All of my students are talented but unfortunately I still need to meet the first one, willing to work hard at home. Only a few players in Belgium study at chess besides playing. Meanwhile I got used to the fact that none of my students make a serious analysis of their games. Last year I gave my students some tasks see holidays part 3 but I won't repeat this anymore. That is not because some people are thinking that I am too strict. No I don't care about such comments. I simply don't want to spend anymore efforts at those useless discussions. Besides I already decided anyway to continue teaching for another year so irrespective of the efforts made by the students.
This school-year my son Hugo starts in step 4. That is the final step he can do without me in the club of KMSK. If Hugo will not start to work independently during this step at chess then I will stop. After you achieved step 4, you are mature to enjoy competitive chess for the rest of your career. Steps 5,6 and anything higher are made for the more ambitious students. Of course anybody has ambitions but those higher courses are only interesting when they are combined with a lot of study at home (my student Sterre is likely an exception). I have connected my teaching to Hugo following courses. Once I see that Hugo barely learns something from his courses, then I will stop mine and his classes. I still can give Hugo advice after his games of which he can/ will still learn a lot. That is something I can do very easily, contrarily to the courses at which I often spend several hours of preparation per course.
I have shown at this blog many times examples of how useful it is to study chess. However I can't stress this enough so in this article I show some new positions which popped up in a recent tournament I played. Last year I wrote that it is also useful to replay games outside ones repertoire as several ideas can be used in different openings see pawn structures part 1. In this article I want to elaborate on this topic by showing some connections even inside my repertoire.
First I start at a micro-scale. Within a variation of an opening we discover that the same concept can sometimes appear several times. The first position comes from a game-preparation which I made for the Belgian interclub. In the round against Wetteren, there existed the possibility that the Belgian expert Galeh Khonghaloos would be my opponent. Therefore I studied his games from the database. One of those games is shown below.
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1.e4e62.d4d53.Nc3Bb44.e5c55.a3Bxc3+6.bxc3Ne77.Qg40-08.Bd3Nbc69.Nf3Ng610.Qh5c410...Qc711.Be3c412.Ng5h613.Nxf7cxd314.Nxh6+gxh615.Qxg6+Qg711.Bxg6 (Earlier this year during a preparation of a game for the Belgian interclub I had noticed that Ng5 is winning in this position. I played that round at board 1 so there existed the possibility that Galeh would be my opponent which eventually didn't happen.) 11.Ng5 (If black's queen is not at c7 then this move is very strong.) h612.Nxf7Rxf712...Qa513.Nxh6+Kh814.Bxg6Qxc3+15.Kf1Rxf2+16.Kxf2Qxd4+17.Be3Qc318.Nf7+Kg819.Qh8#13.Bxg6+-11...fxg612.Qg4Qa513.Bd2Bd714.h4Rf515.h5gxh516.Rxh5Rxh517.Qxh5Rf818.Qh3Nd819.Ng5h620.Nf3Qa421.Kd1Be822.Qg3Kh723.Nh4g524.Nf3Bg625.Ne1Bf526.Qh2Kg727.f3Nc628.g4Bg629.f4h530.f5exf531.Bxg5fxg432.Bf6+Kh733.Qd2Nd834.Ng2Ne635.Ne3Qb536.Rc1Qa537.Qe1g338.Rb1b639.Rb4Qxa340.Kd2g241.Rb5Nf442.Qf2Qa243.Bg5Qa144.Nxg2Nxg245.Qxg2Rf10–1
I got to play somebody else but in the second round of the last Open Gent I still was able to employ the learned concept. The position is almost identical (compare position after move 10 of the previous game with the position after move 11 of the next game) but a small difference of the details causes a chain-reaction of changes.
