[BrianWall-ChessList] Fwd: Gordon Randall

Wed Aug 15 15:39:13 MDT 2007

Gordon Randall is a handsome young soldier at the Air Force Academy in Colorado
Springs, CO. He plays very confidently. I thought during the game
maybe he was some New York Chess hustler like I used to contest with at
Washington Square Park.

[Event "Pikes Peak Open"]
[Site "606 Manitou Avenue, Manitou Springs, CO"]
[Date "2007.08.11"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Gordon Randall"]
[Black "brianwall"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ICCResult "White resigns"]
[WhiteElo "1720"]
[BlackElo "2232"]
[Opening "Réti opening"]
[ECO "A04"]
[NIC "QP.11"]
[Time "16:51:28"]
[TimeControl "40/90  Game/55 plus 5 second delay second time control only"]

Pikes Peak Open

August 11, 2007

40/90
Game/55
plus 5 second delay second time control only

White -
Gordon Randall  1720

Black-
Brian Wall  2232

Round 3

Board 3

English Opening

beautiful weather

I had bought my new wooden Chessboard already but I was
having trouble assembling a full set of wooden pieces.

1. Nf3 g6 2. g3 Bg7 3. Bg2 c5 4. d3 Nc6 5. O-O e5
6. e4 d6 7. Be3 Nf6 8. h3 b6 TN

Theoretical Novelty 675,998,233 by Wall

8 ... 0-0 has been played twice.

9. c4

I used this strategy against IM Joe Fang one time -
the idea is to frustrate the higher rated player
by parking both knights on Queen five with central equality.
I ended up winning the game by trapping Joe's Queen in time presure.

9 ... Nd4 10. Nc3 O-O 11. Ne1 Rb8 12. Rb1 Nh5 13. Nd5 f5 14. Qd2 f4

The idea is a knight fork on e2 if Gordon takes 4 times on f4.

15. Bxd4 exd4 16. g4 Nf6 17. Nf3 1/2?

I thought it was a strange moment for a draw offer when
17 N:f6+ left me little to pray for.

17 ...  Nd7 18. Nxf4 1/2?

Another draw offer -
he might have felt I didn't hear him the first time since I didn't answer.

I always think of Hamblin's response to draw offers -

Opponent -
Draw?

Jim, with a slightly puzzled look -
Are there only Kings left?

I don't give draws just because someone has
failed to drop a piece in the opening yet.
Play over Fischer's games to see how long
and hard he fought to avoid any draw to prove
he was the best.

I kept thinking of Kramnik who claimed he beat Toplaov
by creating something out of nothing in the ending.

17 ... Bh6 19. Ne6 Bxd2 20. Nxd8 Rxd8 21.  Nxd2

Everyone I play is a &%$#ing lumberjack, chop, chop, chop!
Chessmaster Josh Bloomer
followed by a rousing techno karaoke impression.

21 ... Ne5

Now I get a protected passed pawn that eventually kills him.

22. f4 Nxd3 23. Rf3 Nb4 24. a3 Nc6 25. b4 Bd7 26. Bf1 Rf8

I am trying to loosen up the f4-pawn so I can play  ... Ne5,
supporting my protected passed pawn.

27. Bd3  h6 28. b5 1/2?

Third draw offer - Gordon has drawn Masters twice before - I am not surprised
-he plays solid Chess, beating super solid 1800 Duwayne Langseth.

28 ...  Nd8

Headed for e6-f4
Kramnik

29. f5 Nf7

finally reaching ... e5 -
Kramnik

30. h4 h5

I like this move, ruining Randall's pawn structure-
Kramnik

31. gxh5 gxf5 32. exf5 Ne5

Acheiving Nirvana, Kramnik style

33. Rg3+ Kh7 34. Ne4 Bxf5

Gordon Randall did not seem happy anymore as his
equal position is somehow mysteriously disintegrating -
Kramnik

35. Re1 Nxd3 36. Rxd3 Rbe8 37. Ng5+ Kh6 38. Rxe8 Rxe8 39. Rf3 Bg4

Looking forard to some ... Be2:c4:b5  action

40. Rf7

Sweet - seting up a vicious mate in one
on the final move of the time control.

