[BrianWall-ChessList] Peterson - Walter Schmidt Burden-Christiansen-Baltier Contest entry

[Brian Wall]

Every April Fool's I announce a winner to anyone who drops a Queen and still
wins. The slower the time control, the better.


[Event "Denver Chess Club Tuesday Night Tournament"]
[Site "1st and Acoma, 1st Presbyterian Church, Denver, CO"]
[Date "2007.08.14"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Chris Peterson"]
[Black "Walter Schmidt"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ICCResult "White resigns"]
[WhiteElo "1739"]
[BlackElo "1361"]
[Opening "(Dutch:) Balogh defense"]
[ECO "A82"]
[NIC "HD.11"]
[Time "18:51:00"]
[TimeControl "Game/90"]

Denver Chess Club
Tuesday night

August 14, 2007

Game/90

White - Chris Peterson    1739

Black - Walter Schmidt    1361

1. d4 f5 2. e4 d6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bd3 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. exf5 exf5
8. Qd2 Bd7 9. O-O-O Nc6 10. Nd5 Qd8 11. Re1+ Be7 12. Qe2 Kf7 13. Bc4 Kf8 14.
h4 Bf6 15. Nf4 Ne7 16. Nf3 c6 17. Be6 Ke8 18. Ng5 Bxe6 19. Nfxe6 Qc8 20.
Nxg7+ Kd7 21. Qe6+ Kc7 22. Qxf6 Nd5 23. N5e6+ Kb6 24. Nxf5 Nxf6 25. Nxd6 Qd7
26. Nc4+ Kb5 27. Na3+ Kb6 28. Nc4+ Kb5 29. Re5+ Nd5 30. Nc5 Qg4 31. Rd1 Kxc4
32. a4 Qf4+ 33. Kb1 Qxe5 34. b3+ Kc3 35. dxe5 Kb4 36. Nd3+ Kc3 37. Nc1 Rae8
38. Na2#

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[Event "Denver Chess Club Tuesday Night Tournament"]
[Site "1st and Acoma, 1st Presbyterian Church, Denver, CO"]
[Date "2007.08.14"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Chris Peterson"]
[Black "Walter Schmidt"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ICCResult "White resigns"]
[WhiteElo "1739"]
[BlackElo "1361"]
[Opening "(Dutch:) Balogh defense"]
[ECO "A82"]
[NIC "HD.11"]
[Time "18:51:00"]
[TimeControl "Game/90"]

1. d4 f5 2. e4 d6

Balogh's defense



3. Nc3!  Nf6!  4. Bd3 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6!  Qxf6!
7. exf5 exf5! 8. Qd2 Bd7 9. O-O-O Nc6 10. Nd5!!  Qd8!
11. Re1+ Be7 12. Qe2 Kf7 13. Bc4!!  Kf8!! 14.
h4 Bf6 15. Nf4!!  Ne7!  16. Nf3!!  c6 17. Be6 Ke8 18. Ng5!!

Brilliant Fishing Pole Attack.


18 ...  Bxe6 19. Nfxe6

19 Ng:e6 is twice as strong but I admire Chris
for leaving his Fishing Pole knight hanging.
Bravo.

19 ... Qc8 20.  Nxg7+!!  Kd7 21. Qe6+!!  Kc7!
22. Qxf6!!  Nd5!  23. N5e6+!!  Kb6!  24. Nxf5??

Chris pondered for 3 minutes ( a record for him )
over which piece should capture on f5.
The strongest idea is 24 Qf7 and then 25 N:f5
but Chris forgot his Queen was hanging.

24 ... Nxf6

Picking up a free Queen.
Chris has a knight, two pawns and a safer King.
25 Rh3 is about equal
25 Re5 is a little better for Walter


25. Nxd6 Qd7 26. Nc4+!!  Kb5! 27. Na3+=

27 Re5+  Nd5  28 Ne3 is about equal too.

27 ...  Kb6=  28. Nc4+=  Kb5=

Walter Scmidt begged for the draw a Queen up
but Chris is too mad at himself to concede it.


29. Re5+!!

for courage and perspicacity -
avoiding a perpetual and keeping
the game alive and fairly even too.

29 ...  Nd5!!   30. Nc5

I know the feeling well of preferring a loss to a draw.
30 Na3  or Ne3 are about even.

30 ... Qg4!!

Winning for Walter.



31. Rd1 Kxc4!!

Winning for Walter.


32. a4

Chris is creating imaginary mating nets in his head.


32 ... Qf4+ 33. Kb1!  Qxe5

one of many winning moves,
simplifying.


34. b3+!!  Kc3??

34 ... Kb4 is an easy win.


35. dxe5!  Kb4!  36. Nd3+ Kc3?

36 ... Ka5  and Ka3  win

37. Nc1

Luckily for Chrissy,
Walter has only one possible defense,
37 ... Kb4!!


37 ... Rae8???????????????????????????

38. Na2#
checkmate

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