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1.e4e62.d4d53.Nc3Bb44.e5c55.a3Bxc3+6.bxc3Ne77.Qg40-08.Bd3Nbc69.Qh5Ng610.Nf3Qa5 (This move doesn't fit in this system. I already noticed during the preparation of the game that my opponent knows very little theory.) 11.Bd2!? (More challenging is 0-0.) 11.0-0Nce712.Bg5!?Qc713.dxc5!?b6!14.Bxe7Qxe715.c6Qc516.Nd4!?Qxc317.Bxg6fxg618.Qg4Re819.a4!?11...c412.Ng5 (I knew Pg5 is strong after 10....c4 but that is also here the case. However there are much bigger complications now.) h613.Nxf7cxd3? (In the game I mainly looked at Nf4 but I assume my opponent never considered it as he played very fast. Stockfish recommends an interesting novelty.) 13...Ngxe5!?14.Nxe5cxd3!? (Or first taking at e5 and next at d3.) 15.cxd3Nxe516.dxe5Bd713...Nf4!?14.Nxh6+gxh615.Qg4+Kh816.Bf1Ne717.g3!Nfg618.Qh5Rf719.Qxh6+14.Nxh6+gxh615.Qxg6+Kh816.Qxh6+Kg817.Qg6+Kh818.h4Qc719.Bg5?? (Played after thinking for more than 20 minutes as I didn't manage to discover the win. It is even worse as after this move I lose all advantage.) 19.Qh6+!Kg820.Rh3Rf721.Qg6+ (The win is not simple which was proven by the Qatari Mohammed El Sayed in 2006, playing the weaker Rxd3. Today he is a grandmaster and at that time was already rated 2486 so definitely no wood-pusher.) Rg722.Qe8+Kh723.Rf3+- (I had calculated this line till this point but couldn't discover black has no good defense against Rf6 followed up by mate at h6. ) 19...Nxe520.Bf6+Rxf621.Qxf6+Kh722.Kd2 (The planned 0-0 fails spectacularly due to Ng4. Here I realized the game is out of control.) Nc4+23.Kxd3Nd624.f3Nb525.Ke2b6? (This is too slow. After Bd7 white has nothing better to force a perpetual.) 26.Kf2?! (I evacuate my king out of the danger-zone but the engines consider h5 as slightly more accurate.) 26.h5!Ba627.Qg6+Kh828.Qh6+Qh729.Qf6+Qg730.Qxg7+Kxg731.Kf2±26...Ba6? (Too optimistic as black underestimates the dangers around his own king.) 26...Qg7!27.Qxg7+Kxg728.a4Nd629.a5b527.Rae1Qxc328.Qf7+Kh829.Qf6+Kh730.Qf7+Kh831.Qh5+Kg832.Qg6+Kh833.Qh6+Kg834.Qxe6+Kh735.Qf7+Kh836.Qh5+1–0
Another example is also from the past Open Gent, my game from round 6 against the German expert Taylan Guelsen. This time we look at a macro-scale. There is even a connection between 3 openings. I start with my game against the Dutch FM Frank Wuts, played in Open of Avoine at the year 2000. A Philidor was chosen in which I tested an interesting idea for the first time.
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1.e4d62.d4Nf63.Nc3Nbd74.Nf3e55.Bc4Be76.Ng50-07.Bxf7+Rxf78.Ne6Qe89.Nxc7Qd810.Nxa8b6 (I never played this line before even not in a blitz-game. However it was Eddy Verledens, a strong correspondence-chess-player, whom showed me this idea. I thought it was interesting so decided to give it a try. An important alternative of b6 is b5 which has been played by Miguel Najdorf. Below I tried to summarize the many lines but things are too complex to get a final view. My conclusion is that b5 leads to an interesting battle with chances for both sides.) 10...b511.dxe511.Nd5Nxd512.dxe512.exd5Bb713.dxe5Nxe514.Nb6axb615.f4Bh4+16.g3Nc417.0-0=12...Nxe513.Qxd5Qd713...Bd714.0-0Bc615.Qe6Bxa816.Re1Bh417.Re214.a4Bb715.Qxb5Qg416.Be3Qxg217.0-0-0Bf818.Rhe1Bxa8∞11.f3b411...Bb712.Nxb512.dxe5dxe513.Nc7Qxc714.Nxb5Qa5+15.Nc3Bb416.Bd2Qb617.Qe2=12...Bxa813.d5Nh514.Nc3Bb715.0-0Ba616.Rf2Nf417.Rb112.dxe512.Nb5Ne813.dxe513.Nxa7Bb714.d5Qxa815.Be3Bh4+16.g3Bd817.a3Bb618.Bxb6Nxb619.axb4Bxd520.Nb5Qc621.Nc3Bc413...Nxe514.f4Nc615.a3Ba616.c4bxc317.Nxc3Qxa812...Nxe513.Nb5a614.Nbc7Bb715.0-0d516.Be3Bd617.Bb611.Qd3b412.Nb5a613.Nbc7 (Nac7) Bb714.f3exd415.Nxa6Nc516.Nxc5dxc517.0-0 (e5) Qxa811...dxe511...Nxe512.Nxb512.Bf4Ng613.Bg3Bb714.f3Bxa815.Qd4d516.e5Nh517.0-0-012.0-0Bb713.Nxb5 (Rd1) 13.f4Ned714.Nxb5Bxa815.Be3Qb816.c4a617.Nc313...Bxa814.f3Qb6+ (d5) 15.Nd4d516.exd5Nxd517.c3∞12...Qa5+13.Nc3Nxe414.Qd5Nc515.Qd2Bb716.0-0Bxa817.Rd112.Nd512.Nxb5Qa5+13.Nc3Nxe414.Qd5 (Bd2) Bb415.Qxa5Bxa516.f3Nxc317.Bd2Bb718.Bxc3Bxc3+19.bxc3Bxa812.Bg5Bb713.Bxf6Bxf614.Nxb5Qa5+15.Nc3Nc516.f3Bxa817.Rb1∞12...Bd612...Nxd513.Qxd5Nf613...Ba614.Be3Qc815.0-0-0Nf616.Qxe5Ng417.Qg3±14.Qxd8+Bxd815.Be3Bb7 (Be3) 16.0-0-0Ba517.b4Bxb418.Rd8+Rf819.Rxf8+Bxf820.Nc7Nxe421.Nxb5±13.Bg5Bb714.Qd214.Nxf6+Nxf6 (Qe1) 15.f3Bxa816.0-0a6 (Rd7) 17.Qe2∞14.0-0Bxa8 (Qc4) 15.Qd3Bxd5 (h6) 16.exd5e417.Qxe414...Qf8 (0-0-0) 15.Nxf6+Nxf616.f3Bxa817.0-0-0Rd718.Qd3∞11.Be3Ba612.f3N (There was a lot of noise during the game by spectators which let me burn a ridiculous amount of time of my clock. The played move is an interesting novelty. In the past has been played dxe5 leading again to a complex middle-game.) 12.dxe5!?dxe512...Nxe513.Nxb6axb614.h3Nc415.Qd4Nxe3 (Nd7) 16.fxe3 (Qxe3) Nd717.0-0-0∞13.Nxb6axb614.a3Qa815.f3Bc416.Qd2Bb417.Rb1 (Qxd5) Nxe418.fxe4∞12...Qxa813.Qd2? (I have to admit that I totally underestimated black's next move. Stronger was d5 and black has surely sufficient compensation.) d5!14.dxe5Nxe515.Nxd5Nxd516.Qxd5Bh4+!17.Bf2?! (Kd1 was likely stronger but also after that move white has issues.) 