40 ... Kxh5 41. Rh7+ Kg6

0-1   Gordon resigns

because his pieces are all cut off from my protected passed d-pawn victory
march. Kramnik.
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[Event "Pikes Peak Open"]
[Site "606 Manitou Avenue, Manitou Springs, CO"]
[Date "2007.08.11"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Gordon Randall"]
[Black "brianwall"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ICCResult "White resigns"]
[WhiteElo "1720"]
[BlackElo "2232"]
[Opening "Réti opening"]
[ECO "A04"]
[NIC "QP.11"]
[Time "16:51:28"]
[TimeControl "40/90  Game/55 plus 5 second delay second time control only"]

1. Nf3 g6 2. g3 Bg7 3. Bg2 c5 4. d3 Nc6 5. O-O e5 6. e4 d6 7. Be3 Nf6 8. h3
b6 9. c4 Nd4 10. Nc3 O-O 11. Ne1 Rb8 12. Rb1 Nh5 13. Nd5 f5 14. Qd2 f4 15.
Bxd4 exd4 16. g4 Nf6 17. Nf3 Nd7 18. Nxf4 Bh6 19. Ne6 Bxd2 20. Nxd8 Rxd8 21.
Nxd2 Ne5 22. f4 Nxd3 23. Rf3 Nb4 24. a3 Nc6 25. b4 Bd7 26. Bf1 Rf8 27. Bd3
h6 28. b5 Nd8 29. f5 Nf7 30. h4 h5 31. gxh5 gxf5 32. exf5 Ne5 33. Rg3+ Kh7
34. Ne4 Bxf5 35. Re1 Nxd3 36. Rxd3 Rbe8 37. Ng5+ Kh6 38. Rxe8 Rxe8 39. Rf3
Bg4 40. Rf7 Kxh5 41. Rh7+ Kg6

0-1   Gordon resigns
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[Event "JBLN West 9798"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "0"]
[White "Mueller,D"]
[Black "Lampe,Joerg"]
[Result "1/2"]
[Eco "A04"]

1.Nf3 c5 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.0-0 Nc6 5.d3 d6 6.e4 e5 7.Be3 Nf6 8.h3 0-0
9.Nbd2 a6 10.c3 Re8 11.Ne1 Nh5 12.Kh2 Be6 13.Bf3 Nf6 14.g4 h6 15.Nc2 Qe7 16.Bg2
g5 17.Nb3 a5 18.c4 a4 19.Nc1 Nd4 20.Ne2 Qd7 21.Nc3 Nxc2 22.Qxc2 h5 23.f3 Bh6
24.Qd2 Nh7 25.gxh5 f6 26.Nb5 Kf7 27.b4 b6 28.h4 Rg8 29.Rg1 f5
30.Bh3 f4 31.Bxe6+ Qxe6 32.Bf2 g4 33.fxg4 Rxg4 34.Nxd6+ Kf6 35.Rxg4 Qxg4 36.Rg1
Qxh5 37.bxc5 f3 38.Qb2 Bf4+ 39.Kh1 Ng5 40.d4 Nh3 41.dxe5+ Bxe5 42.Bd4 Nxg1
43.Nf5 Qe8 44.Qxb6+ Qe6 45.Kxg1 Rc8 46.Kf2 Qxb6 47.cxb6 Rxc4 48.b7 Bxd4+
49.Nxd4 Rb4 50.e5+ Kg6 51.Kxf3 Rxb7 52.Ke4 Rb2 53.a3 Ra2 54.Nb5 Rh2 55.Kd5 Kf7
56.Nd6+ Kf8 57.e6 Rh3 58.Nc4 Rxh4 59.Kc5 Ke7 60.Kb5 Kxe6 61.Nb6

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