Ra2 Bd4 34. Kf1)
29... Qe2 $6 (29... Qa3 $142 30. Bf2 Bd4 31. Bxd4 cxd4) 30. Re1 Qd3 {[#]} (
30... Qf3 31. Bxc5 {was little or no better.}) 31. Bf2 $6 {This covers g3} ({
but} 31. Bxc5 $142 Rxe1+ 32. Rxe1 Bd4+ 33. Bxd4 Qxd4+ 34. Kh1) 31... Rf8 32.
Qe6 (32. Qc6 $142 Qxc4 33. Qd6 {/\ Rb8}) 32... Bd4 33. Bxd4 Qxd4+ 34. Kh1 $6 (
34. Qe3 $142 $1 Qxc4 35. Ra1) 34... Qf2 $2 (34... Qc3 $142 35. Qxg4 Nf6 36. Qg2
Qxa5) 35. Qxg4 Rxf4 (35... Nf6 $142 36. Qg2 Qxf4) 36. Qg3 Qd4 37. Rg1 $6 (37.
a6 $142 Qxc4 $140 38. Rb8+ Rf8 (38... Nf8 $143 39. a7) 39. a7) 37... Ng5 38.
Rbd1 $4 {[#]} (38. a6 $142 $18) 38... Qe4+ $2 (38... Ne4 $142 $1 39. Rxd4 Nxg3+
40. hxg3 Rxd4 41. a6 Rd7 $16) 39. Qg2 Qxc4 40. Qd5 $2 (40. Qb7 $142 $18) 40...
Qxd5+ $2 (40... Qa6 $142 $16) 41. Rxd5 $18 Nh3 $2 (41... Ra4 $142 42. Rxc5 Ne4
{& White has to show technique.}) 42. Ra1 {Now, the win is easy.} Rg4 {Threat:
43...Nf2 mate.} 43. Rd2 {Defending.} c4 44. a6 c3 45. Rc2 {Black resigns.
Time left - Moldovan 28:08 (for 10 moves), Ahuja 27:00 (for 11) Time used -
Moldovan 81:52, Ahuja 83:00 Longest thinks: White - 8:48 for 9.Qd3, Black -
12:12 for 17...Bc6 Game length - 2:44:52} ({After} 45. Rc2 Kh7 {/\ 46.Rxc3??
Nf2 mate} (45... Rc4 46. a7 Rc8 (46... Nf2+ 47. Rxf2 c2 48. a8=Q+ Kh7 49. Rxc2
Rxc2 50. Qe4+ Kg8 51. Qxc2 $18 {->}) 47. Rxc3 $1 ({or simply} 47. a8=Q Rxa8 48.
Rxa8+ Kh7 49. Rxc3 $18) 47... Rxc3 48. a8=Q+ Kh7 49. Qe4+ $18 {->} Kg8 (49...
g6 50. Qe7+ Kg8 ({or} 50... Kh8 {etc.}) 51. Ra8+ Rc8 52. Rxc8#) (49... Kh8 50.
Ra8+ Rc8 51. Rxc8#) 50. Qe6+ Kh8 (50... Kf8 51. Ra8+ Rc8 52. Rxc8#) 51. Ra8+
Rc8 (51... Kh7 52. Qf5+ g6 53. Qf7#) 52. Rxc8+ Kh7 53. Qe4+ g6 54. Qe7#) (45...
Rf4 46. a7 Nf2+ 47. Rxf2 Rxf2 48. a8=Q+ $18 {->}) (45... Rg5 46. a7 Kh7 47.
a8=Q $18) 46. a7 {a8Q follows.}) 1-0
[Event "Hamilton Quads (Section 3)"]
[Site "Hamilton, NJ"]
[Date "2017.08.24"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Chapovsky, Boris"]
[Black "Moldovan, John"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C04"]
[WhiteElo "1778"]
[BlackElo "1814"]
[Annotator "Moldovan,John"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2017.08.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[Source "The Chess Coroner #1258"]
[SourceDate "2017.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
{Board 1 Time Control: 40/80+15/30... C04 French Defense Guimard Variation} 1.
e4 e6 (1... g6) ({&} 1... c6 {were considered.}) 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nc6 {[#]} 4.
