[BrianWall-ChessList] Austin Mais 800 point upset over teenager Losol Amarbayasgalan DCC Championship round 4

[Brian Wall]

[Event "DCC"]
[Site "1st Presbyterian Church"]
[Date "2010.01.26"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Losol Amarbayasgalan"]
[Black "MeansToAnEnd-ICC handle of Mark Austin Mais"]
[ICCResult "White resigns"]
[WhiteElo "1642"]
[BlackElo "838"]
[Opening "Ruy Lopez: Berlin defense, Beverwijk variation"]
[ECO "C65"]
[NIC "RL.07"]
[Time "20:00:00"]
[TimeControl "Game/85 plus 5 second delay"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Bc5 5. Re1 O-O 6. c3 a6 7. Ba4 b5
8. Bb3 Bb7 9. d3 Ng4 10. Rf1 Ne7 11. h3 Nf6 12. Bg5 Ng6 13. Nxe5 Nxe5
14. d4 Bxd4 15. cxd4 Ng6 16. e5 h6 17. exf6 hxg5 18. fxg7 Kxg7 19. Nc3 Rh8
20. Qg4 Rh4 21. Qf5 Qf6 22. Qxd7 Qe7 23. Qf5 Rxd4 24. Bd5 Nh4 25. Bxb7 Nxf5
26. Bxa8 Qb4 27. Rab1 Rd2 28. Nd5 Qd6 29. Rfd1 Rxd1+ 30. Rxd1 c6 31. Ne3 Qe6 32.
Nxf5+ Qxf5 33. Bxc6 Qc2 34. Bf3 Qxb2 35. Rd5 f6 36. Rd7+ Kh6 37. Rd6 a5
38. Rd5 a4 39. Rc5 b4 40. Bd5 b3 41. axb3 axb3 42. Rb5 Qb1+ 43. Kh2 b2

1-0 eventually

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    Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2010 15:06:16 -0700
    From: Austin Mais <Austin.Mais at Gmail.com>
Reply-To: Austin Mais <Austin.Mais at Gmail.com>
 Subject: [BrianWallChess] DCC Championship round 4 [1 Attachment]
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Hey Brian,

This is the known moves.  In the next move few moves he trades his
B for my Pawn and from there the end game leads to his resigning.

Austin Mais
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notes by Brian


Mark Austin Mais was rated 892 in 2006 and now he has climbed to 838. Mark
prefers Austin as a first name. Austin is part of a 45 45 ICC league and is
known as Jack the Giant Killer for his upset ability. Here he takes out a
player twice his rating. I already did an email on Losol Amarbayasgalan's
first round loss to Club Champion Robert Ramirez, a classic double Bishop
sacrifice. Losol is a teenager and Austin is in his early 20's. Losol is
kind of quiet and shy if you don't know him too well.

I watched half the 2009 Bronco games at Woody's Pizza with my son. Austin showed
up for a 2 hour lesson one Sunday. Paul Anderson and Robert Ramirez also made an
appearance. Austin played in the 2009 Colorado Bullet Championship I organized.
He has trouble letting go and moving fast.

Denver Chess Club, Round 4 where Robert Ramirez beat me for the title belt and
Liwen Gu drew Paul Kullback.

Game/85
5 second delay

January 26, 2010

weather - chilly

Club atmosphere -
excited about the move to IHOP at I-25 and Colorado Blvd.

Hovering Specter/Silent Witness
Webmaster Chris Pterson

Opening - Ruy Lopez

I would normally put a game between an 800 and a 1600 in the category of
microbiology but they played well. That makes me feel better because I have
trouble beating these guys sometimes. Austin is one of the few humans who bought
both of Anthea Carson's books, HOW TO PLAY CHESS LIKE AN ANIMAL and AINSWORTH.

[Event "DCC"]
[Site "1st Presbyterian Church"]
[Date "2010.01.26"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Losol Amarbayasgalan"]
[Black "MeansToAnEnd-ICC handle of Mark Austin Mais"]
[ICCResult "White resigns"]
[WhiteElo "1642"]
[BlackElo "838"]
[Opening "Ruy Lopez: Berlin defense, Beverwijk variation"]
[ECO "C65"]
[NIC "RL.07"]
[Time "20:00:00"]
[TimeControl "Game/85 plus 5 second delay"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3!  Nc6! 3. Bb5 Nf6!
4. O-O!  Bc5!  5. Re1 O-O!  6. c3! a6?

Losol is all prepared for 7 B:c6!  dc  8 N:e5!
clipping a central pawn with 9 d4 to follow.
This was the theme in Paul Kullback-Liwen Gu,
same round, same opening 7. Ba4 b5 8. Bb3 Bb7 9. d3

7. Ba4?  b5! 8. Bb3!  Bb7 9. d3

depending on whether White played Ba4-b3-c2 or Ba4-c2
this position was reached 3 times with White to move
and 4 times with Black to move. Old friend Mike Archer
used to save two tempi with Bf1-d3-c2, calling this
the Archer Lopez. I suppose the Kopeck Siiclian uses
the same idea.


9 ... Ng4  TN

Theoretical Novelty by Austin Mais.
Austin initiates Fishing Pole action.


10. Rf1

10 d4 would look like an Archangelsk or a Hyper-Pole where Black castles.

10 ... Ne7 11. h3!  Nf6

The Fishing Pole doesn't work too well if Black has
castled and capturing on f2 almost always favors White.

12. Bg5?

Allergic Amarbayasgalan averts e-pawn again.

12 ... Ng6! 13. Nxe5

Fork trick

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6oT6QcOHj-M

13 ... Nxe5!  14. d4!  Bxd4?

