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Mystery game #31: Weird 'Dutch / Benoni hybrid' didn't work very well!
Mystery game #31: Weird 'Dutch / Benoni hybrid' didn't work very well!
Here is the text of an interesting game. You can comment on the game, offer opinions as to era, strengths and identities of players, occasion, time controls, and so forth. I will supply all the data in a few days. Enjoy!!
Dr. William Doubleday (~2070) -- Craig Thorvardson (1875), Canadian Open, Kapuskasing 2004 (10). Played 2004-07-18, time controls 40/120, SD/60.
Some minor score sheet errors kept me from deciphering this instructive game until now!
This was a battle of the generations! Bill, an Ottawa resident, grew up in Kingston and finished his undergrad degree in Mathematics at Queen's University in 1969, later earning his PhD in Statistics in the UK. He represented Queen's in varsity chess, and played in the 1975 Calgary Canadian Zonal. His career as a senior civil servant in the federal government kept him away from tournament chess for many years, before a very successful return a few years before this Open. Now retired, Bill has regained his National Master rating and is an active tournament player, now into his 70s. Craig, from Brampton, was a competitor in the B18 section of the CYCC just before this Canadian Open, also at Kapuskasing, and was set to begin his university studies a few weeks after this tournament.
Craig's attempt at sharp play from the start in this game was met by conservative opening strategy from Bill. White set up a solid central position in an unusual Closed Game, which is a very rare hybrid of the Dutch and Benoni Defences, I could not find any database examples at 365chess.com after Black's fifth move. White castled early, developed his minor pieces to good squares, and closed the centre, with 11.d4-d5, to shut down Black's light bishop on b7, a piece placement which also left the e6 square weak. Bill directed a knight to e6, and Black, although trying some clever tactics to fight back, had left his King in the centre, hampering his development and coordination. Eventually White's well-planned, sustained pressure broke through.
Following the 2006 Canadian Open in Kitchener, Bill, a player in that Open, gave me, an Arbiter at the Open, a ride back to Kingston, on his way to Ottawa. There had NOT been any bids submitted for the 2007 Canadian Open / CYCC at the CFC's Annual Meeting. Bill and I decided to do something about that; we hatched a plan on the road trip for a bid from Ottawa, finishing up our effort over a long, late lunch at East Side Mario's in Kingston. I submitted the preliminary bid to the CFC Executive a couple of weeks later, and it was accepted. Neil Frarey was the leader of the Championship effort for a while, then organizational changes propelled a group led by Gordon Ritchie into the key roles. Bill played in the Open, and I helped to direct it, after originally turning down Neil's offer to be Chief Arbiter (that role was eventually earned by IA Jonathan Berry of BC, at least partially on my recommendation. I believe the event set a new Canadian Open record with 23 GMs!!
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