20-08-2012, 10:25 PM
I had the pleasure of watching Hamish's game today - he played thematically, his queenside play coming long before black's attack, and found a very nice tactic to win. I thought Carl won very nicely with Qe4!
I believe my game is worthy of posting here as it is a very interesting game, with plenty of errors on both sides. The annotations are my own.
[pgn][Event "EYCC"]
[Site "Czech Republic"]
[Date "2012.08.20"]
[Round "4.30"]
[White "McClement, Andrew"]
[Black "Emiroglu, Cankut"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B35"]
[WhiteElo "2088"]
[BlackElo "2299"]
[Annotator "McClement, Andrew"]
[PlyCount "125"]
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bc4 O-O 8.
Bb3 a5 9. f3 d5 10. Bxd5 Nxd5 11. exd5 Nb4 12. Nde2 Bf5 13. Rc1 {All theory up
to here. I believe with best play white will get an advantage, but my
opponent chooses to deviate from the well-trodden path.} Ra6 $5 (13... b5 14.
a3 Nxc2+ 15. Rxc2 Bxc2 16. Qxc2 b4 17. Na4 Qxd5 18. Nb6 Qe6 19. Kf2 $14) 14. a3
{I played this unthinkingly, not seeing his idea. I believed he would be
forced into taking on c2, when I would already be better. However, it seems
to be pretty good.} Rd6 {My opponent played this very quickly, as though I had
fallen into a trap.} 15. Bc5 $5 (15. axb4 $1 {This looked dubious, but
actually turns out very well.} axb4 16. Bd4 $1 {I saw this far, but thought I
would lose d5 and black might equalise.} (16. Ne4 Rxd5 17. Nd2 Bxb2 18. Rb1 Bc3
{is one line where white gets killed.}) 16... bxc3 17. Nxc3 Be6 (17... Bxd4 18.
Qxd4 e5 19. Qc5 b6 20. Qc4 b5 21. Qxb5 Rb6 22. Qc5 Rxb2 23. O-O $16) 18. Bxg7
Kxg7 19. Qd4+ f6 20. Rd1 Bxd5 21. Nxd5 e6 22. Nc7 $3 Rxd4 23. Nxe6+ $16) 15...
Nxd5 (15... Na2 $5 16. Bxd6 Nxc1 17. Bc5 Nxe2 18. Qxe2 Qc8 19. Qe3 $14) 16.
Bxd6 Ne3 17. Qd2 Nc4 18. Qf4 $1 {This keeps the queen out of harms way and
forces} Nxd6 19. b3 $1 {Securing the b pawn and dominating the knight.} Qb6 $6
{Preventing castling, but...} 20. Nd5 $1 $18 Qc5 21. Nxe7+ Kh8 22. b4 $1 axb4
23. axb4 $1 Qb6 24. Rd1 $1 Nb5 25. Nd5 $6 (25. Nxf5 $1 gxf5 26. Qxf5 {Black
has nothing here.}) 25... Qe6 26. Kf2 $2 (26. Qe3 $1 Bxc2 27. Rd2 Bf5 28. Qxe6
Bxe6 29. Kf2 $18) 26... Bxc2 27. Rd2 Bb3 $1 28. Ne3 Re8 29. Qe4 $1 $18 Qxe4 30.
fxe4 Bh6 $5 31. Rb1 $6 (31. Rd3 $1 Be6 32. Rhd1 {would have gained an
important tempo.}) 31... Be6 32. Rbd1 Bg5 33. Rd3 Ra8 34. Kf3 Ra2 35. Nf4 $5 {
This forces the exchange of one knight for bishop.} Bxf4 $1 (35... Bc8 36. Rd8+
Bxd8 37. Rxd8+ Kg7 38. Rxc8 $18) 36. Kxf4 Rb2 {Now he wins b2 and the endgame
is tricky.} 37. Rd8+ Kg7 38. Rb8 {I had thought I was winning b7, but he found}
Nc3 $1 $16 39. Re1 (39. Rd3 $1 Ne2+ 40. Ke5 $1 (40. Kf3 Ng1+ 41. Kg3 Ne2+ 42.
