Tuesday, January 16, 2018

#1275 Kenilworth Championship - Round 1 Annotations

My loss to Gilberto Benitez:
[Event "27th Kenilworth Club Championship"] [Site "Kenilworth, NJ"] [Date "2018.01.11"] [Round "1"] [White "Benitez, Gilberto"] [Black "Moldovan, John"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B08"] [WhiteElo "1835"] [BlackElo "1802"] [Annotator "Moldovan,John"] [PlyCount "71"] [EventDate "2018.01.11"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "7"] [EventCountry "USA"] [Source "John Moldovan"] [SourceDate "2018.01.16"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2018.01.16"] [SourceQuality "1"] {Board 3 G/75+5 (delay) B08 Pirc Defense 2 Knights Variation Not having played a single game in 6 weeks, I was reluctant to enter the tournament but there was an odd number of sign-ups. So, at the last-minute, I stepped in. Retirement will wait yet again.} 1. e4 g6 {The French, Caro-Kann & Sicilian were all considered.} 2. d4 Bg7 (2... d6 {has little independent significance. Play usually transposes to standard orders.}) 3. Nf3 d6 4. Nc3 Nf6 {Now we have a Pirc.} (4... a6 $5 {, Tiger's Modern, is the main alternative.}) 5. h3 { This is a dual-purpose move. It stops ...B or Ng4 & prepares Be3.} (5. Be2 O-O 6. O-O {is the main line.}) 5... O-O 6. Be3 {[#]} a6 {! And. Martin} (6... d5 { , which was 1st played in D. King - McNab : London 1988,} 7. exd5 $140 ({or} 7. e5 Ne4 8. Nxe4 dxe4 9. Ng5 c5 $132 {Roeder - Gutman : Mengen 1990}) 7... Nxd5 8. Nxd5 Qxd5 {was an option.}) 7. Bd3 (7. a4 {, restricting Black's planned Q-side expansion, is the typical reply.}) 7... Nc6 (7... b5 $142 {B. Sikora Gizynska - Fojcik : Poland 1978, /\ ...Bb7 (putting e4 under pressure) + ... Nbd7 & ...c5.}) 8. a3 b5 {This discourages 0-0-0} ({but} 8... e5 $142 9. d5 Ne7 {F. Faco Gome - Montagna : correspondence, Brazil 1993}) 9. b4 $5 {A big surprise.} ({I expected} 9. O-O {Vazquez - Bustelo : Piriapolis 1987}) ({or} 9. Qd2 {which was tried in Hammond - G. McArthur : correspondence, IECC 2001.}) 9... Nd7 ({Previously seen here was} 9... Bb7 10. Qd2 e5 $11 11. d5 $6 Ne7 12. O-O c6 13. dxc6 Bxc6 $15 {Estela - S. Rodriguez : Cali 2015.}) 10. Qd2 Bb7 { This returns to known practice.} ({I didn't care for} 10... e5 11. d5 Nd4 ( 11... Ne7 12. a4 f5 13. Bg5 bxa4 14. O-O Qe8 15. Rxa4 $14) 12. Bxd4 exd4 13. Ne2 {but} Ne5 14. Nfxd4 f5 $1 15. exf5 Nxd3+ 16. cxd3 Bxd4 17. Nxd4 Qf6 18. Qc3 Bxf5 {yields compensation for the P.}) 11. Bh6 $146 {[#]} (11. Ne2 Nb6 12. O-O e5 13. d5 Ne7 {was played in Hughes - Thollin : Gibraltar 2008.}) 11... Nxd4 $1 {Offering the Exchange.} (11... e5 $143 12. Bxg7 Kxg7 13. d5 Ne7 (13... Nd4 $5 14. Nxd4 exd4 15. Ne2 c5 $1 (15... Re8 $6 16. a4 $14 (16. Nxd4 $2 Bxd5 $1 $15)) 16. dxc6 Bxc6 17. Nxd4 Qf6 18. c3 d5 $44) 14. O-O c6 15. dxc6 Bxc6 $11) 12. Nxd4 Bxd4 13. Bxf8 $6 {This gives Black an edge.} (13. Bxb5 $142 $1 Bg7 14. Be2 $11) 13... Qxf8 14. Rb1 Qg7 15. Ne2 Bb6 16. O-O {[#]} Nf6 (16... Qe5 $142 $1 $15 17. Ng3 $140 $4 Qxg3 $19) 17. Ng3 h5 18. Rfe1 $2 (18. Kh1 $142 h4 19. Ne2 Nxe4 20. Bxe4 Bxe4 21. Nc3 Bb7 22. Nd5 Qd4 23. Nxe7+ Kf8 $44 24. Qg5) 18... Nd7 19. c4 $2 (19. Kh1 $142 $15) 19... bxc4 (19... Ne5 $142 $17) 20. Bxc4 Ne5 $2 $44 (20... e6 $142 $17) 21. Bb3 $2 (21. Bd5 $142 c6 22. Bb3) 21... Kh7 $2 ( 21... Qf6 $142 $17) 22. Kh1 (22. Qg5 $142) 22... Qf6 (22... e6 $142) 23. f4 { [#]} Nc6 $2 (23... Ng4 $142 $1 $44 24. hxg4 $140 $4 Qh4#) 24. Bd5 Qh4 $6 (24... e6 $142 25. Nxh5 $1 Qd4 $8 (25... gxh5 $4 26. e5 dxe5 27. Qc2+ $18) 26. Qxd4 Bxd4 27. Bxc6 Bxc6 28. Ng3 Bb6 $14) 25. Kh2 $2 (25. Rec1 $142 Qxg3 26. Rc3 Qf2 27. Qxf2 Bxf2 28. Bxc6 Bxc6 29. Rxc6 Bb6 30. a4 a5 31. b5 $16) 25... e6 26. Bb3 $2 (26. Bxc6 $142 Bxc6 27. Rec1 Bb7 28. a4 $14) 26... Nd4 $44 (26... a5 $142) 27. Bd1 $2 (27. Bc4 $142) 27... Rg8 {This discourages f4-f5 & my follow-up prevents it.} (27... a5 $142 $1 $17) 28. Rf1 f5 29. Rc1 $6 (29. Qe1 $142 $15) 29... Rg7 (29... fxe4 $142 30. Rxc7+ $140 $4 Bxc7 31. Qxd4 d5 {I looked this far then stupidly stopped.} 32. Ne2 (32. Qa7 $2 {is refuted by} Bxf4 $1) 32... Qe7 $19) 30. Rc4 {[#]} (30. Qe1 $142) 30... e5 $2 {After being equal or better for more than 90% of the game I fall into a trap & apart.} (30... Qf6 $142 $17) 31. fxe5 dxe5 32. exf5 gxf5 33. Nxf5 Nxf5 $4 (33... Rxg2+ $8 34. Qxg2 Bxg2 35. Nxh4 Bxf1 $16 {, with chances to hold, was required.}) 34. Rxh4 Rxg2+ 35. Qxg2 Bxg2 36. Rxf5 {Black resigns. Time left - Benitez 7:27, Moldovan 10:41 Estimated time used - Benitez 70:33, Moldovan 67:19 Longest thinks: White - 11 minutes for 18.Rfe1? Black - 10 minutes for 29...Rg8 This was my first 1... g6 loss in 34 games, covering 5 years (+28-1-5)!} 1-0

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