Weak master moves....
When I was perusing the Boylston Chess Blog I came across this game BCC Champ Rd. 6: Chase-Rihel 0-1.
Chase,C (2292) - Rihel,J (1953) [B82]
BCC Championship (6), 16.09.2006
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.f4 e6 7.Bd3 Be7 8.Nf3 Qc7 9.a4 Nc6 10.0-0 0-0 11.Qe2 Rd8 12.Kh1 b6 13.e5 Nd7 14.exd6 Bxd6 15.Ne4 Bf8 16.Neg5 g6 17.Nxf7 Re8 18.f5 gxf5 19.Bxf5 Nf6 20.Bd3 Qxf7 21.Ng5 Qe7 22.Bd2 Bg7 23.Bc3 e5 24.Bc4+ Kh8 25.Nf7+ Kg8 26.Ng5+ Kh8 27.Rxf6 Bxf6 28.Nf7+ Kg7 29.Qh5 Be6 30.Qh6+ Kxf7 31.Qxh7+ Kf8 0-1
I was shocked at Chase's move in this position. I like Be3 or 0-0. Crafty likes Ng5. a4? a4? I can't see what the point of that move is. I never would have considered it in this position. Anyone have a clue?
BCC Championship (6), 16.09.2006
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.f4 e6 7.Bd3 Be7 8.Nf3 Qc7 9.a4 Nc6 10.0-0 0-0 11.Qe2 Rd8 12.Kh1 b6 13.e5 Nd7 14.exd6 Bxd6 15.Ne4 Bf8 16.Neg5 g6 17.Nxf7 Re8 18.f5 gxf5 19.Bxf5 Nf6 20.Bd3 Qxf7 21.Ng5 Qe7 22.Bd2 Bg7 23.Bc3 e5 24.Bc4+ Kh8 25.Nf7+ Kg8 26.Ng5+ Kh8 27.Rxf6 Bxf6 28.Nf7+ Kg7 29.Qh5 Be6 30.Qh6+ Kxf7 31.Qxh7+ Kf8 0-1
I was shocked at Chase's move in this position. I like Be3 or 0-0. Crafty likes Ng5. a4? a4? I can't see what the point of that move is. I never would have considered it in this position. Anyone have a clue?
posted by phorku at
9:45 PM
1 Comments:
I believe in this sicilian one of Black's plans is to generate counterplay on the queenside with moves like b7-b5-b4. The point of a4 is to restrain Black from playing b5.
By
David Glickman, at 11:22 PM
Post a Comment
<< Home