Ne2 $5 {Something I've never seen before. However, the move dates back to
Aaltio - E. Haag : Budapest 1959.} dxe4 {This is okay but} (4... e5 $1 5. exd5
$140 Qxd5 6. dxe5 {Connolly - DeKok : Viborg 1979} Bg4 $1 $44 {was a more
vigorous & thematic response.}) 5. Nxe4 Nf6 6. Nxf6+ Qxf6 7. c3 $146 ({There
have been 9 games with} 7. Be3 {. Crawley - Sorensen : Politiken Cup,
Copenhagen 1987 was the 1st.}) 7... Bd6 $6 (7... e5 $142 $1 8. d5 $140 Bc5 $3
9. dxc6 $4 Qxf2+ 10. Kd2 Bf5 $19 {threat: 11...Be3 mate, 11...0-0-0 mate and
11...Rd8 mate.}) 8. Ng3 O-O 9. Ne4 (9. Nh5 $143 $2 Qh4 $15) 9... Qg6 10. Nxd6
cxd6 {[#] I thought my 3-step lead in development was worth more than White's
B pair but, apparently, it's not.} 11. Qd3 e5 (11... f5 $142 $11) 12. d5 $6 (
12. Qxg6 $142 hxg6 13. dxe5 dxe5 14. Bc4 Bf5 15. Bg5 $14) 12... Ne7 (12... Bf5
$142 13. Qg3 (13. Qb5 $2 Ne7 14. Qxb7 Rfe8 $17 {/\ ...Rab8 + ...Nxd5}) 13...
Ne7 14. Qxg6 Bxg6 15. c4 b5 $1) 13. Qg3 $2 (13. Qxg6 $142 hxg6 14. c4 $11)
13... Qxg3 (13... Qe4+ $142 14. Be2 Qxd5 $17) 14. hxg3 Nxd5 15. Bd2 (15. f3
$142 Be6 16. g4 $15) 15... Be6 16. O-O-O Rac8 17. Kb1 Rfd8 (17... h6 $142 18.
Be2 f5 19. Bf3 Rfd8 20. Bc1 Rc5 $17) 18. Bd3 h6 19. f3 {[#]} Nf6 $6 (19... f5
$142 $17) 20. g4 e4 $6 (20... d5 $142 21. g5 hxg5 22. Bxg5 d4 $15) 21. Be2 $6 (
21. Bc2 $142 exf3 22. gxf3 Nh7 23. Be3 $11) 21... Bc4 $2 (21... Re8 $142 $15
22. g5 $140 exf3 $1 23. Bxf3 Bf5+ 24. Kc1 hxg5 25. Bxg5 Ne4) 22. Bxc4 Rxc4 23.
g5 hxg5 24. Bxg5 exf3 25. gxf3 Rc5 26. f4 $6 (26. Bxf6 gxf6 27. Rd4 $44) 26...
Rf5 27. Rd3 {[#]} d5 $4 (27... Rd7 $142 28. Rdh3 $140 Kf8 29. Rh8+ Ng8 $15) {
Now White wins.} 28. Rdh3 $18 Kf8 29. Re1 Kg8 30. Re5 $1 Rxg5 $8 31. fxg5 Ne4 {
Resigns was an option.} 32. Rd3 Nc5 33. Rdxd5 Rxd5 34. Rxd5 b6 35. Kc2 Ne6 36.
b4 Kh7 37. c4 Kg6 38. c5 bxc5 39. bxc5 f6 40. gxf6 Kxf6 41. c6 Ke7 42. Rd7+ Ke8
43. Kc3 a6 44. Kc4 g5 45. Kd5 Nf4+ 46. Kd6 {Black resigns. A rare loss in the
Guimard, just my 3rd in 13 tournament games (+7-3=3). Minutes left -
Chapovsky 56 (for 9 moves), Moldovan 25 (for 10) Minutes used - Chapovsky 54,
Moldovan 85 (for 10) Longest thinks: White - 6 minutes for 27.Rd3, Black - 7
minutes for 21...Bc4? Game length - 2:19 I skipped round 3.} 1-0
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