Exeter Chess Club: Blunders\blun_10.htm

10) Stanners M. J. - Sellwood C. [D00]

Major (1) 1.d4 Nf6 2.e3 "Out of Book," says Fritz. 2...e6 3.Bd3 c5 4.f4 Nc6 5.c3 d5 6.Nd2 Qc7 7.Qf3 cxd4 8.exd4 Bd6 9.Nh3 0-0 10.0-0 b6 11.Ng5 h6

+-----------------+
|r+b+.4k+|
|0.1.+p0.|
|.0ngph.0|
|+.+p+.H.|
|.+.).).+|
|+.)B+Q+.|
|P).H.+P)|
|$.G.+RI.|
+-----------------+

Computers can take the fun out of playing sacrifices. Fritz is unimpressed by White's intentions to deliver mate and fancies grabbing the material. 12.h4

[-1.78 Fritz 5.00: 12.Nh3 a5 13.Re1 Ba6 14.Bxa6 Rxa6 15.Qg3]

12...Bb7

[-0.41 Fritz 5.00: 12...hxg5 13.fxg5 (13.hxg5 Nh7 14.Qh5 g6 15.Qh6) 13...Nd7 14.Qh5 g6 15.Qf3]

13.g4

[-1.81 Fritz 5.00: 13.Nh3 a6 14.Re1 Rfc8 15.a3 b5]

13...Ne7

[-0.28 Fritz 5.00: 13...hxg5 14.fxg5 Nd7 15.h5 Bh2+ 16.Kh1 Bd6]

14.Nh3 Nd7 15.g5 hxg5 16.hxg5 g6 17.Qg4 Kg7 18.Nf3 Rh8 19.Ne5 Rh7 20.Kg2 Rah8 21.Rh1 Nf5 22.Bd2 Rh4 23.Qe2 Be7 24.Bxf5 Nxe5 25.fxe5

[-0.81 Fritz 5.00: 25.Be1 R4h5 26.Bxe6 fxe6 27.Qxe5+ Qxe5 28.dxe5]

25...exf5

+-----------------+
|.+.+.+.4|
|0b1.gpi.|
|.0.+.+p+|
|+.+p)p).|
|.+.).+.4|
|+.).+.+N|
|P).GQ+K+|
|$.+.+.+R|
+-----------------+

Fritz does not like to give up material, although White is surely well-motivated in seeking exchanges. However, the g5 Pawn is also imprtant for defence, and once is disappears, the King's-side is toast. 26.Nf4

[-1.28 Fritz 5.00: 26.Qf3 Rg4+ 27.Kf2 Re4 28.Kg2 Reh4]

26...Bxg5 27.Rxh4 Rxh4 28.Kf3

[-0.63 Fritz 5.00: 28.Qf3 Rg4+ 29.Kh1 Qb8 30.Be3 Qh8+ 31.Nh3 Rh4]

28...Qe7 29.Rg1 Bh6 30.e6 Bxf4 31.Bxf4 Qxe6 32.Be5+

[-1.72 Fritz 5.00: 32.Qxe6 fxe6 33.Be5+ Kh7 34.Rg5 a6 35.Kg2 Ba8]

32...f6 33.Bb8 Qe4+ 34.Kf2 a6 35.Qd2 f4 36.Rg2 g5 37.Bc7 b5 38.Bd6 Kf7 39.Bc7

[-6.22 Fritz 5.00: 39.Qe2 ]

39...Rh3 40.Bd6

[-#8 Fritz 5.00: 40.Kg1 Qb1+ 41.Kf2 Rd3 42.Qe2 f3 43.Qxf3 Qxb2+ 44.Kg1 Qc1+]

40...Qf3+

[-3.03 Fritz 5.00: 40...Rf3+ 41.Kg1 Qb1+ 42.Kh2 Bc8 43.Rg3 Rf1 44.Qg2 fxg3+ 45.Bxg3]

41.Kg1 Qe3+ 42.