Losol twice declined a free e-pawn but here, while Amarbayasgalan is
preoccupied with getting his piece back, Mais should focus on winning
the Two Bishops or winning the e4-pawn with the Zwischenzug
14 .. h6!!  15 de  hg  16  ef  Q:f6  Two Bishops or
14 .. h6!!  15 Bh4  Ng6!!  16  B:f6  Q:f6  17  dc  B:e4  e-pawn or
14 .. h6!!  15 B:f6  Q:f6  16 f4  Nc4!  17  B:c4  bc  18  dc  B:e4  e-pawn or
14 .. h6!!  15 Be3  B:e4   e-pawn

So Austin could have snagged a minor edge.
If you want to make a principle out of that I would say in chaos go after
the biggest piece you can which would be the g5-Bishop in this case.


15. cxd4!

Now Amarbayasgalan has the edge.

15 ...  Ng6!  16. e5 h6 only move  17. exf6

Amarbayasgalan has a bouquet of flowers here -
17 Bc1  Two Bishops
17 Be3  Two Bishops
17 Qc2  Kh8  18 Be3  Two Bishops
17  B:f6  gf  18 Qd2, Qd3, f4 or Qg4  Attack
17 Bd2  Ne4  18 Qg4 Attack
17 Qd3  Ne4  18 Q:e4!  Better Endgame

Slight edge for Losol in all lines

17 ... hxg5! 18. fxg7!  Kxg7 19. Nc3!  Rh8 20. Qg4

Allowing a perpetual with  20 Qg4  B:g2!!  21 Q:g2  Nf4!!-:h3+-f4+
Austin can go for more with
20 Qg4  Nf4  21 f3  Qf6!  or
20 Qg4  Rh4!  21 Qf5  Qf6
Instead of 20 Qg4 Amarbayasgalan should put
something on d5 to block the b7-Bishop

20 ... Rh4!  21. Qf5!  Qf6!  22. Qxd7??  Qe7??

No one has taught Austin how to attack yet. How sad.
Amarbayasgalan has abandoned his King -
22 ... B:g2!!, ... Nf4!!  and ... Rd8!!  23 Q:c7  B:g2!!
all win for Mais. Instead of thinking of his Queenside
pawns as bait to mate a King, Austin moves to prevent further loss.
He will gain more confidence in the future.

23. Qf5??

Amarbayasgalan is up an h-pawn after  23  Q:e7  N:e7.
What does he have against being up a pawn?

23 ...  Rxd4!

Dead even. Overtime. The comedy continues.


24. Bd5??  Nh4!!

wins material. Amarbayasgalan cannot continue protecting the d5-Bishop
with his Queen so he must consider various unsound sacrifices.

25. Bxb7!  Nxf5!  26. Bxa8!

Austin has Queen for Rook and Bishop which
should be a slow win, even in Candyland.
It doesn't matter much whether Austin plays
4th best moves each turn, he might still win.

26 ...  Qb4 27. Rab1 Rd2!  28. Nd5 Qd6 29. Rfd1!  Rxd1+!  30. Rxd1!  c6
31. Ne3 only move  Qe6!  32. Nxf5+!  Qxf5!  33. Bxc6 Qc2! 34. Bf3 only move

34 ... Qxb2!  35. Rd5!  f6 36. Rd7+!  Kh6 37. Rd6 a5 38. Rd5 a4!
39. Rc5 b4 40. Bd5 b3 41. axb3 axb3 42. Rb5 Qb1+ 43. Kh2!  b2!

1-0 eventually

There is a possible Rook versus Queen fortress after a sequence like
44 Bc4  Qe4  45  Bd3  Q:d3  46 R:b2  Qc3  47  Rb5  Kg6  48  g4  Kh6  49 Rf5
and all Losol has to do here is guard his h3-pawn with Kg2-h2-g2-h2.
Austin has no constructive winning plan. A Chessmaster might be able to trick an
800-player into entering something like this. However it is easy to avoid
this if you want to. For example it is likey Austin will win the f-pawn
in the final position and then he doesn't need to win the Bishop immediately, he
can use his b-pawn to tie up Losol's pieces and throw his Kingside pawns at
Amarbayasgalan's King, further exposing him to double attacks by the Queen.
I think Austin should be able to win the f-pawn quickly and then the Bishop
and then the Rook slowly. If 44 f3 to protect the f-pawn then  ... Qf5!
wins a Rook instead. If Austin can trade his b2-pawn for a Bishop plus the
f-pawn, Queen and two pawns versus Rook and two pawns should be an easy win.
If I had to play the final position, I would try  44 Bc4 and then pray Austin
doesn't go after my f-pawn  with 44 ... Qc2 or ... Qe1  but play
44 ... Qe4  45 Bd3  Q:d3  46  R:b2 and then I would try to play  g4 and Rf5
and if I didn't manage that, I would play f3 and try to hold with Rook and 3
pawns versus Queen and two pawns and if that failed I would offer a draw.
In short, we only got to see half a game.

What happened? Austin and Losol made reasonable moves, twice
missing a hanging e-pawn and once missing a vicious attack after
22 Q:d7??  B:g2!!  23 K:g2  Nf4+!!  24 Kh2  Rah8!!  or
22 Q:d7??  Nf4  23 d5  N:g2!!  24 K:g2  Bc8!!
which is understandable in a Game/85.
Then Austin procured Queen versus Rook and Bishop, after which Losol was unable
to put the slightest pressure on Mark and could only watch helplessly as Austin
slowly but surely made proggress. Even a bad player can beat you if you have no
opportunity whatsoever to challenge him in any way. Austin will be a 4-digit
player any year now. When a player is rising he is like a rhino knocking over
everything, somebody has to provide the rating points to a future star. Why not
you?
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