[BrianWall-ChessList] Alexa v Phillip Scudder
Brian Wall
brianwallchess3 at taom.com
Fri Mar 20 14:22:55 MDT 2009
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From: Brian Wall <brianwallchess3 at taom.com>
Reply-To: Brian Wall <brianwallchess3 at taom.com>
Subject: Alexa v Phillip Scudder
To: BrianWallChess3 at taom.com
14 Qe4 is the kind of brave move that will bring a player up 3 classes,
whether it works or not. I consider a courageous Chessplayer about one in a
hundred.
To me a good man is one in ten thousand -
Heraclitus.
Just the fact that Alexa would play the move
means she earned her second Polgar spot.
She has a good position anyway but she wanted more.
After 14 Qe4 if Phillip defends with 14 ... g6 or ... Nf8
Alexa can win a Queenside pawn, keeping a strong posiiton.
So 14 Qe4 B:g5 15 Q:h7+ Kf8 16 Qh8+ Ke7 17 R:e6+
another brave move.
Judith Polgar never retreats -
IM John Watson
17 R:e6+ fe 18 Q:g7+ Kd6! 19 N:g5!
and now Alexa is down three pawns for a rook and Scudder can scuttle his
way our of trouble with 19 ... Rg8, ... Qe7, ... Kc7 or ... Re7.
Alexa would still have some chances here.
Tyler Hughes once made a series of brilliant sacrifices
against Josh Bloomer which worked out well.
" I always imagine all kinds of sacrifices and
once in a blue moon, they actually work! "
Tyler Hughes.
It is very hard to create an attacking player.
The truth is that there are millions of B-players
who can post their pieces on good squares but only
one in a hundred are willing to make the risky, unclear
breakthrough sacrifice from their position of strength.
What Alexa did is not strictly correct but it will
lead to an accelerated rating growth spurt. Another
very important important lesson is that when you pressure
your opponent, they generally crumble.
As soon as she sacced, Phillip Scudder immediately
hung his Queen from sacrificial shock. They get dizzy,
feel like the earth is moving under them like an earthquake
and can't concentrate. Watching your opponent collapse
pyschologically is half the fun of sacrificing. Most players
just want the easy life.
I will be giving a blindfold Chess exhibition/book signing at the
Colorado Springs Borders Monday 7 PM , maybe the Lasleys will show
up to challenge me.
Life Master Brian Wall
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Quoting "Lasley, Matthew CTR USAF AFSPC SLG/MCSW/SATAF"
Matthew.Lasley.ctr at schriever.af.mil>:
Brian,
I wonder if you might spare a moment to look at this game.
It seems Fritz' comments aren't very useful to me.
During this game I kept getting reports from experts and masters in the
7-12 room talking about this courageous and potentially unsound wild
rook sac. After it was over, I asked her about it and she said that she
wasn't sure if it worked, but she was willing to be down the exchange to
expose his king and get a bunch of passed pawns. Turns out afterwards
that computers grow to like the sac too if looking long enough, though
technically not enough (according to them) to make up for the thrown
away Bishop (ask Anthea how dangerous it is to take Alexa's clerical
donations).
My favorite quote about it was overheard in the hall outside. Todd
asking Richard (who the previous evening had dealt her the only loss
she'd suffer) "Does it work?" to which Richard said "I don't know if it
works...but it worked." Now that's analysis I can understand.