17.Kd1Qxd5+18.exd5Nc4!19.Bc1Rd720.c3Rxd5+21.Kc2Re5!17...Nxf3+!18.gxf3Qxd519.exd5Re7+20.Kd2Bxf221.Kc3!? (Rad1 is likely stronger but again black is much better after e.g. Re2+.
) Re3+22.Kb4Rxf3 (I resigned as I considered my position hopeless especially as I was very low on time. My opponent however was surprised as he told me that his endgame isn't very good and the win still didn't look easy. Anyway the win is straight-forward by first locking out the rooks by Be2 and next to conquer the d-pawn. ) 0–1
I still remembered this debacle 18 years later. The same idea can be used in the Spanish Breyer-variation but obviously I wasn't very excited about it. The computer also demonstrates that black has good counter-play despite the small material defecit.
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1.e4e52.Nf3Nc63.Bb5a6 (My opponent likes to switch a lot in the opening confirm the database. I have not found any older games with this move from him.) 4.Ba4Nf65.0-0Be76.Re1b57.Bb3d68.c3Nb8 (This is played in less than 1 out of 1000 games. Personally I think black was mixing up the theory which wouldn't be a surprise as he likes to change openings a lot.) 9.d4Nbd710.Ng5 (During the game I used more than 20 minutes at this move. I guess my opponent never considered any sacrifices at f7 as suddenly I saw him becoming nervous when he discovered what I was trying to calculate. In the end I played slightly disappointed the normal developing move Nbd2 as I couldn't find any advantage with the sharper moves.) 0-011.Bxf7+Rxf712.Ne6Qe813.Nxc7Qd814.Nxa8Bb7 (White has 2 pawns + rook for the 2 pieces. That looks interesting but I still remembered my defeat against the Dutch FM Frank Wuts of 18 years ago in Avoine. Black has excellent counter-play which also the engines confirm.) 15.d5Bxa816.f3Nb6=
There is a second link with a position from my game against Stefan Beukema played in the Belgian interclub at the year 2014. At that time I missed the spectucal winning idea Bxf7 see my article achilles. The opening of that game was a Spanish Chigorin-variation.
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10.Bxf7+ (Earlier I wrote that I have looked at Ng5 during the game but most of my thinking was spent at Bxf7. Finally the quiet a4 is here also interesting but that is outside the scope of this article.) Kxf711.Qb3+11.Ng5+Kg612.f4exf413.Ne6Qg814.Nxf4+Kf715.e5dxe516.dxe5Nxe5=17.Rxe5Bg418.Qb3+Kf819.Be3Qxb320.axb3Rd821.Na3Kf722.Bc5= (This line recommended by the engines popped up recently in a game between amateurs see Clarke - Maroroa played in the 4NCL
interclub of 2016-2017. Black won in 38 moves.) 11...Ke811...Kg6??12.Nh4+ (I remembered this idea from the analysis I made upon my game against Stefan Beukema played in the interclub of 2014.) Kh513.Qf7+Kxh414.Qxg7h615.Re3Nf816.Qxh8N8h717.Qg7+-12.Ng5Nf8 (I discovered this move while calculating at the board. I didn't see a good continuation for white so abandoned the concept of Bxf7.) 13.dxe5Ng4 (The only move. Despite I can't find any advantage in this line, I do think Bxf7 deserves a practical test. Unfortunately this will probably not happen very soon as this is a very rare line.) 14.Qf7+Kd715.f4Ng6=
This time Bxf7 wasn't winning but surely it would've been a good practical choice. So I also want to warn the reader that ideas/ concepts/ plans can't be copied blindly. Analyzing or preparing our games let us learn a lot of useful things which we often can reuse later. Yes some of these things we can find during a game without any foreknowledge but for sure this will cause a loss of time. In other cases we won't discover some hidden possibilities and won't take advantage of some offered chances.
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