Mystery game #67: White promotes two pawns, but loses the game!!

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  • Mystery game #67: White promotes two pawns, but loses the game!!

    Here is the text of an interesting game. You can discuss the game, player strengths, variations, era, setting, time control, etc. I will provide all, data in a few days. Enjoy!!

    1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.g4 Nc6 7.g5 Nd7 8.Be3 a6 9.Qd2 Qc7 10.O-O-O Nce5 11.Qe2 b5 12.Bh3 Nb6 13.Bf4 b4 14.Bxe5 bxc3 15.Nxe6 cxb2+ 16.Bxb2 fxe6 17.f4 Bd7 18.f5 e5 19.Qh5+ g6 20.fxg6 O-O-O 21.gxh7 Bxh3 22.Qxh3+ Kb7 23.g6 Rc8 24.Qb3 Ka7 25.Rhg1 Bh6+ 26.Kb1 Rb8 27.Ka1 Nc4 28.Qg3 Rxb2 29.g7 Qa5 30.a3 Rhb8 31.g8Q Ne3 32.Qf7+ R8b7 33.Qxb7+ Rxb7 34.Rd3 Nxc2+ 35.Ka2 Nb4+ 36.Ka1 Nxd3 37.Qxd3 Bd2 38.Rc1 Bxc1 39.h8Q Bb2+ 40.Ka2 Bd4 41.Qh4 Rb2+ 42.Ka1 Rb3+ 43.Qxd4+ exd4 44.Qe7+ Rb7 45.Qxd6 Qc3+, 0-1.

  • #2
    Another apology for my minor carelessness in entering this game. I wrote an analysis variation near the end, instead of the actual game. We are OK to move 37. I have too many pieces of paper on my desk at the moment!

    Here is the correct score:
    1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.g4 Nc6 7.g5 Nd7 8.Be3 a6 9.Qd2 Qc7 10.O-O-O Nce5 11.Qe2 b5 12.Bh3 Nb6 13.Bf4 b4 14.Bxe5 bxc3 15.Nxe6 cxb2+ 16.Bxb2 fxe6 17.f4 Bd7 18.f5 e5 19.Qh5+ g6 20.fxg6 O-O-O 21.gxh7 Bxh3 22.Qxh3+ Kb7 23.g6 Rc8 24.Qb3 Ka7 25.Rhg1 Bh6+ 26.Kb1 Rb8 27.Ka1 Nc4 28.Qg3 Rxb2 29.g7 Qa5 30.a3 Rhb8 31.g8Q Ne3 32.Qf7+ R8b7 33.Qxb7+ Rxb7 34.Rd3 Nxc2+ 35.Ka2 Nb4+ 36.Ka1 Nxd3 37.Qxd3 Bd2
    AND NOW:
    38.Rg3 Bc1 39.h8Q Bb2+ 40.Kb1 Bxa3+ 41.Kc2 Rb2+ 42.Kd1 Qa4+ 43.Ke1 Bb4+ 44.Kf1 Qa1+, 0-1.

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    • #3
      Geoff McKay (2159) -- Frank Dixon (2069), Kingston 1999, Kingston Chess Club, G/30' (2), played 1999-05-31. TD: Frank Dixon. Sicilian, Scheveningen / Keres, B81.