[Event "2009 CO State"]
[Site "Tivoli Student Union Denver"]
[Date "2009.02.22"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Alexa Lasley"]
[Black "Phillip Scudder"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B01"]
[TimeControl "G85+5"]
{B01: Scandinavian Defence}
{comments and marks mostly Fritz, if not otherwise marked.}
1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bc4 {F: last book move}
e6
6. O-O Be7 7. d4 c6 8. Bg5 b5 ({F:}8... O-O!?+/=) 9. Bd3+- O-O (9...
Nbd7 10. Ne4 Qc7 11. Re1+-
{M: why is Fritz recommending a move for black that leaves white ahead?
unless white advantage tangible now?})
10. Ne4 Qd8 11. Re1
(11. Ne5 Bb7+-)
11... Nbd7
(11... Nxe4!? 12. Bxe7 Nxf2 13. Bxd8 Nxd1+/-)
12. Qe2 Re8
(12... Nd5 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. Rad1+/-)
13. Nxf6+
(13. Ne5 Nxe5 14. dxe5 Nxe4 15. Bxe7 Ng3 16. hxg3 Qxe7+-)
13... Bxf6 14. Qe4?? {F:White threatens to win material: Qe4xh7.
releasing the pressure on the opponent M:What the heck is Fritz talking
about?}
(14. Bf4 Bb7 15. Qe4+/-)
14... Bxg5= 15. Qxh7+ Kf8 16. Qh8+ Ke7
17. Rxe6+ {F:Demolition of pawn structure} fxe6
(17... Kxe6 {F:Decoy theme: e6} 18. Re1+)
18. Qxg7+ Kd6 19. Nxg5 Qf6?? (19... Qe7 {F: was a good chance to save
the game} 20. Nf7+ Kc7 21. Qg3+ Kb6 22. Nd6=/+
{M: even here, she has 3 pawns for the Rook, as she said "I was willing
to give up the exchange to expose his king and get lots of passed
pawns"})
20. Ne4+ Kc7 21. Nxf6 Rf8 22. Nxd7 Bxd7 23. h4 Rg8 24. Qe5+ Kb7 25. h5
c5 26.
Be4+ Bc6 27. Bxc6+ Kxc6 28. Qxc5+ Kd7 29. Qxb5+ Ke7 30. h6 Rh8 31. Qh5
Rh7 32.
g4 Rah8 33. g5 a5 34. f4 a4 35. Kf2 a3 36. bxa3 e5 37. dxe5 Ke6 38. Rh1
Rf7 39.
Kf3 Rc8 40. h7 Rc3+ 41. Kg4 Rfc7 42. Rd1 Rg7 (42... Rg3+ 43. Kxg3 Rc3+
44. Kg4 Rg3+ 45. Kxg3 Kf5 46. Qf7+ Ke4 47. Qg6+ Ke3 48. Qd3#)
43. Qe8+ Re7 44. h8=Q (44. Rd6#) 44... Rg3+ 45. Kxg3 {time} 1-0
[Event "2009 CO State"]
[Site "Tivoli Student Union Denver"]
[Date "2009.02.22"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Alexa Lasley"]
[Black "Phillip Scudder"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B01"]
[TimeControl "G85+5"]
1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bc4 e6
6. O-O Be7 7. d4 c6 8. Bg5 b5 9. Bd3 O-O 10. Ne4 Qd8
11. Re1 Nbd7 12. Qe2 Re8 13. Nxf6+ Bxf6 14. Qe4 Bxg5 15. Qxh7+ Kf8
16. Qh8+ Ke7 17. Rxe6+ fxe6 18. Qxg7+ Kd6 19. Nxg5 Qf6 20. Ne4+ Kc7
21. Nxf6 Rf8 22. Nxd7 Bxd7 23. h4 Rg8 24. Qe5+ Kb7 25. h5 c5
26.Be4+ Bc6 27. Bxc6+ Kxc6 28. Qxc5+ Kd7 29. Qxb5+ Ke7 30. h6 Rh8
31. Qh5 Rh7 32.g4 Rah8 33. g5 a5 34. f4 a4 35. Kf2 a3
36. bxa3 e5 37. dxe5 Ke6 38. Rh1 Rf7 39. Kf3 Rc8 40. h7 Rc3+
41. Kg4 Rfc7 42. Rd1 Rg7 43. Qe8+ Re7 44. h8=Q 44... Rg3+ 45. Kxg3
1-0
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