Kf3 Ng1+ 43. Kf4 Ne2+ 44. Ke5 $1) 40... Rxb4 41. Nd5 $16) 39... Rxb4 40. Nc2 $1
{The only route to an advantage.} Nd5+ $4 {My opponent offered a draw here
(having reached move 40 when we were allowed to offer draws) thinking that he
could hold.} 41. Ke5 $1 {Now two pieces are attacked.} Nf6 42. Nxb4 $1 Nd7+ 43.
Kd6 Nxb8 44. Kc7 $1 {This forces a winning endgame.} Na6+ 45. Nxa6 bxa6 46. Rc1
$1 {Threatening to win a6.} Kf6 47. Rc5 $1 {Cutting the king off. Kd6 was
also good.} Bg4 48. Kd6 $1 Be2 49. e5+ $1 Kg7 (49... Kg5 50. e6+ $18) 50. Rc7
Kg8 51. e6 $1 fxe6 52. Kxe6 h5 53. Kf6 Bd3 54. Rd7 Bf5 55. Rd6 $1 {Only this
way to win a6.} Kh7 (55... a5 56. Ra6) 56. Rxa6 Bd3 57. Ra7+ Kh6 58. Ra8 Kh7
59. Kg5 $1 {Now I will force him to the back rank.} Be4 60. Ra7+ Kg8 61. g3 Kf8
62. Kf6 Ke8 63. Rg7 $18 (63. Rg7 Bf5 64. Rxg6 Bxg6 65. Kxg6) 1-0[/pgn]
I have been wondering - has any Scottish player in the last ten years got 3/4 at the Euros or the Worlds? Even if they have, Murad's achievement is something he can be truly proud of - though continuing in this form would be even better!
I think the last two days have made up for the first two rounds where we were all under the cosh. Mind you, this was the second highest rated player I have ever beaten, so there are no easy points.
P.S. I forgot about the way the program translates the evaluation symbols - apologies. I put the game into Chessbase first and then just copied it in.
I believe my game is worthy of posting here as it is a very interesting game, with plenty of errors on both sides. The annotations are my own.
[pgn][Event "EYCC"]
[Site "Czech Republic"]
[Date "2012.08.20"]
[Round "4.30"]
[White "McClement, Andrew"]
[Black "Emiroglu, Cankut"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B35"]
[WhiteElo "2088"]
[BlackElo "2299"]
[Annotator "McClement, Andrew"]
[PlyCount "125"]
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bc4 O-O 8.
Bb3 a5 9. f3 d5 10. Bxd5 Nxd5 11. exd5 Nb4 12. Nde2 Bf5 13. Rc1 {All theory up
to here. I believe with best play white will get an advantage, but my
opponent chooses to deviate from the well-trodden path.} Ra6 $5 (13... b5 14.
a3 Nxc2+ 15. Rxc2 Bxc2 16. Qxc2 b4 17. Na4 Qxd5 18. Nb6 Qe6 19. Kf2 $14) 14. a3
{I played this unthinkingly, not seeing his idea. I believed he would be
forced into taking on c2, when I would already be better. However, it seems
to be pretty good.} Rd6 {My opponent played this very quickly, as though I had
fallen into a trap.} 15. Bc5 $5 (15. axb4 $1 {This looked dubious, but
actually turns out very well.} axb4 16. Bd4 $1 {I saw this far, but thought I
would lose d5 and black might equalise.} (16. Ne4 Rxd5 17. Nd2 Bxb2 18. Rb1 Bc3
{is one line where white gets killed.}) 16... bxc3 17. Nxc3 Be6 (17... Bxd4 18.
Qxd4 e5 19. Qc5 b6 20. Qc4 b5 21. Qxb5 Rb6 22. Qc5 Rxb2 23. O-O $16) 18. Bxg7
Kxg7 19. Qd4+ f6 20. Rd1 Bxd5 21. Nxd5 e6 22. Nc7 $3 Rxd4 23. Nxe6+ $16) 15...