      This was the last event of the 1998-99 KCC season, before the summer break; it was a fun G/30' format. Geoff had just won the KCC Championship with 7/8 and a 2305 performance rating; I was second, with 5.5 and 2221, and our head-to-head game from that event was the decisive one, as Geoff won in excellent style.
      The razor-sharp Keres Attack with 6.g4 against the Scheveningen Sicilian has become steadily more popular in recent decades. The namesake stem game was Paul Keres 1-0 Efim Bogolyubov, Salzburg 1943, where White won in dashing fashion. However, IM Vassily Panov had played the line before that in some Soviet games. IM Al Horowitz's 1964 volume 'Practical Chess Openings' uses only a footnote to cover the line, but with the establishment of the Chess Informant system by a group of Yugoslav geniuses in the mid-1960s, the line was assigned its own ECO code, B81, one of 500 in a tightly formatted and wonderfully designed structure, covering all opening variations.
      We follow O. Jacobsen -- R. Huebner, Denmark vs. West Germany, Berleburg 1971, until White's 11th move. That game saw 11.f4 Nc4 12.Qe2 Nxe3 13.Qxe3, and was drawn in 39 moves, with Black also castling queenside. See 365chess.com. With 11.Qe2, Geoff prevents the knight advance into c4, also preserving his dark bishop; this may be a new move.
      After Black's 12th, he has played five knight moves, has only also developed his queen, with his King still in the centre, so Black's development lag is a concern.
      Geoff then plays a fantastic concept, with a piece sacrificed, and a wild sequence with his 14th through 16th moves!! This was an idea that someone like GM Mikhail Tal would approve! For his piece, White gets very dangerous attacking chances. Pondering my position after 17.f4, I thought I may already be lost, but resolved to evacuate my King to the queenside, and aim for counter-attack there; I do have some potential. White's pawns become truly menacing after 23.g6; Black's game hangs by a thread, I think.
      But I manage to create some threats with my bishop, activity down the b-file, and a strong queen move 29...Qa5!, threatening mate.
      White queens his g-pawn, and uses the new queen to cut down Black's attacking force, winning a rook for it. He then has to defend the threatened mate on a3 after 31...Ne3!, which cut the Q/g3's defence of a3. Another very tempting move was 31...Nxa3, but I think this loses for Black, as the g1-a7 diagonal is open to White's attack on Black's K/a7, combined with too much power down the g-file.
      I believe my move 36...Nxd3 is an error, which is not apparent until White's error on move 40. I needed to force a draw by perpetual check with 36...Nc2+! By this stage, both players were very short of time, but I had a couple minutes left, while Geoff was down to half a minute or so.
      Black's mating sequence works well to win the game, with his pieces cooperating optimally; this even after White queens his second pawn with 39.h8Q.
      BUT, if White had played 40.Ka2!! instead of 40.Kb1?, then he could have won through a sparkling idea: 40.Ka2!! Bd4 (aiming to set up a windmill tactic with 41...Rb2+ next) 41.Qxd4+!! exd4 42.Qxd4+!, and now Black's King is suffering. Should all remaining majors be exchanged, which Black can hardly avoid, then White wins by one move by marching his h2-pawn to queen!!
      Overall, an exciting and memorable battle, which did give Black a bit of payback for losing the decisive tournament game to Geoff!!

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      • #4
        I am going to consolidate the correct game score for this game into one post, to eliminate any confusion.
        Geoff McKay (2159) -- Frank Dixon (2069), Kingston 1999, Kingston Chess Club spring rapid (2), played 1999-05-31, time controls G/30', TD Frank Dixon, Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres, B81.

        1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.g4 Nc6 7.g5 Nd7 8.Be3 a6 9.Qd2 Qc7 10.O-O-O Nce5 11.Qe2 b5 12.Bh3 Nb6 13.Bf4 b4 14.Bxe5 bxc3 15.Nxe6 cxb2+ 16.Bxb2 fxe6 17.f4 Bd7 18.f5 e5 19.Qh5+ g6 20.fxg6 O-O-O 21.gxh7 Bxh3 22.Qxh3+ Kb7 23.g6 Rc8 24.Qb3 Ka7 25.Rhg1 Bh6+ 26.Kb1 Rb8 27.Ka1 Nc4 28.Qg3 Rxb2 29.g7 Qa5 30.a3 Rhb8 31.g8Q Ne3 32.Qf7+ R8b7 33.Qxb7+ Rxb7 34.Rd3 Nxc2+ 35.Ka2 Nb4+ 36.Ka1 Nxd3 37.Qxd3 Bd2 38.Rg3 Bc1 39.h8Q Bb2+ 40.Kb1 Bxa3+ 41.Kc2 Rb2+ 42.Kd1 Qa4+ 43.Ke1 Bb4+ 44.Kf1 Qa1+, 0-1.

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