[BrianWall-ChessList] 8 year old still can't handle Fishing Pole

[Brian Wall]

Jackson Chen is an 8 year old Denver wunderkind who has already beaten
James Hamblin ( ex-master ) and Chris Peterson ( future expert )in tournament
play. I played Jackson one slow game and we reached an even ending after 30
moves.
That was scary, almost drawing someone my son's age.
Here's a blitz game between us today for practice.

[Event "ICC 4 0"]
[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
[Date "2007.06.20"]
[Round "2"]
[White "jacksonchen"]
[Black "brianwall"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ICCResult "White resigns"]
[WhiteElo "1237"]
[BlackElo "2321"]
[Opening "Ruy Lopez: Berlin defense, 4.O-O"]
[ECO "C65"]
[NIC "RL.07"]
[Time "18:55:06"]
[TimeControl "240+0"]

White - Brian Wall

Black - Jackson Chen

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Ng4!!

Fishing Pole



5. h3 h5!!

... h5 is the Fishing Rod




6. d4 exd4 7. hxg4 hxg4

Taking the bait on g4


8. Nh2 Ne5 9. Bf4 Qf6!  10. Bg3 c6 11. Bd3 d6

So the c8-bishop can help out



12. f4!?   gxf3!!

Only move


13. Nxf3!  Only move    Ng4

I have a passion for double Fishing Poles


14. Nh4?   Qg5


Even better is  14 ... Qh6!!!
because of the ... g5 threat


15. Qf3

A turning point -  15 Qe1 only leaves me a little better -
I maintain a winning position to the end.


15 ... Be6!! 16. Qf4 Be7

A cute idea, entering a winning Fishing Pole ending -
16 ... Qh5!!  is even stronger. Missing many wins but
winning anyway is typical of the Fishing Pole like
no other opening I know.


17. Qxg5 Bxg5!  18. Nf3

I attack both rooks after
18 Nf5  B:f5  19  R:f5  Be3+  20  Kf1  Bc1!!!



18 ... Be3+!!   19. Bf2 Nxf2!!  20. Rxf2  c5 21. Kf1 Rh1+

Strong but it's funny that the best is to go after the OTHER rook
with  21 ... c4!!!  22 Be2  Bc1!!!



22. Ke2 Bxf2

Strong but again  22 ... c4!!!  is best



23. Kxf2!  Ke7 24. Ng1 Rah8


The h-file is the Fishing Pole Highway


25. Nd2!  a6 26. Ndf3 b5 27. b3 d5 28. exd5! Bxd5!
29. Re1+ Kd6!  30. Re5 Rxg1

An exchanging combination to simplify in time pressure.




31. Rxd5+!  Kxd5! 32. Kxg1 c4!  33. bxc4+

Now my rook wreaks havoc on b2


33 ... bxc4 34. Be2 Rb8!!  35. Kf2 Rb2!!  36. Ng5 Rxc2

Crushing and 36 ... d3!!! is even more vicious.


37. Ke1 Rxa2

Crushing and 37 ... d3!!! is even more vicious.


38. Bf3+! Kc5!  39. Nxf7 d3!!
40. Ne5!  Kd4!!  41. Nc6+ Ke3!!

{White resigns} 0-1
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[Event "ICC 4 0"]
[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
[Date "2007.06.20"]
[Round "-"]
[White "jacksonchen"]
[Black "brianwall"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ICCResult "White resigns"]
[WhiteElo "1237"]
[BlackElo "2321"]
[Opening "Ruy Lopez: Berlin defense, 4.O-O"]
[ECO "C65"]
[NIC "RL.07"]
[Time "18:55:06"]
[TimeControl "240+0"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Ng4 5. h3 h5 6. d4 exd4 7. hxg4 hxg4
8. Nh2 Ne5 9. Bf4 Qf6 10. Bg3 c6 11. Bd3 d6 12. f4 gxf3 13. Nxf3 Ng4 14. Nh4
Qg5 15. Qf3 Be6 16. Qf4 Be7 17. Qxg5 Bxg5 18. Nf3 Be3+ 19. Bf2 Nxf2 20. Rxf2
c5 21. Kf1 Rh1+ 22. Ke2 Bxf2 23. Kxf2 Ke7 24. Ng1 Rah8 25. Nd2 a6 26. Ndf3
b5 27. b3 d5 28. exd5 Bxd5 29. Re1+ Kd6 30. Re5 Rxg1 31. Rxd5+ Kxd5 32. Kxg1
c4 33. bxc4+ bxc4 34. Be2 Rb8 35. Kf2 Rb2 36. Ng5 Rxc2 37. Ke1 Rxa2 38. Bf3+
Kc5 39. Nxf7 d3 40. Ne5 Kd4 41. Nc6+ Ke3 {White resigns} 0-1
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