Nxd5 (15... Na2 $5 16. Bxd6 Nxc1 17. Bc5 Nxe2 18. Qxe2 Qc8 19. Qe3 $14) 16.
Bxd6 Ne3 17. Qd2 Nc4 18. Qf4 $1 {This keeps the queen out of harms way and
forces} Nxd6 19. b3 $1 {Securing the b pawn and dominating the knight.} Qb6 $6
{Preventing castling, but...} 20. Nd5 $1 $18 Qc5 21. Nxe7+ Kh8 22. b4 $1 axb4
23. axb4 $1 Qb6 24. Rd1 $1 Nb5 25. Nd5 $6 (25. Nxf5 $1 gxf5 26. Qxf5 {Black
has nothing here.}) 25... Qe6 26. Kf2 $2 (26. Qe3 $1 Bxc2 27. Rd2 Bf5 28. Qxe6
Bxe6 29. Kf2 $18) 26... Bxc2 27. Rd2 Bb3 $1 28. Ne3 Re8 29. Qe4 $1 $18 Qxe4 30.
fxe4 Bh6 $5 31. Rb1 $6 (31. Rd3 $1 Be6 32. Rhd1 {would have gained an
important tempo.}) 31... Be6 32. Rbd1 Bg5 33. Rd3 Ra8 34. Kf3 Ra2 35. Nf4 $5 {
This forces the exchange of one knight for bishop.} Bxf4 $1 (35... Bc8 36. Rd8+
Bxd8 37. Rxd8+ Kg7 38. Rxc8 $18) 36. Kxf4 Rb2 {Now he wins b2 and the endgame
is tricky.} 37. Rd8+ Kg7 38. Rb8 {I had thought I was winning b7, but he found}
Nc3 $1 $16 39. Re1 (39. Rd3 $1 Ne2+ 40. Ke5 $1 (40. Kf3 Ng1+ 41. Kg3 Ne2+ 42.
Kf3 Ng1+ 43. Kf4 Ne2+ 44. Ke5 $1) 40... Rxb4 41. Nd5 $16) 39... Rxb4 40. Nc2 $1
{The only route to an advantage.} Nd5+ $4 {My opponent offered a draw here
(having reached move 40 when we were allowed to offer draws) thinking that he
could hold.} 41. Ke5 $1 {Now two pieces are attacked.} Nf6 42. Nxb4 $1 Nd7+ 43.
Kd6 Nxb8 44. Kc7 $1 {This forces a winning endgame.} Na6+ 45. Nxa6 bxa6 46. Rc1
$1 {Threatening to win a6.} Kf6 47. Rc5 $1 {Cutting the king off. Kd6 was
also good.} Bg4 48. Kd6 $1 Be2 49. e5+ $1 Kg7 (49... Kg5 50. e6+ $18) 50. Rc7
Kg8 51. e6 $1 fxe6 52. Kxe6 h5 53. Kf6 Bd3 54. Rd7 Bf5 55. Rd6 $1 {Only this
way to win a6.} Kh7 (55... a5 56. Ra6) 56. Rxa6 Bd3 57. Ra7+ Kh6 58. Ra8 Kh7
59. Kg5 $1 {Now I will force him to the back rank.} Be4 60. Ra7+ Kg8 61. g3 Kf8
62. Kf6 Ke8 63. Rg7 $18 (63. Rg7 Bf5 64. Rxg6 Bxg6 65. Kxg6) 1-0[/pgn]
I have been wondering - has any Scottish player in the last ten years got 3/4 at the Euros or the Worlds? Even if they have, Murad's achievement is something he can be truly proud of - though continuing in this form would be even better!
I think the last two days have made up for the first two rounds where we were all under the cosh. Mind you, this was the second highest rated player I have ever beaten, so there are no easy points.
P.S. I forgot about the way the program translates the evaluation symbols - apologies. I put the game into Chessbase first and then just copied it in.