MIDDLEGAMES
KCN Practice Chess Games 2000-2002
Game 15 White – Black,
NY City Scholastic Championships, December 30, 2000.
| 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.Bc4 e6 4.Nf3 d6 5.0–0 Nc6 6.d4 Bd7 7.exd6 Bxd6 8.Re1 0–0 9.Ne5 Re8 10.Nxd7 Qxd7 Black is happy to trade his bishop that wasn't doing anything for white's well posted knight. 11.Bd3 Nxd4 12.Bxh7+ Kxh7 13.Qxd4 White's mini combination regains the pawn. But Black has traded a central pawn for a rook pawn. This gives Black a slight advantage. 13...c5 14.Qe4+ Kg8 15.Bg5 Nf6 Blacks slips here allowing white to double his pawns and leave the kings position a little shaky. 16.Bxf6 gxf6 17.Qg4+ Kf8 Black wisely moves toward his pawn cover. King to the h file would be very dangerous after Re3-h3. 18.Nc3 f5 Further weakens the black king's protection. 19.Qh3 Kg7 20.Rad1 Rad8 21.f4 Qc6 22.Qg3+ Kh7 23.Qh4+ Kg7 24.Rd3 Kf8 25.Rh3 c4 26.Qg5 [ 26.Qf6 sets up an unstoppable checkmate with Rh8. This is a useful pattern to know. ] Bc5+ 27.Kh1 Bd4 28.Ne2 Bxb2 29.c3. |
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